(19)
(11) EP 1 709 549 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.10.2005

(43) Date of publication:
11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41

(21) Application number: 05702752.6

(22) Date of filing: 21.01.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 15/78(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2005/050258
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/071850 (04.08.2005 Gazette 2005/31)
(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: 22.01.2004 US 538275 P

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • VAIDYANATHAN, Krishnamurthy
    NL-5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
  • WITTIG, Karl, R.
    NL-5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
  • BURNS, Geoffrey, F.
    NL-5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Groenendaal, Antonius W. M. 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


(54) A DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A HIGH SPEED DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM