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EP About this file: EP2152030

EP2152030 - MBMS handover triggering depending on the soft combining possibility [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/06]MBMS handover Auslösung depending on the soft combining possibility
[2012/51]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2014
Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vodafone Group PLC
Vodafone House The Connection Newbury
Berkshire RG14 2FN / GB
For all designated states
Vodafone España, S.A.
Avda. de Europa no. 1
28108 Alcobendas / ES
[2013/14]
Former [2010/06]For all designated states
Vodafone Group PLC
Vodafone House The Connection Newbury
Berkshire RG14 2FN / GB
For all designated states
Vodafone España, S.A.
Avda. de Eurpoa no. 1
28108 Alcobendas / ES
Inventor(s)01 / Exadaktylos, Kyriakos
c/o Vodafone España,
S.A.U. Avda. de Europa
1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
02 / Diaz, Maria
c/o Vodafone España,
S.A.U. Avda. de Europa
1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
03 / Frost, Tim
c/o Vodafone España,
S.A.U. Avda. de Europa
1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
04 / Di Viesti, Pasqueale
c/o Vodafone España, S.A.
Parque Empresarial Castellana Norte
c/Isabel Colbrand, 22
28050 Madrid / ES
 [2013/14]
Former [2010/06]01 / Exadaktylos, Kyriakos
c/o Vodafone España, S.A.U. Avda. de Europa, 1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
02 / Diaz, Maria
c/o Vodafone España, S.A.U. Avda. de Europa, 1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
03 / Frost, Tim
c/o Vodafone España, S.A.U. Avda. de Europa, 1-Parkque Empresarial La Moraleja
28108 Alcobendas (Madrid) / ES
04 / Di Viesti, Pasqueale
c/o Vodafone España, S.A. Parque Empresarial Castellana Norte c/Isabel Colbrand, 22
28050 Madrid / ES
Representative(s)Ferrara, Simone, et al
Vodafone Group Services Limited
Group Legal
Babbage House The Connection
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN / GB
[2013/05]
Former [2010/06]Carpintero Lopez, Francisco, et al
Herrero & Asociados, S.L. Alcalá 35
28014 Madrid / ES
Application number, filing date08380243.904.08.2008
[2010/06]
Filing languageES
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2152030
Date:10.02.2010
Language:EN
[2010/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2152030
Date:03.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/06, // H04W72/00, H04W36/08, H04W4/12
[2012/31]
CPC:
H04W72/30 (EP); H04W36/30 (US); H04W36/0007 (EP);
H04W36/302 (EP); H04W36/08 (EP); H04W4/12 (EP)
Former IPC [2010/06]H04W4/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/06]
TitleGerman:MBMS Handover Auslösung abhängig von der Softkombinierungsmöglichkeit[2012/51]
English:MBMS handover triggering depending on the soft combining possibility[2012/51]
French:Déclenchement d'un changement de cellule pour un service MBMS en fonction des possibilités de combinaison de signaux[2010/06]
Former [2010/06]MBMS Handover Bedarf abhängig von der Softkombinierungsmöglichkeit
Former [2010/06]MBMS handover Auslösung depending on the soft combining possibility
Examination procedure12.08.2010Examination requested  [2010/38]
03.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.02.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.02.2013Fee for grant paid
15.02.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 is  03.09.2010
Opposition(s)06.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/11]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
12.08.2010Request for further processing filed
12.08.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NO, NL, MT, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, HR, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
12.08.2010Request for further processing filed
12.08.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.08.2008
AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
MT03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
TR03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
IE04.08.2013
LU04.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
MT03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
TR03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
IE04.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
Former [2014/33]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
IE04.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
Former [2014/20]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
CH31.08.2013
LI31.08.2013
Former [2014/11]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/10]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/09]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/52]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/51]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/50]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/49]AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/48]AT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
NO03.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/47]LT03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
NO03.07.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/37]SI03.04.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]EP1892892  (NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-14 * paragraphs [0005] - [0029] *;
 [A]  - PITSILLIDES ET AL, "MBMS Handover control: A new approach for efficient handover in MBMS enabled 3G cellular networks", COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM, NL, (20071030), vol. 51, no. 18, ISSN 1389-1286, pages 4897 - 4918, XP022322478 [A] 1-14 * 1. Introduction 2. Motivations for a new MBMS Handover approach 3. Proposed MBMS Handover control approach *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2007.08.005
 [A]  - CHRISTOPHOROS CHRISTOPHOROU ET AL, "An enhanced approach for efficient MBMS handovers in 3G networks", COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS, 2008. ISCC 2008. IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20080706), ISBN 978-1-4244-2702-4, pages 362 - 367, XP031321400 [A] 1-14 * 2. MBMS handover: Main concept 3. Previous proposed approach deficiencies 4. Enhanced mbms handover approach *
 [AD]  - "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and procedures for cell reselection in connected mode (3GPP TS 25.304 version 7.6.0 Release 7); ETSI TS 125 304", ETSI STANDARD, EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI), SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, FRANCE, (20080701), vol. 3-R2, no. V7.6.0, XP014042112 [AD] 1-14 * 5.2.6.1.4 Cell reselection criteria 5.2.6.1.5 Cell reselection parameters in system information broadcasts *
by applicantEP1892892
    - "MBMS Handover control: A new approach for efficient handover in MBMS enabled 3G cellular networks", PITSILLIDES ET AL., COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., (200710), vol. 51, pages 4897 - 4918
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