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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43 (21) Application number: 96943597.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/ 00( . ) G07G 1/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/019370 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/021200 (12.06.1997 Gazette 1997/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB NL (30) Priority: 08.12.1995 US 19950008369P (71) Applicant: Solana Technology Development Corporation Solana Beach, CA 92075 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEE, Chong, U. San Diego, CA 92124 (US) MOALLEMI, Kamran Del Mar, CA 92014-4101 (US) WARREN, Robert, L. Cardiff, CA 92007 (US) (74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis, et al  MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)