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EP0592104 - Coding and decoding of digital signals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.11.2002
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.01.2003  [2003/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/02]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1994/15]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shimoyoshi, Osamu, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
02 / Akagiri, Kenzo, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
03 / Abe, Miki, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
04 / Watanabe, Takahiro, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
[1994/15]
Representative(s)Cotter, Ivan John, et al
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/15]Cotter, Ivan John, et al
D. YOUNG & CO. 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date93307000.506.09.1993
[1994/15]
Priority number, dateJP1992024357511.09.1992         Original published format: JP 24357592
[1994/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0592104
Date:13.04.1994
Language:EN
[1994/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0592104
Date:14.12.1994
Language:EN
[1994/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0592104
Date:09.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.1994
ClassificationIPC:H04B1/66, G10L13/02
[2002/01]
CPC:
H04B14/046 (EP,US); H04L23/02 (KR); H04L1/0042 (KR);
H04L1/0047 (KR)
Former IPC [1994/15]H04B1/66, G10L7/04, G10L7/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/15]
TitleGerman:Kodierung und Dekodierung digitaler Signale[1994/15]
English:Coding and decoding of digital signals[1994/15]
French:Codage et décodage de signaux numériques[1994/15]
Examination procedure02.05.1995Examination requested  [1995/26]
29.04.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.11.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2000Date of oral proceedings
13.06.2000Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
13.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.06.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.09.2001Fee for grant paid
04.09.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.10.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
10.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
09.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]   RENARD: "A study of the filter roundoff noise in subband coding systems", SIGNAL PROCESSING VI, THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS, vol. II, August 1992 (1992-08-01), AMSTERDAM NL, pages 949 - 952, XP000348534 [A] * page 952, column L, line 18 - line 28; figure 5 *
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