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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01 (21) Application number: 00912133.6 (22) Date of filing: 02.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/173 (86) International application number: PCT/US0005/436 (87) International publication number: WO 0052/935 (08.09.2000 Gazette 2000/36)

(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: 02.03.1999 US 260036 (71) Applicant: Comunic T.V. Ltd. 64369 Tel Aviv (IL)	(72) Inventors: GOFMAN, Yossef 64369 Tel Aviv (IL) LEVI, Yossef 52566 Ramat Gan (IL) YARDEN-ZASLAVSKY, Ofer 42855 Moshav Olesh (IL) GUTTMAN, Menachem 43100 Raanana (IL) BEREDJIK, Avraham 53307 Givatayim (IL) (74) Representative: Leone, Mario et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Piazza di Pietra 39 00186 Roma 00186 Roma (IT)