Patent decision
- BL number
- O/770/18
- Concerning rights in
- GB1323148.5
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 30 November 2018
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Stoneware, Inc.
- Provisions discussed
- Section 1(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to computer-implemented method for the provision of services such as software applications to a receiving device, where consideration is given for the capabilities and configuration of the receiving device when determining the content and delivery method of the services. In accordance with the four-step set out in the Court of Appeal judgment in Aerotel, the Hearing Officer found that the contribution involved an assessment of the hardware components and conditions within an end-user device and selecting the most appropriate option of software service selected by the user. The invention did not solve a technical problem within the end-user device. He found that this fell solely within excluded categories of business method and computer program. The application was refused.
Full decision O/770/18 188Kb