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EP4042723 - SPATIAL AUDIO REPRESENTATION AND RENDERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2022/33]
Inventor(s)01 / VILKAMO, Juha
Annankatu 4 A 18
00120 Helsinki / FI
02 / LAITINEN, Mikko-Ville
Metsäpirtintie 2 C 15
02130 Espoo / FI
 [2022/33]
Representative(s)Page White Farrer
Bedford House
21a John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/33]Nokia EPO representatives
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date20874026.629.09.2020
[2022/33]
WO2020FI50639
Priority number, dateGB2019001471211.10.2019         Original published format: GB 201914712
[2022/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021069793
Date:15.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4042723
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI15.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00, H04S1/00, G10L19/008, H04S3/02, H04R5/027, H04R3/00, G10L25/06, G10K15/12, G10L19/16, H04S3/00
[2023/45]
CPC:
H04S7/305 (EP,US); G10L19/008 (EP,GB); G10K15/12 (EP);
G10L25/18 (US); G10L25/21 (US); H04S1/007 (EP);
H04S3/008 (EP); H04S7/30 (GB); G10L19/167 (EP);
H04S2400/15 (EP); H04S2420/01 (EP,US); H04S2420/03 (EP);
H04S2420/11 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/33]H04S7/00, H04S1/00, G10L19/008, H04S3/02, H04R5/027, H04R3/00, G10L25/06
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 [2022/33]
TitleGerman:DARSTELLUNG UND WIEDERGABE VON RÄUMLICHEM AUDIO[2022/33]
English:SPATIAL AUDIO REPRESENTATION AND RENDERING[2022/33]
French:REPRÉSENTATION AUDIO SPATIALE ET RENDU[2022/33]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2022National basic fee paid 
11.05.2022Search fee paid 
11.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/33]
23.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.04.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2013272527  (OOMEN ARNOLDUS WERNER JOHANNES [NL], et al);
 [XI]US2015350801  (KOPPENS JEROEN GERARDUS HENRICUS [NL], et al);
 [Y]WO2019086757  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]);
 [XI]US2019246236  (EHARA HIROYUKI [JP], et al)
International search[XY]WO2014111829  (KONINKL PHILIPS NV [NL]) [X] 1-4, 9-16, 21 -25 * abstract; page 22, lines 3 - 5; page 26, lines 20 - 24; page 27, line 33 - page 28, line 7; page 28, lines 30 - 33; page 29, line 34; figs. 8, 11, 12, 14 * [Y] 5-8 and 17-20;
 [A]GB2571949  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]) [A] 1-25* abstract *;
 [X]GB2572420  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]) [X] 1, 13, 25 * abstract; page 15, line 31 - page 16, line 6; page 23, lines 24 - 25; page 26, line 28 - page 27, line 3; page 31, lines 6 - 14, 23 - 25; page 32, lines 1 - 3, 16-21; figs. 2, 6 *;
 [Y]GB2572650  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]) [Y] 5-8 and 17-20 * abstract; page 33, lines 3 - 6; fig. 9 *
by applicantUS2013272527
 US2015350801
 WO2019086757
 US2019246236
    - J VILKAMOT BACKSTROMA KUNTZ, "Optimized covariance domain framework for time-frequency processing of spatial audio", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, (20130000), vol. 61, no. 6, pages 403 - 411, XP093021901
    - VILKAMO, J.NEUGEBAUER, BPLOGSTIES, J., Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 59, no. 12, pages 936 - 943
 GB20160019573
 WO2017FI50778
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