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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 00974492.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H03M 7/42, H04N 7/50 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0010/715 (87) International publication number: WO 0131/794 (03.05.2001 Gazette 2001/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 29.10.1999 EP 99402712 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventor: PENAIN, Stéphane NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Charpail, François  Philips Corporate Intellectual Property,156 Boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)