IDENTIFYING AND USING INDENTITIES DEEMED TO BE KNOWN TO A USER - Patent 1616419

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EP 1 616 419 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.03.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03

(21)	Application number: 04758463.6

(22)	Date of filing: 26.03.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/58^(1990.01)
H04L 29/08^(1990.01)

G06Q 10/00^(0000.00)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/009422

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/088943 (14.10.2004 Gazette 2004/42)

(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

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Priority:

26.03.2003 US 457320 P
21.07.2003 US 488376 P
30.12.2003 US 747651
30.12.2003 US 747263
30.12.2003 US 747676
30.12.2003 US 747682

(71)	Applicant: America Online, Inc.
	Dulles, VA 20166 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BEN-YOSEPH, Roy Ashburn, VA 20147 (US) APPELMAN, Barry McLean, VA 22101 (US)

(74)	Representative: Howe, Steven
	Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	IDENTIFYING AND USING INDENTITIES DEEMED TO BE KNOWN TO A USER