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Method and device for synchronisation in the encoding and decoding of data that are printed in data tapes

EP 1183641 B1 · Applicant: Datasound Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung und Vermarktung Digitaler Audio- und Informationssysteme GmbH

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  • Filed June 9, 2000 and granted December 4, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 9, 2020.
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FiledJune 9, 2000
PublishedMarch 6, 2002
GrantedDecember 4, 2002
Term endedJune 9, 2020
Application numberEP 00945729
Classification (CPC)G06K7/14

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