VIDEO ENCODER AND METHOD OF VIDEO ENCODING - Patent 1190578

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EP 1 190 578 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(21)	Application number: 00936795.4

(22)	Date of filing: 24.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/36, H04N 7/50, H04N 7/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP0004/752

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0072/603 (30.11.2000 Gazette 2000/48)

(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:

24.05.1999 GB 9912082

(71)	Applicant: Motorola Limited
	Basingstoke,Hampshire RG22 4PD (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	MAY, Anthony Richard Hampshire SO22 4PX (GB) HOBSON, Paola Marcella Hampshire RG21 5PU (GB) McKEON, Kevin Michael Hampshire SO24 0AT (GB)

(74)	Representative: Treleven, Colin et al
	Motorola European Intellectual Property Operations,Midpoint,Alencon Link Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL (GB)

(54)	VIDEO ENCODER AND METHOD OF VIDEO ENCODING