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EP About this file: EP1464048

EP1464048 - TRANSLATION DEVICE WITH PLANAR MICROPHONE ARRAY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2010
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Speechgear, Inc.
106 E. 4th Street
Northfield, MN 55057 / US
[2004/41]
Inventor(s)01 / PALMQUIST, Robert
3454 Circle Bluff Court
Faribault, MN 55021 / US
 [2004/41]
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/15]von Kreisler Selting Werner
Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
Former [2004/41]Hilleringmann, Jochen, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte von Kreisler-Selting-Werner, Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus)
50667 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date02795940.219.12.2002
[2004/41]
WO2002US40640
Priority number, dateUS20010346179P31.12.2001         Original published format: US 346179 P
US2002023408530.08.2002         Original published format: US 234085
[2004/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03058606
Date:17.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1464048
Date:06.10.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1464048
Date:26.08.2009
Language:EN
[2009/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.07.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/26, H04R3/00
[2005/18]
CPC:
G10L13/00 (EP,US); G06F40/58 (EP,US); G10L15/26 (EP,US);
G10L2021/02166 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/41]G10L21/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/41]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
TitleGerman:ÜBERSETZUNGSEINRICHTUNG MIT EINEM PLANAREN MIKROFONARRAY[2004/41]
English:TRANSLATION DEVICE WITH PLANAR MICROPHONE ARRAY[2004/41]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRADUCTION PRESENTANT UN RESEAU PLAN DE MICROPHONES[2004/41]
Entry into regional phase17.06.2004National basic fee paid 
17.06.2004Search fee paid 
17.06.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
17.06.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.06.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
17.06.2004Examination requested  [2004/41]
22.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2009Fee for grant paid
11.07.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.05.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
21.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
24.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT26.08.2009
BE26.08.2009
CY26.08.2009
CZ26.08.2009
DK26.08.2009
EE26.08.2009
FI26.08.2009
NL26.08.2009
SE26.08.2009
SI26.08.2009
SK26.08.2009
TR26.08.2009
BG26.11.2009
GR27.11.2009
IE19.12.2009
LU19.12.2009
PT28.12.2009
CH31.12.2009
LI31.12.2009
[2011/44]
Former [2011/21]AT26.08.2009
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BG26.11.2009
GR27.11.2009
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PT28.12.2009
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LI31.12.2009
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PT28.12.2009
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PT28.12.2009
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PT28.12.2009
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO0131972  (ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORP [US]) [A] 1,7,12,16 * abstract * * page 32, line 16 - page 33, line 7; figure 14A ** claims 39,40 *;
 [X]  - NISHIURA T ET AL, "Automatic steering of microphone array and video camera toward multi-lingual tele-conference through speech-to-speech translation", MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO, 2001. ICME 2001. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 22-25 AUG. 2001, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20010822), ISBN 0-7695-1198-8, pages 447 - 450, XP010661871 [X] 1-20 * abstract *
 [A]  - COMERFORD L ET AL, "The IBM Personal Speech Assistant", 2001 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. PROCEEDINGS (CAT. NO.01CH37221) IEEE PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20010507), vol. 1, ISBN 0-7803-7041-4, pages 1 - 4 vol.1, XP002319291 [A] 1,7,12,16 * abstract * * page 4, column R, line 10 - line 19 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2001.940752
 [A]  - GILLOIRE A ET AL, "Innovative speech processing for mobile terminals: an annotated bibliography", SIGNAL PROCESSING, AMSTERDAM, NL, (200007), vol. 80, no. 7, ISSN 0165-1684, pages 1149 - 1166, XP004200934 [A] 1,7,12,16 * abstract * * page 1160, column L, line 16 - column R, line 7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1684(00)00028-1
International search[A]US5522089  (KIKINIS DAN [US], et al);
 [Y]US5991726  (IMMARCO PETER [US], et al);
 [Y]US6154757  (KRAUSE PHILIP R [US], et al)
Examination   - HOGAN C.; FREDERKING R., "WebDIPLOMAT: A Web-Based Interactive Machine Translation System", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS, SAARBRÜCKEN, MORRISTOWN, NJ, USA, (2000), pages 1041 - 1045
by applicantWO0131972
    - HOGAN C; FREDERKING R, "WebDIPLOMAT: A Web-Based Interactive Machine Translatoin System", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS, SAARBRUCKEN, (2000), pages 1041 - 1045
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