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EP0550180 - Rerouting in a distributed telecommunication system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 14.11.2003 Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.11.2003	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 02.01.2004 [2004/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AT&T Corp. 32 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
	[1994/40]
Former [1993/27]	For all designated states AT&T Corp. 32 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Bales, Bruce Merrill 493 Muirfield Court Louisville, Colorado 80027 / US
	02 / Crumpley, Robert Louis 11837 West 108th Drive Broomfield, Colorado 80021 / US
	03 / North, Sandra Sue 278 Pine Road Golden, Colorado 80403 / US
	04 / Thieler, Stephen Max 4465 Apple Way Boulder, Colorado 80301 / US
	[1993/27]
Representative(s)	Williams, David John, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/03]	Williams, David John, et al Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
Former [1993/27]	Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date	92311263.5	10.12.1992
	[1993/27]
Priority number, date	US19910816359	30.12.1991 Original published format: US 816359
	[1993/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0550180
	Date:	07.07.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/27]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0550180
	Date:	07.12.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.10.1994
Classification	IPC:	H04Q3/00, H04Q3/66	[1993/27]
	CPC:	H04Q3/0016 (EP,US); H04M3/545 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1307 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13141 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13146 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13166 (EP,US); (+) H04Q2213/13176 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13217 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13383 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1993/27]
Title	German:	Leitwegumlenkung in einem verteiltem Telekommunikationssystem	[1993/27]
	English:	Rerouting in a distributed telecommunication system	[1993/27]
	French:	Réacheminement dans un système de télécommunication distribué	[1993/27]
Examination procedure	24.05.1995	Examination requested [1995/30]
	26.07.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.02.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2003	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/01]
	04.08.2003	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2004/01]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.12.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
	10.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 08
	20.09.2000	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2002	11 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[E]EP0550178 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [E] 1-8 * claims 1-13 *;
		[E]EP0550181 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [E] 1-8 * claims 1-8 *;
		[E]EP0556515 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [E] 1-8 * claims 1-24 *;
		[E]EP0550179 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [E] 1-8 * claims 1-8 *;
		[PX]EP0510861 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [PX] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE3632827 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 3,4,7,8 * column 3, line 20 - line 66 * * column 5, line 28 - line 40 * * column 6, line 17 - line 26 *;
		[E]US5253288 (FREY ALAN E [US], et al) [E] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]US4754479 (BICKNELL RAINIE M [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
		[X] - VAN GELDER ET AL, "Private networking with SOPHO-TBX and SOPHO S systems", PHILIPS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVIEW, HILVERSUM (NL), (198512), vol. 43, no. 4, pages 237 - 252 [X] 1,5 * page 241, line 11 - line 16 * * page 243, line 11 - line 22 * * page 244, line 24 - line 35 *
		[A] - BELLER, "Call delivery to portable telephones away from home using the local exchange network", INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS - PAPER 30.3, DENVER (US), (19910623), vol. 2, pages 948 - 953, XP000269625 [A] 1-8 * paragraph [04.3] * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.1991.162496
		[A] - MURAKAMI ET AL, "Control Architecture for Next-Generation Communication Networks Based on Distributed Databases", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, NEW YORK (US), (198904), vol. 7, no. 3, pages 418 - 423, XP000031235 [A] 1-8 * paragraph [00IV] * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.16874

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