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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.11.2002 (43) Date of publication: 22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04 (21) Application number: 00928300.3 (22) Date of filing: 21.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0010/858 (87) International publication number: WO 0006/3795 (26.10.2000 Gazette 2000/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 21.04.1999 US 130581 P 22.04.1999 US 130862 P (71) Applicant: Redding, John D. Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US)	(72) Inventor: Redding, John D. Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US) (74) Representative: Jump, Timothy John Simon et al Venner Shipley & Co.20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)