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EP 1 430 615 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.07.2003 (43) Date of publication: 23.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/26 (21) Application number: 02763799.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04B 1/707, H04L 27/10, H04L 27/18 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/031044 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/028276 (03.04.2003 Gazette 2003/14)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 28.09.2001 US 300813 P (71) Applicant: WorldSpace Corporation Washington, DC 20037 (US)	(72) Inventor: CAMPANELLA, S.Joseph Montgomery Village, MD 20886 (US) (74) Representative: Quinterno, Giuseppe et al Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A.,Corso Regio Parco, 27 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)