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(43) Date of publication: 25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09 (21) Application number: 02717814.4 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 3/00, G06F 11/00, G06F 15/00, G06F 17/21, G06K 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/011957 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/084472 (24.10.2002 Gazette 2002/43)

(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: 16.04.2001 US 283921 P 16.04.2001 US 283967 P 17.04.2001 US 284399 P (71) Applicant: Corporate Media Partners D/B/A Americast Irving, TX 75015 (US)	(72) Inventors: GERBA, George Venice, CA 90291 (US) NICHOLS, Michael, R. Altadena, CA 91001 (US) (74) Representative: Hackett, Sean James  Marks & Clerk,Alpha Tower,Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1TT Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)