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EP2139000 - Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a speech and/or non-speech audio input signal [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.03.2012
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.03.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.05.2012  [2012/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[2011/19]
Former [2010/01]For all designated states
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Wuebbolt, Oliver
Auf dem Lärchenberge 8
30161 Hannover / DE
02 / Boehm, Johannes
Sieberweg 35
37081 Göttingen / DE
 [2010/01]
Representative(s)Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/01]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date08159018.425.06.2008
[2010/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2139000
Date:30.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/53]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2139000
Date:25.05.2011
Language:EN
[2011/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.09.2008
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/14, G10L19/02, G10L19/04, G10L11/02
[2010/40]
CPC:
G10L19/24 (EP); G10L19/0212 (EP); G10L19/04 (EP);
G10L25/78 (EP)
Former IPC [2010/01]G10L19/14, // G10L19/02, G10L19/04, G10L11/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/36]
Former [2010/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Kodierung und Dekodierung von Sprache bzw. Nicht-Sprache-Audioeingabesignalen[2010/01]
English:Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a speech and/or non-speech audio input signal[2010/01]
French:Procédé et appareil de codage ou de décodage d'un signal d'entrée audio vocal et/ou non vocal[2010/01]
Examination procedure23.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/14]
24.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
20.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
13.09.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.12.2010Fee for grant paid
18.12.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 is  24.03.2010
Opposition(s)28.02.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1278184  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [A] 1-4,14,15 * paragraph [0012] * * figures 2a,2b *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1998.674436
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1998.674436
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