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EP2014039 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SIGNAL VECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  08.04.2016
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.04.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.05.2016  [2016/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
20 Biopolis Way, No. 07-01 Centros
Singapore 138668 / SG
For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/03]For all designated states
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
20 Biopolis Way, No. 07-01 Centros
Singapore 138668 / SG
For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6150 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / DAI, Yongmei
c/o IPTO, Institute for Infocomm Research 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119613 / SG
02 / SUN, Sumei
c/o IPTO, Institute for Infocomm Research 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119613 / SG
03 / LEI, Zhongding
c/o IPTO, Institute for Infocomm Research 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119613 / SG
04 / HIGUCHI, Kenichi
3-5, Hikari-no-oka
Yokosuka-shi Kanagawa-ken Kanagawa 239-8536 / JP
05 / KAWAI, Hiroyuki
3-5, Hikari-no-oka
Yokosuka-shi Kanagawa-ken Kanagawa 239-8536 / JP
 [2009/03]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/39]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
Former [2009/36]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Former [2009/03]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Grillparzerstrasse 14
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date07748671.003.05.2007
[2009/03]
WO2007SG00126
Priority number, dateUS20060797509P04.05.2006         Original published format: US 797509 P
[2009/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007129990
Date:15.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2014039
Date:14.01.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/03, H04L1/06
[2009/03]
CPC:
H04B7/0413 (EP,US); H04L25/0246 (EP,US); H04L25/03305 (EP,US);
H04L1/0656 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2009/25]
Former [2009/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES SIGNALVEKTORS[2009/03]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SIGNAL VECTOR[2009/03]
French:PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE DETERMINATION D'UN VECTEUR DE SIGNAL[2009/03]
Entry into regional phase04.11.2008National basic fee paid 
04.11.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
04.11.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.03.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
04.11.2008Examination requested  [2009/03]
05.12.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
29.01.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
07.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/19]
08.01.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2016/19]
15.03.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.04.2016
21.03.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
14.04.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  07.12.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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31.05.201307   M06   Fee paid on   29.11.2013
31.05.201509   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]  - WUBBEN D ET AL, "MMSE extension of V-BLAST based on sorted QR decomposition", VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, 2003. VTC 2003-FALL. 2003 IEEE 58TH ORLANDO, FL, USA 6-9 OCT. 2003, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20031006), ISBN 0-7803-7954-3, pages 508 - 512Vol1, XP010700838 [X] 1-18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2003.1285069
 [Y]  - YONGMEI DAI ET AL, "A Comparative Study of QRD-M Detection and Sphere Decoding for MIMO-OFDM Systems", PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, 2005. PIMRC 2005. IEEE 16TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BERLIN, GERMANY 11-14 SEPT. 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050911), ISBN 978-3-8007-29, pages 186 - 190, XP010926455 [Y] 1-18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2005.1651424
 [Y]  - WUBBEN D ET AL, "Near-maximum-likelihood detection of MIMO systems using MMSE-based lattice-reduction", COMMUNICATIONS, 2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARIS, FRANCE 20-24 JUNE 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20040620), ISBN 0-7803-8533-0, pages 798 - 802, XP010710431 [Y] 1-18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2004.1312611
 [XP]  - SUN SUMEI ET AL, "Pseudo-inverse MMSE based QRD-M algorithm for MIMO OFDM", IEEE VEH TECHNOL CONF; IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE; 2006 IEEE 63RD VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VTC 2006-SPRING - PROCEEDINGS 2006, (2006), vol. 3, pages 1545 - 1549, XP002442045 [XP] 1-18 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS2004076248
    - MIKAMI MANABU ET AL, "A Study on MMSE Extended QRM-MLD Algorithm for Single-user/Multi-user MIMO Transmission Systems", DENSHI JOUHOU TSUUSHIN GAKKAI GIJUTSU KENKYUU HOUKOKU // INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERS. TECHNICAL REPORT, DENSHI JOUHOU TSUUSHIN GAKKAI, JP, (20060301), vol. 105, no. 623, ISSN 0913-5685, pages 73 - 78, XP001538476
    - HIGUCHI K ET AL, "Adaptive selection of surviving symbol replica candidates based on maximum reliability in QRM-MLD for OFCDM MIMO multiplexing", GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 2004. GLOBECOM '04. IEEE DALLAS, TX, USA 29 NOV.-3 DEC., 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20041129), vol. 4, doi:10.1109/GLOCOM.2004.1378453, ISBN 978-0-7803-8794-2, pages 2480 - 2486, XP010757974

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2004.1378453
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