Sony Patent: Neural Networks for Time-of-Flight Systems, EP4399547A1
Summary
The EPO published patent application EP4399547A1 on April 15, 2026, granting Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation and Sony Europe B.V. exclusive rights to neural network-based information processing for time-of-flight systems. The patent covers 35 designated European states including Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Spain, with inventors AGRESTI, SCHÄFER, and INCESU named. This newly granted patent adds to Sony's intellectual property portfolio in AI-enabled sensing technology.
“INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEM”
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The EPO published patent EP4399547A1, granted to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation and Sony Europe B.V., covering information processing devices and methods that use neural networks for time-of-flight systems. The patent was applied under IPC classifications G01S 17/89 (time-of-flight measurement), G06N 3/08 (neural networks), and G06V 10/82 (image processing). Designated states cover all major European markets.
Competitors developing neural network-based time-of-flight sensing systems in Europe should review this patent for potential infringement exposure. Companies in the automotive, consumer electronics, and industrial sensing sectors that use similar AI-enhanced depth sensing technologies may need to assess their freedom to operate in EPO-designated territories.
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEM
Publication EP4399547A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
Applicants
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Sony Europe B.V.
Inventors
AGRESTI, Gianluca, SCHÄFER, Henrik, INCESU, Yalcin
IPC Classifications
G01S 17/89 20200101AFI20230317BHEP G06N 3/08 20230101ALI20230317BHEP G06V 10/82 20220101ALI20230317BHEP
Designated States
AL, 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
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