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EP1946556 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 26.10.2012 Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.10.2012	Refusal of application	published on 28.11.2012 [2012/48]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states LG Electronics Inc. 20 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 150-721 / KR
	[N/P]
Former [2008/30]	For all designated states LG Electronics Inc. 20 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 150-721 / KR
Inventor(s)	01 / OH, Hyen O 306-403 Hansin Apt., Gangseon-maeul 3-Danji Juyeop 1-dong, Ilsan-gu Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do 411-744 / KR
	02 / PANG, Hee Suk 101, 4/7, 14-10 Yangjae-dong Seocho-gu Seoul 137-130 / KR
	03 / KIM, Dong Soo 502, Woolim Villa 602-265 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu Seoul 151-801 / KR
	04 / LIM, Jae Hyun 609, Parkville Officetel 1062-20 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu Seoul 151-801 / KR
	05 / JUNG, Yang Won 2-803 Yeoksam Hanshin Apt. Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-270 / KR
	06 / LEE, Chul Soo 103-95 Sillim 2-dong Gwanak-gu Seoul 151-856 / KR
	[2008/30]
Representative(s)	Plasseraud IP 104 Rue de Richelieu CS92104 75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2008/30]	Cabinet Plasseraud 52 rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date	06799228.9	13.10.2006
	[2008/30]
	WO2006KR04150
Priority number, date	US20050725654P	13.10.2005 Original published format: US 725654 P
	US20050726228P	14.10.2005 Original published format: US 726228 P
	US20050729713P	25.10.2005 Original published format: US 729713 P
	US20050730394P	27.10.2005 Original published format: US 730394 P
	US20050730393P	27.10.2005 Original published format: US 730393 P
	US20050737760P	18.11.2005 Original published format: US 737760 P
	US20050752911P	23.12.2005 Original published format: US 752911 P
	US20050753408P	27.12.2005 Original published format: US 753408 P
	US20060758238P	12.01.2006 Original published format: US 758238 P
	US20060758231P	12.01.2006 Original published format: US 758231 P
	KR20060004049	13.01.2006 Original published format: KR 20060004049
	KR20060004050	13.01.2006 Original published format: KR 20060004050
	KR20060007786	25.01.2006 Original published format: KR 20060007786
	KR20060030651	04.04.2006 Original published format: KR 20060030651
	KR20060079836	23.08.2006 Original published format: KR 20060079836
	KR20060079837	23.08.2006 Original published format: KR 20060079837
	KR20060079838	23.08.2006 Original published format: KR 20060079838
	[2008/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007043842
	Date:	19.04.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1946556
	Date:	23.07.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.04.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/30]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	19.04.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.11.2009
Classification	IPC:	G10L19/00, G10L19/14, G10L19/04, H04N7/24	[2010/01]
	CPC:	H04N21/4382 (EP); G10L19/167 (EP); G10L19/20 (EP); G10L19/008 (EP)
	Former IPC [2008/30]	H04N7/24
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2008/30]
Title	German:	METHODE UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SIGNALVERARBEITUNG	[2008/30]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING	[2008/30]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAUX	[2008/30]
Entry into regional phase	09.05.2008	National basic fee paid
	09.05.2008	Search fee paid
	09.05.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.05.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.05.2007	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: KR
	09.05.2008	Examination requested [2008/30]
	10.03.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.05.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.06.2012	Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/48]
	28.06.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	11.07.2012	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/48]
	11.07.2012	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 10.03.2010
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.09.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.09.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.09.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0610975 (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US]) [A] 1,3-11,14-15,17-19,22,24 * page 2, line 47 - line 54 * * page 14, line 26 - line 32 * * page 20, line 49 - line 55 * * page 28; table I *;
		[A]WO03046889 (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1,3-11,14-15,17-19,22,24 * page 2, line 14 - line 17 * * page 4, line 11 - page 5, line 5 * * page 3, line 18 - line 25 *;
		[XI] - HERRE J ET AL, "THE REFERENCE MODEL ARCHITECTURE FOR MPEG SPATIAL AUDIO CODING", AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY CONVENTION PAPER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20050528), pages 1 - 13, XP009059973 [X] 1,14-15,24 * page 1 - page 2, column l, paragraph 3 * * page 3, column l, paragraph 1 * * page 12, column L, paragraph L - column R, paragraph 2 * [I] 3-11,17-19,22
		[A] - CARSTEN HERPEL, "Elementary Stream Management in MPEG-4", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (19990301), vol. 9, no. 2, ISSN 1051-8215, XP011014552 [A] 1,3-11,14-15,17-19,22,24 * page 315, column r * * page 317, column r, paragraph 6 - paragraph 8 * * page 321, column l, paragraph 5 - column r, paragraph 2 *
	International search	[A]JPH11340853 ;
		[A]JPH11340867 ;
		[A]US6697775 ;
		[A]US6772111
	Examination	US5231485
		EP0893791
		WO2004090864
		- HYEN-O OH ET AL, "Proposed core experiment on pilot-based coding of spatial parameters for MPEG Surround", 74. MPEG MEETING; 17-10-2005 - 21-10-2005; NICE; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20051013), no. M12549, ISSN 0000-0243, XP030041219
		- SOFIE OLSSON, "One possible MPEG-4 TransMux instance: DAB", 39. MPEG MEETING; 07-04-1997 - 11-04-1997; BRISTOL; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (19970326), no. M1939, ISSN 0000-0323, XP030031227
		- IEC TC 100 VIA SC 29 SECRETARIAT, "IEC CDV 62104 (2nd Edition): Characteristics of DAB (digital audio broadcast) receivers", 60. MPEG MEETING; 06-05-2002 - 10-05-2002; FAIRFAX; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20020429), no. M8343, ISSN 0000-0275, XP030037309
		- "WD 2 for MPEG Surround", 73. MPEG MEETING;25-07-2005 - 29-07-2005; POZNAN; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20050729), no. N7387, ISSN 0000-0345, XP030013965

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