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(43) Date of publication: 22.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/04 (21) Application number: 91903057.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.01.1991

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06K 9/ 00( . ) G06T 1/ 00( . ) G07D 3/ 00( . ) G07D 7/ 04( . ) G07D 7/ 12( . ) G07D 7/ 20( . ) G07F 19/ 00( . ) G06M 3/ 10( . ) G06T 7/ 00( . ) G07D 7/ 00( . ) G07D 7/ 06( . ) G07D 7/ 16( . ) G07D 11/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1991/000283 (87) International publication number: WO 1991/011778 (08.08.1991 Gazette 1991/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB IT NL (30) Priority: 05.02.1990 US 19900475111 (60) Divisional application: 95116745.1 / 0706156 (60) Divisional application: 98115458.6 / 0883094 (71) Applicant: CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION Mount Prospect Illinois 60056 (US)	(72) Inventors: RATERMAN, Donald, E. Deerfield, Il 60015 (US) GRAVES, Bradford, T. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (US) STROMME, Lars, R. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (US) BAUCH, Aaron, M. East Setauket, NY 11733 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)