(19)
(11) EP 4 566 033 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
11.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/24

(21) Application number: 23748271.6

(22) Date of filing: 27.07.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06V 10/58(2022.01)
G06V 10/74(2022.01)
 G06V 10/75(2022.01)
G06F 18/2433(2023.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06V 10/58; G06V 10/758; G06V 10/761; G01N 21/31; G01N 2021/3148
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2023/070810
(87) International publication number:
WO 2024/028201 (08.02.2024 Gazette 2024/06)
(84) Designated Contracting 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 02.08.2022 EP 22188349

(71) Applicants:
  • Sony Group Corporation
    Tokyo 108-0075 (JP)
  • Sony Europe B.V.
    Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW (GB)

    AL 

(72) Inventors:
  • GATTO, Alexander
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • MUELLER, Ralf
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)

(74) Representative: 2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Landaubogen 3
81373 München
81373 München (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIQUID ON A SURFACE, VEHICLE AND MOBILE DEVICE