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EP4307124 - CONCEPT FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PARAMETRIC MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO CODING AND MATRIXED-SURROUND MULTI-CHANNEL CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.07.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 07.08.2024  [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2024/03]
Inventor(s)01 / HILPERT, Johannes
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / FALLER, Christof
91058 Erlangen / DE
03 / LINZMEIER, Karsten
90491 Nürnberg / DE
04 / SPERSCHNEIDER, Ralph
91058 Erlangen / DE
 [2024/03]
Representative(s)Zinkler, Franz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2024/03]
Application number, filing date23214132.521.06.2006
[2024/03]
Priority number, dateUS20050701001P19.07.2005         Original published format: US 701001 P
US2005032396529.12.2005         Original published format: US 323965
[2024/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4307124
Date:17.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4307124
Date:27.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4307124
Date:07.08.2024
Language:EN
[2024/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/008, G06F12/0815, // H04S3/02
[2024/13]
CPC:
G10L19/008 (EP,BR,KR,NO,US); G06F12/0815 (BR,US); H04R5/00 (KR);
H04S3/02 (EP,BR,KR,NO,US)
Former IPC [2024/03]G06F12/0815
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2024/03]
TitleGerman:KONZEPT ZUR ÜBERBRÜCKUNG DER LÜCKE ZWISCHEN PARAMETRISCHER MEHRKANAL-AUDIOCODIERUNG UND MATRIX-SURROUND-MEHRKANAL-CODIERUNG[2024/03]
English:CONCEPT FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PARAMETRIC MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO CODING AND MATRIXED-SURROUND MULTI-CHANNEL CODING[2024/03]
French:CONCEPT POUR PONTER L'INTERVALLE ENTRE UN CODAGE AUDIO MULTICANAL PARAMÉTRIQUE ET UN CODAGE MULTICANAL À ANNEAU DE CERCLE MATRIX[2024/03]
Examination procedure04.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/03]
23.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.06.2024Fee for grant paid
25.06.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.06.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06743182.5  / EP1908056
EP18180076.4  / EP3404656
EP23180543.3  / EP4235440
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
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04.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 18
13.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 19
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1376538  (AGERE SYSTEMS INC [US]);
by applicantEP1376538
 US2005157883
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