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(43) Date of publication: 02.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/18 (21) Application number: 05748546.8 (22) Date of filing: 27.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G09G 3/22(2006.01) G09F 9/33(2006.01) G09G 3/32(2006.01) G09F 9/35(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2005/000807 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/010244 (02.02.2006 Gazette 2006/05)

(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: 27.07.2004 US 591829 P (71) Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 (CA)	(72) Inventors: WHITEHEAD, Lorne A. Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 2R4 (CA) SEETZEN, Helge Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 1W5 (CA) HEIDRICH, Wolfgang Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2Y7 (CA) WARD, Gregory, John Albany, CA 94706 (US) (74) Representative: Barth, Stephan Manuel  Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR Patentanwälte Friedrichstraße 31 D-80801 München D-80801 München (DE)