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EP2555190 - Method, apparatus and computer program for suppressing noise [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2015
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.05.2015No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.06.2015  [2015/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/06]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sugiyama, Akihiko
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-8001 / JP
02 / Kato, Masanori
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-8001 / JP
 [2013/06]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/06]Betten & Resch
Theatinerstrasse 8
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date12190386.829.08.2006
[2013/06]
Priority number, dateJP2005025574802.09.2005         Original published format: JP 2005255748
[2013/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2555190
Date:06.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2555190
Date:02.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.12.2012
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0208, // G10L21/0216, G10L19/02
[2014/03]
CPC:
G10L21/0208 (EP,KR,US); G10L19/0204 (EP,US); G10L21/0216 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/06]G10L21/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2013/06]
TitleGerman:Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Computerprogramm zur Rauschunterdrückung[2014/03]
English:Method, apparatus and computer program for suppressing noise[2013/06]
French:Procédé, appareil et programme informatique pour la suppression de bruit[2014/04]
Former [2013/06]Rauschunterdrückungsverfahren und Vorrichtung sowie Computerprogramm
Former [2013/06]Procédé de suppression de bruit et appareil et programme informatique
Examination procedure25.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.08.2013Examination requested  [2013/37]
10.01.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.05.2014Fee for grant paid
19.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06796943.6  / EP1921609
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 (EP20060796943) is  21.12.2012
Opposition(s)07.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
02.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT02.07.2014
[2015/22]
Documents cited:Search[Y]US6144937  (ALI MURTAZA [US]) [Y] 1-6 * abstract * * column 3, lines 54-56 * * page 12, lines 50-66 * * column 13, lines 22-25 * * figure 2 *;
 [Y]  - KATO M ET AL, "A family of 3GPP-standard noise suppressors for the AMR CODEC and the evaluation results", ICASSP, IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING - PROCEEDINGS 2003 INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. US, Hongkong, (20030406), vol. 1, pages 916 - 919, XP002677698 [Y] 1-6 * abstract * * page 916, paragraph [2. Noise suppression Algorithms] - page 917, paragraph [3. Evaluation] * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2003.1198931
 [A]  - SUGIYAMA A ET AL, "Test Results of NEC Low Complexity AMR-NS Solution based on TS 26.077", 3GPP DRAFT; S4-020417R1, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20020916), vol. SA WG4, no. Tampere, Finland; 20020916, XP050285346 [A] 1-6 * pages 1-2, paragraph [2 Description of the LC Noise Suppression Algorit; figure 2 *
by applicantUS5659622
 JP2002204175
 JP2003131689
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