IPC Working Group 27-

Update on IT support for the IPC

GenevaJune 7, 2012

Patrick Fievet

Head of IT Operations and Support Section

Agenda

Updates on IPC-related IT support

IPCRECLASS status

IPC-Eforum functional evolutions

Specification for the IPC scheme file

IPCRECLASS

Opening for production use- STATUS mid-April 2012

No problem reported during one and half month testing period

Opening for production use: Occurred as planed on April 12, 2012

Missing some Residual Working lists (RWL)

IPCRECLASS

Current STATUS:

Some Offices did not update their Email contact details

IPC reclassification process blocked to avoid inappropriate feedback from IPCRECLASS

2007, 2008 and 2012 RWL uploaded

Missing some residual Working lists (2009, 2010, 2011)

Reclassification Email submissions are piling up.

IPCRECLASS

Perspectives:

Awaiting MCD provision of RWL for IPC revisions 2009, 2010, 2011

Unblock the email based submission part of the IPC reclassification process

Upload of working list for IPC 2013.01

IPCRECLASS

Reminder about current login access limitation:

Login name should be typed in upper-case

Password should be typed in lower case

In case of failed login

IPC E-FORUM

IPC-IEF 2012 Functional evolutions

IPC E-FORUM

IPC-IEF 2012 Functional evolutions

Based on the reworked IPC-IEF 2012

Detailed requirement and functional specifications available under project CE445

Integrate into IPC IEF modified version of some IPC-calendar functionalities

IPC E-FORUM

IPC-IEF 2012 Functional evolutions overview

Action list tab with various filters

E-mail reminders for deadlines i.e. For the next action in a project action plan

Filter by technical field

New file formats allowed for annex submissions

E-mail notifications grouping

Rapporteur summary

New file formats for annex submissions

Limited list of authorized file formats

Automatic PDF conversion for some only

New formats:

MS Excel, MS PowerPoint,

Various image formats (TIF, JPG, PNG…)

XML, ZIP

Direct submission in PDF format

...And more if needed (but without automatic conversion to PDF)

Systematic virus checking

New file formats for annex submissions

Action List Tab

Mailing list

Rapporteur summary

Rapporteur summary

Demonstration (release not available outside WIPO)

Provisional plan for move into production: Week 25

IPC-IEF 2012 functional evolutions

Specification of IPC XML scheme file

Specification of the current IPC XML scheme file

Available under QC010 project

Preparation for potential evolutions of the scheme

Preparatory steps for the FI/IPC/CPC parallel viewer

XML scheme files for CPC and FI as modifications of IPC scheme master files

Update on IT support for the IPC

QUESTIONS?

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