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EP1514201 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.04.2013
Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.05.2013  [2013/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RAYTHEON COMPANY
870 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/11]For all designated states
Raytheon Company
870 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02541 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LAPALME, Richard, J.
107 China Lane
Havelock, NC 28532 / US
 [2006/23]
Former [2005/11]01 / LAPALME, Richard, J.
531 Kristina Circle
State College, PA 16803 / US
Representative(s)Lawrence, John
Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/11]Lawrence, John
Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date03737157.218.06.2003
[2005/11]
WO2003US19103
Priority number, dateUS2002017798520.06.2002         Original published format: US 177985
[2005/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004001631
Date:31.12.2003
Language:EN
[2004/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1514201
Date:16.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G06N5/00
[2005/11]
CPC:
G06F16/24575 (EP,US); Y10S707/99933 (US); Y10S707/99943 (US);
Y10S707/99944 (US); Y10S707/99945 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2005/11]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:METHODE UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR INTELLIGENTEN INFORMATIONSRECHERCHE[2005/11]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL[2005/11]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR EXTRAIRE DES INFORMATIONS INTELLIGENTES[2005/11]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2005National basic fee paid 
08.01.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.01.2005Examination requested  [2005/11]
19.01.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/20]
20.11.2012Date of oral proceedings
02.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/20]
02.01.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  27.05.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
21.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
24.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO9804061  (WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD [US]) [X] 1,10 * abstract * * page 5, line 19 - page 6, line 22 * * page 11, line 26 - page 13, line 5 * * page 16, line 8 - page 16, line 35 * * figure 6 *;
 [X]WO0188848  (EXOLVE INC [US]) [X] 1-17 * page 8, line 7 - page 8, line 28 * * page 9, line 22 - page 9, line 28 * * page 10, line 3 - page 10, line 14 * * page 15, line 1 - page 15, line 5 * * page 17, line 16 - page 17, line 19 * * figures 1B,1C,1D,1E *;
 [X]  - WIESMAN F ET AL, "Information retrieval: an overview of system characteristics", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS, SHANNON, IR, (19971101), vol. 47, no. 1-2, ISSN 1386-5056, pages 5 - 26, XP004107501 [X] 1-17 * page 9, column R, paragraph L - page 10, column R, paragraph 4 * * page 12, column R, paragraph L - page 14, column L, paragraph L * * page 19, column R, line 1 - page 20, column L, line L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00094-4
 [X]  - MEI-LING SHYU ET AL, "A bayesian network-based expert query system for a distributed database system", SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS, 2000 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NASHVILLE, TN, USA 8-11 OCT. 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20001008), ISBN 0-7803-6583-6, pages 2074 - 2079, XP010524973 [X] 1,10 * page 2075, column L, line 3 - page 2075, column R, line 2 * * page 2077, column R, line 1 - line L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2000.886421
ExaminationUS5802493
    - GRAY J ET AL, "TRANSACTION PROCESSING. CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES", TRANSACTION PROCESSING: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES, XX, XX, (19930101), pages 1 - 43, XP007900638
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