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(11) EP 1 560 347 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:
19.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/38

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17

(21) Application number: 05100393.7

(22) Date of filing: 18.01.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 1/707(2006.01)
H04L 1/06(2006.01)
 H04B 7/06(2006.01)

(54)

Simplified block linear equalizer with block space time transmit diversity

Vereinfachter Block-Linearer Entzerrer mit Raum-Zeit Sende-Diversität

Egaliseur linéaire par blocs simplifié avec diversité d'emission par blocs spatio-temporels

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

(30) Priority: 25.01.2001 US 263915 P
27.12.2001 US 34793

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02714751.1 / 1354424

(73) Proprietor: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington, DE 19810 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Younglok, Kim
    Fort Lee NJ 07024 (US)

(74) Representative: Henningsson, Gunnar et al
AWAPATENT AB, Box 45086
104 30 Stockholm
104 30 Stockholm (SE)


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