blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0952538

EP0952538 - System and method for locating users accessing a computer application [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  02.01.2004
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.01.2004Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 18.02.2004  [2004/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[1999/43]
Inventor(s)01 / Rautmann, Scott
119 Winding Way
San Carlo, California 94070 / US
02 / Austin, Calvin J.
450 Oak Grove Drive, 312
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
03 / Squier, Anthony C.
2810 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94062 / US
04 / Chamness, Mark
969 Asilomar Terrace, No 3
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[1999/43]
Representative(s)Browne, Robin Forsythe
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Tower North Central
Merrion Way
Leeds
LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/43]Browne, Robin Forsythe, Dr.
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA West Yorkshire / GB
Application number, filing date99301896.912.03.1999
[1999/43]
Priority number, dateUS1998004182412.03.1998         Original published format: US 41824
[1999/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0952538
Date:27.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0952538
Date:13.11.2002
[2002/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/60, G06F11/34
[2002/45]
CPC:
G06Q10/10 (EP); G06F11/3495 (EP); G06F11/32 (EP);
G06F11/3438 (EP); G06F2201/875 (EP)
Former IPC [1999/43]G06F17/60
Designated contracting states(deleted) [2003/31]
Former [1999/43]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Ortsbestimmung der Benutzer eines Anwenderprogrammes[1999/43]
English:System and method for locating users accessing a computer application[1999/43]
French:Système et méthode pour déterminer les emplacements des utilisateurs d'une application d'un ordinateur[1999/43]
Examination procedure14.05.2003Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2004/08]
09.09.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2004/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
04.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
20.06.2003DE   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2003FR   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2003GB   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2003NL   M01   Not yet paid
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
20.06.2003M01   Not yet paid
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[X]WO9642041  (OPEN MARKET INC) [X] 1-17 * page 5, line 8 - page 8, line 18 * * page 15, line 9 - line 21 *;
 [E]EP0909082  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC) [E] 1-8,10,11,13-17 * column 2, line 3 - column 3, line 51 *;
 [PX]WO9831114  (BELLSOUTH CORP) [PX] 1-17 * abstract * * page 3, line 20 - page 5, line 27 *;
 [X]  - OPEN DOOR NETWORKS, INC., "LogDoor User's Guide", LOGDOOR USER'S GUIDE, (19980120), pages 1 - 35, URL: http://hana.damien.edu/ftp/comm/Multi-domain%20Webmaster%20Suite/LogDoor/LogDoorUsersGuide.html, (20020904), XP002212434 [X] 1-17 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MENGELBIER M, "Proposal for LogTo Data Collection Method for Internet Sessions", PROPOSAL FOR THE LOGTO DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR INTERNET SESSIONS, (1996), XP000829546 [A] 1-17 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PITKOW J, "In search of Reliable Usage Data on the WWW", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, NL, (1997), ISSN 0169-7552, pages 451 - 463, XP002195451 [A] 1-17 * the whole document *
 [X]  - LEACH P J ET AL, "Simple hit-metering for HTTP", HTTP WORKING GROUP INTERNET DRAFT, (19960731), XP002065346 [X] 1-17 * Sections 1-4 *
 [A]  - FRANKLIN M K ET AL, "Auditable metering with lightweight security", FINANCIAL CRYPTOGRAPHY. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, XX, XX, (19970224), pages 151 - 160, XP002065347 [A] 1-17 * Sections 1.2 and 6. *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.