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DE69519762D1 - Verfahren und System zur Ermöglichung einer effizienten Auswahl von Fernsehprogrammen - Google Patents

Verfahren und System zur Ermöglichung einer effizienten Auswahl von Fernsehprogrammen

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DE69519762D1
DE69519762D1 DE69519762T DE69519762T DE69519762D1 DE 69519762 D1 DE69519762 D1 DE 69519762D1 DE 69519762 T DE69519762 T DE 69519762T DE 69519762 T DE69519762 T DE 69519762T DE 69519762 D1 DE69519762 D1 DE 69519762D1
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enabling
television programs
efficient selection
efficient
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Adam Christopher Rauch
Gregory Riker
Nathan Paul Myhrvold
Iii Edwin Thorne
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Microsoft Corp
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DE69519762T 1994-05-12 1995-05-10 Verfahren und System zur Ermöglichung einer effizienten Auswahl von Fernsehprogrammen Expired - Lifetime DE69519762T3 (de)

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