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(43) Date of publication: 31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22 (21) Application number: 98938514.1 (22) Date of filing: 12.08.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 13/00, H04N 15/00, G02B 27/22, G03B 35/00 (86) International application number: PCT/AU9800/635 (87) International publication number: WO 9909/750 (25.02.1999 Gazette 1999/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 12.08.1997 AU PO052397 (71) Applicant: Gardner, Anthony John East Maitland,New South Wales 2323 (AU)	(72) Inventor: Gardner, Anthony John East Maitland,New South Wales 2323 (AU) (74) Representative: James, Anthony Christopher W.P. et al Carpmaels & Ransford43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)