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(11) EP 3 017 317 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:
10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/07

(21) Application number: 14733168.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 5/16(2006.01)
G06T 7/70(2017.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2014/063464
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/000772 (08.01.2015 Gazette 2015/01)

(54)

DETERMINING ORIENTATION

BESTIMMUNG DER ORIENTIERUNG

PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION D'ORIENTATION


(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

(30) Priority: 04.07.2013 EP 13175096

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/19

(73) Proprietor: Signify Holding B.V.
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • HOLTMAN, Koen Johanna Guillaume
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Takken, Robert et al
Signify Holding B.V. Intellectual Property High Tech Campus 7
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)


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