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EP4559241 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.04.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.02.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2026The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
14.03.2026Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2025/22]
Inventor(s)01 / KHIRALLAH, Chadi
Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE / GB
02 / ABRAHAM, Aby Kanneath
Bangalore 560037 / IN
 [2025/22]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Berliner Freiheit 2
10785 Berlin / DE
[2025/22]
Application number, filing date23853040.610.08.2023
[2025/22]
WO2023KR11862
Priority number, dateIN20223104558010.08.2022         Original published format: IN202231045580
GB2023001045206.07.2023         Original published format: GB 202310452
[2025/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2024035173
Date:15.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4559241
Date:28.05.2025
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.02.2024 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2025/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR15.02.2024
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2025
ClassificationIPC:H04W48/20, H04W24/08, H04W48/10, H04W84/06, H04W88/06, H04W48/12, // H04W36/00, H04W8/24, H04W48/16
[2025/46]
CPC:
H04W36/0061 (EP,GB,US); H04W48/20 (EP,KR); H04W36/083 (US);
H04W24/08 (KR); H04W36/0088 (US); H04W36/322 (US);
H04W48/08 (KR); H04W48/12 (EP); H04W48/16 (EP,KR);
H04W64/00 (KR); H04W84/06 (EP,GB,KR,US); H04W36/008357 (EP);
H04W8/24 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2025/22]H04W48/20, H04W24/08, H04W48/10, H04W84/06, H04W88/06
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/22]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR NICHTTERRESTRISCHE NETZWERKMOBILITÄT IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2025/22]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2025/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MOBILITÉ DE RÉSEAU NON TERRESTRE DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2025/22]
Entry into regional phase19.02.2025National basic fee paid 
19.02.2025Search fee paid 
19.02.2025Designation fee(s) paid 
19.02.2025Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.02.2025Examination requested  [2025/22]
13.03.2026Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]   LG ELECTRONICS INC: "Contents of ephemeris information and remaining idle mode issues", vol. RAN WG2, no. Online; 20210125 - 20210205, 15 January 2021 (2021-01-15), XP051973708, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20210115] [X] 1-15 * pages 1-4 *
 [A]   THALES: "Idle mode procedures in NR NTN", vol. RAN WG2, no. Online; 20201102 - 20201113, 21 October 2020 (2020-10-21), XP051940896, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20201021] [A] 1-15 * pages 1-6 *
 [A]   ZTE CORPORATION ET AL: "Utilization of the ephemeris information in cell selection and re- selection", vol. RAN WG2, no. Prague, Czech; 20190826 - 20190830, 15 August 2019 (2019-08-15), XP051767065, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190815] [A] 1-15
International search[X] WO2021180154  (MEDIATEK SINGAPORE PTE LTD et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0028]-[0036]; claim 4; and figure 7 *
 [X] WO2022086244  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [X] 1-3,5-7,9-11,13-14 * paragraphs [0178]-[0197]; and figure 7 *
 [X] US2022232447  (LU QIANXI et al.) [X] 1,5,9,13 * paragraphs [0079]-[0092]; and figure 2 *
 [A]   MEDIATEK USA INC.: "Improving Cell Reselection using Next Cell Information in NTN", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1912655_IMPROVING CELL RESEELCTION USING NEXT CELL INFORMATION IN NTN, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG2, no. Chongqing, China; 20191014 - 20191018, 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , XP051803956 [A] 1-15 * section 2.1 *
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Solutions for NR to support non-terrestrial networks (NTN) (Release 16)", 3GPP STANDARD; TECHNICAL REPORT; 3GPP TR 38.821, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. V16.1.0, 30 June 2021 (2021-06-30), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , pages 1 - 140, XP052029957 [A] 1-15 * section 7.3.1.6 *
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