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EP1166270 - MULTIMEDIA VISUAL PROGRESS INDICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.04.2013
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.05.2013  [2013/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TiVo, Inc.
2160 Gold Street
P.O. Box 2160
Alviso, CA 95002-2160 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]For all designated states
Tivo, Inc.
2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160
Alviso, CA 95002-2160 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VALLONE, Robert, P.
2626 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
02 / LOOK, Howard, D.
576 Palo Alto Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94041 / US
03 / MCKENDRICK, Ain
48 Loyola Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
 [2002/01]
Representative(s)Dendorfer, Claus, et al
Dendorfer & Herrmann
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Neuhauser Straße 47
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/46]Dendorfer, Claus, et al
Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Bayerstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2009/29]Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [2002/01]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler, Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date00920073.430.03.2000
[2002/01]
WO2000US08827
Priority number, dateUS19990127178P30.03.1999         Original published format: US 127178 P
[2002/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0062299
Date:19.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1166270
Date:02.01.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.10.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/34, G11B27/36, G11B27/10
[2002/01]
CPC:
H04N21/443 (EP,US); G06F11/1417 (EP,US); G11B27/005 (EP,US);
G11B27/34 (EP,US); H04N21/4147 (EP,US); H04N21/42204 (EP,US);
H04N21/4312 (EP); H04N21/4316 (EP,US); H04N21/4532 (EP,US);
H04N21/454 (EP,US); H04N21/47 (EP,US); H04N21/478 (EP,US);
H04N21/482 (EP,US); H04N21/84 (EP); H04N5/782 (EP,US);
H04N9/8042 (EP,US); G06F11/1456 (EP,US); G11B2220/2545 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2562 (EP,US); G11B2220/90 (EP,US); G11B27/032 (EP,US);
G11B27/036 (EP,US); H04N21/426 (EP,US); H04N21/47214 (EP);
H04N21/47217 (EP); H04N21/4882 (EP); H04N5/775 (EP,US);
H04N5/781 (EP,US); H04N5/783 (EP,US); H04N9/7921 (EP,US);
H04N9/8063 (EP,US); H04N9/8205 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/20]
Former [2002/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VISUELLES MULTIMEDIA-FORTGANGSINDIKATIONSSYSTEM[2002/01]
English:MULTIMEDIA VISUAL PROGRESS INDICATION SYSTEM[2002/01]
French:SYSTEME D'INDICATION VISUELLE DE PROGRESSION DANS DES DISPOSITIFS MULTIMEDIAS[2002/01]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2001National basic fee paid 
20.09.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.10.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
20.09.2001Examination requested  [2002/01]
27.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.09.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/21]
01.10.2012Date of oral proceedings
03.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/21]
03.01.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP10186162.3  / EP2267997
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.12.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
05.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
04.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
06.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
05.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
06.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
08.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
10.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
07.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
07.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO9308664  (ACCOM INC [US]) [A] 1,14,27* page 14, line 19 - page 15, line 2 *;
 [A]EP0764951  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,14,27 * column 7, line 33 - column 9, line 19 *;
 [A]US5701383  (RUSSO JAMES [US], et al) [A] 1,14,27 * the whole document *
Examination   - "JVC HR-S4500U VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Instructions", (19990101), URL: http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/00/99/LPT0025-001C.pdf, (20120404), XP055023838
by applicantUS5701383
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