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EP3309738 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.09.2021
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.09.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.10.2021  [2021/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/16]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OGATA, Takashi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / KATSU, Masanori
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/16]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2018/16]
Application number, filing date16807171.002.03.2016
[2018/16]
WO2016JP56481
Priority number, dateJP2015011893012.06.2015         Original published format: JP 2015118930
[2018/16]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016199464
Date:15.12.2016
Language:JA
[2016/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3309738
Date:18.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.12.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/10, G06F17/30
[2018/16]
CPC:
G06F16/335 (EP); G10L15/1815 (US); G06F16/00 (US);
G06F16/3329 (US); G06F16/9035 (EP); G06Q50/01 (EP);
G06Q50/10 (US); G10L15/26 (US); H04L51/52 (EP);
G10L2015/228 (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 [2018/16]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/16]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/16]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2018/16]
Entry into regional phase12.12.2017Translation filed 
10.01.2018National basic fee paid 
10.01.2018Search fee paid 
10.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/16]
16.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.05.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.07.2021
27.05.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/41]
06.06.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/41]
01.07.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2011029534  (MAEDA SHIGENORI [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0021] ** paragraph [0141] - paragraph [0145] *
International search[Y]JP2001195430  (ATR MEDIA INTEGRATION & COMM) [Y] 5-8 * , paragraphs [0049] to [0057] (Family: none) *;
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 [Y]  - AKIRA IMAYOSHI, "Detection of Active Parts of Conversation in Real Time Using Laughter", FIT2011 Dai 10 Kai Forum on Information Technology Koen Ronbunshu, Sadokutsuki Ronbun· Ippan Ronbun, Gazo Ninshiki·Media Rikai, Graphics·Gazo, Human Communication & Interaction, Kyoiku Kogaku·Fukushi Kogaku· Multimedia Oyo, (20110822), vol. 3, pages 551 - 554, XP009507769 [Y] 9-13, 16, 17
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