TECHNOLOGY SHARING DURING ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ASSET TRACKING IN A NETWORK-BASED SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - Patent 1257945

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EP 1 257 945 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.11.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(21)	Application number: 00982230.5

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/60

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0032/310

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/9086 (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 444653
22.11.1999 US 447623

(71)	Applicant: Accenture LLP
	Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	MIKURAK, Michael, G. Hamilton, NJ 08610 (US)

(74)	Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.
	PatentanwälteTiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner,Bavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	TECHNOLOGY SHARING DURING ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ASSET TRACKING IN A NETWORK-BASED SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD THEREOF