FORMALIZING, DIFFUSING, AND ENFORCING POLICY ADVISORIES AND MONITORING POLICY COMPLIANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS - Patent 1451710

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EP 1 451 710 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/36

(21)	Application number: 02802906.4

(22)	Date of filing: 12.11.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 15/16, G06F 15/173, G06F 15/177

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/036644

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/040944 (15.05.2003 Gazette 2003/20)

(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:

09.11.2001 US 338427 P
21.02.2002 US 358996 P

(71)	Applicant: Bigfix, Inc.
	Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HINDAWI, David, Salim Berkeley, CA 94708 (US) DONOHO, David, Leigh Berkeley, CA 94708 (US) LIPPINCOTT, Lisa, Ellen Berkeley, CA 94704 (US) HINDAWI, Orion, Yosef Berkeley, CA 94708 (US) LOER, Peter, Benjamin Emeryville, CA 94608 (US) LINCROFT, Peter, James Berkeley, CA 94707 (US)

(74)	Representative: Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler,Postfach 246 82043 Pullach bei München 82043 Pullach bei München (DE)

(54)	FORMALIZING, DIFFUSING, AND ENFORCING POLICY ADVISORIES AND MONITORING POLICY COMPLIANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS