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Discrete fourier transformation method and apparatus

EP 1038237 B1 · Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)

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  • Filed December 15, 1998 and granted May 15, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 15, 2018.
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FiledDecember 15, 1998
PublishedSeptember 27, 2000
GrantedMay 15, 2002
Term endedDecember 15, 2018
Application numberEP 98963720
Classification (CPC)G06F17/142

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