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(43) Date of publication: 02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18 (21) Application number: 00913534.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 3/14, G06T 3/00, G06T 11/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0004/241 (87) International publication number: WO 0049/491 (24.08.2000 Gazette 2000/34)

(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: 19.02.1999 US 120974 P (71) Applicant: Toptier, Israel, Ltd. Ra'anana (IL)	(72) Inventor: GVILY, Yaniv Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (US) (74) Representative: W.P. THOMPSON & CO.  Celcon House289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HU London WC1V 7HU (GB)