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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/52 (21) Application number: 99913856.3 (22) Date of filing: 11.03.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9905/368 (87) International publication number: WO 9946/720 (16.09.1999 Gazette 1999/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 11.03.1998 US 77635 P 02.03.1999 US 260874 (71) Applicant: Cha! Technologies, Inc. New York, NY 10003 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEITERSDORF, Yoav A. New York, NY 10003 (US) SIXTUS, Timothy New York, NY 10003 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)