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EP3948861 - DETERMINATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPATIAL AUDIO PARAMETERS AND ASSOCIATED ENCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.09.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.09.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / LAITINEN, Mikko-Ville
Metsäpirtintie 2 C 15
02130 Espoo / FI
02 / VASILACHE, Adriana
Vestonkatu 43
33580 Tampere / FI
[N/P]
Former [2022/06]01 / LAITINEN, Mikko-Ville
02130 Espoo / FI
02 / VASILACHE, Adriana
33580 Tampere / FI
Representative(s)Nokia EPO representatives
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date20778687.226.03.2020
[2022/06]
WO2020FI50194
Priority number, dateGB2019000430328.03.2019         Original published format: GB 201904303
[2022/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020193865
Date:01.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3948861
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI01.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2022
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/008, G10L19/02, G06F16/683, H04S3/00, H04S7/00, G10L25/51
[2022/45]
CPC:
G10L19/008 (EP,GB,KR); G10L19/02 (KR,US); G10L25/06 (GB);
G06F16/683 (KR); G10L25/21 (US); H04S3/00 (KR);
H04S7/00 (KR); G10L25/51 (EP); H04S2420/03 (EP);
H04S2420/11 (EP,GB); H04S3/008 (EP); H04S7/30 (EP,GB) (-)
Former IPC [2022/06]G10L19/008, G10L19/02, G06F16/683, H04S3/00, H04S7/00
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 [2022/06]
TitleGerman:BESTIMMUNG DER BEDEUTUNG VON RÄUMLICHEN AUDIOPARAMETERN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE CODIERUNG[2022/06]
English:DETERMINATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPATIAL AUDIO PARAMETERS AND ASSOCIATED ENCODING[2022/06]
French:DÉTERMINATION DE L'IMPORTANCE DES PARAMÈTRES AUDIO SPATIAUX ET CODAGE ASSOCIÉ[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase28.10.2021National basic fee paid 
28.10.2021Search fee paid 
28.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
04.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2012158333  (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US], et al);
 [A]WO2013149671  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN], et al);
 [XAI]EP3451331  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN])
International search[A]US2006233379  (VILLEMOES LARS [SE], et al) [A] * figs. 1-2; pars. 0010, 0056, 0059-0060, 0073-0077 *;
 [A]EP2633520  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [A] * fig. 1; pars. 0009, 0024-0025, 0027-0031 *;
 [XY]EP3451331  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [X] 1, 12 * figs. 1, 4A-4B; pars. 0070, 0073, 0084-0085, 0088-0090, 0096, 0104 * [Y] 2-11 , 13-22;
 [YA]  - NOKIA CORPORATION, "Proposal for MASA format", 3GPP TSG-SA4#102 meeting, S4-190121, (20190122), URL: https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_sa/WG4_CODEC/TSGS4_102_Bruges/Docs/S4-190121.zip, (20200703), XP051611932 [Y] 2-11 , 13-22 * pages 1-8 * [A] 1, 12
by applicantEP3451331
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