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(43) Date of publication: 24.11.1993 Bulletin 1993/47 (21) Application number: 92906295.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.1992

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/ 14( . ) H04N 7/ 18( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1992/000883 (87) International publication number: WO 1992/014338 (20.08.1992 Gazette 1992/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL (30) Priority: 04.02.1991 US 19910650578 (71) Applicant: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY Glendale, CA 91201 (US)	(72) Inventors: WATSON, Scott, F. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (US) SPENCER, David, W. Saugus, CA 91350 (US) (74) Representative: Gahlert, Stefan, Dr.-Ing., et al  Witte, Weller, Gahlert & Otten Patentanwälte Rotebühlstrasse 121 D-70178 Stuttgart D-70178 Stuttgart (DE)