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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 Objections
Claims 2-3, 7, 9-10, 15-16, and 20 are objected to because of the following informalities:
(1) Regarding claim 2:
Lines 7-8 recite “the first number and another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 1, lines 10-11, the examiner suggests changing lines 7-8 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(2) Regarding claim 3:
Lines 7-8 recite “the first number and another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 1, lines 10-11, the examiner suggests changing lines 7-8 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(3) Regarding claim 9:
Lines 6-7 recite “the first identifier and another UE operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another UE operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 8, lines 6-7, the examiner suggests changing lines 6-7 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(4) Regarding claim 10:
Lines 6-7 recite “the first identifier and another UE operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another UE operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 8, lines 6-7, the examiner suggests changing lines 6-7 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(5) Regarding claim 15:
Lines 6-7 recite “the first identifier and another UE operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another UE operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 14, lines 9-10, the examiner suggests changing lines 6-7 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(6) Regarding claim 16:
Lines 6-7 recite “the first identifier and another UE operating on the wireless communication network;” since “another UE operating on the wireless communication network” is being introduced in claim 14, lines 9-10, the examiner suggests changing lines 6-7 to recite “the first number and the another mobile device operating on the wireless communication network;”.
(7) Regarding claim 20:
Line 12 recites “an identifier associated with the first UE”, since the term has been introduced in lines 4-5 of claim 20, the examiner suggests changing to “the identifier associated with the first UE”.
(8) Regarding claim 7:
Line 13 recites “a number associated with the first mobile device”; since the term has been introduced on lines 5-6, the examiner suggests changing to “the number associated with the first mobile device”.
Appropriate correction is required.
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 7 and 20 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.
(1) Regarding claim 7:
Claim 7 recites the limitation "the communication between the home device and the second mobile device" in lines 3-4. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
(2) Regarding claim 20:
Claim 20 recites the limitation "the communication between the home device and the second mobile device" in lines 2-3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1, 4-6, 8, 11-13, 14, 17-19 are allowed.
Claims 2-3, 9-10, 15-16 are objected for minor informality, but would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the objections.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
(1) Regarding claims 1-6:
The present invention describes a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions recorded thereon, the instructions to enable a home device to operate on a wireless telecommunication network and interact with a second mobile device associated with the wireless telecommunication network, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to obtain a unique identifier associated with the home device and a unique identifier associated with a first mobile device of a user; obtain a number associated with the first mobile device of the user, wherein the number enables the wireless telecommunication network to establish a call between the first mobile device of the user and another mobile device operating on the wireless telecommunication network; map the number associated with the first mobile device of the user to the unique identifier associated with the home device and to the unique identifier associated with the first mobile device of the user; receive a request for a communication between the number associated with the first mobile device of the user and a second mobile device; initiate a first connection between the home device associated with the number and a Web Real-Time Communication (webRTC) gateway associated with the wireless telecommunication network and a second connection between the webRTC gateway and an Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem (IMS) core associated with the wireless telecommunication network; and enable the home device to operate on the wireless telecommunication network and interact with the second mobile device associated with the wireless telecommunication network by: receiving a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message through the first connection or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message through the second connection; and translating the HTTP message into a particular SIP message prior to sending the particular SIP message to the IMS core, or translating the SIP message into a particular HTTP message prior to sending the particular HTTP message to the home device. The prior art of record considered individually or in combination fails to fairly teach or suggest claimed features, among other limitations, a novel and unobvious limitation of "obtain a unique identifier associated with the home device and a unique identifier associated with a first mobile device of a user; obtain a number associated with the first mobile device of the user, wherein the number enables the wireless telecommunication network to establish a call between the first mobile device of the user and another mobile device operating on the wireless telecommunication network; map the number associated with the first mobile device of the user to the unique identifier associated with the home device and to the unique identifier associated with the first mobile device of the user; receive a request for a communication between the number associated with the first mobile device of the user and a second mobile device; initiate a first connection between the home device associated with the number and a Web Real-Time Communication (webRTC) gateway associated with the wireless telecommunication network and a second connection between the webRTC gateway and an Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem (IMS) core associated with the wireless telecommunication network; and enable the home device to operate on the wireless telecommunication network and interact with the second mobile device associated with the wireless telecommunication network by: receiving a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message through the first connection or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message through the second connection; and translating the HTTP message into a particular SIP message prior to sending the particular SIP message to the IMS core, or translating the SIP message into a particular HTTP message prior to sending the particular HTTP message to the home device”.
(2) Regarding claims 8-19:
The present invention describes a method comprising obtaining a unique identifier associated with a home device and a unique identifier associated with a first UE of a user; obtaining an identifier associated with the first UE of the user, wherein the identifier enables a wireless telecommunication network to establish a call between the first UE of the user and another UE operating on the wireless telecommunication network; mapping the identifier associated with the first UE of the user to the unique identifier associated with the home device and to the unique identifier associated with the first UE of the user; receiving a request for a communication between the identifier associated with the first UE of the user and a second UE; initiating a first connection between the home device associated with the identifier and a translation gateway associated with the wireless telecommunication network and a second connection between the translation gateway and a multimedia subsystem associated with the wireless telecommunication network; and enabling the home device to operate on the wireless telecommunication network and interact with the second UE associated with the wireless telecommunication network by: receiving a first protocol message associated with a first protocol through the first connection or a second protocol message associated with a second protocol through the second connection, wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different protocols; and translating the first protocol message into a particular second protocol message prior to sending the second protocol message to the multimedia subsystem, or translating the second protocol message into a particular first protocol message prior to sending the particular first protocol message to the home device. The prior art of record considered individually or in combination fails to fairly teach or suggest claimed features, among other limitations, a novel and unobvious limitation of " obtaining a unique identifier associated with a home device and a unique identifier associated with a first UE of a user; obtaining an identifier associated with the first UE of the user, wherein the identifier enables a wireless telecommunication network to establish a call between the first UE of the user and another UE operating on the wireless telecommunication network; mapping the identifier associated with the first UE of the user to the unique identifier associated with the home device and to the unique identifier associated with the first UE of the user; receiving a request for a communication between the identifier associated with the first UE of the user and a second UE; initiating a first connection between the home device associated with the identifier and a translation gateway associated with the wireless telecommunication network and a second connection between the translation gateway and a multimedia subsystem associated with the wireless telecommunication network; and enabling the home device to operate on the wireless telecommunication network and interact with the second UE associated with the wireless telecommunication network by: receiving a first protocol message associated with a first protocol through the first connection or a second protocol message associated with a second protocol through the second connection, wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different protocols; and translating the first protocol message into a particular second protocol message prior to sending the second protocol message to the multimedia subsystem, or translating the second protocol message into a particular first protocol message prior to sending the particular first protocol message to the home device”.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Filart (US 2018/0176266 A1) discloses network core facilitating terminal interoperation.
Mufti et al. (US 2016/0105468 A1) discloses service capabilities in heterogeneous network.
Buckley (CA 2605102) discloses system and method for originating a slop call via a circuit switched network from a user equipment device.
Badar et al. (US 2024/0380793 A1) discloses providing selective IMS service to endpoints.
Graves et al. (US 2024/0179190 A1) discloses enabling a wideband CODEC audio call between a mobile device and a wireless telecommunication network support center.
Mufti et al. (US 2016/0255490 A1) discloses realm translation in an IMS network.
Rautiola et al. (US 2010/0265880 A1) discloses convert IP telephony network into a mobile core network.
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/SIU M LEE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2632 2/25/2026