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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.12.2005 (43) Date of publication: 15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46 (21) Application number: 05704910.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/000067 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/084035 (09.09.2005 Gazette 2005/36)

(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: 06.02.2004 US 541907 P 30.03.2004 US 811982 30.03.2004 US 812062 30.03.2004 US 811960 30.03.2004 US 811983 (71) Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER, INC. Cupertino, CA 95014-2084 (US)	(72) Inventors: PURI, Atul Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) HASKELL, Barin, Geoffry Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) DUMITRAS, Adriana Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) NORMILE, James Los Altos, CA 94024 (US) WU, Hsi-Jung San Jose, CA 95129 (US) NIE, Xiaochun Cupertino, CA 95014 (US) (74) Representative: Schorr, Frank Jürgen et al Diehl & Partner, Augustenstrasse 46 80333 München 80333 München (DE)