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EP3168733 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2017/20]
Inventor(s)01 / MIYAZAKI, Reiko
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/20]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2017/20]
Application number, filing date16206879.506.07.2012
[2017/20]
Priority number, dateJP2011015653015.07.2011         Original published format: JP 2011156530
[2017/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3168733
Date:17.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3168733
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0488, // G06F3/0482, H04M1/725
[2017/20]
CPC:
G06F3/04883 (EP,US); G06F3/04845 (US); G06F3/017 (US);
G06F3/04817 (US); G06F3/0482 (EP,US); G06F3/0488 (US);
H04M1/72469 (EP,US); G06F2203/04807 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/20]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2017/20]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2017/20]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PRODUIT PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR[2017/20]
Examination procedure23.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/20]
23.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.2020Fee for grant paid
05.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12814901.0  / EP2732366
Opposition(s)18.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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AL15.04.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP2045700  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 3,6,10,13 * paragraphs [0010] , [0017]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0038] - [0047]; figures 4-7 * * claims 1-3 *;
 [Y]US2009215497  (LOUCH JOHN O [US]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraphs [0011] , [0012] , [0014] , [0027] - [0028] - [0018]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0030] - [0033] - [0035] , [0034]; figures 2-4 *;
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