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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 174.690.0%Dec 24 12:59 PM EST

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To: scratchmyback who wrote (53304)7/7/2006 9:00:56 AM
From: barty  Read Replies (1) of 197030
 
Scratch my back.

5101501 is the basic soft handover patent
Filed Nov 89 + 20 years = 2009

5056109 fast power control
Filed Nov 89, ditto

Like you I'm also not sure if its 20yrs or 17yrs, as you suggested. Anyone else help here?

I don't think Qualcomm has got the patents in rake receiver (although could be wrong), the technique was known before they got IS-95 working. Remember CDMA was used by the military since the 1960s (GSM is not an older technology!!!). Qualcomm made it work as a cellular system - the two techniques above were what they really cracked.
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