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(11) EP 2 044 574 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.03.2008

(43) Date of publication:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(21) Application number: 07805118.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.07.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 11/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2007/052770
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/007344 (17.01.2008 Gazette 2008/03)
(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 12.07.2006 EP 06117040

(71) Applicants:
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)

    DE 

(72) Inventors:
  • SCHRAMM, Hauke
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • KIEFER, Gundolf
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Schouten, Marcus Maria 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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