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EP0780758 - Data processing and storage method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.09.2003
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.09.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.10.2003  [2003/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LSI Logic Corporation
2001 Danfield Court
Fort Collins, CO 80525-2998 / US
[1999/15]
Former [1998/18]For all designated states
Symbios, Inc.
2001 Danfield Court
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 / US
Former [1997/26]For all designated states
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC.
2001 Danfield Court
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Henderson, John C.
90 Millers Gap Road
Enola, PA 17025 / US
02 / Pelletier, Larry E.
4449 Brittany Drive
Lisle, IL 60532 / US
[1997/26]
Representative(s)Gill, David Alan
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/26]Gill, David Alan
W.P. Thompson & Co., Celcon House, 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date96309050.112.12.1996
[1997/26]
Priority number, dateUS1995057902918.12.1995         Original published format: US 579029
[1997/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0780758
Date:25.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0780758
Date:29.07.1998
[1998/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0780758
Date:06.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, G11B27/00, H04N7/173
[1997/26]
CPC:
G06F3/0601 (EP,US); G11B20/10 (KR); G11B20/1258 (EP,US);
G11B27/002 (EP,US); G11B27/105 (EP,US); H04N7/17336 (EP,US);
H04N9/8227 (EP,US); G06F2003/0697 (EP,US); H04N5/85 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1997/26]
TitleGerman:Datenverarbeitungs- und speicherverfahren und Gerät dafür[1997/26]
English:Data processing and storage method and apparatus[1997/26]
French:Traitement et stockage de données et dispositif[1997/26]
Examination procedure14.09.1998Examination requested  [1998/46]
29.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.05.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
31.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.07.2002Fee for grant paid
08.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
31.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XA]JPH05128732  ;
 [XA]US4607346  (HILL REED A [US]) [X] 1,5-7 * figures 1,4,5 * * column 1, line 56 - column 3, line 19 * * column 3, line 20 - column 6, line 18 * * column 8, line 26 - column 9, line 12 * * claims 1-12 * [A] 10;
 [Y]WO9412937  (STARLIGHT NETWORKS INC [US]) [Y] 1-10 * page 12, line 13 - page 13, line 21 * * page 15, line 1 - page 16, line 2 * * page 19, line 11 - page 20, line 22 * * figures 1,3,5 *;
 [AP]EP0690626  (AT & T CORP [US]);
 [XP]EP0738081  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [XP] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930913), vol. 017, no. 509, Database accession no. (P - 1612), & JP05128732 A 19930525 (SONY CORP) [X] 1-7,10 * the whole document * [A] 8,9
 [Y]  - BIRK Y, "DETERMINISTIC LOAD-BALANCING SCHEMES FOR DISK-BASED VIDEO-ON -DEMANDSTORAGE SERVERS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH. IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON MASS STORAGE SYSTEMS, STORAGE - AT THE FOREFRONT OF INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES MONTEREY, SEPT. 11 - 14, 1995, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950911), no. SYMP. 14, pages 17 - 25, XP000597714 [Y] 1-10 * page 18, column L, line 44 - column R, line 16 * * page 20, column L, line 14 - column R, line 8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MASS.1995.528213
 [A]  - ANONYMOUS, "Anticipatory Mount of MFU Cartridge in an Automated Library.", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK, US, (199106), vol. 34, no. 1, pages 138 - 139, XP000210156 [A] 1,3,5 * the whole document *
 [A]  - HASKIN R L ET AL, "A SYSTEM FOR THE DELIVERY OF INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMMING", DIGEST OF PAPERS OF THE COMPUTER SOCIETY COMPUTER CONFERENCE (SPRING) COMPCON, TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY SAN FRANCISCO, MAR. 5 - 9, 1995, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950305), no. CONF. 40, pages 209 - 215, XP000545431 [A] 5-9 * page 215, column L, line 1 - line 33 *
by applicantUS5394382
 US5345375
    - PATTERSON ET AL., "A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)", PROC. ACM SIGMOD, (198806), pages 109 - 116
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