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EP0929046 - A freeform graphics system having meeting objects for supporting meeting objectives [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.03.2012
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.03.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.04.2012  [2012/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square Rochester
New York 14644 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/28]For all designated states
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox Square
Rochester, New York 14644 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Moran, Thomas P
1037 Greenwood Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
02 / Chiu, Patrick
564 University Drive, No.3
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / Van Melle, William J
651 Distel Drive
Los Altos, CA 94022 / US
[1999/28]
Representative(s)Skone James, Robert Edmund
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/28]Skone James, Robert Edmund
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date99300021.504.01.1999
[1999/28]
Priority number, dateUS1998000597412.01.1998         Original published format: US 5974
[1999/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0929046
Date:14.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/28]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0929046
Date:06.09.2000
[2000/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.07.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/60
[1999/28]
CPC:
G06Q10/109 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/21]
Former [1999/28]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Ungebundenes grafisches System mit Konferenz-Objekten zur Unterstützung von Konferenzzielen[1999/28]
English:A freeform graphics system having meeting objects for supporting meeting objectives[1999/28]
French:Système graphique non réglementé avec des objets de réunion pour supporter des objectifs de réunion[1999/28]
Examination procedure06.03.2001Examination requested  [2001/18]
16.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/14]
26.10.2011Date of oral proceedings
18.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/14]
18.11.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.06.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
02.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
31.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
31.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
02.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
01.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
31.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5377355  (HAGER DEAN J [US], et al) [A] 3,4* claim 1 *;
 [DA]EP0667567  (XEROX CORP [US]) [DA] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [XY]  - MORAN T P ET AL, "Pen-based interaction techniques for organizing material on an electronic whiteboard", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM SYMPOSIUM ON USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY. 10TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM. UIST '97, PROCEEDINGS OF TENTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY, BANFF, ALTA., CANADA, 14-17 OCT. 1997, 1997, New York, NY, USA, ACM, USA, ISBN 0-89791-881-9, pages 45 - 54, XP002142193 [X] 1,7-10 * page 47, column 2, line 25 - page 53, column 1, line 5 * [Y] 2-4

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/263407.263508
 [Y]  - KAIYA H ET AL, "Design of a hyper media tool to support requirements elicitation meetings", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CAT. NO.95CB35827), TORONTO, ONT., CANADA, 10-14 JULY 1995, 1995, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, IEEE Comput. Soc. Press, USA, ISBN 0-8186-7078-9, pages 250 - 259, XP000687706 [Y] 2 * page 253, column 1, line 1 - page 256, column 1, line 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CASE.1995.465308
 [Y]  - ANONYMOUS, "Integration of GroupWare with Project Management via Facilitated Work Sessions", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, New York, US, (19960301), vol. 39, no. 3, pages 171 - 174, XP000581663 [Y] 3,4 * page 172, line 30 - page 173, line 4 *
 [A]  - AYTES K ET AL, "Supporting distributed GDSS", SIGOIS BULLETIN, DEC. 1994, USA, vol. 15, no. 2, ISSN 0894-0819, pages 18 - 20, XP000923242 [A] 5 * page 18, column 1, line 18 - line 23 *
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