METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MULTIPATH DISTORTION IN A TELEVISION SIGNAL - Patent 1219109

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EP 1 219 109 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.09.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(21)	Application number: 00961698.8

(22)	Date of filing: 08.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 5/21, H04B 7/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0024/708

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0119/075 (15.03.2001 Gazette 2001/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.09.1999 US 152859 P

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

(72)	Inventors:
	CRANOR, Thomas, Howard, Bruce Indianapolis, IN 46240 (US) HALL, Edward, Allen Carmel, IN 46032 (US)

(74)	Representative: Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
	THOMSON multimedia,46 quai A. Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cédex 92648 Boulogne Cédex (FR)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MULTIPATH DISTORTION IN A TELEVISION SIGNAL