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Image processing method and system

CA 1266534 C · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Kitayama, Yu; Hashihara, Hideharu

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To offset the problems of limited storage capacity in personal computers, the disclosure sets out a method of image processing that employs the concept of virtual memory.

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  • Granted March 6, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 6, 2007.
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FiledFebruary 11, 1987
GrantedMarch 6, 1990
Term endedMarch 6, 2007
Patent numberCA 1266534 C
Classification (IPC)G06K9/36 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedFeb 11, 1987Patent grantedMarch 6, 1990Term endedMarch 6, 2007

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