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(43) Date of publication: 21.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/51 (21) Application number: 15749130.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06K 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/015538 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/123374 (20.08.2015 Gazette 2015/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 12.02.2014 US 201461938748 P (71) Applicant: Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. Huntsville, Alabama 35806 (US)	(72) Inventors: BALCH, Michael Kevin Huntsville, Alabama 35806 (US) FOX, Stephen Harris Huntsville, Alabama 35806 (US) HARTMAN, Richard Leon Huntsville, Alabama 35806 (US) ROSETTI, Nicholas Clark Huntsville, Alabama 35806 (US) (74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al GLP S.r.l. Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine (IT)