DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
SPECIFICATION
The specification is objected to because the title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. The Examiner notes that the title is the title of the invention. See 37 CRF 1.5 and MPEP 606. The Examiner further notes that the term “invention” means invention or discovery. See 35 U.S.C. 100. Applicant did not discover or invent the “downlink channel.” Accordingly, the amended title “transmission method for a downlink channel” is not descriptive of the invention itself. The present invention, if anything, appears to be an improvement thereof, particularly with respect to transmission of an object based on spatial information spatial information of a reference resource. The title should be descriptive of the discovery or improvement for purposes of indexing, classifying, searching, etc. See MPEP 606.01.
The Examiner previously suggested a title that was descriptive of the invention.
PRIOR ART
The following references are prior art:
1. Appl. No. 17/610,035 (“Mat”) is prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) since it published as US 2022/0225120 A1, names Yuki Matsumura another inventor, and was effectively filed May 10, 2019 before Aug. 28, 2020 the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
CLAIM REJECTIONS — 35 U.S.C. 102
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 (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) 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.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
35 U.S.C. 102 Conditions for patentability; novelty.
(a) NOVELTY; PRIOR ART.—A person shall be entitled to a patent unless—
(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
ADDITIONAL REJECTION OF CLAIMS 1 and 6-9
In addition to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 below, claims 1 and 6-9 are also rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 as being anticipated by Mat because claim 1 recites contingent limitations that are not required to be performed.
Claim 1 recites in part:
A transmission method for a downlink channel, comprising: when first spatial information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is not indicated in downlink control information (DCI), and when a symbol interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) where DCI is located and a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, determining, by a communication device based on second spatial information corresponding to the PDCCH, target spatial information of the PDSCH;
The Examiner finds that the phrase “when” in claim 1 means that the “determining” step of the method is a contingent limitation. Contingent limitations are described in MEPE 2111.04(II):
The broadest reasonable interpretation of a method (or process) claim having contingent limitations requires only those steps that must be performed and does not include steps that are not required to be performed because the condition(s) precedent are not met. For example, assume a method claim requires step A if a first condition happens and step B if a second condition happens. If the claimed invention may be practiced without either the first or second condition happening, then neither step A or B is required by the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim. If the claimed invention requires the first condition to occur, then the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim requires step A. If the claimed invention requires both the first and second conditions to occur, then the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim requires both steps A and B.
The “determining” step in Claim 1 only happens “when” the spatial information is not indicated in CDI and “when” the symbol interval is greater than or equal to the threshold. These conditions are not required to occur by the claim language. If these conditions are not met then the “determining” step does not occur. If the spatial information is not determined, then the other method step (i.e., transmitting the PDSCH based on the determined target spatial information) does not occur. Accordingly, the limitations of claim 1 are satisfied by “a transmission method for a downlink channel” alone.
The Examiner asserts that Mat [0111] taught “the inventors of the present invention came up with a method in which the UE assumes that the spatial relation of a specific uplink transmission is identical to the transmission control indication (TCI) state or quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption of a specific downlink channel.” This reads on the only non-contingent limitation: “a transmission method for a downlink channel.” As discussed above, the remaining steps and terms in claim 1 are not required to be performed. Claim 1 is anticipated by Mat for this reason in addition to the reasons in the rejection below. Dependent claims 6-9 do not add any non-conditional steps or any requirements to the claims. Claims 6-9 are rejected by the same reasoning given for claim 1.
To avoid this rejection, the Examiner suggests that the claim should be limited to the “when” conditions actually occurring such that the term “when” is not a contingent limitation.
CLAIM REJECTIONS — 35 U.S.C. 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
35 U.S.C. 103 Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter.
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.
The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness.
CLAIMS 1, 6-9, 12, 15, 19, 21-30
Claims 1, 6-9, 12, 15, 19, 21-30 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable by Mat (US 2022/0225120 A1).
Claim 1
With respect to claim 1, Mat taught:
A transmission method for a downlink channel (Mat taught [0111] the inventors of the present invention came up with a method in which the UE assumes that the spatial relation of a specific uplink transmission is identical to the transmission control indication (TCI) state or quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption of a specific downlink channel),
comprising: when first spatial information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is not indicated in downlink control information (DCI), and when an interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) where DCI is located and a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, determining, by a communication device based on second spatial information corresponding to the PDCCH, target spatial information of the PDSCH; (Mat taught [0020] The TCI state is information related to quasi-colocation (QCL) of the signal/channel, and may be referred to as a spatial reception parameter, spatial relation information (SRI), or the like. [0043] DCI used for scheduling of the PDSCH may include a certain field (which may be referred to as, for example, a TCI field, a TCI state field, and so on) indicating the TCI state of the PDSCH. [0044] Whether the TCI field is included in the DCI may be controlled by information notified to the UE from the base station. The information may indicate whether the TCI field is present in or absent from the DCI (for example, TCI presence information, TCI present-in-DCI information, a higher layer parameter TCI-PresentlnDCI). [0047] In a case where no TCI presence information is configured for the CORESET scheduling the PDSCH or the PDSCH is scheduled by DCI format 1_0, the UE may assume that the TCI state or QCL assumption for the PDSCH is identical to the TCI state or QCL assumption applied to the CORESET used for PDCCH transmission scheduling the PDSCH in order to determine the QCL of the PDSCH antenna port in a case where a time offset between reception of DL DCI (the DCI scheduling the PDSCH) and reception of the PDSCH corresponding to the DCI is equal to or greater than a threshold. [0111] the inventors of the present invention came up with a method in which the UE assumes that the spatial relation of a specific uplink transmission is identical to the transmission control indication (TCI) state or quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption of a specific downlink channel. [0114] the inventors of the present invention came up with a method for determining by a UE the spatial relation for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI including no [spatial relations information] SRI. [0121] The UE may assume (consider) that the spatial relation of a specific UL transmission is identical to a default spatial relation or the spatial relation of a reference UL transmission. [0154] in a case where the specific UL transmission is the PUCCH ( or PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK, the specific DL channel may be the PDCCH indicating the resource for the PUCCH (the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH corresponding to the HARQ-ACK) or may be the PDSCH corresponding to the HARQ-ACK (the PDSCH used to generate the HARQ-ACK). [0157] In a case that the UE is not configured with the spatial relation of the specific UL transmission or in a case that the UE is configured with a specific parameter by using a specific higher layer parameter, the UE may assume that the spatial relation of the specific UL transmission (for example, the RS in the spatial relation) is identical to the TCI state or QCL assumption applied to the CORESET used for PDCCH transmission for scheduling the specific DL channel (for example, the RS of the QCL type Din the TCI state or QCL assumption) when the time offset between reception of the DCI (for example, the DCI scheduling the specific DL channel) and reception of the specific DL channel is equal to or greater than a threshold. [0160] In a case where the TCI presence information is set as "enabled," the TCI field in the DCI in a scheduling component carrier (CC) (for scheduling the PDSCH) indicates a CC to be scheduled or an activated TCI state in a DL BWP and in a case where the PDSCH is scheduled by DCI format 1_1, the UE may use the TCI including DCI and following the value of the TCI field in the detected PDCCH in order to determine the spatial relation of the PUCCH (or the PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH. In a case where the time offset between reception of DL DCI (scheduling the PDSCH) and the PDSCH corresponding to the DCI is equal to or greater than a threshold, the UE may assume that the spatial relation (for example, the RS in the spatial relation) of the PUCCH (or the PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH is quasi-co-located with the RS (for example, the RS of the QCL type D) in the TCI state related to the QCL parameter provided by the indicated TCI state. [0344] A slot may be constituted of one or a plurality of symbols in the time domain (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FD MA) symbols, and so on). Furthermore, a slot may be a time unit based on numerology. [0345] A slot may include a plurality of mini-slots. Each mini-slot may be constituted of one or a plurality of symbols in the time domain. A mini-slot may be referred to as a "sub-slot." A mini-slot may be constituted of symbols less than the number of slots. A PDSCH ( or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a mini-slot may be referred to as "PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A." A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a mini-slot may be referred to as "PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B." [0346] A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, and a symbol all express time units in signal communication. A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, and a symbol may each be called by other applicable terms. Note that time units such as a frame, a subframe, a slot, mini-slot, and a symbol in the present disclosure may be interchangeably interpreted.);
wherein the target spatial information of the PDSCH is one of the multiple pieces of second spatial information corresponding to the PDCCH; and multiple transmissions of the PDCCH belong to different search spaces, each search space is associated with a corresponding control resource set (CORESET), and each CORESET corresponds to one piece of second spatial information; wherein the target spatial information is second spatial information corresponding to a CORESET having a smallest CORESET identifier (ID) among multiple CORESETs; (Mat taught [0147] A plurality of TCI states may be active for a specific DL channel. In this case, the default spatial relation may be a default TCI state (a default RS or a default TCI state or QCL assumption). [0148] The default TCI state may be interpreted as an RS related to the QCL parameter used for QCL indication of the PDCCH in a CORESET having the lowest CORESET-ID in the newest slot in which one or more CORESETs in the active BWP of the serving cell are monitored by the UE, the CORESET being associated with a monitored search space. [0161] the UE may assume that the spatial relation (for example, the RS in the spatial relation) of the PUCCH ( or PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH is quasi-co-located with an RS related to the QCL parameter used for QCL indication of the PDCCH in a CORESET having the lowest CORESET-ID in a specific slot (for example, the newest slot) in which one or more CORESETs in the active BWP of the serving cell are monitored by the UE. [0162] The specific slot may be the newest slot in the PDSCH corresponding to the specific UL transmission (for example, the PDSCH corresponding to the HARQ-ACK carried by the specific UL transmission). [0278] For detection of the PDCCH, a control resource set (CORESET) and a search space may be used. The CORESET corresponds to a resource to search DCI. The search space corresponds to a search area and a search method of PDCCH candidates. One CORESET may be associated with one or more search spaces. The UE may monitor a CORESET associated with a certain search space, based on search space configuration.);
and transmitting the PDSCH based on the determined target spatial information (Mat taught [0013] FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams to show examples of a QCL assumption of a PDSCH; [0162] The specific slot may be the newest slot in the PDSCH corresponding to the specific UL transmission (for example, the PDSCH corresponding to the HARQ-ACK carried by the specific UL transmission). In this case, by using, for the spatial relation of the specific UL transmission, an RS related to the QCL parameter associated with the CORESET in the newest slot for the PDSCH, the UE can make the beam of the PDSCH (spatial domain reception filter) identical to the beam of the specific UL transmission (spatial domain transmission filter), allowing avoidance of processing for changing the beam. This reduces the load of processing.).
Mat taught the limitations of claim 1 above and taught “when a interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) where DCI is located and a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is greater than or equal to a first threshold value.” However, Mat did not explicitly teach that the interval is a “symbol interval” as claimed.
The Examiner finds that it 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 that the interval described and illustrated in Mat is an interval with respect to symbols, reading on the “symbol interval.” For instance, Mat taught [0344] A slot may be constituted of one or a plurality of symbols in the time domain (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FD MA) symbols, and so on). Furthermore, a slot may be a time unit based on numerology. [0345] A slot may include a plurality of mini-slots. Each mini-slot may be constituted of one or a plurality of symbols in the time domain. A mini-slot may be referred to as a "sub-slot." A mini-slot may be constituted of symbols less than the number of slots. A PDSCH ( or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a mini-slot may be referred to as "PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A." A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a mini-slot may be referred to as "PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B." [0346] A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, and a symbol all express time units in signal communication. A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, and a symbol may each be called by other applicable terms. Note that time units such as a frame, a subframe, a slot, mini-slot, and a symbol in the present disclosure may be interchangeably interpreted.
Claim 6
With respect to claim 6, Mat taught:
The method according to claim 1 (see rejection above),
wherein the PDSCH has one or more transmission resources (Mat taught <TCI State for PDSCH> [0041] [0041] Information related to QCL with a PDSCH (or a DMRS antenna port associated with the PDSCH) and a certain DL-RS may be referred to as a TCI state for the PDSCH and so on [0042] The UE may be notified of (configured with) M (M>=1) TCI states for the PDSCH (M pieces of QCL information for the PDSCH) by the higher layer signaling. Note that the number M of TCI states configured for the UE may be limited by at least one of UE capability and QCL type. [0043] DCI used for scheduling of the PDSCH may include a certain field (which may be referred to as, for example, a TCI field, a TCI state field, and so on) indicating the TCI state of the PDSCH. The DCI may be used for scheduling of the PDSCH on one cell, and may be referred to as, for example, DL DCI, DL assignment, DCI format 1_0, DCI format 1_1, and so on). [0044] Whether the TCI field is included in the DCI may be controlled by information notified to the UE from the base station. The information may indicate whether the TCI field is present in or absent from the DCI (for example, TCI presence information, TCI present-in-DC! information, a higher layer parameter TCI-PresentlnDCI). For example, the information may be configured for the UE by the higher layer signaling.)).
Claim 7
With respect to claim 7, Mat taught:
The method according to claim 1 (see rejection above),
wherein when a terminal transmitting the PDSCH is configured with multiple first identifiers, the CORESET and the PDSCH correspond to a same first identifier (Mat taught [0054] For example, the UE may assume that the DMRS port of the PDSCH described above is quasi-co-located with the DL-RS based on the TCI state activated for the CORESET corresponding to the smallest CORESET-ID described above. The newest slot may be, for example, a slot receiving the DCI scheduling the PDSCH described above. [0055] Note that the CORESET-ID may be an ID configured by an RRC information element "ControlResourceSet" (the ID for identification of the CORESET). [0148] The default TCI state may be interpreted as an RS related to the QCL parameter used for QCL indication of the PDCCH in a CORESET having the lowest CORESET-ID in the newest slot in which one or more CORESETs in the active BWP of the serving cell are monitored by the UE. [0149] The specific slot may be the newest slot in PDSCH reception or may be the newest slot in the specific UL transmission. The specific CORESET may be a CORESET designated by the higher layer signaling (for example, spatial relation information of the specific UL transmission).).
Claim 8
With respect to claim 8, Mat taught:
The method according to claim 1 (see rejection above),
wherein the CORESET and the PDSCH are in a same time unit (Mat taught [0149] The specific slot may be the newest slot in PDSCH reception or may be the newest slot in the specific UL transmission. The specific CORESET may be a CORESET designated by the higher layer signaling (for example, spatial relation information of the specific UL transmission).).
Claim 9
With respect to claim 9, Mat taught:
The method according to claim 8 (see rejection above),
wherein one time unit comprises any one of following: one slot, multiple slots, some orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in one slot, and some OFDM symbols in multiple slots (Mat taught [0149] The specific slot may be the newest slot in PDSCH reception or may be the newest slot in the specific UL transmission. The specific CORESET may be a CORESET designated by the higher layer signaling (for example, spatial relation information of the specific UL transmission).).
Claim 12
With respect to claim 12, Mat taught:
The method according to claim 1 (see rejection above),
wherein the first spatial information comprises one of following: a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, quasi co-location (QCL), and a spatial relationship (Mat taught [0160] In a case where the TCI presence information is set as "enabled," the TCI field in the DCI in a scheduling component carrier (CC) (for scheduling the PDSCH) indicates a CC to be scheduled or an activated TCI state in a DL BWP and in a case where the PDSCH is scheduled by DCI format 1_1, the UE may use the TCI including DCI and following the value of the TCI field in the detected PDCCH in order to determine the spatial relation of the PUCCH (or the PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH. In a case where the time offset between reception of DL DCI (scheduling the PDSCH) and the PDSCH corresponding to the DCI is equal to or greater than a threshold, the UE may assume that the spatial relation (for example, the RS in the spatial relation) of the PUCCH (or the PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH is quasi-co-located with the RS (for example, the RS of the QCL type D) in the TCI state related to the QCL parameter provided by the indicated TCI state (for example, FIG. 3A). [0161] the UE may assume that the spatial relation (for example, the RS in the spatial relation) of the PUCCH ( or PUSCH) carrying the HARQ-ACK for the PDSCH is quasi-co-located with an RS related to the QCL parameter used for QCL indication of the PDCCH in a CORESET having the lowest CORESET-ID in a specific slot (for example, the newest slot) in which one or more CORESETs in the active BWP of the serving cell are monitored by the UE.).
Claim 15
Claim 15 recites limitations similar to claim 1 except that it additionally recites “A communication device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or the instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the communication device to perform” the operations of claim 1.
With respect to Claim 15, Mat taught:
A communication device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or the instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the communication device to perform operations (Mat taught [0329] FIG. 7 is a diagram to show an example of a hardware structure of the base station and the user terminal according to one embodiment. Physically, the above-described base station 10 and user terminal 20 may each be formed as a computer apparatus that includes a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication apparatus 1004. [0334] Furthermore, the processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, and so on from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication apparatus 1004, into the memory 1002, and executes various
processes according to these).
Claim 19
Claim 19 recites limitations similar to claim 12 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 21
Claim 21 recites limitations similar to claim 6 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 22
Claim 22 recites limitations similar to claim 7 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 23
Claim 23 recites limitations similar to claim 8 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 24
Claim 24 recites limitations similar to claim 9 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 25
Claim 25 recites limitations similar to claim 15 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 26
Claim 26 recites limitations similar to claim 21 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 27
Claim 27 recites limitations similar to claim 22 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 28
Claim 28 recites limitations similar to claim 23 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 29
Claim 29 recites limitations similar to claim 24 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
Claim 30
Claim 30 recites limitations similar to claim 19 and is rejected by the same reasoning.
RESPONSE TO ARGUMENTS
The Examiner responds below to the arguments presented in Applicant’s Remarks filed Nov. 11, 2025.
Objection to the election/restriction
Applicant’s arguments have been fully considered and are persuasive in view of the canceled claims.
Objection to the specification
Applicant’s arguments have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. The title is not descriptive of the invention itself, as discussed above.
Objection to the drawings
Applicant’s arguments have been fully considered and are persuasive in view of the amendments to the drawings. The objection to the drawings has been withdrawn.
Objection to the claims
Applicant’s arguments have been fully considered and are persuasive in view of the amendments to the claims. The objection to the claims have been withdrawn.
Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 102
Applicant’s arguments with respect to the rejections under §102 have been fully considered and are persuasive in part and not persuasive in part. In view of the amendments to the claims the rejections under §102 have been withdrawn and a new grounds of rejection under §103 has been made, as discussed above.
In addition, Applicant presents [0161] of Mat and argued that “It can be seen that, Mat discloses a scenario when the time offset reception of DL DCI and the corresponding PDSCH is less than a threshold. However, the limitation A in amended claim 1 defines a scenario when a symbol interval between a PDCCH where DCI is located and a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is greater than or equal to a first threshold value.” The Examiner notes that the rejection above relies on different portions of Mat.
Applicant further argued that “the content disclosed in Mat does not involve the relationship between the transmission of the PDCCH and the search space, the association relationship between the search space and the CORESET, and the relationship between the CORESET and the spatial information corresponding to the PDCCH.” The Examiner disagrees. Additional portions of Mat have been cited in the rejection above.
Regarding Non-compliant Amendment
On page 19 Applicant asserted that the amended claims are directed to the elected invention. Specifically, Applicant asserts “The Applicant amended the "target object" in original claim 1 to the more specific feature ‘PDSCH.’” In addition, on page 21 Applicant states “amended claim 1 necessarily directs to the invention elected by the Applicant and cannot, and does not, direct to the non-elected invention.” The Examiner accepts Applicant’s asserted interpretation of the claims, which differed from the Examiner’s previous interpretation of the claims, accordingly withdraws the non-compliance since the claims are specifically asserted by Applicant to be drawn to (elected Group I) transmission of a target object based on spatial information and not drawn to (non-elected Group II) determining monitoring occasions of a search space.
PERTINENT PRIOR ART
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
1. Appl. No. 18/009,706 (“Kim”) is prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) since it published as US 2023/0224726 A1, names Hyungtae KIM, another inventor, and was effectively filed by Jul. 15 2020 (KR 10-2020-0087825) before Aug. 28, 2020 the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Kim describes [0215] When a higher layer parameter (e.g., tci-PresentlnDCI) indicating whether there is a TCI field in DCI configured for UE is set to be enabled for a CORESET scheduling a PDSCH, UE may assume that there is a TCI field in DCI format 1_1 of a PDCCH transmitted in a corresponding CORESET. When tci-PresentlnDCI is not configured for a CORESET scheduling a PDSCH or when a PDSCH is scheduled by DCI format 1_0 and a time offset between reception of DL DCI and a corresponding PDSCH is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (e.g., timeDurationForQCL ), in order to determine a PDSCH antenna port QCL, UE may assume that a TCI state or a QCL assumption for a PDSCH is the same as a TCI state or a QCL assumption applied to a CORESET used for PDCCH transmission. Here, the predetermined threshold may be based on reported UE capability.)
CONCLUSION
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new grounds of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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