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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/25 (21) Application number: 03818976.7 (22) Date of filing: 06.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/00(0000.00) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/031735 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/045722 (19.05.2005 Gazette 2005/20)

(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: Ebay Inc. San Jose, CA 95125 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOFER, Petra San Jose, CA 95125 (US) LUAN, Chenggang San Jose, CA 95134 (US) DALTON, Tola San Jose, CA 95126 (US) SOMAYAJULA, Krishna Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) JOHNSON, Peter Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (US) SAWANOBORI, Masaki San Jose, CA 95125 (US) (74) Representative: Reitstötter - Kinzebach  Patentanwälte, Sternwartstrasse 4 81679 München 81679 München (DE)