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EP About this file: EP0938053

EP0938053 - Methods of refining descriptors [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.06.2004
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 29.07.2009  [2009/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/18]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1999/34]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Riverieulx de Varax, Aymeric
8 chemin J.B. Gilliard
69300 Caluire / FR
02 / Morciniec Michal
69 Alma Road First Floor Flat
Bristol BS8 2DE / GB
03 / Eshghi Kave
321 North Clark Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022 / US
04 / Moreau Jean-Jacques
91B Rue de Dinan
35000 Rennes / FR
 [2001/09]
Former [1999/34]01 / Riverieulx de Varax, Aymeric
8 chemin J.B. Gilliard
69300 Caluire / FR
Representative(s)Coker, David Graeme, et al
Hewlett-Packard Limited
Intellectual Property Section
Building 2
Filton Road
Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Coker, David Graeme, et al
Hewlett-Packard Limited Intellectual Property Section Building 2 Filton Road Stoke Gifford Bristol
BS12 6QZ / GB
Former [1999/34]Coker, David Graeme, et al
Hewlett-Packard Limited Intellectual Property Section Building 2 Filton Road
Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QZ / GB
Application number, filing date99301223.619.02.1999
[1999/34]
Priority number, dateEP1998030126120.02.1998         Original published format: EP 98301261
GB1998002566225.11.1998         Original published format: GB 9825662
[1999/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0938053
Date:25.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0938053
Date:20.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[1999/34]
CPC:
G06F16/313 (EP,US); Y10S707/99932 (US); Y10S707/99934 (US);
Y10S707/99935 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/18]
Former [1999/34]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Verfeinern von Deskriptoren[1999/34]
English:Methods of refining descriptors[1999/34]
French:Méthode d'affinage de descripteurs[1999/34]
Examination procedure08.02.2000Examination requested  [2000/14]
14.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.06.2003Fee for grant paid
03.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - FURNAS GEORGE W, "EXPERIENCE WITH AN ADAPTIVE INDEXING SCHEME", CHI '85 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS.;SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, 1985 ACM, NEW YORK, NY, USA, (1985), pages 131 - 135, XP002070704 [Y] 1-8 * page 131, column L, line 1 - page 133, column R, line 16 *
 [Y]  - INOUE S ET AL, "IMAGE FILING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF QUICK RETRIEVAL", NHK LABORATORIES NOTE, (19860201), no. 328, pages 1, 3 - 12, XP000717353 [Y] 1-8 * page 10, paragraph 5 - paragraph 5.2 *
 [A]  - BELEW R K, "ADAPTIVE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: USING A CONNECTIONIST REPRESENTATION TO RETRIEVE AND LEARN ABOUT DOCUMENTS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL. (SIGIR), CAMBRIDGE, MA., JUNE 25 - 28, 1989, BELKIN N J;VAN RIJSBERGEN C J, (19890625), no. CONF. 12, pages 11 - 20, XP000239136 [A] 1-3,6-8 * abstract * * page 13, column L, paragraph 2.2 - page 15, column L, paragraph 3 * * page 16, column R, line 26, paragraph 4 - line 35 * * page 18, column L, line 20, paragraph 5.1 - line 33 *
 [A]  - TAEHA PARK ET AL, "Collaborative indexing over networked information resources by distributed agents", DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, DEC. 1994, UK, ISSN 0967-1846, vol. 1, no. 6, pages 362 - 374, XP002070705 [A] 1-3,6-8 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-1846/1/6/005
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