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EP0745972 - Method of and apparatus for coding speech signal [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.07.2002
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.08.2002  [2002/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/35]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1996/49]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ozawa, Kazunori, c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[1996/49]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/49]Betten & Resch
Reichenbachstrasse 19
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date96108599.030.05.1996
[1996/49]
Priority number, dateJP1995013337231.05.1995         Original published format: JP 13337295
[1996/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0745972
Date:04.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0745972
Date:02.09.1998
[1998/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0745972
Date:29.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.1998
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/06
[2000/49]
CPC:
G10L19/125 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1996/49]G10L9/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [1996/49]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Sprachkodierung[1996/49]
English:Method of and apparatus for coding speech signal[1996/49]
French:Procédé et dispositif de codage de parole[1996/49]
Examination procedure28.12.1998Examination requested  [1999/09]
27.12.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.03.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2001Fee for grant paid
05.06.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.05.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4985923  (ICHIKAWA AKIRA [JP], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-7,9-11,13-15 * column 2, line 15 - column 3, line 51 *;
 [A]US5077798  (ICHIKAWA AKIRA [JP], et al) [A] 3,7,8,11,15,16 * column 7, line 31 - column 10; figure 5 *;
 [A]US5230036  (AKAMINE MASAMI [JP], et al) [A] 4,8,12,16 * column 10, line 30 - line 67 *;
 [DY]EP0607989  (NEC CORP [JP]) [DY] 1-3,5-7,9-11,13-15 * page 6, line 17 - page 11, line 16; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]FR2709367  (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 3,7,8,11,15,16 * page 3 - page 4 *;
 [A]US5396576  (MIKI SATOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-16* abstract *;
 [A]  - CHANG ET AL., "A low data rate LPC vocoder using contour quantization", SIGNAL PROCESSING THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN SIGNAL PROCESSING CONFERENCE (EUSIPCO 92), BRUSSELS, BE, (19920824), vol. 1, pages 459 - 462, XP000348700 [A] 1,9 * paragraph [2.2B] *
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