COLLABORATIVE LINKING SYSTEM WITH BI-DIRECTED VARIABLE GRANULARITY SEARCH ENGINE - Patent 1277130

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EP 1 277 130 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(21)	Application number: 01912757.0

(22)	Date of filing: 16.02.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0104/877

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0106/1540 (23.08.2001 Gazette 2001/34)

(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:

16.02.2000 US 182749 P

(71)	Applicant: Placelinks, Inc.
	Wellesley, MA 02482-3707 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BACHMAN, Jonathan, A. Wellesley, MA 02482 (US) SOLE, Christopher, J. Newton, MA 02461-1303 (US)

(74)	Representative: McNally, Roisin et al
	SCEPTRE165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)

(54)	COLLABORATIVE LINKING SYSTEM WITH BI-DIRECTED VARIABLE GRANULARITY SEARCH ENGINE