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EP About this file: EP1686564

EP1686564 - Bandwidth extension of bandlimited acoustic signals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2010
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Becker-Göring-Strasse 16
76307 Karlsbad / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/31]For all designated states
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Becker-Goering-Strasse 16
76307 Karlsbad / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Iser, Bernd
Uhrenmachergasse 9
89077 Ulm / DE
02 / Schmidt, Gerhard Uwe
Jörg-Syrlin-Strasse 26
89081 Ulm / DE
 [2006/31]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/31]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05001959.531.01.2005
[2006/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1686564
Date:02.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1686564
Date:15.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.07.2005
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/02
[2006/31]
CPC:
G10L21/038 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/31]
TitleGerman:Bandbreitenerweiterung eines schmalbandigen akustischen Signals[2006/31]
English:Bandwidth extension of bandlimited acoustic signals[2006/31]
French:Extension de largueur de bande d'un signal acoustique à bande limitée[2006/31]
Examination procedure24.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/41]
18.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.10.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.02.2009Fee for grant paid
18.02.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.01.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200905   M06   Fee paid on   26.02.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.04.2009
BE15.04.2009
CY15.04.2009
CZ15.04.2009
DK15.04.2009
EE15.04.2009
FI15.04.2009
IT15.04.2009
LT15.04.2009
NL15.04.2009
PL15.04.2009
RO15.04.2009
SI15.04.2009
SK15.04.2009
TR15.04.2009
BG15.07.2009
SE15.07.2009
GR16.07.2009
ES26.07.2009
IS15.08.2009
PT15.09.2009
HU16.10.2009
[2012/47]
Former [2012/42]AT15.04.2009
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CY15.04.2009
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BG15.07.2009
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PL15.04.2009
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LT15.04.2009
NL15.04.2009
SI15.04.2009
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ES26.07.2009
IS15.08.2009
PT15.09.2009
Former [2009/47]LT15.04.2009
ES26.07.2009
Former [2009/46]ES26.07.2009
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0732687  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,4-10,12-17 * abstract * * page 3, line 34 - page 4, line 27 * * figures 1-7 *;
 [X]US6681202  (MIET GILES [FR], et al) [X] 1,2,4-10,12-17 * column 3, line 42 - column 4, line 5 * * column 5, lines 25-30 * * column 6, line 66 - column 7, line 3 *;
 [A]US2004166820  (SLUIJTER ROBERT JOHANNES [NL], et al) [A] 1,8,9,16,17 * abstract ** page 3, paragraph 32 *;
 [A]  - MIET G ET AL, "Low-band extension of telephone-band speech", 2000 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. PROCEEDINGS. (ICASSP), ISTANBUL, TURKEY, (20000605), vol. 3 OF 6, ISBN 0-7803-6294-2, pages 1851 - 1854, XP002189055 [A] 1-17 * pags 1852-1853, sections 2.1-2.2 *
 [A]  - ISER B ET AL, "Neural Networks Versus Codebooks in an Application for Bandwidth Extension of Speech Signals", EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (EUROSPEECH), (200309), page 565, XP007006632 [A] 1-17 * abstract *
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