A SHORT MESSAGE POIN-TO-POINT PROTOCOL GATEWAY HAVING A STANDARD INTERFACE - Patent 1340390

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EP 1 340 390 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.04.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/36

(21)	Application number: 01994087.3

(22)	Date of filing: 16.11.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04Q 7/20

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0143/671

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0206/0190 (01.08.2002 Gazette 2002/31)

(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:

16.11.2000 US 714036

(71)	Applicant: AT & T Wireless Services, Inc.
	Redmond, WA 98073 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CAST, Thomas Redmond, WA 98033 (US) MIDKIFF, David Kirkland, WA 98034 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hoarton, Lloyd Douglas Charles
	Forrester & Boehmert,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	A SHORT MESSAGE POIN-TO-POINT PROTOCOL GATEWAY HAVING A STANDARD INTERFACE