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EP0984428 - Method and system for automatically determining phonetic transcriptions associated with spelled words [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/10]Method and system for automatically determining phonetic transciptions associated with spelled words
[2002/48]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.03.2004
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 09.09.2009  [2009/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[2008/47]
Former [2000/10]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Ohaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Contolini, Matteo
821 Cliff-Drive, No. B-1
Santa Barbara California 93109 / US
02 / Junqua, Jean-Claude
146 Santa Ana Avenue
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
03 / Kuhn, Roland
3928 Calle Cita
Santa Barbara, California 93110 / US
[2000/14]
Former [2000/10]01 / Contolini, Matteo
81 Cliff Drive, No. B-1
Santa Barbara, California 93109 / US
02 / Junqua, Jean-Claude
146 Santa Ana Avenue
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
03 / Kuhn, Roland
3928 Calle Cita
Santa Barbara, California 93110 / US
Representative(s)Franks, Robert Benjamin
Franks & Co Limited
15 Jessops Riverside
Brightside Lane
Sheffield S9 2RX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/37]Franks, Robert Benjamin
Franks & Co Limited 15 Jessops Riverside Brightside Lane
Sheffield S9 2RX / GB
Former [2000/10]Franks, Robert Benjamin
Franks & Co., 352 Omega Court, Cemetery Road
Sheffield S11 8FT / GB
Application number, filing date99306666.123.08.1999
[2000/10]
Priority number, dateUS1998014891204.09.1998         Original published format: US 148912
[2000/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0984428
Date:08.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0984428
Date:24.01.2001
[2001/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0984428
Date:21.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/06, G10L13/08
[2001/03]
CPC:
G10L15/065 (EP,US); G10L2015/086 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/10]G10L15/06, G06F17/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/41]
Former [2000/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System zur automatischen Bestimmung von phonetischen Transkriptionen in Verbindung mit buchstabierten Wörtern[2000/10]
English:Method and system for automatically determining phonetic transcriptions associated with spelled words[2002/48]
French:Méthode et système pour la détermination automatique des transcriptions phonétiques associés aux mots épelés[2002/48]
Former [2000/10]Method and system for automatically determining phonetic transciptions associated with spelled words
Former [2000/10]Méthode et système pour la détermination automatiqe des transcriptions phonétiques associés aux mots épelés
Examination procedure29.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/48]
09.02.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
21.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
25.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.02.2003Fee for grant paid
15.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.02.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
07.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES01.09.2003
[2004/03]
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0562138  (IBM [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [XPY]US6092044  (BAKER JAMES K [US], et al) [XP] 1-6,9-12 * abstract * [Y] 7,8,13-15;
 [X]  - AYMAN ASADI ET AL, "AUTOMATIC MODELING FOR ADDING NEW WORDS TO A LARGE-VOCABULARY CONTINUOUS SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM", INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH & SIGNAL PROCESSING. ICASSP,US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19910514), vol. CONF. 16, ISBN 0-7803-0003-3, pages 305 - 308, XP000245228 [X] 1-6,9-12 * page 306, column R, line 3 - page 308, column L, line L *
 [Y]  - ANDERSEN O ET AL, "Comparison of two tree-structured approaches for grapheme-to-phoneme conversion", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPOKEN LANGUAGE PROCESSING, (19961003), XP002123689 [Y] 7,8,13-15 * abstract * * page 1700, column R, line 25 - page 1701, column R, line 16 *
 [A]  - HUMPHRIES J J ET AL, "Using accent-specific pronunciation modelling for robust speech recognition", PROCEEDINGS ICSLP 96. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPOKEN LANGUAGE PROCESSING (CAT. NO.96TH8206), PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA, 3-6 OCT. 1996, 1996, New York, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, ISBN 0-7803-3555-4, pages 2324 - 2327 vol.4, XP002154119 [A] 7,8,13-15 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSLP.1996.607273
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