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(11) EP 1 276 322 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:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(21) Application number: 01116850.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.07.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/20, H04B 1/16

(54)

Satellite receiver and operation method

Satellitenempfäger und Betriebsverfahren

Récepteur satellite et procédé de fonctionnement

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03

(73) Proprietor: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Scheid, Albrecht, Panasonic European
    63225 Langen (DE)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 026 821
US-A- 5 999 794
 US-A- 5 436 675
   
  • SCHMEDT K ET AL: "KASKADIER-FAHIGER MULTISWITCH" RADIO FERNSEHEN ELEKTRONIK, VEB VERLAG TECHNIK. BERLIN, DE, vol. 43, no. 3, 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01), pages 22-23, XP000478260 ISSN: 1436-1574
   
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