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EP About this file: EP1203366

EP1203366 - AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF A PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARY IN A SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Speechworks International, Inc.
695 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor
Boston, MA 02201 / US
[2002/19]
Inventor(s)01 / BARNARD, Etienne
Apt. 2207, 5700 Bunker Hill Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 / US
 [2002/19]
Representative(s)Frost, Alex John, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/19]Frost, Alex John, et al
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date00950240.223.06.2000
[2002/19]
WO2000US17209
Priority number, dateUS1999034416424.06.1999         Original published format: US 344164
[2002/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0079517
Date:28.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1203366
Date:08.05.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.12.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1203366
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/06
[2002/19]
CPC:
G10L15/065 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT [2002/19]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE BESTIMMUNG DER GENAUIGKEIT EINES AUSSPRACHEWÖRTERBUCHS IN EINEM SPRACHERKENNUNGSSYSTEM[2002/47]
English:AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF A PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARY IN A SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM[2002/19]
French:DETERMINATION AUTOMATIQUE DE L'EXACTITUDE D'UN DICTIONNAIRE DE PRONONCIATION DANS UN SYSTEME DE RECONNAISSANCE VOCALE[2002/19]
Former [2002/19]AUTOMATISCHE BESTIMMUNG DER GENAUIGKEIT EINES AUSSPRACHEWÖRTERBUCH IN EINEM SPRACHERKENNUNGSYSTEM
Entry into regional phase07.01.2002National basic fee paid 
07.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
07.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/19]
04.11.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.03.2003Fee for grant paid
13.03.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
CY27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
IT27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
[2007/35]
Former [2007/08]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
CY27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/46]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/31]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/29]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/28]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/22]AT27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/14]AT27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/13]FI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
Former [2004/12]FI27.08.2003
Cited inInternational search[X]EP0392537  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [X] 1-4,8,12,16-19 * abstract * * column 2, lines 14-30 *;
 [X]US5170432  (HACKBARTH HEIDI [DE], et al) [X] 1,5,16,20 * abstract ** column 2, lines 22-59 *;
 [X]US5710864  (JUANG BIING-HWANG [US], et al) [X] 1-4,8,12,16-19 * abstract * * column 2, line 30 - column 3, line 28 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-6393(93)90026-H
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1995.479831
 [X]  - PISTER-BOURJOT C ET AL, "Automatic learning: an approach to the adaptation of a speech recognition system to one or several speakers", SPEECH COMMUNICATION, MARCH 1987, NETHERLANDS, vol. 6, no. 1, ISSN 0167-6393, pages 43 - 54, XP002151946 [X] 1-22 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-6393(87)90068-9
 [X]  - MCINNES F R ET AL, "TEMPLATE ADAPTATION IN AN ISOLATED WORD-RECOGNITION SYSTEM", IEE PROCEEDINGS I. SOLID- STATE & ELECTRON DEVICES,GB,INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. STEVENAGE, (19890401), vol. 136, no. 2, ISSN 0956-3776, pages 119 - 126, XP000009158 [X] 1-5,8,9,12,13,16-20 * the whole document *
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