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EP 1 960 863 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.09.2007 (43) Date of publication: 27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35 (21) Application number: 06848548.1 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 3/06(2006.01) G06F 12/02(2006.01) G06F 17/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/061733 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/070763 (21.06.2007 Gazette 2007/25)

(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: 13.12.2005 US 302764 13.12.2005 US 300568 (71) Applicant: SanDisk Corporation Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)	(72) Inventor: SINCLAIR, Alan, Welsh Falkirk FK2 0BU (GB) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony  Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)