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(11) EP 3 391 601 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:
20.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/03

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/47

(21) Application number: 15910943.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 25/02(2006.01)
 H04L 27/26(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/066581
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/105477 (22.06.2017 Gazette 2017/25)

(54)

COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION

KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR KANALSCHÄTZUNG

TERMINAL DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION DE CANAL

(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:
24.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/43

(73) Proprietor: Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • FECHTEL, Stefan
    85604 Zorneding (DE)

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


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