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EP1300988 - A method for maintaining a communication link in wireless network groups [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.08.2006
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
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 [2003/15]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Pittampalli, Eshwar
2 Sleepy Hollow Lane
Randolph, New Jersey 07869 / US
 [2003/15]
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 [2003/15]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk
Lucent Technologies NS UK Limited, Intellectual Property Division, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date02026733.224.07.2000
[2003/15]
Priority number, dateUS1999036567802.08.1999         Original published format: US 365678
[2003/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1300988
Date:09.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1300988
Date:05.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28, H04Q7/38
[2003/15]
CPC:
H04W36/04 (EP,KR,US); H04W48/18 (EP,KR,US); H04B1/7143 (EP,KR,US);
H04W24/00 (EP,KR,US); H04W60/00 (EP,KR,US); H04W76/25 (KR);
H04W84/20 (KR); H04W76/20 (EP,US); H04W84/18 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   SE [2003/15]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Aufrechterhaltung einer Kommunikationsverbindung in Gruppen von drahtlosen Netzen[2003/15]
English:A method for maintaining a communication link in wireless network groups[2003/15]
French:Procédé pour maintenir une liaison de communication dans un groupe de réseaux sans fil[2003/15]
Examination procedure09.12.2002Examination requested  [2003/15]
16.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2005Fee for grant paid
15.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00306299.9  / EP1075159
Opposition(s)06.07.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
17.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI05.10.2005
SE05.01.2006
[2006/27]
Former [2006/23]FI05.10.2005
Documents cited:Search[XY]US5633888  (STEWART BRETT B [US]) [X] 1-4,8,9 * column 1, lines 8-23 * * column 3, lines 1-63 * * column 10, lines 1-47 * * figure 5 * [Y] 5-7;
 [Y]EP0766490  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]) [Y] 5-7 * page 8, lines 1-13 * * page 10, lines 14-24 *;
 [X]EP0851633  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1-4,8,9 * column 4, line 50 - column 7, line 52 *;
 [A]WO9929126  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI], et al) [A] 5-7 * page 4, line 4 - page 6, line 18 * * figure 1 *;
 [XP]  - ALBRECHT M ET AL, "IP services over Bluetooth: leading the way to a new mobility", LOCAL COMPUTER NETWORKS, 1999. LCN '99. CONFERENCE ON LOWELL, MA, USA 18-20 OCT. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19991018), ISBN 0-7695-0309-8, pages 2 - 11, XP010358529 [XP] 1-4,8,9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LCN.1999.801990
 [A]  - HAARTSEN J, "BLUETOOTH - THE UNIVERSAL RADIO INTERFACE FOR AD HOC, WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY", ON - ERICSSON REVIEW, ERICSSON. STOCKHOLM, SE, (1998), no. 3, ISSN 0014-0171, pages 110 - 117, XP000783249 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MOULY M ET AL, "HANDOVER CRITERIA", GSM SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LASSAY-LES-CHATEAUX, EUROPE MEDIA, FR, (1993), pages 329,396 - 401, XP002071994 [A] 8,9 * pages 329-330 *
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