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EP2038883 - VOCODER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD THAT TRANSCODES BETWEEN MIXED EXCITATION LINEAR PREDICTION (MELP) VOCODERS WITH DIFFERENT SPEECH FRAME RATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2017No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.02.2017  [2017/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Harris Corporation
1025 West NASA Blvd. MS A-11
Melbourne, FL 32919 / US
[2016/11]
Former [2009/13]For all designated states
Harris Corporation
1025 West NASA Blvd. MS A-11I
Melbourne FL 32919 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHAMBERLAIN, Mark W.
740 H.F. Five Points Road
Honeoye Falls, New York 14472 / US
 [2009/13]
Representative(s)Schmidt, Steffen
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[2016/11]
Former [2009/13]Schmidt, Steffen
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date07784473.619.06.2007
[2009/13]
WO2007US71534
Priority number, dateUS2006042543721.06.2006         Original published format: US 425437
[2009/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007149840
Date:27.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2038883
Date:25.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.12.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2038883
Date:16.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.12.2007
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/16
[2015/39]
CPC:
G10L19/173 (EP,US); G10L19/24 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/13]G10L19/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT [2016/11]
Former [2009/30]DE,  FI,  FR,  GB,  IT 
Former [2009/13]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VOCODER UND DIESBEZÜGLICHES VERFAHREN ZUM TRANSKODIEREN ZWISCHEN MELP-VOCODERN (MIXED EXCITATION LINEAR PREDICTION) MIT VERSCHIEDENEN SPRACHRAHMENRATEN[2009/13]
English:VOCODER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD THAT TRANSCODES BETWEEN MIXED EXCITATION LINEAR PREDICTION (MELP) VOCODERS WITH DIFFERENT SPEECH FRAME RATES[2009/13]
French:VOCODEUR ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER UN TRANSCODAGE ENTRE DES VOCODEURS À PRÉDICTION LINÉAIRE A EXCITATION MIXTE (MELP) AVEC DES VITESSES DE TRAME VOCALE DIFFERENTES[2009/13]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2009National basic fee paid 
20.01.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.01.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/13]
21.01.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
09.03.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
14.08.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.02.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.09.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.2016Fee for grant paid
12.01.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.01.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  14.08.2013
Opposition(s)19.12.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2017/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO0122403  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [A] 1,7 * abstract * * page 5, line 10 - page 6, line 2 * * page 10, lines 4-22 * * page 34, line 1 - page 36, line 27 *;
 [A]US2004153317  (CHAMBERLAIN MARK W [US]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * page 2, par. [0028] * * page 4, par. [0046] - [0047] * * figure 1 *;
 [A]  - CHAMBERLAIN M W ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, "A 600 BPS MELP vocoder for use on HF channels", MILCOM 2001. PROCEEDINGS. COMMUNICATIONS FOR NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS: CREATING THE INFORMATION FORCE. MCLEAN, VA, OCT. 28 - 30, 2001, IEEE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20011028), VOL. 1 OF 2, ISBN 0-7803-7225-5, pages 447 - 453, XP010579053 [A] 1,7 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2001.985836
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