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(11) EP 2 156 672 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/08

(21) Application number: 07761930.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 7/26(2006.01)
H04N 7/50(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/068307
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/136828 (13.11.2008 Gazette 2008/46)
(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

(71) Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
San Diego, California 92121 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SUBRAMANIA, Sitaraman, Ganapathy
    San Diego, California 92126 (US)
  • SHI, Fang
    San Diego, California 92130 (US)
  • CHEN, Peisong
    San Diego, California 92126 (US)
  • OGUZ, Seyfullah, Halit
    San Diego, California 92122 (US)
  • SWAZEY, Scott, T.
    San Diego, California 92109 (US)
  • KAUSHIK, Vinod
    San Diego, California 92126 (US)

(74) Representative: Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm et al
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


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