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(11) EP 2 107 709 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:
20.08.2014 Bulletin 2014/34

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/23

(21) Application number: 09004274.8

(22) Date of filing: 25.03.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 1/18(2006.01)
 H04W 28/06(2009.01)

(54)

Method and apparatus of transmission time interval bundling management

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Verwaltung der Bündelung von Übertragungszeitintervallen

Procédé et appareil de gestion de regroupement d'intervalle de durée de transmission

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 01.04.2008 US 41250 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/41

(73) Proprietor: Innovative Sonic Limited
Ebene 72201 (MU)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tseng, Li-Chih
    Taipei City Taiwan (TW)

(74) Representative: Görz, Ingo 
Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20
81543 München
81543 München (DE)


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