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EP About this file: EP0284764

EP0284764 - Improved user transaction guidance [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.03.1995
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.1997Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 23.04.1997 [1997/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1988/40]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Boothroyd, William Arnold
2750 Bethelwood Lane, Rt. 2
Davidson North Carolina 28036 / US
02 / Camann, James C.
9072 Tulagi Court, Tega Cay
Fort Mill South Carolina 29715 / US
03 / Palo, Robert Anthony
1621 Bennington Drive
Concord North Carolina 28025 / US
[1994/20]
Former [1988/40]01 / Boothroyd, William Arnold
2750 Bethelwood Lane, Rt. 2
Davidson North Carolina 28035 / US
02 / Camann, James C.
9072 Tulagi Court, Tega Cay
Fort Mill South Carolina 29715 / US
03 / Palo, Robert Anthony
1621 Bennington Drive
Concord North Carolina 28025 / US
Representative(s)Schäfer, Wolfgang
IBM Deutschland
Informationssysteme GmbH
Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/37]Schäfer, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1994/20]Mönig, Anton, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1988/40]Herzog, Friedrich Joachim, Dipl.-Ing.
Birkenstrasse 77
D-71155 Altdorf / DE
Application number, filing date88102431.919.02.1988
[1988/40]
Priority number, dateUS1987002079602.03.1987         Original published format: US 20796
[1988/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0284764
Date:05.10.1988
Language:EN
[1988/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0284764
Date:07.03.1990
Language:EN
[1990/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0284764
Date:18.05.1994
Language:EN
[1994/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.01.1990
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/02, G07F7/10
[1988/40]
CPC:
G06F9/453 (EP,US); G06Q20/40 (EP,US); G07F19/20 (EP,US);
G07F19/201 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1988/40]
TitleGerman:Benutzerführung für Transaktionen[1994/20]
English:Improved user transaction guidance[1988/40]
French:Guidage d'utilisateurs pour transactions[1988/40]
Former [1988/40]Gebraucherführung für Transaktionen
File destroyed:20.04.2002
Examination procedure17.01.1989Examination requested  [1989/11]
13.03.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.06.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.10.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
20.08.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.11.1993Fee for grant paid
04.11.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.02.1995No opposition filed within time limit [1995/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
18.02.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2083259  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO);
 [A]GB2137792  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO);
 [A]US4449186  (KELLY GUY M [US], et al);
 [AD]USRE30773E  ;
 [AD]US3876864  (CLARK ROBERT W, et al)
 [AD]  - PC TECH JOURNAL, vol. 4, no. 7, July 1986 ABRASH AND ILLOWSKG "Ani- mation Techniques" pages 46-71
 [AD]  - PC TECH JOURNAL, vol. 4, no. 8, August 1986 ABRASH AND ILLOWSKG "Soft- ware Spirites" pages 125-157
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