CTNF 18/467,351 CTNF 86679 DETAILED ACTION This action is in response to the application filed 14 September 2023. Claims 1–8 are pending. Claims 1, 7, and 8 are independent. Claims 1–8 are rejected. Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after 16 March 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. Specification 06-11 AIA The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. Claim Rejections—35 U.S.C. § 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. Claims 1–8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. Regarding independent claim 1 , this claim recites “an auxiliary loss that represents a deviation between the value outputted by the planning component for the coarse-scale state and a sum of a reward received for the coarse-scale state transition and at least a portion of the value of the coarse-scale successor state”. It is unclear whether the term “deviation” refers to, e.g., a statistical deviation, a difference, or something else. Furthermore, it is unclear whether “a sum” refers to only “a reward” (e.g., a cumulative reward) or a single reward value summed with a portion of the value of the successor state. Regarding dependent claims 2–6 , these claims depend from claim 1, and therefore are rejected for the same reasons. Regarding independent claim 7 , this claim recites the same indefinite limitation as claim 1, and therefore is rejected for the same reasons. Regarding independent claim 8 , this claim recites the same indefinite limitation as claim 1, and therefore is rejected for the same reasons. Conclusion 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to Applicant's disclosure. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Tyler Schallhorn whose telephone number is 571-270-3178. The examiner can normally be reached Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET). Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Tamara Kyle can be reached at 571-272-4241. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (in the USA or Canada) or 571-272-1000. /Tyler Schallhorn/Examiner, Art Unit 2144 /TAMARA T KYLE/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2144 Application/Control Number: 18/467,351 Page 2 Art Unit: 2144 Application/Control Number: 18/467,351 Page 3 Art Unit: 2144 Application/Control Number: 18/467,351 Page 4 Art Unit: 2144
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