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(43) Date of publication: 19.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/29 (21) Application number: 04795127.2 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G07C 9/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/033926 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/038729 (28.04.2005 Gazette 2005/17)

(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: 16.10.2003 US 512461 P 16.06.2004 US 870475 (71) Applicant: SCM Microsystems, Inc. Fremont, CA 94538 (US)	(72) Inventor: MERKERT, Robert, J., Sr. Voorhees, NJ 08043 (US) (74) Representative: Strass, Jürgen  Prinz & Partner GbR Rundfunkplatz 2 80335 München 80335 München (DE)