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(43) Date of publication: 17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25 (21) Application number: 07750912.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/26(2006.01) H04N 7/50(2006.01) H04N 7/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/004110 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/036112 (27.03.2008 Gazette 2008/13)

(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: 22.09.2006 WO PCT/US2006/037139 (71) Applicant: THOMSON Licensing 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)	(72) Inventors: WANG, Beibei Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 (US) YIN, Peng West Windsor, New Jersey 08550 (US) (74) Representative: Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte  Thomson European Patent Operations 46 Quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex 92648 Boulogne Cedex (FR)