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EP1187379 - Method and signal for transmitting a broadcast program to a wireless receiver [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/11]Method of transmitting information, where the information is divided into a plurality of fixed length data units and receiver for receiving the information comprising a store for storing and playing back the information
[2004/38]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2006
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 02.12.2009  [2009/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Command Audio Corporation
101 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94065 / US
[2002/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Costello, Edward J.
4291 Tulipwood Court
Plesanton, CA 94588 / US
02 / Wegener, Albert W.
229 Corte Madera Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028 / US
03 / Linden, Thomas M.
20420 Old Santa Cruz Highway
Los Gatos, CA 95030 / US
04 / Swerdlow, Serge
725 Cowper Street, 25
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
 [2002/11]
Representative(s)Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
W.P.Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2002/11]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date01306224.519.07.2001
[2002/11]
Priority number, dateUS2000063005301.08.2000         Original published format: US 630053
[2002/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1187379
Date:13.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1187379
Date:11.09.2002
[2002/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1187379
Date:16.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.07.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04H1/00
[2002/11]
CPC:
H04H60/07 (EP,US); H04H60/13 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2003/22]
Former [2002/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Signal zur Übertragung eines Rundfunkprogramms an einen drahtlosen Empfänger[2004/38]
English:Method and signal for transmitting a broadcast program to a wireless receiver[2004/38]
French:Méthode et signal pour la transmission d'un programme de radiodiffusion à un récepteur[2004/38]
Former [2002/11]Verfahren für die Übertragung von Informationen, wo die Informationen in mehreren Dateneinheiten mit fester Länge aufgeteilt sind und ein Empfänger für den Empfang der Informationen mit einem Speicher für die Speicherung und für die Wiedergabe der Informationen
Former [2002/11]Method of transmitting information, where the information is divided into a plurality of fixed length data units and receiver for receiving the information comprising a store for storing and playing back the information
Former [2002/11]Méthode pour la transmission d'informations, ou les informations sont arrangées en unités de données à longueur fixe, ainsi que récepteur pour la réception des informations comportant une mémoire pour le stockage et pour la reproduction des informations
Examination procedure05.09.2001Examination requested  [2002/11]
05.09.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
30.01.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.01.2003Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
12.03.2003Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.07.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, PT, SE, TR
22.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2005Fee for grant paid
13.01.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.12.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
09.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
22.04.2003AT   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003BE   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003CH   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003CY   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003DK   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003ES   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003FI   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003GR   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003IE   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003LU   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003MC   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003PT   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003SE   M01   Not yet paid
22.04.2003TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
[2007/36]
Former [2006/14]NL16.03.2005
Documents cited:Search[DPX]EP1107624  (COMMAND AUDIO CORP [US]) [DPX] 1-3,6,8,9,13-16,18,19,21,22,26-29,31,32,34,35 * abstract * * paragraphs [0018] , [0019] , [0021] , [0031] , [0034] * * figures 2-5 *;
 [A]DE3327524  (TELEFUNKEN FERNSEH & RUNDFUNK [DE]) [A] 1,3,13,14,16,26,27,29,35 * page 5, line 22 - page 6, line 21 * * figure 2 *
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