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EP0311494 - Method and apparatus for digital transmission of speech between mobile stations [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  07.02.1997
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representativepublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATRA COMMUNICATION
50, rue du Président Sadate
29101 Quimper / FR
[N/P]
Former [1989/15]For all designated states
MATRA COMMUNICATION
50, rue du Président Sadate
F-29101 Quimper / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Tassy, Alain
6, rue Denis Papin
F-92600 Asnieres / FR
02 / Lecomte, Isabelle
rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
F-78392 Bois d'Arcy Cedex / FR
03 / Lever, Michel
rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
F-78392 Bois d'Arcy Cedex / FR
04 / Lelievre, Laurent
35, rue de Coignière
F-78760 Jours-Pontchartrain / FR
[1989/15]
Representative(s)Fort, Jacques
CABINET PLASSERAUD 84, rue d'Amsterdam
75009 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [1989/15]Fort, Jacques
CABINET PLASSERAUD 84, rue d'Amsterdam
F-75009 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date88402484.530.09.1988
[1989/15]
Priority number, dateFR1987001366902.10.1987         Original published format: FR 8713669
[1989/15]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0311494
Date:12.04.1989
Language:FR
[1989/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0311494
Date:16.12.1992
Language:FR
[1992/51]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0311494
Date:26.03.1997
Language:FR
[1997/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.1989
ClassificationIPC:H04B1/66, G10L9/14
[1989/15]
CPC:
G10L19/005 (EP); H04B1/66 (EP); G10L19/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LU,   NL [1989/15]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Einrichtung zur digitalen Sprachübertragung zwischen beweglichen Stationen[1989/15]
English:Method and apparatus for digital transmission of speech between mobile stations[1989/15]
French:Procédé et installation de transmission numérique de parole entre mobiles[1989/15]
Examination procedure20.07.1989Examination requested  [1989/38]
21.06.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.12.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.06.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.1992Fee for grant paid
03.08.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  15.09.1993  01.10.1993  ADMISSIBLE
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Opponent's representative
de Jongh, Cornelis Dominicus
INTERNATIONAAL OCTROOIBUREAU B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6
5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
 [2008/39]
Former [1993/45]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.1993  01.10.1993  ADMISSIBLE
Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
NL-5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Opponent's representative
De Jongh, Cornelis Dominicus
INTERNATIONAAL OCTROOIBUREAU B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
22.10.1993Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.04.1994Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.05.1994Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
08.07.1994Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
07.07.1995Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
18.11.1995Reply to a communication from the opposition division
06.03.1996Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.1996Reply to a communication from the opposition division
18.07.1996Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.07.1996Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
30.10.1996Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
25.11.1996Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.08.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
17.08.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
20.08.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES16.12.1992
GR16.12.1992
IT16.12.1992
[2008/01]
Former [2002/24]ES16.12.1992
GR16.12.1992
IT16.12.1992
Former [2000/04]GR16.12.1992
IT16.12.1992
Former [1999/42]IT16.12.1992
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0116975
 [A]  - ICASSP 86 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Tokyo, 7-11 avril 1986, vol. 2, pages 857-860, IEEE, Tokyo, JP; A. LE GUYADER et al.: "A robust 16 KBITS/S vector adaptive predictive coder for mobile communications"
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS ICDSC-7 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, Munich, 12-16 mai 1986, pages 785-790, VDE-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, DE; T. ARASEKI et al.: "A high quality multi-pulse LPC coder for speech transmission below 16 KBPS"
 [A]  - ICASSP '80 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Denver, Colorado, 9-11 avril 1980, vol. 2/3, pages 360-364, IEEE, New York, US; A.B. WADIA: "Error correction scheme for telephone line transmission of RELP VOCODER"
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