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EP About this file: EP3627748

EP3627748 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE CARRIERS IN HIGH SPEED PACKET ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2021
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip25.03.2026New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19809 / US
[2020/13]
Inventor(s)01 / MARINIER, Paul
1000 Sherbrooke Street West, 10th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3G4 / CA
02 / PANI, Diana
730 Lusignan Apt. 4
Montreal, Québec H3C 1Y9 / CA
03 / PELLETIER, Benoit
11-13th Street
Roxboro, Québec H8Y 1L3 / CA
 [2020/13]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 45086
104 30 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2020/13]AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 45086
104 30 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date19199421.931.10.2009
[2020/13]
Priority number, dateUS20080110118P31.10.2008         Original published format: US 110118 P
[2020/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3627748
Date:25.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04L5/00, H04B7/26, H04L1/04, H04L1/18
[2020/13]
CPC:
H04B1/707 (EP,KR,US); H04W72/232 (KR); H04W72/23 (EP,US);
H04L1/04 (EP,KR,US); H04L1/1812 (KR); H04L1/1893 (EP,KR,US);
H04L5/0012 (EP,KR,US); H04L5/0044 (EP,KR,US); H04L5/0053 (EP,KR,US);
H04L5/0096 (KR); H04W72/1273 (EP,KR,US); H04W88/02 (KR);
H04W84/042 (US) (-)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/13]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG MEHRERER TRÄGER IN HIGH-SPEED-PAKETZUGRIFFSKOMMUNIKATIONEN[2020/13]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE CARRIERS IN HIGH SPEED PACKET ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS[2020/13]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR UTILISER PLUSIEURS PRESTATAIRES DANS DES COMMUNICATIONS D'ACCÈS PAR PAQUETS HAUT DÉBIT[2020/13]
Examination procedure25.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/13]
25.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.04.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.03.2026Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09749279.7  / EP2356766
EP12183424.6  / EP2533454
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
28.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
26.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
25.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 14
26.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 15
25.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 16
27.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:Search[A] WO0235873  (ERICSSON INC et al.)
 [A] EP1758273  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD et al.)
 [A]   MOULY M ET AL: "THE GSM SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS. - Slow Frequency Hopping SFH -", 1 January 1993, GSM SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LASSAY-LES-CHATEAUX, EUROPE MEDIA, FR, PAGE(S) 217 - 227, XP002089932
 [A]   ZORAN KOSTIC ET AL: "Performance and Implementation of Dynamic Frequency Hopping in Limited-Bandwidth Cellular Systems", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, vol. 1, no. 1, 1 January 2002 (2002-01-01), XP011064371, ISSN: 1536-1276 [A] 1-11 * sections 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.4 *
 [A]   PHILIPS ET AL: "Control channel support for HSDPA Dual-Cell operation", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-082532, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Warsaw, Poland; 20080626, 26 June 2008 (2008-06-26), XP050110797 [A] 1-11 * sections I, II and V.A *
 [A]   "Basic Physical Layer Consideration for Enhanced DL in CELL_FACH state for 1.28Mcps TDD", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-080165(BASIC PHYSICAL LAYER CONSIDERATION FOR ENHANCED DL IN CELL_FACH STATE IN 1.28MCPS TDD), 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Sevilla, Spain; 20080108, 8 January 2008 (2008-01-08), XP050108694 [A] 1-11 * sections I and II *
 [A]   QUALCOMM EUROPE: "Introducing Dynamic Carrier Switching in DC-HSDPA", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-083313, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. Jeju; 20080825, 25 August 2008 (2008-08-25), XP050316716 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A]   ERICSSON ET AL: "Text Proposal for DC-HSDPA assumptions and standards impact", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-082249 TEXT PROPOSAL FOR DC-HSDPA ASSUMPTIONS AND STANDARDS IMPACT, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Kansas City, USA; 20080523, 23 May 2008 (2008-05-23), XP050110541 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A]   HUAWEI: "Measurement scheme consideration of dual-cell mobility", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-084631, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. Jeju; 20080819, 19 August 2008 (2008-08-19), XP050319633 [A] 1-11 * sections 4.2, 4.2.1 and 4.2.4. *
 [A]   SIEMENS: "Encoding Frequency Parameters for Dual Carrier Assignments", 3GPP DRAFT; GP-061329_FREQUENCY_PARAMETER_ENCODING, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. TSG GERAN, no. Lisbon; 20060623, 23 June 2006 (2006-06-23), XP050016377 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A]   QUALCOMM EUROPE: "Cell Search and Association with Carriers", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-084403, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. Jeju; 20080812, 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12), XP050319472 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
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