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EP1044416 - AUTOMATIC INQUIRY METHOD AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.08.2006
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 02.12.2009  [2009/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Scansoft, Inc.
9 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960 / US
[2003/29]
Former [2000/42]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / CLAASSEN, Antonius, M., W.
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
[2000/42]
Representative(s)Alton, Andrew, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Leeds
Arena Point
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Alton, Andrew, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2004/48]Alton, Andrew, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2003/19]Atkinson, Jonathan David Mark, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2002/45]Volmer, Georg, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Philips Corporate Intellectual Property GmbH, Weisshausstrasse 2
52066 Aachen / DE
Former [2000/42]Gössmann, Klemens
Philips Corporate Intellectual Property GmbH, Habsburgerallee 11
52064 Aachen / DE
Application number, filing date99948825.722.09.1999
[2000/42]
WO1999EP07032
Priority number, dateEP1998020342309.10.1998         Original published format: EP 98203423
[2000/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0022549
Date:20.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1044416
Date:18.10.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.04.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2000/42]
CPC:
G06F16/3329 (EP,US); G06F16/24522 (EP,US); G10L15/1815 (EP,US);
G10L15/22 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/21]
Former [2000/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHES AUSKUNFTSVERFAHREN UND -SYSTEM[2000/42]
English:AUTOMATIC INQUIRY METHOD AND SYSTEM[2000/42]
French:PROCEDE ET SYSTEME D'INTERROGATION AUTOMATIQUE[2000/42]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2000National basic fee paid 
20.10.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
20.10.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.10.2000Examination requested  [2000/51]
26.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2006Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/39]
10.05.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2006/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
03.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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30.09.200305   M06   Fee paid on   31.03.2004
30.09.200406   M06   Fee paid on   03.03.2005
30.09.200507   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]  - CHANGWEN YANG ET AL, "Development of the INRS ATIS system", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1993 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACES, ORLANDO, FL, USA, 4-7 JAN. 1993, 1992, Baltimore, MD, USA, ACM, USA, ISBN 0-89791-556-9, pages 133 - 140, XP000884162 [X] 1-12 * abstract * * page 135, column 1, line 27 - page 135, column 2, line 3 * * paragraph [CONCLUSION] *
 [A]  - DYBKJAER L ET AL, "A methodology for diagnostic evaluation of spoken human-machine dialogue", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES, MAY 1998, ACADEMIC PRESS, UK, vol. 48, no. 5, ISSN 1071-5819, pages 605 - 625, XP000884159 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1997.0183
 [A]  - BOYCE S J, "Designing the user interface for a natural spoken dialogue system", DESIGN OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS: COGNITIVE CONSIDERATIONS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI INTERNATIONAL '97), PROCEEDINGS OF HCI INTERNATIONAL 97. 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN COMPUTER INTE, 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier, Netherlands, ISBN 0-444-82183-X, pages 367 - 370 vol.2, XP000884148 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *
 [A]  - FELDES S ET AL, "A design environment for acoustic interfaces to databases", PROCEEDINGS 1998 IEEE 4TH WORKSHOP INTERACTIVE VOICE TECHNOLOGY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS. IVTTA '98 (CAT. NO.98TH8376), PROCEEDINGS OF IVTTA'98. 4TH IEEE WORKSHOP ON INTERACTIVE VOICE TECHNOLOGY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, TORINO,, 1998, New York, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, ISBN 0-7803-5028-6, pages 103 - 106, XP000884018 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IVTTA.1998.727702
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