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(43) Date of publication: 26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13 (21) Application number: 01935772.2 (22) Date of filing: 09.05.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60, G06F 17/00, G06G 7/52 (86) International application number: PCT/US0140/708 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/6569 (15.11.2001 Gazette 2001/46)

(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: 10.05.2000 US 567901 (71) Applicant: Macro Securities Research, LLC Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)	(72) Inventors: WEISS, Allan, N. Needham, MA 02192 (US) SHILLER, Robert, J. New Haven, CT 06511 (US) (74) Representative: Feldkamp, Rainer, Dipl.-Ing. et al Garmischer Strasse 4 80339 München 80339 München (DE)