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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 March 2, 2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments, see Applicants’ remarks, filed March 2, 2026, with respect to the rejection(s) of claim(s) 10, 15 – 17 under 35 U.S.C. 103 have been fully considered and are persuasive. Therefore, the rejection has been withdrawn. However, upon further consideration, a new ground(s) of rejection is made in view of prior art Islam et al. (US 2019/0053271).
Luo further teaches a terminal comprising: a receiver that receives a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the first RRC parameter indicating whether to transmit a beam-specific maximum permitted exposure (MPE) report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific).
Wang teaches wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam (MAC CE comprising a SSB index (Section 0149), Wang’s system is related to beams (Abstract) thus rendering a scenario wherein the SSB index corresponds to a given beam).
Islam teaches an SSB index that satisfies an MPE requirement (Section 0155, SSB maintains MPE regulations thus SSB index maintains MPE regulations).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 10, 15 – 17 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view R2 in view of Wang et al. (US 2022/0022065) and in further view of Islam et al. (US 2019/0053271)
Regarding Claim 10, Luo teaches a terminal comprising: a receiver that receives a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the first RRC parameter indicating whether to transmit a beam-specific maximum permitted exposure (MPE) report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific, typical mobile terminals comprise transmitters, receivers, and processors); the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams (the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific); and a processor that controls transmission of the beam-specific MPE report using the PHR MAC-CE based on the first RRC parameter (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo does not teach radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group, a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams; and a processor that controls, when the MPE report is triggered for the given beam, transmission of the beam-specific MPE report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) based on the first RRC parameter, and starts or restarts the timer based on the second RRC parameter, wherein the MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Takeda, which also teaches wireless communications, teaches a radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group (Section 0108).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Luo with the above features of Takeda for the purpose of providing simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmissions as taught by Takeda.
Luo combination does not teach a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered.
R2, which also teaches MPE reporting, teaches a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered (Page 8, 2.4 RRC Parameters, “Reporting prohibit time”, timer for MPE reporting).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of R2 for the purpose of preventing the sending of excessive reports thus reducing signaling overload as indicated by R2.
Luo combination does not teach wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam.
Wang, which also teaches the use of beams, teaches wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam (MAC CE comprising a SSB index (Section 0149), Wang’s system is related to beams (Abstract) thus rendering a scenario wherein the SSB index corresponds to a given beam).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Wang for the purpose of providing efficient beam management, which is a benefit of SSB indexing.
Luo combination does not teach a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Islam, which also teaches the use of SSB indexes, teaches an SSB index that satisfies an MPE requirement (Section 0155, SSB maintains MPE regulations thus SSB index maintains MPE regulations).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Islam for the purpose of supporting different configurations for message content and transmission in a random-access procedure as taught by Islam.
Regarding Claim 15, Luo teaches a radio communication method for a terminal, comprising: receiving a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the first RRC parameter indicating whether to transmit a beam-specific maximum permitted exposure
(MPE) report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific); the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams (the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific); and controlling transmission of the beam-specific MPE report using the PHR MAC-CE based on the first RRC parameter (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo does not teach radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group, a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams; and a processor that controls, when the MPE report is triggered for the given beam, transmission of the beam-specific MPE report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) based on the first RRC parameter, and starts or restarts the timer based on the second RRC parameter, wherein the MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Takeda, which also teaches wireless communications, teaches a radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group (Section 0108).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Luo with the above features of Takeda for the purpose of providing simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmissions as taught by Takeda.
Luo combination does not teach a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered
R2, which also teaches MPE reporting, teaches a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered (Page 8, 2.4 RRC Parameters, “Reporting prohibit time”, timer for MPE reporting).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of R2 for the purpose of preventing the sending of excessive reports thus reducing signaling overload as indicated by R2.
Luo combination does not teach wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam
Wang, which also teaches the use of beams, teaches wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam (MAC CE comprising a SSB index (Section 0149), Wang’s system is related to beams (Abstract) thus rendering a scenario wherein the SSB index corresponds to a given beam).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Wang for the purpose of providing efficient beam management, which is a benefit of SSB indexing.
Luo combination does not teach a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Islam, which also teaches the use of SSB indexes, teaches an SSB index that satisfies an MPE requirement (Section 0155, SSB maintains MPE regulations thus SSB index maintains MPE regulations).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Islam for the purpose of supporting different configurations for message content and transmission in a random-access procedure as taught by Islam.
Regarding Claim 16, Luo teaches a base station comprising: a transmitter that transmits a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the first RRC parameter indicating whether to transmit a beam-specific maximum permitted exposure (MPE) report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific, typical base stations, which is the network side, comprise transmitters, receivers, and processors); the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated to a terminal out of a plurality of beams (the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific); and a processor that controls reception of the beam-specific MPE report using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE), the beam-specific MPE report being transmitted based on the first RRC parameter (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo does not teach radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group, a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams; and a processor that controls, when the MPE report is triggered for the given beam, transmission of the beam-specific MPE report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) based on the first RRC parameter, and starts or restarts the timer based on the second RRC parameter, wherein the MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies and MPE requirement.
Takeda, which also teaches wireless communications, teaches a radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group (Section 0108).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Luo with the above features of Takeda for the purpose of providing simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmissions as taught by Takeda.
Luo combination does not teach a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered.
R2, which also teaches MPE reporting, teaches a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered (Page 8, 2.4 RRC Parameters, “Reporting prohibit time”, timer for MPE reporting).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of R2 for the purpose of preventing the sending of excessive reports thus reducing signaling overload as indicated by R2.
Luo combination does not teach wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam
Wang, which also teaches the use of beams, teaches wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam (MAC CE comprising a SSB index (Section 0149), Wang’s system is related to beams (Abstract) thus rendering a scenario wherein the SSB index corresponds to a given beam).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Wang for the purpose of providing efficient beam management, which is a benefit of SSB indexing.
Luo combination does not teach a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Islam, which also teaches the use of SSB indexes, teaches an SSB index that satisfies an MPE requirement (Section 0155, SSB maintains MPE regulations thus SSB index maintains MPE regulations).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Islam for the purpose of supporting different configurations for message content and transmission in a random-access procedure as taught by Islam.
Regarding Claim 17, Luo teaches a system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein the terminal comprises: a receiver that receives a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the first RRC parameter indicating whether to transmit a beam-specific maximum permitted exposure (MPE) report using a power headroom reporting (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific, typical mobile terminals comprise transmitters, receivers, and processors): the MPE report is triggered for a given beam that is indicated by a base station out of a plurality of beams (the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific); and a processor that controls, based on the RRC parameter, transmission of the beam- specific MPE report using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE), and the base station comprises: a processor that controls reception of the beam-specific MPE report (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE, typical base stations, which is the network side, comprise transmitters, receivers, and processors).
Luo does not teach radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group.
Takeda, which also teaches wireless communications, teaches a radio resource control (RRC) parameter per cell group (Section 0108).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Luo with the above features of Takeda for the purpose of providing simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmissions as taught by Takeda.
Luo combination does not teach a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered.
R2, which also teaches MPE reporting, teaches a second RRC parameter indicating a timer that is started or restarted when the MPE report is triggered (Page 8, 2.4 RRC Parameters, “Reporting prohibit time”, timer for MPE reporting).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of R2 for the purpose of preventing the sending of excessive reports thus reducing signaling overload as indicated by R2.
Luo combination does not teach wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam.
Wang, which also teaches the use of beams, teaches wherein a MAC CE includes a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam (MAC CE comprising a SSB index (Section 0149), Wang’s system is related to beams (Abstract) thus rendering a scenario wherein the SSB index corresponds to a given beam).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Wang for the purpose of providing efficient beam management, which is a benefit of SSB indexing.
Luo combination does not teach a synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding to the given beam that satisfies an MPE requirement.
Islam, which also teaches the use of SSB indexes, teaches an SSB index that satisfies an MPE requirement (Section 0155, SSB maintains MPE regulations thus SSB index maintains MPE regulations).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Islam for the purpose of supporting different configurations for message content and transmission in a random-access procedure as taught by Islam.
Claim(s) 11 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang, as applied to Claim 10 set forth above, and further in view of Go et al. (US 2022/0167335)
Regarding Claim 11, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 10. Luo combination does not teach a transmitter that transmits capability information indicating whether to support the beam-specific MPE report.
Go, which also teaches the use of MPE reporting, teaches a transmitter that transmits capability information indicating whether to support the MPE report (Section 0258, Table 10, the maxUplinkDutyCycle is the capability information).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Go for the purpose of transmitting an uplink signal that satisfies the MPE limitation and prevents problems such as reduction of uplink coverage and throughput degradation as taught by Go.
Claim(s) 12 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang, as applied to Claim 10 set forth above, and further in view of Hosseini et al. (US 2022/0110071)
Regarding Claim 12, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 10. Luo combination does not teach wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE.
Hosseini, which also teaches the use of PHR MAC CEs, teaches wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE (Section 0062, octets associated with the serving cells thus rendering the scenario of wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Hosseini for the purpose of providing PHRs of simultaneous or parallel PUCCHs and PUSCHs on different component carriers as taught by Hosseini.
Claim(s) 13 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang, as applied to Claim 10 set forth above, and further in view of Ahn et al. (US 2022/0104222)
Regarding Claim 13, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 10. Luo further teaches wherein the PHR MAC CE includes one or more beam-specific MPE reports (the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific).
Luo combination does not teach wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable.
Ahn, which also teaches the use of the PHR MAC CE, teaches wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable (Section 0087).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Ahn for the purpose of providing efficient performance of transmission and reception in a wireless communication system as taught by Ahn.
Claim(s) 14 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang, as applied to Claim 10 set forth above, and further in view of Rahman et al. (US 2022/0007299)
Regarding Claim 14, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 10. Luo further teaches wherein a first RRC parameter corresponding to the beam-specific MPE report is configured (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, RRC is used thus there will be a RRC parameter that is configured), the processor controls transmission of the beam-specific MPE report (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo combination does not teach a third RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report, the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Rahman, which also teaches the use of MPE reports, teaches an RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, RRC is used thus an RRC parameter is configured, UE-specific), the processor controls transmission of the terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, UE-specific).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Rahman for the purpose of properly aligning spatial beams at the base station and the UE as taught by Rahman. The combination of the Luo combination and Rahman teaches the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Claim(s) 18 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Go et al. (US 2022/0167335), as applied to Claim 11 set forth above, and further in view of Hosseini et al. (US 2022/0110071)
Regarding Claim 18, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 11. Luo combination does not teach wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE.
Hosseini, which also teaches the use of PHR MAC CEs, teaches wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE (Section 0062, octets associated with the serving cells thus rendering the scenario of wherein a number of octets in different serving cells is the same in the PHR MAC CE).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Hosseini for the purpose of providing PHRs of simultaneous or parallel PUCCHs and PUSCHs on different component carriers as taught by Hosseini.
Claim(s) 19 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Go et al. (US 2022/0167335), as applied to Claim 11 set forth above, and further in view of Ahn et al. (US 2022/0104222)
Regarding Claim 19, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 11. Luo further teaches wherein the PHR MAC CE includes one or more beam-specific MPE reports (the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific).
Luo combination does not teach wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable.
Ahn, which also teaches the use of the PHR MAC CE, teaches wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable (Section 0087).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Ahn for the purpose of providing efficient performance of transmission and reception in a wireless communication system as taught by Ahn.
Claim(s) 20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Hosseini et al. (US 2022/0110071), as applied to Claim 12 set forth above, and further in view of Ahn et al. (US 2022/0104222)
Regarding Claim 20, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 12. Luo further teaches wherein the PHR MAC CE includes one or more beam-specific MPE reports (the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE (Section 0082), the beams are in relation to the MPE (Section 0040) thus the MPE report will be beam-specific).
Luo combination does not teach wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable.
Ahn, which also teaches the use of the PHR MAC CE, teaches wherein the size of the PHR MAC CE is variable (Section 0087).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Ahn for the purpose of providing efficient performance of transmission and reception in a wireless communication system as taught by Ahn.
Claim(s) 21 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Go et al. (US 2022/0167335), as applied to Claim 11 set forth above, and further in view of Rahman et al. (US 2022/0007299)
Regarding Claim 21, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 11. Luo further teaches wherein a first RRC parameter corresponding to the beam-specific MPE report is configured (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, RRC is used thus there will be a RRC parameter that is configured), the processor controls transmission of the beam-specific MPE report (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo combination does not teach a third RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report, the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Rahman, which also teaches the use of MPE reports, teaches an RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, RRC is used thus an RRC parameter is configured, UE-specific), the processor controls transmission of the terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, UE-specific).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Rahman for the purpose of properly aligning spatial beams at the base station and the UE as taught by Rahman. The combination of the Luo combination and Rahman teaches the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Claim(s) 22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Hosseini et al. (US 2022/0110071), as applied to Claim 12 set forth above, and further in view of Rahman et al. (US 2022/0007299)
Regarding Claim 22, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 12. Luo further teaches wherein a first RRC parameter corresponding to the beam-specific MPE report is configured (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, RRC is used thus there will be a RRC parameter that is configured), the processor controls transmission of the beam-specific MPE report (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo combination does not teach a third RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report, the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Rahman, which also teaches the use of MPE reports, teaches an RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, RRC is used thus an RRC parameter is configured, UE-specific), the processor controls transmission of the terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, UE-specific).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Rahman for the purpose of properly aligning spatial beams at the base station and the UE as taught by Rahman. The combination of the Luo combination and Rahman teaches the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Claim(s) 23 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Luo et al. (US 2024/0007973) in view of Takeda et al. (US 2021/0243778) in view of R2 in view of Wang in view of Ahn et al. (US 2022/0104222), as applied to Claim 13 set forth above, and further in view of Rahman et al. (US 2022/0007299)
Regarding Claim 23, Luo combination teaches all of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 13. Luo further teaches wherein a first RRC parameter corresponding to the beam-specific MPE report is configured (Section 0072, MPE event is indication of whether to transmit an MPE report, RRC is used thus there will be a RRC parameter that is configured), the processor controls transmission of the beam-specific MPE report (Section 0082, the MPE report is a response to the MPE event and is sent using the PHR MAC-CE).
Luo combination does not teach a third RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report, the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report
Rahman, which also teaches the use of MPE reports, teaches an RRC parameter corresponding to a terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, RRC is used thus an RRC parameter is configured, UE-specific), the processor controls transmission of the terminal-specific MPE report (Section 0191, UE-specific).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of the Luo combination with the above features of Rahman for the purpose of properly aligning spatial beams at the base station and the UE as taught by Rahman. The combination of the Luo combination and Rahman teaches the processor controls transmission of both the terminal-specific MPE report and the beam-specific MPE report.
Conclusion
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/RAYMOND S DEAN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2645 Raymond S. Dean
March 10, 2026