METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CODE PHASE SEARCH SPACE - Patent 1301802

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EP 1 301 802 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.06.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	16.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/16

(21)	Application number: 01954780.1

(22)	Date of filing: 17.07.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01S 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0122/755

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0200/6847 (24.01.2002 Gazette 2002/04)

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

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Priority:

19.07.2000 US 219181 P
18.12.2000 US 741631

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

(72)	Inventor:
	PATRICK, Christopher San Diego, CA 92129 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wagner & Geyer
	Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CODE PHASE SEARCH SPACE