EP1538866A3
FM transmitter for an MP3 player
Abstract
A device for connecting a personal audio/video player to a vehicle equipped with a FM radio. The device connects to the lighter /DC connector of the vehicle with a power block 1 to provide a source of power for the player and recharges the internal battery of the player. The device also connects to docking receptacles of a personal audio player with a receive port 6 allowing unattenuated sound and recharging connection. A wire 4 serves as an antenna for a FM transmitter 3 to make a wireless connection to the vehicle radio.

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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO0052984A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1,11 |
| GB2330487A | Cites | United Kingdom | XY | Search report | 1,3,5-7,11,14,2,4,9,12,13 |
| US6591085B1 | Cites | United States of America | XY | Search report | 1-3,5-7,9,11,4,13,14 |
| WO9533319A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1,11 |
| JPH06309854A | Cites | Japan | A | Search report | 1,11 |
| JPH0921649A | Cites | Japan | A | Search report | 1,11 |
5 members in 3 offices
Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 527202P | United States of America | – | |
| 52720203 | United States of America | P | |
| 527202P | – | – | – |
| US20030527202P | – | – | – |
Members5
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN1625059A | China | A | |
| EP1538866A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2005123147A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1538866A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US8036609B2 | United States of America | B2 |
13 legal events, as the office reported them to INPADOC
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| Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D | 18D | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA | STAA | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | |
| Designation fees paidAKX | AKX | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | |
| Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1 | RIC1 | |
| Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1 | RIC1 | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI |
Numbers
- Publication
- 1538866
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1538866
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1538866
- Application
- 4028732
- Application, DOCDB
- 04028732
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040028732
Titles3
- German
- FM-Sender für einen MP3-Player
- English
- FM transmitter for an MP3 player
- French
- Emetterur FM pour un lecteur MP3
Classification
- CPC, 2
- H04B1/02
- H04R2499/13
- IPC, 5
- H04B1 02
- H02J7 00
- H04B1 00
- H04R1 10
- H04R3 12
Designated states36
- Contracting states, 30
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
and 6 moreShow fewer
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)