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Box, Inc. (Patent) [2015] UKIntelP o13915 (30 March 2015)
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.