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EP About this file: EP2590458

EP2590458 - Method, apparatus and system for location management in a mobile communications network [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/19]Method and apparatuses for location management in a mobile communications network
[2014/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2015
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2015No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.08.2015  [2015/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/19]For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Satrusajang, Ratapon
c/o Intellectual Property Department, NTT Docomo
INC., Sanno Park Tower
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6150 / JP
02 / Morita, Masanori
c/o Intellectual Property Department, NTT Docomo
INC., Sanno Park Tower
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6150 / JP
 [2013/19]
Representative(s)Henseler, Daniela
Sparing Röhl Henseler
Patentanwälte
Rethelstrasse 123
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
[2014/38]
Former [2013/19]Henseler, Daniela
Sparing Röhl Henseler Patentanwälte Rethelstrasse 123
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date13000496.310.10.2005
[2013/19]
Priority number, dateJP2004029911113.10.2004         Original published format: JP 2004299111
[2013/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2590458
Date:08.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2590458
Date:17.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:H04W60/00, H04W60/04, H04W8/04, H04W8/26, H04W16/26, H04W16/32, H04W84/18, H04W92/02, H04W88/18
[2013/19]
CPC:
H04W60/00 (EP,US); H04W16/26 (EP,US); H04W16/32 (EP,US);
H04W60/04 (EP,US); H04W8/04 (EP,US); H04W8/26 (EP,US);
H04W84/18 (EP,US); H04W88/182 (EP,US); H04W92/02 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   GB,   SE [2013/19]
TitleGerman:Verfahren, Vorrichtung und System für ein Lokalisationsmanagement in einem Mobilfunknetzwerk[2014/10]
English:Method, apparatus and system for location management in a mobile communications network[2014/10]
French:Procédé, dispositif et système de gestion de localisation dans un réseau de communication mobile[2014/10]
Former [2013/19]Verfahren und Vorrichtungen für ein Lokalisationsmanagement in einem Mobilfunknetzwerk
Former [2013/19]Method and apparatuses for location management in a mobile communications network
Former [2013/19]Procédé et dispositifs de gestion de localisation dans un réseau de communication mobile
Examination procedure01.02.2013Examination requested  [2013/19]
16.09.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.08.2014Fee for grant paid
06.08.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.08.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05022020.1  / EP1648188
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 (EP20050022020) is  18.07.2006
Opposition(s)18.06.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
01.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
30.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI17.09.2014
SE17.09.2014
[2015/09]
Documents cited:Search[A]WO03024144  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE], et al) [A] 1-3 * abstract * * page 4, line 1 - line 28 * * figure 2 * * page 8, line 25 - page 12, line 28 * * figure 3 *
 [A]  - KASERA K K ET AL, "A location management protocol for hierarchically organized multihop mobile wireless networks", 1997 IEEE 6TH. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECORD. SAN DIEGO, 12 - 16. OCT. 1997, IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19971012), VOL. 2 CONF. 6, ISBN 0-7803-3777-8, pages 158 - 162, XP010248689 [A] 1-3 * page 158, column L, line 23 - line 33 * * page 158, column R, line 23 - line 26 * * page 159, column L, line 1 - line 13 * * page 159, column L, line 51 - column R, line 41 * * page 160, column L, line 5 - line 24 * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICUPC.1997.625502
 [A]  - BEONGKU AN ET AL, "A mobility-based clustering approach to support mobility management and multicast routing in mobile ad-hoc wireless networks", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT, WILEY, GB, (200112), ISSN 1055-7148, pages 387 - 395, XP002333507 [A] 1-3 * page 387, column L, line 3 - page 390, column L, line 47 * * figure 1 * * figure 2 *
 [A]  - JIANG XIE ET AL, "A distributed dynamic regional location management scheme for mobile IP", PROCEEDINGS IEEE INFOCOM 2002. THE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. 21ST. ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE COMPUTER ANDCOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETIES. NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 23 - 27, 2002, PROCEEDINGS IEEE INFOCOM. THE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER COMMUNICA, (20020623), VOL. 1 OF 3. CONF. 21, ISBN 0-7803-7476-2, pages 1069 - 1078, XP010593671 [A] 1-3 * page 1069, column L, line 20 - page 1070, column R, line 2 * * page 1070, column R, line 49 - page 1071, column L, line 20 * * figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.2002.1019355
by applicant   - JOSEPH MACKER; SCOTT CORSON, "Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (manet", IETF WORKING GROUP, (20041004), URL: www.ieff.org/html.charters/manet-charter.html
    - U. JOHNSON ET AL., "MIPMANET-mobile IP for mobile ad hoc networks", IEEE MOBIHOC, (2000), pages 76 - 85
    - KASERA K.K. ET AL., "A location management protocol for hierarchically organized multihop mobile wireless networks", IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, (19971012), vol. 2, doi:doi:10.1109/ICUPC.1997.625502, pages 158 - 162, XP000871727

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICUPC.1997.625502
    - "A mobility-based clustering approach to support mobility management and multicast routing in mobile ad-hoc wireless networks", BEONGKU AN ET AL., International Journal of Network Management, WILEY, GB, (200112), pages 387 - 395
    - JIANG XIE ET AL., "A distributed dynamic regional location management scheme for mobile IP", PROCEEDINGS IEEE INFOCOM 2002, (20020623), vol. 1-3, doi:doi:10.1109/INFCOM.2002.1019355, pages 1069 - 1078, XP010593671

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.2002.1019355
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