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(11) EP 1 573 711 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.09.2004

(43) Date of publication:
14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21) Application number: 03811680.2

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G09G 5/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/040016
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/059422 (15.07.2004 Gazette 2004/29)
(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: 16.12.2002 US 433914 P
02.05.2003 US 467367 P
05.05.2003 US 430990 P
25.11.2003 US 721536

(71) Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BEAR, Eric, Gould, J.
    Bellevue, WA 98005 (US)
  • VONG, William, Hong
    Seattle, WA 98144 (US)
  • KEELY, Leroy, B.
    Portola Valley, CA 94028 (US)
  • TEASLEY, Barbee, E.
    Leavenworth, WA 98826 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


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