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EP0940984 - Terminal device for multimedia data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.05.2008
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.10.2008Change - applicantpublished on 19.11.2008  [2008/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[2008/47]
Former [2007/26]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu / JP
Former [1999/36]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ueda, Eiji
227-1, Uchinoumi, Yasuura-cho
Toyota-gun, Hiroshima-ken / JP
02 / Hanaura, Toshitaka
26-18-303, Takata 1-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken / JP
03 / Kawano, Shinji
3-7-402, Rakurakuen 3-chome, Saeki-ku
Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken / JP
04 / Nakabe, Futoshi
8-28-28, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken / JP
[1999/36]
Representative(s)Altenburg, Udo, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/36]Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost - Altenburg - Geissler - Isenbruck, Gallileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date99102857.202.03.1999
[1999/36]
Priority number, dateJP1998005115503.03.1998         Original published format: JP 5115598
[1999/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0940984
Date:08.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0940984
Date:24.07.2002
[2002/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0940984
Date:27.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.06.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2002/30]
CPC:
H04N21/4332 (EP,US); H04N21/426 (EP,US); G06F16/125 (EP,US);
G06F16/1737 (EP,US); H04N21/4335 (EP,US); H04N21/485 (EP,US);
H04N21/4782 (EP,US); Y10S707/99931 (US); Y10S707/99932 (US);
Y10S707/99953 (US) (-)
Former IPC [1999/36]H04N7/173, G06F17/30
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   SE [2003/16]
Former [1999/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Anschlussvorrichtung fürMultimediadaten[1999/36]
English:Terminal device for multimedia data[1999/36]
French:Terminal pour données multimédia[1999/36]
Examination procedure22.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/13]
04.07.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2007Fee for grant paid
19.03.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.03.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipSE27.09.2007
[2008/16]
Documents cited:Search[A]US5319455  (HOARTY WILLIAM LEO [US], et al) [A] 1,13 * column 8, line 15 - line 49 * * abstract *;
 [YA]US5568181  (GREENWOOD DAVID G [US], et al) [Y] 13 * column 1, line 60 - column 2, line 9 * * column 5, line 29 - line 51 * [A] 1-10;
 [YA]  - LIAO T, "WebCanal: a multicast Web application", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19970901), vol. 29, no. 8-13, ISSN 0169-7552, pages 1091 - 1102, XP004095307 [Y] 13 * page 1091, column L, line 1 - column R, line 22; figure 1 * * page 1099, column L, line 19 - column R, line 29 * * page 1093, column R, line 16 - page 1094, column L, line 9 * [A] 1-10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7552(97)00012-3
 [A]  - PAPADIMITRIOU C ET AL, "Multimedia information caching for personalized video-on-demand", COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19950301), vol. 18, no. 3, ISSN 0140-3664, pages 204 - 216, XP004032501 [A] 1,13 * page 206, column L, line 16 - page 207, column L, line 32; figures 2,3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-3664(95)98543-E
Examination   - NARASIMHA REDDY A.L., "Effectiveness of caching policies for a Web server", PROC. FOURTH INT. CONF. ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, Bangalore, India, (19971218), pages 94 - 99
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