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EP About this file: EP0376501

EP0376501 - Speech recognition system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.1998
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DRAGON SYSTEMS INC.
Chapel Bridge Park 90 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02158 / US
[N/P]
Former [1990/27]For all designated states
DRAGON SYSTEMS INC.
Chapel Bridge Park 90 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02158 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Roberts, Jed
38 Sparks St
Cambridge, MA 02138 / US
02 / Baker, James K.
172 Highland Street
West Newton, MA 02165 / US
03 / Porter, Edward W.
70 The Fenway, Unit 46
Boston, MA 02115 / US
[1990/27]
Representative(s)Lucking, David John, et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Lucking, David John, et al
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [1995/28]Lucking, David John, et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
D-80801 München / DE
Former [1990/27]Lewis, Samuel Hewitt
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
D-80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date89312521.130.11.1989
[1990/27]
Priority number, dateUS1988028070006.12.1988         Original published format: US 280700
[1990/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0376501
Date:04.07.1990
Language:EN
[1990/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0376501
Date:03.10.1990
Language:EN
[1990/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0376501
Date:04.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.08.1990
ClassificationIPC:G10L5/06
[1990/27]
CPC:
G10L15/063 (EP,US); G10L15/22 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1990/27]
TitleGerman:Spracherkennungssystem[1990/27]
English:Speech recognition system[1990/27]
French:Dispositif pour la reconnaissance de la parole[1990/27]
Examination procedure19.02.1991Examination requested  [1991/16]
08.12.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.04.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.01.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.10.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.06.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.12.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.1997Fee for grant paid
03.03.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1998/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
09.10.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
08.11.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
15.11.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
09.11.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
11.11.1996Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
02.12.199103   M06   Fee paid on   24.02.1992
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR04.06.1997
NL04.06.1997
SE04.09.1997
ES22.12.1997
[2004/04]
Former [2003/07]GR04.06.1997
NL04.06.1997
SE04.09.1997
Former [2000/04]GR04.06.1997
SE04.09.1997
Former [1998/12]SE04.09.1997
Documents cited:Search[X]US4461023  (KATAYAMA HIROHIKO [JP]);
 [X]US4783803  (BAKER JAMES K [US], et al);
 [XP]US4866778  (BAKER JAMES K [US])
 [X]  - ICASSP '87, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Dallas, Texas, 6th - 9th April 1987, vol. 2, pages 701-704, IEEE, New York, US; A. AVERBUCH et al.: "Experiments with the tangora 20,000 word speech recognizer"
 [X]  - ICASSP '86, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Tokyo, 7th - 11th April 1986, vol. 2, pages 1121-1124, IEEE, New York, US; F. TOGAWA et al.: "Voice-activated word processor with automatic learning for dynamic optimization of syllable-templates"
 [XP]  - SPEECH TECHOLOGY, vol. 4, no. 4, April/May 1989, pages 20-24, Media Dimensions Inc., New York, US; J.K. BAKER: "A second-generation large vocabulary system"
Examination   - speech recognizer"
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