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EP3479595 - AN APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR OBTAINING AUDIO SIGNALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.05.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2019/36]
Former [2019/30]For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karaportti 3
02610 Espoo / FI
Former [2019/19]For all designated states
Nokia Technology Oy
Karaportti 3
02610 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)01 / VILKAMO, Juha
Annankatu 4 A 18
00120 Helsinki / FI
02 / VIROLAINEN, Jussi
Koronakatu 5 C 20
02210 Espoo / FI
 [2019/19]
Representative(s)Swindell & Pearson Limited
48 Friar Gate
Derby DE1 1GY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/19]Nokia EPO representatives
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karaportti 3
02610 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date17819413.020.06.2017
[2019/19]
WO2017FI50459
Priority number, dateGB2016001137730.06.2016         Original published format: GB 201611377
[2019/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018002428
Date:04.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3479595
Date:08.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI04.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04R3/00, G06F17/00, G10L21/00, G10L19/008, H04S3/00, // H04S7/00
[2020/09]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP,CN,GB,US); G10L25/18 (CN,US); H04S7/00 (GB);
G10L25/21 (CN,US); H04R1/406 (CN,US); H04S7/30 (EP,CN,US);
H04R2201/401 (EP,CN,US); H04R2430/00 (CN,GB); H04R2430/03 (EP,CN,US);
H04R2430/20 (EP,CN,US); H04S2400/11 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/19]H04R3/00, G06F17/00, G10L21/00, G10L19/008, H04S3/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/19]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUM ERHALT VON AUDIOSIGNALEN[2019/19]
English:AN APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR OBTAINING AUDIO SIGNALS[2019/19]
French:APPAREIL, PROCÉDÉ, ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE POUR L'OBTENTION DE SIGNAUX AUDIO[2019/19]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2019National basic fee paid 
08.01.2019Search fee paid 
08.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/19]
04.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
13.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
12.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [A]US2013142341  (DEL GALDO GIOVANNI [DE], et al) [A] 1,9,11 * paragraph [0130] - paragraph [0170]; figures 8; 19-22 * * paragraph [0174] - paragraph [0182]; figures 23-24 *;
 [X]US2015156578  (ALEXANDRIDIS ANASTASIOS [GR], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0137] * * paragraph [0161] - paragraph [0163] * * paragraph [0197] - paragraph [0231]; figure 27 * * paragraph [0232] - paragraph [0248]; figure 28 * * paragraph [0249] - paragraph [0253]; figure 31 * * paragraph [0259] - paragraph [0266]; figure 31 *;
 [A]  - KONRAD KOWALCZYK ET AL, "Parametric Spatial Sound Processing: A flexible and efficient solution to sound scene acquisition, modification, and reproduction", IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE., US, (20150301), vol. 32, no. 2, doi:10.1109/MSP.2014.2369531, ISSN 1053-5888, pages 31 - 42, XP055552390 [A] 9 * whole section "spatial analysis"; page 34 - page 37 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2014.2369531
International search[X]US2008004729  (HIIPAKKA JARMO [FI]) [X] 1-25 * abstract; paragraphs [0053] - [0054]; fig. 2 *;
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