METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING AND SORTING ENTRIES FROM A DIRECTORY - Patent 1649394

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EP 1 649 394 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.04.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(21)	Application number: 04777946.7

(22)	Date of filing: 09.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 17/30^(1995.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/022167

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/008541 (27.01.2005 Gazette 2005/04)

(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

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Priority:

11.07.2003 US 486784 P

(71)	Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
	Islandia, New York 11749 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BETTS, Christopher Richmond, Vic 3121 (AU) ROGERS, Tony, C/O Computer Associates Think, Inc. Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Dunlop, Hugh Christopher et al
	R G C Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

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