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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.06.2005 (43) Date of publication: 12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15 (21) Application number: 04777563.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 15/16(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/021516 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/017660 (24.02.2005 Gazette 2005/08)

(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 (30) Priority: 01.07.2003 US 612632 17.02.2004 US 781029 (71) Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER, INC. Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)	(72) Inventor: STOCHOSKY, Michael San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) (74) Representative: Rees, Alexander Ellison et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER London W1G 8ER (GB)