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EP2391146 - Lossless encoding and decoding methods and apparatus for multichannel signals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.12.2016
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.12.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.02.2017  [2017/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 / US
[N/P]
Former [2011/48]For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue San Francisco
California 94103-4813 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Craven, Peter Graham
6 Kings Road Lancing
Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8EA / GB
02 / Law, Malcolm James
21 Coombe Drove Steyning
Steyning, West Sussex, BM44 3PW / GB
03 / Stuart, John Robert
21 Storey Way
Cambridge CB3 0DP / GB
 [2011/48]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/48]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date10184530.307.04.2000
[2011/48]
Priority number, dateGB1999000791807.04.1999         Original published format: GB 9907918
GB1999000791907.04.1999         Original published format: GB 9907919
[2011/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2391146
Date:30.11.2011
Language:EN
[2011/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2391146
Date:14.12.2011
[2011/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04S3/02, H03M7/00, H03M7/30
[2011/50]
CPC:
H04H20/88 (EP,US); H03M7/00 (KR); G11B20/00992 (EP,US);
G11B20/10527 (EP,US); H03M7/30 (EP,US); H04N5/76 (EP,US);
H04S3/02 (EP,US); G11B20/00007 (EP,US); G11B2020/00014 (EP,US);
G11B2020/10546 (EP,US); G11B2220/2562 (EP,US); H04S2420/03 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2011/48]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtungen und Verfahren zur verlustfreien Kodierung und Dekodierung von Mehrkanaligen Signalen[2011/48]
English:Lossless encoding and decoding methods and apparatus for multichannel signals[2011/48]
French:Procédés et appareil de codage et décodage sans perte de signaux multicanaux[2011/48]
Examination procedure30.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/19]
11.06.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/05]
07.07.2016Date of oral proceedings
14.09.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/05]
14.09.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00917191.9  / EP1173925
EP03020421.8  / EP1370114
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
25.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 15
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 16
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0631458  (THOMSON BRANDT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [AD]WO9637048  (GERZON PETER HERBERT & LM [GB], et al) [AD] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [ADP]US6023233  (CRAVEN PETER G [GB], et al) [ADP] 1-16 * the whole document *;
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 [AD]  - CRAVEN P G AND J.R.STUART, "CASCADABLE LOSSY DATA COMPRESSION USING A LOSSLESS KERNEL", JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY, AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY. NEW YORK, US, PREPRINT NO. 4416, (1997), vol. 45, no. 5, ISSN 0004-7554, page 404, XP000922842 [AD] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [AD]  - CRAVEN P ET GERZON M., "LOSSLESS CODING FOR AUDIO DISCS", JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY, AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY. NEW YORK, US, (19960901), vol. 44, no. 9, ISSN 0004-7554, pages 706 - 720, XP000699724 [AD] 1-16 * the whole document *
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 [A]  - TEN KATE W R TH, "COMPATIBILITY MATRIXING OF MULTICHANNEL BIT-RATE-REDUCED AUDIO SIGNALS", JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY, AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY. NEW YORK, US, (19961201), vol. 44, no. 12, ISSN 0004-7554, pages 1104 - 1119, XP000688688 [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
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by applicantWO9637048
 US6023233
    - P.G. CRAVEN; J.R. STUART, "Cascadable Lossy Data Compression Using a Lossless Kernel", J. AUDIO ENG. SOC., ABSTRACTS, (199703), vol. 45, no. 5, page 404, XP000922842
    - "Lossless Coding for Audio Discs", J. AUDIO ENG. SOC., (1996), vol. 44, no. 9, pages 706 - 720
    - S.P. LIPSHITZ; R.A. WANNAMAKER; J. VANDERKOOY, "Quantization and Dither: A Theoretical Survey", J. AUDIO ENG. SOC., (199205), vol. 40, pages 355 - 375
    - P.G. CRAVEN; M.J. LAW J.R.; STUART, "Lossless Compression using IIR Prediction Filters", J. AUDIO ENG. SOC., (199703), vol. 45, no. 5, page 404, XP008023251
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