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(43) Date of publication: 03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45 (21) Application number: 03704983.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/12, H04N 5/225, H04N 5/228 (86) International application number: PCT/IL2003/000097 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/067884 (14.08.2003 Gazette 2003/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 06.02.2002 US 354209 P 26.12.2002 WO PCT/IL02/01042 (71) Applicant: Nice Systems Ltd. 43107 Ra'anana (IL)	(72) Inventors: YEREDOR, Arie 69345 Tel Aviv (IL) DVIR, Igal 43263 Ra'anana (IL) KOREN-BLUMSTEIN, Guy 44627 Kfar Saba (IL) LACHOVER, Boaz 62665 Tel Aviv (IL) (74) Representative: Steinecke, Peter, Dr.  P.O. Box 31 01 40 80102 München 80102 München (DE)