CENTRALIZING OF A SPATIALLY EXPANDED STEREOPHONIC AUDIO IMAGE - Patent 1177707

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EP 1 177 707 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.08.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(21)	Application number: 00932346.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04S 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0013/049

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0070/913 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(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

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Priority:

13.05.1999 US 134005 P

(71)	Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A.
	92648 Boulogne Cedex (FR)

(72)	Inventor:
	MORRIS, Robert, Edward, Jr. Indianapolis, IN 46256 (US)

(74)	Representative: Thies, Stephan (DE) et al
	Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74 30625 Hannover 30625 Hannover (DE)

(54)	CENTRALIZING OF A SPATIALLY EXPANDED STEREOPHONIC AUDIO IMAGE