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EP About this file: EP3944235

EP3944235 - SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.11.2025
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.03.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip07.11.2025Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 10.12.2025  [2025/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / HASEGAWA, Sou
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome,
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2022/04]01 / HASEGAWA, Sou
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date19920310.018.03.2019
[2022/04]
WO2019JP11295
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020188724
Date:24.09.2020
Language:JA
[2020/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3944235
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.09.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G10L17/04, G10L17/02, // G10L17/18, G10L17/22
[2022/12]
CPC:
G10L17/04 (EP,US); G10L17/06 (EP); G10L17/18 (EP);
G10L17/22 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/04]G10L17/04
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 [2022/04]
TitleGerman:SPRECHERERKENNUNGSPROGRAMM, SPRECHERERKENNUNGSVERFAHREN UND SPRECHERERKENNUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/04]
English:SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION DEVICE[2022/04]
French:PROGRAMME D'IDENTIFICATION DE LOCUTEUR, PROCÉDÉ D'IDENTIFICATION DE LOCUTEUR ET DISPOSITIF D'IDENTIFICATION DE LOCUTEUR[2022/04]
Entry into regional phase24.08.2021Translation filed 
24.08.2021National basic fee paid 
24.08.2021Search fee paid 
24.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
24.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.08.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
30.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.07.2025Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2025/50]
06.08.2025Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2025/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X] US6424946  (TRITSCHLER ALAIN CHARLES LOUIS et al.)
International search[XA] JP2000308198  (GM & M KK et al.) [A] 3, 4
 [A] JP2000250594  (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-2, 6-7 * , paragraph [0081] & US 7676372 B1, column 18, lines 13-19 *
 [A] JP2007057714  (NEC CORP et al.) [A] 2 * , paragraph [0002] (Family: none) *
 [A] WO2009110613  (NEC CORP et al.) [A] 1-4, 6-7 * , entire text, all drawings & US 2007/0055530 A1, entire text, all drawings *
 [XA]   NAKAGAWA, SEIICHI: "Speaker Change Detection and Speaker Clustering Using VQ Distortion Measure", IEICE TECHNICAL REPORT, vol. J8-D-II, no. 11, November 2002 (2002-11-01), pages 1645 - 1655, XP055741207

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/scj.10488
 [A]   MITSUMASA HOSOKAWA, MASAFUMI NISHIDA, SEIICHI YAMAMOTO: "Speaker Recognition Using Anchor Model Clustering Based on Selection of Gaussian Mixtures", FORUM ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2011, 31 July 2011 (2011-07-31), pages 31 - 34, XP009530010
Examination  NAIR PRAVEEN G ET AL: "Efficient Speaker Identification Using Artificial Neural Network", 1 March 2015 (2015-03-01), XP093259409, Retrieved from the Internet
by applicant  SPEAKER RECOGNITION API, 14 March 2019 (2019-03-14), Retrieved from the Internet >
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