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(11) EP 1 798 938 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:
15.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.12.2008 Bulletin 2009/01

(21) Application number: 07105556.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 29/12(2006.01)
 H04L 12/56(2006.01)

(54)

System and method for assigning a network address to a wireless device

System und Verfahren zum Zuordnen einer Netzwerkadresse zu einer drahtlosen Vorrichtung

Système et procédé d'attribution d'une adresse de réseau pour dispositif sans fil

(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
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/25

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
04009747.9 / 1589726

(73) Proprietor: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • Omar, Salim, H.
    Waterloo Ontario N2T 1Z1 (CA)
  • Owen, Russell, N.
    Waterloo Ontario N2K 4B8 (CA)

(74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann 
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2003 225 912
   
  • YEN-CHENG CHEN ET AL: "Enabling location-based services on wireless LANs" IEEE, 28 September 2003 (2003-09-28), pages 567-572, XP010682941
  • TOSI D: "An advanced architecture for push services" IEEE PROCEEDINGS, 2003, pages 1-8, XP010697505
   
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