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(11) EP 2 044 773 A1

(12)

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

(21) Application number: 07768418.1

(22) Date of filing: 09.07.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 7/26(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2007/064040
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/007792 (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: 10.07.2006 US 806930 P
06.10.2006 US 828618 P
06.02.2007 US 888499 P
09.03.2007 US 894148 P
31.03.2007 US 694954
31.03.2007 US 694955
31.03.2007 US 694956
31.03.2007 US 694957
31.03.2007 US 694958
31.03.2007 US 694959

(71) Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • SEGALL, Christopher, Andrew
    WA 98607 (US)

(74) Representative: Müller - Hoffmann & Partner 
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München
81667 München (DE)

   


(54) METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING LAYERS IN A MULTI-LAYER BITSTREAM