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EP4231293 - AUDIO BANDWIDTH EXTENSION DECODER, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.10.2023
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
[2023/34]
Inventor(s)01 / NAGEL, Frederik
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / FUCHS, Guillaume
91058 Erlangen / DE
03 / DISCH, Sascha
91058 Erlangen / DE
04 / HERRE, Jürgen
91058 Erlangen / DE
05 / GRIEBEL, Christian
91088 Bubenreuth / DE
 [2023/34]
Representative(s)Zinkler, Franz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2023/34]
Application number, filing date23180365.111.12.2009
[2023/34]
Priority number, dateUS20080122552P15.12.2008         Original published format: US 122552 P
[2023/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4231293
Date:23.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4231293
Date:15.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/038, // G10L19/24
[2023/34]
CPC:
G10L21/038 (EP,US); G10L19/02 (KR); G10L19/265 (US);
G10L19/00 (US); G10L21/04 (KR); G10L19/24 (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 [2023/34]  
TitleGerman:AUDIOBANDBREITENERWEITERUNGSDECODIERER, KORRESPONDIERENDES VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2023/34]
English:AUDIO BANDWIDTH EXTENSION DECODER, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2023/34]
French:DÉCODEUR AUDIO D'EXTENSION DE BANDE PASSANTE, PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT ET PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR[2023/34]
Examination procedure20.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/34]
21.07.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.10.2023Fee for grant paid
11.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09797003.2  / EP2359366
EP15167199.7  / EP2945159
EP18151917.4  / EP3364414
EP22166970.8  / EP4053838
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
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20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIS15.03.2024
[2024/21]
Documents cited:Search[A]US2004028244  (TSUSHIMA MINEO [JP], et al) [A] 1-9 * figures 4, 6, 9-12, 14-16 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0005] , [0034] , [0038] , [0041] , [0049] , [0050] , [0053] , [0059] - [0064] - [0073] , [0084] *;
 [A]  - KORNAGEL U, "SPECTRAL WIDENING OF THE EXCITATION SIGNAL FOR TELEPHONE-BAND SPEECH ENHANCEMENT", PROC. SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACOUSTIC ECHO AND NOISE CONTROL, (20010901), ISBN 978-0-471-45346-8, pages 215 - 218, XP008038619 [A] 1-9 * section 2.1 * * figures 1-3 *
by applicantUS5455888
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    - "AMR-WB+: a new audio coding standard for 3rd generation mobile audio services Broadcasts", J. MAKINEN et al., ICASSP '05, IEEE
    - "Spectral widening of the excitation signal for telephone-band speech enhancement", U. KORNAGEL, Proceedings of the IWAENC, Darmstadt, Germany, (20010900), pages 215 - 218
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