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EP1578120 - Method and apparatus for generating a program guide [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 18.02.2011 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.02.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 23.03.2011 [2011/12]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2005/38]
Inventor(s)	01 / Danker, Daniel c/o Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2005/38]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/38]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	05102008.9	15.03.2005
	[2005/38]
Priority number, date	US20040804975	19.03.2004 Original published format: US 804975
	[2005/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1578120
	Date:	21.09.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/38]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1578120
	Date:	09.11.2005
	[2005/45]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.09.2005
Classification	IPC:	H04N5/445	[2005/38]
	CPC:	H04N21/254 (EP,US); H04N21/25891 (EP,US); H04N21/2668 (EP,US); H04N21/4312 (EP,US); H04N21/4314 (EP,US); H04N21/44224 (EP,US); (+) H04N21/4532 (EP,US); H04N21/4622 (EP,US); H04N21/47 (EP,US); H04N21/472 (EP,US); H04N21/47214 (EP,US); H04N21/482 (EP,US); H04N21/6581 (EP,US); H04N21/8126 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/38]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR ERZEUGUNG EINER PROGRAMMÜBERSICHT	[2005/44]
	English:	Method and apparatus for generating a program guide	[2005/38]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE CREATION DE GUIDES DE PROGRAMMES	[2005/44]
	Former [2005/38]	Verfahren und Gerät zur Erzeugung einer Programmübersicht
	Former [2005/38]	Procede et appareil de creation de guides de programmes
Examination procedure	30.03.2006	Examination requested [2006/21]
	08.03.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M09)
	18.12.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2010	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2011/12]
	05.11.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2011/12]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.03.2010	06 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0849948 (DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC [US]) [X] 1,3,6,7,11,12,25-27,29 * figures 3,13b,22 *;
		[X]EP1024661 (HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP [US]) [X] 1,4,6,10-12,25-27,29 * paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0037]; figures 2,6 *;
		[XY]US6163345 (NOGUCHI FUJIO [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,9,11,12,25-29 * figures 2-6,8,14B * * abstract * * claim 7 * [Y] 10,2,5-7,8;
		[XA]US2002010933 (MARSHALL CONNIE T [US], et al) [X] 1,9,12,25,26,28 * figures 1-3 * [A] 3,4;
		[X]EP1199887 (PIONEER CORP [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,10-12,25-29 * paragraph [0052]; figures 1,5-9 * * paragraph [0060] *;
		[X]US2002144262 (PLOTNICK MICHAEL A [US], et al) [X] 22,23 * paragraph [0134]; figure 6A *;
		[X]US2003005445 (SCHEIN STEVEN M [US], et al) [X] 13-21 * figures 16A-B *;
		[X]US2003005429 (COLSEY NICHOLAS [US]) [X] 13-21 * paragraph [0006]; figure 3 *;
		[X]EP1276321 (UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC [US]) [X] 13-21 * figure 6B *;
		[XAY]EP1292140 (STARSIGHT TELECAST INC [US]) [X] 1,6,7,11,25,28,29 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0032]; figure 2b * * figure 6 * [A] 13-21 [Y] 8;
		[X]US2003052905 (GORDON DONALD F [US], et al) [X] 13,16,21 * figures 11,12 *;
		[X]US2003078000 (TATSUMI HIDENORI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,5-7,12,25-27 * figures 41-54 *;
		[XA]US2003088872 (MAISSEL JONATHAN [IL], et al) [X] 22,23 * paragraph [0396]; figures 1-9 * [A] 24;
		[XY]US2003131355 (BERENSON RICHARD W [US], et al) [X] 1,5,7,8,11,12,25-29 * figure 9 * [Y] 10;
		[XA]US2003159147 (YOUNG PATRICK [US], et al) [X] 1,4,9,10,12,25-28 * figures 20,22A * [A] 3;
		[XY]EP1339229 (GUIDE E INC [US]) [X] 1,3,25,28,13-21 * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0084]; figure 2 * * paragraph [0122] - paragraph [0123]; figure 1; claims 1-10 * * paragraphs [0004] , [0045] * [Y] 2,5-7;
		[X]US2003188310 (KLOSTERMAN BRIAN LEE [US], et al) [X] 13-21 * paragraph [0057] *;
		[X]EP1365582 (UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC [US]) [X] 1,5-8,12,25-28 * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0054]; figures 19,20 *;
		[XA]US2004003402 (MCKENNA THOMAS P [US]) [X] 22,23 * paragraph [0023]; figures 1-8 *[A] 24;
		[X]EP1387583 (NTL GROUP LTD [GB]) [X] 22,23 * paragraph [0096]; figures 1,3,12 *;
		[XA]US2004049784 (GRZECZKOWSKI RICHARD STEPHEN [US]) [X] 1,2,6,7,9-12,25-27,29 * figures 1,3 * [A] 8

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