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(11) EP 3 526 975 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/34

(21) Application number: 17860683.6

(22) Date of filing: 15.08.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 21/643(2011.01)
H04N 21/2343(2011.01)
H04N 21/854(2011.01)
H04N 21/845(2011.01)
 H04L 29/06(2006.01)
H04N 21/262(2011.01)
H04L 29/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2017/029368
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/070099 (19.04.2018 Gazette 2018/16)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 13.10.2016 US 201662408008 P

(71) Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • DESHPANDE, Sachin G.
    Camas, Washington 98607 (US)

(74) Representative: Müller Hoffmann & Partner 
Patentanwälte mbB St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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