DE69322439D1 - System und Verfahren zur automatischen Abstimmung der Benutzerpräferenzen mit einem Fernsehprogramminformationsdatenstamm - Google Patents

System und Verfahren zur automatischen Abstimmung der Benutzerpräferenzen mit einem Fernsehprogramminformationsdatenstamm

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DE69322439D1
DE69322439D1 DE69322439T DE69322439T DE69322439D1 DE 69322439 D1 DE69322439 D1 DE 69322439D1 DE 69322439 T DE69322439 T DE 69322439T DE 69322439 T DE69322439 T DE 69322439T DE 69322439 D1 DE69322439 D1 DE 69322439D1
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Hugo Strubbe
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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