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EP 1 433 073 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27 (21) Application number: 02798120.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 15/16, G06F 15/173 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/028199 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/023633 (20.03.2003 Gazette 2003/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 06.09.2001 US 317718 P 06.09.2001 US 317566 P 04.09.2002 US 234693 04.09.2002 US 234597 (71) Applicant: Bea Systems, Inc. San Jose,California 95131 (US)	(72) Inventors: JACOBS, Dean, Bernard Berkeley, CA 94707 (US) HALPERN, Eric San Francisco, CA 94117 (US) (74) Representative: Calderbank, Thomas Roger  Mewburn Ellis LLPYork House23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)