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Apparatus and method for constructing a multi-channel output signal or for generating a downmix signal
EP 1706865 B1 · Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
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- Filed January 17, 2005 and granted April 30, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 17, 2025.
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FiledJanuary 17, 2005
PublishedOctober 4, 2006
GrantedApril 30, 2008
Term endedJanuary 17, 2025
Application numberEP 05700983
Classification (CPC)H04S3/02 +1 more
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