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(11) EP 1 535 139 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
07.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/06

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/47

(21) Application number: 03763894.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2003/008477
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/008301 (22.01.2004 Gazette 2004/04)

(54)

Peripheral device for a data processing system

Peripheriegerät für ein Datenverarbeitungssystem

Périphérique destiné à un système de traitement de données

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 11.07.2002 EP 02368076

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(73) Proprietor: International Business Machines Corporation
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LONGOBARDI, Giuseppe
    I-00100 Roma (IT)
  • CAGGESE, Sergio
    I-00144 Roma (IT)
  • ZU, Luciano
    I-00177 Roma (IT)

(74) Representative: Zerbi, Guido Maria et al
IBM France, Le Plan du Bois
06610 La Gaude
06610 La Gaude (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 672 980
US-B1- 6 243 258
 US-A- 5 892 502
   
       
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