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EP About this file: EP2372386

EP2372386 - Method for distance estimation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2015
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Li, Xiaoyun
D1-4A Xinghe Guoji Building Futian District Shenzhen
518048 / CN
[2011/40]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2011/40]
Representative(s)Hofmann, Andreas, et al
RGTH
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 33 02 11
80062 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/30]Hofmann, Andreas, et al
Richter Werdermann Gerbaulet Hofmann
Patentanwälte
Postfach 33 02 11
80062 München / DE
Former [2011/40]Hofmann, Andreas, et al
Richter, Werdermann, Gerbaulet & Hofmann Patentanwälte Postfach 33 02 11
80062 München / DE
Application number, filing date10003095.624.03.2010
[2011/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2372386
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2372386
Date:23.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:G01S5/10, G01S5/02, G01S5/14
[2013/34]
CPC:
G01S5/10 (EP); G01S5/145 (EP)
Former IPC [2011/40]G01S5/10, G01S5/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2011/40]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Abstandsschätzung[2011/40]
English:Method for distance estimation[2011/40]
French:Procédé d'évaluation de distance[2011/40]
Examination procedure29.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/19]
05.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.12.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
24.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2014Fee for grant paid
27.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.06.2014Receipt 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  06.09.2013
Opposition(s)24.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[IA]EP1014103  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [I] 1-3 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0031]; figures 1, 2, 4 * [A] 4,5;
 [I]GB2359699  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [I] 1-3* page 6, line 1 - page 7, line 25; figures 1, 2 *;
 [XAI]  - JULIUS O. SMITH, JONATHAN S. ABEL, "Closed-Form Least-Squares Source Location Estimation from Range-Difference Measurements", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, (198712), vol. ASSP-35, no. 12, pages 1661 - 1669, XP007914836 [X] 1,3 * page 1661, column 1 - page 1664, column 1 * * page 1667, column 1, paragraph last * [A] 4,5 [I] 2
 [IA]  - HO K C ET AL, "SOLUTION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF GEOLOCATION BY TDOA", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US LNKD- DOI:10.1109/7.259534, (19931001), vol. 29, no. 4, ISSN 0018-9251, pages 1311 - 1322, XP000413507 [I] 1-3 * page 1311, column 1 - page 1313, column 2 * [A] 4,5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/7.259534
 [IA]  - FANG B T, "SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR HYPERBOLIC AND RELATED POSITION FIXES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US LNKD- DOI:10.1109/7.102710, (19900901), vol. 26, no. 5, ISSN 0018-9251, pages 748 - 753, XP000173283 [I] 1-3 * page 748, column 1 - page 750, column 2 * [A] 4,5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/7.102710
by applicant   - AWANGE, J. L.; E. GRAFAREND, "Algebraic solution of GPS pseudo-ranging equations", JOURNAL OF GPS SOLUTIONS, (2002), vol. 4, no. 5, pages 20 - 32
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