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EP1543498 - A METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING OF AN UNVOICED SPEECH SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.04.2007
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY
published on 14.01.2009  [2009/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2006/22]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Former [2005/25]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / GIGI, Ercan, F.
c/o Prof . Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
 [2005/25]
Representative(s)Eleveld, Koop Jan
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2005/25]Eleveld, Koop Jan
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date03797402.908.08.2003
[2005/25]
WO2003IB03544
Priority number, dateEP2002007885317.09.2002         Original published format: EP 02078853
[2005/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004027754
Date:01.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1543498
Date:22.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1543498
Date:31.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.04.2004
ClassificationIPC:G10L13/06
[2005/25]
CPC:
G10L13/07 (EP,US); G10L13/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/25]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM SYNTHETISIEREN EINES NICHT STIMMHAFTEN SPRACHSIGNALS[2005/25]
English:A METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING OF AN UNVOICED SPEECH SIGNAL[2005/25]
French:PROCEDE DE SYNTHESE D'UN SIGNAL VOCAL NON VOISE[2005/25]
Entry into regional phase18.04.2005National basic fee paid 
18.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
18.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/25]
30.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2006Fee for grant paid
27.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
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SI31.05.2006
SK31.05.2006
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LU08.08.2006
BG31.08.2006
DK31.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
SE31.08.2006
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PT31.10.2006
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Cited inInternational search[A]US6208960  (GIGI ERCAN F [NL]) [A] 1,8-10 * abstract * * column 1, line 33 - column 2, line 3 * * column 2, line 42 - column 3, line 4 * * column 5, line 34 - column 6, line 13 * * column 7, line 47 - column 8, line 2 * * column 9, line 20 - line 35 *;
 [AD]  - MOULINES E ET AL, "PITCH-SYNCHRONOUS WAVEFORM PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS USING DIPHONES", SPEECH COMMUNICATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19901201), vol. 9, no. 5 / 6, ISSN 0167-6393, pages 453 - 467, XP000202900 [AD] 1,8-10 * abstract * * page 455, paragraph 1.2 * * page 456, paragraph 1.4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-6393(90)90021-Z
 [A]  - MICHAEL W MACON-MARK A CLEMENTS, "AN ENHANCED ABS/OLA SINUSOIDAL MODEL FOR WAVEFORM SYNTHESIS IN TTS", PROCEEDINGS EUROSPEECH'99, Berlin, Germany, vol. 5, pages 2327 - 2330, XP007001482 [A] 1,8-10 * abstract * * page 2328, paragraph 2.1 *
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