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(43) Date of publication: 25.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/04 (21) Application number: 03721588.6 (22) Date of filing: 09.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04R 5/00(1968.09) H04N 7/12(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/010834 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/100604 (18.11.2004 Gazette 2004/47)

(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 (71) Applicant: Arris International Inc. Duluth, GA 33097-1504 (US)	(72) Inventors: EASLEY, Mathew, F. Woodstock, GA 30189 (US) DARR, Roger Sugar Hill, GA 30518 (US) BARNHILL, Mathew Duluth, GA 30096 (US) (74) Representative: Feldkamp, Rainer  Garmischer Strasse 4 80339 München 80339 München (DE)