(19)
(11) EP 1 475 894 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:
23.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/08

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/45

(21) Application number: 04076516.6

(22) Date of filing: 20.08.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03M 13/29(2006.01)
 H03M 13/27(2006.01)

(54)

Method for a general turbo code trellis termination

Verfahren zur generalen Turbocodetrellissterminierung

Procédé de terminaison générale d'un treillis de turbo code

(84) Designated Contracting States:
FR GB SE

(30) Priority: 27.08.1998 US 98111

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99943834.4 / 1050110

(73) Proprietor: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
El Segundo, CA 90245 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Eroz, Mustafa
    Germantown MD 20876 (US)
  • Hammons, A. Roger Jr.
    North Potomac MD 20878 (US)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric et al
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-99/07076
US-A- 5 721 745
 DE-A- 19 520 987
   
  • DIVSALAR D ET AL: "TURBO CODES FOR PCS APPLICATIONS" PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, 18 June 1995 (1995-06-18), page 54-59, XP000532968 ISBN: 0-7803-2487-0
  • REED M C ET AL: "TURBO-CODE TERMINATION SCHEMES AND A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE FOR SHORT FRAMES" IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, XX, XX, 15 October 1996 (1996-10-15), pages 354-358, XP002050626
  • HOKFELT J ET AL: "A survey on trellis termination alternatives for turbo codes" 49TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE VTC'99, 16 May 1999 (1999-05-16), - 20 May 1999 (1999-05-20) pages 2225-2229, XP002125111 Houston, Texas, USA
   
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