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EP1521414 - Method and apparatus for sphere decoding [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.09.2009
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.09.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.10.2009  [2009/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
Former [2005/14]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yee, Mong Suan, c/o Toshiba Research Europe Ltd.
32 Queen Square
Bristol BS1 4ND / GB
 [2005/14]
Representative(s)Midgley, Jonathan Lee
Marks & Clerk
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/14]Midgley, Jonathan Lee
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date04255332.102.09.2004
[2005/14]
Priority number, dateGB2003002320803.10.2003         Original published format: GB 0323208
GB2004001682328.07.2004         Original published format: GB 0416823
[2005/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1521414
Date:06.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1521414
Date:29.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/03, H03M13/00
[2005/14]
CPC:
H04L1/0631 (EP,US); H03M13/00 (EP,US); H04L1/0048 (EP,US);
H04L1/005 (EP,US); H04L1/04 (EP,US); H04L25/03242 (EP,US);
H04L25/067 (EP,US); H04L27/38 (EP,US); H04L2025/0342 (EP,US);
H04L2025/03426 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2005/52]
Former [2005/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Kugeldekodierung[2005/14]
English:Method and apparatus for sphere decoding[2005/14]
French:Procédé et dispositif de décodage par sphères[2005/14]
Examination procedure14.09.2004Examination requested  [2005/14]
29.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.08.2008Fee for grant paid
15.08.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.07.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/41]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
25.07.2008Request for further processing filed
15.08.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.09.2008Decision despatched
24.07.2006Request for further processing filed
24.07.2006Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.08.2006Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XD]  - VITERBO E ET AL, "A universal lattice code decoder for fading channels", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (199907), vol. 45, no. 5, ISSN 0018-9448, pages 1639 - 1642, XP002178307 [XD] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/18.771234
 [DX]  - HASSIBI B ET AL INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, "On the expected complexity of sphere decoding", CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE 35TH. ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON SIGNALS, SYSTEMS, & COMPUTERS. PACIFIC GROOVE, CA, NOV. 4 - 7, 2001, ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON SIGNALS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTERS, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20011104), VOL. 1 OF 2. CONF. 35, ISBN 0-7803-7147-X, pages 1051 - 1055, XP010582204 [DX] 1-12 * abstract * * page 1052, column R, paragraph L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACSSC.2001.987655
 [X]  - DAMEN M O ET AL, "On maximum-likelihood detection and the search for the closest lattice point", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY IEEE USA, (20031001), vol. 49, no. 10, ISSN 0018-9448, pages 2389 - 2402, XP002313805 [X] 1-12 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIT.2003.817444
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