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EP About this file: EP1979806

EP1979806 - EFFICIENT DATA MANAGEMENT IN A CLUSTER FILE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  22.10.2010
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2010Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 24.11.2010  [2010/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/42]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VINCENT, Pradeep
2501 148th Avenue S.E. G16
Bellevue, WA 98007 / US
 [2008/42]
Representative(s)Shaw, Anita
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Intellectual Property Law
Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/42]Sekar, Anita
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Law Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date07700245.903.01.2007
[2008/42]
WO2007EP50047
Priority number, dateUS2006034330531.01.2006         Original published format: US 343305
[2008/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007088081
Date:09.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1979806
Date:15.10.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06
[2008/42]
CPC:
G06F3/0605 (EP,US); G06F3/0643 (EP,US); G06F3/067 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/42]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:EFFIZIENTE DATENVERWALTUNG IN EINEM CLUSTER-DATEISYSTEM[2008/42]
English:EFFICIENT DATA MANAGEMENT IN A CLUSTER FILE SYSTEM[2008/42]
French:GESTION EFFICACE DES DONNÉES DANS UN SYSTÈME À GRAPPES DE SERVEURS DE FICHIERS[2008/42]
Entry into regional phase21.08.2008National basic fee paid 
21.08.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
21.08.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.08.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.08.2008Examination requested  [2008/42]
05.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.05.2010Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2010/47]
06.07.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2010/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.201004   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US2004117438  (CONSIDINE JOHN [US], et al) [Y] 3 * figures 1,7 * * paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0091] * * paragraph [0230] - paragraph [0237] *;
 [XY]  - WEI LIU ET AL, "Design of an I/O balancing file system on web server clusters", PARALLEL PROCESSING, 2000. PROCEEDINGS. 2000 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON 21-24 AUGUST 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20000821), ISBN 0-7695-0771-9, pages 119 - 125, XP010511941 [X] 1,2,4-27 * figures 1-4 * * page 119, column R, line 2 - page 123, column R, line 5 * [Y] 3
 [A]  - HUANG QIFENG ET AL, "ADAPTIVE FILE-GRAIN DISTRIBUTION IN A CLUSTER FILE SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IASTED/ISMM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS, XX, XX, (2003), vol. 15, no. 1, pages 117 - 121, XP008079703 [A] 1-27 * the whole document *
by applicant   - WEI LIU ET AL., "Design of an I/O balancing file system on web server clusters", PARALLEL PROCESSING, 2000. PROCEEDINGS. 2000 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON 21-24 AUGUST 2000, (20000821), pages 119 - 125
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