A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT PRESENTS A LOGICAL VIEW OF PROJECT COMPONENTS, FACILITATES THEIR SELECTION, AND SIGNALS MISSING LINKS PRIOR TO COMPILATION - Patent 1266284

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EP 1 266 284 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51

(21)	Application number: 01922536.6

(22)	Date of filing: 20.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 9/45

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0109/094

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/3031 (06.12.2001 Gazette 2001/49)

(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:

20.03.2000 US 531678

(71)	Applicant: Phoenix Technologies Limited
	San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	COHEN, Frances Irvine, CA 92620 (US) BOMBET, Marc, Abraham Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) LUSINSKY, Robert, Dennis Placentia, CA 92870 (US) LEWIS, Timothy, Andrew Freemont, CA 94555 (US) SANDUSKY, Marc, Shane Aliso Viejo, CA 92565 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wombwell, Francis
	Potts, Kerr & Co.15, Hamilton Square BirkenheadMerseyside CH41 6BR BirkenheadMerseyside CH41 6BR (GB)

(54)	A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT PRESENTS A LOGICAL VIEW OF PROJECT COMPONENTS, FACILITATES THEIR SELECTION, AND SIGNALS MISSING LINKS PRIOR TO COMPILATION