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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47 (21) Application number: 00907180.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 3/32 (86) International application number: PCT/US0003/032 (87) International publication number: WO 0051/340 (31.08.2000 Gazette 2000/35)

(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: 26.02.1999 US 121971 P (71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A. 92648 Boulogne Cedex (FR)	(72) Inventor: SENDELWECK, Gene, Karl Indianapolis, IN 46250 (US) (74) Representative: Bonnans, Arnaud et al Thomson multimedia,46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92100 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 92100 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex (FR)