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(43) Date of publication: 27.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/39 (21) Application number: 05702547.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G10L 19/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/050012 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/069275 (28.07.2005 Gazette 2005/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 06.01.2004 US 534627 P (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventors: VAN DE PAR, Steven San Jose, CA 95131-1706 (US) BREEBAART, Jeroen San Jose, CA 95131-1706 (US) MCKINNEY, Martin San Jose, CA 95131-1706 (US) (74) Representative: Röggla, Harald  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, Triesterstrasse 64 1101 Vienna 1101 Vienna (AT)