MANAGING OBJECT RELATIONSHIPS USING AN OBJECT REPOSITORY - Patent 1252583

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EP 1 252 583 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.08.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	30.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/44

(21)	Application number: 00928483.7

(22)	Date of filing: 28.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0011/364

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0006/7156 (09.11.2000 Gazette 2000/45)

(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

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Priority:

30.04.1999 US 131970 P

(71)	Applicant: Neopost Inc.
	Hayward, CA 94544 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DUPARCMEUR, Yann, Limon Huntsville, Alabama 35894-0001 (US) PATIENCE, Robert, N. Huntsville, AL 35803 (US) ARDOIN, Jean-Louis F-92140 Clamart (FR)

(74)	Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al
	Mathys & Squire,100 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)

(54)	MANAGING OBJECT RELATIONSHIPS USING AN OBJECT REPOSITORY