DETAILED ACTION
This office action is a response to an amendment filed on 01/16/2026.
Response to Amendment
The Amendment filed on 01/16/2026 has been entered.
Claims 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15-20, and 22 are pending
Claims 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15-20, and 22 are amended
Claims 3, 10, 14, and 21 are canceled
Claims 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15-20, and 22 remain rejected.
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 –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) 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.
Claims 1-2, 5-9, 12-13 and 16-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by KUTZ et al. (US 20220393709 A1), hereinafter referenced as Kutz.
Regarding claims 1 and 12, Kutz teaches a user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code (Para. [0006-0007]-Kutz discloses wireless communication device may include a transceiver, a memory, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory. The processor may be configured to determine a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit that includes a digital pre-distorter. The processor may also be configured to transmit an indication of the change in the non-linearity model to a second wireless communication device via the transceiver ... method for wireless communication at a first wireless communication device is disclosed. The method may include determining a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit that includes a digital pre-distorter. The method may also include transmitting an indication of the change in the non-linearity model to a second wireless communication device) to cause the UE to:
transmit a message indicating a capability of the UE associated with estimating non-linear characteristics of a power amplifier of a network entity (Fig. 17, Para. [0188]-Kutz discloses the receiving device 1704 informs the transmitting device that the receiving device 1704 is able to calculate DPD information. For example, the receiving device 1704 may transmit a capability message including a DPD capability bit. Para. [0237]-Kutz discloses the first wireless communication device may receive a first message from the second wireless communication device ... the first message indicates that the second wireless communication device has a capability to compute the digital pre-distortion information ... the digital pre-distortion information is received from the second wireless communication device after the transmission of the second message ... the second message further requests the second wireless communication device to compute digital post-distortion information in conjunction with the digital pre-distortion information);
receive, during each slot of a plurality of slots scheduled for one or more data transmissions, respective control signaling indicating whether to update an estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity, (Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit. Fig. 9, Para. [0139]-Kutz discloses upon receiving the indication 924, the receiving device 904 may update its locally stored non-linearity model. For example, the receiving device 904 may update its estimate of the effective power amplifier model that is used by the DPoD component 920 to apply DPoD to a received signal. Fig. 16, Para. [0030]-Kutz discloses example of signaling to indicate a change in a non-linearity model. Fig. 4, Para. [0091-0092]-Kutz discloses the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels ... the various REs 406 within an RB 408 may be scheduled to carry one or more physical channels, including control channels, shared channels, data channels, etc. Other REs 406 within the RB 408 may also carry pilots or reference signals. These pilots or reference signals may provide for a receiving device to perform channel estimation of the corresponding channel, which may enable coherent demodulation/detection of the control and/or data channels within the RB 408. Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs). Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols),
the respective control signaling is received via a control channel of the slot (Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Fig. 4, Para. [0091-0092]-Kutz discloses the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels ... the various REs 406 within an RB 408 may be scheduled to carry one or more physical channels, including control channels, shared channels, data channels, etc. Other REs 406 within the RB 408 may also carry pilots or reference signals. These pilots or reference signals may provide for a receiving device to perform channel estimation of the corresponding channel, which may enable coherent demodulation/detection of the control and/or data channels within the RB 408. Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)); and
decode respective data signaling during each slot of the plurality of slots based at least in part on whether the respective control signaling indicates to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity (Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication {control channel} of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal {data channel} from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0134]-Kutz discloses the DPoD process iteratively removes an estimate of the non-linear distortion component d to restore the original data signal x by using a correction step, a slicing step, and a non-linear distortion estimation step. Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)),
the decoding uses an updated estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier when the respective control signaling indicates to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier (Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0141]-Kutz discloses estimation of the non-linearity model G(x) ... the receiving device may apply a least-squares estimation). The resulting new set of kernels and coefficients provides the updated G(x) that the DPoD component 920 will use in the non-linearity distortion estimation phase. Para. [0134]-Kutz discloses the DPoD process iteratively removes an estimate of the non-linear distortion component d to restore the original data signal x by using a correction step, a slicing step, and a non-linear distortion estimation step. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)), and
the decoding uses a previous estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier when the respective control signaling indicates not to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier (Para. [0133]-Kutz discloses the receiving device 904 may maintain a local copy of the non-linearity model (e.g., an estimate of the effective power amplifier model) for use by the DPoD component 920. Para. [0143]-Kutz discloses the transmitting device 902 may transmit the indication 924 and the non-linearity parameters 926 {for when change in parameter is zero} in the same transmission (e.g., in a single message). Table 1, Figs. 9 and 12, Para. [0156-0163]-Kutz discloses the DPoD process of a receiving device, ..., a receiving device may receive a data signal y that includes a non-linear distortion component d ... the DPoD process is based on modeling the non-linear distortion as an additive signal ... the output of a power amplifier (PA) 1202 of a transmitting device may be represented by y=G(x)=ax+d ... y(x) is the received signal at a receiving device after channel equalization. The signal y(x) (i.e., y) is based on the original data signal x at the transmitting device ... the original data signal x is subject to non-linear distortion (e.g., at the CFR 908, the DPD 910, and the PA 912 of FIG. 9). The term G(x) represents this non-linear distortion model ... The parameter {circumflex over (d)} in Table 1 may represent the non-linear distortion that occurred at the transmitting device. The DPoD reconstruction procedure involves estimating the non-linear distortion {circumflex over (d)} in the received signal. With each iteration of the loop, a more accurate estimate of x and {circumflex over (d)} can be obtained ... Initially, {circumflex over (d)} is set to 0. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)).
Regarding claims 2 and 13, Kutz teaches the UE of claim 1 and the method of claim 12 respectively,
Kutz further teaches receive one or more demodulation reference signals with the respective data signaling during a first slot of the plurality of slots (Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)),
estimating the updated non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity for the first slot is based at least in part on performing a digital post-distortion correction to the one or more demodulation reference signals (Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0134]-Kutz discloses the DPoD process iteratively removes an estimate of the non-linear distortion component d to restore the original data signal x by using a correction step, a slicing step, and a non-linear distortion estimation step).
Regarding claims 5 and 16, Kutz teaches a network entity, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code (Para. [0006-0007]-Kutz discloses wireless communication device may include a transceiver, a memory, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory. The processor may be configured to determine a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit that includes a digital pre-distorter. The processor may also be configured to transmit an indication of the change in the non-linearity model to a second wireless communication device via the transceiver ... method for wireless communication at a first wireless communication device is disclosed. The method may include determining a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit that includes a digital pre-distorter. The method may also include transmitting an indication of the change in the non-linearity model to a second wireless communication device) to cause the network entity to:
Kutz further teaches receive a message indicating a capability of a user equipment (UE) associated with estimating non-linear characteristics of a power amplifier of the network entity (Fig. 17, Para. [0188]-Kutz discloses the receiving device 1704 informs the transmitting device that the receiving device 1704 is able to calculate DPD information. For example, the receiving device 1704 may transmit a capability message including a DPD capability bit. Para. [0237]-Kutz discloses the first wireless communication device may receive a first message from the second wireless communication device ... the first message indicates that the second wireless communication device has a capability to compute the digital pre-distortion information ... the digital pre-distortion information is received from the second wireless communication device after the transmission of the second message ... the second message further requests the second wireless communication device to compute digital post-distortion information in conjunction with the digital pre-distortion information);
transmit, during each slot of a plurality of slots scheduled for one or more data transmissions, respective control signaling indicating whether the UE is to update an estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity (Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit. Fig. 9, Para. [0139]-Kutz discloses upon receiving the indication 924, the receiving device 904 may update its locally stored non-linearity model. For example, the receiving device 904 may update its estimate of the effective power amplifier model that is used by the DPoD component 920 to apply DPoD to a received signal. Fig. 16, Para. [0030]-Kutz discloses example of signaling to indicate a change in a non-linearity model. Fig. 4, Para. [0091-0092]-Kutz discloses the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels ... the various REs 406 within an RB 408 may be scheduled to carry one or more physical channels, including control channels, shared channels, data channels, etc. Other REs 406 within the RB 408 may also carry pilots or reference signals. These pilots or reference signals may provide for a receiving device to perform channel estimation of the corresponding channel, which may enable coherent demodulation/detection of the control and/or data channels within the RB 408. Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs). Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols),
the respective control signaling is transmitted via a control channel of the slot (Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Fig. 4, Para. [0091-0092]-Kutz discloses the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels ... the various REs 406 within an RB 408 may be scheduled to carry one or more physical channels, including control channels, shared channels, data channels, etc. Other REs 406 within the RB 408 may also carry pilots or reference signals. These pilots or reference signals may provide for a receiving device to perform channel estimation of the corresponding channel, which may enable coherent demodulation/detection of the control and/or data channels within the RB 408. Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)); and
transmit respective data signaling during each slot of the plurality of slots. (Para. [0091]-Kutz discloses slots 410 illustrates the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels. Of course, a slot may contain all DL, all UL, or at least one DL portion and at least one UL portion. The structure illustrated in FIG. 4 is merely an example, and different slot structures may be utilized, and may include one or more of each of the control region(s) and data region(s). Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0134]-Kutz discloses the DPoD process iteratively removes an estimate of the non-linear distortion component d to restore the original data signal x by using a correction step, a slicing step, and a non-linear distortion estimation step. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs). Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols).
Regarding claims 6 and 17, Kutz teaches the network entity of claim 5 and the method of claim 16 respectively,
Kutz further teaches transmit the respective control signaling indicating the UE is to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity based at least in part on a temperature change of the network entity satisfying a threshold (Para. [0135]-Kutz discloses non-linearity model may change over time. For example, one or more attributes (e.g., temperature, etc.) associated with the power amplifier 912 may change over time. A change in such an attribute may affect the power amplifier state, thereby resulting in a change in the non-linearity imparted on a signal by the power amplifier 912. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)).
Regarding claims 7 and 18, Kutz teaches the network entity of claim 5 and the method of claim 16 respectively,
Kutz further teaches transmit the respective control signaling indicating the UE is to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity based at least in part on a time duration between non-linear characteristic estimation updates satisfying a threshold (Para. [0135]-Kutz discloses non-linearity model may change over time. For example, one or more attributes (e.g., temperature, etc.) associated with the power amplifier 912 may change over time. A change in such an attribute may affect the power amplifier state, thereby resulting in a change in the non-linearity imparted on a signal by the power amplifier 912. Para. [0105]-Kutz discloses efficient channel estimation at the receiver and provide greater flexibly in utilizing the available time. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)).
Regarding claims 8 and 19, Kutz teaches the network entity of claim 5 and the method of claim 16 respectively,
Kutz further teaches transmit, during each slot of the plurality of slots, the respective control signaling indicating the UE is to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity based at least in part on a time duration between a previous data signaling to the UE and the respective data signaling during the slot satisfying a threshold (Para. [0135]-Kutz discloses non-linearity model may change over time. For example, one or more attributes (e.g., temperature, etc.) associated with the power amplifier 912 may change over time. A change in such an attribute may affect the power amplifier state, thereby resulting in a change in the non-linearity imparted on a signal by the power amplifier 912. Para. [0163]-Kutz discloses resulting y.sub.corrected value is scaled by 1/α, converted to the frequency domain (e.g., to obtain the constellation representation of the OFDM symbol), and then sliced (e.g., to estimate a value of the signal) using knowledge of the modulation (e.g., 64 QAM, 256 QAM, etc.) used by the transmitting device. This result is converted back to the time domain to get the estimated signal x. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication ... receiving a signal from the second wireless communication device ... using the digital post-distortion to compensate for non-linear distortion in the signal. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs). Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols).
Regarding claims 9 and 20, Kutz teaches the network entity of claim 5 and the method of claim 16 respectively,
Kutz further teaches reselect a transmit antenna of the network entity (Para. [0096]-Kutz discloses system information transmitted in the MIB may include ... a cell reselection indicator. Para. [0063]-Kutz discloses in a cell that is divided into sectors, the multiple sectors within a cell can be formed by groups of antennas with each antenna responsible for communication with UEs in a portion of the cell),
the respective control signaling for a first slot of the plurality of slots indicates the UE is to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity based at least in part on reselecting the transmit antenna of the network entity (Fig. 7, Para. [0119]-Kutz discloses the transmit chain includes ... at least one antenna 710 for transmitting a signal 714 to the receiving device 704 ... the receive chain includes at least one antenna 716, ..., a DPoD component 720 ... that generates an estimate of the non-linear distortion. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit comprising a digital pre-distorter of the second wireless communication device ... updating non-linearity information for a digital post-distorter of the first wireless communication device after the receiving the indication. Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs). Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols).
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 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 of this title, 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 4, 11, 15 and 22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over KUTZ et al. (US 20220393709 A1), hereinafter referenced as Kutz, in view of Lee et al. (WO 2023140641 A1), hereinafter referenced as Lee.
Regarding claims 4, 11, 15 and 22, Kutz teaches the UE of claim 1, The network entity of claim 5 and The method of claim 12 and the method of claim 16 respectively,
Kutz fails to teach one bit indicator.
However, Lee teaches the respective control signaling comprises a one bit indicator of whether to update the estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity (Table 1, Para. [0114]-Lee discloses transmit 1-bit information indicating the need to change the NC {nonlinear compensator} model to the receiver, and the receiver may learn the NC model whenever information indicating the need to change the NC model is received).
Kutz and Lee are both considered to be analogous to the claimed invention because they are in the same field of wireless communication system, dealing with method and apparatus for efficient data transmission between a base station and a terminal.
Therefore, it would have been obvious to someone of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified the Kutz to incorporate the teachings of Lee on non-linear characteristics of power amplifiers, with a motivation to indicate changes using 1-bit indicator, and support high data rates in wider coverage, and smooth cooperation between a terminal and a base station, (Lee, Para. [0008-0009]).
Response to Arguments
Applicant's Arguments/Remarks, filed on 01/16/2026, with respect to the 35 USC § 102 and 103 rejection of claims 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15-20, and 22 have been fully considered. Applicant’s arguments are not persuasive.
In the remarks, on page 10, Lines [16-20], Applicant argues that, “the Office Action has not shown that the cited features of Kutz disclose "receiv[ing], during each slot of a plurality of slots scheduled for one or more data transmissions, respective control signaling indicating whether to update an estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity," as recited in amended independent claim 1.”
However, Kutz teaches receive, during each slot of a plurality of slots scheduled for one or more data transmissions, respective control signaling indicating whether to update an estimation of the non-linear characteristics of the power amplifier of the network entity (Para. [0059]-Kutz discloses the uplink control information 118, downlink control information 114, downlink traffic 112, and/or uplink traffic 116 may be time-divided into frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols. Para. [0078]-Kutz discloses control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions ..., for network control and signaling. Para. [0011]-Kutz discloses receiving, from a second wireless communication device, an indication of a change in a non-linearity model for a power amplifier circuit. Fig. 9, Para. [0139]-Kutz discloses upon receiving the indication 924, the receiving device 904 may update its locally stored non-linearity model. For example, the receiving device 904 may update its estimate of the effective power amplifier model that is used by the DPoD component 920 to apply DPoD to a received signal. Fig. 16, Para. [0030]-Kutz discloses example of signaling to indicate a change in a non-linearity model. Fig. 4, Para. [0091-0092]-Kutz discloses the slot 410 including a control region 412 and a data region 414. In general, the control region 412 may carry control channels, and the data region 414 may carry data channels ... the various REs 406 within an RB 408 may be scheduled to carry one or more physical channels, including control channels, shared channels, data channels, etc. Other REs 406 within the RB 408 may also carry pilots or reference signals. These pilots or reference signals may provide for a receiving device to perform channel estimation of the corresponding channel, which may enable coherent demodulation/detection of the control and/or data channels within the RB 408. Para. [0095]-Kutz discloses the base station may further allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., in the control region 412 or the data region 414) to carry other DL signals, such as a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). Para. [0094]-Kutz discloses the scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) may allocate one or more REs 406 (e.g., within the control region 412) to carry DL control information including one or more DL control channels, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to one or more scheduled entities (e.g., UEs)).
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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