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EP2807646 - BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR GRAPHICS PARALLEL PROCESSING UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Database last updated on 18.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.09.2020  [2020/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
International IP Administration
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
[2014/49]
Inventor(s)01 / BOURD, Alexei V.
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
02 / GOEL, Vineet
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, 92121 / US
 [2014/49]
Representative(s)Howe, Steven, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/49]Howe, Steven, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP
16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date13704848.424.01.2013
WO2013US22900
Priority number, dateUS201261591733P27.01.2012         Original published format: US 201261591733 P
US20131374794723.01.2013         Original published format: US201313747947
[2014/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013112692
Date:01.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2807646
Date:03.12.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.08.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.08.2013
ClassificationIPC:G09G5/36, G06F9/52, G06F9/50, G06G5/00
[2014/49]
CPC:
G09G5/001 (EP,KR,US); G06T1/20 (EP,KR,US); G06T1/60 (KR,US);
G06F15/167 (KR); G06F9/38 (KR); G06F9/4881 (KR);
G06F9/50 (KR); G06F9/5038 (EP,KR,US); G06F9/52 (EP,KR,US);
G06F9/544 (EP,KR,US); G06G5/00 (KR); G06T15/00 (KR);
G09G5/36 (KR); G09G5/363 (EP,KR,US); G09G2360/10 (EP,KR,US);
G09G2360/121 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/49]
TitleGerman:PUFFERVERWALTUNG FÜR PARALLELE GRAFIKVERARBEITUNGSEINHEIT[2014/49]
English:BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR GRAPHICS PARALLEL PROCESSING UNIT[2014/49]
French:GESTION DE MÉMOIRE POUR UNE UNITÉ DE TRAITEMENT EN PARALLÈLE DE DONNÉES GRAPHIQUES[2014/49]
Entry into regional phase02.07.2014National basic fee paid 
02.07.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
02.07.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.11.2013Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.07.2014Examination requested  [2014/49]
19.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/40]
04.03.2020Date of oral proceedings
06.05.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
12.05.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/40]
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  28.07.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
08.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
09.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
08.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
09.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
10.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[I]US5742785  (STONE HAROLD STUART [US], et al) [I] 1-23 * column 8, line 28 - column 10, line 55; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US7117481  (AGESEN OLE [US], et al) [A] 1-23 * column 2, line 19 - column 4, line 63; figure 1 * * column 7, line 19 - column 8, line 18 * * column 11, line 14 - column 20, line 50; figures 1,2 *;
 [I]EP1944735  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC [JP]) [I] 1-23 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0033]; figures 1,2 * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0069]; figures 5-7 *;
 [A]US2010250809  (RAMESH ANANTHAKRISHNA [US], et al) [A] 1,11,22,23 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0046]; figures 1,2 *;
 [I]WO2011012157  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE], et al) [I] 1,11,22,23 * page 6, line 11 - page 16, line 32; figures 1-12 *;
 [A]US8087029  (LINDHOLM JOHN ERIK [US], et al) [A] 1-23 * column 5, line 19 - column 18, line 11; figures 1-5 *;
 [A]  - Averlogic Technologies Inc, "AL440B Data Sheets Version 1.0", (20011128), URL: http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheets2/68/689127_1.pdf, XP002694833 [A] 1,11,22,23
 [A]  - Averlogic Technologies Inc, "AverLogic Video FIFO Selection Guide", (20090116), URL: http://www.averlogic.com/pdf/Video_FIFO_Selection_Guide_20090116.pdf, XP002694834 [A] 1,11,22,23
ExaminationUS2011102448
 US2012017062
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