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EP1066718 - METHOD AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING RANDOM ACCESS AND TIME-BASED FUNCTIONS ON A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF FORMATTED DIGITAL DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.08.2013
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.08.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.09.2013  [2013/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TiVo, Inc.
2160 Gold Street
P.O. Box 2160
Alviso, CA 95002-2160 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/02]For all designated states
Tivo, Inc.
2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160
Alviso, CA 95002-2160 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BARTON, James, M.
101 Sund Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030 / US
 [2001/02]
Representative(s)Dendorfer, Claus, et al
Dendorfer & Herrmann
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Neuhauser Straße 47
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/46]Dendorfer, Claus, et al
Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Bayerstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2009/29]Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [2001/02]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann & Stöckeler, Patentanwälte, Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date99909877.504.03.1999
[2001/02]
WO1999US04921
Priority number, dateUS1998005460403.04.1998         Original published format: US 54604
[2001/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9952279
Date:14.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1066718
Date:10.01.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/775
[2001/02]
CPC:
H04N21/4334 (EP,US); H04N21/4331 (EP,US); H04N21/47202 (EP,US);
H04N5/783 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/02]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANLAGE ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON ZUFALLSZUGANG UND ZEITBESTIMMTEN FUNKTIONEN AUF EINEN UNUNTERBROCHENEN FORMATIERTEN DIGITALEN DATENSTROM[2001/02]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING RANDOM ACCESS AND TIME-BASED FUNCTIONS ON A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF FORMATTED DIGITAL DATA[2001/02]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE MISE EN APPLICATION DE FONCTIONS D'ACCES ALEATOIRE ET BASEES SUR LE TEMPS SUR UNE SUITE CONTINUE DE DONNEES NUMERIQUES FORMATEES[2001/02]
Entry into regional phase04.10.2000National basic fee paid 
04.10.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
04.10.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.10.2000Examination requested  [2001/02]
12.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
22.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2009Date of oral proceedings
04.03.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/38]
04.03.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.05.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/38]
Appeal following examination11.05.2009Appeal received No.  T1540/09
13.07.2009Statement of grounds filed
03.05.2013Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
03.05.2013Date of oral proceedings
08.05.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.09.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
04.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
05.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
04.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
25.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
06.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
05.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
10.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
06.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
08.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
10.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
07.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
07.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5438423  (LYNCH EUGENE F [US], et al) [A] 1,14 * column W *;
 [A]EP0726574  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,14 * column 8, line 56 - column 16, line 17; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]US5696868  (KIM SANG SU [KR], et al) [A] 1,14* column W *;
 [A]US5706388  (ISAKA OSAMU [JP]) [A] 1,14 * column 2, line 29 - column 6, line 23; figures 1-3 *
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