ROUTING QUERIES TO INFORMATION SOURCES AND SORTING AND FILTERING QUERY RESULTS - Patent 1839209

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EP 1 839 209 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.03.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21)	Application number: 05855735.6

(22)	Date of filing: 29.12.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 17/30^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/047224

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/071928 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

29.12.2004 US 23633
29.12.2004 US 23651
29.12.2004 US 23642
29.12.2004 US 23648

(71)	Applicant: AOL LLC
	Dulles VA 20166 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHOWDHURY, Abdur R. Oakton, Virginia 22124 (US) PASS, Gregory S. Reston, Virginia 20194 (US) CAMPBELL, Gerald Frederick Ashburn, Virginia 20147 (US)

(74)	Representative: Howe, Steven
	Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	ROUTING QUERIES TO INFORMATION SOURCES AND SORTING AND FILTERING QUERY RESULTS