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 .
Election/Restrictions
Claims 4-16 & 36-48 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected Species B1-D1, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Election was made without traverse in the reply filed on 10-7-25.
-Note that claims 17-32 & 49-64 had been canceled in this election.
Applicant’s election without traverse of Species A1 of claims 1-3 & 33-35 in the reply filed on 10-7-25 is acknowledged.
Priority
Applicant’s claim for the benefit of a prior-filed application, PCT/EP2022/050937 filed 1-18-22, which has Provisional Application 63/138,560 filed 1-18-21, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) is acknowledged.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 6-28-23. The submissions are in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, these information disclosure statements are being considered by the examiner.
Drawings
The drawings were received on 6-28-23. These drawings are acceptable.
Specification
The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification.
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)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(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 & 33-35 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1-2) as being anticipated by Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1).
Regarding Claim 1. (Currently Amended)
A method performed by a wireless device, the method being for handling a first indication, the wireless device operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
obtaining a first indication {Zhu: UE obtains CSI resource setting A “comprising of two CSI-RS resource sets each corresponding to a TRP ({CMR #1, CMR #2, CMR #3, CMR #4, CMR #5} for TRP-1 and ({CMR #6, CMR #7, CMR #8, CMR #9, CMR #10”} for TRP-2), ¶0309} indicating that non-group based reporting is to be applied to any setting comprising the first indication, wherein the setting indicates how to report, to a respective node {Zhu: TRP1 & TRP 2}, information on one or more respective reference signals to be received from the respective node {Zhu: UE reporting CSI reporting setting 1 to TRP1 and CSI reporting setting 2 to TRP2}, wherein the reference signals use one or more respective beams of the respective node {Zhu: CSI resource setting A comprising beams CMR1-CMR5 for TRP1 & CMR6-CMR10 for TRP2}, wherein the respective node is comprised in a plurality of nodes comprising a first node and at least a second node {Zhu: TRP 1 & TRP 2} {Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1): Fig.22 & ¶0309 wherein “the UE is configured by the network a single CSI resource setting (CSI resource setting A) comprising of two CSI-RS resource sets each corresponding to a TRP ({CMR #1, CMR #2, CMR #3, CMR #4, CMR #5} for TRP-1 and ({CMR #6, CMR #7, CMR #8, CMR #9, CMR #10} for TRP-2)”; In other words, UE-Fig.22 obtains CSI resource setting A of beams CMR#1-CMR#5 & beams CMR6-CMR#10 and reports CSI reporting setting I (CRI#1, CRI#8} & setting II (CRI#3, CRI#10) to the TRPs 1 & 2, respectively}, a reference signal associated with each setting being assumed to originate from a different transmission reception point (TRP) when indicated by the first indication {Zhu: ¶0309 wherein “the UE is configured by the network a single CSI resource setting (CSI resource setting A) comprising of two CSI-RS resource sets each corresponding to a TRP ({CMR #1, CMR #2, CMR #3, CMR #4, CMR #5} for TRP-1 and ({CMR #6, CMR #7, CMR #8, CMR #9, CMR #10} for TRP-2)”; see also ¶0238-¶0239 & Fig.15B};
performing measurements on the one or more respective signals received from the respective nodes {Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1): Fig.22 & ¶0308 wherein the wireless device UE inherently measures the received signals from each TRP then generating a report to the respective TRP, emphasis added}, and
sending, based on the first indication, a non-group based report to the first node (Zhu: TRP1) {Zhu: Fig.22 & ¶0310 wherein “the UE determines two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10}, and reports/sends them in a reporting instances according to CSI reporting setting I to TRP1}, the report {Zhu: CSI reporting setting 1 in Fig.22} comprising measurements on one or more first respective reference signals received from the first node {Zhu: ¶0310 wherein “That is, TRP-1 would obtain the two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10} reported from the UE without backhaul coordination”}, and based on the same first indication {Zhu: CSI resource setting A} sending another non-group based report {Zhu: CSI reporting setting 2 in Fig.22} to the second node (Zhu: TRP2) {Zhu: Fig.22 & ¶0310 wherein “the UE determines two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10}, and reports/sends them in a reporting instances according to CSI reporting setting 2 to TRP2}, the another non-group based report comprising measurements on one or more second respective reference signals received from the second node {Zhu: ¶310 wherein “That is, TRP-2 would obtain the two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10} reported from the UE without backhaul coordination”} {Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1): Fig.22 & ¶0310 wherein “the UE determines two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10}, and reports/sends them in two separate reporting instances according to CSI reporting setting I and CSI reporting setting II, respectively to TRP1 & TRP2. That is, both TRP-1 and TRP-2 would obtain the two groups/pairs of CRIs {CRI #1, CRI #8} and {CRI #3, CRI #10} reported from the UE without backhaul coordination”, see also ¶0311-¶0348 and Fig.23 wherein UE transmit different report of the measurement of the received signal from each TRP to the respective TRPs (e.g. TRP-1 and TRP-2), ¶0350-¶0353}.
Regarding Claim 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein each beam corresponds to a respective spatial filtering configuration of the respective node {Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1): Fig.23 & ¶0351 wherein “As the UE could simultaneously receive CMR #1 from TRP-1 and CMR #8 from TRP-2 using either a single RX spatial filter/panel or multiple RX spatial filters/panels, the UE would report CRI #1 to TRP-1 according to CSI reporting setting I, and CRI #8 to TRP-2 according to CSI reporting setting II. The UE could indicate to the network that CSI reporting I and CSI reporting II (and therefore, the reporting instances configured therein) are associated”; In other words, the beam received from each TRP corresponding to a respective spatial filters, emphasis added}.
Regarding Claim 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first indication indicates that the wireless device is to ensure that the respective reference signals to be received, the respective reference signals using the respective spatial filtering configurations, are enabled to be received in the same time resources from the respective nodes, by the wireless device {Zhu (US 2022/0140878 A1): Fig.20 & ¶0301-¶0302 wherein “the UE could use their RX panel 1 to simultaneously receive CMR #4 and CMR #5 from TRP-1, and their RX panel 2 to simultaneously (the claimed same time resources) receive CMR #7 and CMR #8 from TRP-2”; Fig.22 & ¶0312 wherein “the UE is expected to simultaneously receive the beams/resources corresponding to the resource indicators such as SSBRIs/CRIs reported in separate associated reporting instances (corresponding to separate associated CSI-report's/CSI reporting settings) using either a single RX spatial filter/panel or multiple RX spatial filters/panels” and also ¶0341, ¶0343, ¶0345; and Fig.23 & ¶0351 wherein “As the UE could simultaneously (the claimed same time resources) receive CMR #1 from TRP-1 and CMR #8 from TRP-2 using either a single RX spatial filter/panel or multiple RX spatial filters/panels, the UE would report CRI #1 to TRP-1 according to CSI reporting setting I, and CRI #8 to TRP-2 according to CSI reporting setting II.”}.
Regarding Claim 33. (Currently Amended)
-Claim 33 is rejected with the same reasons as set forth in claim 1.
A wireless device, for handling a first indication, the wireless device being configured to operate in a wireless communications network, the wireless device being further configured to:
obtain a first indication configured to indicate that non-group based reporting is to be applied to any setting comprising the first indication, wherein the setting is configured to indicate how to report, to a respective node, information on one or more respective reference signals configured to be received from the respective node, wherein the reference signals are configured to use one or more respective beams of the respective node, a reference signal associated with each setting being assumed to originate from a different transmission reception point (TRP) when indicated by the first indication;
wherein the respective node is configured to be comprised in a plurality of nodes configured to comprise a first node and at least a second node,
perform measurements on the one or more respective signals configured to be received from the respective nodes, and
send, based on the first indication, a non-group based report to the first node, the report being configured to comprise measurements on one or more first respective reference signals configured to be received from the first node, and
based on the same first indication, send another non-group based report to the second node, the another non-group based report being configured to comprise measurements on one or more second respective reference signals configured to be received from the second node.
Regarding Claim 34. The wireless device according to claim 33, wherein each beam is configured to correspond to a respective spatial filtering configuration of the respective node.
-Claim 34 is rejected with the same reasons as set forth in claims 1-2 & 33.
Regarding Claim 35. The wireless device according to claim 34, wherein the first indication is configured to indicate that the wireless device is to ensure that the respective reference signals configured to be received, the respective reference signals being configured to use the respective spatial filtering configurations, are enabled to be received in the same time resources from the respective nodes, by the wireless device.
-Claim 35 is rejected with the same reasons as set forth in claims 1-3 & 33-34.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 4-8-26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
A/. Applicant argued that Zhu fails to teach or suggest that reference signals associated with each setting are assumed to originate from different reception point (TRP).
In reply, applicant is directed to Zhu’s ¶0309 wherein “the UE is configured by the network a single CSI resource setting (CSI resource setting A) comprising of two CSI-RS resource sets each corresponding to a TRP ({CMR #1, CMR #2, CMR #3, CMR #4, CMR #5} for TRP-1 and ({CMR #6, CMR #7, CMR #8, CMR #9, CMR #10} for TRP-2)”; and also ¶0238-¶0239 & Fig.15B, corresponding to “a reference signal associated with each setting being assumed to originate from a different transmission reception point (TRP) when indicated by the first indication”.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Kim (US 2022/0224471 A1) discloses a method for receiving a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. Particularly, the method for receiving a DM-RS by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving activation information; transmitting feedback information on the activation information; receiving downlink control information (DCI) including i) a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field and ii) an antenna port field; and receiving the DM-RS based on the DCI, wherein the activation information includes information related to mapping of a code point of the TCI field and a TCI state, wherein based on the TCI field indicating a code point mapped with a plurality of TCI states, and the antenna port field indicating antenna ports of a plurality of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups, a first TCI state among the plurality of TCI states corresponds to a CDM group associated with a first antenna port based on an instruction order of the antenna ports {Figs.7-18}.
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