METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Patent 1232580

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EP 1 232 580 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 00963697.8

(22)	Date of filing: 21.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04B 7/212, H04J 3/00, H04J 3/12, H04J 3/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0025/937

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/7451 (25.05.2001 Gazette 2001/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

16.11.1999 US 441604

(71)	Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
	Schaumburg, IL 60196 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ARGYROPOULOS, Yiannis East Lansing, MI 48823 (US) GILCHRIST, Philip Palatine, IL 60067 (US) GUPTA, Sanjay Chicago, Il 60626 (US) HATALA, Edward DevizesWiltshire SN10 5DX (GB) SPEAR, Stephen Skokie, IL 60203 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gibson, Sarah Jane et al
	MotorolaEuropean Intellectual Property OperationsMidpointAlencon Link Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM