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EP1204059 - Automated service scheduling system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 08.02.2008 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	08.02.2008	Refusal of application	published on 12.03.2008 [2008/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Harrah's Operating Company Inc. 1 Harrah's Court Las Vegas Nevada 89119-4312 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/19]	For all designated states Harrah's Operating Company Inc. 1 Harrah's Court Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-4312 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Pace, Mark C. 2916 Falling Spring Circle Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 / US
	02 / Cook, Thomas W. 2201 Brighton Drive Linwood, New Jersey 08221 / US
	[2002/19]
Representative(s)	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/19]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	01309351.3	05.11.2001
	[2002/19]
Priority number, date	US20000245903P	03.11.2000 Original published format: US 245903 P
	US20010782616	12.02.2001 Original published format: US 782616
	[2002/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1204059
	Date:	08.05.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1204059
	Date:	04.02.2004
	[2004/06]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.12.2003
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/60, G07F17/32	[2004/06]
	CPC:	G06Q10/109 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/19]	G06F17/60
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2002/19]
Title	German:	Automatisiertes Dienstleistungsplanungssystem	[2002/19]
	English:	Automated service scheduling system	[2002/19]
	French:	Système d'ordonnancement automatique de services	[2002/19]
Examination procedure	12.07.2004	Examination requested [2004/37]
	13.10.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.02.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.10.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	24.10.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/11]
	24.10.2006	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	30.11.2007	Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/11]
Appeal following examination	20.12.2006	Appeal received No. T0473/07
	06.03.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	30.11.2007	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant inadmissible
	30.11.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	05.12.2007	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	30.11.2007	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.11.2007	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5611730 (WEISS STEVEN A [US]) [Y] 1-41 * abstract * * column 14, line 10 - column 15, line 12 * * figures 5,5A *;
		[Y]US5006983 (WAYNE KENNETH P [US], et al) [Y] 1-41 * abstract * * column 12, line 10 - line 15 *;
		[A]US5844808 (KONSMO YSTEIN [US], et al) [A] 1-41 * column 1, line 19 - line 30 * * column 7, line 1 - line 17 * * column 8, line 45 - line 47 * * column 11, line 31 - column 12, line 24 * * column 12, line 56 - column 13, line 38 *;
		[A]WO0041104 (CT MOTION LTD [IL], et al) [A] 1-41 * abstract * * page 15, line 28 - page 16, line 14 *;
		[A] - GARWOOD G J ET AL, "WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM", BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING, BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING. LONDON, GB, (19911001), vol. 10, no. 3, ISSN 0262-401X, pages 204 - 210, XP000279039 [A] 1-41 * page 204 * * page 206, column L, line 42 - page 208, column L, line 20 * * figure 1 *
		[A] - LESAINT D ET AL, "DYNAMIC WORKFORCE SCHEDULING FOR BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC", INTERFACES, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, PROVIDENCE, US, (200001), vol. 30, no. 1, ISSN 0092-2102, pages 45 - 56, XP008012244 [A] 1-41 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/inte.30.1.45.11615

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