(19)
(11) EP 1 608 080 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 2 (W2 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46

(21) Application number: 05108806.0

(22) Date of filing: 04.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 1/707(2006.01)
 H04Q 7/38(2006.01)

(54)

Initial cell search algorithm

Anfangszellensuchalgorithmus

Algorithme de recherche de cellule initiale

(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: 27.02.2001 US 271642 P
31.07.2001 US 918611

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/51

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02702141.9 / 1380131

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Demir, Alpaslan
    Commack, NY 11725 (US)
  • Grieco, Donald M.
    Manhasset, NY 11030 (US)

(74) Representative: Pierrou, Mattias et al
Awapatent AB P.O. Box 45 086
104 30 Stockholm
104 30 Stockholm (SE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-01/10160
   
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  • OESTERGAARD NIELSEN A ET AL: "WCDMA INITIAL CELL SEARCH" VTC 2000-FALL. IEEE VTS 52ND. VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. BOSTON, MA, SEPT. 24 - 28, 2000, IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLGY CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, vol. VOL. 1 OF 6. CONF. 52, 24 September 2000 (2000-09-24), pages 377-383, XP001033168 ISBN: 0-7803-6508-9
  • WANG Y-P E ET AL: "Cell search in W-CDMA" IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 18, no. 8, August 2000 (2000-08), pages 1470-1482, XP002224578 ISSN: 0733-8716
   
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