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EP3403340 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING UNIFIED WIRELESS BACKHAUL AND ACCESS NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2018/47]
Inventor(s)01 / NG, Boon Loong
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
02 / RAMAKRISHNA, Sudhir
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
03 / GUO, Li
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
04 / NOVLAN, Thomas David
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
05 / NAM, Young-Han
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
06 / RAJAGOPAL, Sridhar
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
07 / ZHANG, Jianzhong
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
 [2018/47]
Representative(s)Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
[2018/47]
Application number, filing date17738606.709.01.2017
[2018/47]
WO2017KR00276
Priority number, dateUS201662278594P14.01.2016         Original published format: US 201662278594 P
US201662334001P10.05.2016         Original published format: US 201662334001 P
US20161533534626.10.2016         Original published format: US201615335346
KR2017000197705.01.2017         Original published format: KR 20170001977
[2018/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017122977
Date:20.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3403340
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.07.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/155
[2019/02]
CPC:
H04B7/155 (EP,US); H04B7/15542 (KR); H04W72/20 (US);
H04B7/15507 (KR); H04B7/15528 (EP,US); H04B7/2606 (KR);
H04B7/2643 (KR); H04L1/00 (US); H04L27/26 (US);
H04L5/0032 (EP,US); H04L5/0055 (EP,US); H04L5/0082 (EP,US);
H04L5/0092 (EP,US); H04L5/143 (EP,US); H04L5/16 (EP,US);
H04W40/22 (EP,US); H04W56/00 (EP,US); H04W72/23 (EP,US);
H04L1/1671 (EP,US); H04L5/001 (EP,US); H04L5/0023 (EP,US);
H04W84/047 (EP,US); H04W88/02 (US); H04W88/08 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/47]H04B7/155, H04B7/26
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/47]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG EINES VEREINHEITLICHTEN DRAHTLOSEN BACKHAUL- UND ZUGANGSNETZWERKS IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2018/47]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING UNIFIED WIRELESS BACKHAUL AND ACCESS NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2018/47]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR PRENDRE EN CHARGE UNE LIAISON TERRESTRE SANS FIL UNIFIÉE ET UN RÉSEAU D'ACCÈS DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2018/47]
Entry into regional phase09.08.2018National basic fee paid 
09.08.2018Search fee paid 
09.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
09.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/47]
18.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
24.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]US2010080139  (PALANKI RAVI [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7,8,10-12,14,15 * paragraphs [0041] , [0 95] - [0096] - [ 139] , [ 141]; figures 1,11, 23 * [A] 6,13 [I] 9;
 [XAI]US2011299614  (KIM HAK SEONG [KR], et al) [X] 1,8,15 * paragraphs [0121] , [0129] , [0133]; figures 1,11,23,28,30,31,39 * [A] 6,13 [I] 2-5,7,9-12,14;
 [X]  - SAMSUNG, "Access uplink subframe timing alignment", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-100136 ACCESS UL SUBFRAME TIMING, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20100112), vol. RAN WG1, no. Valencia, Spain; 20100118, XP050417861 [X] 1,8,15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0003]; figure 2 *
International search[Y]US2014269594  (JANG JIWOONG [KR], et al) [Y] 3, 7, 10, 14 * See paragraphs [0067], [0127]-[0132], [0155]-[0157]; and figure 12. *;
 [A]KR20140064858  (INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS [US]) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0062]-[0069]; and figures 2-3a. *;
 [A]US2013272188  (SEO HAN-BYUL [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0065]-[0078], [0086]-[0091]; and figures 3, 8A-9B. *;
 [A]US2013010676  (KIM HAK SEONG [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0059]-[0079], [0090]-[0091]; and figures 7, 13. *
 [XYA]  - YIFEI YUAN, "LTE-Advanced Relay Technology and Standardization", Signals and Communication Technology, ISBN 978-3-642-29675-8, (20120700), URL: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-29676-5, XP055398755 [X] 1-2, 5, 8-9, 12, 15 * See pages 6, 45-73, 92-149, 161; and figures 4.1-4.4, 4.28. * [Y] 3, 7, 10, 14 [A] 4, 6, 11, 13
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