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EP About this file: EP4156182

EP4156182 - AUDIO DEVICE WITH DISTRACTOR ATTENUATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.10.2023
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip16.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GN Audio A/S
Lautrupbjerg 7
2750 Ballerup / DK
[2023/13]
Inventor(s)01 / ADESOKAN, Bolaji, James
2750 Ballerup / DK
02 / VON BÜLOW, Allan, Mejlgren
2750 Ballerup / DK
 [2023/13]
Representative(s)Aera A/S
Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10, 5th Floor
1153 Copenhagen K / DK
[2023/13]
Application number, filing date21199647.528.09.2021
[2023/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4156182
Date:29.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0208, G10L21/0216, H04R3/00
[2023/13]
CPC:
G10L21/0216 (EP); G10L21/0208 (EP,US); G10K11/16 (US);
G10L15/02 (US); H04R3/005 (EP,US); G10L2021/02087 (EP);
G10L2021/02165 (EP); G10L2021/02166 (EP,US); H04R2430/25 (EP) (-)
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 [2023/45]
Former [2023/13]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUDIOVORRICHTUNG MIT DISTRAKTORDÄMPFER[2023/13]
English:AUDIO DEVICE WITH DISTRACTOR ATTENUATOR[2023/13]
French:DISPOSITIF AUDIO AVEC ATTÉNUATEUR D'ÉCARTEUR[2023/13]
Examination procedure29.09.2023Examination requested  [2023/45]
29.09.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.10.2023Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
09.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
09.01.2024Request for further processing filed
09.01.2024Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.01.2024Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
16.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2008317259  (ZHANG MING [US], et al) [X] 1-11,14 * figures 2-5,10 * * paragraphs [0035] - [0041] - [0 44] , [0 52] , [0 63] - [0068] - [0 71] - [0073] *;
 [X]  - LI JUNFENG ET AL, "Improved hybrid microphone array post-filter by integrating a robust speech absence probability estimator for speech enhancement", INTERSPEECH 2006, ISCA, doi:10.21437/Interspeech.2006-554, (20060917), pages 2130 - 2133, URL: https://www.isca-speech.org/archive_v0/archive_papers/interspeech_2006/i06_1035.pdf, XP055900353 [X] 1,12,13 * figure 2 * * section 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2006-554
 [X]  - Krini Mohammed ET AL, "A Practical Beamformer-Postfilter System for Microphone Arrays on Seat Belts", (20161005), pages 327 - 331, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stampPDF/getPDF.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7776201&ref=aHR0cHM6Ly9pZWVleHBsb3JlLmllZWUub3JnL2Fic3RyYWN0L2RvY3VtZW50Lzc3NzYyMDE=, (20220311), XP055900347 [X] 1,15,16 * figure 3 * * section 3 *
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