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EP1168202 - Apparatus for retrieving similar documents and apparatus for extracting relevant keywords [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  18.07.2008
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2008Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 20.08.2008  [2008/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza-Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kanno, Yuji
1-1-19-504, Oooka, Minami-ku
Yokohama 232-0061 / JP
 [2002/01]
Representative(s)Dempster, Benjamin John Naftel, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]Dempster, Benjamin John Naftel, et al
Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane
London SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date01305637.928.06.2001
[2002/01]
Priority number, dateJP2000019507528.06.2000         Original published format: JP 2000195075
[2002/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1168202
Date:02.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1168202
Date:14.01.2004
[2004/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.11.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2002/01]
CPC:
G06F16/30 (EP,US); Y10S707/99935 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/41]
Former [2002/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Gerät zum Wiederauffinden von ähnlichen Dokumenten und Gerät zum Extrahieren von relevanten Schlüsselwörtern[2002/01]
English:Apparatus for retrieving similar documents and apparatus for extracting relevant keywords[2002/01]
French:Appareil de recouvrement de documents similaires et appareil pour extraire des mots-clés pertinents[2002/01]
Examination procedure05.03.2004Examination requested  [2004/19]
10.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/34]
01.04.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2008/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
03.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
08.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
07.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
15.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5535382  (OGAWA YASUSHI [JP]) [A] 1-24 * column 3, line 27 - column 15, line 43 *;
 [A]EP0889419  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-24 * page 3, line 22 - page 11, line 20 *;
 [A]WO0033215  (JUSTSYSTEM PITTSBURGH RESEARCH [US], et al) [A] 1-24 * page 1, line 4 - page 8, line 19 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/182.358466
 [A]  - SALTON G ET AL, "TERM-WEIGHTING APPROACHES IN AUTOMATIC TEXT RETRIEVAL", INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT, ELSEVIER, BARKING, GB, (1988), vol. 24, no. 5, ISSN 0306-4573, pages 513 - 523, XP000716208 [A] 1-24 * entire document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0306-4573(88)90021-0
 [A]  - BESANCON R ET AL, "Textual similarities based on a distributional approach", DATABASE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS, 1999. PROCEEDINGS. TENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FLORENCE, ITALY 1-3 SEPT. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19990901), ISBN 0-7695-0281-4, pages 180 - 184, XP010352473 [A] 1-24 * entire document *
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