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EP0709765 - Method and system for selecting data for migration in a hierarchic data storage system using frequency distribution tables [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.08.2003
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.09.2003  [2003/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1996/18]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Burkes, Theresa A.
3100 San Ramon Drive
Meridian, Idaho 83707 / US
02 / Voigt, Douglas L.
3030 N. 24th
Boise, Idaho 83702 / US
[1996/18]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/18]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt, Georg-Kalb-Strasse 9
D-82049 Pullach / DE
Application number, filing date95110829.911.07.1995
[1996/18]
Priority number, dateUS1994032934926.10.1994         Original published format: US 329349
[1996/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0709765
Date:01.05.1996
Language:EN
[1996/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0709765
Date:06.08.1997
[1997/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0709765
Date:02.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.06.1997
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, G06F11/10, G06F11/20, G11B20/18
[2001/47]
CPC:
G06F11/2087 (EP,US); G06F11/1076 (EP,US); G06F3/0601 (EP,US);
G11B20/1833 (EP,US); G11C29/74 (EP,US); G06F3/0673 (EP,US);
Y10S707/99952 (US); Y10S707/99953 (US); Y10S707/99956 (US) (-)
Former IPC [1997/32]G06F3/06, G06F11/10, G06F11/20, G11B20/18, G06F12/12
Former IPC [1996/18]G06F3/06, G06F11/10, G06F11/20, G11B20/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/18]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System zum Auswählen von Daten für Migration in einem hierarchischen Datenspeichersystem mit Frequenzverteilungstabellen[1996/18]
English:Method and system for selecting data for migration in a hierarchic data storage system using frequency distribution tables[1996/18]
French:Méthode et système de sélection de données pour migration dans un système de stockage de données hiérarchiques, utilisant des tables à distribution de fréquence[1996/18]
Examination procedure29.07.1997Examination requested  [1997/39]
03.01.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.04.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.05.2002Fee for grant paid
22.05.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
22.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9113404  (SF2 CORP [US]) [A] 7,9* column W *;
 [A]WO9209035  (STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP [US]) [A] 1,7,9 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0567421  (IBM [US]) [A] 1 * column 1 - column 4, line 50 *;
 [A]  - "USING DUAL ACTUATOR SHARED DATA DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICES DRIVES IN A REDUNDANT ARRAY", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, ARMONK, NY, USA, (199101), vol. 33, no. 8, pages 270 - 272, XP000106955 [A] 7,9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "Hybrid Redundancy Direct-Access Storage Device Array with Design Options", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, ARMONK, NJ, USA, (199402), vol. 37, no. 2b, pages 141 - 148, XP000433790 [A] 7,9 * the whole document *
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