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(43) Date of publication: 25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13 (21) Application number: 06787390.1 (22) Date of filing: 12.07.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 11/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/027477 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/127217 (23.10.2008 Gazette 2008/43)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 10.07.2006 US 456505 (71) Applicant: Symmetricom, Inc. San Jose, CA 95131 (US)	(72) Inventor: MOHANDAS, Praveen, A. Thousand Oaks, California 91320 (US) (74) Representative: Gerbaulet, Hannes  Patentanwälte Richter, Werdermann Gerbaulet & Hofmann Neuer Wall 10 20354 Hamburg 20354 Hamburg (DE)