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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.03.2001 (43) Date of publication: 23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21 (21) Application number: 99920426.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.05.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04J 3/06, H04N 7/62 (86) International application number: PCT/US9910/225 (87) International publication number: WO 9959/391 (18.11.1999 Gazette 1999/46)

(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: 11.05.1998 US 85021 P (71) Applicant: Digital Harmony Technologies, L.L.C. Seattle, WA 98104 (US)	(72) Inventors: MOSES, Robert, W. Seattle, WA 98117 (US) BARTLETT, Gregory, J. Seattle, WA 98104 (US) GOLDSTEIN, Allen, R. Seattle, WA 98199 (US) KARR, Brian, D. Seattle, WA 98109 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)