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EP0632944 - PROCESS FOR TRANSMITTING OR STORING DIGITALIZED, MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.04.2001
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.04.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.05.2001 [2001/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH
Floriansmühlstrasse 60
80939 München / DE
[2000/23]
Former [1995/02]For all designated states
Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH
Floriansmühlstrasse 60
D-80939 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SILZLE, Andreas
Am Krautgarten 2a
D-81243 München / DE
02 / STOLL, Gerhard
Ahornweg 21
D-85406 Zolling / DE
03 / THEILE, Günther
Hauptstrasse 26A
D-82544 Thanning / DE
04 / LINK, Martin
Unter der Linde 7
D-80939 München / DE
[1995/02]
Representative(s)Konle, Tilmar, et al
Patentanwalt
Benderstrasse 23a
81247 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/02]Konle, Tilmar, et al
Patentanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Tilmar Konle Benderstrasse 23a
D-81247 München / DE
Application number, filing date93920518.317.03.1993
[1995/02]
WO1993EP00629
Priority number, dateDE1992420954424.03.1992         Original published format: DE 4209544
[1995/02]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9319542
Date:30.09.1993
[1993/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0632944
Date:11.01.1995
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.09.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1995/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0632944
Date:07.06.2000
Language:DE
[2000/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.01.1994
ClassificationIPC:H04H5/00, H04S3/00, H04S3/02, H04B1/66
[1995/02]
CPC:
H04H20/88 (EP,US); H04B1/665 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1995/02]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ÜBERTRAGEN ODER SPEICHERN DIGITALISIERTER, MEHRKANALIGER TONSIGNALE[1995/02]
English:PROCESS FOR TRANSMITTING OR STORING DIGITALIZED, MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS[1995/02]
French:PROCEDE DE TRANSMISSION OU DE MEMORISATION DE SIGNAUX AUDIO NUMERISES A PLUSIEURS CANAUX[1995/02]
Entry into regional phase08.08.1994National basic fee paid 
08.08.1994Designation fee(s) paid 
08.08.1994Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.10.1993Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.08.1994Examination requested  [1995/02]
05.08.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
14.12.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2000Fee for grant paid
25.01.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.03.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
06.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.199503   M06   Fee paid on   28.06.1995
31.03.199604   M06   Fee paid on   21.05.1996
31.03.199705   M06   Fee paid on   06.06.1997
31.03.199907   M06   Fee paid on   14.06.1999
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0402973  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL])
 [A]  - ICASSP 92 - IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS,SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Bd. 2, 23. März 1992, SAN FRANCISCO, US Seiten 569 - 572 J.D JOHNSTON ET AL. 'SUM-DIFFERENCE STEREO TRANSFORM CODING'
 [A]  - ICASSP 91 - IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Bd. 5, 14. Mai 1991, TORONTO, CA Seiten 3601 - 3604 R.G. VAN DER WAAL ET AL. 'Subband Coding of Stereophonic Digital Audio Signals'
 [A]  - ICASSP 89 - IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Bd. 3, 23. Mai 1989, GLASGOW, GB J.D. JOHNSTON 'Perceptual Transform Coding of Wideband Stereo Signals' in der Anmeldung erwähnt
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