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EP0637012 - Signal processing device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.10.2000
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.12.2000 [2000/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/52]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu, 571 / JP
Former [1995/05]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Ohaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu, 571 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kane, Joji
4-34, Jingu 1-chome
Nara-shi, Nara 631 / JP
02 / Nohara, Akira
10-17, Matsuzonocho
Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 662 / JP
[1995/05]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/05]Patentanwälte Beetz - Timpe - Siegfried Schmitt-Fumian - Mayr
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date94108160.618.01.1991
[1995/05]
Priority number, dateJP1990000859318.01.1990         Original published format: JP 859390
JP1990000859418.01.1990         Original published format: JP 859490
JP1990003320913.02.1990         Original published format: JP 3320990
JP1990003321213.02.1990         Original published format: JP 3321290
[1995/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0637012
Date:01.02.1995
Language:EN
[1995/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0637012
Date:01.03.1995
Language:EN
[1995/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0637012
Date:29.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.01.1995
ClassificationIPC:G10L3/02
[1995/05]
CPC:
G10L21/0208 (EP,US); G10L15/02 (KR); G10L21/0232 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI,   NL,   SE [1995/05]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Rauschreduzierung[1995/05]
English:Signal processing device[1995/05]
French:Appareil de réduction de bruit[1995/05]
Examination procedure19.01.1995Examination requested  [1995/12]
13.01.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.03.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.1999Fee for grant paid
14.06.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP91100591.6  / EP0438174
Opposition(s)30.09.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
29.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
29.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
28.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - H.NAGABUCHI ET AL., "Quality improvement of synthesised speech in noisy speech analysis-synthesis processing", ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, MARYLAND, USA, (198109), vol. 64, no. 9, pages 21 - 30, XP000600521 [A] 1 * page 21 - page 26, column L, paragraph 1 *
 [A]  - W.M. KUSHNER ET AL., "The effects of subtractive-type speech enhancement/noise reduction algorithms on parameter estimation for improved recognition and coding in high noise environments", ICASSP 89, GLASGOW, (19890523), vol. 1, pages 211 - 214 [A] 1 * page 211 - page 212, column R, paragraph 3 *
 [A]  - D.G.CHILDERS ET AL., "Co-channel speech separation", ICASSP 87, DALLAS, (19870406), pages 181 - 184 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - D. O'SHAUGHNESSY, "Enhancing speech degraded by additive noise or interfering speakers", IEEE COM. MAGAZINE, NEW YORK, (198902), vol. 27, no. 2, doi:doi:10.1109/35.17653, pages 46 - 52, XP000099236 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.17653
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