(19)
(11) EP 1 964 338 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:
21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/43

(21) Application number: 06847975.7

(22) Date of filing: 20.12.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/56(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/048915
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/075954 (05.07.2007 Gazette 2007/27)

(54)

COMMUNICATIONS METHODS AND APPARATUS USING PHYSICAL ATTACHMENT POINT IDENTIFIERS WHICH SUPPORT DUAL COMMUNICATIONS LINKS

KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN MIT PHYSISCHEN BEFESTIGUNGSPUNKT-IDENTIFIKATOREN

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION UTILISANT DES IDENTIFIANTS DE POINTS DE CONNEXION PHYSIQUE SUPPORTANT DES LIAISONS DE COMMUNICATION DOUBLES

(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: 22.12.2005 US 316376

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36

(73) Proprietor: QUALCOMM Incorporated
San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LAROIA, Rajiv c/o QUALCOMM Incorporated
    San Diego, CA 92121 (US)
  • ANIGSTEIN, Pablo
    Springfield, NJ 07081 (US)
  • PARIZHSKY, Vladimir
    New York, NY 10025 (US)
  • SRINIVASAN, Murari
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • TSIRTSIS, George c/o QUALCOMM Incorporated
    San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(74) Representative: Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm 
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2003 104 815
US-B1- 6 519 457
 US-A1- 2004 166 898
   
       
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