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EP About this file: EP0796470

EP0796470 - IMPLEMENTATION INDEPENDENT EXTENSIBLE QUERY ARCHITECTURE FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Excite, Inc.
555 Broadway
Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/36]For all designated states
Excite, Inc.
555 Broadway
Rdewood City, CA 94063 / US
Former [1997/39]For all designated states
Excite, Inc.
1091 North Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SPENCER, Graham
10280 Lockwood Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[1997/39]
Representative(s)Liesegang, Roland
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/39]Liesegang, Roland, Dr.-Ing.
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date95944342.507.12.1995
[1997/39]
WO1995US16496
Priority number, dateUS1994035096707.12.1994         Original published format: US 350967
[1997/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9618159
Date:13.06.1996
Language:EN
[1996/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0796470
Date:24.09.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.06.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0796470
Date:14.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.06.1996
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[1997/39]
CPC:
G06F16/334 (EP,US); G06F16/24542 (EP,US); Y10S707/99935 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/39]
TitleGerman:IMPLEMENTIERUNGSUNABHÄNGIGE ERWEITERBARE ABFRAGEARCHITEKTUR FÜR SYSTEME ZUR INFORMATIONSWIEDERAUFFINDUNG[1997/39]
English:IMPLEMENTATION INDEPENDENT EXTENSIBLE QUERY ARCHITECTURE FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS[1997/39]
French:ARCHITECTURE D'INTERROGATION EXTENSIBLE ET INDEPENDANTE DE L'IMPLANTATION, DESTINEE AUX SYSTEMES DE RECHERCHE DOCUMENTAIRE[1997/39]
Entry into regional phase01.07.1997National basic fee paid 
01.07.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
01.07.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.07.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
01.07.1997Examination requested  [1997/39]
22.09.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.09.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.10.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.01.1999Fee for grant paid
05.01.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.01.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
GR14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
SE14.04.1999
DK14.07.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
LU07.12.1999
[2004/39]
Former [2003/46]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
GR14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
SE14.04.1999
DK14.07.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
Former [2003/17]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
GR14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
SE14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
MC31.12.1999
Former [2002/23]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
GR14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
SE14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
Former [2001/23]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
GR14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
Former [2001/12]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
IE07.12.1999
Former [2000/52]BE14.04.1999
CH14.04.1999
LI14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
Former [2000/50]BE14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
CH20.07.1999
LI20.07.1999
Former [2000/25]BE14.04.1999
PT14.07.1999
Former [2000/23]BE14.04.1999
Cited inInternational search[A]  - PAEPCKE A, "AN OBJECT-ORIENTED VIEW ONTO PUBLIC, HETEROGENEOUS TEXT DATABASES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA ENGINEERING, VIENNA, APR. 19 - 23, 1993, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19930419), no. CONF. 9, pages 484 - 493, XP000380206 [A] 1 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDE.1993.344031
 [A]  - VRBSKY S V ET AL, "AN OBJECT-ORIENTED QUERY PROCESSOR THAT PRODUCES MONOTONICALLY IMPROVING APPROXIMATE ANSWERS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA ENGINEERING, KOBE, JP, APRIL 8 - 12, 1991, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19910408), no. CONF. 7, pages 472 - 481, XP000325909 [A] 1 * page 474, column R, line 20 - page 475, column L, line 9 * * page 478, column R, paragraph 4 - page 480, column L, paragraph 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDE.1991.131496
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