EP3361756 - SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.03.2024 Database last updated on 17.08.2024 | |
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.11.2023 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 13.11.2020 | ||
Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.07.2018 | ||
Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 18.04.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 15.03.2024 | (Expected) grant | published on 17.04.2024 [2024/16] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Sony Group Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP | [2021/30] |
Former [2018/33] | For all designated states Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
KIM, Heesoon c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP | 02 /
KASAHARA, Shunichi c/o SONY COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORIES INC. 3-14-13 Higashi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0022 / JP | 03 /
YOSHINO, Masaharu c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP | 04 /
INAMI, Masahiko c/o MEDIA DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDIA DESIGN KEIO UNIVERSITY 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 223-0061 / JP | 05 /
MINAMIZAWA, Kouta c/o MEDIA DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDIA DESIGN KEIO UNIVERSITY 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 223-0061 / JP | 06 /
SUGIURA, Yuta c/o MEDIA DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDIA DESIGN KEIO UNIVERSITY 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 223-0061 / JP | [2018/33] | Representative(s) | 2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB Landaubogen 3 81373 München / DE | [2024/16] |
Former [2018/33] | 2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB Postfach 15 17 23 80050 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 16853432.9 | 21.09.2016 | [2018/33] | WO2016JP77869 | Priority number, date | JP20150200900 | 09.10.2015 Original published format: JP 2015200900 | [2018/33] | Filing language | JA | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2017061278 | Date: | 13.04.2017 | Language: | JA | [2017/15] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3361756 | Date: | 15.08.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/33] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3361756 | Date: | 17.04.2024 | Language: | EN | [2024/16] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | JP | 13.04.2017 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 08.05.2019 | Classification | IPC: | H04S7/00 | [2018/33] | CPC: |
H04S7/30 (EP,US);
H04S7/303 (US);
H04S2400/11 (US);
H04S2400/15 (EP,US);
H04S7/301 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AL, 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 [2018/33] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | Title | German: | SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM | [2018/33] | English: | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | [2018/33] | French: | DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL ET PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR | [2018/33] | Entry into regional phase | 13.03.2018 | Translation filed | 09.05.2018 | National basic fee paid | 09.05.2018 | Search fee paid | 09.05.2018 | Designation fee(s) paid | 09.05.2018 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 13.03.2018 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 09.05.2018 | Examination requested [2018/33] | 10.10.2019 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 13.11.2020 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 05.02.2021 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.03.2023 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2023 | 07.03.2023 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 09.10.2023 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.10.2023 | 10.10.2023 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 24.11.2023 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 07.03.2024 | Fee for grant paid | 07.03.2024 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 07.03.2024 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 25.09.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 24.09.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.09.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 21.09.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 21.09.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 20.09.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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