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EP 1 360 563 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.09.2003 (43) Date of publication: 12.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/46 (21) Application number: 01998131.5 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0151/335 (87) International publication number: WO 0205/7873 (25.07.2002 Gazette 2002/30)

(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: 27.10.2000 US 698552 (71) Applicant: ANC Rental Corporation Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (US)	(72) Inventors: MENENDEZ, Nereida Maria Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 (US) WILLIAMS, Paula, S. Bal Harbour, FL 33154 (US) (74) Representative: Carstairs, J. C.  Forrester & Boehmert,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)