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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 .
This office is in response to amendment filed on Feb.
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)(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 1-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Tiwari et al. (2025/0039820).
Regarding claims 1 and 9, Tiwari discloses a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system (see abstract, fig. 6, element 3, paragraph [0030] and its description), comprising: a transceiver (see abstract, fig. 7, element 31, paragraphs [0031], [0558] and its description); and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to (see abstract, fig. 7, elements 33, 31, paragraphs [0031], [0558] and its description): transmit, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a registration request message including a support indicator for single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) location availability information (see abstract, fig. 1, elements 3, 5, 70, step 1, paragraphs [0025], [0247-0250] and its description), and receive, from the AMF, a registration accept message including allowed NSSAI and the S-NSSAI location availability information, wherein the S-NSSAI location availability information includes information for cells where a related S-NSSAI is available (see abstract, fig. 1, elements 3, 5, 70, step 2, paragraphs [0025], [0275] and its description).
Regarding claim 2, Tiwari further comprising: determining whether the UE is outside of a service area for the related S-NSSAI (see paragraphs [0336-337], [0340]); and initiating a session release procedure based on a result of the determination (see paragraph [0338]).
Regarding claim 3, Tiwari further comprising: transmitting, to the AMF, a request message for requesting the allowed and an allowed slice area when the UE moves outside of a service area for the related S- NSSAI (see paragraphs [0339-0341]).
Regarding claim 4, Tiwari further comprising: receiving, from the AMF, a response message including information for the allowed slice area and the allowed NSSAI requested in the request message (see paragraphs [0330], [0335], [0339-0341]).
Regarding claims 5 and 13, Tiwari discloses an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system (see abstract, fig.6, elements 5, 7, paragraph [0030] and its description), comprising: a transceiver (see abstract, fig.8, element 51, paragraphs [0032], [0573] and its description); and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to (see abstract, fig.8, elements 54, 51, paragraphs [0032], [0573] and its description): receive, from a user equipment (UE), a registration request message including a support indicator for single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) location availability information (see abstract, fig. 1, elements 3, 5, 70, step 1, paragraphs [0025], [0247-0250] and its description), and transmit, to the UE, a registration accept message including allowed NSSAI and the S-NSSAI location availability information, wherein the S-NSSAI location availability information includes information for cells where a related S-NSSAI is available(see abstract, fig. 1, elements 3, 5, 70, step 2, paragraphs [0025], [0275] and its description).
Regarding claims 6-8, 10-12 and 14-15 recite limitations substantially similar to claims 2-4. Therefore, these claims were rejected for similar reasons as stated above.
Examiner's Note: Examiner has cited particular columns and line numbers in the references applied to the claims above for the convenience of the applicant. Although the specified citations are representative of the teachings of the art and are applied to 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.
When responding to this Office Action, Applicant is advised to clearly point out the patentable novelty which he or she thinks the claims present, in view of the state of the art disclosed by the references cited or the objections made. He or she must also show how the amendments avoid such references or objections See 37 CFR 1.111(c).
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).
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 nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) 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 mailing date of this final action.
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
/CONGVAN TRAN/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2647
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