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EP About this file: EP0976226

EP0976226 - INTEGRATED MULTIPORT SWITCH HAVING SHARED MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL CIRCUITRY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.01.2005
Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip21.01.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.03.2005  [2005/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
One AMD Place Mail Stop 68 P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale CA 94088-3453 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/12]For all designated states
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.
One AMD Place, Mail Stop 68
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3453 / US
Former [2000/05]For all designated states
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.
One AMD Place, Mail Stop 68
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3453 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RUNALDUE, Thomas, Jefferson
3701 Blackford Avenue
San Jose, CA 95117 / US
02 / CHOW, Peter, Ka-Fai
1416 Maxwell Way
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
03 / VISWANATH, Somnath
655 South Fair Oaks Avenue H112
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2000/05]
Representative(s)Picker, Madeline Margaret, et al
Brookes Batchellor
1 Boyne Park
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN4 8EL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/05]Picker, Madeline Margaret, et al
Brookes & Martin, High Holborn House, 52/54 High Holborn
London WC1V 6SE / GB
Application number, filing date98903831.029.01.1998
[2000/05]
WO1998US01760
Priority number, dateUS19970038025P14.02.1997         Original published format: US 38025 P
US1997099292118.12.1997         Original published format: US 992921
[2000/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9836535
Date:20.08.1998
Language:EN
[1998/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0976226
Date:02.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0976226
Date:17.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.08.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/44
[2000/05]
CPC:
H04L41/0213 (EP,US); G06F12/128 (EP,US); G06F5/06 (EP,US);
G11C11/412 (EP,US); G11C7/1015 (EP,US); H04L49/3054 (EP,US);
H04L69/26 (EP,US); H04Q3/54591 (EP,US); H04L49/103 (EP,US);
H04L49/30 (EP,US); H04L49/351 (EP,US); H04L49/354 (EP,US);
H04Q2213/1316 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13162 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/05]
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTE MULTIPORT-VERMITTLUNG MIT GETEILTER MEDIUMZUGRIFFSSTEUERUNGSSCHALTUNG[2000/05]
English:INTEGRATED MULTIPORT SWITCH HAVING SHARED MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL CIRCUITRY[2000/05]
French:COMMUTATEUR MULTI-PORT INTEGRE A CIRCUITS DE CONTROLE D'ACCES SUPPORTS PARTAGE[2000/05]
Entry into regional phase27.08.1999National basic fee paid 
27.08.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
27.08.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.06.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.08.1999Examination requested  [2000/05]
29.07.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.11.2003Fee for grant paid
27.11.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]EP0603443  (IBM [US]) [X] 1,2 * page 2, line 1 - page 4, line 4 * * figures 1,2 * [A] 4,5 [Y] 3;
 [XAY]EP0603444  (IBM [US]) [X] 1,2 * page 2, line 1 - page 4, line 15 * * figures 1,2 * [A] 4,5 [Y] 3;
 [A]WO9118462  (UNIV TORONTO [CA]) [A] 1-5 * page 1, line 3 - page 4, line 22 * * page 15, line 19 - page 17, line 2 * * figure 5 *;
 [A]EP0656711  (ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC [US]) [A] 1-5,11-16 * page 2, line 1 - line 35 * * page 7, line 39 - line 44 *;
 [A]US5467351  (BAUMERT ROBERT J [US]) [A] 11-16 * abstract * * column 1, line 14 - column 2, line 47 * * column 3, line 17 - line 61 * * column 4, line 63 - column 7, line 62 * * column 8, line 40 - line 59 * * column 9, line 24 - line 47 * * figures 6,7 *
 [A]  - "REDUNDANT MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FOR AN 802.4 TOKEN BUS", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, (19950501), vol. 38, no. 5, pages 423 - 425, XP000519632 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
 [XAY]  - CLARK B, "EMERGING LAN STRUCTURES", WESCON '94. WESTERN ELECTRONIC SHOW AND CONVENTION, ANAHEIM, SEPT. 27 - 29, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19940927), pages 8 - 15, XP000532557 [X] 11,12,14,15 * abstract * * page 8, column R, line 17 - page 9, column R, line 4 * * page 11, column L * * page 12, column R * [A] 4,13,16 [Y] 3
 [XAY]  - BARILOVITS S ET AL, "100VG-ANYLAN: NETWORK OPERATION AND REAL-TIME CAPABILITIES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON LOCAL COMPUTER NETWORKS, (19941002), pages 120 - 128, XP000618590 [X] 11,12,14,15 * page 122, column L, line 1 - column R, line 6 * [A] 4,13,16 [Y] 3
 [A]  - ALBRECHT A ET AL, "AN OVERVIEW OF IEEE 802.12 DEMAND PRIORITY", PROCEEDINGS OF THE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (GLOBECOM), SAN FRANCISCO, NOV. 28 - DEC. 2, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19941128), VOL. 1, pages 263 - 268, XP000488555 [A] 11-16 * page 265, column R, line 4 - page 267, column L, line 11 *
 [A]  - WATSON G ET AL, "THE DEMAND PRIORITY MAC PROTOCOL", IEEE NETWORK: THE MAGAZINE OF COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, (19950101), vol. 9, no. 1, pages 28 - 34, XP000486556 [A] 11-16 * page 28, column R, line 19 - page 30, column R, line 22 * * page 31, column L, line 1 - line 21 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/65.372617
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