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EP About this file: EP4489331

EP4489331 - PERSON DETECTING SYSTEM, UTTERANCE SYSTEM, AND PERSON DETECTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.02.2026
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.12.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2026First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
22-6, Moto-machi
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0057 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2025/02]For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
22-6, Moto-machi
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-0057 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HIGUCHI, Seiya
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0057 / JP
02 / ISHII, Masahiro
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0057 / JP
03 / URABE, Hiroki
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0057 / JP
 [2025/02]
Representative(s)Novagraaf International SA
Chemin de l'Echo 3
1213 Onex, Geneva / CH
[2025/02]
Application number, filing date23759736.410.02.2023
[2025/02]
WO2023JP04657
Priority number, dateJP2022002936428.02.2022         Original published format: JP 2022029364
[2025/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023162732
Date:31.08.2023
Language:JA
[2023/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4489331
Date:08.01.2025
Language:EN
[2025/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP31.08.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.05.2025
ClassificationIPC:H04B17/318, G01S13/56, G06F3/01, G06F3/16, G01S13/04
[2025/24]
CPC:
H04B17/318 (EP,US); G01S11/06 (US); G01S13/04 (EP);
G01S13/56 (EP); G06F3/01 (EP); G06F3/16 (EP);
G10L13/02 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2025/02]H04B17/318, G01S13/56, G06F3/01, G06F3/16
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/02]
TitleGerman:PERSONENDETEKTIONSSYSTEM, ÄUSSERUNGSSYSTEM UND PERSONENDETEKTIONSVERFAHREN[2025/02]
English:PERSON DETECTING SYSTEM, UTTERANCE SYSTEM, AND PERSON DETECTING METHOD[2025/02]
French:SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION DE PERSONNE, SYSTÈME DE DÉCLARATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DE PERSONNE[2025/02]
Entry into regional phase15.09.2023Translation filed 
15.09.2023National basic fee paid 
15.09.2023Search fee paid 
15.09.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2023Examination requested  [2025/02]
15.09.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.02.2026Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2021297167  (CHEN TIANWEN et al.) [I] 1-8 * paragraphs [0004] - [0006] - [0039] - [0051] - [0055] - [0058]; figures 2A,5,6,8,9 *
 [I] US2022038775  (NEERBEK JAN et al.) [I] 1-8 * paragraphs [0001] - [0003] - [0035] - [0045] - [0048] , [0051] - [0059] - [0064] - [0096]; figures 1,3,6-8 *
International search[A] US2019035244  (GARG PARAG KUMAR et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] WO2021176805  (NEC CORP et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] JP2017116389  (SHARP KK et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text, all drawings *
 [A] JP2018537689  (イバーニ， エルエルシーＩｖａｎｉ， ＬＬＣ) [A] 1-8 * entire text, all drawings *
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