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(43) Date of publication: 24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12 (21) Application number: 08760733.9 (22) Date of filing: 09.06.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06T 7/00(2006.01) G01N 21/95(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/057169 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/152020 (18.12.2008 Gazette 2008/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 12.06.2007 EP 07011460 (71) Applicant: ICOS VISION SYSTEMS N.V. 3001 Heverlee (BE)	(72) Inventor: The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed  () (74) Representative: Lukaszyk, Szymon  Kancelaria Patentowa Lukaszyk ul. Glowackiego 8/6 40-062 Katowice 40-062 Katowice (PL)