DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
The amendment filed on 03/25/2026 has been acknowledged.
Amendment Summary
Claims 20, 25, 29, 34 are amended.
Claims 21-22, 26, 30-31, 35 are canceled herein
Claim 39 is newly added.
Response to Arguments/Amendment
Applicant has amended the independent claims and associated dependent claims. The following OA examination reflect the new amended claims submitted herein. The arguments regarding previous claim submittal are moot since the amended claim has modified the scope of the previous claim. The amended claims are examined below.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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 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) 20-22, 24-26, 29-31 and 33-35 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Yang (US 10,932,225 B2)
Regarding Claim 20, 25, 29, 34
Yang discloses a method (See Column 2, lines (48-56); method for paging a UE), comprising:
determining (See (Column 1, lines (52-55); (Column 1, line 64 to Column 2, line 6), determines time information for periodic location update of UE in a cell), by a first network device (See Fig.7; (Access network)), a first time (Column 1, lines (36-55); terminal transmit the movement information of the terminal device in a previous
radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, the movement information
is at least one of following: a serving cell list, time information, location information, and movement speed information),
wherein the first time is a scheduled time at which a terminal device (Fig.1(UE)) is to be positioned (See Column 2, lines (48-56); periodic update location and timing of terminal in a previous inactive RRC state); and
sending, by the first network device (Fig.7), first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); access network initiates paging to UE) to the terminal device (Fig.1(UE)), wherein the first indication information indicates the terminal device to enter a connected state (See Column 2, lines (62-66); paging a UE to change to connected state in cross paging area update) before the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-56); one of the previous recorded time from periodic movement information update)
the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); paging a UE in cross paging area update) comprises first information about the first time (See Column 1, lines (49-55); timing of previous RRC inactive) or second information about a second time (See Column 2, line 62 to Column 3, line 6); paging timing when network send message to UE for RRC connected state) that is before the first time (See Column 1, lines (49-55); timing of previous RRC inactive) .
(An apparatus in a cellular network merely comprises a processor and memory that store instructions to be executed by the processor)
Regarding Claim 21, 26, 30, 35
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 20, 25, 29, 34 and Yang further teaches
wherein the sending, by the first network device (Fig.7; (Access network)),
the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); access network sends paging to UE to update location in paging cross area) comprises:
sending, by the first network device (Fig.7; Access Network)), the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); access network sends paging to UE) to the terminal device (Fig.6(Terminal)),
wherein the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); access network sends paging to UE) indicates the terminal device to enter the connected state at the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-55); paging enable device to enter connected state) or before the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-55); sent paging to enable device with scheduling periodic time interval);
or
sending, by the first network device (See (Column 6, line 54 to Column 7, line 3)); Core network device connected to access network via S1 interface), the first indication information (See Column 6, line 54 to Column 7, line 3); the terminal device may be paged through a Core Network (CN) or RAN) to an access network device (Fig.7; Access network)),
wherein the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); paging to UE) indicates the access network device (Fig.7; Access network)) to page the terminal device at the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-55); paging through RAN enable device to enter connected state) or before the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-55); sending paging to enable device at periodic time interval before cross paging area). .
(The term “or” i used between limitations translate into one or more limitations may be examined for complete claim examination)
Regarding Claim 22, 31
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 20, 29 and Yang further teaches
wherein the first indication information comprises
first information about the first time (Column 2, lines (48-55); UE received paging with current triggered time for update location area); or
wherein the first indication information comprises
second information about a second time, and the second time is before the first time (Column 2, lines (48-55); UE received paging with current periodic scheduling time update location area also).
Regarding Claim 24, 33
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 20, 29 and Yang further teaches
wherein the determining, by the first network device, the first time (See Column 2, lines (48-56); determines periodic time information for position update of UE in a cell), comprises:
obtaining, by the first network device, first information about the first time from a third network device (See Column 1, lines (36-44); Column 3, lines (55-64); an access network device receives movement information of a terminal device sent by the terminal device);
or
locally obtaining, by the first network device, the first information about the first time (See Column 1, lines (36-44); Column 3, lines (55-64); an access network device receives movement information of a terminal device sent by the terminal device).
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) 23, 27, 28, 32, 36, 37 and 38 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yang (US 10932225 B2) in view of Sally (US 2022/0299589 A1).
Regarding Claim 23, 32
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 20, 29
But Yang fails to explicitly recite
wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the first network device a second indication information to a second network device, wherein the second indication information indicates the second network device to position the terminal device
However in analogous art,
Sally teaches about a LMF (Location Management Function) entity that received request From a network device to position UE in a cellular system (See (See [0035]; In step 303, AMF 380 may transmit at least one location service request to LMF 370).
Yang and Sally are analogous art because they all pertain to cellular system with location function procedure. Yang teaches about a cellular network with core network and access network obtaining update of UE location periodically or when requested. transmitting direct sequence spectrum spread signal. Sally teaches about a LMF (Location Management Function) entity that received request From a network device to position UE in a cellular system. Yang could use Sally features as an additional procedure to locate UE movement and position in the network. Therefore it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill at the time of the filling of the application to combine Yang and Sally as to obtain an efficient accurate cellular location method..
Regarding Claim 27, 36
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 25, 34
But Yang fails to explicitly recite
wherein the method further comprises: responding to a positioning procedure initiated by a second network device at the first time.
However in an analogous art,
Sally teaches about a second network device which is a LMF (Location management function) entity that received an response about a positioning procedure (See [0035]; In step 315, LMF 370 may transmit at least one location information request to VE 350, while in step 317, in response to the at least one location information request, VE 350 may transmit at least one location information indication to LMF 370).
Yang and Sally are analogous art because they all pertain to cellular system with location function procedure. Yang teaches about a cellular network with core network and access network obtaining update of UE location periodically or when requested. transmitting direct sequence spectrum spread signal. Sally teaches about a second network device which is a LMF (Location management function) entity that received an response about a positioning procedure. Yang could use Sally features as an additional procedure to locate UE movement and position in the network. Therefore it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill at the time of the filling of the application to combine Yang and Sally as to obtain an efficient accurate cellular location method..
Regarding Claim 28, 37
Yang and Sally teach all the features with respect to Claim 27, 36 and Sally further teaches
wherein the method further comprises:
sending third indication information to the second network device (See [0076]; UE sends report location to LMF) ,
wherein the third indication information indicates that the terminal device has entered the connected state (See [0076]; report is transmitted to LMF in connected state by UE) .
Regarding Claim 38,
Yang and Sally teach all the features with respect to Claim 34 and Yang further teaches
wherein the apparatus is the terminal device (See Fig.8 (600); Terminal Device) or a chip in the terminal device (See Fig.8(630); Processor).
Regarding Claim 39,
Yang teaches all the features with respect to claim 20 and Yang further teaches
sending, by the first network device (See Fig.1(eNB); (Access network)), second indication information (See Column 7, lines (34-39); handover message) to a second network device (Fig.1(eNB); second access network),
wherein the second indication information (See Column 7, lines (34-39); handover message) indicates the second network device (Fig.1(eNB); second access network) to initiate a positioning procedure (See Column 1; lines (37-44); Column 7, lines (39-55); Once UE in a new cell per handover the second access network will used update positioning information to update target paging area) to position the terminal device (Fig.1(UE)),
wherein the first indication information (See Column 2, lines (62-66); access network initiates paging to UE) is sent before (See Column 7, lines (34-39); handover message are exchanged after previous paging area triggered) the second network device initiates the positioning procedure for the terminal device (See Column 1; lines (37-44); Column 7, lines (39-55); Once UE in a new cell per handover the second access network will used update positioning information to update target paging area) to position the terminal device (Fig.1(UE)),.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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