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(43) Date of publication: 02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22 (21) Application number: 08789645.2 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 27/02(2006.01) G01N 27/416(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/053503 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/031088 (12.03.2009 Gazette 2009/11)

(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: 06.09.2007 US 970279 P (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventors: ALBU, Lucian, R. NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) ZOU, Hans NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) SHIMIZU, Jeff NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Kroeze, Johannes Antonius  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven 5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)