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(43) Date of publication: 13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46 (21) Application number: 00987387.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H03M 13/00, G11B 20/18 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0012/552 (87) International publication number: WO 0104/5271 (21.06.2001 Gazette 2001/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 15.12.1999 EP 99125014 (71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A. 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)	(72) Inventor: FREISSMANN, Lothar 78078 Niedereschach (DE) (74) Representative: Kurth, Dieter, Dipl.-Ing. et al Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH,European Patent Operations,Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74 30625 Hannover 30625 Hannover (DE)