DETAILED ACTION
1. This office action is a response to the Application/Control Number: 18/097,480 filed 01/16/2023.
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
2. 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 final rejection. 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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 04/02/2026 has been entered.
Claims Status
3. This office action is based upon claims received on 04/02/2026, which replace all prior submitted versions of the claims.
-Claims 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15 are amended .
-Claims 1-20 are pending.
-Claims 1-5, 7-12, 14-18, 20 are rejected.
-Claims 6, 13, 19 are objected.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
4. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Priority
5. Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d). Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers submitted under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), which papers have been placed of record in the file.
Acknowledgment is made of a continuation of PCT/CN2021/102641 filed 06/28/2021
Response to Amendments/Remarks
6. Applicant's remarks/arguments, see page 11 of 16, filed on 04/02/2026, with respect to Claim Rejections – Under 35 U.S.C. § 103 have been considered but are not persuasive because the arguments do not apply to the grounds of rejection being used in the current rejection.
Furthermore, remarks with respect to any applicable Dependent Claims have been considered, and are not persuasive for the same reasons noted above, and at least via dependency to the independent claims and via individual rejections addressing the specific claims.
The rejection has been revised and set forth below according to the amended claims (see Office Action).
A. Applicant in applicant’s remarks pertaining to independent claim 1 (used as an example representative of Claims 8, 14), indicates:
- See page 16 (ln 6-13), that – “Even combined, Yin and Zhang do not disclose, teach or suggest the claimed limitations of "determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block,", "determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block", and "select a first radio resource block or a fourth radio resource block as a target radio resource block" as claimed in Claim 1”.
B. In response, the office action respectfully disagrees and contends that applicant’s remarks are not persuasive, since claim 1 (used as an example representative of Claims 8, 14) as rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yin et al. (US 20230337224 A1) i.e. “Yin” in view of Zhang et al. (US 20230118930 A1), i.e. “Zhang”, in combination, teaches each and every limitation of applicant’s contention in combination (See office action) as presented and interpreted below as follows:
Yin teaches: A user equipment (UE) (Yin – FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & FG. 4; ¶0028…handling high-priority uplink (UL) transmissions in a user equipment (UE) ; ¶0034…another timeline condition for handling the high-priority UL transmissions);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: i.e. a user equipment (UE) reads on: A user equipment (UE) where UE associates with handling the high-priority UL transmissions).
comprising: a transceiver; and a processor(Yin FIG. 3 & FIG. 6 & ¶0087 […] UE device 5 may include a processor 50, a memory 52, and a transceiver 54 […] transceiver 54 is operatively coupled with a connected processor, transmits and/or receives a radio signal);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: i.e. a transceiver 54, a processor 50 reads on: comprising: a transceiver; and a processor,.
wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured (Yin FIG. 3 & FIG. 6 & ¶0087 See above);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: i.e. transceiver 54 is operatively coupled with a connected processor, transmits and/or receives reads on: wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured.
to: [[and]] receive a second signaling for determining a third bit block[[;]] , (Yin FIG.1, FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 ….Two PUSCHs overlapping with one HARQ-ACK… PUSCH1 is scheduled by downlink control information 1 (DCI1). PUSCH2 is scheduled by DCI2. HARQ-ACK is in response to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH));
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0034 i.e. HARQ-ACK is in response to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reads on: to receive a first signaling, where i.e. receiving PDSCH i.e. determines HARQ-ACK i.e. a bit block comprising a HARQ-ACK reads on: for determining a first bit block , where HARQ-ACK is well known in prior art to comprise HARQ-ACK bits in blocks of time frequency resources. Furthermore i.e. PUSCH1 is scheduled by DCI1 or also pending embodiment i.e. PUSCH2 is scheduled by DCI2 reads on: receive a second signaling, where the DCI2 determines i.e. PUSCH reads on: for determining a third bit block where PUSCH is well known in prior art to comprise PUSCH uplink bits in blocks of time frequency resources.
[[and]] determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block (Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0029 […] step S10, an earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with a timeline condition is obtained, and the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions is combined with at least one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with the timeline condition and later than the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions to form a multiplexing channel; ¶0035 […] one embodiment […] a former one of the one (PUSCH1) of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline condition and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2) is dropped. That is, PUSCH1 is dropped; ¶0053 […] step S14, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not dropped is transmitted; ¶0057 […] In another embodiment, a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted. );
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: ¶0029 i.e. an earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with a timeline condition is obtained, and the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions is combined i.e. to form a multiplexing channel and per ¶0035 i.e. describing the case where PUSCH1 is dropped but results in i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 as multiplexed in a block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel (i.e. comprising the HARQ-ACK block and PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 ) and therefore reads on: determine a first radio resource block of time frequency resources formed to carry the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 resulting for this case. Furthermore per the case described for ¶0035 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 as multiplexed in a block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel therefore formed, which i.e. comprises the HARQ-ACK block reads on: based on a first number of bits of the first bit block, and i.e. furthermore in combination with HARQ-ACK, that the block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel further comprises PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 as multiplexed reads on: and a third number of bits of the third bit block i.e. the PUSCH2 with respect to PUSCH1 and HARQ-ACK blocks depicted represents the third block and the third number of bits contained therein.
determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
equal to (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
the first number of bits of the first bit block (Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See above; ¶0054 See above);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted and , where per ¶0054 in case of the re-transmission i.e. re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: determine the fourth radio resource block, i.e. per ¶0036 comprises i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and therefore i.e. comprises HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 bits in combination which would be larger than the individual HARQ-ACK bits reads on: based on a number that is greater than , where like already noted i.e. the individual HARQ-ACK bits in a block as depicted reads on: the first number of bits of the first bit block .
, a first radio resource block or [[the]] a fourth radio resource block [[is]] as a target radio resource block based on a priority of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See above; ¶0035 see above; ¶0036 See above; ¶0037 […] yet another embodiment, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline condition and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission is dropped according to a predetermined priority table. The prioritization follows the priority table and guarantees the reliability of the most urgent and important high-priority UL transmission to be transmitted; ¶0038 […] one embodiment of the priority table, the priority order from high to low could be: HARQ-ACK>SR>PUSCH>CSI […] in FIG. 3, PUSCH1 is not satisfied with the timeline condition. Therefore, the prioritization is needed between PUSCH1 and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2. According to the priority table, HARQ-ACK has higher priority than PUSCH2 and PUSCH 1, and thus PUSCH1 is dropped);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment reads on: select a first radio resource block as a target radio resource block to transmit (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2. Furthermore and alternately, per ¶0036 in the case where i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted, where ¶0054 re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: or a fourth radio resource block as a target radio resource block. Furthermore, per the embodiment of ¶0037, that the dropping is i.e. according to a predetermined priority table where per ¶0038 i.e. HARQ-ACK has higher priority than PUSCH2 and PUSCH 1 reads on: based on a priority, and per ¶0038 in case where i.e. thus PUSCH1 is dropped i.e. as depicted in FIG. 3 PUSCH1 block for the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 or in the alternate case where per ¶0057 where i.e. a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted i.e. either PUSCH1 is dropped and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is chosen or PUSCH 1 is transmitted and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is re-transmitted, both cases involve prioritizing a second bit block such as PUSCH1 or PUSCH2 for dropping or transmission and therefore reads on: of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block . Furthermore per FIG. 3 & ¶0034 i.e. Two PUSCHs overlapping with one HARQ-ACK showing PUSCH1 overlapping HARQ-ACK block which per ¶0035 is comprised in i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block .
and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See above; ¶0035 see above; ¶0036 See above; ¶0037 See above; ¶0038 e above);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment i.e. the case of the where PUSCH1 is dropped and PUSCH2 and HARQ transmitted reads on: and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block . Furthermore per ¶0036 in the case i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted, where per ¶0057 a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 re-transmitted multiplexed with HARQ-ACK also reads on and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block.
The office action furthermore notes that:
While Yin teaches a number that is greater than the first number of bits as referenced above, Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (See italicized portions) an alternative case of a number range i.e. a number that is greater than the first number of bits and is less than a sum of the first number of bits and the third number of bits, or another alternative case of a number range i.e. a number that is equal to the first number of bits and is the first number of bits and the third number of bits. Therefore the office action respectfully contends:
Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (See italicized portions): a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits and is less than a sum of the first number of bits and the third number of bits;
For the above claim elements which Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or
strongly suggest, the office action combines teachings from additional reference Zhang, where furthermore:
Zhang teaches: determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block (ZHANG ¶0126 […] operation of determining the content transmitted in the PUCCH in the resource set includes the following operations.; ¶0127 […] The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set, in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to a number of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) configured in the PUCCH and a modulation order and bitrate of the first UCI set, is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set, a minimum number of PRBs is determined to be a first number of PRBs according to the number of bits of the first UCI set, the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, and the modulation order and bitrate of the first UCI set, and the first UCI set is transmitted by using the first number of PRBs; ¶0128 […] a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH and the modulation order and bitrate of the UCI, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted. The second UCI set satisfies the following conditions: ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set, and [0130] the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH and the modulation order and bitrate of the second UCI set, being greater than or equal to the number of bits of the second UCI set; ¶0131 […] the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: [0132] a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, wherein a number of bits occupied by the HARQ-ACK of the first priority index is O.sub.H-ACK, a number of bits occupied by the SR of the first priority index is .sup.OH-SR , and a numbers of bits occupied by each of the wideband CSI report and the sub-band CSI report of the first priority index is .sup.OH-CSI) ;
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0127 i.e. The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set, i.e. a minimum number of PRBs is determined to be a first number of PRBs according to the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on: determine a first radio resource block i.e. transmitting the first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set. Furthermore per ¶0127 i.e. a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set and per ¶0131 the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, therefore teaches that i.e. the number of bits of the first UCI set covers a range of total bits comprising a set combination comprising a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bits, a Scheduling Request (SR) bits, a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report reads on: based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block especially the first UCI set does not limit UCI set content to only one UCI and comprises at least one of and therefore includes a range of more than one UCI in the set i.e. such as a first HARQ-ACK UCI bits and any other third UCI bits listed.
determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block (ZHANG ¶0126 See above; ¶0128 See above; ¶0131 see above);
Which the office action respectfully contends and notes discloses & teaches: per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined reads on: determine and per ¶0128 according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted i.e. the case where the second UCI set is carried on the PUCCH with the number of bits less than the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on the fourth radio resource block different and lesser in number of bits from the first UCI set, and comprising the second UCI set and where the second UCI set is transmitted using PRBs or resource block and where the second subset can be one of many combinations of UCI bits utilizing PRBs including the fourth resource block. Furthermore per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource reads on: based on a number that is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, i.e. used to transmit the second UCI set, where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. therefore teaches comprising at least a number of bits of a subset of the first UCI set which per ¶0131 comprises at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report. Therefore the number bits comprised in this case can be a subset of the first UCI set comprising a HARQ-ACK UCI bits, SR bits, a wide band CSI report bits. Therefore the second UCI set comprising for example HARQ-ACK-ACK UCI bits, SR UCI bits in according PRBs comprises bits that is more than reads on: that is greater than at least a first UCI bits such as HARQ-ACK UCI bits reads on: the first number of bits of the first bit block where the HARQ-ACK UCI bits also represents the first number of bits of the first bit block. Alternately i.e. or, the number bits for the Second UCI set comprised in this case can be at least one of a number of bits of a HARC-ACK UCI reads on: or equal the first number of bits of the first bit block . Furthermore where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. the second UCI being a subset of the first would therefore comprise a lesser number of bits than any combination of UCI in the first UCI set could comprise a second UCI set of i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), such as i.e. a subset comprising HARQ bits only i.e. therefore the number of bits of the second UCI covers a range that is less than a first UCI sub set comprising HARQ bits, SR bits from the set of UCIs identified in ¶0131 reads on: and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block i.e. the HARQ-ACK UCI and SR UCI representing the first bit block and third bit block.
C. Specifically as noted above, contrary to applicant’s remarks and arguments referenced above, Yin in view of Zhang continues to teach and read on the claim 1 limitations of applicant’s contention (See item A) as noted in teachings referenced above, where applicant has not addressed why teachings, interpretations and mappings as presented by the office action in combination, do not apply to the claim 1 language as recited.
The office action furthermore respectfully contends that applicant’s arguments against the references are directed against the references individually, and one cannot show non-obviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on combinations of references used to address the rejection of applicant’s claims (See In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981); In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986)). For example applicant in page 13 (ln 11-17) which is also repeated in page 15 (ln 19-24) Page 16 (ln 1-2) indicates “Yin, similar to Zhang, also does not disclose or teach "determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block,", "determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block", and "select a first radio resource block or”, where to a fourth radio resource block as a target radio resource block" as claimed in Claim 1”. This office action notes that in the rejection of claim 1, claim elements referenced by applicant in page 13 (ln 11-17) and page 15 (ln 19-24) Page 16 (ln 1-2), are attributed and taught by Yin as primary reference in view of Zhang as a secondary reference in combination as referenced above, and not by attributing these features identically to both Yin and Zhang as referenced by applicant in page 13 (ln 11-17) and page 15 (ln 19-24), and therefore attacking Zhang for certain features Yin as primary reference already teaches, and likewise attacking Yin for features derived from Zhang as a secondary reference.
Therefore at least for the reasons, teachings and interpretations presented applicant’s remarks are not persuasive.
D. Applicant is respectfully directed to the grounds of rejection of independent claim 1 (used as an example representative of Claims 8, 14) presented under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yin in view of Zhang where the disclosure of each and every limitation of claim 1 as amended are presented in combination.
The rejection has been revised and set forth below according to the amended claims (see Office Action).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
7. 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.
8. Claims 1-7, 14-20 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 pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
A. Regarding claims 1, 14 (utilizing claim 1 as an example representative of parallel features in claim 14) – Claim 1 recites “fourth radio resource block” for a first time with a preceding article “the” (i.e. “the fourth radio resource block” ) without prior or preceding introduction or provision of a reference antecedence for “fourth radio resource block” as recited in “determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than”. There is no preceding recitation of “fourth radio resource block” introduced for provision of antecedent basis, and as such, this office action respectfully contends there is a lack of clarity as to where recitation of the terms “fourth radio resource block” for the first time in Claim 1 finds antecedent basis.
Furthermore Claim 1 subsequently recites “fourth radio resource block” a second time in “[…] select[[ion]] a first radio resource block or [[the]] a fourth radio resource block […]”. The office action respectfully contends a lack of clarity as to where recitation of the terms “fourth radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1 finds antecedent basis, i.e. whether the terms “fourth radio resource block” recited for the first time in Claim 1, serves as the antecedent basis for the terms “fourth radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1, or whether the terms “fourth radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1 refers to a separate instance of “fourth radio resource block” different from the terms “fourth radio resource block” recited for the first time in Claim 1.
Examiner interprets the subject claims listed as best possible. Applicant is requested and required to appropriately address and clarify as applicable to reflect applicant’s intent and objective for the claim language noted.
B. Regarding claims 1, 14 (utilizing claim 1 as an example representative of parallel features in claim 14) – Claim 1 recites “a first radio resource block” for a first time in “determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits” and furthermore Claim 1 subsequently again recites “a first radio resource block” a second time in “[…] a first radio resource block or [[the]] a fourth radio resource block [[is]] as a target radio resource block […]”. The office action respectfully contends a lack of clarity as to where recitation of the terms “a first radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1 finds antecedent basis, i.e. whether the terms “a first radio resource block” recited for the first time in Claim 1, serves as the antecedent basis for the terms “a first radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1, or whether the terms “a first radio resource block” recited the second time in Claim 1 refers to a separate instance of “a first radio resource block” different from the terms “a first radio resource block” recited for the first time in Claim 1.
Examiner interprets the subject claims listed as best possible. Applicant is requested and required to appropriately address and clarify as applicable to reflect applicant’s intent and objective for the claim language noted.
C. Regarding Claims 2-7, 15-20 which depend from respective independent claims 1, 14, these claims (i.e. Claims 2-7, 15-20) are further rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph at least via dependency to the respective independent claims.
Examiner interprets the subject claims listed as best possible. Applicant is requested and required to appropriately address and clarify as applicable.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
9. 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.
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory
basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and
the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the
examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the
effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised
of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that
was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner
to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art
against the later invention.
10. Claims 1-4, 7-11, 14-17, 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yin et al. (US 20230337224 A1) i.e. “Yin” in view of Zhang et al. (US 20230118930 A1), i.e. “Zhang”.
Regarding Claim 1. (Currently Amended) Yin teaches: A user equipment (UE) (Yin – FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & FG. 4; ¶0028…handling high-priority uplink (UL) transmissions in a user equipment (UE) ; ¶0034…another timeline condition for handling the high-priority UL transmissions; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: i.e. a user equipment (UE) reads on: A user equipment (UE) where UE associates with handling the high-priority UL transmissions),
comprising: a transceiver; and a processor(Yin FIG. 3 & FIG. 6 & ¶0087 […] UE device 5 may include a processor 50, a memory 52, and a transceiver 54 […] transceiver 54 is operatively coupled with a connected processor, transmits and/or receives a radio signal; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: i.e. a transceiver 54, a processor 50 reads on: comprising: a transceiver; and a processor),
wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured (Yin FIG. 3 & FIG. 6 & ¶0087 See above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: i.e. transceiver 54 is operatively coupled with a connected processor, transmits and/or receives reads on: wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured)
to: [[and]] receive a second signaling for determining a third bit block[[;]] , (Yin FIG.1, FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 ….Two PUSCHs overlapping with one HARQ-ACK… PUSCH1 is scheduled by downlink control information 1 (DCI1). PUSCH2 is scheduled by DCI2. HARQ-ACK is in response to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0034 i.e. HARQ-ACK is in response to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reads on: to receive a first signaling, where i.e. receiving PDSCH i.e. determines HARQ-ACK i.e. a bit block comprising a HARQ-ACK reads on: for determining a first bit block , where HARQ-ACK is well known in prior art to comprise HARQ-ACK bits in blocks of time frequency resources. Furthermore i.e. PUSCH1 is scheduled by DCI1 or also pending embodiment i.e. PUSCH2 is scheduled by DCI2 reads on: receive a second signaling, where the DCI2 determines i.e. PUSCH reads on: for determining a third bit block where PUSCH is well known in prior art to comprise PUSCH uplink bits in blocks of time frequency resources),
[[and]] determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block (Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0029 […] step S10, an earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with a timeline condition is obtained, and the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions is combined with at least one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with the timeline condition and later than the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions to form a multiplexing channel; ¶0035 […] one embodiment […] a former one of the one (PUSCH1) of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline condition and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2) is dropped. That is, PUSCH1 is dropped; ¶0053 […] step S14, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not dropped is transmitted; ¶0057 […] In another embodiment, a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted ; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: ¶0029 i.e. an earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with a timeline condition is obtained, and the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions is combined i.e. to form a multiplexing channel and per ¶0035 i.e. describing the case where PUSCH1 is dropped but results in i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 as multiplexed in a block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel (i.e. comprising the HARQ-ACK block and PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 ) and therefore reads on: determine a first radio resource block of time frequency resources formed to carry the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 resulting for this case. Furthermore per the case described for ¶0035 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 as multiplexed in a block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel therefore formed, which i.e. comprises the HARQ-ACK block reads on: based on a first number of bits of the first bit block, and i.e. furthermore in combination with HARQ-ACK, that the block of resources comprised in the multiplexing channel further comprises PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 as multiplexed reads on: and a third number of bits of the third bit block i.e. the PUSCH2 with respect to PUSCH1 and HARQ-ACK blocks depicted represents the third block and the third number of bits contained therein),
determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
equal to (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
the first number of bits of the first bit block (Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See above; ¶0054 See above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted and , where per ¶0054 in case of the re-transmission i.e. re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: determine the fourth radio resource block, i.e. per ¶0036 comprises i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and therefore i.e. comprises HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 bits in combination which would be larger than the individual HARQ-ACK bits reads on: based on a number that is greater than , where like already noted i.e. the individual HARQ-ACK bits in a block as depicted reads on: the first number of bits of the first bit block),
a first radio resource block or [[the]] a fourth radio resource block [[is]] as a target radio resource block based on a priority of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See above; ¶0035 see above; ¶0036 See above; ¶0037 […] yet another embodiment, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline condition and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission is dropped according to a predetermined priority table. The prioritization follows the priority table and guarantees the reliability of the most urgent and important high-priority UL transmission to be transmitted; ¶0038 […] one embodiment of the priority table, the priority order from high to low could be: HARQ-ACK>SR>PUSCH>CSI […] in FIG. 3, PUSCH1 is not satisfied with the timeline condition. Therefore, the prioritization is needed between PUSCH1 and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2. According to the priority table, HARQ-ACK has higher priority than PUSCH2 and PUSCH 1, and thus PUSCH1 is dropped; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment reads on: select a first radio resource block as a target radio resource block to transmit (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2. Furthermore and alternately, per ¶0036 in the case where i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted, where ¶0054 re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: or a fourth radio resource block as a target radio resource block. Furthermore, per the embodiment of ¶0037, that the dropping is i.e. according to a predetermined priority table where per ¶0038 i.e. HARQ-ACK has higher priority than PUSCH2 and PUSCH 1 reads on: based on a priority, and per ¶0038 in case where i.e. thus PUSCH1 is dropped i.e. as depicted in FIG. 3 PUSCH1 block for the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 or in the alternate case where per ¶0057 where i.e. a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted i.e. either PUSCH1 is dropped and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is chosen or PUSCH 1 is transmitted and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is re-transmitted, both cases involve prioritizing a second bit block such as PUSCH1 or PUSCH2 for dropping or transmission and therefore reads on: of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block . Furthermore per FIG. 3 & ¶0034 i.e. Two PUSCHs overlapping with one HARQ-ACK showing PUSCH1 overlapping HARQ-ACK block which per ¶0035 is comprised in i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block),
and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See above; ¶0035 see above; ¶0036 See above; ¶0037 See above; ¶0038 e above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment i.e. the case of the where PUSCH1 is dropped and PUSCH2 and HARQ transmitted reads on: and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block . Furthermore per ¶0036 in the case i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted, where per ¶0057 a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 re-transmitted multiplexed with HARQ-ACK also reads on and transmit the first bit block in the target radio resource block).
While Yin teaches a number that is greater than the first number of bits as referenced above, Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (See italicized portions) an alternative case of a number range i.e. a number that is greater than the first number of bits and is less than a sum of the first number of bits and the third number of bits, or another alternative case of a number range i.e. a number that is equal to the first number of bits and is the first number of bits and the third number of bits. Therefore the office action respectfully contends:
Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (See italicized portions): a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits and is less than a sum of the first number of bits and the third number of bits;
Zhang teaches: determine a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block (ZHANG ¶0126 […] operation of determining the content transmitted in the PUCCH in the resource set includes the following operations.; ¶0127 […] The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set, in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to a number of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) configured in the PUCCH and a modulation order and bitrate of the first UCI set, is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set, a minimum number of PRBs is determined to be a first number of PRBs according to the number of bits of the first UCI set, the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, and the modulation order and bitrate of the first UCI set, and the first UCI set is transmitted by using the first number of PRBs; ¶0128 […] a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH and the modulation order and bitrate of the UCI, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted. The second UCI set satisfies the following conditions: ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set, and [0130] the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH and the modulation order and bitrate of the second UCI set, being greater than or equal to the number of bits of the second UCI set; ¶0131 […] the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: [0132] a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, wherein a number of bits occupied by the HARQ-ACK of the first priority index is O.sub.H-ACK, a number of bits occupied by the SR of the first priority index is .sup.OH-SR , and a numbers of bits occupied by each of the wideband CSI report and the sub-band CSI report of the first priority index is .sup.OH-CSI ; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0127 i.e. The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set, i.e. a minimum number of PRBs is determined to be a first number of PRBs according to the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on: determine a first radio resource block i.e. transmitting the first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set. Furthermore per ¶0127 i.e. a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set and per ¶0131 the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, therefore teaches that i.e. the number of bits of the first UCI set covers a range of total bits comprising a set combination comprising a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bits, a Scheduling Request (SR) bits, a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report reads on: based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block especially the first UCI set does not limit UCI set content to only one UCI and comprises at least one of and therefore includes a range of more than one UCI in the set i.e. such as a first HARQ-ACK UCI bits and any other third UCI bits listed ) ,
determine the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block (ZHANG ¶0126 See above; ¶0128 See above; ¶0131 see above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined reads on: determine and per ¶0128 according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted i.e. the case where the second UCI set is carried on the PUCCH with the number of bits less than the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on the fourth radio resource block different and lesser in number of bits from the first UCI set, and comprising the second UCI set and where the second UCI set is transmitted using PRBs or resource block and where the second subset can be one of many combinations of UCI bits utilizing PRBs including the fourth resource block. Furthermore per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource reads on: based on a number that is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, i.e. used to transmit the second UCI set, where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. therefore teaches comprising at least a number of bits of a subset of the first UCI set which per ¶0131 comprises at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report. Therefore the number bits comprised in this case can be a subset of the first UCI set comprising a HARQ-ACK UCI bits, SR bits, a wide band CSI report bits. Therefore the second UCI set comprising for example HARQ-ACK-ACK UCI bits, SR UCI bits in according PRBs comprises bits that is more than reads on: that is greater than at least a first UCI bits such as HARQ-ACK UCI bits reads on: the first number of bits of the first bit block where the HARQ-ACK UCI bits also represents the first number of bits of the first bit block. Alternately i.e. or, the number bits for the Second UCI set comprised in this case can be at least one of a number of bits of a HARC-ACK UCI reads on: or equal the first number of bits of the first bit block . Furthermore where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. the second UCI being a subset of the first would therefore comprise a lesser number of bits than any combination of UCI in the first UCI set could comprise a second UCI set of i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), such as i.e. a subset comprising HARQ bits only i.e. therefore the number of bits of the second UCI covers a range that is less than a first UCI sub set comprising HARQ bits, SR bits from the set of UCIs identified in ¶0131 reads on: and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block i.e. the HARQ-ACK UCI and SR UCI representing the first bit block and third bit block);
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yin with teachings of Zhang, since Zhang enables procedures where an earliest PUCCH or PUSCH among the overlapping PUCCHs and/or PUSCHs is made to satisfy the first condition, and accordingly, error can be avoided, the case that a base station cannot control a terminal can be avoided, and latency and reliability requirements of a URLLC service can be satisfied, thereby improving system spectral efficiency (Zhang - ¶0106).
Regarding Claim 2. (Currently Amended) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The UE
furthermore Yin teaches: wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) having a priority index of 1 (Yin FIG. 21 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0034 i.e. HARQ-ACK is in response to i.e. the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), where the PDSCH is what i.e. HARQ-ACK reads on: wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK); where per ¶0038 priority order from high to low could be: HARQ-ACK>SR>PUSCH>CSI and per ¶0039 priority order of HARQ-ACK, SR, PUSCH, and CSI is not limited to above and may be designated randomly i.e. the priority of HARQ is highest as compared to the rest of SR, PUSCH and CSI reads on: having a priority index of 1 ),
the third bit block includes a[[n]] Scheduling Request(SR) (Yin – FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0028 Each of the high-priority UL transmissions is one of a hybrid automatic repeat request ACK (HARQ-ACK), a scheduling request (SR), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and channel state information (CSI); ¶0036 See claim 1; ¶0038 See Claim 1 ….. the prioritization is needed between PUSCH1 and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0028 Each of the high-priority UL transmissions is one of a scheduling request (SR) where per embodiment of ¶0038 and ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and PUSCH2 can be SR per ¶0028 reads on: the third bit block includes a[[n]] Scheduling Request(SR)),
the second bit block includes a Transport Block (TB) (Yin FIG. 1 FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See Claim1; ¶0035 see claim 1; ¶0036…See claim1; ¶0057…. When the dropped high-priority UL transmission is PUSCH with a certain amount of data information…; NOTE-DISCLOSURE: i.e. as depicted in FIG. 3 or FIG. 2 PUSCH1 where PUSCH per ¶0057 can carry data reads on: the second bit block includes a TB),_
the first radio resource block includes a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource (Yin – FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0028 see above; ¶0034; NOTE-DISCLOSURE: per FIG. 3 and ¶0034 HARQ-ACK which per ¶0028 i.e. Each of the high-priority UL transmissions is one of PUCCH reads on: the first radio resource block includes a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource),
the first radio resource block includes a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
radio resources occupied by a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) (Yin FIG. 1 FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See Claim1; ¶0035 See claim 1; ¶0036…See claim1; ¶0057…. When the dropped high-priority UL transmission is PUSCH with a certain amount of data information…; NOTE-DISCLOSURE: i.e. as depicted in FIG. 3 or FIG. 2 PUSCH1 reads on: the second radio resource block includes radio resources occupied by a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) ),
and the fourth radio resource block includes a third PUCCH resource (Yin FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 ¶0028 See above & ¶0038-¶0040 See Claim 1, ¶0053 See Claim 1; ¶0055 see Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0055 i.e. the earliest one (e.g., HARQ-ACK in FIG. 3) of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with the timeline condition is i.e. re-transmitted reads on: or the fourth radio resource block comprises a HARQ-ACK which per ¶0028 i.e. Each of the high-priority UL transmissions is one of PUCCH reads on: includes a third PUCCH resource ).
Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (i.e. assuming arguendo Yin implies - See italicized portions): index of ;
Zhang teaches: wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) having a priority index of 1 (Zhang - ¶0132 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0127 i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, wherein a number of bits occupied by the HARQ-ACK of the first priority index is O.sub.H-ACK reads on: wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) having a priority index of 1).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yin in view of Zhang, further with the teachings of Zhang, since Zhang enables procedures where an earliest PUCCH or PUSCH among the overlapping PUCCHs and/or PUSCHs is made to satisfy the first condition, and accordingly, error can be avoided, the case that a base station cannot control a terminal can be avoided, and latency and reliability requirements of a URLLC service can be satisfied, thereby improving system spectral efficiency (Zhang - ¶0106).
Regarding Claim 3. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The UE according to Claim 2,
furthermore Yin teaches: wherein: the first bit block has a first priority, the third bit block has a second priority that is different from the first priority, and the priority of the second bit block is the first priority or the second priority (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight),-
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
the SR has the priority index of 1 (Yin – FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0028 See claim 2; ¶0036 See claim 1; ¶0038 See Claim 1 ….. the prioritization is needed between PUSCH1 and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING : per ¶0028 Each of the high-priority UL transmissions is one of a scheduling request (SR) where per embodiment of ¶0038 and ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and where PUSCH2 can be SR per ¶0028 reads on: wherein the SR, where per ¶0038 priority order from high to low could be: HARQ-ACK>SR>PUSCH>CSI or per ¶0039 randomly set priority reads on: has the priority index of 1 ),
and the first radio resource block includes the radio resources occupied by the PUSCH (FIG.1 FIG.2 FIG. 3 & ¶0032… HARQ-ACK may be randomly multiplexed with PUSCH1 or PUSCH2; ¶0035 see claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE: per ¶0035 the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: and the first radio resource block includes the radio resources occupied by the PUSCH ).
Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (i.e. assuming arguendo Yin implies - See italicized portions): index of ;
Zhang teaches: the SR has the priority index of 1 (Zhang - ¶0132 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0127 i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, wherein a number of bits occupied by the HARQ-ACK of the first priority index is O.sub.H-ACK, a number of bits occupied by the SR of the first priority index is .sup.OH-SR reads on: the SR has the priority index of 1).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yin in view of Zhang, further with the teachings of Zhang, since Zhang enables procedures where an earliest PUCCH or PUSCH among the overlapping PUCCHs and/or PUSCHs is made to satisfy the first condition, and accordingly, error can be avoided, the case that a base station cannot control a terminal can be avoided, and latency and reliability requirements of a URLLC service can be satisfied, thereby improving system spectral efficiency (Zhang - ¶0106).
Regarding Claim 4. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The UE according to claim 1,
furthermore Yin teaches: wherein on a condition that the second bit block is of a first priority (Yin FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0036 a latter one of the one (PUSCH 1) of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline condition and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2) is dropped. That is, the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped i.e. latter one of the one where the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore PUSCH1 the earlier one that satisfies criterion reads on: wherein on a condition that the second bit block is of a first priority ),
the first bit block is transmitted on the fourth radio resource block (Yin FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: ¶per ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted reads on: the first bit block is transmitted on the fourth radio resource block ) ,
and on a condition that the second bit block is not of the first priority, the first bit block is transmitted on the first radio resource block (per ¶0035 when i.e. a former one of the one (PUSCH1) of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not satisfied with the timeline, PUSCH1 is dropped reads on: and on a condition that the second bit block is not of the first priority and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment i.e. HARQ-ACK is transmitted reads on: the first bit block is transmitted i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 transmitted reads on: on the first radio resource block ).
Regarding Claim 7. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The UE according to claim 1,
furthermore Yin teaches: wherein on a condition that the first bit block is transmitted in the first radio resource block (Yin FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0038-¶0040 See above, ¶0053 See above; ¶0055 see above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0038 priority order from high to low could be: HARQ-ACK>SR>PUSCH>CSI where per ¶0035 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission i.e. (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2) reads on: wherein on a condition that the first bit block is transmitted in the first radio resource block),
the UE does not transmit the second bit block in a sub-block of the second radio resource block that overlaps with the first radio resource block in the time domain (Yin FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0038-¶0040 See above, ¶0053 See above; ¶0055 see above; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: See FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 PUSCH1 overlaps HARQ-ACK and per FIG. 3 HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and i.e. pUSCHI1 and per S16 retransmitted reads on: the UE does not transmit the second bit block in a sub-block of the second radio resource block that overlaps with the first radio resource block in the time domain as depicted, and retransmits the second bit block in a different resource ).
Regarding Claim 8. (Previously Presented) Yin teaches: A base station (Yin FIG. 2, 3 ¶0027… multiplex transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) beams are employed by a base station (BS) and/or a user equipment (UE); ¶0028…handling high-priority uplink (UL) transmissions in a user equipment (UE) ; ¶0034…another timeline condition for handling the high-priority UL transmissions; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: i.e. a base station (BS) reads on: A base station where UE associates with handling the high-priority UL transmissions corresponding to TX and RX),
(See the rejection of Claim 1, Claim 8 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 1 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives) , and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 1 applies similarly to Claim 8. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first signaling for determining a first bit block and second signaling for determining a third bit block(Yin FIG.1, FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0034 i.e. HARQ-ACK is in response to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) i.e. received from a corresponding BS well known in prior art to comprise a transmitter reads on: comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first signaling, where i.e. receiving PDSCH determines i.e. HARQ-ACK reads on: for determining a first bit block. Furthermore i.e. PUSCH1 is scheduled by DCI1 or also pending embodiment i.e. PUSCH2 is scheduled by DCI2 reads on: and a second signaling , where the DCI2 determines i.e. PUSCH reads on: for determining a third bit block );
and a receiver configured to receive the first bit block in a first radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0029 See claim 1; ¶0035 See claim 1; ¶0053 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0053 step S14, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is not dropped is transmitted i.e. for reception by to the BS well known in prior art to comprise a receiver reads on: and a receiver configured to receive, and furthermore per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 received in UL and therefore HARQ-ACK block as shown received in the UL reads on: receive the first bit block, where per ¶0029 i.e. form a multiplexing channel and per ¶0035 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. comprising the HARQ-ACK block and PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 reads on: in a first radio resource block of time frequency resources formed to carry the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2) or
a fourth radio resource block (Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See claim 1; ¶0054 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted reads on: receive the first bit block in, where ¶0054 re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: a fourth radio resource block in relation to the first, third resource blocks recited),
(See the rejection of Claim 1, Claim 8 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 1 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives) , and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 1 applies similarly to Claim 8. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
a selection of the first radio resource block or the fourth radio resource block is based on a priority of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block(Yin FIG. 3 & ¶0034 See Claim 1; ¶0035 see Claim 1; ¶0036 See Claim 1; ¶0037 See Claim 1; ¶0038 See Claim 1; ¶0057 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0035 i.e. PUSCH1 is dropped and i.e. and the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 i.e. is not dropped and therefore transmitted in this embodiment reads on: a selection of the first radio resource block as received by the base station. Furthermore in the alternate case per ¶0036 where i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted, where ¶0054 re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: or the fourth radio resource block as received by the base station. Furthermore per the embodiment of ¶0037 the cases of the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 or the alternate case of high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped being re-transmitted is determined i.e. according to a predetermined priority table where per ¶0038 i.e. HARQ-ACK has higher priority than PUSCH2 and PUSCH 1 reads on: is based on a priority, and per ¶0038 in case where i.e. thus PUSCH1 is dropped i.e. as depicted in FIG. 3 PUSCH1 block for the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 or in the alternate case where per ¶0057 where i.e. a cancelled part of the one of the high-priority UL transmissions is re-transmitted i.e. either PUSCH1 is dropped and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is chosen or PUSCH 1 is transmitted and HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is re-transmitted, both cases involve prioritizing a second bit block such as PUSCH1 or PUSCH2 for dropping or transmission and therefore reads on: of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block , where per FIG. 3 & ¶0034 i.e. Two PUSCHs overlapping with one HARQ-ACK showing PUSCH1 overlapping HARQ-ACK block which per ¶0035 is comprised in i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission (the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block ),
wherein the first radio resource block is determined based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block(Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0029 See Claim 1; ¶0035 See Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: ¶0029 i.e. an earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is satisfied with a timeline condition is obtained, and the earliest one of the high-priority UL transmissions is combined i.e. to form a multiplexing channel and per ¶0035 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: wherein the first radio resource block as received by the base station, i.e. therefore formed, i.e. comprising the HARQ-ACK block reads on: is determined based on a first number of bits of the first bit block , and i.e. furthermore in combination with HARQ-ACK, further comprising PUSCH2 block depicted in FIG. 3 as multiplexed reads on: and a third number of bits of the third bit block ),
and the fourth radio resource block is determined based on a number that is greater than (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
equal to (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
the first number of bits of the first bit block (Yin – FIG. 3 & ¶0036 See Claim 1; ¶0054 See Claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0036 i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 is dropped and therefore per ¶0054 i.e. step S16, the one of the high-priority UL transmissions which is dropped is re-transmitted and , where per ¶0054 re-transmitted i.e. a resource block used to retransmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 reads on: and the fourth radio resource block , i.e. per ¶0036 comprises i.e. the multiplexed high-priority UL transmission of HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 and therefore i.e. comprises HARQ-ACK and PUSCH2 bits in combination which would be larger than the individual HARQ-ACK bits reads on: is determined based on a number that is greater than the first number of bits of the first bit block ).
Yin does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (See italicized portions): a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits and is less than a sum of the first number of bits and the third number of bits;
Zhang teaches: receive the first bit block in a first radio resource block (ZHANG ¶0126 See claim 1; ¶0127 See claim 1; ¶0128 See claim 1: ¶0129 See claim 1; ¶0131 See claim 1: [0132] See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0127 i.e. the first UCI set is transmitted by using the first number of PRBs reads on: receive at the base station as first UCI set transmitted in the uplink. Furthermore per ¶0131 the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index i.e. the HARQ-ACK UCI bits in the first UCI set reads on: the first bit block . Furthermore per ¶0127 i.e. The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set i.e. a minimum number of PRBs is determined to be a first number of PRBs according to the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on: in a first radio resource block i.e. transmitting the first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
a fourth radio resource block (ZHANG ¶0126 See claim 1; ¶0128 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH and the modulation order and bitrate of the UCI, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted reads on: or receive by the base station a second UCI set . Furthermore per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set and per ¶0131 the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index, i.e. the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI i.e. also comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index i.e. the second UCI which is subset of the first UCI set comprising at least HARQ-ACK UCI reads on: the first bit block, furthermore per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted i.e. the case where the second UCI set is carried on the PUCCH with the number of bits less than the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on: in a fourth radio resource block comprising the second UCI set and, the second UCI set is transmitted using PRBs or resource block and where the second subset can be one of many combinations of UCI bits utilizing PRBs including the fourth resource block);
wherein the first radio resource block is determined based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block (Zhang ¶0127 See claim 1; ¶0131 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0127 i.e. The PUCCH is required to transmit a first UCI set in a case that a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource is greater than or equal to a number of bits of the first UCI set and the associated i.e. minimum number of PRBs accordingly determined reads on: wherein the first radio resource block , where per ¶0131 the first UCI set comprising at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index i.e. a number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource comprises a range of values that includes a combination comprising i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report of the first priority index reads on: is determined based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits ofespecially the first UCI set does not limit UCI set content to only one UCI and comprises at least one of and therefore includes a range of more than one UCI in the set i.e. such as a first HARQ-ACK UCI bits and any other third UCI bits listed)
and the fourth radio resource block is determined based on a number that is greater than (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
or (note: limitations separated by a recitation “or” are interpreted as presented in the alternative and not required together i.e. for the purposes of patentable weight)
equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block (Zhang ¶0128 See claim 1; ¶0129 See claim 1; NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: per ¶0128 i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource, that is determined according to the number of PRBs configured in the PUCCH, is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, a second UCI set is transmitted i.e. the case where the second UCI set is carried on the PUCCH with the number of bits less than the number of bits of the first UCI set reads on: and the fourth radio resource block comprising the second UCI set and where the second UCI set is transmitted, furthermore per comprises a PUCCH which per ¶0128 is i.e. a case that the number of bits that can be carried by the PUCCH resource reads on: is determined based on a number that is less than the number of bits of the first UCI set, i.e. used to transmit the second UCI set, where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. therefore teaches comprising at least a number of bits of a subset of the first UCI set which per ¶0131 comprises at least one of the following UCI: a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a Scheduling Request (SR), a wideband Channel State Information (CSI) report, and a sub-band CSI report. Therefore the number bits comprised in this case can be a subset of the first UCI set comprising a HARQ-ACK UCI bits, SR bits, a wide band CSI report bits. Therefore the second UCI set comprising for example HARQ-ACK-ACK UCI bits, SR UCI bits in according PRBs comprises bits that is more than reads on: that is greater than at least a first UCI bits such as HARQ-ACK UCI bits reads on: the first number of bits of the first bit block where the HARQ-ACK UCI bits also represents the first number of bits of the first bit block. Alternately i.e. or, the number bits for the Second UCI set comprised in this case can be at least one of a number of bits of a HARC-ACK UCI reads on: or equal the first number of bits of the first bit block . Furthermore where per ¶0129 the second UCI set being a sub-set of the first UCI set i.e. the second UCI being a subset of the first would therefore comprise a lesser number of bits than any combination of UCI in the first UCI set could comprise a second UCI set of i.e. a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), such as i.e. a subset comprising HARQ bits only i.e. therefore the number of bits of the second UCI covers a range that is less than a first UCI sub set comprising HARQ bits, SR bits from the set of UCIs identified in ¶0131 reads on: and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block i.e. the HARQ-ACK UCI and SR UCI representing the first bit block and third bit block);
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yin with teachings of Zhang, since Zhang enables procedures where an earliest PUCCH or PUSCH among the overlapping PUCCHs and/or PUSCHs is made to satisfy the first condition, and accordingly, error can be avoided, the case that a base station cannot control a terminal can be avoided, and latency and reliability requirements of a URLLC service can be satisfied, thereby improving system spectral efficiency (Zhang - ¶0106).
(See the rejection of Claim 1, Claim 8 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 1 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives) , and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 1 applies similarly to Claim 8. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 9. (Currently Amended) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The base station according to claim 8,
(See the rejection of Claim 2, Claim 9 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 2 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 2 applies similarly to Claim 9. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ- ACK1 having a priority index of 1, the third bit block includes a[[n]] Scheduling Request (SRS, the second bit block includes a Transport Block (TB), the first radio resource block includes a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource, the second radio resource block includes a second PUCCH resource or radio resources occupied by a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH1, and the fourth radio resource block includes a third PUCCH resource (See the rejection of Claim 2, Claim 9 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 2 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 2 applies similarly to Claim 9. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 10. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The base station according to claim 9,
(See the rejection of Claim 3, Claim 10 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 3 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 3 applies similarly to Claim 10. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
wherein: the first bit block has a first priority, the third bit block has a second priority that is different from the first priority, and the priority of the second bit block is the first priority or the second priority, or the SR has the priority index of 1, and the first radio resource block includes the radio resources occupied by the PUSCH (See the rejection of Claim 3, Claim 10 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 3 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 3 applies similarly to Claim 10. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 11. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The base station according to claim 8,
(See the rejection of Claim 4, Claim 11 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 4 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 4 applies similarly to Claim 11. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
wherein on a condition that the second bit block is of a first priority, the first bit block is transmitted on the fourth radio resource block, and on a condition that the second bit block is not of the first priority, the first bit block is transmitted on the first radio resource block (See the rejection of Claim 4, Claim 11 recites similar and parallel features associated with a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 4 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 4 applies similarly to Claim 11. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 14. (Currently Amended) Yin teaches: A method (Yin – FIG. 1 & FIG. 2 & ¶0028 … a flowchart of a method for handling high-priority uplink (UL) transmissions in a user equipment (UE); NOTE-DISCLOSURE & TEACHING: i.e. a method for handling high-priority uplink (UL) transmissions reads on: A method, i.e. in a user equipment (UE)),
(See the rejection of Claim 1, Claim 14 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 1, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 1 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 14. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) comprising: receiving a first signaling for determining a first bit block; receiving [[and]] a second signaling for determining a third bit block; [[and]] determining a first radio resource block based on a first number of bits of the first bit block and a third number of bits of the third bit block; determining the fourth radio resource block based on a number that is greater than or equal to the first number of bits of the first bit block and less than a sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block: selecting a first radio resource block or [[the]] a fourth radio resource block [[is]] as a target radio resource block based on a priority of a second bit block associated with a second radio resource block that overlaps in a time domain with the first radio resource block[[,]] :and transmitting the first bit block in the target radio resource block (See the rejection of Claim 1, Claim 14 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 1, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 1 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 14. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 15. (Currently Amended) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The method according to claim 14,
(See the rejection of Claim 2, Claim 15 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 2, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 2 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 15. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate)
wherein the first bit block includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgment (HARQ- ACK) having a priority index of 1, the third bit block includes a[[n]] Scheduling Request (SRS, the second bit block includes a Transport Block (TB), the first radio resource block includes a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource, the second radio resource block includes a second PUCCH resource or radio resources occupied by a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH1, and the fourth radio resource block includes a third PUCCH resource (See the rejection of Claim 2, Claim 15 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 2, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 2 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 15. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 16. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The method according to claim 15,
(See the rejection of Claim 3, Claim 16 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 3, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 3 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 16. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) wherein: the first bit block has a first priority, the third bit block has a second priority that is different from the first priority, and the priority of the second bit block is the first priority or the second priority, or the SR has the priority index of 1, and the first radio resource block includes the radio resources occupied by the PUSCH (See the rejection of Claim 3, Claim 16 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 3, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 3 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 16. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 17. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The method according to claim 14, (See the rejection of Claim 4, Claim 17 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 4, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 4 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 17. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) wherein on a condition that the second bit block is of a first priority, the first bit block is transmitted on the fourth radio resource block, and on a condition that the second bit block is not of the first priority, the first bit block is transmitted on the first radio resource block (See the rejection of Claim 4, Claim 17 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 4, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 4 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 17. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 20. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The method
(See the rejection of Claim 7, Claim 20 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 7, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 7 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 20. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) wherein on a condition that the first bit block is transmitted in the first radio resource block, the second bit block is not transmitted in a sub-block of the second radio resource block that overlaps with the first radio resource block in the time domain (See the rejection of Claim 7, Claim 20 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 7, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 7 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 20. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
11. Claims 5, 12, 18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yin in view of Zhang further in view of Hosseini et al. (US 20200314900 A1), i.e. “Hosseini”.
Regarding Claim 5. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The UE
Yin in view of Yan does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest (i.e. see italicized portions): wherein a fifth radio resource block is reserved for the first bit block, a third radio resource block is reserved for the third bit block; the fifth radio resource block overlaps with the third radio resource block in time domain.
Hosseini teaches: wherein a fifth radio resource block is reserved for the first bit block,(Hosseini FIG.6 A & ¶0163… URLLC PUSCH 605-a may collide with eMBB PUCCH 610-a and eMBB PUSCH 615-a. eMBB PUCCH 610-a and eMBB PUSCH 615-a may also collide. The collision between the eMBB channels may be handled first, and eMBB PUCCH 610-a and eMBB PUSCH 615-a may be multiplexed to form multiplexed eMBB PUSCH 625. URLLC PUSCH 620 and multiplexed eMBB PUSCH 625 may then be evaluated for collision resolution. As shown, URLLC PUSCH 620 and multiplexed eMBB PUSCH 625 overlap. URLLC PUSCH 620 may be a higher priority than eMBB PUSCH 625, and eMBB PUSCH 625 may be dropped or piggybacked onto URLLC PUSCH 630; NOTE-DISCLOSURE: FIG. 6 depicts resources 605-a, 610-a, 615-a 620 625 630 i.e. resources first through sixth URLLC PUSCH 605-a may collide with eMBB PUCCH 610-a and eMBB PUSCH 615-a where i.e. 625 reads on: a fifth radio resource block is reserved for the first bit block comprising 605-a and 625 reads on: a third radio resource block is reserved for the third bit block comprising 610-a or 615a where i.e. 620 overlaps 625 reads on: and the fifth radio resource block overlaps with the third radio resource block in time domain).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yin in view of Zhang with teachings of Hosseini, since Hosseini enables allowing a UE to improve communication quality and reduce latency caused by errors in overlapping resource allocations by avoiding collisions between channels based on priority (Hosseini - ¶0189).
Regarding Claim 12. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The base station according to claim 8, (See the rejection of Claim 5, Claim 11 recites similar and parallel features associated a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 5 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 5 applies similarly to Claim 11. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) wherein a fifth radio resource block is reserved for the first bit block, a third radio resource block is reserved for the third bit block, and the fifth radio resource block overlaps with the third radio resource block in the time domain (See the rejection of Claim 5, Claim 11 recites similar and parallel features associated a base station with features reciprocally corresponding to the UE of Claim 5 (i.e. UE transmits and correspondingly base station receives and base station transmits and correspondingly UE receives), and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 5 applies similarly to Claim 11. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Regarding Claim 18. (Previously Presented) Yin in view of Zhang teaches: The method according to claim 14,
(See the rejection of Claim 5, Claim 18 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 5, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 5 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 18. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate) wherein a fifth radio resource block is reserved for the first bit block, a third radio resource block is reserved for the third bit block, and the fifth radio resource block overlaps with the third radio resource block in the time domain (See the rejection of Claim 5, Claim 18 recites features that are similar, parallel and reciprocal to the features of Claim 5, and the rationale for the rejection of Claim 5 applies similarly reciprocally to Claim 18. Where applicable, minor differences between claims are noted as appropriate).
Allowable Subject Matter
12. Claims 6, 13, 19 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable contingent upon or subject to all of the following conditions:
(1) that the claims are rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims as presented by applicant and referenced herein,
(2) that all independent claims were amended with similar, identical and parallel features and amendments in the independent claims representing identical features were submitted in a formal response,
(3) that the claim limitation(s) are not taken alone but in view of the entirety of the claim language including any preceding claim limitations, any proceeding claim limitations, and any intervening claim limitations,
(4) that all pending issues associated with the claims including:
(a) clarifying applicable issues related with claim objections under minor informalities and 112 (b) rejections,
(b) issues related with the entirety of the claim language including any preceding claim limitations, any proceeding claim limitations, and any intervening claim limitations, including the independent claims,
are all acceptably resolved, and do not result in a case where, given the scope of any applicant claimed amendments and/or arguments, examination would require would require further consideration and search.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Regarding Claim 6. (Previously Presented) The UE according to claim 1, contingent upon or subject to the conditions noted herein above, the prior art of record fails to disclose, alone, individually or in any reasonable combination, as required by the dependent claim(s): “wherein a plurality of number ranges respectively correspond to a plurality of radio resource block sets, the sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block is equal to a number in a first number range of the plurality of number ranges, a first radio resource block set corresponds to the first number range and includes the first radio resource block”.
Regarding Claim 13. (Previously Presented) The base station according to claim 8, contingent upon or subject to the conditions noted herein above, the prior art of record fails to disclose, alone, individually or in any reasonable combination, as required by the dependent claim(s): “wherein a plurality of number ranges respectively correspond to a plurality of radio resource block sets, the sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block is equal to a number in a first number range of the plurality of number ranges, a first radio resource block set corresponds to the first number range and includes the first radio resource block”.
Regarding Claim 19. (Previously Presented) The method according to Claim 14, contingent upon or subject to the conditions noted herein above, the prior art of record fails to disclose, alone, individually or in any reasonable combination, as required by the dependent claim(s): “wherein a plurality of number ranges respectively correspond to a plurality of radio resource block sets, the sum of the first number of bits of the first bit block and the third number of bits of the third bit block is equal to a number in a first number range of the plurality of number ranges, a first radio resource block set corresponds to the first number range and includes the first radio resource block”.
Please note: The examiner notes the above limitation(s) are not taken alone but in view of the entirety of the claim language including any preceding claim limitation, any proceeding claim limitations, and any intervening claim limitations.
Conclusion
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Examiner, Art Unit 2414
05/13/2026
/EDAN ORGAD/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2414
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