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EP 1 310 102 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.06.2002 (43) Date of publication: 14.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/20 (21) Application number: 01969495.9 (22) Date of filing: 23.07.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/26 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0108/538 (87) International publication number: WO 0201/3535 (14.02.2002 Gazette 2002/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 08.08.2000 US 634682 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventor: BAKHMUTSKY, Michael NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Landousy, Christian  Philips Corporate Intellectual Property,156 Boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)