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EP1772998 - Method for a wireless station to determine network metrics prior to associating with an access point of a wireless network [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/15]Method for a wireless station to determine network metrics prior to associating with an access point
[2012/52]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.11.2013
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cisco Technology, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706 / US
[2012/52]
Former [2007/15]For all designated states
Cisco Technology, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose CA 95134-1706 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Molteni, Marco@448, Ch. Des Hautes Breguieres
Res. Le Clos de L'Angelus, BAT 1A
F-006600 Antibes / FR
02 / Lucchina, Massimo G.
65 av des Tuiliers, Les Hauts d'Azur
F-06800 Cagnes sur Mer / FR
 [2012/34]
Former [2007/32]01 / Molteni, Marco 448, Ch. Des Hautes Breguieres
Res. Le Clos de L'Angelus, BAT 1A
F-006600 Antibes / FR
02 / Lucchina, Massimo G.
65 av des Tuillers, Les Hauts d'Azur
F-06800 Cagnes sur Mer / FR
Former [2007/15]01 / Molteni, Marco
36, Vieux Chemin de St. Jean
0600 Antibes / FR
02 / Lucchina, Massimo G.
12 bis, Allée du Suquet Les Hauts de Vaugrenier
06270 Villeneuve Loubet / FR
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/52]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London
EC1N 2SQ / GB
Former [2007/15]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date06026919.829.08.2003
[2007/15]
Priority number, dateUS2002026363203.10.2002         Original published format: US 263632
US2002027460021.10.2002         Original published format: US 274600
[2007/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1772998
Date:11.04.2007
Language:EN
[2007/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1772998
Date:07.10.2009
[2009/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1772998
Date:26.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04W88/08
[2012/33]
CPC:
H04W48/16 (EP,US); H04L41/048 (EP,US); H04L41/5009 (EP,US);
H04L63/029 (EP,US); H04L63/0428 (EP,US); H04W88/08 (EP,US);
H04W8/02 (EP,US); H04W80/04 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/15]H04L12/28, H04L29/06, H04L29/08, H04Q7/30
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/15]
TitleGerman:Verfahren für eine drahtlose Station zur Feststellung von Netzwerkmetriken vor der Verknüpfung mit einem Zugangspunkt eines drahtlosen Netzwerks[2012/33]
English:Method for a wireless station to determine network metrics prior to associating with an access point of a wireless network[2012/52]
French:Procédé permettant à une station sans fil de déterminer des métriques de réseau avant son association à un point d'accès d'un réseau sans fil[2007/15]
Former [2007/15]Verfahren für eine Drahtlosstation zur Feststellung von Netzwerkmetriken vor dem Zuordnen mit einem Zugangspunkt eines Drahtlosnetzwerks
Former [2007/15]Method for a wireless station to determine network metrics prior to associating with an access point
Examination procedure30.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/19]
29.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.09.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.11.2012Fee for grant paid
16.11.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03808074.3  / EP1547320
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 (EP20030808074) is  27.09.2005
Opposition(s)27.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
03.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
08.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
07.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
27.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.08.2003
AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
MC26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
TR26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
IE29.08.2013
LU29.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
FR02.09.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
MC26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
TR26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
IE29.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
FR02.09.2013
Former [2014/37]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
MC26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
IE29.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
FR02.09.2013
Former [2014/33]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
MC26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
IE29.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
Former [2014/20]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
MC26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
Former [2014/03]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/52]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/48]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/40]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/37]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
NL26.12.2012
RO26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
Former [2013/36]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
ES06.04.2013
Former [2013/35]BE26.12.2012
CZ26.12.2012
EE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
SK26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/34]BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
BG26.03.2013
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/33]BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/26]FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
SI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/24]FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/22]FI26.12.2012
SE26.12.2012
Former [2013/21]SE26.12.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]US5815811  (PINARD PATRICK [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * figure 2 * * column 2, lines 45-53 * * column 3, lines 32-51 * * column 5, lines 1-36 ** column 7, lines 24-45 *;
 [X]US6002918  (HEIMAN FREDERIC [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * figures 4-6 * * column 2, lines 40-48 * * column 3, lines 51-60 * * column 4, lines 1-25 * * column 9, lines 25-32 * * column 10, lines 1-40 *;
 [XA]US6212175  (HARSCH THOMAS B [US]) [X] 1,9 * figures 1,5-7 * * column 1, lines 26-35 * * column 2, lines 45-67 * * column 7, lines 15-30 * * column 11, lines 8-36 * [A] 2-8,10-16
by applicantUS6002918
 US6212175
 US2004066757
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