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(43) Date of publication: 21.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/08 (21) Application number: 00907130.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US0002/829 (87) International publication number: WO 0046/686 (10.08.2000 Gazette 2000/32)

(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: 05.02.1999 US 118684 P 03.09.1999 US 389969 (71) Applicants: Dealtime.Com, Ltd. Netanya South Industrial Zone 42504 (IL) Dealtime.Com, Ltd. New York, NY 10017 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHARFMAN, Nahum 37064 Karkur (IL) ASHKENAZI, Amir Rye Brook, NY 10573 (US) (74) Representative: Gritschneder, Martin, Dipl.-Phys. et al Patentanwälte Abitz & PartnerPostfach 86 01 09 81628 München 81628 München (DE)