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(11) EP 3 005 816 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
13.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/15

(21) Application number: 14733817.2

(22) Date of filing: 23.05.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 74/08(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/039384
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/190284 (27.11.2014 Gazette 2014/48)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 24.05.2013 US 201361827480 P
05.07.2013 US 201361843315 P
23.08.2013 US 201361869546 P
10.01.2014 US 201461926205 P
07.02.2014 US 201461936872 P
02.05.2014 US 201414268855

(71) Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHU, Hao
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • KATAR, Srinivas
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • MERLIN, Simone
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • ZOU, Chao
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • BARRIAC, Gwendolyn Denise
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • CHERIAN, George
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • ABRAHAM, Santosh Paul
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • YONGE, Lawrence Winston, III
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)
  • SAMPATH, Hemanth
    San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)

(74) Representative: Wegner, Hans 
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


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