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EP0924631 - Method and system for performing work flow control in accordance with an input state of data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 27.09.2002 Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	27.09.2002	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 13.11.2002 [2002/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1999/25]	For all designated states HITACHI, LTD. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Mori, Toshihiko 29-1-102, Akutsu, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	02 / Soga, Nobuko 24-1-302, Kamikodanaka-1-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	03 / Hosoda, Naofumi 4-18-207, Nishikagaya-4-chome, Suminoe-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	04 / Soga, Shuji 24-2-302, Kamikodanaka-1-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	05 / Yakabe, Taro 14-34-205, Shukugawara-6-chome, Tama-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	[1999/25]
Representative(s)	Hackney, Nigel John, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/25]	Hackney, Nigel John, et al Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	98309449.1	18.11.1998
	[1999/25]
Priority number, date	JP19970321213	21.11.1997 Original published format: JP 32121397
	[1999/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0924631
	Date:	23.06.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/25]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0924631
	Date:	05.07.2000
	[2000/27]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.05.2000
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/60	[1999/25]
	CPC:	G06Q10/06 (EP); G06Q10/0633 (KR); G06Q10/10 (EP)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [2001/11]
Former [1999/25]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Verfahren und System zum Ausführen einer Arbeitsflusssteuerung in Übereinstimmung mit einem Eingabewert von Daten	[1999/25]
	English:	Method and system for performing work flow control in accordance with an input state of data	[1999/25]
	French:	Méthode et système pour effectuer la gestion de flux de travaux selon un état d'entrée de données	[1999/25]
Examination procedure	07.12.1998	Examination requested [1999/25]
	21.12.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.05.2002	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2002/46]
	06.06.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2002/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.11.2001	04 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0778535 (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract * * page 3, column 3, line 13 - page 8, column 13, line 5 *;
		[A]WO9420910 (NAUCKHOFF SVEN [SE]) [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract * * page 7, line 34 - page 41, line 29 *;
		[A]US5535322 (HECHT MATTHEW S [US]) [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract * * column 3, line 43 - column 4, line 52 *
		[A] - MORITA M ET AL, "Interworkflow management: interorganization-cooperated workflow process modeling and management over decentralized heterogeneous systems", INSPEC, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB, Database accession no. 5834580, XP002136685 [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract *
		[ ] - TRANSACTIONS OF THE INFORMATION PROCESSING SOCIETY OF JAPAN, NOV. 1997, INF. PROCESS. SOC. JAPAN, JAPAN, vol. 38, no. 11, ISSN 0387-5806, pages 2298 - 2308
		[A] - HAYAMI H ET AL, "Inter-workflow management and support", INSPEC, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB, Database accession no. 5524546, XP002136686 [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract *
		[ ] - NTT R & D, 1996, NTT, JAPAN, vol. 45, no. 12, ISSN 0915-2326, pages 1301 - 1314
		[A] - KIMBROUGH S O ET AL, "Message management systems: concepts and motivations", PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (CAT. NO.91TH0394-7), KAUAI, HI, USA, 7-10 JAN. 1992, 1991, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, IEEE Comput. Soc. Press, USA, ISBN 0-8186-2420-5, pages 654 - 665 vol.4, XP002136684 [A] 1,6,11,13,17 * abstract * * page 655, column 2, line 5 - page 662, column 1, line 36 *

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