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EP About this file: EP1376314

EP1376314 - Clock frequency control method and electronic apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.11.2007
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/01]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamashita, Michio
Toshiba Corp., Intel.Prop.Div., 1-1, Shibaura
1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
02 / Uwatoko, Katsuki
Toshiba Corp., Intel.Prop.Div., 1-1, Shibaura
1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
 [2004/01]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/01]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date03014280.625.06.2003
[2004/01]
Priority number, dateJP2002019089028.06.2002         Original published format: JP 2002190890
[2004/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1376314
Date:02.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/32, G06F11/34
[2004/01]
CPC:
G06F1/324 (EP,US); G06F1/08 (EP,US); G06F1/3203 (EP,US);
Y02D10/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/39]
Former [2004/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und elektronisches Gerät zur Taktfrequenzreglung[2004/01]
English:Clock frequency control method and electronic apparatus[2004/01]
French:Méthode et appareil électronique de contrôle de fréquence d'horloge[2004/01]
Examination procedure25.06.2003Examination requested  [2004/01]
26.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2007Application refused, date of legal effect [2007/52]
18.07.2007Date of oral proceedings
08.08.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2007/52]
08.08.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0320329  (NORTHERN TELECOM LTD [CA]) [A] 1,9 * abstract ** column 8, lines 10-16 *;
 [Y]US5452277  (BAJOREK CHRISTOPHER H [US], et al) [Y] 6,12 * column 5, lines 43-53; figure 2 * * column 8, lines 10-65; figures 7,8 *;
 [XY]US5564015  (BUNNELL JAMES C [US]) [X] 1-5,7-11,13 * column 4, line 44 - column 5, line 48; figures 1,2,12 * [Y] 6,12;
 [XY]JPH11353052  (IBM) [X] 1-5,7-11,13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0010] - [0025]; figure 1 * [Y] 6,12;
 [L]US6513124  (FURUICHI SANEHIRO [JP], et al) [L] * Family member of JP11353052 for information (in English) *
Examination   - HUGHES C J; SRINIVASAN J; ADVE S V, "Saving energy with architectural and frequency adaptations for multimedia applications", CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE, Microarchitecture, 2001. MICRO-34. Proceedings. 34th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Dec. 1-5, 2001, Piscataway, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20011201), pages 250 - 260, XP010583689

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MICRO.2001.991123
    - GOVIL K; CHAN E; WASSERMAN H, "COMPARING ALGORITHMS FOR DYNAMIC SPEED-SETTING OF A LOW-POWER CPU", MOBICOM. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING, (19951113), pages 13 - 25, XP002306321
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