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EP4261714 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING INFORMATION IN TEXTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.01.2026
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip24.01.2026New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonica Cibersecurity Tech, S.L.U.
Ronda de la Comunicación S/N
28050 Madrid / ES
[2023/42]
Inventor(s)01 / BIANZINO, Aruna, Prem
28050 Madrid / ES
02 / DE LOS SANTOS VILCHEZ, Sergio
28050 Madrid / ES
03 / NÚÑEZ-ROMERO CASADO, Álvaro
28050 Madrid / ES
04 / SÁNCHEZ, Ricardo
28050 Madrid / ES
 [2023/42]
Representative(s)Herrero & Asociados, S.L.
Edificio Aqua - Calle Agustín de Foxá, 4-10, 2ºA
28036 Madrid / ES
[N/P]
Former [2023/42]Herrero & Asociados, S.L.
Cedaceros, 1
28014 Madrid / ES
Application number, filing date20964990.409.12.2020
[2023/42]
WO2020ES70773
Filing languageES
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022123093
Date:16.06.2022
Language:ES
[2022/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4261714
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:ES16.06.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/16, H04L9/40, G06F21/64
[2024/29]
CPC:
G06F21/64 (EP); H04L9/3236 (US); G06F21/16 (EP);
G06F40/42 (US); H04L63/123 (EP); H04L63/126 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/42]G06F21/16
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 [2023/42]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR CODIERUNG UND DECODIERUNG VON INFORMATIONEN IN TEXTEN[2023/42]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING INFORMATION IN TEXTS[2023/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CODAGE ET DÉCODAGE D'INFORMATIONS EN TEXTES[2023/42]
Entry into regional phase19.06.2023Translation filed 
19.06.2023National basic fee paid 
19.06.2023Search fee paid 
19.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/42]
03.01.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.01.2026Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
06.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
07.11.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2014157441  (GEORGIEV NIKOLAY et al.) [X] 1-4,7,10-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0114]; figures 1-9 *[I] 5-6,8-9
 [XI] CN110418029  (UNIV NANJING SCI & TECH et al.) [X] 1-2,4,6-8,10-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0114] *[I] 3,5,9
 [XI]   ZAYNALOV N R ET AL: "UNICODE For Hiding Information In A Text Document", 2020 IEEE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (AICT), IEEE, 7 October 2020 (2020-10-07), pages 1 - 5, XP033884499, DOI: 10.1109/AICT50176.2020.9368819 [X] 1-2,4,7,10-15 * abstract * * Sections I, IV and V * [I] 3,5-6,8-9

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AICT50176.2020.9368819
International search[X] CN110414194  (UNIV NANJING SCI & TECH et al.) [X] 1-29 * , Abstract EPODOC *
 [X] US2018203983  (BALASA ADELINA et al.) [X] 1,28 * , Description: pars. 31-32, 44, 64, 68-69 *
 [A] CN102096774  (FOUNDER GROUP et al.) [A] 1, 10 * , the whole document *
 [A] CN107330306  (BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY BEIJING CO LTD et al.) [A] 1 * , the whole document. *
 [A]   MELKUNDI SWATHI ET AL.: "A robust technique for relational database watermarking and verification", 2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION & COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY (ICCICT, 15 January 2015 (2015-01-15), pages 1 - 7, XP032737792, DOI: 10.1109/ICCICT.2015.7045676 [A] 1 * The whole the document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCICT.2015.7045676
by applicantUS10534898
 CN110414194
 CN110418029
 EP3477578
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