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(43) Date of publication: 17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47 (21) Application number: 01983127.0 (22) Date of filing: 11.10.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G05D 1/00, G06F 17/00, B64C 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/031966 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/071371 (28.08.2003 Gazette 2003/35)

(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 (71) Applicant: Sandel Avionics, Inc. Vista, CA 92083 (US)	(72) Inventor: BLOCK, Gerald, J. Vista, CA 92083 (US) (74) Representative: Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob, Dr. et al Albrecht, Lüke & Jungblut,Patentanwälte,Gelfertstrasse 56 14195 Berlin 14195 Berlin (DE)