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EP 1 698 088 A2

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(43) Date of publication: 06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36 (21) Application number: 04813599.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.12.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/041293 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/057833 (23.06.2005 Gazette 2005/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 09.12.2003 US 528454 P (71) Applicant: Vivecon Corporation Mountain View, CA 94041-2072 (US)

(72) Inventors: JOHNSON, Blake Del Mar, CA 92014 (US) BENAVIDES, Dario, c/o Vivecon Corporation Mountain View, CA 94041-2072 (US) PIEPER, Heiko, c/o Vivecon Corporation Mountain View, CA 94041-2072 (US) KESSINGER, Colin, c/o Vivecon Corporation Mountain View, CA 94041-2072 (US) GRAY, Allan, c/o Vivecon Corporation Mountain View, CA 94041-2072 (US) KANN, Antje San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) (74) Representative: Andersson, Björn E.  Awapatent AB, P.O. Box 5117 200 71 Malmö 200 71 Malmö (SE)