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 § 103
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 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) 1-13, 17-18, 21-31 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable by Zeng US 20170105146 in view of Radulescu US 20130225181
1. A method comprising
receiving location information indicating a location of an event in a network environment (Zeng: fig. 9, unit 901 [0180-0182] - Obtain a resource reservation request message sent by a user, where the resource reservation request message includes location information);
transmitting a notification to a user of a first mobile communication device, the notification notifying the user of the event and the location of the event (Zeng: fig. 12, unit 123 [0213] - The network server feeds back, to the user, a response message indicating that the user is allowed to request resource reservation);
determining a first wireless access point in a vicinity of the location as specified by the location information (Zeng: fig. 9, unit 902 [0182-0184] - Predict, according to the location information, a next access point that is to be reached by the user);
generating wireless access point control information (Zeng: [0092-0094, 0177] - The resource control unit 12 is configured to send resource reservation designating information to the access point, e.g., The resource reservation designating information may include a user identifier and a priority of resource reservation, and may further include a resource reservation quantity and/or effective time of resource reservation); and
notifying the first wireless access point to control flow of first data between the first wireless access point and the first mobile communication device in accordance with the wireless access point control information, the wireless access point control information supporting wireless communications associated with the event between the first mobile communication device and the first wireless access point (Zeng: fig. 9, unit 903 [0185-0186] - Send resource reservation designating information to the access point, so that the access point reserves a resource for the user according to the resource reservation designating information).
Zeng merely discloses the term “flow”
Radulescu further teaches the term flow (Radulescu: [0116] uplink and/or downlink traffic flows)
Thus, it would have been obvious to one skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claim invention to include the above recited limitation into Zeng’s invention in order to determine resource usage by reduce the data allocation for lower priority access terminals in an attempt to ensure that higher priority access terminals are provided with adequate QoS [0111], as taught by Radulescu.
2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the controlled flow of the first data between the first wireless access point and the first mobile communication device is operative to provide reduced bandwidth to is operative to provide reduced bandwidth to a second communication device in communication with a remote network through the first wireless access point in order to provide the first communication device increased bandwidth through the first wireless access point to access the remote network (Zeng: [0223] - enables another entity (such as a higher priority users)).
3. The method as in claim 2, wherein the transmitted notification notifies the user of the first mobile communication device is notified to manage the event at the first location, the notification included in [[via ]]wireless signals transmitted from a wireless base station disposed in the vicinity of the location, the wireless base station disparately located with respect to the first wireless access point (Zeng: [0223, 0194] fig 12A; Radulescu: fig. 11-12, unit 1100).
4. The method as in claim 3 further comprising: wherein the first data is obtained by the user of the first mobile communication device monitoring the event at the location (Zeng: [0164-0171] - terminals).
5. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: determining that the event is of a first type of event amongst multiple possible types of events; and generating the wireless access point control information to support conveyance of the first data, the first data including images of the event as captured by the first mobile communication device (Zeng: [0016-0023, 0103-0104, 0211] - determine a level/priority (e.g., a first type), [0163] the start-end location information of the navigation).
6. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: assigning an expiration value to the wireless access point control information, the expiration value indicating a duration of time in which the wireless access point control information is assigned to control the flow of the first data through the wireless access point (Zeng: [0019, 0104] effective time of resource reservation).
7. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: assigning a unique identifier value associated with the first communication device to the wireless access point control information (Zeng: [0020] - user identifier).
8. The method as in claim 7 further comprising: eceiving a message communicated from the first mobile communication device, the message requesting use of the first wireless access point to access a remote network; obtaining a source identity value from the message, the source identity value indicating an identity of the first mobile communication device communicating the message; and in response to detecting that the source identity value in the received message matches the unique identifier value assigned to the wireless access point control information, providing the first mobile communication device use of the first wireless access point to access the remote network (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B, Radulescu: [0066-0068, 0098-0100] - identifies at least one category assigned to the access terminal identifier).
9. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: tracking use of the first wireless access point in the vicinity of the location of the event to provide wireless connectivity of multiple instances of mobile communication devices access to a remote network; and subsequent to receiving the wireless access point control information, controlling operation of the wireless access point in accordance with the wireless access point control information to provide wireless connectivity of the first mobile communication device through the first wireless access point to the remote network (Zeng: abstract, [0075, 0161] – access point to get ready a required resource in advance).
10. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: receiving a request from the first mobile device for connectivity through the first wireless access point to a remote network; and in response to detecting that the first communication device has been authorized to establish the connectivity during implementation of the wireless access point control information at the first wireless access point, providing the first communication device access through the first wireless access point to the remote network. (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B [0075, 0093, 0130, 0161-0171]; Radulescu: [0066-0068, 0098-0100] - identifies at least one category assigned to the access terminal identifier).
22. The method as in claim 1, wherein the notification is transmitted from a wireless base station to the first mobile communication device, the wireless base station disparately located with respect to the first wireless access point, the transmitted notification notifying the user to manage the event (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B).
23. The method as in claim 22, wherein a first wireless communication link supports first wireless connectivity between the first mobile communication device and the wireless base station, the method further comprising: establishing a second wireless communication link between the first wireless access point and the first mobile communication device, the second wireless communication link supporting second wireless connectivity (Radulescu: [0110] - simultaneously supports communication - a multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) system).
24. The method as in claim 23, wherein the first wireless communication link and the second wireless communication link support simultaneous conveyance of communications (Radulescu: [0110] - simultaneously supports communication - a multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) system).
25. The method as in claim 24, wherein the first mobile communication device is assigned a unique identifier value; and wherein the wireless access point control information indicates to support conveyance of communications including the assigned unique identifier value through the first wireless access point to a remote network (Zeng: [0092-0094, 0177] - The resource reservation designating information may include a user identifier and a priority of resource reservation, and may further include a resource reservation quantity and/or effective time of resource reservation; Radulescu: [0066-0068, 0098-0100] - identifies at least one category assigned to the access terminal identifier).
26. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: in response to receiving notification of the event, notifying an authentication resource of an identity of the first mobile communication device; and via the wireless access point control information, notifying the first wireless access point to provide the first mobile communication device access to a remote network at a higher priority level than a second mobile communication device for a duration of the event (Zeng: [0112-0114] permission to reserve a resource & the priority of the user, the user level, or the payment status, to reserve a resource for a user of a high priority).
27. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: prior to the event, providing a second mobile communication device higher priority access through the first wireless access point to a remote network than the first mobile communication device; and for a duration of the event, in accordance with the wireless access point control information, providing the first mobile communication device higher priority access through the first wireless access point to the remote network than the second mobile communication device (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B [0223]; smoothly remove some common users from a network service according to a priority of reservation).
28. The method as in claim 1, wherein determining the first wireless access point in the vicinity of the location of the event includes: detecting that the location of the event resides within a first region of wireless coverage provided by the first wireless access point, the first wireless access point providing the first mobile communication device access to a remote network in accordance with the wireless access point control information (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B [0093] periodically obtain a current location).
29. The method as in claim 28 further comprising: in response to detecting that the location of the event resides within a second region of wireless coverage provided by a second wireless access point, notifying the second wireless access point to provide the first mobile communication device access to the remote network in accordance with the wireless access point control information (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B [0093] periodically obtain a current location).
30. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: detecting multiple wireless access points in the vicinity of the location of the event as specified by the location information, the detected multiple wireless access points including the first wireless access point and a second wireless access point; and notifying the second wireless access point to control flow of the first data between the second wireless access point and the first mobile communication device in accordance with the wireless access point control information (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B, unit 129-1213 [0093, 0226-0231] the measurement report is sent in real time or periodically & predict next one or more access points that are to be reached).
31. The method as in claim 1 further comprising: at the first wireless access point, receiving a request from the first mobile communication device to access a remote network through the first wireless access point; and in response to the first wireless access point detecting that the first mobile communication device is authorized to use the first wireless access point to access the remote network, providing the first mobile communication device access through the first wireless access point to the remote network (Zeng: fig. 12A-12B [0075, 0093, 0130, 0161-0171]).
Regarding claims 11-13, 17-18, 21 the independent claim and each dependent claim are related to the same limitation set for hereinabove in claims 1-10, 22-31 where the difference used is a “system” with a processor and a memory & “CRM” (Zeng: Referring to FIG. 5, unit 51 & unit 52 [0033]) and the wordings of the claims were interchanged within the claim itself or some of the claims were presented as a combination of two or more previously presented limitations. This change does not affect the limitation of the above treated claims. Adding these phrases to the claims arid interchanging the wording did not introduce new limitations to these claims. Therefore, these claims were rejected for similar reasons as stated above.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed on 03/16/26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
Applicant Argument:
According to amended claim 1, receiving location information indicating a location of an event in a network environment; transmitting a notification to a user of a first mobile communication device, the notification notifying the user of the event and the location of the event; determining a first wireless access point in a vicinity of the location as specified by the location information; generating wireless access point control information; and notifying the first wireless access point to control flow of first data between the first wireless access point and the first mobile communication device in accordance with the wireless access point control information, the wireless access point control information supporting wireless communications associated with the event between the first mobile communication device and the first wireless access point. Such a distinction is not disclosed in prior art(s).
Response to Arguments:
With respect to the above argument, Examiner would like to draw attention to that it is the claims that define the claimed invention, and it is claims, not specifications that are anticipated or unpatentable. Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices Inc., 7 USPQ2d 1064.
In addition, the Examiner would like to draw attention to fig. 9, unit 901 [0180-0182] of Zeng, for example: Obtain a resource reservation request message sent by a user, where the resource reservation request message includes location information (herein it’s considered same as the receiving location information indicating a location of an event in a network environment).
In addition, the Examiner would like to draw attention to fig. 12, unit 123 [0213] of Zeng, for example: The network server feeds back, to the user, a response message indicating that the user is allowed to request resource reservation (herein it’s considered same as the transmitting a notification to a user of a first mobile communication device, the notification notifying the user of the event and the location of the event)
In addition, the Examiner would like to draw attention to fig. 9, unit 902 [0182-0184] of Zeng, for example: Predict, according to the location information, a next access point that is to be reached by the user (herein it’s considered same as the determining a first wireless access point in a vicinity of the location as specified by the location information)
In addition, the Examiner would like to draw attention to : [0092-0094, 0177] of Zeng, for example: The resource control unit 12 is configured to send resource reservation designating information to the access point, e.g., The resource reservation designating information may include a user identifier and a priority of resource reservation, and may further include a resource reservation quantity and/or effective time of resource reservation (herein it’s considered same as the generating wireless access point control information) and
In addition, the Examiner would like to draw attention to fig. 9, unit 903 [0185-0186] of Zeng, for example: Send resource reservation designating information to the access point, so that the access point reserves a resource for the user according to the resource reservation designating information (herein it’s considered same as the notifying the first wireless access point to control flow of first data between the first wireless access point and the first mobile communication device in accordance with the wireless access point control information, the wireless access point control information supporting wireless communications associated with the event between the first mobile communication device and the first wireless access point).
Thus, for the above reason, the prior art meet the claim limitation.
The examiner stresses that the claims are too broad and require detail or specialization of the steps as recited in the claims. Alone and as claimed, the limitations are too open.
Examiner has cited particular portions of the references as applied to each claim limitation for the convenience of the applicant. Although the specified citations are representative of the teachings of the art and are applied to the specific limitations within the individual claim, other passages and figures may apply as well. It is respectfully requested from the applicant in preparing responses, to fully consider the references in entirety as potentially teaching all or part of the claimed invention, as well as the context of the passage as taught by the prior art or disclosed by the Examiner.
Regarding all other arguments presented by applicant, the arguments are substantially the same as those which have already been addressed above and in the interest of brevity; the Examiner directs the applicant to those responses above.
Remark:
In addition, an interview could expedite the prosecution.
Conclusion
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). A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this final action.
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/SULAIMAN NOORISTANY/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2415
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