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EP About this file: EP1938663

EP1938663 - APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AUDIO SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.02.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.03.2018  [2018/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2010/29]For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
Former [2008/27]For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yoido-dong Youngdungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / PANG, Hee Suk
101, 14-10, Yangjae-dong Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-130 / KR
02 / OH, Hyeon O
306-403, Gangseon Maeul 3-danji Apt. Juyeop 1(il)-dong, Ilsan-gu, Goyang-si
Gyeonggi-do 151-057 / KR
03 / KIM, Dong Soo
1502, Woorim Villa, 602-265, Namhyeon-dong Gwanak-gu
Seoul 151-801 / KR
04 / LIM, Jae Hyun
609, Parkvill Officetel, 1062-20, Namhyeon-dong Gwanak-gu
Seoul 151-801 / KR
05 / JUNG, Yang Won
2-803, Yeoksam Hanshin Apt., Dogok-dong Kangnam-gu
Seoul 135-270 / KR
 [2008/27]
Representative(s)Katérle, Axel, et al
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/51]Katérle, Axel, et al
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2008/27]Katérle, Axel, et al
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstraße 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date06843794.630.08.2006
[2008/27]
WO2006KR03423
Priority number, dateUS20050712119P30.08.2005         Original published format: US 712119 P
US20050719202P22.09.2005         Original published format: US 719202 P
US20050723007P04.10.2005         Original published format: US 723007 P
US20050726228P14.10.2005         Original published format: US 726228 P
US20050729225P24.10.2005         Original published format: US 729225 P
KR2006000405113.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004051
KR2006000405713.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004057
KR2006000406213.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004062
KR2006000406313.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004063
KR2006000405513.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004055
KR2006000406513.01.2006         Original published format: KR 20060004065
US20060762536P27.01.2006         Original published format: US 762536 P
[2008/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007055462
Date:18.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1938663
Date:02.07.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.05.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AT18.05.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/00
[2010/46]
CPC:
G10L19/167 (EP,US); G10L19/008 (EP,US); H04S1/007 (EP,US);
H04R2499/11 (EP,US); H04S2420/03 (EP,US); H04S3/002 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/27]H04S3/00, G10L19/00, G10L19/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2008/27]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR KODIERUNG UND DEKODIERUNG EINES AUDIOSIGNALS UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR[2008/27]
English:APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AUDIO SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF[2008/27]
French:DISPOSITIF POUR CODER ET DECODER UN SIGNAL AUDIO ET PROCEDE CORRESPONDANT[2008/27]
Entry into regional phase26.03.2008National basic fee paid 
26.03.2008Search fee paid 
26.03.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
26.03.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/27]
10.02.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.01.2016Date of oral proceedings
08.03.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.09.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.10.2017
19.10.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.11.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/13]
23.11.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/13]
Appeal following examination02.05.2016Appeal received
05.07.2016Statement of grounds filed
13.10.2016Interlocutory revision of appeal
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  15.01.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
19.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
18.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
20.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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 [A]  - 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 [A] 1-20 * paragraph [4.7.1] * * paragraph [4.10] *
International search[X]US5481643  (TEN KATE WARNER R T [NL], et al);
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 [X]US2003195742  (TSUSHIMA MINEO [JP], et al);
 [X]  - HAMDY K.N. ET AL., "Low bit rate high quality audio coding with combined harmonic and wavelet representations", IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1996. ICASSP-96. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, (19960507), pages 1045 - 1048, XP003011834

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1996.543542
 [X]  - WEBB J. ET AL., "Video and audio coding for mobile applications", WEBB J. ET AL., GATHERE A. AND AUSLANDER E., The application of programmable DSPs in mobile communications, JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD., (2002), pages 179 - 200, ISBN 0-471-48643-4, XP003011835
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Examination   - "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
    - HEE-SUK PANG ET AL, "Proposed Syntax Revision for Redundancy Reduction in MPEG Surround", 74. MPEG MEETING; 17-10-2005 - 21-10-2005; NICE; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20051013), no. M12550, ISSN 0000-0243, XP030041220
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