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(11) EP 2 016 486 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.08.2008

(43) Date of publication:
21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04

(21) Application number: 07760955.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.04.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 7/00(2006.01)
G06F 17/30(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/067014
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/124385 (01.11.2007 Gazette 2007/44)
(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 19.04.2006 US 408245
19.04.2006 US 408242
19.04.2006 US 408243
19.04.2006 US 407860

(71) Applicant: Google, Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DATTA, Ruchira S.
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • LOPIANO, Fabio
    CH-8001 Zurich (CH)

(74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank 
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight BusinessTowers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)

   


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