DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 23 and 26 recites the limitation "the RAN network element". There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 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:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-3 and 21-26 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Ryu et al. (hereinafter “Ryu”, WO2020185949).
As per claim 1, Ryu disclosed an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a radio access network (RAN) network element (see at least fig. 27, base station) and comprises receiving fifth information (see at least fig. 27, paging message) from an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the fifth information comprises at least one of indication information indicating to send a paging cause (see at least 00349-0350); and performing a fifth operation based on the fifth information, wherein the fifth operation comprises sending a paging cause (see at least 0348-0350).
As per claims 2, 22, and 25, Ryu disclose the fifth information operation further comprises a paging cause value (see at least 0318-0323); an operation of determining the paging cause value comprises determining the paging cause value based on a differentiated services code point (DSCP) value in a data packet (see 0309-0311 and 0327); and an operation of sending the paging cause comprises comprising determined paging cause value in a first message (see at least 0319 and 0348-0350).
As per claims 3, 23, and 26, Ryu disclose the sending a paging cause comprises sending the paging cause in a case that a twelfth condition is satisfied (see 0349-0352), wherein the twelfth condition comprises at least one of that the determined paging cause value is a voice (see at least0329, 0349, 0378-0379).
As per claims 21 and 26, as rejected above in claim 1, Ryu disclosed a network side device (see at least fig. 27, UE), comprising a processor and memory comprising program or instruction (inherently).
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed on 04/03/26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
The Applicant’s stated that, “Ryu does not disclose or suggest comprises receiving fifth information from an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the fifth information comprises at least one of indication information indicating to send a paging cause”. In response to the Applicant, Ryu disclose that the receiving fifth information (see at least fig. 27, paging message) from an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the fifth information comprises at least one of indication information indicating to send a paging cause (see at least 00349-0350). Also, The Applicant’s stated that, “Ryu is completely silent on receiving from the AMF any indication information indicating that a paging cause function is supported”. In response to the Applicant, Ryu has teach at least one of the claimed limitation as required. Therefore, the rejection of claim 1, 21, and 26 are proper.
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
Conclusion
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June 12, 2026
/PABLO N TRAN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2643
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