ACCESS TO A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Patent 1661312

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EP 1 661 312 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.12.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22

(21)	Application number: 04722924.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.03.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/28^(1990.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2004/001055

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/086681 (07.10.2004 Gazette 2004/41)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

27.03.2003 EP 03007069

(71)	Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
	Armonk, N.Y. 10504 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ROONEY, Sean CH-8045 Zurich (CH) SCOTTON, Paolo CH-8810 Horgen (CH)

(74)	Representative: Weston, Robert Dale et al
	PHILLIPS & LEIGH 5 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BA London EC4A 3BA (GB)

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