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EP 1 470 510 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 27.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/44 (21) Application number: 03705900.3 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/002209 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/065151 (07.08.2003 Gazette 2003/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 29.01.2002 US 60524 (71) Applicant: Ebay Inc. San Jose, CA 95125 (US)	(72) Inventor: GROVE, Steve San Jose, CA 95138 (US) (74) Representative: Kazi, Ilya  Mathys & Squire,100 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)