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(43) Date of publication: 15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24 (21) Application number: 02761650.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/029166 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/025495 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: Saflink Corporation Bellevue, WA 98005 (US)	(72) Inventors: MERCREDI, Dwayne Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 0A6 (CA) FREY, Rod Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2R3 (CA) JENSEN, Gregory, Redmond, WA 98053 (US) (74) Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary  Lloyd WiseCommonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)