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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after allowance or after an Office action under Ex Parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 453 O.G. 213 (Comm'r Pat. 1935). Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, prosecution in this application has been reopened pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 12/09/2025 has been entered.
Claim Objections
Claims 16, 23 and 24 are objected to because of the following informalities:
Regarding claim 16, in lines 4-5, “instructing the network device to perform operations” should be “instructing a terminal to perform operations”.
Regarding claim 23, in line 1, “The apparatus according to claim 16” should be “The apparatus according to claim 11”.
Regarding claim 24, in line 1, “The apparatus according to claim 11” should be “The apparatus according to claim 16”.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1, 6, 11 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the network device" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 6 recites the limitation "the terminal" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 11 recites the limitation "the network device" in lines 4-5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the network device" in lines 4-5 and the limitation "the terminal" in line 9. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-24 are allowable over prior art.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Applicant’s invention is drawn to a message processing method, wherein the method comprises: receiving a first message, wherein the first message indicates P direct current (DC) locations, each of the P DC locations is a DC location corresponding to any two bandwidth parts (BWPs) in a component carrier (CC) pair composed of any two of N component carriers (CCs) that are configured by the network device for a terminal, the any two BWPs are respectively located in different CCs in the CC pair, P is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is an integer equal to or greater than 2; and determining a DC location of current communication based on the first message.
Applicant’s independent claim 1 recites, inter alia, “the first message indicates P direct current (DC) locations, each of the P DC locations is a DC location corresponding to any two bandwidth parts (BWPs) in a component carrier (CC) pair composed of any two of N component carriers (CCs) that are configured by the network device for a terminal, the any two BWPs are respectively located in different CCs in the CC pair”. Applicant’s independent claim 1 comprises a particular combination of elements, which is neither taught nor suggested by the prior art.
Independent claims 6, 11 and 16 are interpreted and allowable for the same reason as set forth above.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Abotabl et al. (US 2023/0239851) teaches method of scheduling for active bandwidth parts.
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/YU-WEN CHANG/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2413