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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.
Claims 1, 3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13-14, 17-18, 20, and 22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Zhu et al (Publication number: US 2020/0163012) in view of Omar (Publication number: US 2019/0007311) in view of Shinkawa et al (Publication number: US 2021/0058122) in view of Polehn et al (Publication number: US 2019/0165448).
Consider Claim 1, Zhu et al shows a method (see figures 1, and 2A), comprising:
(a) Receiving, by a window mounted wireless gateway from an application (app) on a user equipment, a signal (see figures 1, and 2A; paragraphs 216-218); (The window mounted wireless gateway is read as CPE. The terminal sends a DHCP request packet to a DHCP server by using a DHCP relay. The DHCP relay may add additional authorization information to an extended field of the DHCP packet. The DHCP server forwards an authentication request for the terminal to an authentication server).
(b) Based at least in part on the signal, transmitting, by the window mounted wireless gateway to the app on the user equipment, a response signal (see figures 2D-2E; and paragraphs 221-226); (The terminal device may be understood as a terminal device served by the CPE. The served terminal device is a terminal device connected to the CPE. The terminal device accesses a network by using the CPE. The CPE receives the first message sent by the served terminal device, that is, receives the first message sent by the terminal device connected to the CPE).
However, Zhu et al does not specifically show that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway.
In the same field of endeavor, Omar shows that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway (see figure 10; and paragraphs 88-92); (The user will access a web page in his gateway that connects him to the software market 940. The user must enter the credential of his gateway in order to proceed 950. The user will select the application to install by clicking on it 960. An application will be downloaded and installed on the gateway directly 970).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the gateway of Omar into the CPE of Zhu et al in order to provide a firewall functionality (see Omar; paragraphs 2-5).
However, Zhu, and Omar do not specifically show that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Shinkawa et al shows that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit (see figure 1; paragraphs 26-30); (The first antenna 120 is fixed to a first surface 110a of a windowpane 110 of a building. The building is for example a house. The first surface 110a is a surface of the building that faces outward. The second antenna 130 is fixed to a second surface (surface of the building that faces inward) 110b of the windowpane 110 opposite to the first surface 110a. The first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 are fixed face-to-face to each other via the windowpane 110, which serves as a dielectric. In the present embodiment, the first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 transmit and receive, to and from each other, radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the home signal transmission device of Shinkawa into the teaching of Zhu and Omar in order to enhance a wireless signal indoors (see Shinkawa et al; paragraphs 3-5).
However, Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa do not specifically show an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Polehn et al shows an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit (see figures 1 and 2; and paragraphs 12, 16, and 20); (The RF signals received at the phased array antenna are converted by the outdoor unit into, for example, optical signals, and transmitted through the window. The indoor unit of the RF antenna assembly receives the optical signals transmitted by the outdoor unit through the window, and converts the optical signals to digital signals that can then be transmitted on to one or more additional nodes or devices).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the indoor/outdoor units of Polehn into the gateway system taught by Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa in order to extend the range of existing cell sites (see Polehn; paragraphs 12-14).
Consider Claim 9, Zhu et al shows an apparatus (see figures 1, and 2A), comprising:
(a) One or more processors; and a non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform one or more actions comprising: receiving, by a window mounted wireless gateway from an application (app) on a user equipment, a signal (see figures 1, and 2A; paragraphs 216-218); (The window mounted wireless gateway is read as CPE. The terminal sends a DHCP request packet to a DHCP server by using a DHCP relay. The DHCP relay may add additional authorization information to an extended field of the DHCP packet. The DHCP server forwards an authentication request for the terminal to an authentication server).
(b) Based at least in part on the signal, transmitting, by the window mounted wireless gateway to the app on the user equipment, a response signal (see figures 2D-2E; and paragraphs 221-226); (The terminal device may be understood as a terminal device served by the CPE. The served terminal device is a terminal device connected to the CPE. The terminal device accesses a network by using the CPE. The CPE receives the first message sent by the served terminal device, that is, receives the first message sent by the terminal device connected to the CPE).
However, Zhu et al does not specifically show that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway.
In the same field of endeavor, Omar shows that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway (see figure 10; and paragraphs 88-92); (The user will access a web page in his gateway that connects him to the software market 940. The user must enter the credential of his gateway in order to proceed 950. The user will select the application to install by clicking on it 960. An application will be downloaded and installed on the gateway directly 970).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the gateway of Omar into the CPE of Zhu et al in order to provide a firewall functionality (see Omar; paragraphs 2-5).
However, Zhu, and Omar do not specifically show that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Shinkawa et al shows that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit (see figure 1; paragraphs 26-30); (The first antenna 120 is fixed to a first surface 110a of a windowpane 110 of a building. The building is for example a house. The first surface 110a is a surface of the building that faces outward. The second antenna 130 is fixed to a second surface (surface of the building that faces inward) 110b of the windowpane 110 opposite to the first surface 110a. The first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 are fixed face-to-face to each other via the windowpane 110, which serves as a dielectric. In the present embodiment, the first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 transmit and receive, to and from each other, radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the home signal transmission device of Shinkawa into the teaching of Zhu and Omar in order to enhance a wireless signal indoors (see Shinkawa et al; paragraphs 3-5).
However, Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa do not specifically show an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Polehn et al shows an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit (see figures 1 and 2; and paragraphs 12, 16, and 20); (The RF signals received at the phased array antenna are converted by the outdoor unit into, for example, optical signals, and transmitted through the window. The indoor unit of the RF antenna assembly receives the optical signals transmitted by the outdoor unit through the window, and converts the optical signals to digital signals that can then be transmitted on to one or more additional nodes or devices).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the indoor/outdoor units of Polehn into the gateway system taught by Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa in order to extend the range of existing cell sites (see Polehn; paragraphs 12-14).
Consider Claim 17, Zhu et al shows one or more non-transitory storage media comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform actions (see figures 1, and 2A), comprising:
(a) Receiving, by a window mounted wireless gateway from an application (app) on a user equipment, a signal (see figures 1, and 2A; paragraphs 216-218); (The window mounted wireless gateway is read as CPE. The terminal sends a DHCP request packet to a DHCP server by using a DHCP relay. The DHCP relay may add additional authorization information to an extended field of the DHCP packet. The DHCP server forwards an authentication request for the terminal to an authentication server).
(b) Based at least in part on the signal, transmitting, by the window mounted wireless gateway to the app on the user equipment, a response signal (see figures 2D-2E; and paragraphs 221-226); (The terminal device may be understood as a terminal device served by the CPE. The served terminal device is a terminal device connected to the CPE. The terminal device accesses a network by using the CPE. The CPE receives the first message sent by the served terminal device, that is, receives the first message sent by the terminal device connected to the CPE).
However, Zhu et al does not specifically show that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway.
In the same field of endeavor, Omar shows that the signal relates to at least one of (i) installation of the window mounted wireless gateway, (ii) performance and status of the window mounted wireless gateway, and (iii) management of the window mounted wireless gateway (see figure 10; and paragraphs 88-92); (The user will access a web page in his gateway that connects him to the software market 940. The user must enter the credential of his gateway in order to proceed 950. The user will select the application to install by clicking on it 960. An application will be downloaded and installed on the gateway directly 970).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the gateway of Omar into the CPE of Zhu et al in order to provide a firewall functionality (see Omar; paragraphs 2-5).
However, Zhu, and Omar do not specifically show that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Shinkawa et al shows that the window mounted wireless gateway comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit aligned on opposing sides of a window, and wherein the indoor unit and the outdoor unit communicate via optical transmission through the window, and wherein the signal relating to the installation of the widow mounted wireless gateway comprises a signal relating to alignment of the indoor unit with the outdoor unit (see figure 1; paragraphs 26-30); (The first antenna 120 is fixed to a first surface 110a of a windowpane 110 of a building. The building is for example a house. The first surface 110a is a surface of the building that faces outward. The second antenna 130 is fixed to a second surface (surface of the building that faces inward) 110b of the windowpane 110 opposite to the first surface 110a. The first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 are fixed face-to-face to each other via the windowpane 110, which serves as a dielectric. In the present embodiment, the first antenna 120 and the second antenna 130 transmit and receive, to and from each other, radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the home signal transmission device of Shinkawa into the teaching of Zhu and Omar in order to enhance a wireless signal indoors (see Shinkawa et al; paragraphs 3-5).
However, Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa do not specifically show an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit.
In the same field of endeavor, Polehn et al shows an outdoor unit mounted on a first side of a window and comprising a first optical coupler, the outdoor unit configured to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received from a network into an optical-based signal and an indoor unit mounted on a second side of the window opposite the first side and comprising a first optical coupler aligned with the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit to receive the optical-based signal transmitted through the window from the first optical coupler of the outdoor unit (see figures 1 and 2; and paragraphs 12, 16, and 20); (The RF signals received at the phased array antenna are converted by the outdoor unit into, for example, optical signals, and transmitted through the window. The indoor unit of the RF antenna assembly receives the optical signals transmitted by the outdoor unit through the window, and converts the optical signals to digital signals that can then be transmitted on to one or more additional nodes or devices).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the indoor/outdoor units of Polehn into the gateway system taught by Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa in order to extend the range of existing cell sites (see Polehn; paragraphs 12-14).
Consider Claims 3, 11, and 18, Zhu et al shows that the signal relates to selecting a serving cell of a network to which the window mounted wireless gateway is to attach for receiving service from the network (see figures 2D-2E; and paragraphs 221-226); (The terminal device may be understood as a terminal device served by the CPE. The served terminal device is a terminal device connected to the CPE. The terminal device accesses a network by using the CPE. The CPE receives the first message sent by the served terminal device, that is, receives the first message sent by the terminal device connected to the CPE).
Consider Claims 5, 13, and 20, Omar shows that the signal relates to one or more of (i) a predicted maximum high-speed internet data throughput of the serving cell to which the window mounted wireless gateway is attached, (ii) a grade of service of the serving cell to which the window mounted wireless gateway is attached, or (iii) an actual data throughput of the serving cell to which the window mounted wireless gateway is attached (see paragraph 25).
Consider Claims 6 and 14, Zhu et al shows that the signal relates to initiating detachment of the window mounted wireless gateway from the network (see paragraphs 31-33); (The receiving, by a gateway device, an authorization request includes: receiving, by the gateway device, the authorization request through an authorization channel corresponding to the authorization mode, where the authorization channel is used to determine the corresponding authorization mode).
Consider Claim 22, Zhu et al shows that the app is paired to the indoor unit via Bluetooth (see paragraphs 584).
Claims 4, 12, and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Zhu et al (Publication number: US 2020/0163012) in view of Omar (Publication number: US 2019/0007311), in view of Shinkawa and Polehn in view of Vikberg et al (Publication number: US 2017/0127325).
Consider Claims 4, 12, and 19, Zhu et al in view of Omar, and Shinkawa and Polehn do not specifically show selecting the serving cell of the network is based at least in part on one or more of (i) reference signal received power (RSRP) from each candidate serving cell or (ii) reference signal received quality (RSRQ) from each candidate serving cell.
In related art, Vikberg et al shows selecting the serving cell of the network is based at least in part on one or more of (i) reference signal received power (RSRP) from each candidate serving cell or (ii) reference signal received quality (RSRQ) from each candidate serving cell (see paragraphs 181-186).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the teaching of Vikberg et al into the teaching of Zhu et al and Omar, and Shinkawa and Polehn in order to maximize bandwidth (see Vikberg et al; paragraphs 8-10).
Claims 7-8, and 15-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Zhu et al (Publication number: US 2020/0163012) in view of Omar (Publication number: US 2019/0007311), and Shinkawa and Polehn in view of Gowen (Publication number: US 2021/0051083).
Consider Claims 7-8, and 15-16, Zhu et al in view of Omar, and Shinkawa and Polehn do not specifically show that the signal relates to initiating a rest of the window mounted wireless gateway, wherein the signal relates to initiating a self-test of the window mounted wireless gateway.
In related art, Gowen shows that the signal relates to initiating a rest of the window mounted wireless gateway, wherein the signal relates to initiating a self-test of the window mounted wireless gateway (see figure 4A; paragraphs 41-45); (The first virtual entity may perform a packet inspection of the packet. For example, virtual machine 205 or container 255 may perform a deep packet inspection or a deep content inspection of the packet. The first virtual entity may generate and/or extract packet inspection information pertaining to the packet based on the packet inspection).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the teaching of Gowen into the teaching of Zhu et al and Omar, and Shinkawa and Polehn in order to detect an application-layer object (see Gowen; paragraphs 9 and 10).
Claim 21 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Zhu et al (Publication number: US 2020/0163012) in view of Omar (Publication number: US 2019/0007311) in view of Shinkawa et al (Publication number: US 2021/0058122) and Polehn in view of Jiang et al (Patent number: US 11,172,544).
Consider Claim 21, Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa, and Polehn do not specifically show that the app presents an alignment interface on a display of the user equipment, the alignment interface comprising a cursor representing the indoor unit and a target representing the outdoor unit.
In the same field, Jiang et al shows that the app presents an alignment interface on a display of the user equipment (See figures 1 and 2; column 7, lines 28-55).
Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the application to incorporate the teaching of Jiang et al into the teaching of Zhu, Omar, and Shinkawa in order to guide the installer for positioning (See Jiang et al; figures 1 and 2; column 7, lines 28-55).
Zhu, Omar, Shinkawa, and Polehn and Jiang do not specifically show that the alignment interface comprising a cursor representing the indoor unit and a target representing the outdoor unit.
However, the USPTO takes official notice that it is well known and expected in the art to represent elements on a display interface in order to provide visual aid.
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/MICHAEL A FARAGALLA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2624 09/27/2026
