DDD Awarded Key Japan Patent Covering 2D to 3D Conversion

SANTA MONICA, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/15/06 — DDD Group plc (LSE: DDD), the 3D software and content company, today announces that it has received notification of allowance from the Japan patent office of its key “Dynamic Depth Cueing” (“DDC”) technology. DDC is a core DDD technology that enables existing photo, film or video images to be converted for display in stereo 3D.