FILTER AND METHOD FOR INFORMED SPATIAL FILTERING USING MULTIPLE INSTANTANEOUS DIRECTION-OF-ARRIVIAL ESTIMATES

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EP 2 936 830 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:
	25.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/04

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	05.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/40

(21)	Application number: 13802283.5

(22)	Date of filing: 25.11.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04R 3/00^(2006.01)
G10K 11/34^(2006.01)

G06F 3/16^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2013/074650

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/095250 (26.06.2014 Gazette 2014/26)

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FILTER AND METHOD FOR INFORMED SPATIAL FILTERING USING MULTIPLE INSTANTANEOUS DIRECTION-OF-ARRIVIAL ESTIMATES

FILTER UND VERFAHREN FÜR INFORMIERTE RÄUMLICHE FILTERUNG MIT MEHREREN MOMENTANEN ANKUNFTSRICHTUNGSSCHÄTZUNGEN

FILTRE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR EXÉCUTER UN FILTRAGE SPATIAL INFORMÉ AU MOYEN D'ESTIMATIONS INSTANTANÉES MULTIPLES DE SENS D'ARRIVÉE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

21.12.2012 US 201261740866 P
24.05.2013 EP 13169163

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	28.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/44

(73)	Proprietor: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
	80686 München (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	HABETS, Emanuel 91080 Spardorf (DE) THIERGART, Oliver 91052 Erlangen (DE) BRAUN, Sebastian 85072 Eichstaett (DE) TASESKA, Maja 91052 Erlangen (DE)

(74)	Representative: Zinkler, Franz
	Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2 81373 München 81373 München (DE)

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