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EP0985302 - NON-COHERENT SEQUENCE ESTIMATION RECEIVER FOR DIGITAL MODULATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 31.12.2008  [2009/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens S.p.A.
Viale Piero e Alberto Pirelli 10
20126 Milano / IT
[2006/25]
Former [2005/14]For all designated states
Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A.
Viale Piero e Alberto Pirelli, 10
20126 Milano / IT
Former [2000/11]For all designated states
Italtel - A Stet and Siemens Company S.p.A.
Piazzale Zavattari, 12
20149 Milano / IT
Inventor(s)01 / RAHELI, Riccardo
Borgo San Silvestro, 36
I-43100 Parma / IT
02 / COLAVOLPE, Giulio
Via Dogana, 217
I-87032 Amantea / IT
[2000/11]
Representative(s)Giustini, Delio
Siemens Information and Communication Networks S.p.A. Via Monfalcone 1 Palazzo Gorky
20092 Cinisello Balsamo / IT
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]Giustini, Delio
Siemens Information and Communication Networks S.p.A. Palazzo Gorky Via Monfalcone, 1
20092 Cinisello Balsamo / IT
Former [2000/11]Giustini, Delio, et al
c/o Siemens Information and Communication Networks S.p.A., Cascina Castelletto
20019 Settimo Milanese / IT
Application number, filing date98932145.003.06.1998
[2000/11]
WO1998EP03486
Priority number, dateIT1997MI0130103.06.1997         Original published format: IT MI971301
[2000/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9856119
Date:10.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/49]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0985302
Date:15.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0985302
Date:17.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/03
[2000/11]
CPC:
H04L25/03184 (EP,US); H04B7/005 (EP,US); H04L25/03337 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/11]
TitleGerman:NICHTKOHÄRENTE FOLGESCHÄTZUNGSEMPFÄNGER FÜR DIGITALEN MODULATIONEN[2000/11]
English:NON-COHERENT SEQUENCE ESTIMATION RECEIVER FOR DIGITAL MODULATIONS[2000/11]
French:RECEPTEUR NON COHERENT D'ESTIMATION DE SEQUENCE DE SYMBOLES UTILISE EN CAS DE MODULATIONS NUMERIQUES[2000/11]
Entry into regional phase03.01.2000National basic fee paid 
03.01.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
03.01.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.12.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/11]
30.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2005Fee for grant paid
20.06.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04030138.4  / EP1531572
Opposition(s)18.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
13.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
12.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
21.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
20.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI17.08.2005
FR17.08.2005
SE17.11.2005
[2009/01]
Former [2006/13]FI17.08.2005
SE17.11.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]  - D'ANDREA A N ET AL, "APPROXIMATE ML DECODING OF CODED PSK WITH NO EXPLICIT CARRIER PHASE REFERENCE", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (19940201), vol. 42, no. 2/3/4, pages 1033 - 1039, XP000447352 [A] 1-25 * see sections II, III, IV-D *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.1994.580211
 [AD]  - RAPHAELI D, "NONCOHERENT CODED MODULATION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (19960201), vol. 44, no. 2, pages 172 - 183, XP000554667 [AD] 1-25 * see section II *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/26.486610
 [AD]  - P. Y. KAM ET AL, "A Viterbi-type algorithm for efficient estimation of M-PSK sequences over the Gaussian channel with unknown carrier phase", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, USA, ISSN 0090-6778, (199509), vol. 43, no. 9, pages 2429 - 2433, XP002089277 [AD] 1-25 * see section II-B *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/26.412716
 [AD]  - RAHELI R ET AL, "PER-SURVIVOR PROCESSING: A GENERAL APPROACH TO MLSE IN UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (19950202), vol. 43, no. 2/03/04, pages 354 - 360, XP002059868 [AD] 1-25 * see sections III, IV *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/26.380054
 [XP]  - COLAVOLPE G ET AL, "NON-COHERENT SEQUENCE DETECTION OF M-ARY PSK", 1997 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, MONTREAL, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19970608), vol. 1, pages 21 - 25, XP000740196 [XP] 1-4 * see sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 *
 [XP]  - COLAVOLPE G ET AL, "Non-coherent sequence detection of QAM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1997 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION THEORY, ULM, GERMANY, ISBN 0-7803-3956-8, 1997, IEEE, New York, NY, USA, (19970629), page 536, XP002089321 [XP] 1,2 * see section II *
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