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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.01.2006 (43) Date of publication: 15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46 (21) Application number: 05703135.3 (22) Date of filing: 25.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/173(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2005/000092 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/069739 (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: 25.01.2004 IL 16003504 (71) Applicant: Xtend Networks Ltd. 68012 Tel Aviv (IL)	(72) Inventors: WEINSTEIN, Hillel New York, NY 10023 (US) STRULL, Yeshayahu 69483 Tel Aviv (IL) ORBACH, Zeev 78483 Ashkelon (IL) (74) Representative: Rapp, Bertram et al Charrier Rapp & Liebau Patentanwälte Postfach 31 02 60 86063 Augsburg 86063 Augsburg (DE)