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EP1612704 - Sorting and displaying search engine results by using page category information [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.03.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.05.2018  [2018/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2015/12]
Former [2006/01]For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ramarathnam, Bama
c/o MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
02 / Shakib, Darren A.
c/o MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
03 / Hullender, Gregory A.
c/o MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
04 / Hamilton, Nicole A.
c/o MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
 [2006/01]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/23]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2008/21]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2006/01]Zimmer, Franz-Josef
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05105787.529.06.2005
[2006/01]
Priority number, dateUS2004088346001.07.2004         Original published format: US 883460
[2006/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1612704
Date:04.01.2006
Language:EN
[2006/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2006/01]
CPC:
G06F16/951 (EP,US); G06F16/9538 (US); G06F17/40 (KR);
Y10S707/99932 (US); Y10S707/99933 (US); Y10S707/99937 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2006/01]
TitleGerman:Sortierung und Anzeige von Ergebnissen einer Suchmachine mittels Informationen über Kategorien von Seiten[2006/01]
English:Sorting and displaying search engine results by using page category information[2006/01]
French:Tri et présentation de résultats d'un moteur de recherche par utilisation de catégories de pages[2006/01]
Examination procedure03.07.2006Examination requested  [2006/33]
23.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.06.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.11.2017
14.11.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
14.12.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/18]
24.12.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/18]
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  23.01.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
07.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
06.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
05.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO0146870  (AMAZON COM INC [US]) [X] 1-23 * abstract * * page 2, lines 13-29 * * page 5, line 8 - page 6, line 21; figure 1 * * page 7, line 28 - page 9, line 34; figure 3 * * page 8, line 11 - page 9, line 19 * * page 20, lines 22-32; figure 7 *;
 [A]WO0155905  (WEBSENSE INC [US]) [A] 1,7,12,19* page 3, lines 11-27 *;
 [X]WO0241190  (HOLBROOK DAVID M [US]) [X] 1-23 * page 4, lines 14-25 * * page 22, lines 14-28; figure 9 * * page 43, lines 1-3; figure 30 *;
 [X]US6701314  (CONOVER JOAN EVELYN [US], et al) [X] 1-23 * column 1, lines 5-12 * * column 2, lines 29-53 * * column 6, line 29 - column 7, line 35; figure 3 *;
 [X]US2004049514  (BURKOV SERGEI [US]) [X] 1-23 * abstract * * paragraphs [0008] - [0013] *;
 [A]  - CHEN H ET AL ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, "BRINGING ORDER TO THE WEB: AUTOMATICALLY CATEGORIZING SEARCH RESULTS", CHI 2000 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS. THE HAQUE, NETHERLANDS, APRIL 1 - 5, 2000, CHI CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, NY : ACM, US, (20000401), ISBN 0-201-48563-X, pages 145 - 152, XP001090172 [A] 1,7,12,19 * page 1, column R, lines 3-8; figure 1 *
ExaminationUS2004024739
    - Wensi Xi ET AL, "Hybrid Partition Inverted Files: Experimental Validation", Network and Parallel Computing, Cham, Springer International Publishing, (20020913), vol. 2458, pages 422 - 431, 032548, doi:10.1007/3-540-45747-X_31, ISSN 0302-9743, ISBN 978-3-642-28938-5, XP055292205

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45747-X_31
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