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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.03.2002 (43) Date of publication: 31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31 (21) Application number: 00966356.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 12/28, G06F 13/10 (86) International application number: PCT/IB0001/475 (87) International publication number: WO 0130/026 (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 (30) Priority: 18.10.1999 US 419944 (71) Applicant: Gateway, Inc. North Sioux City, SD 57049-2000 (US)	(72) Inventor: YOUNG, Bruce Le Mars, IA 51031 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Hans-Martin, Dipl.-Ing.  Patentanwälte Viering & Jentschura,Postfach 22 14 43 80504 München 80504 München (DE)