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(43) Date of publication: 27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26 (21) Application number: 99968731.2 (22) Date of filing: 02.09.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60, G06F 17/50 (86) International application number: PCT/US9920/168 (87) International publication number: WO 0014/667 (16.03.2000 Gazette 2000/11)

(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: 08.09.1998 US 99629 P (71) Applicant: Isogon Corporation New York,New York 10001 (US)	(72) Inventor: BARRITZ, Robert,Isogon Corp. New York, NY 10001 (US) (74) Representative: Gleiss, Alf-Olav, Dr.jur. Dipl.-Ing. et al Gleiss & GrossePatentanwaltskanzleiMaybachstrasse 6A 70469 Stuttgart 70469 Stuttgart (DE)