(19)
(11) EP 1 408 620 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:
16.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(21) Application number: 02292519.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 1/69(2006.01)

(54)

Transmission method and transmitter for an ultra-wide bandwidth telecommunication system

Sendeverfahren und Sender für ein Ultrabreitband- Telekommunikationssystem

Procédé d'émission et émetteur pour une système de communication à bande ultra large

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

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/16

(73) Proprietors:
  • Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Centre Europe B.V.
    1119 NS Schiphol Rijk (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    FR 
  • MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR 

(72) Inventor:
  • Paquelet, Stéphane, Mitsubishi Electric ITE
    35700 Rennes (FR)

(74) Representative: Maillet, Alain 
Cabinet Le Guen & Maillet 5, place Newquay B.P. 70250
35802 Dinard Cedex
35802 Dinard Cedex (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-01/97396
   
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  • WIN M Z ET AL: "ULTRA-WIDE BANDWIDTH TIME-HOPPING SPREAD-SPECTRUM IMPULSE RADIO FORWIRELESS MULTIPLE-ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS" IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 48, no. 4, April 2000 (2000-04), pages 679-691, XP000932191 ISSN: 0090-6778
   
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