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`COMMUNICATION
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`The European Patent Office herewith transmits as an enclosure the European search report for the
`above-mentioned European patent application.
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`If applicable, copies of the documents cited in the European search report are attached.
`D Additional set(s) of copies of the documents cited in the European search report is (are) enclosed
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`REFUND OF THE SEARCH FEE
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`EPO Form 1507.4 (03.95)
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`Pet., Exh. 1014, p. 1
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`European Patent
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`SUPPLEMENTARY
`EUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT
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`Application Number
`EP 98 95 2995
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`DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`Citation of document with indication, where appropriate,
`of relevant passages
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`Category
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`EP 0 719 062 A (AT & T CORP)
`26 June 1996 (1996-06-26)
`*column l, line 39 - column 2, line 35;
`claims 5-7; figures 1,2 *
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`x
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`A
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`y
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`A
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`y
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`A
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`A
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`A
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`US 5 638 399 A (SCHUCHMAN LEONARD
`10 June 1997 (1997-06-10)
`* claims 1-16; figures 1,2 *
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`ET AL)
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`9
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`US 5 630 204 A (BURTON WILLIAM
`13 May 1997 (1997-05-13)
`*column 3, line 50 - column 5, line 23 *
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`ET AL)
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`WO 97 37442 A (MOTOROLA INC)
`9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
`* claims 1-21 *
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`US 5 566 168 A (DENT PAUL W)
`15 October 1996 (1996-10-15)
`* claim 1 *
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`CLASSIFICATION OF THE
`APPLICATION (lnt.Cl.6)
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`H04J13/06
`H04B7/185
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`Relevant
`to claim
`1,16
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`2-15,17,
`18
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`1-8,
`10-18
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`9
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`1-8,
`10-18
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`1-18
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`1-18
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`TECHNICAL FIELDS
`SEARCHED
`(lnt.Cl.6)
`H04B
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`3
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`The supplementary search report has been based on the last
`set of claims valid and available at the start of the search.
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`Place of search
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`Date of completion of the search
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`Examiner
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`THE HAGUE
`CATEGORY OF CITED DOCUMENTS
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`X: particularly relevant if taken alone
`Y: particularly relevant if combined with another
`document of the same category
`A: technological background
`0 : non-written disclosure
`P : intermediate document
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`I Bischof, J-L
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`22 March 2004
`T : theory or principle underlying the invention
`E : earlier patent document, but published on, or
`after the filing date
`D : document cited in the application
`L : document cited for other reasons
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`& : member of the same patent family, corresponding
`document
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`Pet., Exh. 1014, p. 2
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`ANNEXTOTHEEUROPEANSEARCHREPORT
`ON EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION NO.
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`EP 98 95 2995
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`This annex lists the patent family members relating to the patent documents cited in the above-mentioned European search report.
`The members are as contained in the European Patent Office EDP file on
`The European Patent Office is in no way liable for these particulars which are merely given for the purpose of information.
`22-03-2004
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`Patent document
`cited in search report
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`Publication
`date
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`I
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`EP 0719062
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`A
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`26-06-1996
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`us 5638399
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`us 5630204
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`WO 9737442
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`us 5566168
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`A
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`A
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`A
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`A
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`10-06-1997
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`13-05-1997
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`09-10-1997
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`15-10-1996
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`I
`us
`EP
`JP
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`AU
`WO
`us
`us
`us
`us
`AU
`WO
`us
`AT
`AU
`AU
`AU
`AU
`BR
`CA
`CN
`CN
`DE
`DE
`DK
`EG
`EP
`ES
`FI
`JP
`JP
`SG
`us
`WO
`ZA
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`Patent family
`member(s)
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`5592470 A
`0719062 A2
`8280058 A
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`5521796 A
`9620538 A2
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`5613190 A
`5613191 A
`5708961 A
`5793413 A
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`2598297 A
`9737442 Al
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`5539730 A
`167774 T
`688851 B2
`1565295 A
`716213 B2
`5210598 A
`9505639 A
`2156739 Al
`1348263 A
`1124076 A ,B
`69503072 Dl
`69503072 T2
`662775 T3
`20493 A
`0662775 Al
`2120157 T3
`954208 A
`3329821 B2
`9500512 T
`52333 Al
`5943324 A
`9519079 Al
`9500169 A
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`Publication
`date
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`07-01-1997
`26-06-1996
`22-10-1996
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`19-07-1996
`04-07-1996
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`18-03-1997
`18-03-1997
`13-01-1998
`11-08-1998
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`22-10-1997
`09-10-1997
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`23-07-1996
`15-07-1998
`19-03-1998
`01-08-1995
`24-02-2000
`12-03-1998
`09-01-1996
`13-07-1995
`08-05-2002
`05-06-1996
`30-07-1998
`10-12-1998
`06-04-1999
`30-06-1999
`12-07-1995
`16-10-1998
`08-11-1995
`30-09-2002
`14-01-1997
`28-09-1998
`24-08-1999
`13-07-1995
`05-02-1996
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`For more details about this annex : see Official Journal of the European Patent Office, No. 12/82
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`Pet., Exh. 1014, p. 3
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`98952995.3-1246- PCT/IL9800542
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