METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A VIDEO PROTOCOL IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Patent 1074091

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EP 1 074 091 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.04.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21)	Application number: 99918718.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04B 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9908/673

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9955/013 (28.10.1999 Gazette 1999/43)

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

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Priority:

20.04.1998 US 63492

(71)	Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
	Palo Alto,California 94043 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RUBERG, Alan, T. Foster City, CA 94404 (US) HANKO, James, G. Redwood City, CA 94061 (US) NORTHCUTT, J., Duane Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) WALL, Gerard, A. San Jose, CA 95136 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harris, Ian Richard
	D. Young & Co.,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A VIDEO PROTOCOL IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT