SEARCH-ON-THE-FLY WITH MERGE FUNCTION - Patent 1423798

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EP 1 423 798 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.02.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23

(21)	Application number: 01964387.3

(22)	Date of filing: 24.08.2001

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

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/026402

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/017123 (28.02.2002 Gazette 2002/09)

(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

(71)	Applicant: Debellis, Joseph L.
	Southampton, NY 11968 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Debellis, Joseph L. Southampton, NY 11968 (US)

(74)	Representative: Strehl, Peter, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	PatentanwälteStrehl Schübel-Hopf Groening u. PartnerPostfach 22 14 55 80504 München 80504 München (DE)

(54)	SEARCH-ON-THE-FLY WITH MERGE FUNCTION