A METHOD OF COMPARING THE CLOSENESS OF A TARGET TREE TO OTHER TREES USING NOISY SUBSEQUENCE TREE PROCESSING - Patent 1224613

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EP 1 224 613 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/30

(21)	Application number: 00967448.2

(22)	Date of filing: 29.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06K 9/68, G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA0001/107

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0126/044 (12.04.2001 Gazette 2001/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

07.10.1999 CA 2285171
21.02.2000 CA 2299047

(71)	Applicant: Oommen, John, B.
	North Gower, Ontario K0A 2T0 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	Oommen, John, B. North Gower, Ontario K0A 2T0 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Coates, Ian Harold et al
	Sommerville & Rushton,45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW (GB)

(54)	A METHOD OF COMPARING THE CLOSENESS OF A TARGET TREE TO OTHER TREES USING NOISY SUBSEQUENCE TREE PROCESSING