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(11) EP 1 095 488 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:
02.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/05

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(21) Application number: 99929568.6

(22) Date of filing: 05.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 12/56, H04N 7/50, G11B 20/10
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB1999/002138
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/002357 (13.01.2000 Gazette 2000/02)

(54)

TRANSCODERS FOR FIXED AND VARIABLE RATE DATA STREAMS

TRANSKODIERER FÜR DATENSTRöME MIT FESTEN UND VERÄNDERLICHEN DATENRATEN

TRANSCODEURS POUR DES TRANSMISSIONS DE DONNEES A DES TAUX FIXES ET VARIABLES

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

(30) Priority: 03.07.1998 GB 9814513
07.04.1999 GB 9907918

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/18

(73) Proprietor: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
San Francisco California 94103-4813 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CRAVEN, Peter, Graham
    Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8EA (GB)
  • LAW, Malcolm, James
    Hove, East Sussex BN3 8BP (GB)
  • STUART, John, Robert
    Cambridge CB3 0DP (GB)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing. 
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing
82166 Gräfelfing (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 784 409
US-A- 5 684 714
 US-A- 5 623 424
   
       
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