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(43) Date of publication: 24.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/17 (21) Application number: 00937838.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06K 19/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US0014/591 (87) International publication number: WO 0073/985 (07.12.2000 Gazette 2000/49)

(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: 28.05.1999 US 322669 (71) Applicant: UTM Systems Corporation Bellevue, WA 98004-4454 (US)	(72) Inventor: LEE, Robert Bellevue, WA 98005 (US) (74) Representative: Pellmann, Hans-Bernd, Dipl.-Ing.  Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR,TBK-Patent,Bavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)