DE602007009195D1 - In das fernsehen integrierter chat und anwesenheitssysteme und verfahren - Google Patents

In das fernsehen integrierter chat und anwesenheitssysteme und verfahren

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DE602007009195D1
DE602007009195D1 DE602007009195T DE602007009195T DE602007009195D1 DE 602007009195 D1 DE602007009195 D1 DE 602007009195D1 DE 602007009195 T DE602007009195 T DE 602007009195T DE 602007009195 T DE602007009195 T DE 602007009195T DE 602007009195 D1 DE602007009195 D1 DE 602007009195D1
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Joel Stephen Angiolillo
Piotr Boni
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Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
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