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Image layout processing method and apparatus

EP 0497344 B1 · Applicant: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.

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  • Filed January 30, 1992 and granted September 23, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 30, 2012.
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FiledJanuary 30, 1992
PublishedAugust 5, 1992
GrantedSeptember 23, 1998
Term endedJanuary 30, 2012
Application numberEP 92101551
Classification (CPC)G06T11/60 +2 more

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