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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.11.2004 (43) Date of publication: 02.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/05 (21) Application number: 03713226.3 (22) Date of filing: 10.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 15/80, G06F 9/45, G06F 9/46 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/000787 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/060748 (24.07.2003 Gazette 2003/30)

(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 SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 10.01.2002 US 347325 P (71) Applicant: Massively Parallel Technologies, Inc. Louisville, CO 80027 (US)	(72) Inventors: Howard, Kevin David Louisville, CO 80027 (US) Rea, Glen Curtis Longmont, CO 80503 (US) Robertson, Nick Wade Aurora, CO 80014 (US) Chang, Silva Boulder, CO 80303 (US) (74) Representative: Kudlek, Franz Thomas  Hössle Kudlek & PartnerPatentanwältePostfach 10 23 38 70019 Stuttgart 70019 Stuttgart (DE)