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(11) EP 1 459 152 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.09.2003

(43) Date of publication:
22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39

(21) Application number: 02784468.7

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/036710
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/048893 (12.06.2003 Gazette 2003/24)
(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: 30.11.2001 US 7002
05.03.2002 US 92361
05.03.2002 US 92346

(71) Applicant: Demandtec, Inc.
San Carlos, CA 94070 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • NEAL, Michael
    San Francisco, CA 94121 (US)
  • VENKATRAMAN, Krishna
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • PARKIN, Rob
    San Francisco, CA 94123 (US)
  • VALENTINE, Suzanne
    Atlanta, GA 30319 (US)
  • DELURGIO, Phil
    Dana Point, CA 92629 (US)
  • LEE, Hau
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)

(74) Representative: Alton, Andrew 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLPTower North CentralMerrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA
Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

   


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