METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING AUTOMATIC LOGIN TO A WEB SITE USING AN INTERNET BROWSER - Patent 1444591

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EP 1 444 591 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33

(21)	Application number: 02776336.6

(22)	Date of filing: 28.10.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 15/16, G06F 15/163

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/034510

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/038640 (08.05.2003 Gazette 2003/19)

(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

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Priority:

01.11.2001 US 15816
16.11.2001 US 331565 P

(71)	Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
	Sunnyvale,California 94089 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LU, Qi Saratoga, CA 95070 (US) BALDUA, Ashish San Jose, CA 95138 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gervasi, Gemma, Dr.
	Notarbartolo & Gervasi GmbH,Bavariaring 21 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING AUTOMATIC LOGIN TO A WEB SITE USING AN INTERNET BROWSER