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Methods and apparatus for non-acoustic speech characterization and recognition

EP 0883877 B1 · Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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  • Filed January 28, 1997 and granted December 29, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2017.
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FiledJanuary 28, 1997
PublishedDecember 16, 1998
GrantedDecember 29, 2004
Term endedJanuary 28, 2017
Application numberEP 97906883
Classification (CPC)G10L15/24 +2 more

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