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EP1049028 - Efficient distribution of information to the end-user [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  14.05.2004
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.05.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 30.06.2004  [2004/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08540-6449 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08540-6449 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ihrie, David Wayne
21 Arnold Drive
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 / US
[2000/44]
Representative(s)Pratt, Richard Wilson, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]Pratt, Richard Wilson, et al
D. Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date00303504.526.04.2000
[2000/44]
Priority number, dateUS19990130986P26.04.1999         Original published format: US 130986 P
US20000559818P25.04.2000         Original published format: US 559818 P
[2000/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1049028
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1049028
Date:31.01.2001
[2001/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2000/44]
CPC:
H04H20/74 (EP); G06F16/9574 (EP); H04H20/82 (EP);
H04H60/27 (EP); H04H60/68 (EP); H04L67/2885 (EP);
H04L67/56 (EP); H04L67/5682 (EP); H04L12/18 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2001/42]
Former [2000/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Effiziente Endgebraucherinformationsverteilung[2000/44]
English:Efficient distribution of information to the end-user[2000/44]
French:Distribution efficace d'information à l'utilisateur final[2000/44]
Examination procedure10.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/36]
01.08.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
20.11.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, PT, SE
11.05.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
05.09.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH1165915  ;
 [A]EP0836145  (AT & T CORP [US]) [A] 1 * column 3, line 3 - column 5, line 1 * * abstract *;
 [XA]EP0884870  (AT & T CORP [US]) [X] 6-8 * column 1, line 12 - column 2, line 25 * [A] 9-11;
 [X]CA2241634  (BROWN JEFF [CA], et al) [X] 1,4,5 * abstract *;
 [X]WO9904345  (TIBCO SOFTWARE INC [US]) [X] 6-8 * page 8, line 5 - page 9, line 8; figures 2,3 * * page 67, line 15 - page 73, line 13 *;
 [X]  - TEWARI R ET AL, "BEYOND HIERARCHIES: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTED CACHING ON THE INTERNET", UTCS TECHNICAL REPORT,XX,XX, (199802), pages 1 - 22, XP002130410 [X] 1,4,5 * page 1, line 20 - line 32 *
 [X]  - YU P S ET AL, "Performance study of a collaborative method for hierarchical caching in proxy servers", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS,NL,NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, (19980401), vol. 30, no. 1-7, ISSN 0169-7552, pages 215 - 224, XP004121425 [X] 1,2,4,5 * abstract * * page 216, column R, line 23 - page 218, column L, line 17 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7552(98)00015-4
 [A]  - "MULTI LEVEL CACHE CONSISTENCY BY SEMANTIC NETWORK SUBSCRIPTIONS", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN,US,IBM CORP. NEW YORK, (19951101), vol. 38, no. 11, ISSN 0018-8689, page 475, XP000547429 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990630), vol. 1999, no. 08, & JP11065915 A 19990309 (FUJITSU LTD;PFU LTD) [A] 6,9 * abstract *
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