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EP0751494 - SPEECH ENCODING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/01]SOUND ENCODING SYSTEM
[2002/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.12.2003
Database last updated on 31.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.02.2004  [2004/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1997/01]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIGUCHI, Masayuki Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[1997/01]
Representative(s)Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London
WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/01]Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date95940473.219.12.1995
[1997/01]
WO1995JP02607
Priority number, dateJP1994031868921.12.1994         Original published format: JP 31868994
[1997/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9619798
Date:27.06.1996
Language:EN
[1996/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0751494
Date:02.01.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0751494
Date:19.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.06.1996
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/12, G10L19/14
[2002/16]
CPC:
G10L19/07 (EP,US); G10L13/00 (KR); G10L19/12 (EP,US);
G10L19/18 (EP,US); G10L19/09 (EP,US); G10L2019/0005 (EP,US);
G10L25/24 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1997/01]G10L9/14, G10L9/18
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1997/01]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR SPRACHKODIERUNG[2002/16]
English:SPEECH ENCODING SYSTEM[2002/16]
French:SYSTEME DE CODAGE DE LA PAROLE[2002/16]
Former [1997/01]SYSTEM ZUR KODIERUNG VON TONSIGNALEN
Former [1997/01]SOUND ENCODING SYSTEM
Former [1997/01]SYSTEME DE CODAGE DU SON
Entry into regional phase30.07.1996Translation filed 
30.07.1996National basic fee paid 
30.07.1996Search fee paid 
30.07.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
30.07.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.07.1996Examination requested  [1997/01]
16.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.2002Fee for grant paid
20.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
09.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
13.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
12.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5012518  (LIU YU J [US], et al) [A] 6,12,18,24 * figure 3 * * column 2, line 1 - line 15 * * column 2, line 40 - line 50 *;
 [Y]EP0504627  (NEC CORP [JP]) [Y] 4,10,16,22 * page 14, line 44 - line 50 *;
 [XY]EP0607989  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3,5,7-9,11,13-15,17,19-21,23 * figure 3 * * page 3, line 1 - line 10 * * page 5, line 12 - line 45 * * page 6, line 31 - line 43 * * page 7, line 33 - line 53 * * page 11, line 5 - line 16 * [Y] 4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24;
 [E]US5749065  (NISHIGUCHI MASAYUKI [JP], et al) [E] 1-24 * figure 9 * * column 16, line 37 - column 17, line 28 * * column 5, line 10 - line 11 * * column 17, line 55 - line 57 *;
 [A]  - TSAO C ET AL, "Matrix quantizer design for LPC speech using the generalized Lloyd algorithm", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, JUNE 1985, USA, ISSN 0096-3518, vol. ASSP-33, no. 3, pages 537 - 545, XP002082862 [A] 4,10,16,22 * the whole document *
 [A]  - CAMPBELL J P ET AL, "VOICED/UNVOICED CLASSIFICATION OF SPEECH WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT LPC-10E ALGORITHM", ICASSP-86: IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH & SIGNAL PROCESSING, TOKYO, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19860407), vol. 1, pages 473 - 476, XP000567990 [A] 2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23 * the whole document *
International search[Y]JPS56111899  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [Y]JPS5912499  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [Y]JPH04328800  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
 [Y]JPH05232996  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO)
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