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EP About this file: EP1416388

EP1416388 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  18.07.2008
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2008Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 20.08.2008  [2008/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IP Flex Inc.
27-1, Kamiosaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0021 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/19]For all designated states
IP Flex Inc.
27-1, Kamiosaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0021 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IKEDA, Kenji
B, Sunny Home, 1-12-12, Koyamadai, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 142-0061 / JP
 [2004/19]
Representative(s)Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/19]Körber, Martin, Dipl.-Phys.
Mitscherlich & Partner Patentanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date02745985.811.07.2002
[2004/19]
WO2002JP07076
Priority number, dateJP2001021254512.07.2001         Original published format: JP 2001212545
[2004/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03007155
Date:23.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1416388
Date:06.05.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.01.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.12.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/08, G06F15/16, G06F15/78
[2004/19]
CPC:
G06F15/7867 (EP,US); G06F3/00 (KR); G06F15/781 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/19]
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTES SCHALTUNGSBAUELEMENT[2004/19]
English:INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE[2004/19]
French:DISPOSITIF A CIRCUIT INTEGRE[2004/19]
Entry into regional phase09.12.2003Translation filed 
09.12.2003National basic fee paid 
09.12.2003Search fee paid 
09.12.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
09.12.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
09.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/19]
12.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/34]
02.04.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2008/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
30.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5968160  (SAITO MASAHIKO [JP], et al) [A] 1-40* the whole document *;
 [XA]  - RUPP C R ET AL, "The NAPA adaptive processing architecture", FPGAS FOR CUSTOM COMPUTING MACHINES, 1998. PROCEEDINGS. IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON NAPA VALLEY, CA, USA 15-17 APRIL 1998, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19980415), ISBN 0-8186-8900-5, pages 28 - 37, XP010298175 [X] 1-6,9,14-19,21,22,25,28,29,31-35,37 * page 32, column L, line 1 - line 40 * * page 33, column R, line 11 - line 40 * * page 32, column L, line 43 - column R, line 1 * * figures 2,4 * [A] 7,8,10-13,20,23,24,26,27,30,36,38-40

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FPGA.1998.707878
 [XA]  - R.W HARTENSTEIN, A.G HIRSCHBEL, M WEBER, "The Machine Paradigm of XPuters : and its Application to Digital Signal Processing Acceleration", INT. WORKSHOP ON ALGORITHMS AND PARALLEL VLSI ARCHITECTURES, Pont-y-Mousson, France, (1990), URL: http://xputers.informatik.uni-kl.de/papers/paper024.pdf, (20051206), XP002357487 [X] 1,2,4,5,12,14-21,28,30-36,38 * the whole document * * figure 1b * * figure 5c * * figure 2a * * figure 7a * * figure 12 * * figure 12a * * figure 12c * [A] 3,6-11,13,22-27,29,37,39,40
International search[Y]JPS649548  (NEC CORP);
 [Y]JPH01273132  (NEC CORP);
 [Y]JPH11143774  (HITACHI LTD);
 [YE]JP2002163150  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [AE]  - COMPTON K., "Reconfigurable computing: A survey of systems and software", ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS, (200206), vol. 34, no. 2, page 171 AND 210, XP002957662

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/508352.508353
 [A]  - KIM H.S. ET AL., "A reconfigurable multi-function computing cache architecture", PROCEEDINGS OF ACM/SIGDA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS, (2000), page 85 AND 94, XP000970735

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/329166.329185
 [A]  - RANGANATHAN P. ET AL., "Reconfigurable caches and their application to media processing", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (ISCA 27), (200006), page 214 AND 224, XP000928730

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/342001.339685
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