Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Dodge, Steve; Biswas, Manoj K.; Goldberg, Arin J.; Feldman, Kyril; Balaz, Rudolph; Krantz, Brigette; KolmykovZotov, Alexander J.; Shenbagalakshmi, Pichaiah

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2004287136

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/045574

Priority 60/513,591 24.10.03 US; 10/879,527 30.06.04 US

Filing date 28 July 2004

Wipo publication date 19 May 2005

Acceptance publication date 13 August 2009

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