EP1863201A3

Method and system for mobile communications

Abstract

The present invention relates to a handover controlling method for additionally establishing a handover branch between a mobile station and a network, wherein a procedure for additional establishment of a branch is completed with a state transition to which the mobile station can commence communicating without waiting for a confirmation of synchronization for all branches.

EP1863201A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

Term

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Projected expiry passed 24 April 2018, 8.4 years ago.

Parties

Owner: NTT DOCOMO INC
Applicants: NTT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC.
Inventors: Tamura, Motoshi c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Miki, Mutsumanu c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Okamoto, Akiko c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Kusinose, Kenya c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
and 12 more inventorsShow fewer
Uchikosi, Akihiro c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Igarashi, Daisuke c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Yamagata, Katsuhiko c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Sato, Takaaki c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Hagiwara, Junichiro c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Watanabe, Yasuyuki c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Hamajima, Takuya c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Hata, Masafumi c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Ishikawa, Nobutaka c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Yasuda, Yoshiyuki c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Yunoki, Kazufumi c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan
Uchiyama, Nobuhide c/o NTT DoCoMo, Inc. IPD, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan

Examination

Examiner: Orfanos, Georgios
Agent: HOFFMANN EITLE

Reach

Cites: 2 earlier patents⁠
Family: 122 members in 8 offices⁠EP38US33CN25JP11CA10KR2WO2DE

Classification

CPC: H04B7/022H04W36/08H04W12/06H04W36/18H04W52/04H04W52/12+12 more
IPC: H04B7 02H04W36 18H04W56 00H04B7 005H04W12 00H04W12 02+7 more

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Citations
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US5577047A	Cites	United States of America	Search report
WO9532594A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Search report

122 members in 8 offices

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Priority claims9

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
12378297	Japan	A	1997-04-24
12378297	Japan	A	1997-04-24
12378297	Japan	–	1997-04-24
98917680	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1998-04-24
98917680	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1998-04-24
12378297	–	–	–
989176805	–	–	–
EP19980917680	–	–	–
JP19970123782	–	–	–

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CA2286300A1	Canada	A1	1998-10-29
CA2411993A1	Canada	A1	1998-10-29
CA2411996A1	Canada	A1	1998-10-29
CA2411999A1	Canada	A1	1998-10-29
CA2412005A1	Canada	A1	1998-10-29
WO9848528A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1998-10-29
EP0978958A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2000-02-09
CN1253680A	China	A	2000-05-17
KR20010020215A	Republic of Korea	A	2001-03-15
EP0978958A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2002-02-06
KR100366286B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2003-01-08
CN1494236A	China	A	2004-05-05
CN1496140A	China	A	2004-05-12
CN1501725A	China	A	2004-06-02
CN1510936A	China	A	2004-07-07
JP2005323401A	Japan	A	2005-11-17
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JP2006020339A	Japan	A	2006-01-19
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CN101031143A	China	A	2007-09-05
EP1841095A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-10-03
EP1841245A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-10-03
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CN101123806A	China	A	2008-02-13
EP1841245A8	European Patent Office (EPO)	A8	2008-02-20
EP1841270A8	European Patent Office (EPO)	A8	2008-02-20
EP1841271A8	European Patent Office (EPO)	A8	2008-02-20
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CA2411993C	Canada	C	2009-05-19
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JP4386286B2	Japan	B2	2009-12-16
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CN1510936B	China	B	2010-05-26
EP0978958B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-07-21
DE69841773D1	Germany	D1	2010-09-02
US7792531B2	United States of America	B2	2010-09-07
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CN101420685B	China	B	2011-08-24
CN101031143B	China	B	2011-10-26
CA2412005C	Canada	C	2011-11-22
EP2040388A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2012-04-11
CN1496140B	China	B	2012-05-16
US8185158B2	United States of America	B2	2012-05-22
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EP1841271A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-05-29
EP1841272A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-05-29
EP1841269A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-06-05
US8542835B2	United States of America	B2	2013-09-24
EP1841095A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-11-20
EP1841273A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-12-18
EP1843493A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2014-01-01
EP1843483A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2014-01-15
EP1863201A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2014-03-19
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