(19)
(11) EP 2 299 608 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:
03.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/14

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/07

(21) Application number: 10183004.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.02.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 1/707(2011.01)
H04B 1/7075(2011.01)

(54)

A cell search method and a base station for a code division multiple access mobile communication system

Mobile Kommunikationsanordnung mit Kodeverteilung Mehrfachzugriffsverfahren

Système de communication mobile avec accès multiple à division de code


(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FI FR GB

(30) Priority: 13.05.1998 JP 12999598

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
08155339.8 / 1956724
04017498.9 / 1473854
99102816.8 / 0957594

(73) Proprietor: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
82049 Pullach (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, May
    82031 Grünwald (DE)
  • Doi, Nobukazu
    82031 Grünwald (DE)
  • Yano, Takashi
    Tokorozawa-shi (JP)

(74) Representative: Tomlinson, Edward James et al
Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20
81679 München
81679 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 825 737
EP-B1- 1 804 392
EP-A- 0 852 430
   
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  • ADACHI F ET AL: "Wideband multi-rate DS-CDMA for next generation mobile communications systems", WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 1997., PROCEEDINGS BOULDER, CO, USA 11-13 AUG. 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, 11 August 1997 (1997-08-11), pages 57-62, XP010245557, DOI: 10.1109/WCC.1997.622247 ISBN: 978-0-7803-4194-4
   
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