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EP2000918 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  11.07.2014
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.08.2014  [2014/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/50]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IGARASHI, Tatsuya
c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2009/19]
Former [2008/50]01 / IGARASHI, Tatsuya
c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU
Tokyo 1080075 / JP
Representative(s)Merryweather, Colin Henry
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/50]Merryweather, Colin Henry
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date07737974.107.03.2007
[2008/50]
WO2007JP54461
Priority number, dateJP2006006123007.03.2006         Original published format: JP 2006061230
[2008/50]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007105568
Date:20.09.2007
Language:JA
[2007/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2000918
Date:10.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.09.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/00, H04L12/46, H04N7/173
[2008/50]
CPC:
H04N7/17309 (EP,US); H04L12/46 (KR); G06F13/00 (KR);
H04N21/2747 (EP,US); H04N21/43615 (EP,US); H04N21/4826 (EP,US);
H04N21/6405 (EP,US); H04N21/6408 (EP,US); H04N21/64322 (EP,US);
H04N7/173 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/15]
Former [2008/50]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2008/50]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2008/50]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2008/50]
Entry into regional phase08.11.2007Translation filed 
08.11.2007National basic fee paid 
08.11.2007Search fee paid 
08.11.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
08.11.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.11.2007Examination requested  [2008/50]
08.10.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
13.11.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.02.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2014Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/33]
06.03.2014Date of oral proceedings
26.03.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/33]
26.03.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  16.10.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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31.03.201408   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]   DONG-OH KANG ET AL: "UPnP AV architectural multimedia system with a home gateway powered by the OSGi platform", 2005 DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (IEEE CAT. NO.05CH37619) IEEE PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,, 8 January 2005 (2005-01-08), pages 405 - 406, XP010796703, ISBN: 978-0-7803-8838-3, DOI: 10.1109/ICCE.2005.1429889 [I] 1-3,6-8,11 * page 406, paragraph D *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2005.1429889
 [A]   DVB ORGANIZATION: "ipi2083 - ipi2074r0 Handbook updates with SW proposed changes.doc", DVB, DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING, C/O EBU - 17A ANCIENNE ROUTE - CH-1218 GRAND SACONNEX, GENEVA - SWITZERLAND, 9 September 2005 (2005-09-09), XP017811131 [A] 1-3,6-8,11 * paragraph [06.5] *
International search[X]   JOHANSSON R.: "Converging Requirements on the Residential Gateway", INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CONSORTIUM, 6 October 2005 (2005-10-06), XP003017826, Retrieved from the Internet
 [A]   INOUE T. ET AL.: "Design and Implementation of the Incrementally Deployable Multicast System Based on Flexcast", THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERS, vol. J88-D-1, no. 2, 1 February 2005 (2005-02-01), pages 272 - 291, XP003017827
 [A]   OUCHI H. ET AL.: "Content-Channel Switching Method in IP Multicasting", IEICE TECHNICAL REPORT, vol. 103, no. 650, IN2003-195, 5 February 2004 (2004-02-05), pages 43 - 48, XP002996331
 [A]   "Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Overview and Vision", WHITE PAPER, June 2004 (2004-06-01), XP003017828, Retrieved from the Internet
Examination  DVB ORGANIZATION: "tm3022r2.ipi2083r3.IPI_1.1_HBook.doc", DVB, DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING, C/O EBU - 17A ANCIENNE ROUTE - CH-1218 GRAND SACONNEX, GENEVA - SWITZERLAND, 24 January 2006 (2006-01-24), XP017800992 [I] 1-3,6-8,11 * page 406, paragraph D *
by applicant  DONG-OH KANG ET AL.: "UPnP AV architectural multimedia system with a home gateway powered by the OSGi platform", 2005 DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (IEEE CAT. NO. 05CH37619) IEEE PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, 8 January 2005 (2005-01-08), pages 405 - 406
   "ipi2083 - ipi2074r0 Handbook updates with SW proposed changes.doc", DVB, DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING, C/O EBU - 17A ANCIENNE ROUTE - CH-1218 GRAND SACONNEX, GENEVA - SWITZERLAND, 9 September 2005 (2005-09-09)
   JOHANSSON R.: "Converging Requirements on the Residential Gateway", INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CONSORTIUM, 6 October 2005 (2005-10-06)
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