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(43) Date of publication: 17.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/42 (21) Application number: 05812297.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.10.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06T 15/60(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/037488 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/049870 (11.05.2006 Gazette 2006/19)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 27.10.2004 US 975216 (71) Applicant: Pacific Data Images Llc Redwood City, California 94063 (US)	(72) Inventor: YEE, Yangli, H. Redwood City, CA 94063 (US) (74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)