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EP3700198 - IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/35]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / AWAI, Shoichi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2024/14]
Former [2020/35]01 / AWAI, Shoichi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/35]
Application number, filing date18868534.103.10.2018
[2020/35]
WO2018JP36965
Priority number, dateJP2017020021216.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017200212
[2020/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019077999
Date:25.04.2019
Language:JA
[2019/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3700198
Date:26.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3700198
Date:03.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.04.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/18, H04N21/234, H04N21/2343, H04N21/4402, H04N21/4728, // H04N21/214
[2020/35]
CPC:
H04N21/234345 (EP); H04N7/0127 (KR); H04N7/04 (US);
G06T7/246 (KR); G06T7/73 (US); H04N21/23418 (EP);
H04N21/234381 (EP); H04N21/440245 (EP); H04N21/4728 (EP);
H04N7/18 (EP,KR,US); G06T2207/30252 (US); H04N21/2146 (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 [2020/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/35]
English:IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2020/35]
French:DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2020/35]
Entry into regional phase09.04.2020Translation filed 
09.04.2020National basic fee paid 
09.04.2020Search fee paid 
09.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/35]
14.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2023Date of oral proceedings
11.10.2023Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
23.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.02.2024Fee for grant paid
23.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2012319928  (RHODES CHARLES C [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0024] ** figures 4-5 *;
 [XI]US2017267178  (SHIGA AKIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1-13,15 * paragraph [0137] * * paragraph [0144] * * paragraph [0152] * * paragraph [0183] - paragraph [0185] * * paragraph [0189] - paragraph [0190] * * paragraph [0203] * * paragraph [0270] - paragraph [0273] * * paragraph [0303] - paragraph [0306] * * paragraph [0311] - paragraph [0313] * [I] 14;
 [XI]  - SEK M CHAI ET AL, "Streaming I/O for Imaging Applications", COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR MACHINE PERCEPTION, 2005. CAMP 2005. PROCEED INGS. SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PALERMO, ITALY 04-06 JULY 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA, (20050704), ISBN 978-0-7695-2255-5, pages 178 - 183, XP010835502 [X] 1-5,8-15 * page 2 - page 4 * [I] 6,7
International search[YA]JPH07288806  (HITACHI LTD) [Y] 1-6, 8-19 * , paragraphs [0112]-[0113], [0117], [0127], [0134], fig. 11-14 (Family: none) * [A] 7;
 [YA]JP2009027564  (FUJIFILM CORP) [Y] 1-6, 8-19 * , paragraphs [0014], [0016]-[0017], [0020], [0034], [0040]-[0046], [0049], [0054]-[0055], [0057], [0059], [0063]-[0065], fig. 1-2, 4-5 (Family: none) * [A] 7;
 [YA]JP2015005843  (SAXA INC) [Y] 5-6, 10-19 * , paragraphs [0004]-[0006], [0019], [0021], [0023], [0026]-[0027], [0031]-[0032], fig. 1-2 (Family: none) *[A] 7
by applicantJP2006197194
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