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EP About this file: EP3696813

EP3696813 - AUDIO ENCODER FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, METHOD FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM UNDER CONSIDERATION OF A DETECTED PEAK SPECTRAL REGION IN AN UPPER FREQUENCY BAND [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastr. 27c
80686 München / DE
[2022/16]
Former [2020/34]For all designated states
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Multrus, Markus
c/o Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte
Schaltungen IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / Neukam, Christian
c/o Fraunhofer-Institut für
Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen / DE
03 / Schnell, Markus
c/o Fraunhofer-Institut für
Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen / DE
04 / Schubert, Benjamin
c/o Fraunhofer-Institut für
Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen / DE
 [2020/34]
Representative(s)Zinkler, Franz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2020/34]
Application number, filing date20168799.306.04.2017
[2020/34]
Priority number, dateEP2016016495112.04.2016         Original published format: EP 16164951
[2020/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3696813
Date:19.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3696813
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/26, // G10L19/02, G10L19/04, G10L19/028, G10L19/038
[2020/34]
CPC:
G10L19/265 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G10L19/02 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G10L19/0204 (CN,US);
G10L19/028 (EP,CN,US); G10L19/03 (CN,RU,US); G10L19/032 (CN,RU,US);
G10L19/04 (EP,CN,US); G10L19/06 (CN,KR); G10L19/12 (CN,US);
G10L19/16 (CN,US); G10L19/26 (CN,RU,US); G10L21/007 (CN,US);
G10L21/02 (CN,US); G10L21/0208 (CN,US); G10L21/0324 (CN,US);
G10L21/038 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10L25/15 (CN,US); G10L25/18 (CN,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2021/10]
Former [2020/34]AL,  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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:AUDIOCODIERER ZUM CODIEREN EINES AUDIOSIGNALS, VERFAHREN ZUM CODIEREN EINES AUDIOSIGNALS UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM UNTER BERÜCKSICHTIGUNG EINES DETEKTIERTEN SPITZENSPEKTRALBEREICHS IN EINEM OBEREN FREQUENZBAND[2022/18]
English:AUDIO ENCODER FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, METHOD FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM UNDER CONSIDERATION OF A DETECTED PEAK SPECTRAL REGION IN AN UPPER FREQUENCY BAND[2020/34]
French:CODEUR AUDIO POUR LE CODAGE D'UN SIGNAL AUDIO, PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE D'UN SIGNAL AUDIO ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE PRENANT EN CONSIDÉRATION UNE RÉGION SPECTRALE DE CRÊTE DÉTECTÉE DANS UNE BANDE DE FRÉQUENCES SUPÉRIEURE[2022/18]
Former [2020/34]AUDIOCODIERER ZUR CODIERUNG EINES AUDIOSIGNALS, VERFAHREN ZUR CODIERUNG EINES AUDIOSIGNALS UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM UNTER BERÜCKSICHTIGUNG EINES ERKANNTEN SPITZENSPEKTRALBEREICHS IN EINEM OBEREN FREQUENZBAND
Former [2020/34]CODEUR AUDIO POUR CODER UN SIGNAL AUDIO, PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE D'UN SIGNAL AUDIO ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE TENANT COMPTE D'UNE RÉGION SPECTRALE MAXIMALE DÉTECTÉE DANS UNE BANDE DE FRÉQUENCE SUPÉRIEURE
Examination procedure03.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/10]
03.02.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2022Fee for grant paid
19.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17715745.0  / EP3443557
Divisional application(s)EP22196902.5  / EP4134953
Opposition(s)27.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
08.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2012017621  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2013147668  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE]);
 [A]EP2980794  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE])
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