DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Amendment filed 4/28/2026 is acknowledged.
Claims 9 and 11-13 have been amended.
Claims 9-13 remain pending.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claims 9-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et al. (US20220279538A1; “Jung”) in view of Taherzadeh Boroujeni et al. (US20220217736A1; “Taherzadeh”).
Regarding claim 9,
Jung discloses a terminal (Fig. 1, UE 110; paragraph 15) comprising a receiver (Fig. 5, transceiver 570/antenna 575; paragraph 137) that receives first downlink control information with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI (paragraph 25) including information related to a resource for a UL transmission to be cancelled (Fig. 3, step 300; paragraph 21-31, 110, 124; PUCCH config/resource), receives information related to a priority of an uplink shared channel scheduled by second downlink control information (Fig. 3, step 320; paragraph 110, 124; UL grant of high-priority PUSCH), and receives information related to a priority of an uplink control channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK for a semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel (Fig. 3, step 330; paragraph 11, 22-50, 65, 113-131; UCI includes HARQ-ACK for semi-persistent DL assignment/PDSCH of corresponding priority) that is configured by a higher layer parameter (paragraph 26-29, 37, 59, 67-69; RRC configuration indicating priority of corresponding grants).
Jung further discloses a processor (Fig. 5, controller 520; paragraph 136, 162) that, when the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK for the semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel and the uplink shared channel overlap in a time domain and when the uplink shared channel uses the resource for the UL transmission to be cancelled, controls to cancel transmission of the uplink shared channel after multiplexing the HARQ-ACK with the uplink shared channel or cancelling the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK, based on the priority of the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK and the priority of the uplink shared channel (Fig. 3, steps 320-340; paragraph 12, 20-29, 110, 124; UE determines which PUSCH/PUCCH to transmit among colliding/overlapping according to dropping/multiplexing rules related to the priorities of PUSCH/PUCCH/HARQ-ACK; see also Fig. 4) which is assumed that no case of priority of the control channel is higher than priority of the shared channel (paragraph 40; alternatively, the UE may not be expected – i.e. assumes – to be configured with a high priority PUCCH overlapping a PUSCH).
Jung does not expressly disclose the use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission.
Taherzadeh discloses use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission (paragraphs 99; use of DCI format 2_4 to cancel one of multiple overlapping UL transmissions PUSCH/PUCCH/SRS based on priorities).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the time of effective filing to modify Jung through use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission, as shown by Taherzadeh, thereby improving performance of decoding and recovery of URLLC transmissions with stringent latency requirements.
Regarding claim 11,
Jung discloses a radio communication method (Fig. 3-4) for a terminal (Fig. 1, UE 110) comprising receiving first downlink control information with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI (paragraph 25) including information related to a resource for a UL transmission to be cancelled (Fig. 3, step 300; paragraph 21-31, 110, 124; PUCCH config/resource), receiving information related to a priority of an uplink shared channel scheduled by second downlink control information (Fig. 3, step 320; paragraph 110, 124; UL grant of high-priority PUSCH), and receiving information related to a priority of an uplink control channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK for a semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel (Fig. 3, step 330; paragraph 11, 22-50, 65, 113-131; UCI includes HARQ-ACK for semi-persistent DL assignment/PDSCH of corresponding priority) that is configured by a higher layer parameter (paragraph 26-29, 37, 59, 67-69; RRC configuration indicating priority of corresponding grants).
Jung further discloses, when the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK for the semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel and the uplink shared channel overlap in a time domain and when the uplink shared channel uses the resource for the UL transmission to be cancelled, controlling to cancel transmission of the uplink shared channel after multiplexing the HARQ-ACK with the uplink shared channel or cancelling the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK, based on the priority of the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK and the priority of the uplink shared channel (Fig. 3, steps 320-340; paragraph 12, 20-29, 110, 124; UE determines which PUSCH/PUCCH to transmit among colliding/overlapping according to dropping/multiplexing rules related to the priorities of PUSCH/PUCCH/HARQ-ACK; see also Fig. 4) which is assumed that no case of priority of the control channel is higher than priority of the shared channel (paragraph 40; alternatively, the UE may not be expected – i.e. assumes – to be configured with a high priority PUCCH overlapping a PUSCH).
Jung does not expressly disclose the use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission.
Taherzadeh discloses use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission (paragraphs 99; use of DCI format 2_4 to cancel one of multiple overlapping UL transmissions PUSCH/PUCCH/SRS based on priorities).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the time of effective filing to modify Jung through use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission, as shown by Taherzadeh, thereby improving performance of decoding and recovery of URLLC transmissions with stringent latency requirements.
Regarding claim 12,
Jung discloses a base station (Fig. 1, base station 120/125; paragraph 15) comprising a transmitter (Fig. 5, transceiver 570/antenna 575; paragraph 137) that transmits first downlink control information with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI (paragraph 25) including information related to a resource for a UL transmission to be cancelled (Fig. 3, step 300; paragraph 21-31, 110, 124; PUCCH config/resource), transmits information related to a priority of an uplink shared channel scheduled by second downlink control information (Fig. 3, step 320; paragraph 110, 124; UL grant of high-priority PUSCH), and transmits information related to a priority of an uplink control channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK for a semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel (Fig. 3, step 330; paragraph 11, 22-50, 65, 113-131; UCI includes HARQ-ACK for semi-persistent DL assignment/PDSCH of corresponding priority) that is configured by a higher layer parameter (paragraph 26-29, 37, 59, 67-69; RRC configuration indicating priority of corresponding grants).
Jung further discloses a processor (Fig. 5, controller 520; paragraph 136, 162) that, when the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK for the semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel and the uplink shared channel overlap in a time domain and when the uplink shared channel uses the resource for the UL transmission to be cancelled, indicates, by the first downlink control information, cancellation of the UL transmission after a multiplexing process or a cancellation process is performed, based on the priority of the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK and the priority of the uplink shared channel (Fig. 3, steps 320-340; paragraph 12, 20-29, 110, 124; UE determines which PUSCH/PUCCH to transmit among colliding/overlapping according to dropping/multiplexing rules related to the priorities of PUSCH/PUCCH/HARQ-ACK; see also Fig. 4) which is assumed that no case of priority of the control channel is higher than priority of the shared channel (paragraph 40; alternatively, the UE may not be expected – i.e. assumes – to be configured with a high priority PUCCH overlapping a PUSCH).
Jung does not expressly disclose the use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission.
Taherzadeh discloses use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission (paragraphs 99; use of DCI format 2_4 to cancel one of multiple overlapping UL transmissions PUSCH/PUCCH/SRS based on priorities).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the time of effective filing to modify Jung through use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission, as shown by Taherzadeh, thereby improving performance of decoding and recovery of URLLC transmissions with stringent latency requirements.
Regarding claim 13,
Jung discloses a system (Fig. 1, system 100) comprising a terminal (Fig. 1, UE 110; paragraph 15) and a base station (Fig. 1, base station 120/125; paragraph 15), wherein the terminal comprises a receiver (Fig. 5, transceiver 570/antenna 575; paragraph 137) that receives first downlink control information with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI (paragraph 25) including information related to a resource for a UL transmission to be cancelled (Fig. 3, step 300; paragraph 21-31, 110, 124; PUCCH config/resource), receives information related to a priority of an uplink shared channel scheduled by second downlink control information (Fig. 3, step 320; paragraph 110, 124; UL grant of high-priority PUSCH), and receives information related to a priority of an uplink control channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK for a semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel (Fig. 3, step 330; paragraph 11, 22-50, 65, 113-131; UCI includes HARQ-ACK for semi-persistent DL assignment/PDSCH of corresponding priority) that is configured by a higher layer parameter (paragraph 26-29, 37, 59, 67-69; RRC configuration indicating priority of corresponding grants).
Jung further discloses a processor (Fig. 5, controller 520; paragraph 136, 162) that, when the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK for the semi-persistently transmitted downlink shared channel and the uplink shared channel overlap in a time domain and when the uplink shared channel uses the resource for the UL transmission to be cancelled, controls to cancel transmission of the uplink shared channel after multiplexing the HARQ-ACK with the uplink shared channel or cancelling the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK, based on the priority of the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK and the priority of the uplink shared channel (Fig. 3, steps 320-340; paragraph 12, 20-29, 110, 124; UE determines which PUSCH/PUCCH to transmit among colliding/overlapping according to dropping/multiplexing rules related to the priorities of PUSCH/PUCCH/HARQ-ACK; see also Fig. 4).
Jung further discloses the base station comprises a transmitter (Fig. 5, transceiver 570/antenna 575; paragraph 137) that transmits the first downlink control information, the information related to the priority of the uplink shared channel, and the information related to the priority of the uplink control channel (Fig. 3, step 300; paragraph 21-31, 110, 124; PUCCH config/resource; Fig. 3, step 320; paragraph 110, 124; UL grant of high-priority PUSCH; Fig. 3, step 330; paragraph 11, 22-50, 65, 113-131; UCI includes HARQ-ACK for semi-persistent DL assignment/PDSCH of corresponding priority) and a processor (Fig. 5, controller 520; paragraph 136, 162) that indicates, by the first downlink control information, cancellation of the UL transmission after the multiplexing or the cancelling is performed, based on the priority of the uplink control channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK and the priority of the uplink shared channel (Fig. 3, steps 320-340; paragraph 12, 20-29, 110, 124; UE determines which PUSCH/PUCCH to transmit among colliding/overlapping according to dropping/multiplexing rules related to the priorities of PUSCH/PUCCH/HARQ-ACK; see also Fig. 4) which is assumed that no case of priority of the control channel is higher than priority of the shared channel (paragraph 40; alternatively, the UE may not be expected – i.e. assumes – to be configured with a high priority PUCCH overlapping a PUSCH).
Jung does not expressly disclose the use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission.
Taherzadeh discloses use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission (paragraphs 99; use of DCI format 2_4 to cancel one of multiple overlapping UL transmissions PUSCH/PUCCH/SRS based on priorities).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the time of effective filing to modify Jung through use of DCI format 2_4 with CRC scrambled by a particular RNTI to control cancellation of the UL transmission, as shown by Taherzadeh, thereby improving performance of decoding and recovery of URLLC transmissions with stringent latency requirements.
Regarding claim 10,
The combination of Jung and Taherzadeh. discloses when the priority of the uplink control channel is low and the priority of the uplink shared channel is high, the processor controls to cancel transmission of the uplink shared channel after cancelling the uplink control channel (paragraphs 12, 18-29, 61, Tables 1-2; different examples/implementations of dropping and multiplexing rules based on various priorities of the PUCCH/PUSCH/UCI). See also Taherzadeh (paragraphs 6-8, 183-193, 203-217) and motivation above.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection relies on newly-cited Taherzadeh reference for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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