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EP About this file: EP1620845

EP1620845 - IMPROVED AUDIO CODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SPECTRAL COMPONENT COUPLING AND SPECTRAL COMPONENT REGENERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.01.2019
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.01.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, PT		published on 08.07.2020  [2020/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2018/09]
Former [2006/05]For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue San Francisco
California 94103 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ANDERSEN, Robert, Loring
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
02 / TRUMAN, Michael, Mead
9631 Pennington Lane
Missouri City, TX 77459 / US
03 / WILLIAMS, Philip, Anthony
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
04 / VERNON, Stephen, Decker
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
 [2006/05]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2018/09]
Former [2010/10]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Former [2006/05]Hoffmann, Eckart
Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date04750889.030.04.2004
[2006/05]
WO2004US13217
Priority number, dateUS2003043444908.05.2003         Original published format: US 434449
[2006/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004102532
Date:25.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1620845
Date:01.02.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.11.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1620845
Date:28.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/02, G10L21/038
[2017/36]
CPC:
G10L21/038 (EP,KR,US); G10L21/02 (BR); G10L19/02 (EP,BR,KR,US)
Former IPC [2006/05]G10L21/02, G10L19/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/09]
Former [2006/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE AUDIOCODIERUNGSSYSTEME UND VERFAHREN MIT SPEKTRALKOMPONENTENKOPPLUNG UND SPEKTRALKOMPONENTENREGENERATION[2006/05]
English:IMPROVED AUDIO CODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SPECTRAL COMPONENT COUPLING AND SPECTRAL COMPONENT REGENERATION[2006/05]
French:SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES DE CODAGE AUDIO AMELIORE UTILISANT UN COUPLAGE DE COMPOSANTS SPECTRAUX ET UNE REGENERATION DE COMPOSANTS SPECTRAUX[2006/05]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2005National basic fee paid 
14.10.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/05]
19.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.01.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.05.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.2018Fee for grant paid
12.01.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.01.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP12002662.0  / EP2535895
EP16169329.6  / EP3093844
EP20187378.3  / EP3757994
EP22160456.4  / EP4057282
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.10.2009
Opposition(s)29.11.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2019/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
25.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.04.2004
CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
MC28.02.2018
PT28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SI28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
IE30.04.2018
LU30.04.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
[2020/27]
Former [2019/19]CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
MC28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SI28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
IE30.04.2018
LU30.04.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2019/13]CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
MC28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SI28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
LU30.04.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2019/08]CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
MC28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
LU30.04.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2018/52]CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
MC28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2018/50]CY28.02.2018
CZ28.02.2018
EE28.02.2018
RO28.02.2018
SK28.02.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2018/40]CY28.02.2018
BG28.05.2018
GR29.05.2018
Former [2018/37]CY28.02.2018
GR29.05.2018
Cited inInternational search[A]WO9857436  (LILJERYD LARS GUSTAF [SE], et al) [A] 1-44 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6341165  (GBUR UWE [DE], et al) [A] 32-39,42-44 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO0241302  (CODING TECHNOLOGIES SWEDEN AB [SE], et al) [A] 1-44 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - CHI-MIN LIU ET AL, "Design Of The Coupling Schemes For The Dolby Ac-3 Coder In Stereo Coding", INT. CONF. ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, ICCE, IEEE, (19980602), pages 328 - 329, XP010283089 [A] 32-39,42-44 * the whole document *
ExaminationWO0045379
    - DIETZ M ET AL, "SPECTRAL BAND REPLICATION, A NOVEL APPROACH IN AUDIO CODING", AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY CONVENTION PAPER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20020510), vol. 112, no. 5553, pages 1 - 08, XP 009020921
    - Yasheng Qian ET AL, "WIDEBAND SPEECH RECOVERY FROM NARROWBAND SPEECH USING CLASSIFIED CODEBOOK MAPPING", Proceedings of the 9th Australian International Conference on Speech Science & Technology Melbourne, (20021205), pages 106 - 111, URL: http://kom.aau.dk/group/04gr742/Diverse doks/Wideband speech recovery from narrowband speech using classified codebook mapping.pdf, (20131018), XP 055084555
    - WATSON M A ET AL, "DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AAC DECODERS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20000801), vol. 46, no. 3, doi:10.1109/30.883454, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 819 - 824, XP 001142908
by applicant   - "Digital Audio Compression (AC-3", ADVANCED TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE (ATSC) STANDARD DOCUMENT A/52
    - PRINCEN ET AL., "Subband/Transform Coding Using Filter Bank Designs Based on Time Domain Aliasing Cancellation", PROC. OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONF. ON ACOUST., SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROC., (198705), pages 2161 - 64
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