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EP2120138 - Method and apparatus for I/O priority control in storage systems [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  05.08.2016
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2016New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings 
05.08.2016Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 07.09.2016  [2016/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/47]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hara, Junichi, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Int. Property Group, 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2009/47]
Representative(s)Puschmann Borchert Kaiser Klettner Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 10 12 31
80086 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/28]Puschmann Borchert Bardehle Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 10 12 31
80086 München / DE
Former [2009/47]Kirschner, Klaus Dieter, et al
Puschmann Borchert Bardehle Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Postfach 10 12 31
80086 München / DE
Application number, filing date08017996.314.10.2008
[2009/47]
Priority number, dateUS2008015320915.05.2008         Original published format: US 153209
[2009/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2120138
Date:18.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2120138
Date:19.01.2011
[2011/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2010
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, H04L29/08
[2009/47]
CPC:
G06F3/0659 (EP,US); G06F3/0607 (EP,US); G06F3/061 (EP,US);
G06F3/067 (EP,US); H04L61/5038 (EP,US); H04L2101/645 (EP,US);
H04L61/103 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/47]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung für die E/A-Prioritätssteuerung in Speichersystemen[2009/47]
English:Method and apparatus for I/O priority control in storage systems[2009/47]
French:Procédé et appareil pour le contrôle de priorité E/S dans des systèmes de stockage[2009/47]
Examination procedure30.10.2008Examination requested  [2009/47]
15.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.12.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.03.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.08.2016Application withdrawn by applicant  [2016/36]
02.08.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.10.2016
25.10.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  05.12.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
30.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003220991  (SOEJIMA KENICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0074] *;
 [I]US2004054866  (BLUMENAU STEVEN M [US], et al) [I] 1-7 * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0064] - paragraph [0068] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0087] * * paragraph [0120] - paragraph [0130] * * paragraph [0150] - paragraph [0154] * * paragraph [0168]; figures 1,22-25,29,30 *;
 [A]EP1674983  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 3* paragraph [0010] *;
 [A]US2006230219  (NJOKU UGOCHUKWU C [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0027]; figure 2 *
ExaminationEP1727033
by applicantUS6779083
 US7181607
 US20070826717
 US20080082107
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