METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING, ORDERING AND MANAGING THE FABRICATION IN A FACTORY OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE APPARATUS USING A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM - Patent 1356399

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EP 1 356 399 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.04.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(21)	Application number: 01933518.1

(22)	Date of filing: 18.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/50

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA0100/708

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0201/0993 (07.02.2002 Gazette 2002/06)

(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:

27.07.2000 US 627208

(71)	Applicant: First Data Corporation
	Englewood, CO 80112-5939 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BAUMANN, Martin Burlington, VT 05401 (US) VOSS, Frank Essex Junction, VT 05452 (US) REYNOLDS, Craig Bolton,ON L7E 2L2 (CA) WHITE, Michael South Burlington VT 05403-5961 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dearling, Bruce Clive et al
	Husky Injection Molding Systems SATechnical CenterZone Industrielle RiedgenB.P. 93 3401 Dudelange 3401 Dudelange (LU)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING, ORDERING AND MANAGING THE FABRICATION IN A FACTORY OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE APPARATUS USING A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM