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EP1318489 - Clustering of retail terminals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  22.02.2008
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.02.2008Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 26.03.2008  [2008/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NCR INTERNATIONAL INC.
1700 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton
Ohio 45479 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/24]For all designated states
NCR INTERNATIONAL INC.
1700 South Patterson Boulevard
Dayton, Ohio 45479 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Benson, Christoher Michael
1622 Leaf Wood Court
Lawrenceville, GA 30043 / US
 [2003/24]
Representative(s)Williamson, Brian, et al
NCR Limited International Patent Department 206 Marylebone Road London
NW1 6LY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/50]Williamson, Brian, et al
NCR Limited International Patent Department 206 Marylebone Road
London NW1 6LY / GB
Former [2003/24]Williamson, Brian, et al
International IP Department, NCR Limited, 206 Marylebone Road
London NW1 6LY / GB
Application number, filing date02258286.002.12.2002
[2003/24]
Priority number, dateUS2001001098306.12.2001         Original published format: US 10983
[2003/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1318489
Date:11.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/24]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1318489
Date:19.04.2006
[2006/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/00, G07G1/14
[2006/16]
CPC:
G07G1/14 (EP,US); G06Q20/202 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2003/24]G07G1/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/52]
Former [2003/24]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Gruppierung von Verkaufstellenendgeräten[2003/24]
English:Clustering of retail terminals[2003/24]
French:Groupement en faisceau de terminaux d'achats[2003/24]
Examination procedure19.10.2006Examination requested  [2006/48]
22.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2008Application withdrawn by applicant  [2008/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4502120  (OHNISHI SOUICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * column 1, line 6 - line 55 * * column 2, line 10 - column 5, line 36 ** figures 1,3,5 *;
 [X]EP0267614  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * column 2, line 3 - line 42 * * column 3, line 23 - line 35 * * column 3, line 49 - column 5, line 50 * * column 6, line 2 - column 7, line 24 * * figure 1 *;
 [X]GB2206225  (FELTSCOPE LTD) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * page 1, line 2 - page 2, line 4 * * page 3, line 1 - page 4, line 16 * * page 7, line 4 - page 8, line 19 * * claims 1-3 * * figure 1 *;
 [X]US6282516  (GIULIANI JOHN A [US]) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * column 1, line 18 - column 2, line 43 * * column 3, line 32 - column 4, line 30 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]  - BAKER M ET AL, "CLUSTER COMPUTING: THE COMMODITY SUPERCOMPUTER", SOFTWARE PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, WILEY & SONS, BOGNOR REGIS, GB, (199905), vol. 29, no. 6, ISSN 0038-0644, pages 551 - 576, XP000823952 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-024X(199905)29:6<551::AID-SPE248>3.0.CO;2-C
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