JOIN IN-PROGRESS ON-LINE GAME SESSION - Patent 1977382

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EP 1 977 382 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.10.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41

(21)	Application number: 06848377.5

(22)	Date of filing: 29.12.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06Q 30/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/049642

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/087078 (02.08.2007 Gazette 2007/31)

(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

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Priority:

20.01.2006 US 335953

(71)	Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
	Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHAW, David Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) PROTEAU, Steve Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) HANSEN, Johan Peter Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) BORTNIK, Michal Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) JEN, James Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) O'KELLEY, Patrick W. Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

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