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EP About this file: EP3681173

EP3681173 - SOUND PICKUP DEVICE, SOUND PICKUP SYSTEM, SOUND PICKUP METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  19.08.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2022Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 21.09.2022  [2022/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
[2020/29]
Inventor(s)01 / HIROSE, Yoshifumi
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property
Management Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / ADACHI, Yusuke
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property
Management Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
 [2020/29]
Representative(s)Vigand, Philippe, et al
Novagraaf International SA
Chemin de l'Echo 3
1213 Onex - Genève / CH
[2020/29]
Application number, filing date18852945.704.07.2018
[2020/29]
WO2018JP25300
Priority number, dateJP2017017316208.09.2017         Original published format: JP 2017173162
[2020/29]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019049494
Date:14.03.2019
Language:JA
[2019/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3681173
Date:15.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/40, H04N5/232, H04N7/15, H04R3/00
[2020/29]
CPC:
H04R1/406 (EP,US); H04R3/005 (EP,US); H04N23/50 (EP);
H04N23/54 (US); H04N23/55 (US); H04N23/60 (EP);
H04N23/695 (US); H04N7/15 (EP); H04R1/04 (US);
H04R29/005 (EP,US); H04N23/698 (EP); H04R1/026 (EP);
H04R1/028 (EP); H04R1/083 (EP); H04R2201/403 (EP);
H04R2205/021 (EP); H04R2430/20 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/29]
TitleGerman:TONAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG, TONAUFNAHMESYSTEM, TONAUFNAHMEVERFAHREN, PROGRAMM UND KALIBRIERUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/29]
English:SOUND PICKUP DEVICE, SOUND PICKUP SYSTEM, SOUND PICKUP METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD[2020/29]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CAPTURE DE SON, SYSTÈME DE CAPTURE DE SON, PROCÉDÉ DE CAPTURE DE SON, PROGRAMME, ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉTALONNAGE[2020/29]
Entry into regional phase29.01.2020Translation filed 
29.01.2020National basic fee paid 
29.01.2020Search fee paid 
29.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
29.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/29]
18.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.08.2022Application withdrawn by applicant  [2022/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2013102251  (RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD [CA], et al) [Y] 12* paragraph [0042] *;
 [Y]US9262800  (CILIA ANDREW [US]) [Y] 2,4,5 * column 4, line 1 - line 11; figure 1 *;
 [XYI]US2016227340  (PETERS NILS GÜNTHER [US]) [X] 1,6-9 * paragraphs [0037] , [ 0083] , [ 0095]; figures 7A, 7B, 7C * * paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0086] * [Y] 2-5,10-15 [I] 16;
 [Y]CN205450536U  (XIA SHILIN, et al) [Y] 2,3 * figures 1, 2 *;
 [Y]US2016381459  (BACA JIM S [US], et al) [Y] 10-15 * paragraphs [0020] , [ 0026] , [ 0053]; claims 1, 10 * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0088] - paragraph [0090] *
International search[A]JP2016119621  (PANASONIC IP MAN CORP) [A] 15-16* , paragraphs [0049]-[0056], fig. 9 (Family: none) *;
 [XA]US2016227340  (PETERS NILS GÜNTHER [US]) [X] 1, 6-9 * , paragraphs [0082]-[0086], fig. 6-8 & JP 2018-511070 A & WO 2016/126392 A1 * [A] 2-5, 10-16;
 [A]JP2017139718  (SOTOGUCHI YOSHIKI) [A] 1-14 * , paragraphs [0024]-[0037], fig. 2-7 (Family: none) *
by applicantJPS5215826B
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