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 .
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.
Claim 49 is 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.
49, line 4, recites “a plurality of timers,” while line 7 recites “the timer.” Thus, it is not clear whether “the timer” refers to all the timers or a particular one of the timer.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1, 7, 8, 36, 40-42 and 45 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Park et al. (US 2022/0232594 A1 with effective filing date 08/03/2020 of provisional 63/060548) .
Park teaches the data transmission while the UE is in RRC idle state or RRC inactive state (Figure 20) where the UE can be configured using PUR (pre-configured uplink resource in Figure 20) or RACH procedure (Figure 13 and paragraphs 0171-0173).
With respect to the claims, references to the prior art appear in parenthesis.
Claims
1. (Original) A method (Park US 2022/0232594 A1), comprising:
receiving configuration information for data transmission (Configuration Information in Figures 13A-13C for RACH procedure and RRC release indicating PUR(s) in Figure 20 for pre-configured resources) , wherein the configuration information for data transmission indicates at least one of the following:
first configuration information indicating pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one transport block (TB) or pre-configured at least one slot for at least one TB (PUR is Pre-configured Uplink Resource slots for the TB in Figure 20) ; and
second configuration information indicating at least one resource for data transmission during at least one random access channel (RACH) procedure (RACH procedure in Figures 13A-13C for when the UE is in an RRC_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state in paragraphs 0171-0173) ; and
performing the data transmission based on the configuration information when a user equipment (UE) is in radio resource control (RRC)_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state (Data transmission based on the configuration when the UE is RRC idle state or RRC inactive state in Figure 20) .
7. (Currently amended) The method of Claim 1, wherein performing the data transmission based on the first configuration information further comprises: configuring one timer for the pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one TB or the pre- configured at least one slot for at least one TB (pur-ResponseWindowTImer in paragraph 0232) ; and starting the timer at or later than a slot that contains the first of a corresponding PUSCH transmission for the data transmission, wherein the timer is used to monitor feedback for the data transmission (Timer is started at subframe/slot/symbol that contains the end of the corresponding PUSCH transmission plus 4 subframes/slot/symbol in paragraph 0232) .
8. (Original) The method of Claim 7, further comprising: restarting the timer at or later than a first slot or a last slot of a PUSCH transmission corresponding to a retransmission indicated by uplink grants, when PDCCH transmission is for the UE with the data transmission and contains the uplink grants for a retransmission (MAC entity may restart pur-ResponseWindowTimer at the last subframe/slot/symbol of a PUSCH transmission corresponding to the retransmission indicated by the UL grant plus 4 subframes/slots/symbols if the PDCCH transmission is addressed to the PUR-RNTI and contains an UL grant for a retransmission in paragraph 0232) .
36. (Currently amended) An apparatus (Park US 2022/0232594 A1), comprising: at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored therein; at least one receiver; at least one transmitter; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, the at least one receiver and the at least one transmitter (Components on Figure 15) ; wherein the computer executable instructions cause the at least one processor to;
receive configuration information for data transmission (Configuration Information in Figures 13A-13C for RACH procedure and RRC release indicating PUR(s) in Figure 20 for pre-configured resources) , wherein the configuration information for data transmission indicates at least one of the following:
first configuration information indicating pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one transport block (TB) or pre-configured at least one slot for at least one TB (PUR is Pre-configured Uplink Resource slots for the TB in Figure 20); and
second configuration information indicating at least one resource for data transmission during at least one random access channel (RACH) procedure (RACH procedure in Figures 13A-13C for when the UE is in an RRC_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state in paragraphs 0171-0173); and
perform the data transmission based on the configuration information when a user equipment(UE) is in radio resource control (RRC) IDLE state or RRC INACTIVE state (Data transmission based on the configuration when the UE is RRC idle state or RRC inactive state in Figure 20) .
40. (New) The apparatus of Claim 36, wherein to perform the data transmission based on the first configuration information, the at least one processor: configures one timer for the pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one TB or the pre- configured at least one slot for at least one TB (pur-ResponseWindowTImer in paragraph 0232); and starts the timer at or later than a slot that contains the first of a corresponding PUSCH transmission for the data transmission, wherein the timer is used to monitor feedback for the data transmission (Timer is started at subframe/slot/symbol that contains the end of the corresponding PUSCH transmission plus 4 subframes/slot/symbol in paragraph 0232) .
41. (New) The apparatus of Claim 40, wherein the at least one processor: restarts the timer at or later than a first slot or a last slot of a PUSCH transmission corresponding to a retransmission indicated by uplink grants, in response to a PDCCH transmission being for the UE with the data transmission and containing the uplink grants for a retransmission (MAC entity may restart pur-ResponseWindowTimer at the last subframe/slot/symbol of a PUSCH transmission corresponding to the retransmission indicated by the UL grant plus 4 subframes/slots/symbols if the PDCCH transmission is addressed to the PUR-RNTI and contains an UL grant for a retransmission in paragraph 0232).
42. (New) The apparatus of Claim 41, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: extend a monitor window of the timer when the monitor window cannot receive all PDCCH; and receive a missed part of the PDCCH in the extended monitor window (While pur-ResponseWindowTimer is running, the MAC entity may restart pur-ResponseWindowTimer in paragraph 0232 which extends the monitor window to receive the data retransmission indicated by the UL grant) .
45. (New) An apparatus (Park US 2022/0232594 A1), comprising: at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored therein; at least one receiver; at least one transmitter; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, the at least one receiver and the at least one transmitter (Components on Figure 15); wherein the computer executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
transmit configuration information for data transmission (Configuration Information in Figures 13A-13C for RACH procedure and RRC release indicating PUR(s) in Figure 20 for pre-configured resources) , wherein the configuration information for data transmission indicates at least one of the following:
first configuration information indicating pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one transport block (TB) or pre-configured at least one slot for at least one TB (PUR is Pre-configured Uplink Resource slots for the TB in Figure 20); and
second configuration information indicating at least one resource for data transmission during at least one random access channel (RACH) procedure (RACH procedure in Figures 13A-13C for when the UE is in an RRC_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state in paragraphs 0171-0173); and
receive the data transmission based on the configuration information when a user equipment (UE) is in radio resource control (RRC)_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state (Data transmission based on the configuration when the UE is RRC idle state or RRC inactive state in Figure 20) .
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 2, 3, 6, 38, 39, 43, 44, 46-48 and 50 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 49 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the prior art of record such as ZTE publication (R2-2001200) teaches “m” counters (page 9, section “Issue 2: About “m” counter maintenance), but not the particular functions recited in the claimed subject matter. Further, the prior art of record fails to anticipate or make obvious the plurality of timers and its associated functions, and the particular data transmission using PUSCH of Msg A based on the RSRP of the UE.
Conclusion
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MELVIN C. MARCELO
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2463
/MELVIN C MARCELO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2463 December 27, 2025