Expired European patentEurope
System for transmitting high-definition television pictures through narrow band channels, and a transmitter and a receiver suitable therefor
EP 0271122 B1 · Applicant: Philips Electronics N.V.
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- Filed November 4, 1987 and granted March 3, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 4, 2007.
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FiledNovember 4, 1987
PublishedJune 15, 1988
GrantedMarch 3, 1993
Term endedNovember 4, 2007
Application numberEP 87202131
Classification (CPC)H04N11/28
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