REMOTE INCREMENTAL PROGRAM BINARY COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION USING API DEFINITIONS - Patent 1417572

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EP 1 417 572 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.02.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	12.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/20

(21)	Application number: 01970891.6

(22)	Date of filing: 12.09.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 9/445

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/028579

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/023331 (21.03.2002 Gazette 2002/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FI FR GB SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.09.2000 US 661684

(71)	Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	Santa Clara,California 95054 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	SCHWABE, Judith, E. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)

(74)	Representative: Davies, Simon Robert et al
	D Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1DA London, EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	REMOTE INCREMENTAL PROGRAM BINARY COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION USING API DEFINITIONS