METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING TOPOLOGY ELEMENTS FOR BETTER COMPRESSION - Patent 2050078

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EP 2 050 078 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.12.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17

(21)	Application number: 07814005.0

(22)	Date of filing: 11.08.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06T 17/30^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/075759

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/022056 (21.02.2008 Gazette 2008/08)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

11.08.2006 US 822133 P
10.08.2007 US 837305
10.08.2007 US 837402
10.08.2007 US 837371

(71)	Applicant: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
	Plano, TX 75024 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HUANG, Jianbing St. Paul, MN 55180 (US) CARTER, Michael, B. Ames, IA 50014 (US) JOHANNSEN, Andreas Ames, IA 50014 (US) HARPER, Brett Ames, IA 50010 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John
	Barker Brettell LLP 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B16 9PW Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B16 9PW (GB)

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