SERVICE-TO-SERVICE COMMUNICATION FOR NETWORK SERVICES - Patent 1370965

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EP 1 370 965 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(21)	Application number: 02719261.6

(22)	Date of filing: 14.03.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 15/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0208/063

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0207/3442 (19.09.2002 Gazette 2002/38)

(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:

14.03.2001 US 275809 P
22.10.2001 US 17680
22.10.2001 US 33177

(71)	Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
	Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WHITE, Steven, D. Bellevue, WA 98006 (US) FANG, Lijiang Sammamish, WA 98074 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pfau, Anton Konrad, Dr. et al
	Grünecker, Kinkeldey,Stockmair & SchwannhäusserAnwaltssozietätMaximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	SERVICE-TO-SERVICE COMMUNICATION FOR NETWORK SERVICES