A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY REPRESENTING OVERLAPPING TIME-BASED ACTIVITIES IN A SMALL FOOTPRINT DEVICE - Patent 1344161

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EP 1 344 161 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.07.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	17.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/38

(21)	Application number: 00984424.2

(22)	Date of filing: 14.12.2000

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

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0034/024

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0104/4963 (21.06.2001 Gazette 2001/25)

(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:

15.12.1999 US 464020

(71)	Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	Santa Clara,California 95054 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	OSTROWALKER, Joshua Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1Y4 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Harris, Ian Richard
	D. Young & Co.,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY REPRESENTING OVERLAPPING TIME-BASED ACTIVITIES IN A SMALL FOOTPRINT DEVICE