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(43) Date of publication: 25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39 (21) Application number: 00980503.7 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US0031/681 (87) International publication number: WO 0103/7178 (25.05.2001 Gazette 2001/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 16.11.1999 US 166359 P (71) Applicant: LRN, The Legal Knowledge Company Los Angeles, CA 90024 (US)	(72) Inventor: SEIDMAN, Dov. L. Los Angeles, CA 90024 (US) (74) Representative: Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, Dipl.-Phys. et al PatentanwälteMaikowski & Ninnemann,Postfach 15 09 20 10671 Berlin 10671 Berlin (DE)