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EP1376400 - Method for choosing optimal query execution plan for multiple defined equivalent query expressions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  28.09.2012
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.09.2012Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 31.10.2012  [2012/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2004/01]
Inventor(s)01 / Waas, Florian
111 1st Avenue S, 209
Seattle, WA 98104 / US
02 / Galindo-Legaria, Cesar
16141 NE 44th Ct.
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
03 / Graefe, Goetz
2820 169th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008 / US
 [2004/01]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/01]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date03013139.511.06.2003
[2004/01]
Priority number, dateUS2002018319025.06.2002         Original published format: US 183190
[2004/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1376400
Date:02.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1376400
Date:19.04.2006
[2006/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2004/01]
CPC:
G06F16/24542 (EP,US); Y10S707/99933 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/01]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Auswahl eines optimalen Abfrageplanes für mehrfach definierte equivalente Abfrageausdrücke[2004/01]
English:Method for choosing optimal query execution plan for multiple defined equivalent query expressions[2004/01]
French:Méthode pour choisir le plan optimal d'exécution de requêtes pour des expressions de requêtes ayant de multiples définitions équivalentes[2004/01]
Examination procedure12.10.2006Examination requested  [2006/47]
25.05.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2012Application withdrawn by applicant  [2012/44]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  25.05.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5598559  (CHAUDHURI SURAJIT [US]) [A] 1-9* the whole document *;
 [X]US5822747  (GRAEFE GOETZ [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * abstract * * column 2, line 6 - line 47 * * column 7, line 49 - column 8, line 43 *;
 [X]EP1193618  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [X]  - CHAUDHURI S ED - ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, "AN OVERVIEW OF QUERY OPTIMIZATION IN RELATIONAL SYSTEMS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH. ACM SIGACT-SIGMOD-SIGART SYMPOSIUM ON PRINCIPLES OF DATABASE SYSTEMS. PODS 1998. SEATTLE, WA, JUNE 1 -3, 1998, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM SIGACT-SIGMOD-SIGART SYMPOSIUM ON PRINCIPLES OF DATABASE SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, NY : ACM, US, (19980601), ISBN 0-89791-996-3, pages 34 - 43, XP000782631 [X] 1-9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/275487.275492
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