A METHOD FOR ENCODING MULTIWORD INFORMATION BY WORDWISE INTERLEAVING AND ERROR PROTECTION, WITH ERROR LOCATIVE CLUES DERIVED FROM HIGH PROTECTIVITY WORDS AND DIRECTED TO LOW PROTECTIVITY WORDS, A METHOD FOR DECODING SUCH INFORMATION, A DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND/OR DECODING SUCH INFORMATION, AND A CARR

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EP 0 965 173 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	22.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/51

(21)	Application number: 98959092.0

(22)	Date of filing: 21.12.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G11B 20/ 12^{( . )}
G11B 20/ 18^{( . )}
H03M 13/ 15^{( . )}
H03M 13/ 35^{( . )}

G06F 11/ 00^{( . )}
H03M 13/ 00^{( . )}
H03M 13/ 27^{( . )}
H03M 13/ 47^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB1998/002090

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1999/034271 (08.07.1999 Gazette 1999/27)

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

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Priority:

29.12.1997 EP 19970204130

(71)	Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
	5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	TOLHUIZEN, Ludovicus, M., G., M. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) VAN DIJK, Marten, E. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) BAGGEN, Constant, P., M., J. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)

(74)	Representative: van der Kruk, Willem Leonardus, et al
	INTERNATIONAAL OCTROOIBUREAU B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6 5656 AA Eindhoven 5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)

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A METHOD FOR ENCODING MULTIWORD INFORMATION BY WORDWISE INTERLEAVING AND ERROR PROTECTION, WITH ERROR LOCATIVE CLUES DERIVED FROM HIGH PROTECTIVITY WORDS AND DIRECTED TO LOW PROTECTIVITY WORDS, A METHOD FOR DECODING SUCH INFORMATION, A DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND/OR DECODING SUCH INFORMATION, AND A CARR