Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Thind, Ravinder; Brown, Eileen C.; Golds, David P.; Zbikowski, Mark J.; Christiansen, Neal; Pudipeddi, Ravisankar; Dewey, Brian K.

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2003266438

Priority 10315384 09.12.02 US

Filing date 3 December 2003

Wipo publication date 24 June 2004

Acceptance publication date 11 June 2009

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