DE69722524D1 - Programmauswahlverfahren, besonders für Fernsehprogramme, Anordnung und graphische Schnittstelle zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens - Google Patents

Programmauswahlverfahren, besonders für Fernsehprogramme, Anordnung und graphische Schnittstelle zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens

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DE69722524D1
DE69722524D1 DE69722524T DE69722524T DE69722524D1 DE 69722524 D1 DE69722524 D1 DE 69722524D1 DE 69722524 T DE69722524 T DE 69722524T DE 69722524 T DE69722524 T DE 69722524T DE 69722524 D1 DE69722524 D1 DE 69722524D1
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Laurent Chapuis
Nathalie Gonzales
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DE69722524T 1996-07-31 1997-07-28 Programmauswahlverfahren, besonders für Fernsehprogramme, Anordnung und graphische Schnittstelle zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens Expired - Lifetime DE69722524T2 (de)

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