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EP About this file: EP1633121

EP1633121 - Speech signal processing with combined adaptive noise reduction and adaptive echo compensation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.09.2009
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Becker-Göring-Strasse 16
76307 Karlsbad / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]For all designated states
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Becker-Goering-Strasse 16
76307 Karlsbad / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Kellermann, Walter, Prof.Dr.-Ing
University Erlangen-Nuremberg Cauerstrasse 7
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / Herbordt, Wolfgang, c/oKellermann, W., Prof.Dr.-Ing
University Erlangen-Nuremberg Cauerstrasse 7
91058 Erlangen / DE
 [2006/10]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04021055.103.09.2004
[2006/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1633121
Date:08.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1633121
Date:05.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04M9/08, H04R3/00, G10L21/02
[2006/10]
CPC:
H04M9/082 (EP,US); G10L15/20 (KR); G10L21/0208 (KR);
G10L2021/02082 (EP,US); G10L2021/02166 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/10]
TitleGerman:Sprachsignalverarbeitung für die gemeinsame adaptive Reduktion von Störgeräuschen und von akustischen Echos[2006/10]
English:Speech signal processing with combined adaptive noise reduction and adaptive echo compensation[2006/10]
French:Traitement du signal de parole pour la réduction adaptative de bruit et le contrôle adaptatif de l'écho acoustique simultanés[2006/10]
Examination procedure08.09.2006Examination requested  [2006/43]
16.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.09.2008Fee for grant paid
23.09.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.08.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
25.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XY] WO0193554  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV et al.) [X] 1-3,6-14,17-22 * page 4, line 6 - page 7, line 19 * * figures 1-3 *[Y] 4,5,15,16
 [A] GB2355632  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-22 * page 4, line 28 - page 8, line 32 * * figures 3,4 *
 [XY]   KELLERMANN W: "Strategies for combining acoustic echo cancellation and adaptive beamforming microphone arrays", ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1997. ICASSP-97., 1997 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUNICH, GERMANY 21-24 APRIL 1997, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, vol. 1, 21 April 1997 (1997-04-21), pages 219 - 222, XP010226174, ISBN: 0-8186-7919-0 [X] 1-3,6-14,17-22 * the whole document *[Y] 4,5,15,16

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1997.599608
 [Y]   HOSHUYAMA O ET AL: "A ROBUST ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMER FOR MICROPHONE ARRAYS WITH A BLOCKING MATRIX USING CONSTRAINED ADAPTIVE FILTERS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, IEEE, INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 47, no. 10, October 1999 (1999-10-01), pages 2677 - 2684, XP000947154, ISSN: 1053-587X [Y] 4,5,15,16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/78.790650
 [A]   HERBORDT W ET AL: "Computationally Efficient Frequency-Domain Combination of Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Robust Adaptive Beamforming", EUROSPEECH, vol. 2, 2001, pages 1001, XP007004503 [A] 1-22 * the whole document *
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