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(11) EP 1 832 987 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/15

(21) Application number: 05790249.6

(22) Date of filing: 04.10.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/30(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/018353
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/048988 (11.05.2006 Gazette 2006/19)

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CONTENT DATA RETRIEVAL APPARATUS

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SYSTÈME DE RECHERCHE DE DONNÉES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 04.11.2004 JP 2004320198

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/37

(73) Proprietor: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
Torrance, CA 90503 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • YOSHIDA, Tadashi, c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)
  • ARAKI, Hitoshi, c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)
  • KAWASAKI, Yoshiteru, c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)
  • YUDA, Masato, c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)
  • NOMURA, Kazuya, c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser 
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen
28060 Bremen (DE)


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