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(11) EP 1 658 555 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
24.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/21

(21) Application number: 03818743.1

(22) Date of filing: 21.08.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 7/00(1968.09)
G06F 17/30(1995.01)
 G06F 17/00(1995.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/026144
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/029313 (31.03.2005 Gazette 2005/13)
(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

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

(72) Inventors:
  • NORI, Anil, K.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • AGARWAL, Sameet
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • THOMPSON, J. Patrick
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • CELIS, Pedro
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • CAMPBELL, David, G.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • TEREK, Soner, F.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • CAMERON, Kim
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • SMITH, Walter, R.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • SHAKIB, Darren, A.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • BALLOU, Nathaniel, H.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • ACHARYA, Srinivasmurthy, P.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • RAMAN, Balan, Sethu
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)
  • SPIRO, Peter, M.
    Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

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

   


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