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EP 1 157 373 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48 (21) Application number: 00977543.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G10L 15/22 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0011/299 (87) International publication number: WO 0139/178 (31.05.2001 Gazette 2001/22)

(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: 25.11.1999 EP 99890371 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventor: STOLK, Tom NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Röggla, Harald  Philips Corporate Intellectual PropertyTriester Strasse 64 1101 Wien 1101 Wien (AT)