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EP1836570 - METHOD FOR TASK ASSIGNMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 28.08.2015 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.08.2015	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 30.09.2015 [2015/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Konsultointi Martikainen Oy Kaskenpolttajantie 21 B 2 00670 Helsinki / FI
	[2007/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / MARTIKAINEN, Olli Kaskenpolttajantie 21 B 1 FI-00670 Helsinki / FI
	02 / NAUMOV, Valeriy A. Hakoportaankatu 4 A 4 FI-53850 Lappeenranta / FI
	[2007/39]
Representative(s)	Lahti, Heikki Sinikalliontie 12 02630 Espoo / FI
	[2012/41]
Former [2009/15]	Lahti, Heikki Sinimäentie 8B 02630 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date	05799073.1	11.10.2005
	[2007/39]
	WO2005FI00430
Priority number, date	FI20040001380	26.10.2004 Original published format: FI 20041380
	[2007/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2006045881
	Date:	04.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1836570
	Date:	26.09.2007
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.05.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2007/39]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	FI	04.05.2006
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.01.2009
Classification	IPC:	G06F9/46, H04L12/24, G06F9/50	[2009/04]
	CPC:	G06F9/505 (EP)
	Former IPC [2007/39]	G06F9/46, H04L12/24
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2007/39]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	YU	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR TASK-ZUWEISUNG	[2007/39]
	English:	METHOD FOR TASK ASSIGNMENT	[2007/39]
	French:	PROCEDE D'ASSIGNATION DE TACHES	[2007/39]
Entry into regional phase	16.04.2007	National basic fee paid
	16.04.2007	Search fee paid
	16.04.2007	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.04.2007	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.04.2006	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.06.2006	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: FI
	17.04.2007	Examination requested [2007/39]
	20.04.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.05.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.02.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.03.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.10.2012	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.10.2012
	23.10.2012	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	19.11.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.04.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.05.2015	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2015/40]
	28.05.2015	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2015/40]
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 20.04.2009
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	17.06.2014	Request for further processing filed
	17.06.2014	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	27.06.2014	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.04.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.10.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	04.10.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.10.2013	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2008	04 M06 Fee paid on 11.12.2008
	31.10.2014	10 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0232509 (IBM [US]) [X] 1-4 * page 4 - page 5; figure 8 *;
		[A]US5031089 (LIU HOWARD T [US], et al) [A] 1-4* abstract *;
		[A]US2003149716 (PETERSON RICKY MERLE [US]) [A] 1-4 * abstract *;
		[X]US2003212731 (BRENNER LARRY BERT [US], et al) [X] 1-4 * figures 1,2,9 * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0097] - paragraph [0098] *
	International search	[A]US5991808 (BRODER ANDREI [US], et al);
		[X]US6292822 (HARDWICK JONATHAN C [GB]);
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		[XP] - NAUMOV ET AL, "Idle Period Notification Policy for Dynamic Task Assignment", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2005 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL PROCESSING WORKSHOPS (ICPPW'05), OSLO, NORWAY, (20050614), pages 331 - 335, XP010820983 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPPW.2005.40
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	by applicant	US2003212731
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