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EP0109309 - Method of operating a computer system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1984/21]Computer system and method of operation
[1990/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.12.1990
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.1990No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.02.1991 [1991/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
2270 South 88th Street P.O. Box 98 Louisville
Colorado 80027 / US
[N/P]
Former [1984/21]For all designated states
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
2270 South 88th Street P.O. Box 98
Louisville Colorado 80027 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Dodd, P. David
620 Poplar
Boulder Colorado 80302 / US
02 / Blickenstaff, Ronald L.
Sugarloaf Star Route
Boulder Colorado 80302 / US
03 / Coulson, Richard L.
658 Crothers Memorial Hall Stanford University
Stanford California 94305 / US
04 / Moreno, Robert J.
5169 Holmes Place
Boulder Colorado 80303 / US
05 / Trede, Brian E.
1215 Delphi Drive
Lafayette Colorado 80026 / US
[1984/21]
Representative(s)Pears, David Ashley, et al
REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
[1984/21]
Application number, filing date83306969.315.11.1983
[1984/21]
Priority number, dateUS1982044190115.11.1982         Original published format: US 441901
[1984/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0109309
Date:23.05.1984
Language:EN
[1984/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0109309
Date:18.06.1986
Language:EN
[1986/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0109309
Date:07.03.1990
Language:EN
[1990/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.1986
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/12
[1990/10]
CPC:
G06F12/0802 (EP,US); G06F12/0866 (EP,US); G06F12/0888 (EP,US);
G11B20/18 (EP,US); G11B20/1883 (EP,US); G06F12/0862 (EP,US);
G06F2212/6026 (EP,US); G06F2212/6028 (EP,US); G11B2020/10916 (EP,US);
G11B2220/20 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1984/21]G11C9/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IT [1990/10]
Former [1984/21]DE,  FR,  GB,  IT 
TitleGerman:Betriebsverfahren für eine Rechneranordnung[1990/10]
English:Method of operating a computer system[1990/10]
French:Procédé de fonctionnement d un système d ordinateur[1990/10]
Former [1984/21]Rechneranordnung und Betriebsverfahren
Former [1984/21]Computer system and method of operation
Former [1984/21]Système d'ordinateur et procédé de fonctionnement
Examination procedure29.08.1986Examination requested  [1986/44]
11.09.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.03.1988Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.1988Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.10.1988Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.1989Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
21.08.1989Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
28.08.1989Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.11.1989Fee for grant paid
27.11.1989Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.12.1990No opposition filed within time limit [1991/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.1987Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.1988Renewal fee patent year 06
22.11.1989Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XP]EP0080876  (STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP [US])
 [Y]  - ELECTRONIC DESIGN, vol. 28, no. 22, 25th October 1980, pages 38-40, Rochelle Park, New Jersey, US; T. WILLIAMS: "Cache memory makes a hit processing I/O data quickly"
 [Y]  - COMPUTER DESIGN, vol. 21, no. 3, March 1982, pages 42,47, Winchester, Massachussetts, US; "Intelligent disk/cache control unit reduces sequential file-disk response"
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 25, no. 3A, August 1982, page 1285, New York, US; G.C. DRISCOLL et al.: "Staging length table - a means of minimizing cache memory misses using variable length cache lines"
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 24, no. 3, August 1981, pages 1559-1562, New York, US; B.T. BENNETT et al.: "Improving performance of buffered DASD to which some reference are sequential"
Examination   - IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol 15, No 4, Sept 1972, pp 1100-1101
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