Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau

Types of search
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EPC European Patent Classification (ECLA A-H)
IC International Patent Classification version 1-7
ICO In Computer Only (ECLA K-Y)
IDT Indeling der Techniek
IN Inventor
INOR Inventor, original character set
INS Inventor, standardized
IPC International Patent Classification (current and old)
NCL National Patent Classification
PA Patent Assignee
PAOR Patent Assignee, original character set
PAS Patent Assignee, standardized
PI Patent information
PRAI Priority information
PRAO Priority information, original form
TI Title
TIOR Title, original character set
28.8.3.2 Displaying changes to the patent family
Patent families may have to be combined into one e.g. if several national families (e.g. US) are combined into a new
family by a EP or a WO application. A patent family may have to be divided if due to errors, e.g. in the priority
numbers, certain members were wrongly entered into the family. In both cases it can happen that family members
are missing in a monitoring search result. To prevent this the field UPFC (UPdate Family Changed) was introduced,
which is displayed in the BIB, STD, ALL, MAX, FFAM, UPALL and BRIEF display formats. After each SDI search run the
new documents should be reviewed or (by a search) be checked whether a change to the family is displayed. If that
is the case, the complete family should be reviewed:
AN 59373185 INPADOCDB ED 20090917 EW 200938 UP 20090917 UW 200938
FN 38377924 UPFC 20091001
TI Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods.
TL English
IN KELLY BRYAN M.; LOCKARD DENNIS; TALLCOTT JEFFREY; KROECKEL JOHN;
SOLITERMAN GENNADY; RUPANAGUDI REDDY
INS KELLY BRYAN M, US; LOCKARD DENNIS, US; TALLCOTT JEFFREY, US; KROECKEL
JOHN, US; SOLITERMAN GENNADY, US; RUPANAGUDI REDDY, US
PAS KELLY BRYAN M; LOCKARD DENNIS; TALLCOTT JEFFREY; KROECKEL JOHN;
SOLITERMAN GENNADY; RUPANAGUDI REDDY
DT Patent
PI US 20090227363 A1 20090910 English
PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]
DAV 20090910 unexamined-printed-without-grant
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION
AI US 2008-291842 A 20081112
AIT USA Patent application
PRAI US 2008-291842 A 20081112 (USA, 20090917, Y)
US 2007-938644 A 20071112 (USA2, 20090326, Y)
US 2007-938666 A 20071112 (USA2, 20080626, N)
US 2006-470606 A 20060906 (USA2, 20070322, Y)
US 2004-943771 A 20040916 (USA2, 20070412, Y)
US 2006-865649P P 20061114 (USP, 20080626, Y)
US 2007-987234P P 20071112 (USP, 20090824, Y)
US 2007-987274P P 20071112 (USP, 20090824, Y)
US 2007-987259P P 20071112 (USP, 20090824, Y)
US 2007-987266P P 20071112 (USP, 20090824, Y)
US 2007-987402P P 20071112 (USP, 20090604, Y)
PRAIT USA Patent application
USA2 Prior application claimed for continuation in part
USP Provisional application
AN 38377924 INPAFAMDB UPFB 20091001 UWF 200940
UPFC 20091001
TI SISTEMA Y METODO DE INTERFAZ DE USUARIO.
- Prize redemption system for games.
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