(19)
(11) EP 2 285 011 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:
27.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/10

(21) Application number: 10181940.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.10.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 7/06(2006.01)
H04L 1/00(2006.01)
H03M 13/25(2006.01)
 H04L 25/03(2006.01)
H04L 1/06(2006.01)
H04B 1/04(2006.01)

(54)

Maximum likelihood detection of concatenated space codes for wireless applications

Maximal-Wahrscheinlichkeitsdetektion von verketteten Raum/Zeit Kodes für schnurlose Anwendungen mit Sender-Diversity

Détection par probabilité maximale à faible complexité de codes d'espace concatènes pour applications sans fil avec un émetteur fonctionnant en diversité

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 31.10.1997 US 63794 P
05.10.1998 US 167422

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/07

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06004662.0 / 1808969
98953654.5 / 0960487

(73) Proprietor: AT&T Mobility II LLC
Atlanta, GA 30342 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Alamouti, Siavash
    Kirkland, WA 98034 (US)
  • Tarokh, Vahid
    Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)
  • The other inventors have waived their right to be thus mentioned.

(74) Representative: Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie et al
Marks & Clerk LLP Fletcher House Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE
Oxford OX4 4GE (GB)


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