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EP0241768 - Synthesizing word baseforms used in speech recognition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.03.1993
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1987/43]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Bahl, Lalit Rai
R.D. 1 Box 28 Elisha Purdy Road
Amawalk, N.Y. 10501 / US
02 / Desouza, Peter Vincent
1301 White Hill Road
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598 / US
03 / Mercer, Robert Leroy
669 Viewland Drive
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598 / US
04 / Picheny, Michael Alan
118 Ralph Avenue
White Plains New York 10606 / US
[1987/43]
Representative(s)Jost, Ottokarl
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1987/43]Jost, Ottokarl, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date87104309.724.03.1987
[1987/43]
Priority number, dateUS1986085352518.04.1986         Original published format: US 853525
[1987/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0241768
Date:21.10.1987
Language:EN
[1987/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0241768
Date:10.02.1988
Language:EN
[1988/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0241768
Date:20.05.1992
Language:EN
[1992/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.12.1987
ClassificationIPC:G10L5/06
[1987/43]
CPC:
G10L15/14 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1987/43]
TitleGerman:Erzeugung von Wortgrundstrukturen zur Spracherkennung[1987/43]
English:Synthesizing word baseforms used in speech recognition[1987/43]
French:Production de structures de base de mots pour la reconnaissance de la parole[1987/43]
Examination procedure24.02.1988Examination requested  [1988/16]
31.07.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.02.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.1991Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
18.11.1991Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.11.1991Fee for grant paid
23.11.1991Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.02.1993No opposition filed within time limit [1993/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.1989Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
09.03.1991Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.1992Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT20.05.1992
[2007/52]
Former [1999/42]IT20.05.1992
Documents cited:Search[A]  - ICASSP 84 PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, San Diego, California, 19th-21st March 1984, vol. 3, pages 35.6.1-35.6.4, IEEE; R. SCHWARTZ et al.: "Improved HIDDEN MARKOV MODELING of phonemes for continuous speech recognition"
 [A]  - RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, nr. 256, August 1985, page 418, abstract no. 25649, Emsworth, Hampshire, GB; "Composite fenemic phones"
 [A]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, vol. ASSP-28, no. 2, April 1980, pages 129-136, IEEE, New York, US; S. FURUI: "A training procedure for isolated word recognition systems"
 [A]  - ICASSP 84 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, San Diego, California, 19th-21st March 1984, pages 42.5.1-42.5.4, IEEE; J.M. LUCASSEN et al.: "An information theoretic approach to the automatic determination of phonemic baseforms"
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 24, no. 4, September 1981, pages 2042-2043, New York, US; L.R. BAHL et al.: "Automatic selection of speech prototypes"
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