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Image retrieval apparatus and image retrieving method

EP 1280072 B1 · Applicant: NEC CORPORATION

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  • Filed July 22, 2002 and granted March 9, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 22, 2022.
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FiledJuly 22, 2002
PublishedJanuary 29, 2003
GrantedMarch 9, 2011
Term endedJuly 22, 2022
Application numberEP 02016252
Classification (CPC)G06F16/56 +1 more

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