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EP 1 535 224 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22 (21) Application number: 03766595.7 (22) Date of filing: 31.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/003972 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/013785 (12.02.2004 Gazette 2004/07)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 31.07.2002 US 210191 31.07.2002 US 210202 31.07.2002 US 210886 (71) Applicant: SAP Aktiengesellschaft 69190 Walldorf (DE)	(72) Inventors: MUEHL, Gordon 76884 Oestringen (DE) IRLE, Klaus 69190 Walldorf (DE) KIENLE, Walter, G. 68789 St. Leon-Rot (DE) HEUSERMANN, Knut 69231 Rauenberg (DE) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & PartnerPatentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)