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EP 0 761 061 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/11

(21)	Application number: 95921225.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.04.1995

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G11B 27/ 10^{( . )}
G11B 27/ 30^{( . )}
H04N 5/ 445^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 025^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 10^{( . )}

G11B 27/ 11^{( . )}
G11B 27/ 34^{( . )}
H04N 5/ 782^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 088^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 16^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1995/005169

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1995/031069 (16.11.1995 Gazette 1995/49)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

04.05.1994 US 19940239225
13.05.1994 US 19940243598

(71)	Applicant: STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.
	Fremont, CA 94538 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ROOP, John, H. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) EBRIGHT, Alan, R. Los Gatos, CA 95030 (US) KOCHY, Jeffrey, J. San Jose, CA 95132 (US) WARDEN, David, P. Redwood City, CA 94064 (US) SOKOLIK, Konstantine Redwood City, CA 94065 (US) ALEGIANI, Giambattista, A. San Francisco, CA 94114 (US)

(74)	Representative: Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
	BOULT WADE TENNANT 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ London EC4A 1PQ (GB)

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