FI105252B - Menetelmä ajan varaamiseksi matkaviestimelle - Google Patents

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FI105252B
FI105252B FI972984A FI972984A FI105252B FI 105252 B FI105252 B FI 105252B FI 972984 A FI972984 A FI 972984A FI 972984 A FI972984 A FI 972984A FI 105252 B FI105252 B FI 105252B
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Mika Raitola
Mika Rinne
Matti Jokimies
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Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd
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Priority to US09/111,936 priority patent/US6201966B1/en
Priority to AU84430/98A priority patent/AU742092B2/en
Priority to CNB988072319A priority patent/CN1135037C/zh
Priority to ES200050001A priority patent/ES2192117B1/es
Priority to PCT/FI1998/000587 priority patent/WO1999004590A1/fr
Priority to DE69835721T priority patent/DE69835721T2/de
Priority to JP19886598A priority patent/JP3943253B2/ja
Priority to EP98305658A priority patent/EP0892571B1/fr
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Priority to JP2006321955A priority patent/JP4638404B2/ja

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W48/00Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
    • H04W48/08Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery
    • H04W48/14Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery using user query or user detection

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FI972984A 1997-07-14 1997-07-14 Menetelmä ajan varaamiseksi matkaviestimelle FI105252B (fi)

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FI972984A FI105252B (fi) 1997-07-14 1997-07-14 Menetelmä ajan varaamiseksi matkaviestimelle
US09/111,936 US6201966B1 (en) 1997-07-14 1998-07-08 Allocating idle time to a mobile station
ES200050001A ES2192117B1 (es) 1997-07-14 1998-07-13 Metodo para asignacion de tiempo a una estacion movil, dicha estacion movil y la correspondiente red de comunicaciones.
CNB988072319A CN1135037C (zh) 1997-07-14 1998-07-13 为移动台分配时间的方法
AU84430/98A AU742092B2 (en) 1997-07-14 1998-07-13 Method for allocating time to a mobile station
PCT/FI1998/000587 WO1999004590A1 (fr) 1997-07-14 1998-07-13 Procede d'attribution de temps a une station mobile
DE69835721T DE69835721T2 (de) 1997-07-14 1998-07-14 Verfahren zur Zeitzuteilung zur einer mobilen Station
JP19886598A JP3943253B2 (ja) 1997-07-14 1998-07-14 アイドルタイムを割り振る方法、移動及びネットワーク
EP98305658A EP0892571B1 (fr) 1997-07-14 1998-07-14 Procédé d'allocation de temps à une station mobile
JP2006321955A JP4638404B2 (ja) 1997-07-14 2006-11-29 アイドルタイムを割り振る方法、移動及びネットワーク

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FI972984A FI105252B (fi) 1997-07-14 1997-07-14 Menetelmä ajan varaamiseksi matkaviestimelle
FI972984 1997-07-14

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FI972984A FI972984A (fi) 1999-01-15
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EP (1) EP0892571B1 (fr)
JP (2) JP3943253B2 (fr)
CN (1) CN1135037C (fr)
AU (1) AU742092B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE69835721T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2192117B1 (fr)
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WO (1) WO1999004590A1 (fr)

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FI972984A (fi) 1999-01-15
WO1999004590A1 (fr) 1999-01-28
JP4638404B2 (ja) 2011-02-23
EP0892571A2 (fr) 1999-01-20
ES2192117B1 (es) 2004-08-01
FI972984A0 (fi) 1997-07-14
EP0892571B1 (fr) 2006-08-30
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