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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.12.2005 (43) Date of publication: 13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50 (21) Application number: 05717783.4 (22) Date of filing: 25.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 26/10(2006.01) H04N 3/09(2006.01) H01Q 15/24(2006.01) G02B 27/28(2006.01) H01Q 15/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2005/000698 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/096064 (13.10.2005 Gazette 2005/41)

(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: 30.03.2004 GB 0407136 02.11.2004 GB 0424268 (71) Applicant: Farran Technology Limited Ballincollig, County Cork (IE)	(72) Inventor: LETTINGTON, Alan Harold Berkshire RG2 9AY (GB) (74) Representative: Carstairs, James Campbell et al Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)