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EP1256937 - Emotion recognition method and device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.09.2007
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.09.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.10.2007  [2007/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony France S.A.
20-26, rue Morel
92110 Clichy / FR
[2002/46]
Inventor(s)01 / Oudeyer, Pierre-Yves, c/o Sony France S.A.
Computer Science Laboratory, 6, rue Amyot
75004 Paris / FR
 [2002/46]
Representative(s)Bertrand, Didier, et al
Fédit-Loriot
38, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2002/46]Bertrand, Didier, et al
c/o S.A. FEDIT-LORIOT & AUTRES CONSEILS EN PROPRIETE INDUSTRIELLE 38, Avenue Hoche
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date01401879.013.07.2001
[2002/46]
Priority number, dateEP2001040120311.05.2001         Original published format: EP 01401203
[2002/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1256937
Date:13.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/46]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1256937
Date:29.09.2004
[2004/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1256937
Date:02.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/18, G10L17/00
[2006/14]
CPC:
G10L13/033 (EP,US); G10L13/00 (EP,US); G10L13/10 (EP,US);
G10L17/26 (EP,US); G10L13/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/39]G10L17/00
Former IPC [2002/46]G10L15/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/24]
Former [2002/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erkennung von Emotionen[2002/46]
English:Emotion recognition method and device[2002/46]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour la reconnaissance d'émotions[2002/46]
Examination procedure22.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/16]
12.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
09.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.07.2006Fee for grant paid
12.07.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.08.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
13.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
12.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]  - GUDRUN KLASMEYER, "AN AUTOMATIC DESCRIPTION TOOL FOR TIME CONTOURS AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE VOICE FEATURES IN LARGE EMOTIONAL SPEECH DATABASES", ISCA WORKSHOP ON SPEECH AND EMOTION, BELFAST, (20000905), pages 1 - 6, XP007005767 [Y] 5-8,11,19,22 * paragraphs [02.2] , [02.3] , [02.5] *
 [A]  - K.R. SCHERER, T. JOHNSTONE, J. SANGSUE, "L'état émotionnel du locuteur: facteur négligé mais non négligeable pour la technologie de la parole", ACTES DES XXIIIÈMES JOURNÉES D'ÉTUDES SUR LA PAROLE, MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND, (1998), pages 1 - 9, XP002289960 [A] 5-8,11,19,22 * table 2 *
 [A]  - SINÉAD MCGILLOWAY, RODDY COWIE, ELLEN DOUGLAS-COWIE, STAN GIELEN, MACHIEL WESTERDIJK, SYBERT STROEVE, "Approaching Automatic Recognition of Emotion from Voice: a Rough Benchmark", ISCA WORKSHOP ON SPEECH AND EMOTION, PROCEEDINGS ONLINE, BELFAST, (20000905), pages 1 - 8, URL: http://www.qub.ac.uk/en/tsca/proceedings/pdfs/mcilloway.pdf, (20040723), XP002289961 [A] 5-8,11,19,22 * page 5, column R, line 41 - line 54; table 1 *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(00)00100-5
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