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EP 1 481 444 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49 (21) Application number: 03743664.9 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01Q 1/38, H01Q 1/48 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/002883 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/075395 (12.09.2003 Gazette 2003/37)

(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 (30) Priority: 04.03.2002 US 91619 27.03.2002 US 108059 (71) Applicant: Siemens Information and Communication Mobile LLC San Diego,CA 92127 (US)	(72) Inventors: BETTIN, Ulrich 85567 Grafing (DE) NEVERMANN, Peter 40547 Düsseldorf (DE) (74) Representative: Epping Hermann & Fischer  Ridlerstrasse 55 80339 München 80339 München (DE)