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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.07.2002 (43) Date of publication: 19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12 (21) Application number: 01949150.5 (22) Date of filing: 26.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07D 11/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA0100/936 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/1514 (03.01.2002 Gazette 2002/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 23.06.2000 CA 2312275 05.12.2000 US 729283 (71) Applicant: Namsys Inc. Bolton,Ontario L7E 1Y1 (CA)	(72) Inventor: SIEMENS, John Kleinberg, Ontario L0J 1C0 (CA) (74) Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)