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EP About this file: EP1471648

EP1471648 - Method for a general turbo code trellis termination [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.12.2014
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.01.2015  [2015/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DTVG LICENSING, INC
2230 East Imperial Highway
El Segundo CA 90245 / US
[2013/22]
Former [2010/50]For all designated states
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
2230 East Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA 90245 / US
Former [2004/44]For all designated states
Hughes Electronics Corporation
200 N. Sepulveda Boulevard
El Segundo, California 90245-0956 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Eroz, Mustafa
11414 Ledbury Way
Germantown, Maryland 20876 / US
02 / Hammons, A. Roger, Jr.
14074 Saddle River Road
North Potomac, Maryland 20878 / US
 [2013/34]
Former [2004/44]01 / Eroz, Mustafa
11414 Ledbury Way
Germantown Maryland 20876 / US
02 / Hammons, A. Roger, Jr.
14074 Saddle River Road
North Potomac Maryland 20878 / US
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2014/07]
Former [2009/10]Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2004/44]Lindner, Michael, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Witte, Weller & Partner, Patentanwälte, Postfach 105462
70047 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date04011909.120.08.1999
[2004/44]
Priority number, dateUS19980098111P27.08.1998         Original published format: US 98111 P
[2004/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1471648
Date:27.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1471648
Date:19.09.2007
[2007/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1471648
Date:12.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/29, H03M13/27
[2007/38]
CPC:
H03M13/6362 (EP,US); H03M13/27 (KR); H03M13/2903 (EP,US);
H03M13/2993 (EP,US); H03M13/2996 (EP,US); H03M13/4123 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/44]H03M13/41, H03M13/29, H03M13/00
Designated contracting statesFR,   GB,   SE [2004/44]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur generalen Turbocodetrellissterminierung[2004/45]
English:Method for a general turbo code trellis termination[2004/44]
French:Procédé de terminaison générale d'un treillis de turbo codes[2004/44]
Former [2004/44]Verfahren zur generellen Turbocode-Trellissterminierung
Examination procedure21.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/18]
03.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
26.07.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.10.2013Fee for grant paid
11.10.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP99943834.4  / EP1050110
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP19990943834) is  07.08.2003
Opposition(s)13.11.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2015/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
17.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
24.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.200507   M06   Fee paid on   27.02.2006
31.08.200608   M06   Fee paid on   27.02.2007
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Documents cited:Search[XA]DE19520987  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1,3-7,10,11,13,15-19,22,23 * the whole document * [A] 2,8,9,12,14,20,21,24;
 [XA]US5721745  (HLADIK STEPHEN MICHAEL [US], et al) [X] 5,6,10,17,18,22 * column 1, line 32 - column 2, line 7 * * column 5, line 44 - line 65 * * column 12, line 33 - column 13, line 6 * * claims 1-3 * * figure 3 * [A] 1,2,12-15,24;
 [PX]WO9907076  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC [KR]) [PX] 5,6,10,17,18,22 * page 18, line 7 - page 20, line 26 * * figure 13 *;
 [X]  - DIVSALAR D ET AL, "TURBO CODES FOR PCS APPLICATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19950618), ISBN 0-7803-2487-0, page 54-59, XP000532968 [X] 5,17 * the whole document *
 [A]  - REED M C ET AL, "TURBO-CODE TERMINATION SCHEMES AND A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE FOR SHORT FRAMES", IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, XX, XX, (19961015), pages 354 - 358, XP002050626 [A] * the whole document *
 [PA]  - HOKFELT J ET AL, "A survey on trellis termination alternatives for turbo codes", 49TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE VTC'99, Houston, Texas, USA, (19990516), pages 2225 - 2229, XP002125111
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