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EP1638236 - Communication system and method using a relay node [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  19.07.2013
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 21.08.2013  [2013/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/12]For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shi, Hui, c/o I.P.D., NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
02 / Abe, Tetsushi, c/o I.P.D., NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
03 / Asai, Takahiro, c/o I.P.D., NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
04 / Yoshino, Hitoshi, c/o I.P.D., NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
 [2006/12]
Representative(s)Maury, Richard Philip
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/12]Maury, Richard Philip
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date05255326.031.08.2005
[2006/12]
Priority number, dateJP2004025287931.08.2004         Original published format: JP 2004252879
JP2004030617120.10.2004         Original published format: JP 2004306171
JP2005024882430.08.2005         Original published format: JP 2005248824
[2006/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1638236
Date:22.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1638236
Date:05.04.2006
[2006/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04L1/06, H04B7/08, H04B7/06, H04L12/28
[2006/12]
CPC:
H04B7/026 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/15528 (EP,KR,US); H04L1/0618 (EP,KR,US);
H04L25/0204 (EP,KR,US); H04L25/0228 (EP,KR,US); H04L25/0246 (EP,KR,US);
H04L25/20 (EP,US); H04W52/46 (EP,KR,US); H04W88/04 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   GB,   SE [2006/50]
Former [2006/12]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Kommunikationssystem und Verfahren unter Verwendung von Relaisknotenpunkt[2006/12]
English:Communication system and method using a relay node[2006/12]
French:Système de communication et procédé utilisant un noeud de relais[2006/12]
Examination procedure14.09.2005Examination requested  [2006/12]
05.09.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/34]
05.04.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2013/34]
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  01.03.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004165684  (KETCHUM JOHN W [US], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [YD]  - ROHIT U. NABAR, ÖZGÜR OYMAN, HELMUT BÖLCSKEI, AROGYASWAMI J. PAULRAJ, "Capacity Scaling Laws in MIMO Wireless Networks", INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, (200310), pages 1 - 12, XP002365241 [YD] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - THOMAS L. MARZETTA, "BLAST Training: Estimating Channel Characteristics for High Capacity Space-Time Wireless", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL ALLERTON CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION, CONTROL, AND COMPUTING, monticello, IL, (19990922), pages 958 - 966, XP002365242 [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * page 959 - page 961 *
 [Y]  - KE LIU; AKBAR M. SAYEED, "Improved Layered Space-Time Processing in Multiple Antenna Systems", THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL ALLERTON CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION, CONTROL, AND COMPUTING, Allerton House, Monticello, Illinois, (20011004), pages 1 - 10, XP002365243 [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * page 2 - page 4 *
 [Y]  - RONALD BÖHNKE, DIRK WÜBBEN, VOLKER KÜHN, KARL-DIRK KAMMEYER, "Reduced Complexity MMSE Detection for BLAST Architectures", IEEE 2003 GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (GLOBECOM'2003), San Francisco, California, USA, (20031201), vol. 4, pages 2258 - 2262, XP002365244 [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * page 2258 - page 2260 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2003.1258637
 [Y]  - GIUSEPPE CAIRE, SHLOMO SHAMAI, "On the Achievable Throughput of a Multiantenna Gaussian Broadcast Channel", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY, (200307), vol. 49, no. 7, pages 1691 - 1706, XP002365245 [Y] 10 * page 1694, column R - page 1695, column L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIT.2003.813523
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