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(43) Date of publication: 18.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/16 (21) Application number: 10786704.6 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/00(2012.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/037797 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/144466 (16.12.2010 Gazette 2010/50)

(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: 08.06.2009 US 185183 P 10.06.2009 US 185932 P 01.03.2010 US 714960 (71) Applicant: Openlane, Inc. Redwood City, CA 94065 (US)	(72) Inventors: HALLOWELL, Zachary, E. Redwood City, CA 94065 (US) IORGULESCU, Andrew Redwood City, CA 94065 (US) (74) Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al Beresford & Co. 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX London WC1V 6BX (GB)