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EP 2 036 017 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12 (21) Application number: 07725886.1 (22) Date of filing: 06.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/00(2006.01) G06F 17/27(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/005038 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/141020 (13.12.2007 Gazette 2007/50)

(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: 06.06.2006 US 811623 P 24.07.2006 US 833131 P 08.09.2006 US 843362 P 15.09.2006 US 844894 P 15.09.2006 US 844893 P 18.09.2006 US 845604 P 05.04.2007 US 910438 P (71) Applicant: Exbiblio B.V. 1074 BK Amsterdam (NL)

(72) Inventors: KING, Martin, T. Vashon Island, WA 98070 (US) GROVER, Dale, L. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US) KUSHLER, Clifford, A. Lynnwood, WA 98036 (US) STAFFORD-FRASER, James, Quentin Cambridgeshire CB3 9JW (GB) (74) Representative: Brophy, David Timothy et al F. R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge IRL-Dublin 4 IRL-Dublin 4 (IE)