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(11) EP 3 158 714 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
26.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/17

(21) Application number: 15741664.5

(22) Date of filing: 23.06.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 29/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/037215
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/200342 (30.12.2015 Gazette 2015/52)
(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 23.06.2014 US 201462016052 P
03.11.2014 US 201414531805
05.01.2015 US 201562099959 P
26.05.2015 US 201514722003
26.05.2015 US 201514722012
26.05.2015 US 201514722023
26.05.2015 US 201514722026
26.05.2015 US 201514722032
26.05.2015 US 201514722034

(71) Applicants:
  • Google Inc.
    Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)
  • Dubman, Alexander
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Kortz, Samuel W.
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Hu, Gregory J.
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Surya, Amanda
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Thelen, Aubrey
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Horton, David
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Soucie, Mike
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Tan, Leon
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Boross, Christopher Anthony
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Boettcher, Jesse
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • Enwall, Tim
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KARP, Igor
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • STESIN, Lev
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • PI-SUNYER, Carles
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • MCBRIDE, Mark Andrew
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • DUBMAN, Alexander
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • LYONS, James
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • KORTZ, Samuel W.
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • HU, Gregory J.
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • SURYA, Amanda
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • THELEN, Aubrey
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • HORTON, David
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • SOUCIE, Mike
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • TAN, Leon
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • BOROSS, Christopher Anthony
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • BOETTCHER, Jesse
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • ENWALL, Tim
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • REDDY, Prashant Papiahgari
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • MALHOTRA, Mark
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • FISHER, Evan Jarman
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • HESTER, Todd
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • MATSUOKA, Yoky
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • URMAN, Andrew
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)

(74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant 
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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