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EP 2 050 058 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17 (21) Application number: 07813283.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/074214 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/014255 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(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: 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 06.06.2007 WO PCT/EP2007/005038 (71) Applicant: Exbiblio B.V. 1074 BK Amsterdam (NL)

(72) Inventor: KING, Martin T. Vashon Island, WA 98070 (US) (74) Representative: Brophy, David Timothy  FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)