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EP1502356 - A METHOD OF SOFT-DECISION DECODING OF REED-SOLOMON CODES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.09.2007
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.09.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 31.10.2007  [2007/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2006/47]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2005/40]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2005/05]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing S.A.
46, quai A. Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / MÜLLER, Stefan
Chabeuilstr. 1
78087 Mönchweiler / DE
02 / KRAVTCHENKO, Alexander
Deutenbergring 146
78056 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
03 / KABUTZ, Marten
Tirolerstr. 23
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
 [2005/05]
Representative(s)Thies, Stephan
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/05]Thies, Stephan
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, European Patent Operations, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date03732314.406.05.2003
[2005/05]
WO2003EP04689
Priority number, dateEP2002001043008.05.2002         Original published format: EP 02010430
[2005/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03096546
Date:20.11.2003
Language:EN
[2003/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1502356
Date:02.02.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1502356
Date:22.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/15
[2005/05]
CPC:
H03M13/158 (EP,US); H03M13/45 (KR); H03M13/1515 (EP,US);
H03M13/41 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2005/35]
Former [2005/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:METHODE ZUR DEKODIERUNG VON REED-SOLOMON KODES MITTELS FEINENTSCHEIDUNG[2005/05]
English:A METHOD OF SOFT-DECISION DECODING OF REED-SOLOMON CODES[2005/05]
French:PROCEDE DE DECODAGE A DECISION SOUPLE DE CODES DE REED-SOLOMON[2005/05]
Entry into regional phase27.10.2004National basic fee paid 
27.10.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
27.10.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.11.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.10.2004Examination requested  [2005/05]
02.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2006Fee for grant paid
05.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.08.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
20.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT22.11.2006
[2007/40]
Cited inInternational search[AD]US6304994  (OH JI-SUNG [KR], et al) [AD] 1-11 * column 1 - column 5; figures 4-6 *;
 [A]US4868828  (SHAO HOWARD M [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * column 5 - column 16; figures 1,3-6 *;
 [AD]US5537426  (LEE DONG H [KR]) [AD] 1-11 * column 1 - column 2; figures 1,2,5,6,10 *;
 [A]US6347389  (BOYER KEITH G [US]) [A] 1-11 * column 3 - column 7; figures 1-3 *
 [XA]  - DONG-SUN KIM ET AL, "Implementation of high speed reed-solomon decoder", PROC. OF 42ND MIDWEST SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, Las Cruces, USA, (19990808), pages 808 - 812, XP010511073 [X] 1-3,5,10,11 * page 808 - page 810; figures 1,6 * [A] 4,6-9
 [XA]  - MOON HO LEE ET AL, "A high speed Reed-Solomon decoder", PROC. OF IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY WORKSHOP, SAKAI, JAPAN, (19950916), ISBN 0-7803-2612-1, pages 362 - 367, XP010193933 [X] 1,4,10,11 * page 362 - page 364; figure 3 * [A] 2,3,5-9
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