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EP0980544 - HARDWARE ACCELERATOR FOR AN OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  10.10.2003
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2003Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 26.11.2003  [2003/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
iReady Corporation
Suite 202, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/08]For all designated states
iReady Corporation
Suite 200, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / POFF, Thomas, C.
2250 Homestead Court 204
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
02 / MINAMI, John, Shigeto
Suite 428, 330 Elan Village Lane
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
03 / KOYAMA, Ryo
343 Hawthorne
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
[2000/08]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/08]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann & Stöckeler Patentanwälte Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date98920921.830.04.1998
[2000/08]
WO1998US08719
Priority number, dateUS19970045951P08.05.1997         Original published format: US 45951 P
US1997096554006.11.1997         Original published format: US 965540
[2000/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9850852
Date:12.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0980544
Date:23.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38
[2000/08]
CPC:
G06F9/3879 (EP,US); G06F9/38 (KR); G06F9/45529 (EP,US);
G06F9/45504 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2000/08]
TitleGerman:HARDWARE-BESCHLEUNIGER FÜR EINE OBJEKTORIENTIERTE PROGRAMMIERSPRACHE[2000/08]
English:HARDWARE ACCELERATOR FOR AN OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE[2000/08]
French:ACCELERATEUR DE MATERIEL POUR LANGAGE DE PROGRAMMATION ORIENTE OBJET[2000/08]
Entry into regional phase08.11.1999National basic fee paid 
08.11.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
08.11.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.12.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/08]
03.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.2003Application withdrawn by applicant  [2003/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
09.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
08.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
07.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0171934  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [Y] 4 * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 2; figure 4; claim 1 *;
 [A]US5218698  (MANDL WILLIAM J [US]) [A] 3,4 * claim 1 *;
 [PX]EP0813147  (LSI LOGIC CORP [US]) [PX] 1,2,5-9,11 * abstract *
 [XY]  - GANDHI S, "GRAPHICS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE DESIGN WITH THE 82786", MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROSYSTEMS, (198806), vol. 12, no. 5, pages 271 - 276, XP000050202 [X] 1,2,5-7,9,11 * the whole document * [Y] 4

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-9331(88)90128-7
 [A]  - HAMILTON M A, "JAVA AND THE SHIFT TO NET-CENTRIC COMPUTING", COMPUTER, (199608), vol. 29, no. 8, pages 31 - 39, XP000632765 [A] 2,5,8 * page 31 - page 34, column R, line 26 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2.532043
 [X]  - C.J. GEORGIOU ET AL, "An experimental coprocessor for implementing persisten objects on an IBM 4381", OPERATING SYSTEMS REVIEW (SIGOPS)., NEW YORK US, (198710), vol. 21, no. 4, pages 84 - 87, XP000211947 [X] 1-3 * page 84 * * page 87, column L, line 22 - column R, line 9 * * page 86, column L, line 56 - column R, line 39 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/36204.36188
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