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 § 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) 5-19, and 21 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/(a)(2) as being anticipated by Baker et al., US Patent Application Publication Number 2022/0263793 (hereinafter Baker).
Regarding independent claims 5 and 21, Baker discloses receiving, via an interface, one or more parameters for provisioning a private radio- based network for an organization [paragraphs 0041, 0043-0044 wherein the parameters read on the customization by the customer]; receiving, via the interface, network information regarding an existing network of the organization [paragraph 0050]; and generating, based at least in part on the network information, a configuration for a network element in the existing network in order to interconnect the private radio-based network with the existing network [paragraph 0178].
Regarding claim 8, Baker discloses wherein the network interconnection service is further configured to at least: receive, via the interface, a rule for network traffic between the existing network and the private radio-based network [paragraph 0048]; and wherein the configuration is generated based at least in part on the rule [paragraphs 0043-0044].
Regarding claim 6, Baker discloses automatically provisioning a data link to connect the private radio-based network with the existing network [paragraph 0050].
Regarding claim 7, Baker discloses wherein the data link utilizes a backbone of a cloud provider network to connect a core network at least partly implemented in the cloud provider network with the existing network [paragraph 0216].
Regarding claim 9, Baker discloses wherein the configuration causes the network element to perform network address translation for a first device on the existing network to communicate with a second device on the private radio-based network [paragraph 0147].
Regarding claim 10, Baker discloses wherein the configuration causes the network element to implement an internet protocol (IP)v4-to-IPv6 gateway for a first device on the existing network to communicate with a second device on the private radio-based network [paragraph 0152].
Regarding claim 11, Baker discloses wherein the network interconnection service is further configured to at least: receive, via the interface, a credential to authorize configuration access for the network element [paragraph 0048[; and automatically deploy the configuration on the network element using the credential [paragraphs 0043-0044].
Regarding claims 12, and 13, Baker discloses wherein the network interconnection service is further configured to at least: automatically generate, based at least in part on a reconfiguration of the private radio-based network, an updated configuration for the network element; and automatically deploy the updated configuration on the network element [paragraphs 0043-0044, 0059].
Regarding claim 14, Baker discloses wherein the network element comprises one or more of: a router, a gateway, or a firewall [paragraphs 0050, 0062].
Regarding claim 15, Baker discloses wherein the interface comprises an application programming interface [paragraph 0048].
Regarding claim 16, Baker discloses wherein the interface comprises a user interface [paragraph 0048].
Regarding claim 17, Baker discloses wherein the private radio-based network is operated by a communication service provider (CSP) for the organization [paragraph 0041].
Regarding claim 18, Baker discloses determining that a reconfiguration of the private radio-based network affects an interconnection of the private radio-based network with the existing network of the organization [paragraph 0085]; and generating, based at least in part on the network information of the existing network and the reconfiguration, an updated configuration for the network element in the existing network in order to maintain the interconnection of the private radio-based network with the existing network [paragraph 0086].
Regarding claim 19, Baker discloses wherein the updated configuration modifies a network address translation for a first device on the network to communicate with a second device on the private radio-based network [paragraph 0147], or the updated configuration modifies implement an internet protocol (IP)v4-to-IPv6 gateway for the first device to communicate with the second device [paragraph 0152].
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments, see pages 8-14, filed 6/23/26, with respect to claim 1 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The rejection of claims 1-4 has been withdrawn.
Applicant's arguments filed 6/23/26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive with respect to independent claims 5 and 21. Applicant contends that claims 5 and 21 are allowable for the same reasons as claim 1. However, claims 5 and 21 are much broader and lack several limitations and details found in claim 1. Therefore the Examiner contends that claims 5 and 21 are unpatentable over Baker as discussed in the rejection above.
Conclusion
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/EAW/
July 27, 2026
/ERIKA A WASHINGTON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2644
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