IPC Working Group 27- Update on IT support for the IPC Geneva June 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 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 submissions are piling up.
IPCRECLASS Perspectives: Awaiting MCD provision of RWL for IPC revisions 2009, 2010, 2011 Unblock the based submission part of the IPC reclassification process Upload of working list for IPC
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 CE445CE445 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 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 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
Demonstration 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 projectQC010 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
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