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EP0612456 - TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR CODED SPEECH SIGNALS AND/OR VOICEBAND DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.05.2000
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 30.09.2009  [2009/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/35]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIS, Andrew, Gordon 2 Homeleigh Cottages
The Street Little Bealings
Suffolk IP13 6LT / GB
[1994/35]
Representative(s)Lloyd, Barry George William, et al
BT Group Legal Intellectual Property Department - PP C5A BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[2009/40]
Former [1994/35]Lloyd, Barry George William, et al
BT Group Legal Services Intellectual Property Department 13th floor, 151 Gower Street
London WC1E 6BA / GB
Application number, filing date92922898.913.11.1992
[1994/35]
WO1992GB02102
Priority number, dateGB1991002433115.11.1991         Original published format: GB 9124331
[1994/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9310623
Date:27.05.1993
Language:EN
[1993/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0612456
Date:31.08.1994
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.05.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1994/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0612456
Date:28.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.05.1993
ClassificationIPC:H04M11/06, H04J3/16, H04L25/49
[1994/35]
CPC:
H04L25/4908 (EP,US); H04J3/1682 (EP,US); H04M11/068 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   NL,   SE [1994/35]
TitleGerman:ÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM FÜR KODIERTE SPRACHSIGNALE UND/ODER SPRACHBANDDATEN[1994/35]
English:TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR CODED SPEECH SIGNALS AND/OR VOICEBAND DATA[1994/35]
French:SYSTEME DE TRANSMISSION DE SIGNAUX VOCAUX CODES ET/OU DE DONNEES[1994/35]
Entry into regional phase27.04.1994National basic fee paid 
27.04.1994Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.1994Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.01.1993Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
27.04.1994Examination requested  [1994/35]
18.03.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.09.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.07.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.11.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.04.1999Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
28.05.1999Fee for grant paid
28.05.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/28]
Request for further processing for:28.05.1999Request for further processing filed
28.05.1999Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.06.1999Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
30.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT28.07.1999
ES28.07.1999
GR28.07.1999
SE28.07.1999
IE13.11.1999
[2002/25]
Former [2002/23]AT28.07.1999
GR28.07.1999
SE28.07.1999
IE13.11.1999
Former [2001/23]AT28.07.1999
GR28.07.1999
IE13.11.1999
Former [2001/12]AT28.07.1999
IE13.11.1999
Former [2000/24]AT28.07.1999
Cited inInternational searchJP03125525  [ ];
 JP02072733  [ ]
    [ ] - Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 15, no. 330 (E-1103), 22 August 1991, & JP,A,03125525 (FUJITSU LTD) 28 May 1991., & JP03125525 A 19910528
    [ ] - Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 14, no. 252 (E-934), 30 May 1990, & JP,A,02072733 (FUJITSU LTD) 13 March 1990., & JP02072733 A 19900313
    [ ] - IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. COM-34, no. 8, August 1986, (New York, US), C. ROBERGE et al.: "Fast on-line speech/voiceband-data discrimination for statistical multiplexing of data with telephone conversations", pages 744-751.
    [ ] - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference & Exhibition, Hollywood, Florida, 28 November - 1 December 1988, vol. 3, IEEE, (New York, US), S. CASALE et al.: "A DSP implemented speech/voiceband data discriminator", pages 1419-1427.
ExaminationUS4876696
 EP0426336
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