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(43) Date of publication: 18.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/47 (21) Application number: 07785987.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 1/32(2006.01) G06K 19/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/006126 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/107001 (12.09.2008 Gazette 2008/37)

(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: 02.03.2007 EP 07004358 (71) Applicant: Universität Duisburg-Essen 45141 Essen (DE)	(72) Inventors: IQBAL, Taswar 47057 Duisburg (DE) GEISSELHARDT, Walter 52076 Aachen (DE) (74) Representative: Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert  Patentanwälte Huyssenallee 100 45128 Essen 45128 Essen (DE)