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EP 1 673 717 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 28.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/26 (21) Application number: 03753837.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/00(0000.00) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/004512 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/048145 (26.05.2005 Gazette 2005/21)

(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: Starbucks Corporation d.b.a Starbucks Coffee Company Seattle, WA 98124 (US)	(72) Inventors: COURTION, Colette Seattle, WA 98105 (US) STUMPF, Mary Seattle, WA 98146 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)