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EP 1 307 815 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.03.2003 (43) Date of publication: 07.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/19 (21) Application number: 01918196.5 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 9/46 (86) International application number: PCT/US0105/399 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/7244 (13.09.2001 Gazette 2001/37)

(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 (30) Priority: 03.03.2000 US 518279 (71) Applicant: ORACLE CORPORATION Redwood Shores, CA 94065 (US)	(72) Inventor: IM, Sung, Bin San Jose, CA 95148 (US) (74) Representative: Hanna, Peter William Derek  Peter Hanna Associates11 Mespil Road Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)