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EP 1 762 093 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.07.2006 (43) Date of publication: 14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11 (21) Application number: 05773224.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/022616 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/004605 (12.01.2006 Gazette 2006/02)

(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: 27.06.2004 US 583418 P 09.01.2005 US 643918 P 28.04.2005 US 118616 28.04.2005 US 118604 (71) Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER, INC. Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)	(72) Inventors: TONG, Xin Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) WU, Hsi-Jung Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) PUN, Thomas San Jose, CA 95134 (US) DUMITRA, Adriana Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) HASKEL, Barin Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) NORMILE, Jim Los Altos, CA 94024 (US) (74) Representative: Wombwell, Francis  Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 6BR Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 6BR (GB)