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EP 1 303 811 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17 (21) Application number: 00948694.5 (22) Date of filing: 17.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 9/44 (86) International application number: PCT/US0019/331 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/6954 (24.01.2002 Gazette 2002/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. New York, NY 10036 (US)	(72) Inventors: ABRUZZO, Craig New York, NY 10019 (US) DI TARANTO, Rocco Florham Park, NJ 07932 (US) (74) Representative: Cabinet Hirsch  34, Rue de Bassano 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)