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EP 1506508 A1 20050216 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC SHOPPING SYSTEM

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC SHOPPING SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ELEKTRONISCHEN SHOPPING-SYSTEMS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN SYSTEME DE COMMERCE ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 1506508 A1 20050216 (DE)

Application

EP 03730053 A 20030516

Priority

DE 10222603 A 20020517
EP 0305143 W 20030516

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03098498 A2 20031127; AU 2003240659 A1 20031202; DE 10222603 A1 20031204; EP 1506508 A1 20050216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0305143 W 20030516; AU 2003240659 A 20030516; DE 10222603 A 20020517; EP 03730053 A 20030516