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EP2596422 - A CIRCULAR FLOATING-POINT NUMBER GENERATOR AND A CIRCULAR FLOATING-POINT NUMBER ADDER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.10.2017
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.11.2017  [2017/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2013/22]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / ASANAKA, Kazunori
1267-105, Toriyama-cho
Kohoku-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 222-0035 / JP
 [2013/22]
Representative(s)Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2013/22]Andersson, Karl Ola
Ericsson AB Patent Unit Mobile Platforms Nya Vattentornet
221 83 Lund / SE
Application number, filing date10854116.001.07.2010
WO2010JP61577
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012001819
Date:05.01.2012
Language:EN
[2012/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2596422
Date:29.05.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.01.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.01.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F7/483, G06F7/499
[2016/17]
CPC:
G06F7/485 (EP,US); G06F7/4833 (US); G06F7/49915 (EP,US);
H03M7/24 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/22]G06F7/483
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 [2013/22]
TitleGerman:KREISFÖRMIGER GLEITPUNKTZAHLENGENERATOR UND KREISFÖRMIGER GLEITPUNKTZAHLENADDIERER[2013/22]
English:A CIRCULAR FLOATING-POINT NUMBER GENERATOR AND A CIRCULAR FLOATING-POINT NUMBER ADDER[2013/22]
French:GÉNÉRATEUR DE NOMBRE À VIRGULE FLOTTANTE CIRCULAIRE ET ADDITIONNEUR DE NOMBRES À VIRGULE FLOTTANTE CIRCULAIRES[2013/22]
Entry into regional phase28.01.2013National basic fee paid 
08.04.2013Search fee paid 
28.01.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.01.2013Examination requested  [2013/22]
26.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/48]
10.07.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2017/48]
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  26.01.2017
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
08.04.2013Request for further processing filed
08.04.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.04.2013Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2010023574  (RIGGE LAWRENCE A [US]) [A] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [A]  - DIDO J ET AL, "A FLEXIBLE FLOATING-POINT FORMAT FOR OPTIMIZING DATA-PATHS AND OPERATORS IN FPGA BASED DSPS", FPGA 2002.10TH.ACM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FIELD - PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS. MONTEREY, CA, FEB. 24 - 26, 2002; [ACM/SIGDA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS], NEW YORK, NY : ACM, US, (20020224), doi:10.1145/503048.503056, ISBN 978-1-58113-452-0, pages 50 - 55, XP001504585 [A] 1-10 * section 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/503048.503056
 [A]  - "FLOATING-POINT COMPUTER ARITHMETIC", Wiley Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering, (20080101), URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470050118.ecse907/abstract, (20131128), XP055090691 [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
International search[A]JPS6162931  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]US4617641  (HAMADA HOZUMI [JP]);
 [A]JP2006318382  (RENESAS TECH CORP);
 [A]US2007299898  (RICHEY MANUEL F [US], et al)
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