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EP1093112 - A method for generating speech feature signals and an apparatus for carrying through this method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.07.2006
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[2001/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Rahim, Mazin G.
31 Kimberly Ct.
Manalapan, N.J. 07726 / US
02 / Wilpon, Jay Gordon
75 Round Top Road
Warren, N.J. 07059 / US
 [2001/16]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/16]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date00124763.417.12.1996
[2001/16]
Priority number, dateUS1995057537820.12.1995         Original published format: US 575378
[2001/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1093112
Date:18.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1093112
Date:06.02.2002
[2002/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1093112
Date:31.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.12.2001
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/02
[2001/16]
CPC:
G10L15/02 (EP,US); G10L15/08 (EP,US); G10L21/02 (EP,US);
G10L25/12 (EP,US); G10L25/18 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/16]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Sprachmerkmalsignalen und Vorrichtung zu seiner Durchführung[2001/16]
English:A method for generating speech feature signals and an apparatus for carrying through this method[2001/16]
French:Procédé de génération d'un signal caractéristique de parole et dispositif de mise en oeuvre[2001/16]
Examination procedure13.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/16]
22.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2005Fee for grant paid
20.06.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP96120278.5  / EP0780828
Opposition(s)01.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
04.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
03.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
03.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.200106   M06   Fee paid on   25.03.2002
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT31.08.2005
ES12.12.2005
[2007/35]
Former [2006/14]ES12.12.2005
Documents cited:Search[X]  - KATSUHIKO SHIRAI ET AL, "PHONEME RECOGNITION IN CONTINUOUS SPEECH USING FEATURE SELECTION BASED ON MUTUAL INFORMATION", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (EUROSPEECH). PARIS, SEPT. 26 - 28, 1989, EDINBURGH, CEP CONSULTANTS, GB, (19890926), vol. 1 CONF. 1, pages 370 - 373, XP000209643 [X] 1-16 * abstract * * page 370, column R, paragraph 2.1 *
 [X]  - BUHRKE E R ET AL, "Application of vector quantized hidden Markov modeling to telephone network based connected digit recognition", ICASSP-94. 1994 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (CAT. NO.94CH3387-8), ADELAIDE, SA, AUSTRALIA, 19-22 APRIL 1, 1994, New York, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, ISBN 0-7803-1775-0, pages I/105 - 8 vol.1, XP002185191 [X] 1-16 * abstract * * page 106, column L, paragraph 3. *
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