MULTIPLE ANTENNA SELECTION AND ANTENNA CAP FOR COMPUTER DEVICES UTILIZING RADIO AND MODEM CARDS

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EP 0 716 786 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.06.1996 Bulletin 1996/25

(21)	Application number: 94916663.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.04.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 1/ 16^{( . )}
H01Q 1/ 00^{( . )}
H01Q 1/ 24^{( . )}
H01Q 21/ 24^{( . )}
H04B 1/ 38^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 06^{( . )}
H04B 1/ 16^{( . )}
H04M 1/ 73^{( . )}

G06F 15/ 02^{( . )}
H01Q 1/ 22^{( . )}
H01Q 1/ 27^{( . )}
H01Q 21/ 29^{( . )}
H04L 12/ 56^{( . )}
H04W 88/ 06^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 08^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/004977

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/026038 (10.11.1994 Gazette 1994/25)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB

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Priority:

27.04.1993 US 19930053901
26.07.1993 US 19930097462
17.08.1993 US 19930107470
31.08.1993 US 19930114872
17.11.1993 US 19930154020
22.06.1993 US 19930081411
13.01.1994 US 19940181564
09.02.1994 US 19940194178
11.04.1994 US 19940226256

(71)	Applicant: NORAND CORPORATION
	Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KINNEY, Patrick, W. Marion, IA 52302 (US) MAHANY, Ronald, L. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 (US) WEST, Guy, J. Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony, et al
	Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

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