METHOD OF ARRANGING REFERENCE SIGNALS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION APPARATUS

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EP 2 293 473 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:
	21.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/38

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	10.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/32

(21)	Application number: 09769878.1

(22)	Date of filing: 22.06.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 5/00^(2006.01)
H04B 7/04^(2006.01)
H04W 72/10^(2009.01)

H04J 11/00^(2006.01)
H04W 52/32^(2009.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2009/002824

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/157168 (30.12.2009 Gazette 2009/53)

(54)	METHOD OF ARRANGING REFERENCE SIGNALS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION APPARATUS VERFAHREN ZUR ANORDNUNG VON REFERENZSIGNALEN UND DRAHTLOSE KOMMUNIKATIONSBASISSTATIONSVORRICHTUNG PROCÉDÉ POUR AGENCER DES SIGNAUX DE RÉFÉRENCE ET APPAREIL POUR STATION DE BASE DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL

(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

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Priority:

23.06.2008 JP 2008163033

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10

(60)	Divisional application:
	16169094.6

(73)	Proprietor: Sun Patent Trust
	New York NY 10017 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NISHIO, Akihiko Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 (JP) NAKAO, Seigo Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
	Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

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