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EP About this file: EP0880261

EP0880261 - Echo canceller and adapting method thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.01.2006
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/48]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ikeda, Shigeji
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1998/48]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [1998/48]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date98109010.318.05.1998
[1998/48]
Priority number, dateJP1997012814919.05.1997         Original published format: JP 12814997
[1998/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0880261
Date:25.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0880261
Date:11.08.1999
[1999/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04B3/23, H04M9/08
[1999/31]
CPC:
H04B3/23 (EP,US); H04M9/082 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/48]H04M9/08, H04B3/23
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/16]
Former [1998/48]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Echokompensator und Anpassungverfahren dafür[1998/48]
English:Echo canceller and adapting method thereof[1998/48]
French:Annulateur d'écho et sa méthode adaptative[1998/48]
Examination procedure07.07.1999Examination requested  [1999/35]
18.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2005Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/11]
30.09.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2006/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[PY]EP0793341  (NEC CORP [JP]) [PY] 1 * column 2, line 6 - line 32; figure 1 * * column 4, line 44 - column 5, line 4; figure 2 *;
 [Y]EP0688099  (NEC CORP [JP]) [Y] 1 * column 3, line 23 - column 4, line 4; figure 1 * * column 7, line 20 - line 36 * * column 7, line 50 - column 8, line 6 *;
 [AD]  - IKEDA S ET AL, "A fast convergence algorithm for sparse-tap adaptive FIR filters for an unknown number of multiple echoes", ICASSP-94. 1994 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (CAT. NO.94CH3387-8), PROCEEDINGS OF ICASSP '94. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, ADELAIDE, SA, AUSTRALIA, 19-22 APRIL 1, ISBN 0-7803-1775-0, 1994, New York, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, pages III/41 - 4 vol.3, XP002105855 [AD] 1-3 * page 42, column L, line 30 - page 43, column L, line 36; figure 2 *
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