Owner The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.

Inventors Ho, Vincent; Schimidt, Micah

Agent Pizzeys

Pub. Number AU-B-2002256121

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/082357

Priority 09/828,589 09.04.01 US; 60/350,384 24.01.02 US

Filing date 9 April 2002

Wipo publication date 21 October 2002

Acceptance publication date 1 May 2008

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H04N 1/40 (2006.01) Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission - Picture signal circuits