(19)
(11) EP 0 966 797 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/02

(21) Application number: 98910043.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 1/707(2006.01)
H04B 7/04(2006.01)
 H04B 1/69(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1998/003591
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/037638 (27.08.1998 Gazette 1998/34)

(54)

HIGHLY BANDWIDTH-EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS

SEHR BANDBREITENEFFIZIENTE KOMMUNIKATION

COMMUNICATIONS A LARGEUR DE BANDE HAUTEMENT EFFICACE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 24.02.1997 US 804619
18.12.1997 US 993721

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/52

(73) Proprietor: Cingular Wireless II, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia 30342 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • AGEE, Brian, G.
    San Jose, CA 95125 (US)
  • BROMBERG, Matthew
    San Jose, CA 95123 (US)
  • GERLACH, Derek
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
  • GIBBONS, David
    Redmond, WA 98053 (US)
  • GOLDEN, James, Timothy
    Carnation, WA98014 (US)
  • HO, Minni
    Palo Alto, CA 94043 (US)
  • HOOLE, Elliott
    Redmond, WA 98053 (US)
  • JESSE, Mary
    Issaquah, WA 98029 (US)
  • MAXWELL, Robert, Lee
    Duvall, WA 98019 (US)
  • MECHALEY, Robert, G., Jr.
    Lexington, MA 02173 (US)
  • NAISH, Robert, Ray
    San Jose, CA 95128 (US)
  • NIX, David, J.
    Issaquah, WA 98029 (US)
  • RYAN, David, James
    Seattle, WA 98013 (US)
  • STEPHENSON, David
    San Jose, CA 95129 (US)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia 
Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub Ltd., Baaderstrasse 3
80469 München
80469 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 582 537
EP-A- 0 696 856
WO-A-96/22662
WO-A-96/39001
US-A- 5 504 775
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WO-A-94/05094
WO-A-96/31009
WO-A-97/05709
   
  • JUNG P, KAMMERLANDER K, BERENS F, PLECHINGER J: "On multicarrier CDMA mobile radio systems with joint detection and coherent receiver antenna diversity" 1996 5TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 1, September 1996, pages 61-65, XP002073391
   
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