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EP3179333 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SOURCE CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.10.2023  [2023/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/24]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KANEMOTO, Toshinori
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/24]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/24]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date17153106.407.02.2012
[2017/24]
Priority number, dateJP2011004427301.03.2011         Original published format: JP 2011044273
[2017/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3179333
Date:14.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/32, H04W52/02, H04B5/00, G06K7/10
[2017/24]
CPC:
G06F1/3228 (EP,US); G06K7/10158 (US); G06F1/3278 (EP,US);
H04B5/72 (US); H04B5/79 (EP,US); H04W52/0229 (EP,US);
H04B5/26 (EP); H04B5/45 (EP); Y02D10/00 (EP,US);
Y02D30/70 (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 [2017/24]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STROMQUELLENSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN EINER INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMM[2017/24]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SOURCE CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM[2017/24]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE SOURCE DE PUISSANCE DE L'APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2017/24]
Examination procedure25.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/24]
05.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.08.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.10.2023
16.05.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/40]
26.05.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/40]
19.10.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12752091.4  / EP2683088
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
19.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2007234084  (FURUTA SHINICHI [JP]);
 [Y]US2008052549  (ICHIEN TORU [JP], et al);
 [Y]US2009222680  (HIRAI MASAHITO [JP]);
 [XYI]CN101950198  (HONGFUJIN PREC IND SHENZHEN, et al);
 US2012083223  [ ] (LI DONG-SHENG [CN], et al)
by applicantJP2010067075
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