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EP About this file: EP0692134

EP0692134 - SPEECH PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.12.1999
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/03]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / SMYTH, Samuel Gavin
17 Wesel Avenue
Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 8UA / GB
[1996/03]
Representative(s)Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal
Intellectual Property Department
PP C5A. BT Centre
81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/03]Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BRITISH TELECOM Intellectual Property Unit 13th Floor 151, Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BA / GB
Application number, filing date94911271.831.03.1994
[1996/03]
WO1994GB00704
Priority number, dateEP1993030253831.03.1993         Original published format: EP 93302538
EP1993030499325.06.1993         Original published format: EP 93304993
[1996/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9423424
Date:13.10.1994
Language:EN
[1994/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0692134
Date:17.01.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0692134
Date:24.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.10.1994
ClassificationIPC:G10L5/06
[1996/03]
CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1996/03]
TitleGerman:SPRACHVERARBEITUNG[1996/03]
English:SPEECH PROCESSING[1996/03]
French:TRAITEMENT DE LA PAROLE[1996/03]
Entry into regional phase11.09.1995National basic fee paid 
11.09.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
11.09.1995Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.08.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.09.1995Examination requested  [1996/03]
24.06.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.02.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
15.04.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.09.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.12.1998Fee for grant paid
14.12.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.11.1999No opposition filed within time limit [2000/07]
Request for further processing for:15.04.1997Request for further processing filed
15.04.1997Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.1997Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
11.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES24.02.1999
IT24.02.1999
NL24.02.1999
DK24.05.1999
[2008/05]
Former [2003/45]ES24.02.1999
NL24.02.1999
DK24.05.1999
Former [2003/08]ES24.02.1999
NL24.02.1999
Former [2002/26]ES24.02.1999
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0248377  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [A] 1,9 * Abstract * * page 6, line 34 - page 7, line 57 * * claims 1-3 * * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]US4980918  (BAHL LALIT R [US], et al) [A] 1,9 * Abstract * * figures 1-5,13 ** column 1, line 13 - column 2, line 46 *;
 [PA]EP0535929  (KURZWEIL APPLIED INTELLIGENCE [US]) [PA] 1,9 * page 2; claims 1-7 * * figures 1-8,13 *
 [A]  - S.C.AUSTIN ET AL., "A unified direction mechanism for automatic speech recognition systems using hidden markov models", ICASSP, GLASGOW, (19890523), vol. 1, pages 667 - 670 [A] 1,3,9 * page 667, column L, paragraph 1 - page 668, column L, paragraph 4 * * figures 1,2 *
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