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EP0995277 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING DELAY VARIANCE VIA TIME DIVIDED TRANSMISSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.07.2006
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ViaSat, Inc.
6155 El Camino Real Carlsbad
California 92009 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/38]For all designated states
ViaSat, Inc.
6155 El Camino Real Carlsbad
California 92009 / US
Former [2002/03]For all designated states
ViaSat, Inc.
6155 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009 / US
Former [2000/17]For all designated states
COMSAT Corporation
6560 Rock Spring Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KUMAR, Sampath, V.
19260 Circle Gate ,#204
Germantown, MD 20874 / US
02 / AGARWAL, Anil, K.
409 Midsummer Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 / US
[2000/17]
Representative(s)Skuhra, Udo
ATTENTION: ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Skuhra, Udo
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR Patentanwälte Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Former [2000/17]Skuhra, Udo, Dipl.-Ing.
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Application number, filing date98934350.415.07.1998
[2000/17]
WO1998US14199
Priority number, dateUS19970052539P15.07.1997         Original published format: US 52539 P
[2000/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9904509
Date:28.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0995277
Date:26.04.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0995277
Date:21.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.01.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/212, H04J3/26, H04L12/56, H04L12/66
[2000/17]
CPC:
H04L5/0041 (EP,US); H03M13/15 (EP,US); H03M13/23 (EP,US);
H03M13/27 (EP,US); H03M13/29 (EP,US); H03M13/35 (EP,US);
H03M13/6312 (EP,US); H03M7/30 (EP,US); H04B7/18532 (EP,US);
H04B7/1858 (EP,US); H04B7/18582 (EP,US); H04J3/0608 (EP,US);
H04L12/5601 (EP,US); H04L5/0005 (EP,US); H04L5/0046 (EP,US);
H04L5/0064 (EP,US); H04L5/023 (EP,US); H04L5/06 (EP,US);
H04Q11/0478 (EP,US); H04L2012/5607 (EP,US); H04L2012/5608 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5616 (EP,US); H04L2012/5627 (EP,US); H04L2012/5632 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5647 (EP,US); H04L2012/5649 (EP,US); H04L2012/5662 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5675 (EP,US); H04L5/0039 (EP,US); H04L7/048 (EP,US);
H04W72/00 (EP,US); H04W72/0453 (EP,US); H04W84/06 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/17]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR VERMINDERUNG DER VARIANZ DER ZEITVERZÖGERUNG DURCH ZEITVERSCHACHTELTE ÜBERTRAGUNGEN[2004/30]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING DELAY VARIANCE VIA TIME DIVIDED TRANSMISSIONS[2000/17]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE REDUCTION DE VARIANCE DE RETARD VIA DES TRANSMISSIONS PAR REPARTITION DANS LE TEMPS[2000/17]
Former [2000/17]VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR VERMINDERUNG DER VARIANZ DER ZEITVERZÖGERUNG DURCH ZEITVERSCHACHELTE ÜBERTRAGUNGEN
Entry into regional phase08.02.2000National basic fee paid 
08.02.2000Search fee paid 
08.02.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.02.2000Examination requested  [2000/17]
15.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.05.2005Fee for grant paid
03.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
02.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
20.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.200407   M06   Fee paid on   02.09.2004
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5570362  (NISHIMURA TAKASHI [JP]) [Y] 15 * column 2, line 11 - line 34 * * column 3, line 31 - column 5, line 53; figures 1-4A *;
 [YA]  - AKYILDIZ I F ET AL, "SATELLITE ATM NETWORKS: A SURVEY", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER. PISCATAWAY, N.J, US, (19970701), vol. 35, no. 7, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 30 - 43, XP000695129 [Y] 15 * page 32 - page 33 * * page 30 - page 43 * [A] 1-14,16-39

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.601740
 [Y]  - MAUGER R ET AL, "QOS GUARANTEES FOR MULTIMEDIA SERVICES ON A TDMA-BASED SATELLITE NETWORK", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER. PISCATAWAY, N.J, US, (19970701), vol. 35, no. 7, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 56 - 58,63-65, XP000695132 [Y] 15 * page 56 - page 57 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.601743
International search[A]US5282207  (JURKEVICH MARK [US], et al);
 [Y]US5313454  (BUSTINI LIONEL A [US], et al);
 [A]US5412655  (YAMADA KENJI [JP], et al);
 [Y]US5557621  (NAKANO YUKIO [JP], et al);
 [Y]US5638371  (RAYCHAUDHURI DIPANKAR [US], et al);
 [A]US5640395  (HAMALAINEN JARI [FI], et al)
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