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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/50 (21) Application number: 00923489.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0010/437 (87) International publication number: WO 0006/3772 (26.10.2000 Gazette 2000/43)

(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: 21.04.1999 US 295856 (71) Applicant: Research Investment Network, Inc. Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventor: COLLART, Todd, R. Los Altos, CA 94022 (US) (74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker  Patentanwaltsgesellschaft dbRPrinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)