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EP 1153268 A1 20011114 - METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RETRIEVING DATA

Title (en)

METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RETRIEVING DATA

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUM ABRUF VON DATEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME POUR APPELER DES DONNEES

Publication

EP 1153268 A1 20011114 (DE)

Application

EP 00910528 A 20000210

Priority

DE 0000400 W 20000210
DE 19906210 A 19990215

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0049369A1] The invention relates to a method for retrieving data. A first computer is coupled to a second computer via a communications link. Location information of the second computer is determined. Data being relevant for the location information is retrieved from the first computer by means of the second computer.

IPC 1-7

G01C 21/26

IPC 8 full level

G01C 21/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01C 21/26 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0049369A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0049369 A1 20000824; EP 1153268 A1 20011114; JP 2002537593 A 20021105

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0000400 W 20000210; EP 00910528 A 20000210; JP 2000600062 A 20000210