EP1589669A3

Communications systems

Abstract

A communications system comprises items of equipment connected via a bus capable of transferring combinations of control signals and AV signals as packets while providing an environment which is the same as an environment where connections are made using analog signal lines. A register decided by an address is taken to be a virtual plug for each item of equipment. A plug enable for an input plug is set to 1 and a synchronous communication packet for the AV signal from the channel set by the channel number is received. A plug enable for an output plug is set to one and the synchronous communication packet for the information signal is sent to the channel set by the channel number at a transmission speed designated by the DR (Data Rate) at the bandwidth expressed by "Bandwidth".

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0015797A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1-3
US4450554A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	–
WO9300752A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A	Search report	1-3

35 members in 8 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
34174893	Japan	A	1993-12-10
34174893	Japan	A	1993-12-10
34174893	Japan	–	1993-12-10
14107194	Japan	A	1994-05-31
14107194	Japan	A	1994-05-31
14107194	Japan	–	1994-05-31
01203628	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1994-12-08
01203628	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1994-12-08
94309148	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1994-12-08
94309148	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1994-12-08
01203628	–	–	–
14107194	–	–	–
34174893	–	–	–
94309148	–	–	–
EP19940309148	–	–	–
EP20010203628	–	–	–
JP19930341748	–	–	–
JP19940141071	–	–	–

Members35

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Document	Office	Kind
EP0658010A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1995-06-14
TW249879B	Taiwan Province of China	B	1995-06-21
KR950022497A	Republic of Korea	A	1995-07-28
JPH07222263A	Japan	A	1995-08-18
CN1115928A	China	A	1996-01-31
CN1078993C	China	C	2002-02-06
EP1187348A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-03-13
EP1187349A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-03-13
CN1356810A	China	A	2002-07-03
JP3307085B2	Japan	B2	2002-07-24
CN1378359A	China	A	2002-11-06
EP1187348A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-11-13
EP1187349A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-11-13
KR100365609B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2002-12-26
KR100359672B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2003-01-15
US2003041194A1	United States of America	A1	2003-02-27
US6584099B1	United States of America	B1	2003-06-24
US2003193935A1	United States of America	A1	2003-10-16
US2004022201A1	United States of America	A1	2004-02-05
US6816485B2	United States of America	B2	2004-11-09
CN1187936C	China	C	2005-02-02
EP0658010B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2005-06-01
DE69434387D1	Germany	D1	2005-07-07
EP1589669A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-10-26
EP1589669A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2005-11-09
CN1227855C	China	C	2005-11-16
MY120654A	Malaysia	A	2005-11-30
DE69434387T2	Germany	T2	2006-05-04
EP1187348B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2006-08-23
DE69434833D1	Germany	D1	2006-10-05
US7151771B2	United States of America	B2	2006-12-19
US7190694B2	United States of America	B2	2007-03-13
DE69434833T2	Germany	T2	2007-03-29
MY134351A	Malaysia	A	2007-12-31
EP1589669B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2014-03-05

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2015-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2015-03-19	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2015-03-04	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2015-02-11	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2015-01-09	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2015-01-09	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2014-12-17	Discontinued because of reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentV4	V4	NL
2014-12-09	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2014-12-08	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2014-12-08	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2014-05-05	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2014-04-10	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2014-04-01	Translation files for an european patent granted for nl, confirming art. 52 par. 1 or 6 of the patents act 1995GrantedT3	T3	NL
2014-03-05	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2014-03-05	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
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2014-01-31	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2012-03-02	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-10-21	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2010-07-28	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2006-07-12	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2006-06-14	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2005-11-09	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-10-26	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2005-10-26	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2005-10-26	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-09-23	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2005-09-09	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Communications systems

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