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EP About this file: EP1977543

EP1977543 - METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE FAIRNESS FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS THAT USE EXTENDED PHYSICAL LAYER PROTECTION MECHANISMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.06.2014
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.07.2014  [2014/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
P.O. Box 655474
Mail Station 3999
Dallas, TX 75265-5474 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
P.O. Box 655474 Mail Station 3999
Dallas, Texas 75265-5474 / US
Inventor(s)01 / XHAFA, Ariton, E.
3825 Nash Lane
Plano, TX 75025 / US
02 / AIRY, Manish
B-3 Gulmohar Park
New Delhi 110049 / IN
03 / HO, Jin-Meng
7700 Cherry Creek Drive
Plano, TX 75025 / US
 [2008/45]
Former [2008/41]01 / XHAFA, Ariton, E.
1350 Ballymote Lane
Plano, TX 75074 / US
02 / AIRY, Manish
B-3 Gulmohar Park
New Delhi 110049 / IN
03 / HO, Jin-Meng
7700 Cherry Creek Drive
Plano, TX 75025 / US
Representative(s)Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
European Patent Department
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes MK9 1AQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/18]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes
MK91AQ / GB
Former [2008/41]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL / GB
Application number, filing date07777509.605.01.2007
[2008/41]
WO2007US60131
Priority number, dateUS20060756469P05.01.2006         Original published format: US 756469 P
US20060757176P06.01.2006         Original published format: US 757176 P
US2006058494723.10.2006         Original published format: US 584947
[2008/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007120943
Date:25.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/43]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1977543
Date:08.10.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.10.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:H04W28/06, H04J3/24, H04J3/16, H04B7/216
[2012/32]
CPC:
H04W28/06 (EP,US); H04W28/18 (EP,US); H04W74/08 (EP,US);
H04W84/12 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/02]H04J3/24, H04J3/16, H04B7/216
Former IPC [2008/41]H04J3/16
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2009/23]
Former [2008/41]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG DER GLEICHHEIT FÜR WLAN, DIE ERWEITERTE PHYSISCHE SCHICHTSCHUTZMECHANISMEN VERWENDEN[2008/41]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE FAIRNESS FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS THAT USE EXTENDED PHYSICAL LAYER PROTECTION MECHANISMS[2008/41]
French:PROCEDES ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE FOURNIR L'IMPARTIALITE POUR DES RESEAUX LOCAUX SANS FIL QUI UTILISENT DES MECANISMES DE PROTECTION PAR COUCHES PHYSIQUES ETENDUES[2008/41]
Entry into regional phase05.08.2008National basic fee paid 
05.08.2008Search fee paid 
16.04.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.08.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.04.2009Examination requested  [2009/23]
18.06.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
22.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.07.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.02.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/30]
10.03.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/30]
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  30.07.2013
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
22.05.2013Request for further processing filed
22.05.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.2013Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
22.05.2013Request for further processing filed
22.05.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.2013Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
01.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2005232275  (STEPHENS ADRIAN P [GB]) [X] 1-3,11-13,17,18 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0020] * * figure 1 * [Y] 4-10,14-16,19,20;
 [A]WO2005018180  (INTEL CORP [US]) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - "ISO/IEC Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications (Includes IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition;", IEEE STANDARD; [IEEE STANDARD], IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20050101), ISBN 978-0-7381-4772-7, pages 1 - 721, XP017603987 [Y] 4-10,14-16,19,20 * page 95, paragraph 9.2.5.7 * * page 102, paragraph 1 - paragraph 2 *
International search[Y]US2005058151  (YEH CHIHSIANG [CA]);
 [Y]US2004136396  (YONGE LAWRENCE W [US], et al);
 [X]  - YAN WU ET AL., "A Credit-based Distributed Protocol for Long-term Fairness in IEEE 802.11 Single-Hop Networks", WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMPUTING, NETWORKING, AND COMMUNICATIONS, 2005, (200508), vol. 2, pages 98 - 105, XP010838826
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