METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AN EXPERT SYSTEM TO EXECUTE BUSINESS TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - Patent 1266331

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EP 1 266 331 A1

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

(21)	Application number: 01920513.7

(22)	Date of filing: 19.03.2001

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

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0108/717

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0107/3650 (04.10.2001 Gazette 2001/40)

(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:

24.03.2000 US 534180

(71)	Applicant: Xbridge Software, Inc.
	Garland, TX 75040 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ROYAL, Gregory, T. Plano, TX 75093 (US)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE
	Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AN EXPERT SYSTEM TO EXECUTE BUSINESS TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE