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EP About this file: EP1025498

EP1025498 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING A DIGITAL INFORMATION PLAYBACK DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.02.2004
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 16.04.2008  [2008/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Audible, Inc.
65 Willowbrook Boulevard
Wayne, NJ 07470 / US
[2000/32]
Inventor(s)01 / MOTT, Timothy
110 Old Mil Road, P.O. Box 6289
Ketchum, ID 83340 / US
02 / STORY, Guy
151 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012 / US
03 / JUN, Benjamin, Che-Ming
1081-B Tanland Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
04 / PAI, Samuel, Hong-Yen
3306 Piragua Street
Carlsbad, CA 92009 / US
05 / KOCHER, Paul
143 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94117 / US
[2000/32]
Representative(s)Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/32]Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date98953222.102.10.1998
[2000/32]
WO1998US20659
Priority number, dateUS1997094358203.10.1997         Original published format: US 943582
[2000/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9918506
Date:15.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1025498
Date:09.08.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.04.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1025498
Date:02.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.04.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/00, G11B20/00, H04L29/06, G06F1/00
[2001/06]
CPC:
H04N21/231 (EP,US); G06F11/006 (EP,US); G11B20/00086 (EP,US);
H04N21/2347 (EP,US); H04N21/2543 (EP,US); H04N21/25816 (EP,US);
H04N21/41407 (EP,US); H04N21/42684 (EP,US); H04N21/443 (EP,US);
H04N21/6405 (EP,US); H04N21/6408 (EP,US); H04N21/8355 (EP,US);
H04N21/8549 (EP,US); H04N7/165 (EP,US); H04N7/17318 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/32]G06F11/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/32]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUR ZIELGERICHTETEN ANSTEUERUNG EINES DIGITALEN DATENWIEDERGABEGERÄTS[2000/32]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING A DIGITAL INFORMATION PLAYBACK DEVICE[2000/32]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE CIBLAGE D'UN DISPOSITIF DE LECTURE D'INFORMATIONS NUMERIQUES[2000/32]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2000National basic fee paid 
02.05.2000Search fee paid 
02.05.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.04.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
02.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/32]
25.05.2001Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.2002Fee for grant paid
20.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
IT02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
CY02.10.2003
IE02.10.2003
LU02.10.2003
ES30.10.2003
MC31.10.2003
[2008/16]
Former [2005/03]AT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
CY02.10.2003
IE02.10.2003
LU02.10.2003
ES30.10.2003
MC31.10.2003
Former [2005/02]AT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
CY02.10.2003
LU02.10.2003
ES30.10.2003
MC31.10.2003
Former [2004/39]AT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
CY02.10.2003
LU02.10.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/36]AT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
CY02.10.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/28]AT02.04.2003
BE02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/23]AT02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/05]AT02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/04]AT02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
ES30.10.2003
Former [2004/03]AT02.04.2003
CH02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
Former [2004/02]CH02.04.2003
LI02.04.2003
NL02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0302710  (IBM [US]) [X] 1,2,5,7-9,13,14,17,19-21,25,26,29,31-33 * abstract * * column 2, line 56 - column 3, line 48 * * figure 1; claims 1-3 *;
 [X]WO9635987  (MACROVISION CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,7,8,11-14,19,20,23-26,31,32,35 * abstract * * page 6, line 20 - page 7, line 7 * * page 9, line 1 - line 17 * * page 13, line 1 - line 6 * * page 20, line 31 - page 22, line 24 * * page 29, line 16 - line 26 * * claims 1,2 *;
 [X]US5615061  (SINGH JITENDRA K [US]) [X] 1,2,13,14,25,26* column 1, line 45 - column 2, line 54 *;
 [XP]WO9811487  (AUDIBLE INC [US]) [XP] 1-37 * the whole document *
International search[A]US5132992  (YURT PAUL [US], et al);
 [XY]US5483658  (GRUBE GARY W [US], et al);
 [A]US5511122  (ATKINSON RANDALL [US]);
 [A]US5555098  (PARULSKI KENNETH A [US]);
 [AP]US5781723  (YEE BENNET [US], et al);
 [Y]  - "COMPUTER DICTIONARY, PASSAGE.", COMPUTER DICTIONARY, XX, XX, XX, (19940101), page A + 194/195., XP002916668
by applicantUS5132992
 US5790423
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