EP1071237A3

Universal modem for digital video, audio and data communications

Abstract

A universal modem has a software-configurable modulator/demodulator which accommodates different modulation formats such as those associcated with terrestrial, cable, phone line, satellite and wireless communications to be transmitted and received through a single device in which the modem has reconfigurable logic to accommodate the format of the signals being received or transmitted. In one embodiment, the system tracks channel noise and changes modulation format at both the transmit and receive sides of the system through the use of a controller that controls both sides.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0619665A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1,2,5-16,19-34
EP0624033A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-30
EP0822715A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	XP	Search report	1,2,5-16,19-34
US5533004A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-30
US5577087A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-3,5-17,19-30
US5764699A	Cites	United States of America	XP	Search report	1-3,5-17,19-34
WO8607223A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1-3,5-17,19-30
WO9222162A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1-30
WO9725788A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1-30
JPH10243049A	Cites	Japan	XP	Search report	1-30

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
2438	United States of America	–	1998-01-02
243898	United States of America	A	1998-01-02
98124048	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1998-12-17
2438	–	–	–
98124048	–	–	–
EP19980124048	–	–	–
US19980002438	–	–	–

Members16

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Document	Office	Kind
EP0928084A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1999-07-07
JPH11284688A	Japan	A	1999-10-15
JP2001007881A	Japan	A	2001-01-12
JP2001007883A	Japan	A	2001-01-12
JP2001007888A	Japan	A	2001-01-12
EP1071235A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-01-24
EP1071236A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-01-24
EP1071237A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-01-24
EP1071238A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-01-24
JP2001036598A	Japan	A	2001-02-09
US6192070B1	United States of America	B1	2001-02-20
EP1071238A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2001-11-14
EP0928084A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2001-11-21
EP1071237A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-05-02
EP1071235A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-10-23
EP1071236A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-10-23

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2004-02-25	Application withdrawnWithdrawn18W	18W
2004-01-09	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2003-01-22	Designation fees paidDE FI FR GB NLAKX	AKX
2002-08-21	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2002-06-26	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2002-05-02	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2002-05-02	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX
2002-03-15	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL
2001-01-24	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC
2001-01-24	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2001-01-24	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2001-01-24	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX
2000-12-08	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI