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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.12.2005 (43) Date of publication: 10.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/02 (21) Application number: 05746550.2 (22) Date of filing: 08.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 6/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/012047 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/096783 (20.10.2005 Gazette 2005/42)

(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: 08.04.2004 US 560458 P 09.04.2004 US 561020 P 30.06.2004 US 584098 P 16.11.2004 US 628462 P 30.12.2004 US 640536 P 04.03.2005 US 658531 P (71) Applicant: OmniGuide, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)

(72) Inventors: TEMELKURAN, Burak Boston, MA 02115 (US) ANASTASSIOU, Charalambos Malden, MA 02148 (US) TORRES, David Stoughton, MA 02072 (US) SHAPIRA, Gil Brookline, MA 02446 (US) SHURGALIN, Max Arlington, MA 02476 (US) DELLEMANN, Gregor Cambridge, MA 02141 (US) WEISBERG, Ori Cambridge, MA 02142 (US) JACOBS, Steven A. Needham, MA 02492 (US) WANG, Tairan Waltham, ma 02452 (US) KOLODNY, Uri Cambridge, MA 02142 (US) RUSK, Jesse West Roxbury, MA 02132 (US) PAYNE, Robert Wellesley, MA 02482 (US) FINK, Yoel Brookline, MA 02446 (US) ULU, Gokhan Roslindale, MA 02131 (US) (74) Representative: Epping - Hermann - Fischer  Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Ridlerstrasse 55 80339 München 80339 München (DE)