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EP1048154 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHANNEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.01.2006
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2006Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.03.2006  [2006/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive
MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
ERICSSON INC.
7001 Development Drive, P.O. Box 13969
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MOLNAR, Karl
110 Flying Leaf Court
Cary, NC 27513 / US
02 / BOTTOMLEY, Greg
100 Merlot Court
Cary, NC 27511 / US
03 / RAMESH, Rajaram
403 Danton Drive
Cary, NC 27511 / US
[2000/44]
Representative(s)Nyberg, Bengt, et al
BRANN AB
P.O. Box 12246
102 26 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]Nyberg, Bengt, et al
DR. LUDWIG BRANN PATENTBYRA AB, P.O. Box 17192
104 62 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date99902300.515.01.1999
[2000/44]
WO1999US00929
Priority number, dateUS1998000793616.01.1998         Original published format: US 7936
[2000/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9937068
Date:22.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1048154
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/02, H04B7/005
[2000/44]
CPC:
H04B1/707 (EP,US); H04L25/02 (KR); H04B7/005 (EP,US);
H04L25/0202 (EP,US); H04L25/03178 (EP,US); H04L25/03299 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/44]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSWERTUNG DER EIGENSCHAFTEN EINES FUNKKANALS[2000/44]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHANNEL[2000/44]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE SUIVRE LES CARACTERISTIQUES D'UN CANAL[2000/44]
Entry into regional phase02.08.2000National basic fee paid 
02.08.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
02.08.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.08.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.08.2000Examination requested  [2000/44]
20.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.08.2005Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/10]
05.10.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2006/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
20.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
20.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[XA]  - DING Z ET AL, "KNOWLEDGE BASED INDENTIFICATION OF FRACTIONALLY SAMPLED CHANNELS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP), DETROIT, MAY 9 - 12, 1995 STATISTICAL SIGNAL AND ARRAY PROCESSING, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950509), vol. 3, no. CONF. 20, pages 1996 - 1999, XP000533091 [X] 1-3,5-7,9,13,14,16-18,20,23 * page 1996, column L, line 24 - line 39 * * page 1997, column L, line 19 - column R, line 22 * [A] 4,8,10-12,15,19,21,22

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1995.480666
 [XA]  - W.C. WONG ET AL, "Multipath Fading Models and Adaptive Equalizers in Microwave Digital Radio", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS., NEW YORK US, (198408), vol. 32, no. 8, pages 928 - 934, XP002104364 [X] 1,2,9,13,20 * page 928, column L, line 43 - column R, line 10 * * page 929, column R, line 4 - line 19 * * page 930, column L, line 5 - line 8; figure 1 * [A] 3-8,10-12,14-19,21-23
 [A]  - SCHELL S V ET AL, "IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF BLIND EQUALIZATION USING FRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMITTER FILTER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (MILCOM), LONG BRANCH, NJ., OCT. 2 - 5, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19941002), vol. 1, pages 128 - 132, XP000505873 [A] 1-23 * page 130, column L, line 26 - column R, line 11 *
 [A]  - NEWSON P ET AL, "MODEL BASED ADAPTIVE CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHMS FOR DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO", SERVING HUMANITY THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS. SUPERCOM/ICC, NEW ORLEANS, MAY 1 - 5, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19940501), vol. 3, pages 1531 - 1535, XP000438752 [A] 1-23 * abstract * * page 1531, column R, line 4 - line 30 *
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