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EP About this file: EP2485214

EP2485214 - SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.03.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.04.2023  [2023/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2012/32]
Inventor(s)01 / SUGIYAMA Akihiko
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2012/32]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/32]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date10820664.030.09.2010
WO2010JP67121
Priority number, dateJP2009022950901.10.2009         Original published format: JP 2009229509
[2012/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011040549
Date:07.04.2011
Language:JA
[2011/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2485214
Date:08.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.04.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/02, G10L21/0272
[2016/49]
CPC:
G10L21/0272 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/32]G10L21/02
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/32]
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2012/32]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM[2012/32]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAUX, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAUX ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAUX[2012/32]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2012Translation filed 
30.03.2012National basic fee paid 
30.03.2012Search fee paid 
30.03.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/32]
01.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.01.2020Date of oral proceedings
06.02.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
17.02.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/15]
01.03.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/15]
Appeal following examination24.04.2020Appeal received No.  T1562/20
26.06.2020Statement of grounds filed
01.03.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  24.07.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
23.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
22.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPH10253385  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV);
 [A]JP2001319420  (SONY CORP);
 [A]JP2003529968  (SONIC INNOVATIONS INC.);
 [A]JP2004502977  (ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORP.);
 [A]JP2006330687  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
 [A]JP2009020427  (YAMAHA CORP)
ExaminationUS2006210091
by applicantJP2009229509
    - B. WIDROW, "Adaptive Noise Cancelling: Principles and Applications", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, (197512), vol. 63, doi:doi:10.1109/PROC.1975.10036, pages 1692 - 1716, XP002023650

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PROC.1975.10036
    - M.J. AL-KINDI.; J. DUNLOP, "A low distortion adaptive noise cancellation structure for real time applications", PROCEEDINGS OFICASSP, (198704), vol. 12, pages 2153 - 2156
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