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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.01.2010 (43) Date of publication: 23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12 (21) Application number: 09751296.6 (22) Date of filing: 18.05.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 9/50(2006.01) G06F 9/45(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/044377 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/143068 (26.11.2009 Gazette 2009/48)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 19.05.2008 US 54292 19.05.2008 US 54295 20.10.2008 US 254584 20.10.2008 US 254578 20.10.2008 US 254572 (71) Applicant: The Mathworks, Inc. Natick, MA 01760-2098 (US)

(72) Inventors: STEFANSSON, Halldor, N. Natick MA 01760 (US) ANDERSON, Penelope, L. Newton MA 02466 (US) BAKER, Brett Framingham MA 01701 (US) ELLIS, Edric Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 9EW (GB) HICKLIN, Joseph, F. Upton MA 01568 (US) LITTLE, John, N. Sherborn MA 01770 (US) MARTIN, Jocelyn, Luke Burwell CB5 0BB (GB) LUSZCZEK, Piotr, R. Knoxville, TN 37996 (US) MOULANA, Nausheen, B. Southboro MA 01772 (US) (74) Representative: Betten & Resch  Patentanwälte Theatinerstrasse 8 80333 München 80333 München (DE)