METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Patent 1472899

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EP 1 472 899 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45

(21)	Application number: 03715987.8

(22)	Date of filing: 05.02.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04Q 7/38

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/003625

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/067918 (14.08.2003 Gazette 2003/33)

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

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Priority:

05.02.2002 US 355742 P
06.03.2002 US 92700

(71)	Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
	San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	COOPER, Rotem San Diego, CA 92130 (US)

(74)	Representative: Walsh, Michael Joseph et al
	TOMKINS & CO.5, Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM