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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.04.2008 (43) Date of publication: 31.12.2008 Bulletin 2009/01 (21) Application number: 07734176.6 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04Q 3/00(2006.01) H04L 12/28(2006.01) H04L 12/56(2006.01) H04Q 7/20(2006.01) H04L 12/24(2006.01) H04L 12/413(2006.01) H04L 29/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/000855 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/113645 (11.10.2007 Gazette 2007/41)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 31.03.2006 US 788390 P 01.05.2006 US 796492 P 02.06.2006 US 446316 28.07.2006 US 495479 07.08.2006 US 500052 12.09.2006 US 519503 15.02.2007 US 706756 (71) Applicant: Gridpoint Systems Inc. Kanata ON K2K 2A4 (CA)

(72) Inventors: ARSENEAULT, Jim Woodlawn, Ontario K0A 3M0 (CA) SMITH, Brian Ottawa, Ontario K2R 1A2 (CA) YOUNG, Ken Kanata, Ontario K2M 2N5 (CA) KATZ, Fabio Kanata, Ontario K2M 2H3 (CA) FRANK, Pablo Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1X2 (CA) BARRETT, Chris Nepean, Ontario K2G 6C4 (CA) GIROUX, Natalie Ottawa, Ontario K2A 0B9 (CA) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)