(19)
(11) EP 1 941 770 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.10.2007

(43) Date of publication:
09.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/28

(21) Application number: 06839557.3

(22) Date of filing: 26.10.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04Q 7/38(2006.01)
H04L 12/56(2006.01)
 H04L 12/28(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/060262
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/051140 (03.05.2007 Gazette 2007/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 26.10.2005 US 730631 P
26.10.2005 US 730727 P

(71) Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GUPTA, Rajarshi
    San Diego, California 92122 (US)
  • SAMPATH, Ashwin
    San Diego, California 92127 (US)
  • JULIAN, David Jonathan
    San Diego, California 92128 (US)
  • HORN, Gavin
    La Jolla, California 92037 (US)
  • STAMOULIS, Anastasios
    San Diego, California 92101 (US)
  • JAIN, Nikhil
    Mendham, New Jersey 07945 (US)
  • LI, Husheng
    San Diego, California 92126 (US)
  • PRAKASH, Rajat
    San Diego, California 92122 (US)

(74) Representative: Lucey, Michael et al
Tomkins & Co 5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6
Dublin 6 (IE)

   


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