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EP1185924 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREAD SWITCHING WITHIN A MULTITHREADED PROCESSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.10.2007
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.10.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.11.2007  [2007/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/11]For all designated states
INTEL CORPORATION
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95052 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KALAFATIS, Stavros
19869 N.W. Logie Trail Road
Portland, OR 97231 / US
02 / KYKER, Alan, B.
16014 Cornelius Pass Road
Portland, OR 97231 / US
03 / FISCH, Robert, D.
2116 S.E. Sherman Street
Portland, OR 97214 / US
 [2002/11]
Representative(s)Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote
40- 43 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1JA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/10]Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote 40-43 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1JA / GB
Former [2002/11]Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon 11th Floor, Tower 3, Clements Inn
London WC2A 2AZ / GB
Application number, filing date00926240.320.04.2000
[2002/11]
WO2000US10800
Priority number, dateUS1999030263329.04.1999         Original published format: US 302633
[2002/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0067113
Date:09.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/45]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1185924
Date:13.03.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1185924
Date:20.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.09.2001
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/00
[2002/11]
CPC:
G06F9/3802 (EP,US); G06F9/3808 (EP,US); G06F9/3844 (EP,US);
G06F9/3851 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/22]
Former [2002/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR THREADUMSCHALTUNG IN EINEM MULTITHREADPROZESSOR[2002/11]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREAD SWITCHING WITHIN A MULTITHREADED PROCESSOR[2002/11]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE COMMUTATION PAR FIL DANS UN PROCESSEUR MULTIFIL[2002/11]
Entry into regional phase01.11.2001National basic fee paid 
01.11.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
01.11.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
01.11.2001Examination requested  [2002/11]
04.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2006Fee for grant paid
18.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.09.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
20.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0346003  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * column 5, line 16 - column 6, line 32 *;
 [A]EP0352935  (INT COMPUTERS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-4 * column 8, line 25 - column 9, line 57 * * column 11, line 4 - line 32 *;
 [A]EP0747816  (IBM [US]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [XA]US5761522  (HISANAGA TAKANORI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,7 * column 4, line 9 - line 44 * * column 4, line 65 - column 6, line 38 * * column 6, line 57 - line 67 * [A] 4-6,8-20;
 [PA]WO9921082  (IBM [US]) [PA] 1-4,17-20* the whole document *
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