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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.09.2009 (43) Date of publication: 13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41 (21) Application number: 08858838.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04B 1/38(2006.01) H04M 1/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/086487 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/076561 (18.06.2009 Gazette 2009/25)

(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 MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 11.12.2007 US 954200 08.01.2008 US 971136 (71) Applicant: Palm, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (US)

(72) Inventors: FRANCISCO, Michael Fremont CA 94536 (US) HULICK, Troy Saratoga California 95070 (US) MATSUOKA, Yoshimichi Cupertino California 95014 (US) ALCORTA, Jose Efrain Texas 78704 (US) NORTHWAY, David San Carlos CA 94070 (US) CARTER, Troy California 94040 (US) KLAUBERT, Heather Lynn Menlo Park California 94025 (US) MEISSNER, Susanne Menlo Park California 94025 (US) (74) Representative: Potter, Julian Mark  W.P. Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ (GB)