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EP 0 968 479 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 05.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/01 (21) Application number: 97915658.5 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/IE9700/020 (87) International publication number: WO 9841/940 (24.09.1998 Gazette 1998/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: TRINTECH LIMITED Dublin 18 (IE)

(72) Inventors: CLARKE, Patrick Dublin 16 (IE) BURNE, George Bray,County Wicklow (IE) O'DONOGHUE, Hubert Donabate,County Dublin (IE) FLOOD, Eoin Shankill,County Dublin (IE) O'SULLIVAN, Timothy Kilcoole,County Wicklow (IE) O'ROURKE, Francis Greystones,County Wicklow (IE) O'NEIL, David Dublin 5 (IE) McGUIRE, John,Trintech Limited Dublin 18 (IE) MEEHAN, Christopher Blackrock,County Dublin (IE) McGUIRE, Cyril Dalkey,CountyDDublin (IE) (74) Representative: O'Connor, Donal Henry et al c/o Cruickshank & Co.,1 Holles Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)