(19)
(11) EP 1 784 747 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.03.2007

(43) Date of publication:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(21) Application number: 05730929.6

(22) Date of filing: 15.03.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/30(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/008487
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/089291 (29.09.2005 Gazette 2005/39)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 15.03.2004 US 553577 P
28.10.2004 US 623282 P

(71) Applicant: Yahoo, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LU, Qi
    Saratoga, CA 95070 (US)
  • WALTHER, Eckart
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • KU, David
    Palo Alto, CA 94031 (US)
  • TAM, Chung-Man
    San Francisco, CA 94133 (US)
  • LEE, Kevin
    East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)
  • XU, Zhichen
    San Jose, CA 95129 (US)
  • BERKHIN, Pavel
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • AWADALLAH, Amr, A.
    Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)
  • DIAB, Ali
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • NORTON, Kenneth
    San Carlos, CA 94070 (US)
  • MAO, Jianchang
    San Jose, CA 95120 (US)

(74) Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R. 
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens, 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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