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EP0770985 - Signal encoding method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.01.2005
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.01.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.02.2005  [2005/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1997/18]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsumoto, Jun
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Omori, Shiro
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Nishiguchi, Masayuki
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Iijima, Kazuyuki
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1997/18]
Representative(s)Nicholls, Michael John
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/18]Nicholls, Michael John
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date96307742.525.10.1996
[1997/18]
Priority number, dateJP1995030219926.10.1995         Original published format: JP 30219995
JP1995030213026.10.1995         Original published format: JP 30213095
[1997/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0770985
Date:02.05.1997
Language:EN
[1997/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0770985
Date:07.10.1998
[1998/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0770985
Date:03.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.1998
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/02, G10L19/04
[2003/07]
CPC:
G10L19/0212 (EP,US); G10L19/04 (EP,KR,US); G10L19/0208 (EP,US);
G10L19/07 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/18]G10L3/02, G10L7/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1997/18]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Sprachkodierung[1997/18]
English:Signal encoding method and apparatus[1997/18]
French:Procédé et dispositif de codage de la parole[1997/18]
Examination procedure11.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/19]
12.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.2003Fee for grant paid
01.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02017464.5  / EP1262956
Opposition(s)06.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
11.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
11.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
15.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
14.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0396121  (CSELT CENTRO STUDI LAB TELECOM [IT]) [X] 1,8,12 * abstract * * claims 6,7,17 *;
 [A]  - LAURENT P A ET AL, "A ROBUST 2400 BPS SUBBAND LPC VOCODER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP), DETROIT, MAY 9 - 12, 1995 SPEECH, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950509), VOL. 1, pages 500 - 503, XP000658040 [A] 1,8,12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1995.479638
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