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EP3588492 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.10.2022
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip21.10.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.11.2022  [2022/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/01]For all designated states
SONY Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TOUYAMA, Keisuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-Ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/01]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2020/01]
Application number, filing date18890607.705.10.2018
[2020/01]
WO2018JP37347
Priority number, dateJP2017024569322.12.2017         Original published format: JP 2017245693
[2020/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019123775
Date:27.06.2019
Language:JA
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3588492
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/22, G06F3/16, G10L13/00, G10L13/08, G10L15/10, G10L15/30
[2020/01]
CPC:
G10L15/22 (EP,US); G06F3/16 (EP); G06V40/10 (US);
G10L13/00 (EP); G10L13/08 (EP); G10L15/10 (EP);
G10L15/1815 (US); G10L15/30 (EP); G10L2015/223 (US);
G10L2015/228 (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 [2020/01]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2020/01]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2020/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2020/01]
Entry into regional phase13.08.2019Translation filed 
23.09.2019National basic fee paid 
23.09.2019Search fee paid 
23.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/01]
13.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.11.2022
06.07.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/47]
16.07.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/47]
15.11.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2008019496  (TASCHEREAU JOHN [CA]) [A] 7 * paragraph [0161] *;
 [A]US2015142704  (LONDON JUSTIN [US]) [A] 6* paragraphs [0265] , [0270] *;
 [A]US2017084271  (NAKADAI KAZUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 7 * paragraph [0083] *;
 [XI]WO2017112813  (STANFORD RES INST INT [US]) [X] 1-5,8,9,11-15 * paragraphs [0061] , [0091] - [0094] - [0356] , [0411] - [0413]; figure 3 * [I] 5-7,10
International search[XY]JPH11205430  (KOBE STEEL LTD) [X] 1, 5, 7, 18, 20 * , * [Y] 8-12, 16-17, 19;
 [XY]JPH11249689  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [X] 1, 13-14, 18, 20 * , * [Y] 8-12, 16-17, 19;
 [Y]JP2004310034  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD) [Y] 8-11 * , *;
 [XY]JP2006018028  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE) [X] 1-3, 15, 18, 20 * , * [Y] 8-12, 16-17, 19;
 [XY]JP2010197709  (NEC CORP) [X] 1-2, 4, 18, 20 * , * [Y] 8-12, 16-17, 19;
 [Y]JP2011054088  (NAT INST INF & COMM TECH) [Y] 16-17, 19* , *;
 [XY]WO2014024751  (ADC TECHNOLOGY INC [JP]) [X] 1, 5-6, 18, 20 * , * [Y] 8-12, 16-17, 19;
 [Y]WO2017199486  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 8, 12 * , *
by applicantJP2011054088
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