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(43) Date of publication: 28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48 (21) Application number: 99965296.9 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 13/00, G06F 3/00, G06T 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9929/961 (87) International publication number: WO 0036/516 (22.06.2000 Gazette 2000/25)

(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 (30) Priority: 15.12.1998 US 112232 P (71) Applicant: Javu Technologies Inc. New York, NY 10011 (US)	(72) Inventors: ORLOV, Max E. New York, NY 10014 (US) CHKLOVSKII, Dmitri D. New York, NY 10017 (US) SAMOILOV, Michael New York, NY 10014 (US) (74) Representative: Ertl, Nicholas Justin  Elkington and Fife,Prospect House,8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR (GB)