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(11) EP 2 984 842 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
17.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/07

(21) Application number: 13881580.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.04.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 19/60(2014.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CA2013/000644
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/165960 (16.10.2014 Gazette 2014/42)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(71) Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 (CA)

(72) Inventor:
  • FLYNN, David
    Waterloo, ON N2L 3W8 (CA)

(74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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