(19)
(11) EP 1 214 666 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.04.2002

(43) Date of publication:
19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(21) Application number: 00958931.8

(22) Date of filing: 30.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 17/30
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB0001/329
(87) International publication number:
WO 0116/796 (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: 02.09.1999 US 152510 P
26.07.2000 US 625913
26.07.2000 US 626090
26.07.2000 US 626347
26.07.2000 US 625745

(71) Applicant: Cnet Europe S.A.
1806 Saint-Legier (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • DE HEER, Albert, Henricus, Franciscus
    CH-1807 Blonay (CH)
  • DE HEER, Rudolf, Cornelius, Wilhelmus
    CH-1086 Vucherens (CH)
  • ZABRODINE, Constantin Nickolayvich
    CH-1800 Vevey (CH)
  • KVIATKEVITCH, Alexandre Igorevitch
    CH-1806 St. Legier (CH)
  • BLAETTLER, Eric, Oscar
    CH-1004 Lausanne (CH)

(74) Representative: Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler,Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München
81458 München (DE)

   


(54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CATALOG DATA CAPTURE, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION