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(11) EP 1 192 527 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.01.2002

(43) Date of publication:
03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14

(21) Application number: 00986175.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 3/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0013/778
(87) International publication number:
WO 0116/681 (08.03.2001 Gazette 2001/10)
(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: 20.05.1999 US 134970 P
03.08.1999 US 147385 P
28.09.1999 US 156922 P

(71) Applicant: MYSMART.COM, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA 90071 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MCRAE, Steve
    Santa Monica, CA 90402 (US)
  • SURLOFF, Sam
    Los Angeles, CA 90067 (US)
  • ALAGEM, Beny
    Los Angeles, CA 90067 (US)
  • ESSLINGER, Hartmut
    San Francisco, CA 94017 (US)
  • AMIT, Gadi
    San Francisco, CA 94107 (US)
  • BREMAN, Stuart
    San Francisco, CA 94017 (US)
  • LEWIS, Larry
    Spokane, WA 99214 (US)
  • TRAVES, Ira, Thomas
    Thornhill, Ontario L3T 6Z2 (CA)

(74) Representative: Geary, Stuart Lloyd 
Venner, Shipley & Co.,20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH
London EC1A 7DH (GB)

   


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