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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.06.2005 (43) Date of publication: 31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22 (21) Application number: 04779459.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.07.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06K 1/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/024411 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/013181 (10.02.2005 Gazette 2005/06)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 30.07.2003 US 490956 P (71) Applicant: Applied Neural Computing, L.L.C. Cherry hill, NJ 08002 (US)	(72) Inventors: AVNI, Yossi 46103 Herzelia (IL) SUCHARD, Eytan 27104 Kyriut Byalik (IL) (74) Representative: Crease, Devanand John et al David Keltie Associates Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys Fleet Place House 2 Fleet Place London EC4M 7ET London EC4M 7ET (GB)