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EP 1 232 453 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.06.2002 (43) Date of publication: 21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34 (21) Application number: 00941342.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US0016/049 (87) International publication number: WO 0007/7705 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(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: 11.06.1999 US 330092 (71) Applicant: Cable & Wireless USA, Inc. Vienna, VA 22182 (US)	(72) Inventor: MCDONALD, Paul Vienna, VA 22182 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)