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EP About this file: EP1447744

EP1447744 - Exclusive prefetch of a block of data from memory [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.10.2009
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.10.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.11.2009  [2009/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IP-First LLC
1045 Mission Court
Fremont, CA 94539 / US
[2004/34]
Inventor(s)01 / Hooker, Rodney E.
9408 Big View Drive
Austin, Texas 78730 / US
 [2004/34]
Representative(s)O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/34]O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date03253513.004.06.2003
[2004/34]
Priority number, dateUS2003036491911.02.2003         Original published format: US 364919
[2004/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1447744
Date:18.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1447744
Date:10.11.2004
[2004/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1447744
Date:03.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38, G06F12/08, G06F9/318
[2004/46]
CPC:
G06F9/383 (EP,US); G06F12/0815 (EP,US); G06F12/0862 (EP,US);
G06F9/3004 (EP,US); G06F9/30043 (EP,US); G06F9/30047 (EP,US);
G06F9/3017 (EP,US); G06F2212/507 (EP,US); G06F2212/6028 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/34]G06F9/38
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2005/30]
Former [2004/34]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:Exklusive Vorausladung eines Datenblocks aus einem Speicher[2004/34]
English:Exclusive prefetch of a block of data from memory[2004/34]
French:Préextraction exclusive d'un bloc de données d'une mémoire[2004/34]
Examination procedure17.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/19]
11.05.2005Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.09.2005Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
27.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.10.2008Fee for grant paid
20.10.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.09.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.06.2005AT   M01   Not yet paid
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16.06.2005BG   M01   Not yet paid
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16.06.2005TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0947919  (INTEL CORP [US]) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0007] , [0014] , [0024] , [0026] , [0030] *;
 [E]EP1353267  (IP FIRST LLC [US]) [E] 1-12* paragraphs [0014] , [0033] , [0035] *;
 [A]  - TULLSEN D M ET AL, "EFFECTIVE CACHE PRFETCHING ON BUS-BASED MULTIPROCESSORS", ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY. NEW YORK, US, (19950201), vol. 13, no. 1, ISSN 0734-2071, pages 57 - 88, XP000522390 [A] 1-12 * page 61, line 31 - line 35 * * page 81, line 3 - page 82, line 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/200912.201006
 [A]  - TODD MOWRY ET AL, "TOLERATING LATENCY THROUGH SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED PREFETCHING IN SHARED-MEMORY MULTIPROCESSORS", JOURNAL OF PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING, ACADEMIC PRESS, DULUTH, MN, US, (19910601), vol. 12, no. 2, ISSN 0743-7315, pages 87 - 106, XP000227966 [A] 1-12 * page 89, column L, line 28 - column R, line 1 * * paragraph [4.2.5] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0743-7315(91)90014-Z
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