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EP 1 171 852 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.02.2001 (43) Date of publication: 16.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/03 (21) Application number: 00920097.3 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 11/42, G07F 11/62 (86) International application number: PCT/US0008/887 (87) International publication number: WO 0060/553 (12.10.2000 Gazette 2000/41)

(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: 02.04.1999 US 127629 P (71) Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Atlanta, GA 30313 (US)	(72) Inventor: CREDLE, William, S., Jr. Roswell, GA 30075 (US) (74) Representative: Jackson, Robert Patrick  Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)