Expired European patentEurope
Improved post-processing for removing blocking effects in decoded image signal
EP 0886972 B1 · Applicant: DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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- Filed April 25, 1996 and granted March 6, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2016.
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FiledApril 25, 1996
PublishedMarch 6, 2002
GrantedMarch 6, 2002
Term endedApril 25, 2016
Application numberEP 96912311
Classification (CPC)H04N19/86 +2 more
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