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EP 1 488 308 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.07.2004 (43) Date of publication: 22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52 (21) Application number: 03722959.8 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/001998 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/079173 (25.09.2003 Gazette 2003/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 15.03.2002 US 364817 P (71) Applicant: Creo Inc. Burnaby,British Columbia V5G 4M1 (CA)	(72) Inventor: HELLMAN, Olof Lynwood, WA 98037 (US) (74) Representative: Hofmann, Harald  Sonnenberg Fortmann,Postfach 33 08 65 80068 München 80068 München (DE)