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EP About this file: EP4064046

EP4064046 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEB SERVICE LOCATION ALLOCATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2025
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip24.10.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 26.11.2025  [2025/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Nirmal Building 9th Floor Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021
Maharashtra / IN
[2022/39]
Inventor(s)01 / SAURABH, Saket
411013 Pune, Maharashtra / IN
02 / RAMAMURTHY, Arun
411013 Pune, Maharashtra / IN
03 / GHAROTE, Mangesh Sharad
411013 Pune, Maharashtra / IN
04 / LODHA, Sachin Premsukh
411013 Pune, Maharashtra / IN
 [2022/39]
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J., et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[2022/39]
Application number, filing date21218035.029.12.2021
[2022/39]
Priority number, dateIN20212101282124.03.2021         Original published format: IN202121012821
[2022/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4064046
Date:28.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4064046
Date:13.11.2024
Language:EN
[2024/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/50, H04L67/51
[2022/39]
CPC:
G06F9/5066 (EP); G06F9/45558 (US); G06F9/4881 (US);
G06F9/5077 (US); H04L67/02 (EP); H04L67/51 (EP);
G06F2009/4557 (US); G06F2009/45595 (US); G06F2209/501 (EP,US);
H04L67/52 (EP) (-)
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/44]  
Former [2022/39]AL,  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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ZUWEISUNG VON WEBDIENSTSTELLEN UND ZUR VERWENDUNG EINER VIRTUELLEN MASCHINE[2022/39]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEB SERVICE LOCATION ALLOCATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT[2022/39]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'ATTRIBUTION D'EMPLACEMENT DE SERVICE WEB ET DE DÉPLOIEMENT DE MACHINE VIRTUELLE[2022/39]
Examination procedure29.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
29.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2024Fee for grant paid
04.10.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.10.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.08.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ13.11.2024
ES13.11.2024
HR13.11.2024
MC13.11.2024
PL13.11.2024
SK13.11.2024
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IE29.12.2024
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IS13.03.2025
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2019207869  (WISE MICHAEL ANTHONY et al.)
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 [I]   TAN BOXIONG ET AL: "Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization for Web Service Location Allocation Problem", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SERVICES COMPUTING, IEEE, USA, vol. 14, no. 2, 15 January 2018 (2018-01-15), pages 458 - 471, XP011848139, DOI: 10.1109/TSC.2018.2793266

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2018.2793266
 [A]   SHAO MENGHAN ET AL: "A Learning Based Framework for MEC Server Planning With Uncertain BSs Demands", IEEE ACCESS, IEEE, USA, vol. 8, 29 October 2020 (2020-10-29), pages 198832 - 198844, XP011819522, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3034726

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3034726
 [A]   TUPSAMUDRE HARSHAL HARSHALCOEP@GMAIL COM ET AL: "A divide and conquer approach for web services location allocation problem", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2021 ACM SIGCOMM 2021 CONFERENCE, ACMPUB27, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07), pages 1346 - 1354, XP058647015, ISBN: 978-1-4503-8383-7, DOI: 10.1145/3449726.3463127 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3449726.3463127
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