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(11) EP 3 693 753 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:
12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/49

(21) Application number: 20166764.9

(22) Date of filing: 31.10.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 5/00(2006.01)
G01S 5/10(2006.01)
H04W 56/00(2009.01)
 G01S 5/06(2006.01)
H04W 4/02(2018.01)
H04W 64/00(2009.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01S 5/00; G01S 5/10; H04W 56/0065; H04W 64/00; H04W 56/001; G01S 5/0036; G01S 5/06; H04W 4/02

(54)

PROVIDING ESTIMATED ACCURACY OF MOBILE STATION SYNCHRONIZATION TO THE NETWORK

BEREITSTELLUNG VON GESCHÄTZTER GENAUIGKEIT DER MOBILSTATIONSSYNCHRONISATION AN DAS NETZWERK

FOURNITURE D'UNE PRÉCISION ESTIMÉE DE SYNCHRONISATION DE STATION MOBILE AU RÉSEAU

(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

(30) Priority: 01.11.2016 US 201662415990 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/33

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
17818265.5 / 3535598

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

(72) Inventors:
  • ERIKSSON LÖWENMARK, Stefan
    179 98 Färentuna (SE)
  • JOHANSSON, Nicklas
    590 45 Brokind (SE)
  • DIACHINA, John Walter
    Garner, NC 27529 (US)

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


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