EP1071056A2 - Method for wireless information transmission between a vehicle internal terminal and a central computer - Google Patents

Method for wireless information transmission between a vehicle internal terminal and a central computer Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1071056A2
EP1071056A2 EP00112123A EP00112123A EP1071056A2 EP 1071056 A2 EP1071056 A2 EP 1071056A2 EP 00112123 A EP00112123 A EP 00112123A EP 00112123 A EP00112123 A EP 00112123A EP 1071056 A2 EP1071056 A2 EP 1071056A2
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
vehicle
communication system
central computer
message
phonetic transcription
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP00112123A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1071056A3 (en
EP1071056B1 (en
Inventor
Ulrich Dr. Weinmann
Mike Peters
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Original Assignee
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG filed Critical Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Publication of EP1071056A2 publication Critical patent/EP1071056A2/en
Publication of EP1071056A3 publication Critical patent/EP1071056A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1071056B1 publication Critical patent/EP1071056B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/08—Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
    • G08G1/091—Traffic information broadcasting
    • G08G1/092—Coding or decoding of the information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
    • G08G1/091—Traffic information broadcasting

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of Messages between an in-vehicle communication system and a central computer external to the vehicle.
  • Method for the wireless transmission of messages between one vehicle-internal communication system and a vehicle-external central computer are for example in connection with RDS (radio data system) known for a long time.
  • Current traffic news is in particular transmitted via RDS transmitted to the driver in the form of speech.
  • TTS Text-To-Speech
  • the in-vehicle communication system for wireless transmission of messages between an in-vehicle communication system and an in-vehicle communication system
  • Central computer the in-vehicle communication system an acoustic output unit for playing back a received message on.
  • this is initially in text form Present to be sent to the in-vehicle communication system
  • Message transformed into a phonetic transcription and in the form of the phonetic transcription for in-vehicle communication system transmitted.
  • the phonetic transcription is transformed into speech and over the acoustic output unit is output.
  • a E-mail arrived at the central computer to the vehicle and be read aloud.
  • the in-vehicle communication system preferably also has one acoustic input unit via which a spoken message is recorded is what this spoken message inside the vehicle Communication system transformed into phonetic transcription and on the vehicle external Central computer is transmitted, which is then in phonetic transcription transmitted message converted into text and saved in this form and / or processed. For example, there is an email message it is forwarded from the central computer to the recipient.
  • the messages can be stored in the vehicle in the form of phonetic transcription and managed.
  • the less complex transformation of phonetic transcription into speech and vice versa is carried out according to the invention in the vehicle.
  • the high computing power, needed to translate phonetic transcription into text and vice versa is based on a system external to the vehicle that has sufficient computing power has shifted.
  • phonetic transcription gives speech in the form of compressed audio data again. Therefore, when sending and receiving the phonetic transcription the effective bandwidth requirement for signal transmission is severely limited the loading times in the in-vehicle communication system be minimized.

Abstract

The internal communication system of a vehicle includes an audio output unit for reproducing a received message. The central computer, external to the vehicle, converts a message from text form to a phonetic representation and transmits it in this form to the communication system. The communication system converts the phonetic representation into speech for output via the audio output unit.

Description

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren zur drahtlosen Übertragung von Nachrichten zwischen einem fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem und einem fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner.The invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of Messages between an in-vehicle communication system and a central computer external to the vehicle.

Verfahren zur drahtlosen Übertragung von Nachrichten zwischen einem fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem und einem fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner sind beispielsweise im Zusammenhang mit RDS (Radio-Data-System) seit langem bekannt. Über RDS werden insbesondere aktuelle Verkehrsnachrichten in Form von Sprache an den Fahrer übermittelt.Method for the wireless transmission of messages between one vehicle-internal communication system and a vehicle-external central computer are for example in connection with RDS (radio data system) known for a long time. Current traffic news is in particular transmitted via RDS transmitted to the driver in the form of speech.

Weiterhin sind allgemein Verfahren zur elektronischen Erzeugung eines gesprochenen Textes bzw. Verfahren zur Umformung von Text in Sprache (TTS=Text-To-Speech) bekannt, bei den in einem ersten Schritt der Text in Lautschrift (phonetisch-prosodische Parameter) und in einem zweiten Schritt die Lautschrift in Sprache transformiert wird. Ein derartiges Verfahren ist beispielsweise in der US 5,592,585 beschrieben. Hierbei werden beide Schritte von einem einzigen speziellen Rechner durchgeführt.Furthermore, there are generally methods for the electronic generation of a spoken word Text or process for converting text into speech (TTS = Text-To-Speech) known, in which in a first step the text in Phonetic transcription (phonetic-prosodic parameters) and in a second step the phonetic transcription is transformed into speech. One such method is described for example in US 5,592,585. Here both Steps performed by a single special computer.

In Zukunft soll in Kraftfahrzeugen das Senden und Empfangen auch von längeren Textnachrichten, wie beispielsweise von Diktaten und/oder von E-mail-Nachrichten, ermöglicht werden. Die Eingabe von Text zum Senden einer Nachricht über eine Tastatur oder das Lesen von Text einer empfangenen Nachricht lenkt insbesondere während der Fahrt vom Verkehrsgeschehen ab. Daher ist es wünschenswert, fahrzeugseitig das Senden von Nachrichten, die beim Empfänger in Form von Text ankommen sollen, und das Empfangen von Nachrichten, die vom Sender in Form von Text verfaßt werden, auf akustischem Wege zu ermöglichen. Mit herkömmlichen Systemen wäre hierzu im Fahrzeug ein Spracherkennungssystem und ein Text-To-Speech-System erforderlich. Hierzu wäre ein fahrzeuginternes Kommunikationssystem in seinem Systemaufwand stark zu erweitern. Dies ist jedoch nicht wünschenswert, da ein derartiges Kommunikationssystem noch eine Vielzahl anderer Funktionen übernehmen soll, wie beispielsweise den Betrieb eines Navigationssystems und/oder einer Telefonanlage.In the future, the transmission and reception of longer text messages, such as dictations and / or e-mail messages, be made possible. Entering text to send a message on a keyboard or reading text of a received one Message directs traffic, especially while driving from. Therefore, it is desirable to send the vehicle Messages that should arrive at the recipient in the form of text, and receiving messages written by the sender in the form of text be made possible acoustically. With conventional systems would be a voice recognition system and a text-to-speech system in the vehicle required. This would be an in-vehicle communication system to expand greatly in its system expenditure. However, this is not desirable, since such a communication system is another Many other functions should take over, such as the operation a navigation system and / or a telephone system.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, in Kraftfahrzeugen mittels eines fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystems das Senden und Empfangen auch von längeren Textnachrichten fahrzeugseitig auf akustischem Wege zu ermöglichen und dabei die erforderliche Rechenleistung des fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystems zu minimieren.It is an object of the invention in motor vehicles by means of an internal vehicle Communication system the sending and receiving of longer ones To enable text messages on the vehicle side acoustically and the required computing power of the in-vehicle communication system to minimize.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the features of patent claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß weist zur drahtlosen Übertragung von Nachrichten zwischen einem fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem und einem fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem eine akustische Ausgabeeinheit zur Wiedergabe einer empfangenen Nachricht auf. Im fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner wird die zunächst in Textform vorliegende, an das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem zu sendende Nachricht in eine Lautschrift umgeformt und in Form der Lautschrift zum fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem übermittelt. Im fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem wird die Lautschrift in Sprache umgeformt und über die akustische Ausgabeeinheit ausgegeben. Somit kann beispielsweise eine am Zentralrechner angekommene E-mail an das Fahrzeug übertragen und vorgelesen werden.According to the invention for wireless transmission of messages between an in-vehicle communication system and an in-vehicle communication system Central computer the in-vehicle communication system an acoustic output unit for playing back a received message on. In the central computer external to the vehicle, this is initially in text form Present to be sent to the in-vehicle communication system Message transformed into a phonetic transcription and in the form of the phonetic transcription for in-vehicle communication system transmitted. Inside the vehicle Communication system, the phonetic transcription is transformed into speech and over the acoustic output unit is output. Thus, for example, a E-mail arrived at the central computer to the vehicle and be read aloud.

Vorzugsweise weist das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem auch eine akustische Eingabeeinheit auf, über die eine gesprochene Nachricht aufgenommen wird, wonach diese gesprochene Nachricht im fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem in Lautschrift umgeformt und an den fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner übermittelt wird, der anschließend die in Lautschrift übermittelte Nachricht in Text umformt und in dieser Form abspeichert und/oder weiterverarbeitet. Liegt beispielsweise eine E-Mail-Nachricht vor wird diese vom Zentralrechner an den Empfänger weitergeleitet.The in-vehicle communication system preferably also has one acoustic input unit via which a spoken message is recorded is what this spoken message inside the vehicle Communication system transformed into phonetic transcription and on the vehicle external Central computer is transmitted, which is then in phonetic transcription transmitted message converted into text and saved in this form and / or processed. For example, there is an email message it is forwarded from the central computer to the recipient.

Die Nachrichten können im Fahrzeug in Form von Lautschrift gespeichert und verwaltet werden.The messages can be stored in the vehicle in the form of phonetic transcription and managed.

Die weniger aufwendige Umformung von Lautschrift in Sprache und umgekehrt wird erfindungsgemäß im Fahrzeug vorgenommen. Die hohe Rechenleistung, die zur Übersetzung der Lautschrift in Text und umgekehrt benötigt wird, wird auf ein fahrzeugexternes System, das ausreichende Rechenleistung aufweist, verlagert.The less complex transformation of phonetic transcription into speech and vice versa is carried out according to the invention in the vehicle. The high computing power, needed to translate phonetic transcription into text and vice versa is based on a system external to the vehicle that has sufficient computing power has shifted.

Darüber hinaus gibt eine Lautschrift Sprache in Form von komprimierten Audiodaten wieder. Daher kann beim Senden und Empfangen der Lautschrift der effektive Bandbreitebedarf zur Signalübertragung stark eingeschränkt werden, wodurch die Ladezeiten im fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem minimiert werden.In addition, phonetic transcription gives speech in the form of compressed audio data again. Therefore, when sending and receiving the phonetic transcription the effective bandwidth requirement for signal transmission is severely limited the loading times in the in-vehicle communication system be minimized.

Claims (2)

Verfahren zur drahtlosen Übertragung von Nachrichten zwischen einem fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem und einem fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner, bei dem das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem eine akustische Ausgabeeinheit zur Wiedergabe einer empfangenen Nachricht aufweist, bei dem im fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner die zunächst in Textform vorliegende, an das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem zu sendende Nachricht in eine Lautschrift umgeformt wird und in Form der Lautschrift zum fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem übermittelt wird und bei dem im fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem die Lautschrift in Sprache umgeformt wird und über die akustische Ausgabeeinheit ausgegeben wird.Method for the wireless transmission of messages between one vehicle-internal communication system and a vehicle-external Central computer in which the in-vehicle communication system an acoustic output unit for reproducing a received Message in which the in the vehicle-external central computer initially in text form, to the in-vehicle communication system The message to be sent is transformed into a phonetic transcription becomes and in the form of phonetic transcription to the vehicle's internal communication system is transmitted and in the in-vehicle communication system the phonetic transcription is converted into speech and via the acoustic output unit is output. Verfahren nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das fahrzeuginterne Kommunikationssystem auch eine akustische Eingabeeinheit aufweist, über die eine gesprochene Nachricht aufgenommen wird, wonach diese gesprochene Nachricht im fahrzeuginternen Kommunikationssystem in Lautschrift umgeformt und an den fahrzeugexternen Zentralrechner übermittelt wird, der anschließend die in Lautschrift übermittelte Nachricht in Text umformt und in dieser Form abspeichert und/oder weiterverarbeitet.Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the in-vehicle communication system also has an acoustic input unit via which a spoken message is recorded, after which this spoken message is transformed into phonetic transcription in the in-vehicle communication system and transmitted to the central computer external to the vehicle, which then transmits the transcription in phonetic transcription Message converted into text and saved in this form and / or processed.
EP00112123A 1999-07-16 2000-06-06 Method for wireless information transmission between a vehicle internal terminal and a central computer Expired - Lifetime EP1071056B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19933318 1999-07-16
DE19933318A DE19933318C1 (en) 1999-07-16 1999-07-16 Method for the wireless transmission of messages between a vehicle-internal communication system and a vehicle-external central computer

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1071056A2 true EP1071056A2 (en) 2001-01-24
EP1071056A3 EP1071056A3 (en) 2001-04-25
EP1071056B1 EP1071056B1 (en) 2005-11-16

Family

ID=7914969

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP00112123A Expired - Lifetime EP1071056B1 (en) 1999-07-16 2000-06-06 Method for wireless information transmission between a vehicle internal terminal and a central computer

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US7243067B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1071056B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4845249B2 (en)
DE (2) DE19933318C1 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1324313A2 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-02 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Text to speech conversion

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070219786A1 (en) * 2006-03-15 2007-09-20 Isaac Emad S Method for providing external user automatic speech recognition dictation recording and playback
EP1879000A1 (en) * 2006-07-10 2008-01-16 Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH Transmission of text messages by navigation systems

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2573886A1 (en) * 1984-11-29 1986-05-30 Constr Telephoniques Portable terminal
JPS63272129A (en) * 1987-04-30 1988-11-09 Nec Corp Phonetic symbol converting type radio calling system
EP0655696A1 (en) * 1993-11-30 1995-05-31 Sony Corporation Information access system and recording medium
DE19527187A1 (en) * 1995-07-26 1997-01-30 Philips Patentverwaltung RDS-TMC radio receiver

Family Cites Families (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH03132797A (en) * 1989-10-19 1991-06-06 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Voice recognition device
JPH07152787A (en) * 1994-01-13 1995-06-16 Sony Corp Information access system and recording medium
AU684872B2 (en) * 1994-03-10 1998-01-08 Cable And Wireless Plc Communication system
US5592585A (en) * 1995-01-26 1997-01-07 Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.C. Method for electronically generating a spoken message
US5884262A (en) * 1996-03-28 1999-03-16 Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. Computer network audio access and conversion system
US5732216A (en) * 1996-10-02 1998-03-24 Internet Angles, Inc. Audio message exchange system
US5933805A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-08-03 Intel Corporation Retaining prosody during speech analysis for later playback
US5911129A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-06-08 Intel Corporation Audio font used for capture and rendering
US6018710A (en) * 1996-12-13 2000-01-25 Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. Web-based interactive radio environment: WIRE
GB2323693B (en) * 1997-03-27 2001-09-26 Forum Technology Ltd Speech to text conversion
KR100280045B1 (en) * 1997-05-02 2001-02-01 윤종용 Pigtailing method between optical waveguide device and optical fiber module
US6061718A (en) * 1997-07-23 2000-05-09 Ericsson Inc. Electronic mail delivery system in wired or wireless communications system
JP3287281B2 (en) * 1997-07-31 2002-06-04 トヨタ自動車株式会社 Message processing device
JPH1185196A (en) * 1997-09-10 1999-03-30 Toyo Commun Equip Co Ltd Speech encoding/decoding system
US7027568B1 (en) * 1997-10-10 2006-04-11 Verizon Services Corp. Personal message service with enhanced text to speech synthesis
US6246672B1 (en) * 1998-04-28 2001-06-12 International Business Machines Corp. Singlecast interactive radio system
US6081780A (en) * 1998-04-28 2000-06-27 International Business Machines Corporation TTS and prosody based authoring system
US6236968B1 (en) * 1998-05-14 2001-05-22 International Business Machines Corporation Sleep prevention dialog based car system
US6539080B1 (en) * 1998-07-14 2003-03-25 Ameritech Corporation Method and system for providing quick directions
US6246983B1 (en) * 1998-08-05 2001-06-12 Matsushita Electric Corporation Of America Text-to-speech e-mail reader with multi-modal reply processor
FI106823B (en) * 1998-10-23 2001-04-12 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd Information retrieval system
US20020087655A1 (en) * 1999-01-27 2002-07-04 Thomas E. Bridgman Information system for mobile users
US6563770B1 (en) * 1999-12-17 2003-05-13 Juliette Kokhab Method and apparatus for the distribution of audio data

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2573886A1 (en) * 1984-11-29 1986-05-30 Constr Telephoniques Portable terminal
JPS63272129A (en) * 1987-04-30 1988-11-09 Nec Corp Phonetic symbol converting type radio calling system
EP0655696A1 (en) * 1993-11-30 1995-05-31 Sony Corporation Information access system and recording medium
DE19527187A1 (en) * 1995-07-26 1997-01-30 Philips Patentverwaltung RDS-TMC radio receiver

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 097 (E-723), 7. März 1989 (1989-03-07) & JP 63 272129 A (NEC CORP), 9. November 1988 (1988-11-09) *

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1324313A2 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-02 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Text to speech conversion
EP1324313A3 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-11-12 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Text to speech conversion

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US7243067B1 (en) 2007-07-10
EP1071056A3 (en) 2001-04-25
EP1071056B1 (en) 2005-11-16
JP2001069071A (en) 2001-03-16
DE19933318C1 (en) 2001-02-01
JP4845249B2 (en) 2011-12-28
DE50011607D1 (en) 2005-12-22

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE102009017177A1 (en) Speech recognition arrangement for the acoustic operation of a function of a motor vehicle
EP3095114B1 (en) Method and system for generating a control command
DE10317244B4 (en) In-vehicle navigation device and communication method for the same
DE10062379A1 (en) Method and system for converting text into speech
EP1071056B1 (en) Method for wireless information transmission between a vehicle internal terminal and a central computer
EP0725382B1 (en) Method and device providing digitally coded traffic information by synthetically generated speech
EP0984427B1 (en) Method for acoustically outputting text
DE3731429C1 (en) Radio reception device for motor vehicles
DE102019202662A1 (en) Method for checking the functionality of an emergency call device of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle for carrying out the method
WO2008064742A1 (en) Method for the rendition of text information by speech in a vehicle
EP0934637A2 (en) Method of receiving messages, and electrical appliance for implementing the method
DE3734320A1 (en) Device, in particular for motor vehicles, for listening to already broadcast ARI or RDC messages
EP3735688B1 (en) Method, device and computer-readable storage medium having instructions for processing a speech input, motor vehicle, and user terminal with speech processing
DE3300053A1 (en) LANGUAGE-RELATED MOBILE STATUS UNIT
WO2018188907A1 (en) Processing speech input
EP2127273B1 (en) Method for playing back a sound file on a receiving mobile telephone by means of a transmitting mobile telephone and a computer program product
DE102019203533A1 (en) Method of reproducing audio content and audio reproduction system
DE10132871B4 (en) Method and device for sending previously stored voice messages
EP2051242B1 (en) Method for generating speech patterns for speech controlled station tuning
EP0927468B1 (en) Method to store information on a chip card and device to carry out said method
EP1028032A2 (en) Vehicle information system
DE102020212794A1 (en) Method for managing messages arriving wirelessly on a device or messages generated by a unit of the device, and motor vehicle
DE19806927A1 (en) Method of communicating natural speech
DE10144688A1 (en) SMS message from speech recognition is reconverted at receiving telephone
DE10305658A1 (en) Information device for motor vehicles has a receiver unit for receiving and decoding encoded digital data signals and a voice playback device for speech conversion of decoded data signals

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): DE FR GB SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20010518

AKX Designation fees paid

Free format text: DE FR GB SE

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20040518

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): DE FR GB SE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)
REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 50011607

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20051222

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: TRGR

ET Fr: translation filed
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20060817

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20110613

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20110630

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20110720

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20110727

Year of fee payment: 12

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: EUG

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20120606

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120607

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20130228

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 50011607

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20130101

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130101

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120702

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120606