PROCESSING OF VIDEO SIGNALS PRIOR TO COMPRESSION - Patent 0893025

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EP 0 893 025 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/04

(21)	Application number: 97916569.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G11B 27/ 031^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 26^{( . )}

H04N 7/ 01^{( . )}
H04N 7/ 50^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB1997/001034

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/039577 (23.10.1997 Gazette 1997/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE DK FR GB IT NL SE

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Priority:

12.04.1996 GB 19960007645

(71)	Applicant: SNELL & WILCOX LIMITED
	Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1RQ (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	KNEE, Michael James Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2EE (GB) SOMERVILLE, Stuart Rolands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6HD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Garratt, Peter Douglas, et al
	Mathys & Squire 100 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)

(54)	PROCESSING OF VIDEO SIGNALS PRIOR TO COMPRESSION