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EP 1 490 864 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.12.2003 (43) Date of publication: 29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53 (21) Application number: 03743263.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G10L 21/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/006218 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/073417 (04.09.2003 Gazette 2003/36)

(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: 26.02.2002 US 359348 P 30.04.2002 US 134679 31.05.2002 US 158213 28.06.2002 US 184113 (71) Applicant: SAP Aktiengesellschaft 69190 Walldorf (DE)	(72) Inventor: GONG, Li San Francisco, CA 94103 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & PartnerPatentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)