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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18 (21) Application number: 98934031.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/SE9801/316 (87) International publication number: WO 9905/584 (04.02.1999 Gazette 1999/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 24.07.1997 SE 9702795 (71) Applicant: Mirror Image Internet, Inc. Woburn, MA 01801 (US)	(72) Inventor: LINDBO, Sverker S-187 41 Täby (SE) (74) Representative: Henningsson, Gunnar  AWAPATENT AB,Box 45086 104 30 Stockholm 104 30 Stockholm (SE)