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EP1093111 - Amplitude control for speech synthesis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.11.2006
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pioneer Corporation
4-1 Meguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku
Tokyo-to / JP
[2005/52]
Former [2001/16]For all designated states
Pioneer Corporation
4-1 Meguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku
Tokyo-to / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Amano, Katsumi, Pioneer Corporation
Corporate R&D Laboratory, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
02 / Cho, Shisei, Pioneer Corporation
Corporate R&D Laboratory, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
03 / Toyama, Soichi, Pioneer Corporation
Corporate R&D Laboratory, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
04 / Ishihara, Hiroyuki, Pioneer Corporation
Corporate R&D Laboratory, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
 [2001/16]
Representative(s)Klingseisen, Franz, et al
Klingseisen, Rings & Partner
Patentanwälte
Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Klingseisen, Franz, et al
Klingseisen & Partner Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
Former [2001/16]Klingseisen, Franz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte, Dr. F. Zumstein, Dipl.-Ing. F. Klingseisen, Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
Application number, filing date00121304.006.10.2000
[2001/16]
Priority number, dateJP1999029435715.10.1999         Original published format: JP 29435799
[2001/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1093111
Date:18.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1093111
Date:04.09.2002
[2002/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1093111
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.07.2002
ClassificationIPC:G10L13/06, G10L13/04
[2001/16]
CPC:
G10L13/04 (EP,US); G10L13/07 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/21]
Former [2001/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Amplitudensteuerung für die Sprachsynthese[2001/16]
English:Amplitude control for speech synthesis[2001/16]
French:Contrôle d'amplitude pour la synthèse de la parole[2005/11]
Former [2001/16]Contrôle d'amplitude pour la synthèse de parole
Examination procedure16.10.2002Examination requested  [2002/50]
13.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2005Fee for grant paid
11.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.09.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
28.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0427485  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,4 * abstract * * page 4, line 11 - line 17 * * page 6, line 11 - line 50 * * page 15, line 39 - line 52 * * page 16, line 27 - line 32 *;
 [A]WO9627870  (BRITISH TELECOMM [GB], et al) [A] 1-4 * page 2, line 4 - line 29 *;
 [A]WO9835340  (ENTROPIC RESEARCH LAB INC [US], et al) [A] 1-4 * abstract ** page 1, line 23 - page 2, line 5 *
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