A FLEXIBLE VIRTUAL DATABASE SYSTEM INCLUDING A HIERARCHICAL APPLICATION PARAMETER REPOSITORY - Patent 1405217

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EP 1 405 217 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(21)	Application number: 02737504.7

(22)	Date of filing: 13.06.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/018910

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/103573 (27.12.2002 Gazette 2002/52)

(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:

14.06.2001 US 298286 P

(71)	Applicant: UBS AG
	8001 Zürich (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	TERVIN, Robert, J. Mokena, IL 60448 (US) SANTOS, Robert, J. Downers Grove, IL 60516 (US) MEI, Shuen Park, IL 60302 (US)

(74)	Representative: Schippan, Ralph, Dr.-Ing.
	COHAUSZ & FLORACKPatent- und RechtsanwälteBleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)

(54)	A FLEXIBLE VIRTUAL DATABASE SYSTEM INCLUDING A HIERARCHICAL APPLICATION PARAMETER REPOSITORY