(19)

(11)

EP 2 430 605 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12 (21) Application number: 10770356.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/00(2012.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/033020 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/127150 (04.11.2010 Gazette 2010/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 29.04.2009 US 173949 P (71) Applicant: Google Inc. Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)	(72) Inventors: PALASH, Nandy Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) CHEN, Yu-to Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) HARIK, Nadine Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) RAJARAMAN, Shivakumar Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) FISCHER, Pius Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) (74) Representative: Round, Edward Mark  Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)