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(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12 (21) Application number: 98926019.5 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 19/00, H04B 1/59, B65G 1/137 (86) International application number: PCT/SG9800/041 (87) International publication number: WO 9964/974 (16.12.1999 Gazette 1999/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicants: ST Logitrack Pte Ltd Singapore 129816 (SG) The National Library Board Singapore 039192 (SG)	(72) Inventors: KOH, Soo, Keong Singapore 597536 (SG) SEAH, Moon, Ming Singapore 465861 (SG) CHIA, Teck, Khiam, Christopher Singapore 259335 (SG) (74) Representative: Hoarton, Lloyd Douglas Charles et al Forrester & Boehmert,Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)