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(11) EP 1 535 085 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
31.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/35

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/40

(21) Application number: 03792038.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 13/74(2006.01)
G06K 19/07(2006.01)
G01V 15/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU2003/001072
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/019055 (04.03.2004 Gazette 2004/10)

(54)

AN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFIKATIONSEINRICHTUNG UND IDENTIFIKATIONSSYSTEM

DISPOSITIF ET SYSTEME D'IDENTIFICATION


(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

(30) Priority: 22.08.2002 AU 2002950973

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(60) Divisional application:
06076597.1 / 1739452
15168545.0 / 2942642

(73) Proprietor: Sato Holdings Corporation
Tokyo 153-0064 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MURDOCH, Graham, Alexander, Munro
    Annandale, NSW 2038 (AU)
  • LITTLECHILD, Stuart, Colin
    Haberfield, NSW, 2045 (AU)

(74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant 
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 045 526
WO-A-02/27650
WO-A1-98/43218
GB-A- 2 321 726
US-A1- 2001 035 461
EP-B1- 0 254 954
WO-A1-92/22045
FR-A1- 2 757 952
US-A- 5 970 398
US-B1- 6 427 065
   
       
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