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A method of generating and processing models of two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects in a computer and of reproducing said models on a display
EP 0241071 B1 · Applicant: Océ-Nederland B.V.
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- Filed March 20, 1987 and granted January 2, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 20, 2007.
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FiledMarch 20, 1987
PublishedOctober 14, 1987
GrantedJanuary 2, 1992
Term endedMarch 20, 2007
Application numberEP 87200510
Classification (CPC)G06T19/00
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