DK176762B1 - Apparat og fremgangsmåder til inkludering af koder i audiosignaler og til dekodning - Google Patents

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DK176762B1
DK176762B1 DK199601059A DK105996A DK176762B1 DK 176762 B1 DK176762 B1 DK 176762B1 DK 199601059 A DK199601059 A DK 199601059A DK 105996 A DK105996 A DK 105996A DK 176762 B1 DK176762 B1 DK 176762B1
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James M Jensen
Michael M Perelshteyn
Graybill B Robert
Sayed Hassan
Wayne Sabin
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DK199601059A 1994-03-31 1996-09-27 Apparat og fremgangsmåder til inkludering af koder i audiosignaler og til dekodning DK176762B1 (da)

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US08/221,019 US5450490A (en) 1994-03-31 1994-03-31 Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals and decoding
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