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(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/14 (21) Application number: 07838409.6 (22) Date of filing: 18.09.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 9/75(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/020192 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/005511 (08.01.2009 Gazette 2009/02)

(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: 29.06.2007 WO PCT/US2007/001525 (71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex (FR)	(72) Inventor: PANDYA, Mehul, S. Nevada City, California 95959 (US) (74) Representative: Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte  Thomson European Patent Operations 1-5 Rue Jeanne d'Arc 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex (FR)