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EP0683464 - Baton passing optimization scheme for load balancing/configuration planning in a video-on-demand computer system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.03.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.04.2000 [2000/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1995/47]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Shachnai, Hadas
46 Krystal Drive
Somers, New York 10589 / US
02 / Wolf, Joel Leonard
7 Cherokee Court
Goldens Bridge, New York 10526 / US
03 / Yu, Philip Shi-lung
18 Stornowaye
Chappaqua, New York 10514 / US
[1995/47]
Representative(s)Teufel, Fritz
IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH
Patentwesen u. Urheberrecht
71137 Ehningen / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/46]Teufel, Fritz, Dipl.-Phys.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1995/47]Schäfer, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date95102075.915.02.1995
[1995/47]
Priority number, dateUS1994024108711.05.1994         Original published format: US 241087
[1995/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0683464
Date:22.11.1995
Language:EN
[1995/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0683464
Date:03.07.1996
[1996/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0683464
Date:06.05.1999
Language:EN
[1999/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.05.1996
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/173, G06F3/06, H04N7/16, G06F17/60
[1996/23]
CPC:
H04N7/17336 (EP,US); G06F17/40 (KR); Y10S707/99945 (US);
Y10S707/99948 (US)
Former IPC [1995/47]G06F17/60, H04N7/16
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/47]
TitleGerman:Staffelstabübergabe-Optimierungsschema für Belastungsausgleich/Konfigurationsplanung in einem Video-auf-Anfrage-Rechnersystem[1995/47]
English:Baton passing optimization scheme for load balancing/configuration planning in a video-on-demand computer system[1995/47]
French:Schéma d'optimisation à passage de relais pour l'équilibrage de charge/la planification de configuration dans un système à ordinateur de vidéo à la demande[1995/47]
Examination procedure08.03.1996Examination requested  [1996/19]
24.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.09.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.1998Fee for grant paid
23.10.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.02.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
18.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - LITTLE T D C ET AL, "Probabilistic assignment of movies to storage devices in a video-on-demand system", PROCEEDINGS OF NETWORK AND OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL AUDIO AND VIDEO (NOSSDAV'93), LANCASTER, UK, 3-5 NOV. 1993, ISBN 3-540-58404-8, 1994, BERLIN, SPRINGER-VERLAG, GERMANY, pages 204 - 215, XP000563157 [A] 1,4-7,10 * paragraph [02.2]; figures 1,2 * * paragraph 3, lines 5,6* * page 210, lines 15-35 * * page 212, conjecture 2 * * page 214, line 19 *
 [A]  - "INTEGRATED DISK MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE LOGICAL DRIVES FOR MULTIPLE ACCESSES AND LARGE SEQUENTIAL ACCESSES TO A MULTI-DISK STORAGE SUBSYSTEM", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, (199306), vol. 36, no. 6A, pages 553 - 555, XP000373091 [A] 1,3,6,9 * page 554, lines 10-34; figure 2 *
 [A]  - HODGE W ET AL, "Video on demand: architecture, systems, and applications", SMPTE JOURNAL, SEPT. 1993, USA, ISSN 0036-1682, vol. 102, no. 9, pages 791 - 803, XP000195689 [A] 1,6 * abstract * * page 797 *
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