Concept terms scoring/GOOGLE – T 0872/19 – 14 October 2021
In this decision, the appellant stated that a “web page” is a physical entity, corresponding to an “image”. The Board has considerable doubts about this. In fact, the inventive step did not depend on this. Object of the Invention: the subject matter relates to online advertisement auctions when an online...
Spam classification/MICROSOFT – T 0022/ 12 – 16 November 2015
This decision concerns the classification of emails where a user flags spam in addition to a computer-implemented method. This is considered to be a de-automation of a computer-implemented method. De-automation is not, according to the Board, a technical solution to a technical problem. Object of the Invention: the invention concerns...
Classification method/COMPTEL – T 1784/06 – 21 September 2012
In this decision, the appellant criticises the COMVIK approach on several points. The Board disagrees. With regard to inventive step, according to the Board, there is a lack of “technical purpose” according to T1227/05. Information from the author: “technical purpose” is no longer sufficient according to decision G1/19 for non-technical...
Edge Detection – T 0165/ 12 – 6 July 2017
In this decision, the Board found that the description of the main request did not support the claim, as the description disclosed only one specific example of a merely general feature (“first phase congruency component”). In an auxiliary request, the appellant overcame this rejection, but the claimed subject-matter is still...
Classification/BDGB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE – T 1358/09 – 21 November 2014
This decision concerns the patentability of the classification of text documents. In this context, the Board clarifies whether the determination of claim features contributing to the technical character is made without reference to the prior art. Object of the Invention: the invention is concerned with the computerized classification of text...
Categorization of Messages – T 1316/09 – 18 December 2012
In this decision, the Board considers the technical effect, i.e. categorization of electronic messages is more efficient and better, to be speculative. Object of the Invention: method and a system for suggesting automated responses to an incoming electronic message based on content analysis and categorisation Board I (inventive step): a...