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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.02.2005 (43) Date of publication: 21.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/51 (21) Application number: 04720473.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/007724 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/084024 (30.09.2004 Gazette 2004/40)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 14.03.2003 US 454762 P 16.05.2003 US 470898 P 30.05.2003 US 474217 P 23.12.2003 US 743343 23.12.2003 US 743348 (71) Applicant: SAP AG 69190 Walldorf (DE)

(72) Inventors: RAIYANI, Samir Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) WENG, Jie Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) GONG, Li Apartment 3,San Francisco, CA 94103 (US) LESSMOELLMANN, Christoph D-76669 Bad Schoenborn (DE) ANDERSON, Jordan Brooklyn, NY 11217 (US) OR, Wai Hayward, CA 94546 (US) KWEK, Ju-Kay San Francisco, CA 94109 (US) HANLEY, John Redwood City, CA 94062 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)