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Transmission control method between a plurality of stations and corresponding communication stations

EP 0870385 B1 · Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

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  • Filed March 10, 1997 and granted March 15, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 10, 2017.
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FiledMarch 10, 1997
PublishedOctober 14, 1998
GrantedMarch 15, 2006
Term endedMarch 10, 2017
Application numberEP 97903557
Classification (CPC)H04B7/1858

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