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EP About this file: EP2293517

EP2293517 - Efficient Service Discovery for Peer-to-Peer Networking Devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.08.2016
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.08.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.09.2016  [2016/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[2011/10]
Inventor(s)01 / McGujire, Rory L.P.
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
02 / Van Milligan, Michael
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
03 / Cheshire, Stuart
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
04 / Conn, Jason
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
05 / Graessley, Joshua
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
06 / Prats, Augustin
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
07 / Tucker, Brian
Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
 [2011/10]
Representative(s)Schmalz, Günther, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/10]Barnfather, Karl Jon, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane
London SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date10165028.104.06.2010
[2011/10]
Priority number, dateUS20090240509P08.09.2009         Original published format: US 240509 P
US20090249582P07.10.2009         Original published format: US 249582 P
US2010068781414.01.2010         Original published format: US 687814
[2011/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2293517
Date:09.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/08
[2011/10]
CPC:
H04L67/104 (EP,US); G06F15/16 (KR); H04L41/50 (US);
H04L61/4511 (EP,US); H04L61/4541 (EP,US); H04L67/1065 (EP,US);
H04L67/51 (EP,US); H04L2101/30 (EP,US); H04W4/00 (EP,US);
H04W48/16 (EP,US); H04W84/12 (EP,US); H04W92/18 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2011/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Effiziente Dienstentdeckung für Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerkvorrichtungen[2011/10]
English:Efficient Service Discovery for Peer-to-Peer Networking Devices[2011/10]
French:Découverte d'un service efficace pour des dispositifs mis en réseau de poste à poste[2011/10]
Examination procedure09.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.09.2011Examination requested  [2011/42]
08.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/37]
13.04.2016Date of oral proceedings
29.04.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/37]
29.04.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  08.04.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
10.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - SEDOV I ET AL, "Time and energy efficient service discovery in Bluetooth", VTC 2003-SPRING. THE 57TH. IEEE SEMIANNUAL VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS. JEJU, KOREA, APRIL 22 - 25, 2003; [IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLGY CONFERENCE], NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20030422), vol. 1, doi:10.1109/VETECS.2003.1207574, ISBN 978-0-7803-7757-8, pages 418 - 422, XP010862160 [X] 11-14 * sections II, III.A, III.C * [I] 1-10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2003.1207574
 [A]  - STEPHAN PREUÃ ED - ENRICO GREGORI ET AL, JESA Service Discovery Protocol Efficient Service Discovery in Ad-Hoc Networks, NETWORKING 2002: NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES, SERVICES, AND PROTOCOLS; PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; [LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE], SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 11, (20020519), ISBN 978-3-540-43709-3, XP019054059 [A] 1,10,11,13,14 * the whole document *
 [A]  - Charles M. Kozierok, "The TCP/IP Guide: DNS Name Notation and Message Compression Technique", (20080621), URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20080621054323/http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_DNSNameNotationandMessageCompressionTechnique-2.htm, (20101222), XP002615437 [A] 1,10,11,13,14 * the whole document *
 [A]  - STUART CHESHIRE MARC KROCHMAL APPLE INC, "DNS-Based Service Discovery; draft-cheshire-dnsext-dns-sd-05.txt", DNS-BASED SERVICE DISCOVERY; DRAFT-CHESHIRE-DNSEXT-DNS-SD-05.TXT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF; STANDARDWORKINGDRAFT, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC) 4, RUE DES FALAISES CH- 1205 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, (20080910), no. 5, XP015057461 [A] 1,10,11,13,14 * chapters 1, 3, 4.5.2, 6.4 *
Examination   - Anonymous, "Bluetooth Baseband", (20090207), pages 1 - 7, URL: http://phys.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/LABS/yts/pic/GB002/cod_definition.pdf, (20130402), XP055058265
    - Anonymous, "Specification of the Bluetooth System", (20090421), pages 1 - 68, URL: https://www.bluetooth.org/DocMan/handlers/DownloadDoc.ashx?doc_id=174214, (20130403), XP055058300
    - NORDBOTTEN N A ET AL, "Methods for service discovery in Bluetooth scatternets", COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20040701), vol. 27, no. 11, doi:10.1016/J.COMCOM.2004.01.013, ISSN 0140-3664, pages 1087 - 1096, XP004503638

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2004.01.013
    - ANONYMOUS, "Specification of the Bluetooth System - Covered Core Package version: 3.0 + HS", (20090421), URL: https://www.bluetooth.org/DocMan/handlers/DownloadDoc.ashx?doc_id=174214, (20160411), XP055264194
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