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 .
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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 06/25/2026 has been entered.
Remarks
The present Office Action is based upon the Applicant’s amendment filed on 06/25/2026. Claims 1-3, 5-7, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22, 32 and 34 are now pending in the present application.
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 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22 and 34 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 applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 10 recites the limitation "the ACR request" in line 7 of the claim. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim(s) 11, 12, 14-16, 18-20 and 22 is/are also rejected by the virtue of it/their dependency on claim 10.
Claim 34 recites the limitation "the ACR request" in line 10 of the claim. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(d):
(d) REFERENCE IN DEPENDENT FORMS.—Subject to subsection (e), a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, fourth paragraph:
Subject to the following paragraph [i.e., the fifth paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112], a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
Claims 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(d) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, 4th paragraph, as being of improper dependent form for failing to further limit the subject matter of the claim upon which it depends, or for failing to include all the limitations of the claim upon which it depends. The limitation “wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is set in the ACR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for service continuity planning, or wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is omitted in the ACR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for normal service continuity” is included in independent claims 1. Applicant may cancel the claim(s), amend the claim(s) to place the claim(s) in proper dependent form, rewrite the claim(s) in independent form, or present a sufficient showing that the dependent claim(s) complies with the statutory requirements.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-3, 5, 6, 9 and 32 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
Regarding claim 1, the prior arts of the record fail to suggest, disclose or teach individually or in combination to render obvious the limitation(s) “wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is set in the ACR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for service continuity planning, or wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is omitted in the CR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for normal service continuity”, in combination with other limitations of the claim.
Regarding claim 32, the prior arts of the record fail to suggest, disclose or teach individually or in combination to render obvious the limitation(s) “wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is set in the ACR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for service continuity planning, or wherein when the information element indicating the type of service continuity is omitted in the ACR request message, the ACR request message indicates that the ACR is triggered for normal service continuity”, in combination with other limitations of the claim.
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Conclusion
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/ALLAHYAR KASRAIA N/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2642
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