METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RATE DETERMINATION USING ORTHOGONAL RATE-DEPENDENT WALSH COVERING CODES - Patent 1055291

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EP 1 055 291 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/48

(21)	Application number: 99906713.5

(22)	Date of filing: 03.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04B 1/707

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9902/281

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9941/847 (19.08.1999 Gazette 1999/33)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

13.02.1998 US 74732 P
07.05.1998 US 75406

(71)	Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
	San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BLACK, Peter J. La Jolla, CA 92037 (US) STEIN, Jeremy, M. 67191 Tel Aviv (IL)

(74)	Representative: Walsh, Michael Joseph et al
	TOMKINS & CO.5, Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RATE DETERMINATION USING ORTHOGONAL RATE-DEPENDENT WALSH COVERING CODES