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EP About this file: EP1553732

EP1553732 - Method and arrangement for starting a node in a communication system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Database last updated on 19.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip13.07.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 15.08.2018  [2018/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2012/28]
Former [2005/28]For all designated states
Volkswagen AG
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / DÖRING, Martin
Gebrüder-Grimm-Strasse 7
38124 Braunschweig / DE
02 / HOPPMANN, Michael
Glinderhagen 23
38176 Wendeburg / DE
03 / ZIMMERMANN, Axel
Neuer Weg 4
26446 Friedeburg / DE
 [2016/40]
Former [2005/28]01 / Döring, Martin
Gebrüder-Grimm-Strasse 7
38124 Braunschweig / DE
02 / Hoppmann, Michael
Glinderhagen 23
38176 Wendeburg / DE
03 / Zimmermann, Axel
Neuer Weg 4
26446 Friedeburg / DE
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Bressel und Partner mbB
Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin / DE
[2016/40]
Former [2005/28]Effert, Bressel und Kollegen
Radickestrasse 48
12489 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date04090437.716.11.2004
[2005/28]
Priority number, dateDE200315824809.12.2003         Original published format: DE 10358248
[2005/28]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1553732
Date:13.07.2005
Language:DE
[2005/28]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1553732
Date:03.08.2011
[2011/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1553732
Date:05.10.2016
Language:DE
[2016/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/403, H04J3/06, // H04J3/14
[2011/31]
CPC:
H04L12/40026 (EP); H04L12/4035 (EP); H04J3/0658 (EP);
H04L2012/40241 (EP); H04L2012/40273 (EP)
Former IPC [2005/28]H04L12/403
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/40]
Former [2005/28]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Hochfahren eines Knotens eines Kommunikationssystems[2005/28]
English:Method and arrangement for starting a node in a communication system[2005/28]
French:Procédé et dispositif de démarrage d'un noeud dans un système de communication[2005/28]
Examination procedure03.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/11]
12.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.04.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
04.08.2016Fee for grant paid
04.08.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.08.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
26.08.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  12.06.2012
Opposition(s)06.07.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
01.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
02.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
01.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.11.2004
CY05.10.2016
CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SI05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
TR05.10.2016
AT16.11.2016
IE16.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
FR05.12.2016
BG05.01.2017
GB05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
[2018/29]
Former [2018/28]HU16.11.2004
CY05.10.2016
CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SI05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
AT16.11.2016
IE16.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
FR05.12.2016
BG05.01.2017
GB05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2018/10]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SI05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
AT16.11.2016
IE16.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
FR05.12.2016
BG05.01.2017
GB05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/51]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SI05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
IE16.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
FR05.12.2016
BG05.01.2017
GB05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/50]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SI05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
IE16.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
FR05.12.2016
BG05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/43]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
LU30.11.2016
BG05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/38]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
BG05.01.2017
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/37]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
IT05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
SK05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/35]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
EE05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
RO05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
CH30.11.2016
LI30.11.2016
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/34]CZ05.10.2016
DK05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/33]DK05.10.2016
ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
MC05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/29]ES05.10.2016
FI05.10.2016
NL05.10.2016
PL05.10.2016
SE05.10.2016
BE30.11.2016
GR06.01.2017
IS05.02.2017
PT06.02.2017
Former [2017/12]BE30.11.2016
Documents cited:Search[I]  - STEINER ET AL, "Multiple failure correction in the time-triggered architecture", OBJECT-ORIENTED REAL-TIME DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS, 2003. PROCEEDINGS. NINTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON 1-3 OCT. 2003, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, Anacapri, Italy, (20031001), doi:10.1109/WORDS.2003.1267551, ISBN 978-0-7695-2054-4, pages 347 - 354, XP031099437 [I] 1-16 * abstract * * page 349, paragraph 2.2 - page 350 * * page 350, paragraph 3.2 - page 353, paragraph 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WORDS.2003.1267551
 [A]  - LONN H ED - GOUDA M G (ED), "INITIAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF TDMA COMMUNICATION IN DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS. ICDCS '99. AUSTIN, TX, MAY 31 - JUNE 4, 1999; [INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS], LOS ALAMITOS, CA : IEEE COMPUTER SOC, US, (19990531), doi:10.1109/ICDCS.1999.776539, ISBN 978-0-7803-5706-8, pages 370 - 379, XP000883615 [A] 1-16 * page 370, column l, paragraph l - page 371, column l, paragraph 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDCS.1999.776539
 [A]  - STEINER W ET AL, "The transition from asynchronous to synchronous system operation: an approach for distributed fault-tolerant systems", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS. ICDCS 2002. VIENNA, AUSTRIA, JULY 2 - 5, 2002; [INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS], LOS ALAMITOS, CA : IEEE COMP. SOC, US, (20020702), vol. CONF. 22, ISBN 978-0-7695-1585-4, pages 297 - 304, XP010595544 [A] 1-16 * abstract * * page 297, column l, paragraph l - column r, paragraph 3 * * page 299, column r, paragraph 3 - page 300, column l, paragraph 3.1 * * page 301, column r, paragraph 4.1 *
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