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EP1012740 - METHOD OF INTEGRATING SCHEMAS OF DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENEOUS DATABASES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  01.10.2004
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.10.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 17.11.2004  [2004/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
300 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821-4186 / US
[2000/26]
Inventor(s)01 / GOLSHANI, Forouzan
5346 E. Royal Palm Road
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 / US
02 / FRIESEN, Oris, D.
5136 E. LeMarche Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-1667 / US
03 / HOWELL, Thomas, H.
8201 E. Del Cadena Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85258 / US
[2000/26]
Representative(s)Altenburg, Udo, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/26]Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost - Altenburg - Geissler - Isenbruck, Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date97920038.320.03.1997
[2000/26]
WO1997US05411
Priority number, dateUS1996062472626.03.1996         Original published format: US 624726
[2000/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9738388
Date:16.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1012740
Date:28.06.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.11.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/00, G06F17/30
[2000/26]
CPC:
G06F16/289 (EP,US); G06F16/211 (EP,US); Y10S707/99943 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/26]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM INTEGRIEREN VON SCHEMAS VON VERTEILTEN HETEROGENEN DATENBANKEN[2000/26]
English:METHOD OF INTEGRATING SCHEMAS OF DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENEOUS DATABASES[2000/26]
French:PROCEDE POUR INTEGRER DES SCHEMAS DE BASES DE DONNEES REPARTIES HETEROGENES[2000/26]
Entry into regional phase15.10.1998National basic fee paid 
15.10.1998Search fee paid 
15.10.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
15.10.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.09.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.10.1998Examination requested  [2000/26]
11.06.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.09.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
06.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
08.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.199903   M06   Fee paid on   28.07.1999
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9503586  (PERSISTENCE SOFTWARE INC [US]) [A] 1* page 3, line 8 - page 4, line 3 *;
 [XA]  - KEIM D. ET AL., "Integration of Relational Databases in a Multidatabase System Based on Schema Enrichment", PROC. 3RD. INT. WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH ISSUES IN DATA ENGINEERING: INTEROPERABILITY IN MULTIDATABASE SYSTEMS, IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY PRESS, USA, (19930419), pages 96 - 104, XP002101385 [X] 1,2 * page 96, column L, line 1 - page 98, column R, line 3 * [A] 8

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RIDE.1993.281939
 [A]  - DESAI B C ET AL, "ON SCHEMA INTEGRATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE. (COMPSAC), ORLANDO, SEPT. 20 - 22, 1989, KNAFL G J, (19890920), no. CONF. 13, pages 218 - 224, XP000091509 [A] 1,8,11 * page 218, column L, line 1 - page 221, column R, line 49 *
International search[XP]US5560005  (HOOVER MICHAEL K [US], et al)
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