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EP3261088 - AUDIO DECODER, AUDIO ENCODER, METHODS FOR DECODING AND ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  31.01.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip31.01.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 04.03.2020  [2020/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
[2017/52]
Inventor(s)01 / NEUENDORF, Max
Kulmbacher Str. 5A
90411 Nürnberg / DE
02 / LECOMTE, Jérémie
1500 Vista Club Circle Apt. 55-302
Santa Clara, 95054 / US
03 / MULTRUS, Markus
Etzlaubweg 7
90469 Nürnberg / DE
04 / BAYER, Stefan
Dortmunder Str. 14
90425 Nürnberg / DE
05 / NAGEL, Frederik
Welserstr. 22
90562 Heroldsberg / DE
06 / FUCHS, Guillaume
Joseph-Otto-Kolb-Str. 31
91088 Bubenreuth / DE
07 / ROBILLIARD, Julien
Großreuther Str. 195
90425 Nürnberg / DE
08 / RETTELBACH, Nikolaus
Spessartstr. 38
90427 Nürnberg / DE
09 / GEIGER, Ralf
Jakob-Herz-Weg 36
91052 Erlangen / DE
10 / GRILL, Bernhard
Obere Bergstraße 14
90607 Rückersdorf / DE
 [2017/52]
Representative(s)Burger, Markus, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstraße 2
81373 München / DE
[2017/52]
Application number, filing date17174051.728.01.2010
[2017/52]
Priority number, dateUS20090147895P28.01.2009         Original published format: US 147895 P
[2017/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3261088
Date:27.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/022, G10L19/20
[2017/52]
CPC:
G10L19/022 (EP,US); G10L19/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/32]
Former [2017/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:AUDIODECODIERER, AUDIOCODIERER, VERFAHREN ZUR DECODIERUNG UND CODIERUNG EINES AUDIOSIGNALS UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2017/52]
English:AUDIO DECODER, AUDIO ENCODER, METHODS FOR DECODING AND ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2017/52]
French:DÉCODEUR AUDIO, ENCODEUR AUDIO, PROCÉDÉS DE DÉCODAGE ET DE CODAGE D'UN SIGNAL AUDIO ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2017/52]
Examination procedure01.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/32]
19.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.10.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/10]
28.10.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2020/10]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10152001.3  / EP2214164
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
01.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
29.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XP]EP2144171  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [XP] 1,7-10 * figures 13A, 13B, 14A, 14F, 19 *;
 [E]EP2491556  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [E] 1,7-10 * page 24, line 36 - page 26, line 32 * * figures 6,7 *;
 [XP]  - MAX NEUENDORF ET AL, "Proposed Corrections to WD and Reference Software on Unified Speech and Audio Coding", 87. MPEG MEETING; 2-2-2009 - 6-2-2009; LAUSANNE; (MOTION PICTURE EXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20090129), no. M16153, XP030044750 [XP] 1-10 * page 4 - page 12 * * tables 5.11, 5.12 *
 [XP]  - ANONYMOUS, "WD2 of USAC", 87. MPEG MEETING;2-2-2009 - 6-2-2009; LAUSANNE; (MOTION PICTURE EXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20090305), no. N10418; N10418, ISSN 0000-0037, XP030016906 [XP] 1-10 * page 42; table 5.11 * * page 64; table 6.2 * * page 67 - page 71 *
 [XP]  - FUCHS GUILLAUME ET AL, "MDCT-based coder for highly adaptive speech and audio coding", 2009 17TH EUROPEAN SIGNAL PROCESSING CONFERENCE, IEEE, ISBN 978-1-61738-876-7, (20090824), pages 1264 - 1268, (20150401), XP032759106 [XP] 1,7-10 * section 3.2 * * figure 3 *
 [XP]  - LECOMTE J PRG A(C)R PRG A(C)MIE ET AL, "Efficient Cross-Fade Windows for Transitions between LPC-Based and Non-LPC Based Audio Coding", AES CONVENTION 126; MAY 2009, AES, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, ROOM 2520 NEW YORK 10165-2520, USA, (20090501), XP040508994 [XP] 1,7-10 * section 5 * * figure 10 *
 [A]  - Iso ET AL, "INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND AUDIO Contents", (20081018), URL: www, (20140922), XP055141756 [A] 1-10 * page 41; table 5.11 * * page 42; table 5.12 * * sections b) and c) on pages 66 and 67 *
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