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EP3855726 - SOLID-STATE IMAGING SYSTEM, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.11.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2021/30]
Inventor(s)01 / HANADA, Seigo
c/o Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
02 / KOBAYASHI, Suguru
c/o Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
 [2021/30]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/30]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date19862570.930.08.2019
[2021/30]
WO2019JP34127
Priority number, dateJP2018017731121.09.2018         Original published format: JP 2018177311
[2021/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020059464
Date:26.03.2020
Language:JA
[2020/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3855726
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/351, G06N3/04, G06N3/063, G06T7/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/232, G06K9/00, G06K9/32, G06K9/62
[2021/46]
CPC:
G06N3/063 (EP,US); G06N3/044 (EP); G06N3/045 (EP,US);
G06V10/25 (EP,US); G06V10/764 (EP,US); G06V10/82 (EP,US);
G06V10/94 (EP,US); G06V10/95 (US); H04N23/555 (EP);
H04N23/611 (EP); H04N23/617 (EP); H04N25/771 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/30]H04N5/351, G06N3/04, G06N3/063, G06T7/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/232
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 [2021/30]
TitleGerman:FESTKÖRPERBILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM, FESTKÖRPERBILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2021/30]
English:SOLID-STATE IMAGING SYSTEM, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2021/30]
French:SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS, DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS, DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE L'IMAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION ET PROGRAMME[2021/30]
Entry into regional phase23.02.2021Translation filed 
23.02.2021National basic fee paid 
23.02.2021Search fee paid 
23.02.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
23.02.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/30]
08.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2018150740  (WANG XING [CA], et al) [X] 1,8,10,12-15 * paragraphs [0052] , [0 53] , [0 63] , [0 66]; figures 1A, 1B * [I] 2-7,9,10;
 [A]  - Anonymous, "Microcontroller - Wikipedia", (20180916), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microcontroller&oldid=859843805#Interrupts, (20211006), XP055848161 [A] 1-15 * Section "Interrupts"; page 5 *
 [A]  - BONG KYEONGRYEOL ET AL, "A Low-Power Convolutional Neural Network Face Recognition Processor and a CIS Integrated With Always-on Face Detector", IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS, IEEE, USA, vol. 53, no. 1, doi:10.1109/JSSC.2017.2767705, ISSN 0018-9200, (20180101), pages 115 - 123, (20171227), XP011674934 [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 2 - page 3; figures 2, 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2017.2767705
International search[Y]WO2018051809  (SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-14, 16, 18 * , paragraph [0128] & US 2019/0204448 A1, paragraph [0151] *;
 [XY]JP2018527660  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY) [X] 15, 17 * , paragraphs [0024]-[0047], fig. 1, 2 & US 2018/0211130 A1, paragraphs [0048]-[0071], fig. 1, 2 * [Y] 1-14, 16, 18;
 [Y]  - BONG, KYEONGRYEOL et al., "A Low- Power Convolutional Neural Network Face Recognition Processor and a CIS Integrated With Always-on Face Detector", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, (20171231), vol. 53, no. 1, doi:10.1109/JSSC.2017.2767705, pages 115 - 123, XP011674934 [Y] 1-14, 16, 18

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2017.2767705
by applicantJP2015191334
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