Patent decision

BL number

O/139/15

Concerning rights in

GB1301651.4

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

30 March 2015

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Box, Inc.

Provisions discussed

Section 1(2)(c)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a method of determining when to pre-generate a preview file in a web-based collaboration platform with the aim of reducing the time a requesting user is required to wait to view a preview file. This is achieved by determining whether it is likely for a preview of a file to be requested, converting an input format of the file to a target format suitable for providing a preview and then, upon receiving a preview request, providing a preview of the file to the requesting user. The likelihood of a file being requested is determined by identifying a criteria relating to the subset of files which are frequently accessed.

The hearing officer followed the Aerotel steps and found that the claimed invention did not make a technical contribution to the state of the art. The application was refused.

Full decision O/139/15 89Kb