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Dynamic jitter buffering for voice-over-ip and other packet-based communication systems \\ EP\,1271907 & Unified messaging configuration for system using multiple protocols \\ EP\,1278379 & Playing digital media data \\ EP\,1282057 & SALES PROMOTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD \\ EP\,1276063 & Computer system and method for the automatic calculation of a customer's price \\ EP\,1271384 & System and method for assisting in diagnosis, therapy and/or monitoring of a funtional lung disease \\ EP\,1274097 & Verification of data in a memory device \\ EP\,1273994 & Method for securing a microporcessor system against manipulation of memory contents stored in the microprocessor \\ EP\,1280298 & Method and apparatus of detecting network activity \\ EP\,1282271 & Interactive information delivery terminal and method of operating an interactive information delivery system \\ EP\,1283639 & Methods and apparatus for reproducing prerecorded and live works stored on a server \\ 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handling data to be used for returning items \\ EP\,1271926 & Image processing method, apparatus and computer program for compression-encoding \\ EP\,1271405 & Image enhancement using frequency band decomposition \\ EP\,1274189 & Method of notifying an apparatus of information associated with a broadcast programme, receiving apparatus and recording medium and program for the implementation of the method \\ EP\,1274005 & Print control apparatus, printing method, and print control program \\ EP\,1274004 & Information processing apparatus and method for processing externally transmitted data, and information processing program \\ EP\,1274003 & Information processor for processing data, information processing method and information processing program \\ EP\,1278153 & Printing apparatus and its resource data update procedure \\ EP\,1282076 & Self-adaptive binarization of digital images \\ EP\,1283497 & Data processing apparatus, data processing system, data processing method, memory medium and program therefor \\ EP\,1278112 & A process for providing access of a client to a content provider server under control of a resource locator server \\ EP\,1271861 & System and method for router virtual networking \\ EP\,1271858 & Method and system for editing or displaying a message \\ EP\,1271857 & Network-unit, method and computer program product for indicating the quality of a packet flow \\ EP\,1271856 & Flow and congestion control in a switching network \\ EP\,1271849 & Processor system, access server system, method and computer program product \\ EP\,1271789 & Decoding method and DSP for LOG-MAP decoding of a bit sequence \\ EP\,1274207 & Method and apparatus for interfacing a parallel connection \\ EP\,1274191 & Method and apparatus for obtaining a scalable and managed bandwidth for connections between asynchronous level and synchronous hierarchy level in a telecommunication network \\ EP\,1274011 & A method and system for routing and logging a request \\ EP\,1278343 & Active network \\ EP\,1282294 & Personalized telecommunication services provisioning system and method \\ EP\,1282251 & Programmable element of synchronous network and method for managing it \\ EP\,1284560 & Method for automatic distribution of e-mail messages to participants of a data network \\ EP\,1286499 & Method, control module and execution module for administrating a network management system \\ EP\,1271434 & Method and system for payment \\ EP\,1278329 & Improved cryptographic security system \\ EP\,1274034 & Method and system for automated marketing of attention area content \\ EP\,1278391 & REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC APPARATUS, REMOTE OPERATING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC APPARATUS AND BASE STATION FOR PERFORMING REMOTE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS \\ EP\,1276339 & SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING PROGRAM TO GENERAL-PURPOSE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE \\ EP\,1279501 & Ink and water supply controller in printing machine, printing system with such controller, and program therefor \\ EP\,1271412 & Collaborative design \\ EP\,0990339 & Method for dialog control of voice-operated information and call information services incorporating computer-supported telephony \\ EP\,1278163 & Method and system for telecommunications based payment and accounting of fees \\ EP\,1282295 & Conversion device and method for acoustical access to a computer network \\ EP\,1276302 & Method of configuration and/or data exchange between a telecommunications terminal and a host \\ EP\,1278140 & Automobile acquisition financing method and data processing system therefor \\ EP\,1271352 & INTERNET BROWSING CONTROL METHOD \end{tabular}}} \end{pspicture} \end{rotate}} \put(14,-25.7){\makebox(0,0){\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{FFII-2.2.eps}}} \put(14,-27.7){\makebox(0,0){\color{white}\urlsf http:/\kern-2pt/patinfo.ffii.org}} \end{picture} \iffalse \begin{tabular}{|l|l|p{10cm}|}\hline patent & applicant & invention \\\hline EP\,1276061 & ACCENTURE & Cmputer based system and method of determining a satisfaction index of a text \\ EP\,1284577 & ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH & Method for providing interactive services to digital television sets \\ EP\,1280051 & ACCESS CO LTD & INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM \\ EP\,1271375 & ACTEBIS HOLDING GMBH & Method and device for the entry and representation of the product history of a device made of components \\ EP\,1283486 & ADDAMARK TECHNOLOGIES INC & Storage of row-column data \\ EP\,1282106 & AGERE SYSTEMS & System, method and computer program product for displaying and/or compressing digital data \\ EP\,1271928 & AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A DEL & System and method for processing demosaiced images to reduce color aliasing artifacts \\ EP\,1271310 & ALADDIN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS GMBH & Method to extend application that is to be installed with an installation program with a function and a computer program product \\ EP\,1276280 & ALCATEL INTERNETWORKING INC & L2/L3 network with LSP-enabled virtual routing \\ EP\,1274197 & ALLIED TELESIS K K & Method and system for setting communication parameters \\ EP\,1276275 & ALLIED TELESIS K K & Management method for network apparatus, and network system \\ EP\,1286519 & ALLIED TELESIS K K & System, device, guard manager and method for intrusion management of guarded areas \\ EP\,1283642 & ASCOM AG & Analysis of a data transmission system \\ EP\,1282090 & ASCOM MONETEL & Method and apparatus for securing transactions \\ EP\,1271954 & AT \& T CORP & Method of transmitting layered video-coded information \\ EP\,1286252 & AT \& T CORP & Multimodal user interface \\ EP\,1286251 & AT \& T CORP & Multimodal user interface \\ EP\,1280073 & AUTODESK INC & Integrating into an application objects that are provided over a network \\ EP\,1278353 & AVAYA INC & Dynamic jitter buffering for voice-over-ip and other packet-based communication systems \\ EP\,1271907 & AVAYA UK & Unified messaging configuration for system using multiple protocols \\ EP\,1278379 & AVID TECHNOLOGY INC & Playing digital media data \\ EP\,1282057 & AZHIMOV BORIS ANATOLIEVICH & SALES PROMOTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD \\ EP\,1276063 & BAYER AG & Computer system and method for the automatic calculation of a customer's price \\ EP\,1271384 & BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INT & System and method for assisting in diagnosis, therapy and/or monitoring of a funtional lung disease \\ EP\,1274097 & BOSCH GMBH ROBERT & Verification of data in a memory device \\ EP\,1273994 & BOSCH GMBH ROBERT & Method for securing a microporcessor system against manipulation of memory contents stored in the microprocessor \\ EP\,1280298 & BRITISH TELECOMM & Method and apparatus of detecting network activity \\ EP\,1282271 & BRITISH TELECOMM & Interactive information delivery terminal and method of operating an interactive information delivery system \\ EP\,1283639 & BROADBUS TECHNOLOGIES INC & Methods and apparatus for reproducing prerecorded and live works stored on a server \\ EP\,1274098 & BROADCOM CORP & Cache memory self test circuit \\ EP\,1271374 & BTT BAHN TANK TRANSP GMBH & Computer controlled transport management comprising precalculation of temporal behaviour of product values \\ EP\,1286512 & C COM AG & Method and communications device terminal equipment for receiving data from at least one server \\ EP\,1276272 & C4 TECHNOLOGY INC & Encryption method, program for encryption, memory medium for storing the program, and encryption apparatus, as well as decryption method and decryption apparatus \\ EP\,1271879 & CABEL S R L & Method of executing and interactive program in a network using a stateless protocol \\ EP\,1282315 & CANAL \& TECHNOLOGIES & Smartcard for use with a receiver of encrypted broadcast signals, and receiver \\ EP\,1286549 & CANAL \& TECHNOLOGIES SA & Receiver/decoder and module for use with a receiver/decoder \\ EP\,1271895 & CANON DEV AMERICAS INC & Discovery and management of network printers \\ EP\,1271302 & CANON DEV AMERICAS INC & Print queue manager \\ EP\,1274024 & CANON EUROPA NV & Method, computer programme, and device of handling data to be used for returning items \\ EP\,1274023 & CANON EUROPA NV & Method, computer programme, and device of handling data to be used for returning items \\ EP\,1271926 & CANON KK & Image processing method, apparatus and computer program for compression-encoding \\ EP\,1271405 & CANON KK & Image enhancement using frequency band decomposition EP\,1274189 & CANON KK & Method of notifying an apparatus of information associated with a broadcast programme, receiving apparatus and recording medium and program for the implementation of the method \\\hline EP\,1274005 & CANON KK & Print control apparatus, printing method, and print control program \\\hline EP\,1274004 & CANON KK & Information processing apparatus and method for processing externally transmitted data, and information processing program \\\hline EP\,1274003 & CANON KK & Information processor for processing data, information processing method and information processing program \\\hline EP\,1278153 & CANON KK & Printing apparatus and its resource data update procedure \\\hline EP\,1282076 & CANON KK & Self-adaptive binarization of digital images \\\hline EP\,1283497 & CANON KK & Data processing apparatus, data processing system, data processing method, memory medium and program therefor \\\hline EP\,1278112 & CASTIFY NETWORKS SA & A process for providing access of a client to a content provider server under control of a resource locator server \\\hline EP\,1271861 & CHIARO NETWORKS LTD & System and method for router virtual networking \\\hline EP\,1271858 & CIT ALCATEL & Method and system for editing or displaying a message \\\hline EP\,1271857 & CIT ALCATEL & Network-unit, method and computer program product for indicating the quality of a packet flow \\\hline EP\,1271856 & CIT ALCATEL & Flow and congestion control in a switching network \\\hline EP\,1271849 & CIT ALCATEL & Processor system, access server system, method and computer program product \\\hline EP\,1271789 & CIT ALCATEL & Decoding method and DSP for LOG-MAP decoding of a bit sequence \\\hline EP\,1274207 & CIT ALCATEL & Method and apparatus for interfacing a parallel connection \\\hline EP\,1274191 & CIT ALCATEL & Method and apparatus for obtaining a scalable and managed bandwidth for connections between asynchronous level and synchronous hierarchy level in a telecommunication network \\\hline EP\,1274011 & CIT ALCATEL & A method and system for routing and logging a request \\\hline EP\,1278343 & CIT ALCATEL & Active network \\\hline EP\,1282294 & CIT ALCATEL & Personalized telecommunication services provisioning system and method \\\hline EP\,1282251 & CIT ALCATEL & Programmable element of synchronous network and method for managing it \\\hline EP\,1284560 & CIT ALCATEL & Method for automatic distribution of e-mail messages to participants of a data network \\\hline EP\,1286499 & CIT ALCATEL & Method, control module and execution module for administrating a network management system \\\hline EP\,1271434 & CMG FINANCE B V & Method and system for payment \\\hline EP\,1278329 & COLLINS MARK & Improved cryptographic security system \\\hline EP\,1274034 & CT VOOR WISKUNDE EN INFORMATIC & Method and system for automated marketing of attention area content \\\hline EP\,1278391 & DAIKIN IND LTD & REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC APPARATUS, REMOTE OPERATING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC APPARATUS AND BASE STATION FOR PERFORMING REMOTE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS \\\hline EP\,1276339 & DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD & SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING PROGRAM TO GENERAL-PURPOSE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE \\\hline EP\,1279501 & DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG & Ink and water supply controller in printing machine, printing system with such controller, and program therefor \\\hline EP\,1271412 & DASSAULT SYS OF AMERICA & Collaborative design \\\hline EP\,0990339 & DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG & Method for dialog control of voice-operated information and call information services incorporating computer-supported telephony \\\hline EP\,1278163 & DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG & Method and system for telecommunications based payment and accounting of fees \\\hline EP\,1282295 & DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG & Conversion device and method for acoustical access to a computer network \\\hline EP\,1276302 & DEUTSCHE TELEPHONWERK KABEL & Method of configuration and/or data exchange between a telecommunications terminal and a host \\\hline EP\,1278140 & DEVONSHIRE PROMOTIONS LTD & Automobile acquisition financing method and data processing system therefor \\\hline EP\,1271352 & DIGITAL ARTS INC & INTERNET BROWSING CONTROL METHOD \\\hline EP\,1282287 & DIGITAL INTERFACES LTD & A connection device \\\hline EP\,1284464 & DOJO MAKOTO & TRANSACTION SUPPORTING FACILITY AND TRANSACTION SUPPORTING METHOD \\\hline EP\,1281948 & DRECQ DANIEL TECHNOLOGIES D 2 & Computerprogram for controlling and commanding a test bench \\\hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|l|p{10cm}|}\hline EP\,1280060 & DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN & A system for managing a computer network \\\hline EP\,1274035 & DYNAMIC LOGIC INC & Method and system for conducting an on-line survey \\\hline EP\,1271915 & EASTMAN KODAK CO & Method and system for managing images over a communication network using user provided instructions \\\hline EP\,1274020 & EASTMAN KODAK CO & Method and system for building a family tree \\\hline EP\,1276329 & EASTMAN KODAK CO & System and method for secure watermarking of a digital image sequence \\\hline EP\,1278364 & EASTMAN KODAK CO & Method and system for managing images over a communication network \\\hline EP\,1286531 & EASTMAN KODAK CO & Authenticatable image with an embedded image having a discernible physical characteristic with improved security feature \\\hline EP\,1282044 & EIGHTING KK & AUTHENTICATING METHOD \\\hline EP\,1280355 & ELBEX VIDEO LTD & Method and apparatus for connecting a television interphone monitor system to a concierge station over internet \\\hline EP\,1273992 & EMBETRIX APS & Method and system for authorising modem dialling \\\hline EP\,1040716 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Centralized queuing for ATM node \\\hline EP\,1027817 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Communication system \\\hline EP\,1274193 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Method and device for providing timing information in a wireless communication system \\\hline EP\,1278382 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Method and apparatus for solving number portability in origin \\\hline EP\,1282276 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Channel resource allocation arrangement and method \\\hline EP\,1282089 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Method and devices for inter-terminal payments \\\hline EP\,1286551 & ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M & Error concealment for image information \\\hline EP\,1276324 & EXPWAY & Method for compressing a hierarchical tree, corresponding signal and method for decoding a signal \\\hline EP\,1280091 & FIRST OPINION CORP & Computerized medical diagnostic system utilizing list-based processing \\\hline EP\,1276324 & FRANCE TELECOM & Method for compressing a hierarchical tree, corresponding signal and method for decoding a signal \\\hline EP\,1283634 & FRANCE TELECOM & Location dependent information service \\\hline EP\,1278168 & FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG \& CO KG & Security module for an account management system \\\hline EP\,1276312 & FRAUNHOFER CT FOR RES IN COMP & Method of obtaining information about digital representation that contains watermarks \\\hline EP\,1271392 & FUJITSU LTD & Image accumulation method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1271391 & FUJITSU LTD & Image accumulation method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1271390 & FUJITSU LTD & Image accumulation method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1271824 & FUJITSU LTD & MULTIUSER RECEIVER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MULTICODE TRANSMISSION \\\hline EP\,1271437 & FUJITSU LTD & Transaction system \\\hline EP\,1271427 & FUJITSU LTD & Transaction terminal apparatus \\\hline EP\,1274249 & FUJITSU LTD & Image data encoding method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1276060 & FUJITSU LTD & Method of designing a timing budget \\\hline EP\,1278133 & FUJITSU LTD & Full text search system \\\hline EP\,1278114 & FUJITSU LTD & Code execution apparatus and code distribution method \\\hline EP\,1280063 & FUJITSU LTD & Cache control methods and apparatus for hard disk drives \\\hline EP\,1280050 & FUJITSU LTD & Data sort method, data sort apparatus, and data sort program \\\hline EP\,1282083 & FUJITSU LTD & Key information issuing device, wireless operation device and program \\\hline EP\,1283470 & FUJITSU LTD & Parallel efficiency calculating method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1286489 & FUJITSU LTD & Apparatus and method for correcting errors in transport format indicators (TFI) of W-CDMA communication system \\\hline EP\,1274046 & FUNMAIL INC & Method and system for generating animations from text \\\hline EP\,1282090 & G \& A & Method and apparatus for securing transactions \\\hline EP\,1271415 & GATEWAY INC & Parts assembly virtual representation and content creation \\\hline EP\,1271365 & GAVOA LTD & Customised content delivery \\\hline EP\,1274037 & GEN ELECTRIC & Methods and systems for managing supply chain processes \\\hline EP\,1276058 & GEN ELECTRIC & Systems and methods for managing inspections \\\hline EP\,1286244 & GEN ELECTRIC & Paperless records in aircraft maintenance \\\hline EP\,1280354 & GEN INSTRUMENT CORP & Detection of unauthorized applications, objects, or configurations in a local device of a cable system \\\hline EP\,1284587 & GENNUM CORP & Low-power reconfigurable hearing instrument \\\hline EP\,1226536 & GOLDMAN SACHS \& CO & Order centric tracking system \\\hline EP\,1276324 & GROUPE DES ECOLES DE TELECOMMU & Method for compressing a hierarchical tree, corresponding signal and method for decoding a signal \\\hline EP\,1286258 & HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT & Phase to sine amplitude conversion system and method \\\hline EP\,1271924 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Halftoning algorithm adapted to prevent unaesthetic output \\\hline EP\,1271301 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Print service \\\hline EP\,1271300 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Print devices \\\hline EP\,1271297 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Wireless arrangement for printing \\\hline EP\,1271282 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Multiple trusted computing environments \\\hline EP\,1271889 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Wireless communication protocol for printing \\\hline EP\,1274259 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Multi-service telecommunications system \\\hline EP\,1274013 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Process monitor module \\\hline EP\,1276292 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & File transfer protocol \\\hline EP\,1276062 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & A method of providing user-specific data to an information source, a data carrier and a method of personalising a user's internet experience \\\hline EP\,1278150 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Improvements in digital communication methods for determining admittance to a negotiation \\\hline EP\,1280317 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Multi-domain authorisation and authentication \\\hline EP\,1280110 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Biometric characteristic security system \\\hline EP\,1280087 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Advertisement selection engine for placing micro-advertising \\\hline EP\,1280076 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & System and method for generating and distributing a publication \\\hline EP\,1280070 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Method and computer program for generating a list of items for viewing in a browser \\\hline EP\,1280059 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Automated software driver installation \\\hline EP\,1280042 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Privacy of data on a computer platform \\\hline EP\,1280041 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Authentication for computer networks \\\hline EP\,1282269 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Network usage analysis system and method for updating statistical models \\\hline EP\,1282042 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Advertisement selection criteria debugging process \\\hline EP\,1282033 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Computer display having selective area magnification \\\hline EP\,1282028 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Method and apparatus for locking an application within a trusted computing environment \\\hline EP\,1282027 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Trusted platform evaluation \\\hline EP\,1282023 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Trusted platform evaluation \\\hline EP\,1283465 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Transforming \& caching computer programs \\\hline EP\,1283464 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & A boot process for a computer, a boot ROM and a computer having a boot ROM \\\hline EP\,1284571 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Remote control of a Device over the internet \\\hline EP\,1286527 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & A telecommunications system and a method of selecting call attributes \\\hline EP\,1286513 & HEWLETT PACKARD CO & Message broker \\\hline EP\,1283466 & HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY A DELA & Management system for a cluster \\\hline EP\,1271368 & HITACHI LTD & Communication apparatus and communication system and method for calculating advertisement rates \\\hline EP\,1271357 & HITACHI LTD & Profile management method for information filtering and profile management program \\\hline EP\,1271355 & HITACHI LTD & Auto-index method \\\hline EP\,1271880 & HITACHI LTD & Method and system for contents control \\\hline EP\,1274031 & HITACHI LTD & Facility management system based on circulation information \\\hline EP\,1274015 & HITACHI LTD & Disk array control apparatus and control data transfer method using the same \\\hline EP\,1280312 & HITACHI LTD & Methods, systems and computer program products for checking the validity of data \\\hline EP\,1280106 & HITACHI LTD & Apparatus for digital image compression \\\hline EP\,1280047 & HITACHI LTD & A storage system having a plurality of controllers \\\hline EP\,1283509 & HITACHI LTD & Information transmission system and traveling server and terminal device for use thereof, and information transmitting method \\\hline EP\,1283469 & HITACHI LTD & Data storage system with remote copy control method \\\hline EP\,1285399 & IBM & Enhanced compression of gray-level images \\\hline EP\,1280295 & IES INTERNET EXPRESS SCANDINAV & A method of enabling secure transfer of a package of information \\\hline EP\,1273963 & IMIP LLC & Client specific image data treatment \\\hline EP\,1271376 & INCREMENT P CORP & Customer search device, system and method \\\hline EP\,1271354 & INCREMENT P CORP & Information distributing device, system and method \\\hline EP\,1274014 & INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG & Program controlled unit \\\hline EP\,1276053 & INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG & Coding device and decoding device \\\hline EP\,1282267 & INFONET SERVICES CORP & Method and apparatus for computer network analysis \\\hline EP\,1286516 & INST OF NETWORK TECHNOLOGY INC & Digest transmission system for mobile telephones \\\hline EP\,1271296 & INTERSAN INC & Automated creation of application data paths in storage area networks \\\hline EP\,1286547 & IPOINT MEDIA LTD & Broadband media distribution system \\\hline EP\,1280350 & IRDETO ACCESS BV & Time validation system \\\hline EP\,1280035 & IRDETO ACCESS BV & Identity verification for use with interconnected devices \\\hline EP\,1283630 & ITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC & Network routing using an untrusted router \\\hline EP\,1271384 & JAEGER ERICH GMBH & System and method for assisting in diagnosis, therapy and/or monitoring of a funtional lung disease \\\hline EP\,1282036 & JOHNSON R BRENT & A system, method and article of manufacture to remotely configure and utilize an emulated device controller via an encrypted communication protocol \\\hline EP\,1271385 & KAMEDA TOSHITADA & System for and method of aiding to confirm medical care item, and computer program \\\hline EP\,1270851 & KAWAI SHOKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA & KEY INFORMATION REGISTRATION PROCEDURE ASSISTING SYSTEM, RECORDED MEDIUM, AND KEY PLATE CUTTER \\\hline EP\,1274219 & KAWASAKI STEEL SYSTEMS R \& D C & CALL CENTER WORK CONSIGNMENT USE CHARGING SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1286564 & KENWOOD CORP & METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-SPEED MOVEMENT OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM \\\hline EP\,1270052 & KONAMI COMP ENTERTAINMENT OSAK & Network game progress control system, network game progress control method, network game progress control program, and recording medium storing network game progress control program \\\hline EP\,1270051 & KONAMI COMP ENTERTAINMENT OSAK & Server for network game, network game progress control method and network game progress control program \\\hline EP\,1275422 & KONAMI COMP ENTERTAINMENT OSAK & Recording medium storing three-dimensional image processing program, three-dimensional image processing program, method and device \\\hline EP\,1279424 & KONAMI COMP ENTERTAINMENT OSAK & Recording medium storing game progress control program, game progress control device, game progress control method, game server device, and game progress control program \\\hline EP\,1271294 & KONAMI COMP ENTERTAINMENT TOKY & Game device, and method and program for processing image of person \\\hline EP\,1271294 & KONAMI CORP & Game device, and method and program for processing image of person \\\hline EP\,1275422 & KONAMI CORP & Recording medium storing three-dimensional image processing program, three-dimensional image processing program, method and device \\\hline EP\,1278171 & KONAMI CORP & Remote control system and transmitter and drive for the same \\\hline EP\,1274258 & KONINKL KPN NV & Query and analysis method for MSTPs in a mobile telecommunication network \\\hline EP\,1274034 & KONINKL KPN NV & Method and system for automated marketing of attention area content \\\hline EP\,1274026 & KONINKL KPN NV & Method and system for automated marketing of attention area content \\\hline EP\,1280279 & KONINKL KPN NV & Method and device for transforming a series of data packets by means of data compression \\\hline EP\,1283422 & LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC & Testbench for the validation of a device under test \\\hline EP\,1286249 & LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC & Virtual reality systems and methods \\\hline EP\,1284468 & MAKINO OPHTALMIC INSTR CO LTD & Medical record management system \\\hline EP\,1271449 & MAPAS SYD AB & A control system for achieving quality ensured competence development \\\hline EP\,1271848 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & IDENTIFICATION CODE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME NETWORK \\\hline EP\,1271513 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & HARD DISK APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND COLLECTION OF INFORMATION \\\hline EP\,1274043 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Image signal coding method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1276325 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Mpeg encoding apparatus, mpeg decoding apparatus, and encoding program \\\hline EP\,1276106 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Digital work protection system, recording medium apparatus, transmission apparatus, and playback apparatus \\\hline EP\,1276071 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Billing method for use of information and user terminals managing billing of own use of information \\\hline EP\,1278396 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Howling detecting and suppressing apparatus, method and computer program product \\\hline EP\,1278378 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & RECORDING APPARATUS, SPECIAL PLAYBACK SYSTEM, MEDIUM AND INFORMATION OBJECT \\\hline EP\,1278344 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & DECODER AND DECODING METHOD \\\hline EP\,1278191 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & RECORDING FORMAT, RECORDING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING DEVICE \\\hline EP\,1278160 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Image compression device and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1280362 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Digital video recording/reproduction apparatus and program therefor \\\hline EP\,1280346 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & DATA BROADCASTING SERVICE SYSTEM OF STORAGE TYPE \\\hline EP\,1280149 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Digital work protection system, record/playback device, recording medium device, and model change device \\\hline EP\,1282038 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Distributed processing system and distributed job processing method \\\hline EP\,1283506 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & File management method, and memory card and terminal apparatus that make use of the method \\\hline EP\,1286264 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD & Device for task scheduling with priority levels \\\hline EP\,1274019 & MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD & Observation display method for dynamically changing on monitor screen object information observed on computer network and observation display system using computer network \\\hline EP\,1276290 & MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMM SYSTEM & Modem apparatus with error detection functions \\\hline EP\,1280078 & MERGER MARKET GMBH E & Apparatus and method for storing data and for the targeted control of access to the data \\\hline EP\,1286141 & METTLER TOLEDO GMBH & Programmable device with a gravimetric measuring instrument, method for programming such a device and software for carrying out the method \\\hline EP\,1280315 & MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC & Apparatus and method for providing network security \\\hline EP\,1271953 & MICROSOFT CORP & Improved startup methods and apparatuses for use in streaming content \\\hline EP\,1271952 & MICROSOFT CORP & Remotely accessing and programming a set top box \\\hline EP\,1271371 & MICROSOFT CORP & Methods for and applications of learning and inferring the periods of time until people are available or unavailable for different forms of communication, collaboration, and information access \\\hline EP\,1271339 & MICROSOFT CORP & Method for generic object oriented description of structured data (GDL) \\\hline EP\,1271321 & MICROSOFT CORP & System and method for recovering from a failed synchronization session \\\hline EP\,1271319 & MICROSOFT CORP & System and method for resolving conflicts detected during a synchronization session \\\hline EP\,1271318 & MICROSOFT CORP & System and method for translating synchronization information between two networks based on different synchronization protocols \\\hline EP\,1271315 & MICROSOFT CORP & Run queue management \\\hline EP\,1271312 & MICROSOFT CORP & System and method for split-stream dictionary program compression and just-in-time translation \\\hline EP\,1271883 & MICROSOFT CORP & Remote event handling in a packet network \\\hline EP\,1271882 & MICROSOFT CORP & Methods and systems for controlling the scope of delegation of authentication credentials \\\hline EP\,1271877 & MICROSOFT CORP & Wireless browser \\\hline EP\,1271830 & MICROSOFT CORP & Negotiated/dynamic error correction for streamed media \\\hline EP\,1271407 & MICROSOFT CORP & Method and system for representing and displaying digital ink \\\hline EP\,1278350 & MICROSOFT CORP & Credential authentication for mobile users \\\hline EP\,1278184 & MICROSOFT CORP & Method for coding speech and music signals \\\hline EP\,1278113 & MICROSOFT CORP & On-disk file format for a serverless distributed file system \\\hline EP\,1280069 & MICROSOFT CORP & Statistically driven sentence realizing method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1280058 & MICROSOFT CORP & Method and system for creating and employing an operating system having selected functionality \\\hline EP\,1278125 & MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC & Indexing and multiplexing of interleaved cache memory arrays \\\hline EP\,1271833 & MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP & ARQ system with transmission priority and receiver quality feedback \\\hline EP\,1274244 & MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP & STORAGE DIGITAL BROADCASTING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER \\\hline EP\,1282237 & MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP & Decoding method and decoding apparatus of product code \\\hline EP\,1274176 & MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INF TECH & Multi-user detection in an MC-CDMA telecommunication system \\\hline EP\,1276268 & MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INF TECH & Multi-user detection in an MC-CDMA telecommunication system \\\hline EP\,1271380 & MOOD INTERNAT LTD & A method and apparatus to enable flexible and direct navigation within a visual representation of an organisation \\\hline EP\,1278132 & N B NETWORKS & System and method for general purpose data parsing and analysis \\\hline EP\,1279924 & NAVIGATION TECH CORP & Method for calculating distance using piece-wise linear interpolation \\\hline EP\,1271358 & NCR INT INC & Copying a portion of a database structure associated with a query \\\hline EP\,1183620 & NCT GROUP INC & Network of digital broadcast stations \\\hline EP\,1278143 & NEOTECHKNO CORP & EXTERNAL DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1271332 & NETAC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD & A multifunction semiconductor storage device and a method for booting-up computer host \\\hline EP\,1280040 & NETWORKS ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY & Centrally managed virus scanning system \\\hline EP\,1280039 & NETWORKS ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY & Detecting e-mail propagated malware \\\hline EP\,1271338 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & Pipeline processor for complex vector operation \\\hline EP\,1276045 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & Cluster system, computer and program \\\hline EP\,1278158 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & Drawing apparatus \\\hline EP\,1280072 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & Image retrieval apparatus and image retrieving method \\\hline EP\,1283473 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & Data transfer between virtual addresses \\\hline EP\,1286475 & NIPPON ELECTRIC CO & CDMA receiver, path search method and program \\\hline EP\,1286541 & NIPPON TELEGRAPH \& TELEPHONE & METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION CONCERNING BROADCAST INFORMATION \\\hline EP\,1276338 & NOKIA CORP & a mobile communication network terminal with a menu-type interface \\\hline EP\,1280367 & NOKIA CORP & a mobile communication network terminal with a menu-type interface \\\hline EP\,1271908 & NOKIA CORP & System and method for person-to-person messaging with a value-added service \\\hline EP\,1271337 & NOKIA CORP & a mobile communication network terminal with a menu-type interface \\\hline EP\,1271336 & NOKIA CORP & a mobile communication network terminal with a menu-type interface \\\hline EP\,1271322 & NOKIA CORP & Crash recovery system \\\hline EP\,1271293 & NOKIA CORP & A user interface \\\hline EP\,1271887 & NOKIA CORP & A system and method for transmitting data via a wireless connection in a secure manner \\\hline EP\,1271885 & NOKIA CORP & Apparatus, method and system for an object exchange bridge \\\hline EP\,1271870 & NOKIA CORP & Switching mode power amplifier using PWM and PPM for band pass signals \\\hline EP\,1271418 & NOKIA CORP & Method for accessing a user operable device of controlled access \\\hline EP\,1271403 & NOKIA CORP & Method and device for character location in images from digital camera \\\hline EP\,1271853 & NOKIA CORP & Communication device, method and system for interference reduction \\\hline EP\,1274262 & NOKIA CORP & Event triggered message transmission over a cellular communication network \\\hline EP\,1274056 & NOKIA CORP & Information system \\\hline EP\,1282050 & NOKIA CORP & Mobile browsing \\\hline EP\,0976066 & NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY & Method for implementing an associative memory based on a digital trie structure \\\hline EP\,1274222 & NORTEL NETWORKS LTD & Instant messaging using a wireless interface \\\hline EP\,1157345 & NORTHEAST EQUIPMENT INC & Apparatus and method for monitoring and maintaining plant equipment \\\hline EP\,1271902 & NTT DOCOMO INC & METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIMIING CALL ACCOMPANYING EXECUTION OF APPLICATION \\\hline EP\,1278333 & NTT DOCOMO INC & TERMINAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1278310 & NTT DOCOMO INC & Mobile satellite communication network, system and method, program and computer-readable storage medium therefore \\\hline EP\,1278128 & NTT DOCOMO INC & Systolic array device \\\hline EP\,1278148 & OCE TECH BV & Method for creating a workflow \\\hline EP\,1280331 & OCE TECH BV & A method of making documents, a printing apparatus adapted to perform this method, and a computer program element comprising a program code for performing the method \\\hline EP\,1283485 & OCE TECH BV & Entry of physical documents in a digital back-end system \\\hline EP\,1276054 & OCHIAI NOBUYOSHI & PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1271951 & OCTALIS S A & Conditional access system for digital data by key decryption and re-encryption \\\hline EP\,1282056 & OHKAWA HIROSHI & FOREIGN APPLICATION SUPPORTING SYSTEM, FOREIGN APPLICATION SUPPORTING METHOD, FOREIGN APPLICATION SUPPORTING PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDED MEDIUM ON WHICH FOREIGN APPLICATION SUPPORTING PROGRAM IS RECORDED, FOREIGN APPLICATION SUPPORTING COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE/WRITABLE STORAGE MEDIUM \\\hline EP\,1271360 & OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC & Universal data mapping system \\\hline EP\,1280314 & OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC & Method and apparatus for providing selective delivery of notifications to users of multiple devices over a network \\\hline EP\,1282285 & OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC & Presentation of information in networked devices \\\hline EP\,1284474 & ORGA KARTENSYSTEME GMBH & Computer system and method for cashless payment \\\hline EP\,1282060 & OVERTURE SERVICES INC & System and method for providing place and price protection in a search result list generated by a computer network search engine \\\hline EP\,1282051 & OVERTURE SERVICES INC & System and method for enabling multi-element bidding for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine \\\hline EP\,1274233 & PACE MICRO TECH PLC & Internet browser as part of a broadcast data receiver \\\hline EP\,1271376 & PIONEER CORP & Customer search device, system and method \\\hline EP\,1271354 & PIONEER CORP & Information distributing device, system and method \\\hline EP\,1271103 & PIONEER CORP & Navigation system, server system for a navigation system, and computer-readable information recorded medium in which destination prediction program is recorded \\\hline EP\,1276110 & PIONEER CORP & Picture editing apparatus and picture editing method, picture recording/reproducing apparatus, and computer program \\\hline EP\,1283487 & PIONEER CORP & Management server device and terminal device for a contents providing system \\\hline EP\,1286137 & PIONEER CORP & System and computer program for and method of adapting communication navigation \\\hline EP\,1286291 & PITNEY BOWES & Secure tax meter and certified service provider center for collecting sales and/or use taxes on sales that are made via the internet and/or catalog \\\hline EP\,1286290 & PITNEY BOWES & Secure tax meter for internet and/or catalog sales \\\hline EP\,1276331 & RAVISENT TECHNOLOGIES INC & Method for preventing dual-step half-pixel motion compensation accumulation errors in prediction-rich MPEG-2 sequences \\\hline EP\,1284550 & RED M COMMUNICATIONS LTD & Automatic information transfer \\\hline EP\,1271277 & REDSTRIKE B V & Security system and software to prevent unauthorized use of a computing device \\\hline EP\,1284570 & RES IN MOTION LTD & System and method for pushing encrypted information between a host system and a mobile data communication device \\\hline EP\,1271916 & RICOH KK & A network facsimile apparatus that transmits e-mail indicating transmission control information through a network \\\hline EP\,1274247 & RICOH KK & JPEG 2000 for efficient imaging in a client/server environment \\\hline EP\,1273995 & RICOH KK & Device management system \\\hline EP\,1273978 & RICOH KK & Method for setting a function and a setting item by selectively specifying a position in a tree-structured menu \\\hline EP\,1276041 & RICOH KK & Printing system, printing method, data server, recording medium, and program \\\hline EP\,1278368 & RICOH KK & Document filing apparatus for storing information added to a document file \\\hline EP\,1280083 & RICOH KK & Method, system, device and program for acquiring information regarding environmental load and/or product status information \\\hline EP\,1282128 & RICOH KK & A data storage apparatus that appropriately revises FDCB information during background formatting \\\hline EP\,1282075 & RICOH KK & Enhancement of compressed images \\\hline EP\,1282039 & RICOH KK & Interruption of job in information processing apparatus by means of acquisition and release of resources \\\hline EP\,1283462 & RICOH KK & Peripheral device with a centralized management server \\\hline EP\,1286529 & RICOH KK & Control system for digital camera and control method for the same \\\hline EP\,1286516 & RICOH KK & Digest transmission system for mobile telephones \\\hline EP\,1286254 & RICOH KK & Image forming apparatus associating with other apparatuses through network \\\hline EP\,1280028 & ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGI & System and method for industrial controller with an I/O processor using cache memory to optimize exchange of shared data \\\hline EP\,1282020 & ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGI & Method for consistent storage of data in an industrial controller \\\hline EP\,1276026 & ROCKWELL SOFTWARE INC & Object-oriented Internet interface for industrial controller \\\hline EP\,1284446 & ROCKWELL SOFTWARE INC & Industrial controller automation interface \\\hline EP\,1276059 & ROHM \& HAAS & Data processing system \\\hline EP\,1276241 & SAKAI YASUE & COMPRESSION METHOD AND DEVICE, DECOMPRESSION METHOD AND DEVICE, COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION SYSTEM, AND RECORDED MEDIUM \\\hline EP\,1271940 & SANYO ELECTRIC CO & Internet information displaying apparatus \\\hline EP\,1278127 & SANYO ELECTRIC CO & DATA DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL, MENU SERVER, AND DISTRIBUTION RESERVATION SYSTEM USING THEM \\\hline EP\,1283477 & SAP AG & Method and computer system for identifying objects for archiving \\\hline EP\,1277502 & SAZOO COM CO LTD & Method and system for calculating associated fortune for two or more people \\\hline EP\,1280085 & SCA HYGIENE PROD AB & A method for generating a user interface \\\hline EP\,1280071 & SCHNEIDER GERDA & Method of creating a table controlled dialog comprising a multi path navigation for relational multimedia applications \\\hline EP\,1271383 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & A guidance information supply system \\\hline EP\,1271404 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & Generation of image file \\\hline EP\,1274002 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & Method of printing over a network \\\hline EP\,1275605 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION USING METHOD \\\hline EP\,1282074 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & Standards compliant watermarking for access management \\\hline EP\,1283640 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & Image processor and image processing program, and image processing method \\\hline EP\,1284198 & SEIKO EPSON CORP & Printer for switching sub-scan feed at dot recording area and blank area \\\hline EP\,1278329 & SENIOR JONATHON & Improved cryptographic security system \\\hline EP\,1271402 & SHARP KK & Information terminal device \\\hline EP\,1276337 & SHARP KK & Transmitting user's name information between two terminals \\\hline EP\,1278115 & SHARP KK & REPRESENTATION DATA CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REPRESENTATION DATA CONTROL DEVICE CONSTITUTING IT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING ITS PROGRAM \\\hline EP\,1280325 & SHARP KK & RESPONDING DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATING WITH IT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING ITS PROGRAM AND PROGRM \\\hline EP\,1276038 & SHEN HUNG-LIEN & Data input method and device for a computer system \\\hline EP\,1271989 & SIEMENS AG & Method for providing data on Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), corresponding apparatuses and software programs \\\hline EP\,1271970 & SIEMENS AG & Methods, devices and software programs for processing and/or evaluating Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages \\\hline EP\,1274266 & SIEMENS AG & Method for configuring a mobile phone \\\hline EP\,1274047 & SIEMENS AG & Multimodal biometrics \\\hline EP\,1276294 & SIEMENS AG & Method for supporting Quality Of Service parameters in heterogeneous communication networks \\\hline EP\,1278383 & SIEMENS AG & Method, devices and software programs to transmit messages between telecommunication network elements \\\hline EP\,1280327 & SIEMENS AG & Method of creating a telecommunication service in an intelligent network connecting at least a first and a second telecommunication terminal and system for realising such a service \\\hline EP\,1279416 & SIEMENS AG & Analysis system for the control of rehabilitation training \\\hline EP\,1283636 & SIEMENS AG & Multimedia Messaging with reply-charging between different service environments \\\hline EP\,1283475 & SIEMENS AG & Data processing system having at least a cluster of computer assembly either connected to a further processor or otherwise working as a stand alone assembly \\\hline EP\,1284572 & SIEMENS AG & Method and device to establish a communication connection \\\hline EP\,1284568 & SIEMENS AG & Method and data processing unit for the transmission of data through different interfaces \\\hline EP\,1284551 & SIEMENS AG & Assignment of a service quality for information transfer within a communication network \\\hline EP\,1286525 & SIEMENS AG & Method for initiating and controlling a synchronized surfing session for a voice conferencing \\\hline EP\,1286524 & SIEMENS AG & Generating a message record of a conversation between telephone agents and transmitting information regarding the message record to a telephone agent who has requested it \\\hline EP\,1286509 & SIEMENS AG & Method and apparatus for echo compensation in a telecommunication network \\\hline EP\,1274278 & SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK & Method of operating a digital programmable hearing device and a corresponding digital programmable device \\\hline EP\,1274178 & SIEMENS INF \& COMM NETWORKS & Downlink power control in packet switching cellular systems with dynamic channel allocation \\\hline EP\,1271987 & SONERA OYJ & A name server for positioning objects \\\hline EP\,1286242 & SONERA SMARTTRUST LTD & System and method for protected data input of security data \\\hline EP\,1271328 & SONY COMP ENTERTAINMENT INC & VARIABLE-MODE PC CARD AND INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE OF PC CARD \\\hline EP\,1271307 & SONY COMP ENTERTAINMENT INC & COMPATIBLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1283500 & SONY COMP ENTERTAINMENT INC & Processing picture data \\\hline EP\,1276271 & SONY CORP & MEMORY ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD USING ACCESS CONTROL TICKET \\\hline EP\,1276237 & SONY CORP & Remote controller and system having the same \\\hline EP\,1278330 & SONY CORP & INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS \\\hline EP\,1278161 & SONY CORP & Image composition system and method thereof, image generation apparatus and method thereof, storage medium and computer program for image composition \\\hline EP\,1282262 & SONY CORP & INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS \\\hline EP\,1283460 & SONY CORP & Information processing apparatus \\\hline EP\,1286495 & SONY CORP & INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD \\\hline EP\,1286500 & SONY INTERNAT EUROP GMBH & Method and system for operating a home network \\\hline EP\,1271401 & SONY UK LTD & Method and apparatus for detecting data \\\hline EP\,1282048 & SPACE SPA & "Interactive modular data processing structure for local and remote fruition of multimedia digital museums." \\\hline EP\,1276039 & SQUARE CO LTD & Information processing for displaying a cursor \\\hline EP\,1275423 & SQUARE CO LTD & Server, information processing method and recording method \\\hline EP\,1284463 & SQUARE CO LTD & Display control method and apparatus \\\hline EP\,1284462 & SQUARE CO LTD & Document display apparatus, method, and storing medium \\\hline EP\,1284452 & SQUARE CO LTD & Client, data download method and recording medium \\\hline EP\,1274026 & STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CT & Method and system for automated marketing of attention area content \\\hline EP\,1271283 & STONESOFT CORP & An intrusion detection method and system \\\hline EP\,1275565 & SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS & Wire harness design supporting method and program \\\hline EP\,1271356 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & System for transmission of embedded applications over a network \\\hline EP\,1271342 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method for accessing database table columns \\\hline EP\,1271847 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of a cluster of computers \\\hline EP\,1271409 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and system for generating a digital image including a transparent object \\\hline EP\,1274012 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and system for establishing a quorum for a geographically distributed cluster of computers \\\hline EP\,1276047 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & System controller for use in a distributed processing framework system and methods for implementing the same \\\hline EP\,1282289 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Mechanism for trusted relationships in decentralised networks \\\hline EP\,1284459 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and apparatus for simulation processor \\\hline EP\,1284456 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Methods and apparatus for managing defunct processes \\\hline EP\,1284454 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and apparatus for simulation system compiler \\\hline EP\,1286294 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Message brokering \\\hline EP\,1286277 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Method and system for reconciling changed file trees \\\hline EP\,1286276 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Database query interface \\\hline EP\,1286272 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Interface standard support in modular computer systems \\\hline EP\,1286265 & SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC & Console connection \\\hline EP\,1278136 & SURFCONTROL PLC & Database and method of generating same \\\hline EP\,1271896 & SWISSCOM MOBILE AG & Method and system for mobile IP Nodes in heterogeneous networks \\\hline EP\,1276066 & SYSTEMNEEDS INC & Licensing method and license providing system \\\hline EP\,1282026 & T I S S S R L & Authentication method by means of a storing device \\\hline EP\,1271176 & TADIRAN SPECTRALINK LTD & Portable search and rescue system \\\hline EP\,1276037 & TANGIS CORP & Method and system for controlling presentation of information to a user based on the user's condition \\\hline EP\,1278166 & TELXON CORP & Shopping cart mounted portable data collection device with tethered dataform reader \\\hline EP\,1274001 & TENKEY RABBIT SYSTEM CO LTD & INFORMATION RETRIEVAL/TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM INSTRUCTING PROCEDURE FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL/TRANSMISSION \\\hline EP\,1274215 & TENOVIS GMBH \& CO KG & Method for transfering operation data of a private branch exchange and private branch exchange \\\hline EP\,1280321 & TENOVIS GMBH \& CO KG & Method and apparatus for extracting a subscriber information from a graphic output device \\\hline EP\,1271378 & TERAOKA SEIKO KK & Administration process and system for manufacturing and selling products \\\hline EP\,1273996 & TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC & Secure bootloader for securing digital devices \\\hline EP\,1286532 & TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC & Error diffusion for digital imaging devices \\\hline EP\,1275980 & THALES & Method and system for preventing disparities or error messages and erroneous responses in iff type systems \\\hline EP\,1271522 & THOMSON BRANDT GMBH & A method for controlling the editing of DVD stream recorded data and editing management system \\\hline EP\,1286260 & THOMSON BRANDT GMBH & Method for translating a HAVi DDI user interface to the HTML world and vice-versa \\\hline EP\,1271956 & THOMSON LICENSING SA & Method and system for the conversion of XHTML/HTML documents to MPEG-4 documents \\\hline EP\,1286538 & THOMSON LICENSING SA & Method for DVD recording of a data stream and DVD recorder \\\hline EP\,1286260 & THOMSON LICENSING SA & Method for translating a HAVi DDI user interface to the HTML world and vice-versa \\\hline EP\,1280051 & TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO & INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1271841 & TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO & Server apparatus, mobile terminal, contents distribution method, content reception method, and program product \\\hline EP\,1271796 & TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO & Code division multiple access system using a queue for each spread coefficient and method for controlling channel correction timing of the system \\\hline EP\,1276051 & TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO & Address translation device \\\hline EP\,1283619 & TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO & Method of providing appropriate configuration information for communication application programs \\\hline EP\,1283458 & TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO & Tamper resistant microprocessor using fast context switching \\\hline EP\,1286280 & TOPCON CORP & MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM \\\hline EP\,1278156 & TOYOTA CAELUM INC & Knowledge data representing methods, system and program \\\hline EP\,1284465 & TOYOTA CAELUM INC & Action management support system \\\hline EP\,1284458 & TRW INC & Processing satellite web proxy cache \\\hline EP\,1286317 & TURRIFF INTERNAT LTD & Method of crediting an account \\\hline EP\,1276319 & TV LAB S P A & Advanced method and system for interactive television \\\hline EP\,1276318 & TV LAB S P A & Method and apparatus for transmitting, receiving and displaying information in an interactive television system \\\hline EP\,1274018 & UNICORN SOLUTIONS INC & Instance browser for ontology \\\hline EP\,1283488 & VESCORE SOLUTIONS AG & Computer based method for the determination of returns expected from investment portfolios, data processing system, server system and client system for the performance of the method and computer program product for the performance of the method \\\hline EP\,1274172 & VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN & Digital signal modulation method and apparatus, encoding method and apparatus, storage medium, transmission apparatus and program \\\hline EP\,1280345 & VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN & Apparatus, method and program for video signal recording/reproduction \\\hline EP\,1278346 & VISTAR TELECOMM INC & Forward link text compression in satellite messaging \\\hline EP\,1278311 & VISTAR TELECOMM INC & Forward link text compression in satellite messaging \\\hline EP\,1278308 & VISTAR TELECOMM INC & Forward link text compression in satellite messaging \\\hline EP\,1269899 & VITA MIX CORP & Blender having user operated program modifying and copying processing data \\\hline EP\,1274267 & VODAFONE AG & Method for remote program activation \\\hline EP\,1280071 & WEBER GEROLD & Method of creating a table controlled dialog comprising a multi path navigation for relational multimedia applications \\\hline EP\,1283484 & XEROX CORP & Methods and systems for generating enhanced thumbnails usable for document navigation \\\hline EP\,1274246 & YAMAHA CORP & Portal server and information supply method for supplying music content \\\hline EP\,1286515 & YAMAHA CORP & Network system of distributing protected contents through secured carrier server \\\hline EP\,1278126 & YOZAN INC & SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER CONTROL OF TELEPHONE LINE \\\hline EP\,1271329 & ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR LTD & Improvements in DMA controller systems \\\hline \end{tabular} \fi \end{document}