MOBILE AND HAND-HELD BROADCAST VIDEO EARTH STATION TERMINALS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EARTH TERMINALS VIA SATELLITES - Patent 1201085

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EP 1 201 085 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.05.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18

(21)	Application number: 00945067.7

(22)	Date of filing: 30.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/20

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0018/143

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/438 (11.01.2001 Gazette 2001/02)

(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:

02.07.1999 US 142089 P
02.11.1999 US 163028 P
11.02.2000 US 503097
20.04.2000 US 553884

(71)	Applicants:
	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK New York,New York 10027 (US) Camsat L.L.C. New York,NY 10111 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ELEFTHERIADIS, Alexandros New York, NY 10027 (US) DIAMENT, Paul New Rochelle, NY 10804 (US) SCHONFELD, Reese New York, NY 10023 (US) REVERAND, John London N2 0AN (GB) KUCAR, Andy, D. Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5S8 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Collingwood, Anthony Robert et al
	McNeight & Lawrence,Regent HouseHeaton Lane Stockport,Cheshire SK4 1BS Stockport,Cheshire SK4 1BS (GB)

(54)	MOBILE AND HAND-HELD BROADCAST VIDEO EARTH STATION TERMINALS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EARTH TERMINALS VIA SATELLITES