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EP0945788 - Data processing system with digital signal processor core and co-processor and data processing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/39]Data processing system with digital signal processor core and co-processor
[2003/40]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.06.2005
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
P.O. Box 655474 13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
Texas Instruments Inc.
P.O. Box 655474 13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265 / US
Former [1999/39]For all designated states
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
P.O. Box 655474, 13500 Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hocevar, Dale E.
3408 Sherrye Drive
Plano Texas 75074 / US
02 / Gatherer, Allan
2105 Bluebonnet Drive
Richardson, Texas 75082 / US
03 / Lemonds, Karl E. Jr.
3322 Castle Rock
Garland, Texas 75044 / US
04 / Hung, Ching-Yu
4633 Baldwin Lane
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
 [2004/11]
Former [1999/39]01 / Hocevar, Dale E.
3408 Sherrye Drive
Richardson, Texas 75074 / US
02 / Gatherer, Allan
2105 Bluebonnet Drive
Richardson, Texas 75082 / US
03 / Lemonds, Karl E. Jr.
3322 Castle Rock
Garland, Texas 75044 / US
04 / Hung, Ching-Yu
4633 Baldwin Lane
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
Representative(s)Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
European Patent Department
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes MK9 1AQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL / GB
Former [1999/39]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Ltd., PO Box 5069
Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 7ZE / GB
Application number, filing date99200311.103.02.1999
[1999/39]
Priority number, dateUS19980073668P04.02.1998         Original published format: US 73668 P
[1999/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0945788
Date:29.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0945788
Date:26.06.2002
[2002/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0945788
Date:04.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38
[1999/39]
CPC:
G06F9/3879 (EP,US); G06F9/30 (KR); G06F9/3897 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2003/12]
Former [1999/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Datenverarbeitungssytem mit einem digitalen Signalprozessor und einem Koprozessor und Datenverarbeitungsverfahren[2003/40]
English:Data processing system with digital signal processor core and co-processor and data processing method[2003/40]
French:Système de traitement de données avec un processeur de signaux numériques et un processeur auxiliaire et méthode de traitement de données[2003/40]
Former [1999/39]Datenverarbeitungssytem mit einem digitalen Signalprozessor und einem Koprozessor
Former [1999/39]Data processing system with digital signal processor core and co-processor
Former [1999/39]Système de traitement de données avec un processeur de signaux numériques et un processeur auxiliaire
Examination procedure27.12.2002Examination requested  [2003/10]
17.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2004Fee for grant paid
07.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.05.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT04.08.2004
NL04.08.2004
[2008/17]
Former [2006/24]NL04.08.2004
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0758123  (QUALCOMM INC [US]) [Y] 1-13 * page 3, line 56 - page 4, column 5; figures 1,6A *;
 [Y]US5420989  (MAHER III ROBERT D [US], et al) [Y] 1-13 * column 2, line 1 - line 18; figures 1,2 * * column 2, line 42 - column 4, line 57 *;
 [A]EP0653848  (AT & T CORP [US]) [A] 1,10 * column 2, line 18 - line 25; figure 1 *;
 [A]US5418976  (IIDA KOUICHI [JP]) [A] 1,10 * column 1, line 60 - column 2, line 8 *
 [Y]  - HERRMANN D ET AL, "High speed video board as a case study for hardware-software co-design", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER DESIGN. ICCD. VLSI IN COMPUTERS AND PROCESSORS. AUSTIN, OCT. 7 - 9, 1996, LOS ALAMITOS, IEEE COMP. SOC. PRESS, US, (19961007), ISBN 0-8186-7554-3, pages 185 - 190, XP010201800 [Y] 1,10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCD.1996.563556
 [A]  - KIM W-H ET AL, "DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MPEG-2/DVB SCRAMBLER UNIT AND VLSI CHIP", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19970801), vol. 43, no. 3, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 980 - 984, XP000742588 [A] 1,10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.628778
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