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EP1570361 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NETWORK PROCESSING FUNCTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.12.2007
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NVIDIA Corporation
2701 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
[2005/36]
Inventor(s)01 / ALFIERI, Robert, A.
104 Quarry Place
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 / US
02 / HICOK, Gary, D.
1061 N. Omaha Circle
Mesa, AZ 85025 / US
03 / SIDENBLAD, Paul, J.
10190 Stonydale Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
04 / PARRIS, Mark, A.
1106 Exchange Place
Durham, NC 27713 / US
 [2005/36]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/18]Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Elisenhof, Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2005/36]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Application number, filing date03813369.010.12.2003
[2005/36]
WO2003US39322
Priority number, dateUS2002031979113.12.2002         Original published format: US 319791
[2005/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004055683
Date:01.07.2004
Language:EN
[2004/27]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1570361
Date:07.09.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1570361
Date:07.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/38, H04L29/06
[2005/36]
CPC:
H04L45/00 (EP,US); H04L45/60 (EP,US); H04L63/0428 (EP,US);
H04L63/0485 (EP,US); H04L65/611 (EP,US); H04L65/612 (EP,US);
H04L69/04 (EP,US); H04L69/12 (EP,US); H04L69/161 (EP,US);
H04L69/166 (EP,US); H04L69/32 (US); H04L9/40 (US);
H04L2212/00 (EP,US); H04L63/08 (EP,US); H04L63/164 (EP,US);
H04L65/1101 (US); H04L69/16 (EP,US); H04L69/22 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/36]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON NETZWERKVERARBEITUNGSFUNKTIONEN[2005/36]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NETWORK PROCESSING FUNCTIONS[2005/36]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR EFFECTUER LES FONCTIONS DE TRAITEMENT EN RESEAU[2005/36]
Entry into regional phase13.06.2005National basic fee paid 
13.06.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
13.06.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.06.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/36]
08.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.11.2006Fee for grant paid
17.11.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07002456.7  / EP1791060
Opposition(s)08.11.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5524250  (CHESSON GREG [US], et al) [A] 71-108 * abstract * * figure 2 * * column 3, line 51 - line 65 * * column 7, line 1 - line 23 * * column 24, line 12 - line 19 * * column 36, line 30 - line 56 * * column 63, line 20 - line 31 * * column 86, line 49 - column 87, line 6 * * column 109, line 10 - line 16 *;
 [Y]US6421730  (NARAD CHARLES E [US], et al) [Y] 71-108 * abstract * * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 57 * * column 3, line 33 - column 6, line 44 * * column 10, line 30 - line 54 * * column 11, line 1 - line 8 *;
 [X]WO02059757  (IREADY CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-70 * abstract * * page 3, line 13 - line 25 * * page 5, line 1 - page 6, line 7 * * page 16, line 6 - page 27, line 7 * * figures 1-5 *;
 [A]  - ITO M R ET AL, "A MULTIPROCESSOR APPROACH FOR MEETING THE PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS FOR OSI", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19930201), vol. 11, no. 2, ISSN 0733-8716, pages 220 - 227, XP000377940 [A] 1-70 * abstract * * page 220, column R, paragraph L - page 222, column L, paragraph 1 * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.215017
 [Y]  - OMONDI A R ET AL, "Performance of a context cache for a multithreaded pipeline", JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV., AMSTERDAM, NL, (19981201), vol. 45, no. 4, ISSN 1383-7621, pages 305 - 322, XP004142885 [Y] 71-108 * abstract * * page 306, column L, paragraphs 1,2 * * page 307, column R, paragraph 2 * * page 308, column L, paragraph 2 * * page 311, column L - column R, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1383-7621(97)00084-2
 [X]  - SMITH, RICHARD E., Internet-Kryptographie, DEUTSCHE BIBLIOTHEK, ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN, (1998), XP002295926 [X] 109-114 * page 107 - 109, chapters 4.3 and 4.31 * * page 146 - page 147; figure 5.7 * * page 293 - page 294; figure 11.9 *
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