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EP 1 723 620 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.10.2005 (43) Date of publication: 22.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/47 (21) Application number: 05732051.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G07F 17/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/005947 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/084768 (15.09.2005 Gazette 2005/37)

(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 (30) Priority: 27.02.2004 US 789853 (71) Applicant: Gtech Rhode Island Corporation West Greenwich, RI 02817 (US)	(72) Inventor: JAWAHARLAL, Sridhar Warwick, RI 02886 (US) (74) Representative: Bird, Ariane  Bird Goen & Co, Klein Dalenstraat 42A 3020 Winksele 3020 Winksele (BE)