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Apparatus and method for processing signals and for recognising predetermined patterns in a signal, for example for detecting commercial messages in a broadcast signal

EP 1150446 A2 · Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

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  • Filed April 24, 2001 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 24, 2021.
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FiledApril 24, 2001
PublishedOctober 31, 2001
GrantedNever granted
Term endedApril 24, 2021
Application numberEP 01109928
Classification (CPC)H04N7/163 +2 more

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