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EP1047232 - Method of channel estimation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.05.2005
Database last updated on 29.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2008Change - representativepublished on 12.11.2008  [2008/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/43]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Buehrer, Michael R.
1 Longview Terrace
Morris, NJ 07960 / US
02 / Liu, Shang-Chieh
87 Connelly Avenue
Budd Lake, Morris 07828 / US
03 / Nicoloso, Steven P.
17 Dogwood Rad
Morristown, NJ 07960 / US
04 / Upteogrove, Dirck
13 Gunther Road
Mendham, NJ 07945 / US
[2000/48]
Former [2000/43]01 / Buehrer, Michael R.
1 Longview Terrace
Morris, NJ 07960 / US
02 / Liu, Shang-Chieh
74 Victory Highlands Way
Dover, NJ 07801 / US
03 / Nicoloso, Steven P.
182 Everett Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054 / US
04 / Upteogrove, Dirck
13 Gunther Road
Mendham, NJ 07945 / US
Representative(s)Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd
Patent Business
c/o Nokia
125 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2005/25]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [2000/43]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date00303271.118.04.2000
[2000/43]
Priority number, dateUS1999029665423.04.1999         Original published format: US 296654
[2000/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1047232
Date:25.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1047232
Date:02.01.2002
[2002/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/02
[2000/43]
CPC:
H04L25/024 (EP,US); H04N5/50 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   SE [2002/38]
Former [2000/43]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Kanalschätzung[2000/43]
English:Method of channel estimation[2000/43]
French:Procédé d'estimation de canal[2000/43]
Examination procedure22.06.2002Examination requested  [2002/35]
02.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.12.2004Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2005/25]
24.01.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2005/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
11.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0496152  (ROKE MANOR RESEARCH [GB]) [A] 1-19* column 3, line 46 - line 50 *;
 [X]US5293401  (SERFATY SALOMON [IL]) [X] 1,3,9 * column 1, line 55 - line 66 * * column 3, line 60 - line 64 * * column 6, line 20 - line 33 *;
 [Y]US5465276  (LARSSON LARS G [SE], et al) [Y] 4-8 * column 2, line 20 - line 38 * * column 4, line 29 - line 62 * * column 6, line 13 - line 16 * * column 6, line 39 - line 52 * * claims 1,4 *;
 [XY]US5581580  (LINDBOM LARS [SE], et al) [X] 1,3,10 * column 1, line 8 - line 23 * * column 2, line 6 - line 14 * * column 3, line 19 - line 48 * * column 4, line 1 - line 24 * [Y] 2,4-8;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1997.605852
 [A]  - MINH-HUNG BUI ET AL, "Channel estimation algorithms for DS/BPSK-CDMA communications systems", SEVENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. PIMRC'96 (CAT. NO.96TH8240), PROCEEDINGS OF PIMRC '96 - 7TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, TAIPEI, TAIWAN, 15-18 OCT. 1, 1996, New York, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, ISBN 0-7803-3692-5, pages 1145 - 1149 vol.3, XP002174340 [A] 4-8 * page 1148, column L, paragraph 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.1996.568462
 [A]  - FUKUNAGA K ET AL, "Signal-discrimination system with self-adaptability", SYSTEM - COMPUTERS - CONTROLS, MAY-JUNE 1970, USA, vol. 1, no. 3, ISSN 0096-8765, pages 27 - 35, XP001012671 [A] 4-8 * page 27, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 27, column R, paragraph 5 - page 28, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 29, column L, paragraph 1 *
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