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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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 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.
Claim(s) 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Iqbal, Arshad, Yunmin Kim, and Tae-Jin Lee. "Access mechanism in wireless powered communication networks with harvesting access point." IEEE Access 6 (2018): 37556-37567 (hereinafter Iqbal).
Regarding claims 1-20, Iqbal discloses all the claimed limitations, as outlined below.
Claim 1. An access point comprising: a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: receive, from a first device, a first message indicating a first amount of power harvested by the first device and a second amount of power requested by the first device; determine, based on the first amount of power, that transmitting a third amount of power will cause the first device to receive the second amount of power; and transmit the third amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request. Figure 1 illustrates - - Wireless powered communication network with energy transfer in the downlink and data reception in uplink. See Figure 1 below:
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Claim 2. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, from a second device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power harvested by the second device and a fifth amount of power requested by the second device, wherein the third amount of power is further based on the fourth amount of power; and determine that transmitting the third amount of power will further cause the second device to receive the fifth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 3. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, from the first device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the first device, wherein the fourth amount of power is different from the second amount of power; determine that transmitting a fifth amount of power will cause the first device to receive the fourth amount of power; and transmit the fifth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 4. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, from a second device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the second device; and in response to determining, based on a proximity of the second device to a second access point, that the second access point should provide power to the second device, communicate, to the second access point, a second message instructing the second access point to provide the fourth amount of power to the second device (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 5. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: prior to receiving the first message, determine that transmitting a fourth amount of power will allow devices to associate with the access point; and transmit the fourth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 6. The access point of Claim 1, wherein transmitting the third amount of power comprises transmitting a power frame with the third amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 7. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to schedule transmission of the third amount of power during a silent period (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 8. The access point of Claim 1, wherein the first message further indicates an amount of time, and wherein transmitting the third amount of power is limited based on the amount of time (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 9. A method comprising: receiving, at an access point and from a first device, a first message indicating a first amount of power harvested by the first device and a second amount of power requested by the first device; determining, by the access point and based on the first amount of power, that transmitting a third amount of power will cause the first device to receive the second amount of power; and transmitting, by the access point, the third amount of power. Figure 1 illustrates - - Wireless powered communication network with energy transfer in the downlink and data reception in uplink. See Figure 1 below:
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Claim 10. The method of Claim 9, further comprising: receiving, at the access point and from a second device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power harvested by the second device and a fifth amount of power requested by the second device, wherein the third amount of power is further based on the fourth amount of power; and determining, by the access point, that transmitting the third amount of power will further cause the second device to receive the fifth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 11. The method of Claim 9, further comprising: receiving, at the access point and from the first device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the first device, wherein the fourth amount of power is different from the second amount of power; determining, by the access point, that transmitting a fifth amount of power will cause the first device to receive the fourth amount of power; and transmitting, by the access point, the fifth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 12. The method of Claim 9, further comprising: receiving, at the access point and from a second device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the second device; and in response to determining, based on a proximity of the second device to a second access point, that the second access point should provide power to the second device, communicating, by the access point and to the second access point, a second message instructing the second access point to provide the fourth amount of power to the second device (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 13. The method of Claim 9, further comprising: prior to receiving the first message, determining, by the access point, that transmitting a fourth amount of power will allow devices to associate with the access point; and transmitting, by the access point, the fourth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 14. The method of Claim 9, wherein transmitting the third amount of power comprises transmitting a power frame with the third amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 15. The method of Claim 9, further comprising scheduling transmission of the third amount of power during a silent period (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 16. The method of Claim 9, wherein the first message further indicates an amount of time, and wherein transmitting the third amount of power is limited based on the amount of time (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 17. An apparatus comprising: a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: determine, based on a first amount of power requested by a first device and a second amount of power requested by a second device, a third amount of power greater than the first amount of power and the second amount of power; and transmit the third amount of power such that the first device receives the first amount of power and such that the second device receives the second amount of power. Figure 1 illustrates - - Wireless powered communication network with energy transfer in the downlink and data reception in uplink. See Figure 1 below:
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Claim 18. The apparatus of Claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, from the first device, a message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the first device, wherein the fourth amount of power is different from the first amount of power; determine that transmitting a fifth amount of power will cause the first device to receive the fourth amount of power; and transmit the fifth amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 19. The apparatus of Claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, from a second device, a second message indicating a fourth amount of power requested by the second device; and in response to determining, based on a proximity of the second device to an access point, that the access point should provide power to the second device, communicate, to the access point, a message instructing the access point to provide the fourth amount of power to the second device (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Claim 20. The apparatus of Claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to: in response to receiving a disassociation message from the second device, determine, based on the first amount of power, a fourth amount of power less than the third amount of power; and transmit the fourth amount of power such that the first device receives the first amount of power (Abstract, Page 37557, - - The relay-hybrid access point performs harvesting and transmitting. Wherein the behavior of a node changes from data transmitting to energy harvesting and vice versa. The nodes are capable of forwarding a request for data or energy. A node changes its mode from data transmitting to energy harvesting by monitoring the energy availability of the node. In the protocol, there are three modes which are actively chosen, (i) node energy harvesting, (ii) node data transmission and (iii) RHAP data relaying to the BS. The nodes and the RHAP contend to access the medium, i.e., actively choose their mode, with their own contention mechanism. The changing behavior of a node state from energy harvesting to data transmitting by designing a Markov chain model. A node decides for being either state on the basis of an energy level of its battery while the RHAP provides power to the node on request).
Citation of Pertinent Prior Art
The following prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
Ramachandran, US Patent No. 9,689,584 - - relates to wireless-enabled climate control system controllers.
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/CARLOS R ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2119