(19)
(11) EP 2 438 544 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.03.2011

(43) Date of publication:
11.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/15

(21) Application number: 10783951.6

(22) Date of filing: 01.06.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/30(2006.01)
G06F 9/44(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/036949
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/141502 (09.12.2010 Gazette 2010/49)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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: 01.06.2009 US 476110
29.10.2009 US 608395

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

(72) Inventors:
  • LEE, John J.
    Brooklyn New York 11228 (US)
  • HOGUE, Andrew William
    Ho-Ho-Kus New Jersey 07423 (US)
  • QUINE, Daniel N.
    London NW3 4BJ (GB)
  • BIHUN, Andriy
    Pine Bush New York 12566 (US)
  • LORETO, Daniel
    New Rochelle New York 10804 (US)
  • BROWN, Randolph G.
    Sunnyside New York 11104 (US)
  • COPPEL, Yohann R.
    Mountain View California 94043 (US)
  • KOMOROSKE, John Alexander
    New York New York 10012 (US)
  • NEVILL-MANNING, Craig
    New York New York 10014 (US)

(74) Representative: Schley, Jan Malte et al
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)

   


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