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EP3291227 - SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF SOUND PROCESSING, SOUND PROCESSING PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2020
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.06.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  02.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2018/10]
Inventor(s)01 / Otani, Takeshi
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, 211-8588 / JP
02 / Togawa, Taro
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, 211-8588 / JP
03 / Nakayama, Sayuri
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, 211-8588 / JP
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/10]
Application number, filing date17184905.204.08.2017
[2018/10]
Priority number, dateJP2016016859330.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016168593
[2018/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3291227
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3291227
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0208, G10L21/0272, H04R3/00, H03G5/16, H03G3/32, // G10L21/0316, G10L21/0216
[2018/36]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP,US); G10L21/0232 (US); G10K11/178 (US);
G10L21/0208 (EP,US); G10L21/0272 (EP,US); H03G3/32 (EP,US);
H03G5/165 (EP,US); G10K2210/30232 (US); G10K2210/3045 (US);
G10L2021/02087 (EP,US); G10L2021/02161 (EP,US); G10L21/0316 (EP,US);
H04R2430/03 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/10]G10L21/0208, G10L21/0272, // G10L21/0316, G10L21/0216
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/30]
Former [2018/10]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 
TitleGerman:TONVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN ZUR TONVERARBEITUNG, TONVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM UND SPEICHERMEDIUM[2018/10]
English:SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF SOUND PROCESSING, SOUND PROCESSING PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM[2018/10]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE SON, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SON, PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT DE SON ET SUPPORT D'INFORMATIONS[2018/10]
Examination procedure04.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/30]
06.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.08.2019Fee for grant paid
09.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.08.2017
AL18.09.2019
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
MK18.09.2019
MT18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
RS18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
SM18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
NO18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
[2022/33]
Former [2022/27]HU04.08.2017
AL18.09.2019
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
MT18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
RS18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
SM18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
NO18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
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LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
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SI18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
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Documents cited:Search[A]US7315816  (GOTANDA HIROMU [JP], et al) [A] 1,9,14 * column 14, lines 35-55; figure 2 * * column 15, lines 25-33 * * column 15, line 66 - column 16, line 43 *;
 [A]JP2010193213  (PANASONIC CORP) [A] 1,9,14 * paragraph [0026]; figure 4 *;
 [A]  - AOKI M ET AL, "SOUND SOURCE SEGREGATION BASED ON ESTIMATING INCIDENT ANGLE OF EACH FREQUENCY COMPONENT OF INPUT SIGNALS ACQUIRED BY MULTIPLE MICROPHONES", ACOUSTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNO, ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, TOKYO, JP, (20010301), vol. 22, no. 2, doi:10.1250/AST.22.149, ISSN 1346-3969, pages 149 - 157, XP008073215 [A] 1,9,14 * page 150, column r - page 151, column l, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1250/ast.22.149
by applicantJP2009020471
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