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EP1887831 - Method, apparatus and program for estimating the direction of a sound source [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.04.2014
Database last updated on 15.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.04.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.05.2014  [2014/19]
Applicant(s)For:DE  FR  GB 
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2013/22]
Former [2008/07]For:DE  FR  GB 
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hayakawa, Shoji, c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
/ 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2013/22]
Former [2008/07]01 / Hayakawa, Shoji, c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Representative(s)Stebbing, Timothy Charles
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
[2013/22]
Former [2008/07]Stebbing, Timothy Charles
Haseltine Lake 5th Floor Lincoln House 300 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7JH / GB
Application number, filing date07112565.216.07.2007
[2008/07]
Priority number, dateJP2006021729309.08.2006         Original published format: JP 2006217293
JP2007003391114.02.2007         Original published format: JP 2007033911
[2008/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1887831
Date:13.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/07]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1887831
Date:21.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1887831
Date:29.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04R3/00, G10L21/02
[2011/51]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP,US); H04R3/00 (KR); G10L21/0208 (EP,US);
H04R1/40 (KR); G10L2021/02166 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/07]H04R3/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/35]
Former [2008/07]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Programm zur Schätzung der Richtung einer Schallquelle[2008/07]
English:Method, apparatus and program for estimating the direction of a sound source[2008/07]
French:Procédé, appareil et programme pour l'estimation de la direction d'une source sonore[2008/09]
Former [2008/07]Procédé, appareil et programme pour estimer la direction d'une source sonore
Examination procedure15.06.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.06.2012Examination requested  [2012/31]
22.06.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
30.07.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2013Fee for grant paid
15.04.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  17.12.2012
Opposition(s)03.03.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
03.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4333170  (MATHEWS LEMUEL P, et al) [Y] 1,2,4-6,8-10,12 * column 2, lines 51-65 * * column 3, line 22 - column 4, line 8 * * column 6, lines 11-33 * * figures 1,2 * * claim 1 *;
 [A]US2003138116  (JONES DOUGLAS L [US], et al) [A] 1,3,5,7,9,11 * paragraph [0083] *;
 [Y]EP1450354  (HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYS [CA]) [Y] 1,2,4-6,8-10,12 * paragraphs [0040] , [0043] , [0046] * * figure 5B *;
 [A]US2004252852  (TAENZER JON C [US]) [A] 3,7,11* claims 21,22,28 *;
 [A]  - SHIMOYAMA R ET AL, "Multiple acoustic source localization using ambiguous phase differences under reverberative conditions", ACOUSTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, TOKYO, JP, (20041101), vol. 25, no. 6, doi:10.1250/AST.25.446, ISSN 1346-3969, pages 446 - 456, XP002520717 [A] 1,3,5,7,9,11 *Section 2.1*

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1250/ast.25.446
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