A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES AND ADDRESSES - Patent 1222792

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EP 1 222 792 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	17.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/29

(21)	Application number: 00972132.5

(22)	Date of filing: 13.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 29/12

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0028/345

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0130/043 (26.04.2001 Gazette 2001/17)

(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

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Priority:

15.10.1999 US 159788 P
09.05.2000 US 567367

(71)	Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A.
	92648 Boulogne Cedex (FR)

(72)	Inventor:
	MAYERNICK, Mark, Ryan Carmel, IN 46032-1262 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kohrs, Martin et al
	Thomson multimedia46, quai A. Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex 92648 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex (FR)

(54)	A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES AND ADDRESSES