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EP0932258 - METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL MODULATION AND METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL DEMODULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.01.2003 Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	31.01.2003	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 19.03.2003 [2003/12]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5-5, Keihanhondori 2-chome Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1999/30]	For all designated states SANYO ELECTRIC Co., Ltd. 5-5, Keihanhondori 2-chome Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / KUNISA, Akiomi 2-20-1-314, Chuo Kasukabe-shi Saitama 344 / JP
	02 / ITOH, Nobuo 3-29-5, Chikusa Chikusa-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 464 / JP
	03 / TAKAHASHI, Seiichiro 4-13-12, Noritake-naka Gifu-shi Gifu 502 / JP
	[1999/30]
Representative(s)	Glawe, Delfs, Moll Partnerschaft mbB von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten Postfach 26 01 62 80058 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/30]	Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 26 01 62 80058 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97943166.5	09.10.1997
	[1999/30]
	WO1997JP03632
Priority number, date	JP19960291171	13.10.1996 Original published format: JP 29117196
	JP19960314306	10.11.1996 Original published format: JP 31430696
	[1999/30]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9817005
	Date:	23.04.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0932258
	Date:	28.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0932258
	Date:	27.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	23.04.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.10.1999
Classification	IPC:	H03M7/14	[1999/30]
	CPC:	H03M13/31 (EP,US); H03M7/14 (KR); H03M5/145 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, NL [1999/30]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND SCHALTUNG ZUR DIGITALEN MODULATION SOWIE VERFAHREN UND SCHALTUNG ZUR DIGITALEN DEMODULATION	[2001/18]
	English:	METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL MODULATION AND METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL DEMODULATION	[1999/30]
	French:	PROCEDE ET CIRCUIT DE MODULATION NUMERIQUE ET PROCEDE ET CIRCUIT DE DEMODULATION NUMERIQUE	[1999/30]
	Former [1999/30]	VERFAHREN UND SCHALTUNG ZUR DIGITALEN MODULATION SOWIE DEMODULATIONSSCHALTUNG
Entry into regional phase	01.04.1999	Translation filed
	01.04.1999	National basic fee paid
	01.04.1999	Search fee paid
	01.04.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.04.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.04.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	01.04.1999	Examination requested [1999/30]
	29.11.1999	Request for accelerated examination filed
	08.02.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.02.2000	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	16.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.02.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.04.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	27.09.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.12.2001	Fee for grant paid
	28.12.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP00121443.6 / EP1087532
Opposition(s)	30.12.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/12]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0593173 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,5,6,11,14-16,18,21,23,25,26 * abstract * * column 1, line 47 - column 2, line 53 * * column 5, line 42 - line 50 * * figures 1,2,4 *;
		[E]EP0886275 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]) [E] 1-7,10,11,14-27,30,31 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0343930 (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-33 * abstract * * figure 6 *;
		[A]JPH0296982 (SONY CORP) [A] 1-33 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0732698 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]) [A] 1-33 * abstract * * page 3, line 49 - page 4, line 4 * * page 5, line 9 - line 23 * * figures 1,5 *;
		[A]JPH0846526 (SONY CORP) [A] 1-33 * the whole document *;
		US5739783 [ ] (TAJIMA HIROSHI [JP]) [ ] * abstract * * column 1, line 8 - line 44 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[A]EP0415853 (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-33 * abstract * * column 19, line 16 - line 38 * * figure 11 *;
		[DA]JPS52128024 ;
		[DA]JPS57132461 ;
		[DA]JPS6069866 ;
		[DA]JPH06311042
		[A] - HIROTAKE ISHII ET AL, "A NEW 8-12 CONVERSION CHANNEL CODE AND ITS APPLICATION TO HIGH DATA-RATE VIDEO RECORDING", ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, PART II - ELECTRONICS, (19950701), vol. 78, no. 7, ISSN 8756-663X, pages 103 - 113, XP000545773 [A] 1-33 * the whole document *
		[DA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19780126), vol. 002, no. 011, Database accession no. (E - 007), & JP52128024 A 19771027 (NEC CORP) [DA] 1-33 * abstract *
		[DA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19821116), vol. 006, no. 230, Database accession no. (E - 142), & JP57132461 A 19820816 (SONY KK) [DA] 1-33 * abstract *
		[DA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850824), vol. 009, no. 207, Database accession no. (P - 382), & JP60069866 A 19850420 (SANYO DENKI KK) [DA] 13 * abstract *
		[DA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950331), vol. 1995, no. 02, & JP06311042 A 19941104 (VICTOR CO OF JAPAN LTD) [DA] 13-17,21,22 * abstract *
	International search	[A]JPH0468818 (CANON KK);
		[A]JPS59123343 (SONY CORP);
		[A]JPS61196469 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[A]JPH0294923 (NIPPON DENKI HOME ELECTRONICS)

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