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EP 1 448 278 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 25.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/35 (21) Application number: 02798158.8 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A63F 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/028493 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/022381 (20.03.2003 Gazette 2003/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR (30) Priority: 06.09.2001 US 317671 P (71) Applicant: GTECH CORPORATION West Greenwich,Rhode Island 02817 (US)	(72) Inventor: ROBERTS, Brian, J. Carlsbad, CA 92008 (US) (74) Representative: Bird, Ariane et al Bird Goen & Co,Klein Dalenstraat 42A 3020 Winksele 3020 Winksele (BE)