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EP3324336 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.01.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2020/19]
Former [2018/21]For all designated states
Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, SADAO
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
02 / OKADA, DAISUKE
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
03 / KIMURA, SUKEHIRO
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
04 / SUZUKI, TABITO
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
05 / OHBAYASHI, YOHICHIROH
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
06 / KUBOZONO, HIROKI
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
07 / YOSHIDA, JUN
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
08 / AMANO, SEIYA
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2018/21]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2024/26]
Former [2018/21]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date17201981.216.11.2017
[2018/21]
Priority number, dateJP2016022492118.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016224921
JP2017017685914.09.2017         Original published format: JP 2017176859
[2018/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3324336
Date:23.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3324336
Date:26.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06V10/26, G06V20/58
[2024/03]
CPC:
G06V20/58 (EP,US); G06V10/267 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/21]G06K9/00, G06K9/34
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 [2018/21]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND TRÄGERMITTEL[2018/21]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS[2018/21]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET MOYENS DE SUPPORT[2018/21]
Examination procedure16.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/21]
16.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2024Fee for grant paid
21.05.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.05.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013182114  (ZHANG ZHONG [US], et al);
by applicantWO2012017650
 JP2014096005
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