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EP 1 593 264 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.04.2005 (43) Date of publication: 09.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/45 (21) Application number: 04708817.4 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/16 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2004/000461 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/072761 (26.08.2004 Gazette 2004/35)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 12.02.2003 GB 0303176 13.08.2003 US 640410 (71) Applicant: Video Networks IP Holdings Limited Hamilton, HM12 (BM)	(72) Inventors: PAXTON, Brian Ware,Hertfordshire SG12 7EA (GB) ROBINSON, Dominic Andrew Stevenage,Hertfordshire SG1 3ND (GB) LEWIS, Kevin Hertfordshire CM23 4DG (GB) (74) Representative: Finnie, Peter John  Gill Jennings & Every Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street GB-London EC2M 7LH GB-London EC2M 7LH (GB)