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EP 1 371 169 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.01.2003 (43) Date of publication: 17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51 (21) Application number: 02753759.6 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 9/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0205/969 (87) International publication number: WO 0207/7754 (03.10.2002 Gazette 2002/40)

(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: 20.02.2001 US 270182 P 24.03.2001 US 816869 11.02.2002 US 355857 P (71) Applicant: Votehere Inc. Bellevue, WA 98004 (US)	(72) Inventor: NEFF, C., Andrew Bellevue, WA 98008 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)