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EP About this file: EP4376402

EP4376402 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  09.05.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.04.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip09.05.2025Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 11.06.2025  [2025/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2024/22]
Inventor(s)01 / MAEDA, Takeshi
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / MATSUURA, Kana
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / NAKAMURA, Takuya
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2024/22]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[2024/22]
Application number, filing date22845601.825.02.2022
[2024/22]
WO2022JP07794
Priority number, dateJP2021012029121.07.2021         Original published format: JP 2021120291
[2024/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023002661
Date:26.01.2023
Language:JA
[2023/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4376402
Date:29.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.01.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2024
ClassificationIPC:G16H30/40, G16H30/20, G16H10/60, G06F21/62, H04N7/18
[2024/43]
CPC:
G16H30/40 (EP,US); G06F21/6254 (EP,US); G06V20/52 (EP,US);
G06V40/161 (US); G16H10/60 (EP); G16H30/20 (EP);
H04N7/18 (EP); G06V2201/03 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2024/22]H04N7/18, G16H30/40
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 [2024/22]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2024/22]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2024/22]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, ET PROGRAMME[2024/22]
Entry into regional phase31.01.2024Translation filed 
31.01.2024National basic fee paid 
31.01.2024Search fee paid 
31.01.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/22]
09.04.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.05.2025Application withdrawn by applicant  [2025/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
18.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2021035342  (GLASER WILLIAM et al.) [X] 1-6,8,11,13-15 * The whole document, in particular: Paragraphs [0002], [0028], [0030], [0035], [0038], [0039], [0045], [0056], [0070], [0107], [0111] - [0112], [0115], [0118], [0119], [0128] - [0131], [0159], [0166]; Figures 8, 12, 14. *[I] 1-15
 [XI] US2021074135  (ESWARA LALITHA M et al.) [X] 1,14,15 * The whole document, in particular: Paragraphs [0003], [0035] - [0043], [0067]; Figures 1, 4. *[I] 1-15
 [XI] EP3188058  (SZCZEPANIK ADAM et al.) [X] 1,14,15 * The whole document, in particular: Paragraphs [0001] - [0008], [0014] - [0029]; Figure 1. *[I] 1-15
 [I] US2020118677  (GIATAGANAS PETROS et al.) [I] 1-15 * The whole document, in particular: Paragraphs [0078] - [0084]; Figure 5. *
International search[A] WO2019244896  (SONY CORP et al.) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0111]-[0139], fig. 13-17 *
 [A] JP2006202130  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP et al.) [A] 1-16 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] JP2002140685  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-16 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] JP2021072606  (KATO MASAKI et al.) [A] 1-16 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] JP2009123125  (FUJITSU COMPONENT LTD et al.) [A] 1-16 * entire text, all drawings *
by applicantJP2020062215
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