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(43) Date of publication: 04.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/31 (21) Application number: 97937530.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.07.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 3/ 033( . ) G06F 3/ 041( . ) G01S 3/ 784( . ) G06F 3/ 038( . ) G06F 3/ 042( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1997/004141 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/018100 (30.04.1998 Gazette 1998/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV RO SI (30) Priority: 17.10.1996 IT 1996TO00848 (71) Applicant: European Risk Capital Company S.A. Holding 1882 Luxembourg (LU)	(72) Inventors: MONGARLI, Alessandro I-10091 Alpignano (IT) PISANI, Marco I-10152 Torino (IT) ZANGIROLAMI, Marco I-10040 Val Della Torre (IT) (74) Representative: Quinterno, Giuseppe, et al  c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 27 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)