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EP About this file: EP1374513

EP1374513 - METHOD FOR FRAME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN OFDM SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN OFDM SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2019
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 15.04.2020  [2020/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
[2004/01]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHAEFER, Wolfgang
Sensburger Ring 31
31141 Hildesheim / DE
02 / HANSEN, Christian
Marienstrasse 104
30171 Hannover / DE
 [2004/01]
Application number, filing date02732328.615.03.2002
[2004/01]
WO2002DE00929
Priority number, dateDE2001101522128.03.2001         Original published format: DE 10115221
[2004/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02078280
Date:03.10.2002
Language:DE
[2002/40]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1374513
Date:02.01.2004
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1374513
Date:07.03.2018
Language:DE
[2018/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26, H04L1/00
[2017/49]
CPC:
H04L1/0056 (EP,US); H04L1/0071 (EP,US); H04L27/2656 (EP,US);
H04L27/2657 (EP,US); H04L27/2675 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/01]H04L27/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2018/10]
Former [2004/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR RAHMEN- UND FREQUENZSYNCHRONISATION EINES OFDM-SIGNALS UND VERFAHREN ZUM SENDEN EINES OFDM-SIGNALS[2004/01]
English:METHOD FOR FRAME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN OFDM SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN OFDM SIGNAL[2004/01]
French:PROCEDE DE SYNCHRONISATION DE TRAME ET DE FREQUENCE DE SIGNAUX OFDM ET PROCEDE D'EMISSION DE SIGNAUX OFDM[2004/01]
Entry into regional phase28.10.2003National basic fee paid 
28.10.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
28.10.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.10.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.10.2003Examination requested  [2004/01]
28.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.07.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
28.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.11.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.11.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2018Fee for grant paid
22.01.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.01.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  28.10.2008
Opposition(s)10.12.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2019/07]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
28.08.2009Request for further processing filed
28.08.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
02.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 14
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 15
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 16
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
28.10.2003AT   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003BE   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003CH   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003CY   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003DK   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003ES   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003FI   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003GR   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003IE   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003IT   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003LU   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003MC   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003NL   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003SE   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
28.10.2003TR   M02   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY07.03.2018
DK07.03.2018
ES07.03.2018
FI07.03.2018
IT07.03.2018
MC07.03.2018
NL07.03.2018
SE07.03.2018
TR07.03.2018
AT15.03.2018
IE15.03.2018
LU15.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
GB07.06.2018
GR08.06.2018
PT09.07.2018
[2020/16]
Former [2019/46]CY07.03.2018
DK07.03.2018
ES07.03.2018
FI07.03.2018
IT07.03.2018
MC07.03.2018
NL07.03.2018
SE07.03.2018
AT15.03.2018
IE15.03.2018
LU15.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
GB07.06.2018
GR08.06.2018
PT09.07.2018
Former [2019/21]CY07.03.2018
DK07.03.2018
ES07.03.2018
FI07.03.2018
IT07.03.2018
MC07.03.2018
NL07.03.2018
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BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5627863  (ASLANIS JAMES T [US], et al) [X] 1-13 * column 2, line 48 - line 64 * * column 6, line 46 - column 7, line 5 *;
 [X]FR2758031  (DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1-13 * page 3, line 28 - page 4, line 13 *;
 [A]  - FECHTEL ET AL, "Fast frame synchronization, frequency offset estimation and channel acquisition for spontaneous transmission over unknown frequency-selective radio channels", IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, New York, USA, (1993), pages 229 - 233, XP002116291 [A] 1-13 * page 229, column L, paragraph L * * Seite 232, linke Spalte, erster Absatz *
 [A]  - KELLER T ET AL, "ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEX SYNCHRONISATION TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS", IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, New York, USA, (19961015), vol. 3, pages 963 - 967, XP002063294 [A] 1-13 * Kapitel 5.1 *
Examination   - MULLER R ET AL, "A low-overhead synchronization scheme for acquisition in OFDM and related transmission methods", ITG FACHBERICHTE, VDE VERLAG, BERLIN, DE, (19990101), no. 157, ISSN 0932-6022, pages 235 - 239, XP008163115
    - CZYLWIK A, "Degradation of multicarrier and single carrier transmission with frequency domain equalization due to pilot-aided channel estimation and frequency synchronization", GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 1997. GLOBECOM '97., IEEE PHOENIX, AZ, USA 3-8 NOV. 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19971103), vol. 1, doi:10.1109/GLOCOM.1997.632506, ISBN 978-0-7803-4198-2, pages 27 - 31, XP010254576

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.1997.632506
by applicantUS5627863
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