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EP1235204 - Method and apparatus for selecting an excitation coding mode for speech coding [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.08.2009
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.09.2009  [2009/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2006/18]
Former [2002/35]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tasaki, Hirohisa
Mitsubishi Denki K.K., 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2002/35]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Theresienhöhe 13
80339 München / DE
Former [2002/35]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Mozartstrasse 17
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date02003974.922.02.2002
[2002/35]
Priority number, dateJP2001005294427.02.2001         Original published format: JP 2001052944
[2002/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1235204
Date:28.08.2002
Language:EN
[2002/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1235204
Date:22.10.2003
[2003/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1235204
Date:22.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/14, G10L19/08, G10L19/00
[2003/43]
CPC:
G10L19/18 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/35]G10L19/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/29]
Former [2002/35]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 Auswahl des Kodierungsmodus der Anregung zur Sprachkodierung[2002/35]
English:Method and apparatus for selecting an excitation coding mode for speech coding[2002/35]
French:Procédé et dispositif de sélection du mode de codage pour l'excitation d'un codeur de parole[2002/35]
Examination procedure04.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/06]
13.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
05.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.09.2008Fee for grant paid
10.09.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.07.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO0030075  (QUALCOMM INC [US]) [Y] 1-4,7,8,10-17 * page 12, line 19 - line 23; claim 9 * * claims 7,9,15 * * claim 10 * * page 12, line 19 - line 23; claim 5 * * page 12, line 9 - line 11; claims 1,5,7,15 * * page 12, line 9 - line 11; claims 1,5 * * page 12, line 24 - line 30 * * page 4, line 1 - line 4; claims 3,7,15 * * page 10, line 7 - line 8 * * page 8, line 25 - line 35 * * page 12, line 31 - page 13, line 8 *;
 [Y]EP1052620  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-4,7,8,10-17 * page 5, column 8, line 21 - line 26; figure 1; claim 1 * * page 5, column 8, line 33 - line 37; figure 1 * * page 2, column 2, line 11 - line 19; claim 1 * * page 5, column 8, lines 27-33; claim 11 * * abstract *;
 [A]  - DAS A ET AL, "Multimode variable bit rate speech coding: an efficient paradigm for high-quality low-rate representation of speech signal", ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1999. PROCEEDINGS., 1999 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHOENIX, AZ, USA 15-19 MARCH 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19990315), ISBN 0-7803-5041-3, pages 2307 - 2310, XP010327890 [A] 1-17 * abstract, sections 1-4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1999.758399
 [A]  - PAKSOY E ET AL, "Variable rate speech coding with phonetic segmentation", STATISTICAL SIGNAL AND ARRAY PROCESSING. MINNEAPOLIS, APR. 27 - 30, 1993, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP), NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19930427), vol. 4, ISBN 0-7803-0946-4, pages 155 - 158, XP010110417 [A] 1-17 * abstract, sections 1-4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1993.319256
ExaminationWO0030075
 EP1052620
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