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EP About this file: EP3167631

EP3167631 - METHOD FOR JOINING A CLUSTER OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMMUNICATING VIA A WIRELESS NETWORK, ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.06.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Traxens
Heliopolis III
16 Rue Louis Leprince Ringuet
13013 Marseille / FR
For all designated states
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
Domaine de Voluceau
78150 Rocquencourt / FR
[2019/49]
Former [2017/20]For all designated states
Traxens
Les Baronnies Bâtiments C
15 rue Marc Donadille
13013 Marseille / FR
For all designated states
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
Domaine de Voluceau
78150 Rocquencourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / DARAGON, Pascal
7 route du Puits Hely d'Oissel
Lotissement le Pascaret 2
13850 Greasque / FR
02 / GUZZO, Natale
17 Boulevard Longchamp
13001 Marseille / FR
03 / MITTON, Nathalie
68 rue de la Crête
59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq / FR
04 / NANDAGOBAN, Arulnambi
36 rue Liandier
13008 Marseille / FR
 [2017/20]
Representative(s)Brun, Philippe Alexandre Georges
MED'iNVENT CONSULTING
Espace Mistral - Bât.A
297 avenue du Mistral
ZI ATHELIA IV
13705 La Ciotat Cedex / FR
[2017/20]
Application number, filing date15759836.829.06.2015
[2017/20]
WO2015FR51776
Priority number, dateFR2014005666010.07.2014         Original published format: FR 1456660
[2017/20]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016005675
Date:14.01.2016
Language:FR
[2016/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3167631
Date:17.05.2017
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3167631
Date:18.12.2019
Language:FR
[2019/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/38, H04W40/32, H04W84/20, H04L12/24, H04W40/24, H04L29/08
[2019/26]
CPC:
H04W40/32 (EP,KR,RU,US); H04W4/38 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); H04W84/20 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US);
H04L41/0803 (KR,US); H04L41/0893 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); H04L67/12 (EP,CN,KR,US);
H04W40/246 (EP,KR,RU,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/20]H04W4/00, H04W40/24, H04W40/32, H04W84/20, H04L29/08, H04L12/24
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMA17.01.2017
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERBINDUNG EINER ÜBER EIN DRAHTLOSES NETZWERK KOMMUNIZIERENDEN GRUPPE VON ELEKTRONISCHEN VORRICHTUNGEN, ZUGEHÖRIGE ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG ZUR IMPLEMENTIERUNG DES BESAGTEN VERFAHRENS UND SYSTEM[2017/20]
English:METHOD FOR JOINING A CLUSTER OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMMUNICATING VIA A WIRELESS NETWORK, ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD AND SYSTEM[2017/20]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ADHÉSION À UNE GRAPPE DE DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRONIQUES COMMUNIQUANT VIA UN RÉSEAU SANS FIL, DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE METTANT EN OEUVRE LEDIT PROCÉDÉ, ET SYSTÈME ASSOCIÉS[2017/20]
Entry into regional phase17.01.2017National basic fee paid 
17.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/20]
17.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
28.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.2019Fee for grant paid
05.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.06.2015
AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CY18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
MK18.12.2019
MT18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
TR18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
IE29.06.2020
LU29.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU29.06.2015
AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CY18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
MT18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
TR18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
IE29.06.2020
LU29.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
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EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
IE29.06.2020
LU29.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
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CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
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FI18.12.2019
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LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
LU29.06.2020
Former [2021/10]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
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LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/51]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/47]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
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CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/36]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/35]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/32]AL18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/25]FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/23]FI18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/22]FI18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
Former [2020/21]NO18.03.2020
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2013.6554695
 [YD]  - WENDI B HEINZELMAN ET AL, "An Application-Specific Protocol Architecture for Wireless Microsensor Networks", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (20021001), vol. 1, no. 4, ISSN 1536-1276, XP011080896 [YD] 10,13,16 * the whole document *
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