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EP0986231 - SOFTWARE START-UP METHOD FOR A TRANSMITTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF REDUNDANCY SWITCHING FUNCTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/11]TRANSMITTER HAVING REDUNDANCY SWITCHING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
[2005/06]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.06.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.07.2006  [2006/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/11]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / BABA, Kenji
1-763-95, Ogawacho
Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-0032 / JP
[2000/11]
Representative(s)Granleese, Rhian Jane, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/11]Granleese, Rhian Jane, et al
Marks & Clerk, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date99910753.529.03.1999
[2000/11]
WO1999JP01604
Priority number, dateJP1998008082227.03.1998         Original published format: JP 8082298
[2000/11]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9951004
Date:07.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0986231
Date:15.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0986231
Date:27.07.2005
Language:EN
[2005/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.10.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/14, H04J3/00, G06F9/445, H04L12/56, G06F11/14
[2003/34]
CPC:
G06F11/1417 (EP); G06F11/1446 (EP); H04J2203/0057 (EP);
H04J2203/006 (EP)
Former IPC [2000/11]H04L29/14, H04J3/00
Designated contracting statesFR,   GB [2000/11]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR INITIALISIERUNG VON SOFTWARE FÜR SENDER MIT MEHREREN REDUNDANTEN SCHALTFUNKTIONEN[2005/06]
English:SOFTWARE START-UP METHOD FOR A TRANSMITTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF REDUNDANCY SWITCHING FUNCTIONS[2005/06]
French:PROCEDE D'INITIALISATION DE LOGICIEL POUR UN EMETTEUR POSSEDANT PLUSIERS FONCTIONS DE COMMUTATION REDONDANTES[2005/06]
Former [2000/11]SENDER MIT REDUKDANTER SCHALTFUNKTION UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER STEUERUNG
Former [2000/11]TRANSMITTER HAVING REDUNDANCY SWITCHING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
Former [2000/11]EMETTEUR POSSEDANT UNE FONCTION DE COMMUTATION REDONDANTE ET PROCEDE DE CONTROLE DE CETTE FONCTION
Entry into regional phase17.12.1999Translation filed 
21.12.1999National basic fee paid 
21.12.1999Search fee paid 
21.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
21.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/11]
19.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.05.2005Fee for grant paid
27.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.04.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9300628  (AST RESEARCH INC [US]) [A] 1,2,4-7 * abstract * * page 10, line 35 - page 11, line 32 * * page 14, line 15 - page 15, line 19 *;
 [A]JPH09233157  ;
 [A]US5038320  (HEATH CHESTER A [US], et al) [A] 3,4,6,7 * abstract * * column 3, line 19 - column 4, line 14 * * column 4, line 31 - line 39 *;
 [A]GB1481108  (WESTERN ELECTRIC CO) [A] 1,2,6,7 * page 1, column L, line 43 - column R, line 91 * * page 12, column L, line 63 - column R, line 118 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980130), vol. 1998, no. 01, & JP09233157 A 19970905 (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD;NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP ) [A] 1-4,6,7 * abstract *
International search[X]JPH09233157  (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD, et al);
 [A]JPH09135228  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
 [A]JPH09284362  (NIPPON ELECTRIC ENG)
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