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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.08.2008 (43) Date of publication: 18.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/47 (21) Application number: 07862017.6 (22) Date of filing: 13.11.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G08C 19/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/023911 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/063518 (29.05.2008 Gazette 2008/22)

(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 (30) Priority: 13.11.2006 US 858735 P (71) Applicant: Gtech Rhode Island Corporation Providence, RI 02903 (US)	(72) Inventor: RYBAK, Ihor Bohdan Saundstown, Rhode Island 02874 (US) (74) Representative: Schäflein, Christian Georg  Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)