MANAGING ELECTRONIC CONTENT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES - Patent 1250805

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EP 1 250 805 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43

(21)	Application number: 00980590.4

(22)	Date of filing: 21.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 5/445, H04N 7/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0031/899

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/9494 (31.05.2001 Gazette 2001/22)

(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

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Priority:

22.11.1999 US 166741 P
01.06.2000 US 584348

(71)	Applicant: America Online, Inc.
	Dulles, VA 20166 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ESCOBAR, George, D. Purcellville, VA 20132 (US) KIRSH, Laurence, F. Herndon, VA 20170 (US) SILVA, Carlos, A., Jr. Potomac, MD 20854 (US)

(74)	Representative: Howe, Steven
	Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co.,Commonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	MANAGING ELECTRONIC CONTENT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES