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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Craig Engle, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert Harold Metcalfe, Franklin, IN (US);
Sung Jo Kim, Carmel, IN (US);
Jesse Edward Herzberg, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Hans-Joachim Platte, Hemmingen, DE;
Assignee:
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
386 68 ; 386 95 ; 386 81 ;