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(43) Date of publication: 10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15 (21) Application number: 00930757.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 15/18, G06F 17/30, G06F 17/60, G06N 5/02, G05B 13/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US0013/360 (87) International publication number: WO 0070/481 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(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: 14.05.1999 US 134105 P (71) Applicant: Manna, Inc. Wellesley, MA 02481 (US)	(72) Inventors: RATSABY, Joel Tel Aviv (IL) BARNEA, Gad Haifa (IL) (74) Representative: Feldkamp, Rainer, Dipl.-Ing. et al Garmischer Strasse 4 80339 München 80339 München (DE)