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EP About this file: EP1481346

EP1481346 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS TO VISUALLY PRESENT DISCUSSIONS FOR DATA MINING PURPOSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.08.2013
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cataphora, Inc.
2121 Broadway Street Suite 156
Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
[2004/49]
Inventor(s)01 / CHARNOCK, Elizabeth, B.
818 Balboa Lane
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
02 / THOMPSON, Curtis
2735 W. Tippecanoe
Tucson, Arizona 85745 / US
03 / ROBERTS, Steven, L.
818 Balboa Lane
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
 [2005/02]
Former [2004/49]01 / CHARNOCK, Elizabeth, B.
818 Balboa Lane
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
02 / THOMPSON, Curtis
1742 B. Cedar Street
Berkeley, CA 94703 / US
03 / ROBERTS, Steven, L.
818 Balboa Lane
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
Representative(s)Frost, Alex John, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/41]Frost, Alex John, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2004/49]Frost, Alex John, et al
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date03706095.104.02.2003
[2004/49]
WO2003US03504
Priority number, dateUS20020354403P04.02.2002         Original published format: US 354403 P
[2004/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03067497
Date:14.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1481346
Date:01.12.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1481346
Date:10.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.08.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G06Q10/10
[2012/16]
CPC:
G06Q10/10 (EP,US); G06F16/34 (EP,US); G06F16/38 (EP,US);
Y10S707/99935 (US)
Former IPC [2004/49]G06F17/60, G06F11/30
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/49]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VISUELLEN PRÄSENTATION VON DISKUSSIONEN ZUM ZWECKE DES SAMMELNS VON DATEN[2004/49]
English:A METHOD AND APPARATUS TO VISUALLY PRESENT DISCUSSIONS FOR DATA MINING PURPOSES[2004/49]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE PRESENTATION VISUELLE DE DEBATS A DES FINS D'EXPLORATION EN PROFONDEUR DE DONNEES[2004/49]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2004National basic fee paid 
02.09.2004Search fee paid 
02.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
02.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/49]
02.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.08.2012Fee for grant paid
31.08.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.06.2008
Opposition(s)11.07.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/38]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.01.2012Request for further processing filed
20.01.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
03.02.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.02.2003
AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
TR10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE04.02.2013
LU04.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
TR10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE04.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2014/07]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE04.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/48]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/42]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/37]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/35]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/34]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/31]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/28]BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/24]BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/23]CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/22]FI10.10.2012
NL10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/21]SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
Former [2013/11]SI10.10.2012
Documents cited:Search[X]WO0157633  (RUDOLPH JOHN [US], et al) [X] 1-66* the whole document *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/365024.365073
 [X]  - WARREN SACK, "Conversation map: a content-based Usenet newsgroup browser", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACES, New Orleans, USA, ISBN 1-58113-134-8, (2000), pages 233 - 240, URL: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=325737.325856, (20080214), XP002468983 [X] 1-66 * abstract * * page 234 - page 237 *
 [X]  - DONATH J ET AL, "VISUALIZING CONVERSATION", SYSTEMS SCIENCES, 1999. HICSS-32. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 32ND ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MAUI, HI, USA 5-8 JAN. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19990105), ISBN 0-7695-0001-3, pages 1 - 9, XP002301306 [X] 1-66 * the whole document *
 [X]  - KATASHI NAGAO ED - AKITO SAKURAI ET AL, "Discussion Mining: Knowledge Discovery from Semantically Annotated Discussion Content", NEW FRONTIERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE;;LNCS, SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BE, (1900), vol. 3609, ISBN 978-3-540-71008-0, pages 158 - 168, XP019055847 [X] 1-66 * the whole document *
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 [AP]US6381579  (GERVAIS PAUL M [US], et al)
ExaminationUS2001014910
by applicantWO03067473
    - SMITH M A ET AL., "Visualization Components for Persistent Conversations", CHI 2001 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, (20010331), doi:doi:10.1145/365024.365073, pages 136 - 143, XP002301011

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/365024.365073
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