(19)
(11) EP 0 892 354 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21) Application number: 97112142.1

(22) Date of filing: 16.07.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/30

(54)

Efficient representation and transmission of objects with variants

Effiziente Darstellung und Uebertragung von Objekten mit Varianten

Représentation et transmission efficace d'objets avec variantes

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/03

(73) Proprietor: SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
10785 Berlin (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Rosinus, Michael, Sony Int. (Europe) GMBH
    70736 Fellbach (DE)
  • Kovacs, Ernö, c/o Sony int. (Europe) GmbH
    70736 Fellbach (DE)

(74) Representative: Rupp, Christian et al
Mitscherlich & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 599 097
US-A- 5 218 455
US-A- 5 557 790
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US-A- 5 499 365
US-A- 5 630 138
   
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  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 097, no. 004, 30 April 1997 & JP 08 339321 A (HITACHI LTD;HITACHI SYST ENG KK), 24 December 1996,
   
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