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EP About this file: EP3664029

EP3664029 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 17.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/24]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MIYAMAKI Hideo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / TAKASHIMA Masatoshi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / KITAMURA Yu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / MORI Hiroshi
c/o SONY IMAGING PRODUCTS&SOLUTIONS INC.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/24]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/24]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date18841076.518.07.2018
[2020/24]
WO2018JP26826
Priority number, dateJP2017014885801.08.2017         Original published format: JP 2017148858
[2020/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019026619
Date:07.02.2019
Language:JA
[2019/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3664029
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3664029
Date:13.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/33, G06T3/00, A01G7/00, G06T3/40, G06T7/30, H04N23/60
[2023/31]
CPC:
G06T3/4038 (EP,US); G06T3/00 (EP); G06T7/11 (US);
G06T7/174 (US); G06T7/30 (EP); G06T7/33 (EP);
H04N23/60 (EP); A01G7/00 (EP); G06T2207/10036 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20016 (EP); G06T2207/20021 (EP,US); G06T2207/30188 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/33]G06T7/33, G06T3/00, H04N5/232, A01G7/00, G06T3/40, G06T7/30
Former IPC [2020/24]G06T7/33, G06T3/00, H04N5/232, A01G7/00
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 [2020/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2020/24]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2020/24]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PROGRAMME[2020/24]
Entry into regional phase23.01.2020Translation filed 
23.01.2020National basic fee paid 
23.01.2020Search fee paid 
23.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
23.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/24]
15.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2023Fee for grant paid
08.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
IT13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
PL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SK13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
PT15.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/34]EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/24]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR14.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[Y]US8811764  (HSU STEPHEN CHARLES [US]) [Y] 8,9* column 5, paragraph 1 *;
 [Y]US2015326769  (RICHARTE GERADO GABRIEL [AR], et al) [Y] 5,13 * paragraph [0070] *;
 [IY]US2016286138  (KIM YONG SUN [KR]) [I] 1-4,6,7,10-12,14,15 * the whole document * [Y] 5,8,9,13
International search[XA]JP2015532714  [X] 1, 14-16 * , [0002],[0023] *[A] 2-13;
 [XA]JP2016208306  (PANASONIC IP MAN CORP) [X] 1-5, 15-16 * , [0039],[0045] * [A] 6-14
Examination   - MOLINA EDGARDO ET AL, "Persistent Aerial Video Registration and Fast Multi-View Mosaicing", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING, IEEE, USA, vol. 23, no. 5, doi:10.1109/TIP.2014.2313183, ISSN 1057-7149, (20140501), pages 2184 - 2192, (20140505), XP011547616

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2014.2313183
by applicantJP2012163482
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