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EP1783609 - PROCESSING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.05.2016
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.05.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.06.2016  [2016/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2013/31]
Former [2013/24]For all designated states
Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2007/19]For all designated states
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
2-6-21, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Hiroki SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAIN. INC.
2-6-21, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1070062 / JP
02 / MAEGAWA, Hirotoshi SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAIN. INC.
2-6-21, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1070062 / JP
03 / ISHIDA, Takayuki SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAIN. INC.
2-621, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1070062 / JP
 [2007/19]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/19]Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date05751238.609.06.2005
[2007/19]
WO2005JP10987
Priority number, dateJP2004017746115.06.2004         Original published format: JP 2004177461
[2007/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005124549
Date:29.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1783609
Date:09.05.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.12.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/50
[2007/19]
CPC:
G06F9/5044 (EP,US); G06F9/46 (KR); G06F9/50 (KR)
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 [2007/19]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERARBEITUNGSVERWALTUNGSEINRICHTUNG, COMPUTERSYSTEM, VERFAHREN ZUR VERTEILTEN VERARBEITUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2007/19]
English:PROCESSING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2007/19]
French:DISPOSITIF DE GESTION DE TRAITEMENT, SYSTÈME INFORMATIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DISTRIBUÉ ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2007/19]
Entry into regional phase09.01.2007Translation filed 
09.01.2007National basic fee paid 
09.01.2007Search fee paid 
09.01.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
09.01.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.01.2007Examination requested  [2007/19]
06.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.01.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/23]
28.01.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2016/23]
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  06.10.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
12.06.2008Renewal 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
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
12.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6112225  (KRAFT REINER [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO0101219  (MASSIVELY PARALLEL COMPUTING I [US]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2004098447  (VERBEKE JEROME M [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0071] - paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0084] * * paragraph [0134] - paragraph [0161] *;
 [A]  - BRIM M ET AL, "M3C: managing and monitoring multiple clusters", PROCEEDINGS FIRST IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLUSTER COMPUTING AND THE GRID IEEE COMPUT. SOC LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA, (2001), ISBN 0-7695-1010-8, pages 386 - 393, XP002524299 [A] 1-11 * page 386 - page 390 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CCGRID.2001.923218
 [A]  - BAKER M ET AL, "Cluster computing at a glance", HIGH PERFORMANCE CLUSTER COMPUTING: ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS, VOL. 1 PRENTICE HALL PTR UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ, USA, (1999), ISBN 0-13-013784-7, pages 3 - 47, XP002524300 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A]  - M. BAKER, "Cluster Computing White Paper", (20001228), URL: http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0004/0004014.pdf, (20090417), XP002524301 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
International search[Y]JPH06348662  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD);
 [Y]JPH0756754  (IBM);
 [Y]JPH07141302  (AGENCY IND SCIENCE TECHN);
 [XP]JP2004287801  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC)
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