The patent EP3442096 was granted to Samsung Electronics on Jul 12, 2023. The application was originally filed on May 18, 2017 under application number EP17799669A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Supplementary European search report
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Abstract
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Published international application - A1
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