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(43) Date of publication: 09.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/41 (21) Application number: 00921673.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06E 1/00, G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0008/942 (87) International publication number: WO 0006/0431 (12.10.2000 Gazette 2000/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 05.04.1999 US 127850 P (71) Applicant: American Board of Family Practice, Inc. Lexington, KY 40593-8500 (US)	(72) Inventors: SUMNER, Walton, II St. Louis, MO 63119 (US) HAGEN, Michael, D. Lexington, KY 40502 (US) (74) Representative: Hofmann, Harald  Sonnenberg Fortmann,Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,Herzogspitalstrasse 10a 80331 München 80331 München (DE)