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EP About this file: EP0632429

EP0632429 - Vector quantizer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.04.2000
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.04.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.05.2000 [2000/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1995/01]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Serizawa, Masahiro
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1995/01]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/01]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Postfach 86 07 67
D-81634 München / DE
Application number, filing date94109994.728.06.1994
[1995/01]
Priority number, dateJP1993016055430.06.1993         Original published format: JP 16055493
[1995/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0632429
Date:04.01.1995
Language:EN
[1995/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0632429
Date:22.01.1997
[1997/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0632429
Date:02.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:G10L3/00
[1995/01]
CPC:
G10L19/04 (EP,US); G10L19/038 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1995/01]
TitleGerman:Vektorquantisierer[1995/01]
English:Vector quantizer[1995/01]
French:Quantificateur vectoriel[1995/01]
Examination procedure12.12.1996Examination requested  [1997/07]
04.05.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
16.11.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
08.12.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.1999Fee for grant paid
17.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.03.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0545386  (NEC CORP [JP]) [Y] 1,2* abstract *;
 [DPY]EP0557940  (NEC CORP [JP]) [DPY] 1,2 * the whole document *;
 [DY]  - TRANCOSO I M ET AL, "EFFICIENT SEARCH PROCEDURES FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMUM INNOVATION IN STOCHASTIC CODERS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS,SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, (19900301), vol. 38, no. 3, pages 385 - 396, XP000116519 [DY] 1,2 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/29.106858
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