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EP About this file: EP0657874

EP0657874 - Voice coder and a method for searching codebooks [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.01.2002
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/11]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1995/24]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ozawa, Kazunori, c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1995/24]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [1995/24]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
D-81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date94119533.109.12.1994
[1995/24]
Priority number, dateJP1993031052210.12.1993         Original published format: JP 31052293
JP1994003210402.03.1994         Original published format: JP 3210494
[1995/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0657874
Date:14.06.1995
Language:EN
[1995/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0657874
Date:14.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.03.1995
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/04, G10L19/10
[2000/35]
CPC:
G10L19/12 (EP,US); G10L19/0204 (EP,US); G10L2019/0005 (EP,US);
G10L2019/0013 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1995/24]G10L9/18, G10L9/14, G10L7/04, G10L5/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1995/24]
TitleGerman:Stimmkodierer und Verfahren zum Suchen von Kodebüchern[1995/24]
English:Voice coder and a method for searching codebooks[1995/24]
French:Codeur de voix et procédé pour chercher des livres de codage[1995/24]
Examination procedure21.03.1995Examination requested  [1995/24]
29.06.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.12.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
03.03.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
14.07.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.10.2000Fee for grant paid
24.10.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.12.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2002/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
29.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
30.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0573398  (HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO [US]) [A] 1,7,12,17,21,36,39,42,43;
 [A]EP0516439  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [A] 1,7,12,17,21,36,39,42,43;
 [A]EP0500961  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1,7,12,17,21,36,39,42,43
Examination   - Schroeder and Atal: "Code-Excited Linear Prediction (CELP): High-Quality Speech at Very Low Bit Rates", ICASSP 1985, pp. 937-940
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