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EP3963901 - SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS FROM DISTRIBUTED DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.01.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  28.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
[2022/10]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIOKA, Takuya
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
02 / STOLCKE, Andreas
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
03 / CHEN, Zhuo
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
04 / DIMITRIADIS, Dimitrios Basile
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
05 / ZENG, Nanshan
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
06 / QIN, Lijuan
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
07 / HINTHORN, William Isaac
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
08 / HUANG, Xuedong
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC One Microsoft
Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
 [2022/10]
Representative(s)CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[2022/10]
Application number, filing date20719803.717.03.2020
[2022/10]
WO2020US23226
Priority number, dateUS20191639936930.04.2019         Original published format: US201916399369
[2022/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020222928
Date:05.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3963901
Date:09.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:H04R3/00, G06F3/16, H04R29/00
[2022/10]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP); H04R5/04 (US); G06F3/165 (EP);
G10L15/16 (US); H04L65/60 (US); H04R29/006 (EP);
H04R3/04 (US); H04R3/12 (US); G10L2015/088 (US);
H04R2201/405 (EP); H04R2420/07 (US) (-)
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 [2022/10]
TitleGerman:SYNCHRONISIERUNG VON AUDIOSIGNALEN VON VERTEILTEN VORRICHTUNGEN[2022/10]
English:SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS FROM DISTRIBUTED DEVICES[2022/10]
French:SYNCHRONISATION DE SIGNAUX AUDIO PROVENANT DE DISPOSITIFS DISTRIBUÉS[2022/10]
Entry into regional phase21.09.2021National basic fee paid 
21.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/10]
21.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M04) [2024/19]
09.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2015172842  (NAKAMURA KEISUKE [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,5,6,8,9,12,13,15 * sentences 66-71,261-302 * * figures 1,21 * * figures 1,2,23-31 *;
 [XI]EP3122066  (HARMAN INT IND [US]) [X] 1,2,5-9,12-15 * paragraphs [0012] - [0044] - [0057] * * figures 1-3 * [I] 3,4,10,11;
 [A]US2017092287  (MIZUMOTO TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,9,15* the whole document *
ExaminationUS2009238377
 US2012170760
 WO2018164681
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