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EP1734453 - CHAT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.06.2010
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.06.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.07.2010  [2010/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
[2008/14]
Former [2006/51]For all designated states
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-6114 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SATO, Hideaki, c/o Konami Dig. Entert. Co., Ltd.
6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1066114 / JP
02 / SAITO, Mikio, c/o Konami Dig. Entert. Co., Ltd.
6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1066114 / JP
03 / YAMAGISHI, Takao, c/o Konami Dig. Entert. Co., Ltd
6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1066114 / JP
 [2006/51]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/51]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date04771096.730.07.2004
[2006/51]
WO2004JP10936
Priority number, dateJP2004010802331.03.2004         Original published format: JP 2004108023
[2006/51]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005101216
Date:27.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1734453
Date:20.12.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.10.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.10.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/00
[2008/19]
CPC:
G06Q10/107 (EP,US); G06Q50/40 (KR); H04L12/1827 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/51]G06F13/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/27]
Former [2006/51]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:CHAT-SYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERVERFAHREN DAFÜR UND INFORMATIONSAUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2006/51]
English:CHAT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM[2006/51]
French:SYSTÈME DE CONVERSATION, DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE CELUI-CI ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2006/51]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2006Translation filed 
04.09.2006National basic fee paid 
04.09.2006Search fee paid 
04.09.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2006Examination requested  [2006/51]
29.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.03.2010
11.03.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/30]
16.03.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
21.03.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
30.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6064383  (SKELLY TIMOTHY C [US]) [A] 1-11 * column 1, lines 31-49 * * column 3, lines 63-66 *;
 [X]WO0146910  (ELECTRONIC ARTS INC [US]) [X] 1-11 * figures 3a,9a * * page 1, lines 27-30 * * page 7, line 29 - page 8, line 2 * * page 9, lines 5-31 * * page 11, lines 28-32 * * page 12, lines 13-17 * * page 13, lines 6-12 * * page 13, line 32 - page 14, line 6 * * page 15, lines 17-25 * * page 18, lines 17-30 * * page 22, line 30 - page 23, line 8 *;
 [A]US2003110450  (SAKAI RYUTARO [US]) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0005] , [0104] - [0106] *;
 [X]US2003210265  (HAIMBERG NADAV Y [US]) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0028] *;
 [A]EP1396984  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0003] , [0011] , [0024] *;
 [PA]US2004082839  (HAUGEN KENNETH J [US]) [PA] 1-11* paragraphs [0035] , [0036] *;
 [A]  - SUGARAT ET AL, emotion font, (20000420), XP002398080 [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0001] *
 [A]  - PICARD R W, "Building HAL: computers that sense, recognize, and respond to human emotion", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, (200106), vol. 4299, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 518 - 523, XP002351027 [A] 1-11 * Section 2, last paragraph. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.429523
International search[A]JPH11203227  (NETWORK COMMUNITY CREATION KK);
 [A]JP2002325965  (SEGA CORP);
 [A]JP2003271277  (SONY CORP)
by applicantUS6064383
 WO0146910
 US2003110450
 US2003210265
 EP1396984
    - PICARD, R. W., "Building HAL: computers that sense, recognize, and respond to human emotion", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, (200106), vol. 4299, pages 518 - 523
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