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EP3179472 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM A MICROPHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.10.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.12.2017
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 12.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sony Mobile Communications, Inc. 1-8-15 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[2020/12]
Former [2017/24]	For all designated states Sony Mobile Communications, Inc. 1-8-15 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Sun, Yiran Sony Mobile Communications AB Mobilvägen 221 88 Lund / SE
	02 / Wikander, Anders Sony Mobile Communications AB Mobilvägen 221 88 Lund / SE
	03 / Örthagen, Sven Sony Mobile Communications AB Mobilvägen 221 88 Lund / SE
	[2017/24]
Representative(s)	Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München / DE
Former [2017/24]	Awapatent AB P.O. Box 5117 200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date	15199546.1	11.12.2015
	[2017/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3179472
	Date:	14.06.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3179472
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	G10L15/08, G11B20/10, // H04N7/18	[2017/24]
	CPC:	G11B20/10527 (EP,US); G10L15/30 (US); G10L15/08 (EP,US); G10L15/1815 (US); H04R29/004 (US); G10L17/06 (US); (+) G10L2015/088 (US); G11B2020/10546 (EP,US); G11B2020/10638 (EP,US); H04L67/10 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/04]
Former [2017/24]	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR AUFZEICHNUNG UND ANALYSE VON MIKROFONSIGNALEN	[2017/24]
	English:	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM A MICROPHONE	[2017/24]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ENREGISTREMENT ET D'ANALYSE DE DONNÉES D'UN MICROPHONE	[2017/24]
Examination procedure	11.12.2015	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	13.12.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.12.2017	Examination requested [2018/04]
	10.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.02.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	11.12.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	11.12.2020
	LU	11.12.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	11.12.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	11.12.2020
	LU	11.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	11.12.2015
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	11.12.2020
	LU	11.12.2020
Former [2021/47]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	11.12.2020
	LU	11.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	11.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[IY] US2009051768 (DEKEYSER PAUL et al.)
		[IY] WO2014015031 (NUGG IT LNC et al.) [I] 1-3,5-7,12-15 * page 2, paragraph 24 - page 3 * * page 3, paragraph 26 - page 4, paragraph 35 * * page 4, paragraphs 39, 40, 42,43 - paragraph 45 *[Y] 4,8-11
		[ID] WO2012135293 (AMBIENTZ et al.) [ID] 1-3,5-7,12-15 * page 3, paragraph 18 - page 4, paragraph 21 * * page 5, paragraph 25 - page 7, paragraph 34 *
		[A] US5790427 (GREER DAVID A et al.) [A] 1-3,5-7,12-15 * page 5, paragraph 25 - page 9, paragraph 49 *
		[I] US2004156616 (STRUB HENRY B et al.) [I] 1-3,5-7,13-15 * column 2, line 24 - line 53 * * column 3, line 1 - line 32 * * column 3, line 43 - line 61 * * column 6, line 49 - column 7, line 46 * * column 8, line 17 - column 9, line 4 *
		[Y] WO2008124786 (PERSONICS HOLDINGS INC et al.) [Y] 4,11 * page 4, paragraph 28 - page 5, paragraph 32 * * page 18, paragraph 141 - page 19, paragraph 144 * * page 27, paragraph 208 - paragraph 211 * * page 31, paragraph 237 - paragraph 241 *
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