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EP About this file: EP0806032

EP0806032 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND BYPASS OF TANDEM VOCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.02.2003
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/20]For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
Former [1997/46]For all designated states
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
6455 Lusk Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WEAVER, Lindsay, A., Jr.
1162 Cherryvale Road
Boulder, CO 80303 / US
02 / LAM, S., Katherine
9858 Caminito Calor
San Diego, CA 92131 / US
03 / JACOBS, Paul, E.
9075 La Jolla Shores Lane
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
04 / GARDNER, Willima, R.
4650 Exbury Court
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
05 / DEJACO, Andrew, P.
10424 Flanders Cove
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
06 / SIH, Gilbert, C.
7804 Pipat Place
San Diego, CA 92129 / US
[1998/40]
Former [1997/46]01 / WEAVER, Lindsay, A., Jr.
1162 Cherryvale Road
Boulder, CO 80303 / US
02 / LAM, S., Katherine
9858 Caminito Calor
San Diego, CA 92131 / US
03 / JACOBS, Paul, E.
9075 La Jolla Shores Lane
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
04 / GARDNER, Willima, R.
4650 Exbury Court
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
05 / DEJACO, Andrew, P.
10424 Flanders Cove
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
06 / SIH, Gilbert, C.
10603 Dabney Drive 8
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
Representative(s)Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/30]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
R G C Jenkins &Co., 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [1997/46]Whitten, George Alan, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date96904513.725.01.1996
[1997/46]
WO1996US01166
Priority number, dateUS1995037830025.01.1995         Original published format: US 378300
US1996057528711.01.1996         Original published format: US 575287
[1997/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9623297
Date:01.08.1996
Language:EN
[1996/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0806032
Date:12.11.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.08.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0806032
Date:10.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.08.1996
ClassificationIPC:H04Q7/24, G10L19/00
[2001/04]
CPC:
H04W88/181 (EP,US); G10L19/00 (KR); G10L19/16 (EP,US);
G10L21/02 (KR); H04L12/28 (KR); H04W24/02 (KR)
Former IPC [1997/46]G10L5/00, H04Q7/24
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/46]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DETEKTION UND UMGEHUNG VON TANDEM-SPRACHKODIERUNG[1997/46]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND BYPASS OF TANDEM VOCODING[1997/46]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DESTINE A LA DETECTION ET AU CONTOURNEMENT DU CODAGE DE LA VOIX EN TANDEM[1997/46]
Entry into regional phase22.08.1997National basic fee paid 
22.08.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
22.08.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.08.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
22.08.1997Examination requested  [1997/46]
26.05.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.01.2000Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
21.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.10.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.09.2001Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination {1}
08.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.01.2002Fee for grant paid
10.01.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/14]
Request for further processing for:25.09.2001Request for further processing filed
20.09.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.10.2001Decision despatched
20.09.2001Request for further processing filed
20.09.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.10.2001Decision despatched
21.03.2000Request for further processing filed
21.03.2000Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
20.04.2000Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
05.01.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
04.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
21.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.04.2002
BE10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
IT10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
DK10.07.2002
PT10.07.2002
SE10.07.2002
ES30.10.2002
[2008/06]
Former [2004/04]AT10.04.2002
BE10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
DK10.07.2002
PT10.07.2002
SE10.07.2002
ES30.10.2002
Former [2003/48]AT10.04.2002
BE10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
DK10.07.2002
PT10.07.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/46]AT10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
DK10.07.2002
PT10.07.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/21]AT10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
PT10.07.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/19]AT10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
GR10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/16]AT10.04.2002
CH10.04.2002
LI10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/10]AT10.04.2002
NL10.04.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2003/09]NL10.04.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2002/42]SE10.07.2002
Cited inInternational search[XAY]US4782326  (BUSH DAVID E [US]) [X] 1-4,12,18,19,21,28 * abstract * * column 4, line 53 - column 5, line 16 * [A] 32 [Y] 10,11,29-31;
 [Y]WO9300778  (PLESSEY TELECOMM [GB]) [Y] 10,11,29-31 * abstract * * page 3, line 31 - page 4, line 22 *;
 [A]EP0605311  (ALCATEL RADIOTELEPHONE [FR]) [A] 1,10-12,18,29,32 * abstract * * column 6, line 40 - line 57 *;
 [A]  - E.D. HANSON, "intelligibility testing of the continuous variable slope delta (cvsv) coder-decoder (codec)", RESEARCH AND DEVELLOPMENT TECHNICAL REPORT ECOM-3393, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ, USA, (197102), pages 1 - 11, XP000573297 [A] 1,10-12,18,29,32 * abstract * * page 5, line 6 - line 34 * * page 8, line 1 - line 5 *
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