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EP1763184 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/11]Communication system, communication device and notification method
[2017/25]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2018
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.05.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip21.09.2018No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.10.2018  [2018/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2017/46]
Former [2007/11]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fujii, Kunihide, @c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Sakamoto, Kazuyuki, @c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2017/46]
Former [2007/11]01 / Fujii, Kunihide, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Sakamoto, Kazuyuki, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Delumeau, François Guy, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2017/46]Delumeau, François Guy, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Former [2007/11]Thévenet, Jean-Bruno, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date06120460.811.09.2006
[2007/11]
Priority number, dateJP2005026396912.09.2005         Original published format: JP 2005263969
[2007/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1763184
Date:14.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1763184
Date:20.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1763184
Date:15.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/00, H04B5/00, // H04W8/06, G06F21/44
[2017/23]
CPC:
H04W8/245 (EP,US); H04L63/061 (EP,US); H04W4/80 (EP,US);
H04W76/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/35]H04W4/00
Former IPC [2007/11]H04L12/56
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2015/17]
Former [2015/13]AT,  BE,  DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2007/11]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSYSTEM, -VORRICHTUNG UND BENACHRICHTIGUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/25]
English:COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION METHOD[2017/25]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION, DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE NOTIFICATION[2017/25]
Former [2007/11]Kommunikationsystem, -vorrichtung und Benachrichtigungsverfahren
Former [2007/11]Communication system, communication device and notification method
Former [2007/11]Système de communication, dispositif de communication et procédé de notification
Examination procedure16.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/13]
31.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2017Fee for grant paid
02.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.10.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  31.10.2016
Opposition(s)17.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
20.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1431904  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-17 * NFC link establishment and relevant NFC protocol commands; paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0215] *;
 [Y]WO2004110017  (SONY CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 1-17 * NFC link establishment; after initial detection and NFCID exchange, authentication and session key exchange; paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0111] *;
 [Y]US2005172145  (KINDBERG TIMOTHY PAUL J G [GB], et al) [Y] 1-17* Method of using visible or audio indicators between an initiator and target device in order to indicate the establishment of a secure short range link; paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0033]; figure - *;
 [Y]  - ECMA, "ECMA-340, Near Field Communication - Interface and Protocol (NFCIP-1)", STANDARD ECMA-340, XX, XX, (20021231), pages 1 - 61, XP002290360 [Y] 1-17 * paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [11.2.2.3] - paragraph [11.2.2.4] * * NFC protocol and link establishment; paragraph [12.4] - paragraph [12.6] *
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