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EP0981880 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOISE-PREDICTIVE MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD DETECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.05.2004
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[2000/09]
Inventor(s)01 / COKER, Jonathan, Darrel
1605 5th Street Northeast
Rochester, MN 55901 / US
02 / ELEFTHERIOU, Evangelos, Stavros
Bellariastrasse 53
CH-8038 Zurich / CH
03 / GALBRAITH, Richard, Leo
5225 Wendy Lane SWt
Rochester, MN 55902 / US
04 / HIRT, Walter
Hinderweidstrasse 29
CH-8907 Wettswil / CH
[2000/10]
Former [2000/09]01 / COKER, Jonathan, Darrel
1605 5th Street Northeast
Rochester, MN 55901 / US
02 / ELEFTHERIOU, Evangelos, Stavros
Bellariastrasse 53
CH-8038 Zurich / CH
03 / GALBRAITH, Richard, Leo
2232 N.W. 52 Street
Rochester, MN 55901 / US
04 / HIRT, Walter
Hinderweidstrasse 29
CH-8907 Wettswil / CH
Representative(s)Heusch, Christian, et al
International Business Machines Corporation
Säumerstrasse 4
8803 Rüschlikon / CH
[N/P]
Former [2000/09]Heusch, Christian, et al
International Business Machines Corporation, Saümerstrasse 4
8803 Rüschlikon / CH
Application number, filing date97918303.515.05.1997
[2000/09]
WO1997IB00554
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9852330
Date:19.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0981880
Date:01.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0981880
Date:09.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/03, H04L25/497
[2000/09]
CPC:
G11B20/10175 (EP,US); G11B20/10009 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/09]
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR RAUSCHVORHERSAGENDEN MAXIMAL-WAHRSCHEINLICHKEITSDETEKTION[2000/09]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOISE-PREDICTIVE MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD DETECTION[2000/09]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE DETECTION PAR MAXIMUM DE VRAISEMBLANCE A PREDICTION DE BRUIT[2003/04]
Former [2000/09]APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DETECTION DE VRAISEMBLANCE MAXIMALE A PREDICTION DE BRUIT
Entry into regional phase12.08.1999National basic fee paid 
12.08.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
12.08.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
12.08.1999Examination requested  [2000/09]
13.12.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2003Fee for grant paid
24.03.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.04.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
15.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
15.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
15.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
06.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT09.07.2003
[2008/07]
Cited inInternational search[AD]WO9711544  (IBM [US]) [AD] 1-16 * abstract * * figure 2D *;
 [A]  - CHEVILLAT P R ET AL, "NOISE-PREDICTIVE PARTIAL-RESPONSE EQUALIZERS AND APPLICATIONS", INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, ICC'92, CHICAGO, US, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19920614), vol. 2 OF 4, pages 942 - 947, XP000326811 [A] 1-16 * see section II;; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.1992.268073
 [AD]  - DUEL-HALLEN A ET AL, "DELAYED DECISION-FEEDBACK SEQUENCE ESTIMATION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (198905), vol. 37, no. 5, pages 428 - 436, XP000670554 [AD] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/26.24594
 [A]  - MOHAMMAD GHAVAMI ET AL, "DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZATION OF HDSL USING A GENERALIZED ADAPTIVE IIR DELAY FILTER", EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, (19940501), vol. 5, no. 3, pages 37/337 - 46/346, XP000456626 [A] 1-16 * see section 2;; figure 1 *
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