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EP0214179 - PROCESSING SEQUENCE CALLS IN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SWITCHING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.1991
Database last updated on 18.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.1991Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 14.08.1991 [1991/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1987/12]
Inventor(s)01 / AHMAD, Mahmood
27W364 Oakwood
Winfield, IL 60190 / US
02 / SAWYER, Albert, Joseph
1106 E. Elm
Wheaton, IL 60187 / US
03 / SCHREINER, Wayne, Lawrence
1547 London Court
Naperville, Illinois 60540 / US
04 / THOMAS, Gerald, Harper
6926 Blue Flag Avenue
Woodridge, IL 60517 / US
[1987/20]
Former [1987/12]01 / AHMAD, Mahmood
27W364 Oakwood
Winfield, IL 60190 / US
02 / SAWYER, Albert, Joseph
1106 E. Elm
Wheaton, IL 60187 / US
03 / SCHREINER, Wayne, Lawrence
4615 Douglas Road
Oswego, IL 60543 / US
04 / THOMAS, Gerald, Harper
6926 Blue Flag Avenue
Woodridge, IL 60517 / US
Representative(s)Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies EUR-IP UK Ltd Unit 18, Core 3 Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue
Enfield, EN3 7XB / GB
[N/P]
Former [1989/32]Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
AT&T (UK) LTD. AT&T Intellectual Property Division 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Former [1987/12]Johnston, Kenneth Graham
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date86901211.205.02.1986
[1987/12]
WO1986US00182
Priority number, dateUS1985069946407.02.1985         Original published format: US 699464
[1987/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO8604740
Date:14.08.1986
[1986/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0214179
Date:18.03.1987
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.1986 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1987/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0214179
Date:27.06.1990
Language:EN
[1990/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.09.1986
ClassificationIPC:H04Q11/04
[1990/26]
CPC:
H04Q11/0407 (EP,US); H04Q11/04 (KR)
Former IPC [1987/12]H01Q11/04
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [1987/12]
TitleGerman:VERARBEITUNG VON FOLGERUFEN IN EINEM VERMITTLUNGSSYSTEM MIT VERTEILTER STEUERUNG[1987/12]
English:PROCESSING SEQUENCE CALLS IN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SWITCHING SYSTEM[1987/12]
French:TRAITEMENT D'APPELS EN SERIE DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUTATION A COMMANDE DECENTRALISEE[1987/12]
Entry into regional phase03.10.1986National basic fee paid 
03.10.1986Designation fee(s) paid 
02.03.1987Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.03.1987Examination requested  [1987/19]
22.02.1989Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.1989Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.1989Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
19.12.1989Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.1990Fee for grant paid
05.03.1990Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.03.1991No opposition filed within time limit [1991/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL27.06.1990
SE27.06.1990
[1991/33]
Former [1991/12]SE27.06.1990
Cited inInternational search[A]FR2371841  (WESCOM SWITCHING [US]);
 [A]DE2810245  (SIEMENS AG);
 [A]DE2837883  (SIEMENS AG);
 [A]US4400587  (TAYLOR MICHAEL P [US], et al);
 [A]EP0115786  (REDCOM LAB INC [US]);
 [A]EP0125602  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US])
 [A]  - AT & T Technical Journal, No. 1, Part 2, January 1985, New York, (US) W. Densmore et al.: "System 75: Switch services software", pages 197 - 212
 [A]  - Philips Telecommunication review, No. 3, September 1984, Hilversum, (NL) H.J. Goebertus: "5ESS-PRX architecture", pages 111 - 131
 [A]  - Bell System Technical Journal, volume 61, No. 4, April 1982, Murray Hill, (US) D.W. BROWN et al.: "No 10A remote switching system: host software", pages 491- 524
 [A]  - Bell System Technical Journal, volume 62, No. 6, Part 1, July-August 1983, Murray Hill, (US) D.W. BROWN et al.: "Modernization of the suburban ESS: hosting the No. 10A remote switching system", pages 1497 - 1536
 [A]  - 5th International Conference on software engineering for Telecommunication switching systems, 4-8 July 1983, Lund, (SE) J. Swerup: "Software architecture in a digital PABX with distributed control", pages 184 - 189
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