WO1995012278A1 - Audience measurement system - Google Patents
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DK01126148T DK1213860T3 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Audience Measurement System |
AU80802/94A AU672539B2 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Audience measurement system |
CA002150539A CA2150539C (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Audience measurement system |
EP94931880A EP0669070B1 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Program signal identification data collector |
DE69431906T DE69431906T2 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | DETECTION DATA COLLECTOR FOR PROGRAM SIGNALS |
DK94931880T DK0669070T3 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Identifier data collector for program signals |
JP51268995A JP3512419B2 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | Audience measurement system |
AT94931880T ATE230192T1 (en) | 1993-10-27 | 1994-10-17 | DETECTION DATA COLLECTOR FOR PROGRAM SIGNALS |
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