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EP0987896 - Transmission system and method, signal adjusting apparatus and method, and routing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.04.2013
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.05.2013  [2013/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/12]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Furukawa, Jun
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Hirasawa, Takashi
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Satoh, Kimiyasu
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Mita, Michio
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2000/12]
Representative(s)Turner, James Arthur, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/12]Turner, James Arthur, et al
D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date99307416.020.09.1999
[2000/12]
Priority number, dateJP1998026482018.09.1998         Original published format: JP 26482098
JP1998027005024.09.1998         Original published format: JP 27005098
[2000/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0987896
Date:22.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0987896
Date:06.09.2006
[2006/36]
Former [2006/35]Type: A3 Search report
No.:EP0987896
Date:
Status:(deleted)
[2006/35]
[2006/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/24
[2000/12]
CPC:
H04N21/435 (EP,US); H04H60/04 (EP,US); H04H60/07 (EP,US);
H04N17/004 (EP,US); H04N21/235 (EP,US); H04N21/23614 (EP,US);
H04N21/2362 (EP,US); H04N21/2365 (EP,US); H04N21/258 (EP,US);
H04N21/64792 (EP,US); H04N7/17336 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/19]
Former [2000/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:System und Verfahren zur Ubertragung, Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Signaleinstellung sowie Vorrichtung zur Leitweglenkung[2000/12]
English:Transmission system and method, signal adjusting apparatus and method, and routing apparatus[2000/12]
French:Système et méthode de transmission, dispositif et méthode d'ajustement de signal, et dispositif d'acheminement[2000/12]
Examination procedure22.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/18]
06.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/21]
30.10.2012Date of oral proceedings
04.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/21]
04.01.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  06.10.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
14.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0837609  (NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-6 * page 2, line 5 - line 40 *;
 [X]  - CARTWRIGHT C T, "Issues in multiplex and service management in digital multichannel broadcasting", BROADCASTING CONVENTION, 1997. IBS 97., INTERNATIONAL (CONF. PUBL. 447) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 12-16 SEPT. 1997, LONDON, UK,IEE, UK, (19970912), ISBN 0-85296-694-6, pages 308 - 313, XP006508775 [X] 1-6 * page 312, column R *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:19971288
 [A]  - CANIZARES P ET AL, "The first Spanish experience on digital terrestrial television broadcasting", BROADCASTING CONVENTION, INTERNATIONAL (CONF. PUBL. NO. 428) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 12-16 SEPT. 1996, LONDON, UK,IEE, UK, (19960912), ISBN 0-85296-663-6, pages 196 - 199, XP006510018 [A] 1-6 * figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:19960805
 [A]  - KNEIP M ET AL, "Control and supervision of a digital broadcast network", BROADCASTING CONVENTION, INTERNATIONAL (CONF. PUBL. NO. 428) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 12-16 SEPT. 1996, LONDON, UK,IEE, UK, (19960912), ISBN 0-85296-663-6, pages 55 - 60, XP006509994 [A] 1-6 * figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:19960782
 [A]  - BUNGUM O W, "Transmultiplexing, transcontrol and transscrambling of MPEG-2/DVB signal", BROADCASTING CONVENTION, INTERNATIONAL (CONF. PUBL. NO. 428) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 12-16 SEPT. 1996, LONDON, UK,IEE, UK, (19960912), ISBN 0-85296-663-6, pages 288 - 293, XP006510034 [A] 1-6 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:19960822
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