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If you can find anything that used a similar interface prior to January 5th 2000 or anything that was documented prior to that date [...]

I think that's what Rob was asking: is anybody aware of any prior art?

BTW, I agree, the matter covered by the patent should be obvious to anyone more intelligent than an average lemur.
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