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EP0800279 - Signal decoding for either Manhattan or Hamming metric based Viterbi decoders [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.01.2010
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.02.2010  [2010/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/36]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
Former [1997/41]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Baker, Thomas Wesley
3728 Lindy Drive
North Whitehall Township, PA 18069 / US
02 / Mobin, Mohammed S.
824 Darlington Drive
Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857 / US
[1997/41]
Representative(s)Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd
Patent Business
c/o Nokia
125 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/09]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [1997/41]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date97302019.125.03.1997
[1997/41]
Priority number, dateUS1996062807304.04.1996         Original published format: US 628073
[1997/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0800279
Date:08.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0800279
Date:22.11.2000
[2000/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/00, H03M13/41, G06F17/10
[2000/47]
CPC:
H03M13/6516 (EP,US); H04L25/08 (KR); H03M13/41 (EP,US);
H04L1/0054 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/41]H03M13/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1997/41]
TitleGerman:Signal-Dekodierung für Viterbi Dekoder basiert entweder auf Manhattan oder auf Hamming Metrik[1997/41]
English:Signal decoding for either Manhattan or Hamming metric based Viterbi decoders[1997/41]
French:Décodage de signal pour des décodeurs Viterbi basé sur une métrique soit de Manhattan, soit de Hamming[1997/41]
Examination procedure11.05.2001Examination requested  [2001/29]
06.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
17.06.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2006Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/07]
28.12.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/07]
Appeal following examination02.06.2006Appeal received No.  T1655/06
10.08.2006Statement of grounds filed
11.11.2009Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
11.11.2009Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
13.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
17.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
21.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
21.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 12
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[A]   J. HAGENAUER AND P. HOEHER: "A Viterbi Algorithm with Soft-Decision Outputs and its Applications", IEEE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, 27 November 1989 (1989-11-27) - 30 November 1989 (1989-11-30), Dallas, Texas, US, pages 1680 - 1686, XP000091258 [A] 6-9,12-15 * page 1680, column 1, line 1 - page 1686, column 2, line L *
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