(19)
(11) EP 2 574 135 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:
07.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/06

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/50

(21) Application number: 11182423.1

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 52/02(2009.01)
H04W 76/04(0000.00)
H04W 68/02(2009.01)
H04W 60/04(2009.01)

(54)

METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION (MTC) COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TRANSCEIVER OPERATING ACCORDINGLY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN DES BETRIEBS EINES MTC KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄTES, EINES ENTSPRECHENDEN SENDE- UND EMPFANGSTEILS UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM

PROCÉDÉ DE CONTRÔLE DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION DE TYPE MACHINE (MTC), FONCTIONNEMENT D'ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR CORRESPONDANT ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13

(60) Divisional application:
17206802.5

(73) Proprietor: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lindoff, Bengt
    SE-237 35 BJÄRRED (SE)
  • Wilhelmsson, Leif
    SE-247 55 DALBY (SE)
  • Wallén, Anders
    SE-27131 YSTAD (SE)

(74) Representative: Ericsson 
Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm
164 80 Stockholm (SE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 134 035
WO-A1-2009/030251
EP-A2- 1 107 626
   
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