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Joshua Tabin (Patent) [2012] UKIntelP o00712 (13 January 2012)

Patent decision

BL number
O/007/12
Concerning rights in
GB 0812495.0
Hearing Officer
Mr A Bartlett
Decision date
13 January 2012
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Joshua Tabin
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention relates to an interface as used in a price comparison tool having multiple selection criteria, and particularly to automatic adjustment of these selection criteria. It provides for relative weighting values to be persisted with after adjustment to a point of equality. E.g. if one of the selection criteria is “maxed out” to 100%, forcing each of the others to 0%, and then reduced again, the other selection criteria will be automatically increased in proportion to their levels relative to each other before having been forced to 0%. Following the Aerotel steps, as modified by Symbian, and the AT&T/CVON signposts, the Hearing Officer found that the claimed invention was excluded from patentability as a computer program not providing a saving technical effect.


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