DE69519762T2 - 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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DE69519762T2
DE69519762T2 DE69519762T DE69519762T DE69519762T2 DE 69519762 T2 DE69519762 T2 DE 69519762T2 DE 69519762 T DE69519762 T DE 69519762T DE 69519762 T DE69519762 T DE 69519762T DE 69519762 T2 DE69519762 T2 DE 69519762T2
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television programs
efficient selection
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Adam Christopher Rauch
Gregory Riker
Nathan Paul Myhrvold
Iii Edwin Thorne
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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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