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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42 (21) Application number: 08878811.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06T 13/00(2011.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/086438 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/068210 (17.06.2010 Gazette 2010/24)

(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 (71) Applicant: PIXAR Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)	(72) Inventors: KING, Christopher Berkeley California 94708 (US) SMYRL, Eliot Moraga California 94556 (US) ANDALMAN, Brad Oakland California 94607 (US) RANGASWAMY, Sudeep San Francisco California 94102 (US) (74) Representative: Collins, John David  Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)