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EP3361756 - SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 17.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished 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 date16853432.921.09.2016
[2018/33]
WO2016JP77869
Priority number, dateJP2015020090009.10.2015         Original published format: JP 2015200900
[2018/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: 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:JP13.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2019
ClassificationIPC: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 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 [2018/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman: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 phase13.03.2018Translation filed 
09.05.2018National basic fee paid 
09.05.2018Search fee paid 
09.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
10.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2023
07.03.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.10.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.10.2023
10.10.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.03.2024Fee for grant paid
07.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
21.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
20.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2008227773  (ATR ADVANCED TELECOMM RES INST, et al) [X] 1,8-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0074] *;
 [XYI]US2009106670  (BERNDT PHILIPP CHRISTIAN [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,4,5,9,10 * paragraphs [0031] , [0047] * [Y] 3 [I] 6,7;
 [Y]US2013314599  (KIKUGAWA YUSAKU [JP]) [Y] 3* paragraphs [0040] , [0042] *;
 [XYI]EP2916567  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,5,8-10 * paragraphs [0011] , [0023] , [0024] , [0039]; figure 1 * [Y] 3 [I] 6,7
International search[Y]JPH04306100  (FUJITSU TEN LTD) [Y] 4 * , paragraphs [0010] to [0031]; fig. 1 to 13 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2000194460  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 6* , paragraphs [0017] to [0053]; fig. 1 to 5 (Family: none) *;
 [XY]US2009106670  (BERNDT PHILIPP CHRISTIAN [DE], et al) [X] 1, 2, 5, 7-10 * , paragraphs [0009] to [0031]; fig. 1, 2 & WO 2008/125593 A2 & EP 2145465 A2 & CN 101690150 A * [Y] 3, 4, 6;
 [Y]JP2013243619  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 3 * , paragraphs [0009] to [0043]; fig. 1 to 15 & US 2013/0314599 A1 paragraphs [0019] to [0060]; fig. 1 to 15 *
ExaminationUS5729613
    - Behrens Tobias, "Der 'Kommunikations-Akustik-Simulator' im Oldenburger 'Haus des Hörens'", (20050317), pages 443 - 444, URL: http://pub.dega-akustik.de/DAGA_1999-2008/data/articles/002172.pdf, (20230228), XP093027760
    - HUON, GRAEME; ZEJKO, VELICAN, "Low frequency optimisation and non-bass masking effects for sound field re-creation", AES, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, ROOM 2520 NEW YORK 10165-2520, USA, (20030310), pages 1 - 26, XP040372257
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