METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A USER-DEFINED TECHNICAL THESAURUS USING ON-LINE DATABASES - Patent 1212697

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EP 1 212 697 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24

(21)	Application number: 00919374.9

(22)	Date of filing: 08.03.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0006/072

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0054/185 (14.09.2000 Gazette 2000/37)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC

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Priority:

08.03.1999 US 264299

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIRKPATRICK, James, Frederick, Jr. Milford, OH 45150 (US) TOOGOOD, Kevin, Charles Cincinnati, OH 45242 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas
	Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH,Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A USER-DEFINED TECHNICAL THESAURUS USING ON-LINE DATABASES