DETAILED ACTION 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. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 4/30/25 and 12/15/23 are in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statements are being considered by the examiner. Claim Objections Claims 46, 56, and 58 are objected to because of the following informalities: Regarding claim 46 , on line 5, a “period” is missing at the end of this claim. Regarding claim 56 , on line 5, a “period” is missing at the end of this claim. Regarding claim 58 , on line 3, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “mobile”. Appropriate correction is required. 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 ( 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. 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. Claim(s) 40 - 59 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Miao et al. (U.S. 2022/0369254) (hereinafter “Miao”) . Miao teaches all of the limitations of the specified claims with the reasoning that follows. Regarding claim 40 , “a method for a first network node configured to operate as a child node of a second network node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, the method comprising: receiving, from the second network node, an indication (TA-mode) of a timing offset between the second network node's downlink (DL) transmission timing and the second network node's uplink (UL) reception timing ” is anticipated by the IAB node (first network node) coupled to a parent node (second network node) as well as a child node as shown in Figure 1, where the IAB node receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information, timing mode, or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the IAB node determines a time difference information offset (timing offset) according to (indicated by) the received first information as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0037] ; and where the time difference information offset is an offset from first time difference information that is 1/N times the time difference between the downlink (DL) Tx timing and the uplink (UL) Rx timing of the parent node as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0041]. “D etermining the following based on the indication: a particular timing mode (Tmode) used for communication between the first and second network nodes, wherein Tmode is one of a plurality of available timing modes; and a particular timing offset (T ∆ ) that is applicable to Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]; and where the IAB node determines which table to use (determines particular timing mode, particular timing offset) based on the received first information from the parent node as spoken of on page 5, paragraph [0052]. Lastly, “ adjusting the first network node's DL transmission timing based on T ∆” is anticipated by the IAB node that adjusts the UL Tx timing or DL Tx timing in response to receiving the time difference information (including timing offset ( T ∆)) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0044]. Regarding claim 41 , “ wherein determining Tmode comprises determining that Tmode is a first one of the available timing modes when a function of TA (f( T ∆ )) is less than a threshold ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1, Case 6, and Case 7 timing as shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050] ; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 42 , “ wherein determining Tmode further comprises determining that Tmode is a second one of the available timing modes when f( T ∆ ) is not less than the threshold ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1, Case 6, and Case 7 timing as shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050] ; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 43 , “ wherein the indication includes first and second portions, the first portion indication indicates T ∆ , and at least one of the first and second portions indicates Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode ), or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; and where the IAB node determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset ( T ∆)) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]. Regarding claim 44 , “wherein the first and second portions are disjoint” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode), or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]. Regarding claim 45 , “ wherein: the plurality of available timing modes include the first available timing mode and at least two other available timing modes; and determining Tmode comprises: determining that Tmode is the first available timing mode when a function of TA (f( T ∆ )) is less than a threshold; and when f( T ∆ ) is not less than the threshold, determining that Tmode is one of the at least two other available timing modes and selecting Tmode from the at least two other available timing modes, based on the second portion of the indication ” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode) , or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the defining of T delta values for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 46 , “ wherein one of the following applies: the first available timing mode is Case-1 and the at least two other available timing modes include Case-6 and Case-7; or the first available timing mode is Case-6 and the at least two other available timing modes include Case-1 and Case-7 ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]. Regarding claim 47 , “wherein f( T ∆ ) is equal to T ∆” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values ( T ∆) for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function (f(T∆)) similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 48 , “ wherein adjusting the first network node's DL transmission timing comprises: determining a timing advance value (TAmode) associated with Tmode, for the first network node's UL transmission timing relative to the first network node's DL reception timing; and setting the first network node's DL transmission timing in advance of the first network node's DL reception timing based on a function of TAmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that , for Case 1 (Tmode), determines an advance amount (timing advance value , TAmode ) for the uplink transmission timing (UL Tx) relative to the downlink reception timing (DL Rx) via a value N TA calculated according to a timing advance value indicated by a timing advance command in a random access response or calculated based on the current timing advance value of the IAB node and a timing advance adjustment amount as spoken of on page 2, paragraphs [0025]-[0026]. Regarding claim 49 , “a method for a second network node configured to operate as a parent node of a first network node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, the method comprising: sending, to the first network node, an indication (TA-mode) of a timing offset between the second network node's downlink (DL) transmission timing and the second network node's uplink (UL) reception timing ” is anticipated by the IAB node (first network node) coupled to a parent node (second network node) as well as a child node as shown in Figure 1, where the IAB node receives first information (indication) from the parent node , where the first information includes configuration information of indication information, timing mode, or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the IAB node determines a time difference information offset (timing offset) according to (indicated by) the received first information as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0037]; and where the time difference information offset is an offset from first time difference information that is 1/N times the time difference between the downlink (DL) Tx timing and the uplink (UL) Rx timing of the parent node as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0041]. Lastly, “ wherein the indication includes a representation of the following: a particular timing mode (Tmode) used for communication between the first and second network nodes, wherein Tmode is one of a plurality of available timing modes; and a particular timing offset ( T ∆ ) that is applicable to Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]; and where the IAB node determines which table to use (determines particular timing mode, particular timing offset) based on the received first information from the parent node as spoken of on page 5, paragraph [0052]. Regarding claim 50 , “ performing at least one DL transmission to the first network node and receiving at least one UL transmission from the first network node based on T ∆ and Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB donor/IAB node bidirectional communication (DL/UL transmission) with a core network as spoken of on page 2, paragraph [0021]. Regarding claim 51 , “ wherein the indication indicates that Tmode is a first one of the available timing modes based on a function of TA (f( T ∆ )) being less than a threshold ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1, Case 6, and Case 7 timing as shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 52 , “ wherein the indication indicates that Tmode is a second one of the available timing modes based on f( T ∆ ) being not less than the threshold ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1, Case 6, and Case 7 timing as shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 53 , “ wherein the indication includes first and second portions, the first portion indication indicates TA, and at least one of the first and second portions indicates Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode), or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; and where the IAB node determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset ( T ∆)) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]. Regarding claim 54 , “wherein the first and second portions are disjoint” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode), or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]. Regarding claim 55 , “ wherein: the plurality of available timing modes include a first available timing mode and at least two other available timing modes; when a function of TA (f( T ∆ )) is less than a threshold, the first portion indicates that Tmode is the first available timing mode; and when f( T ∆ ) is not less than the threshold, the second portion indicates one of the at least two other available timing modes as Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information (first portion), timing mode (second portion indicating Tmode) , or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the defining of T delta values for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 56 , “ wherein one of the following applies: the first available timing mode is Case-1 and the at least two other available timing modes include Case-6 and Case-7; or the first available timing mode is Case-6 and the at least two other available timing modes include Case-1 and Case-7 ” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]. Regarding claim 57 , “wherein f( T ∆ ) is equal to T ∆” is anticipated by the defining of T delta values ( T ∆) for Case 1 (first available timing mode), Case 6, and Case 7 (other available timing modes) timing is shown in Table C of Figure 5 where Case 1 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 0 to 3 (less than threshold) while Case 6 and Case 7 timing (Tmode) corresponds to a timing index value of 4 to 7 (not less than threshold) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0050]; where different functions can be defined for different timing modes such that time difference information is determined via a function (f(T∆)) similarly to utilizing a table as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0096]. Regarding claim 58 , “a first network node configured to operate as a child node of a second network node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, the first network node comprising: processing circuitry and communication interface circuitry arranged as mobile terminal, (IAB-MT) and as a distributed unit (IAB-DU), wherein the processing circuitry and the communication interface circuitry are further configured to: receive, from the second network node, an indication (TA-mode) of a timing offset between the second network node's downlink (DL) transmission timing and the second network node's uplink (UL) reception timing ” is anticipated by the IAB node (first network node) coupled to a parent node (second network node) as well as a child node as shown in Figure 1, where the IAB node receives first information (indication) from the parent node, where the first information includes configuration information of indication information, timing mode, or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the IAB node determines a time difference information offset (timing offset) according to (indicated by) the received first information as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0037]; where the time difference information offset is an offset from first time difference information that is 1/N times the time difference between the downlink (DL) Tx timing and the uplink (UL) Rx timing of the parent node as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0041] ; where the IAB node of Figure 1 includes a MT function and DU function as spoken of on page 2, paragraph [0022]; and where the communication node 1102 of Figure 11 includes a processor module 1114 (processing circuitry) coupled to a transceiver module 1110 (interface circuitry) as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0103]. “D etermine the following based on the indication: a particular timing mode (Tmode) used for communication between the first and second network nodes, wherein Tmode is one of a plurality of available timing modes; and a particular timing offset ( T ∆ ) that is applicable to Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]; and where the IAB node determines which table to use (determines particular timing mode, particular timing offset) based on the received first information from the parent node as spoken of on page 5, paragraph [0052]. Lastly, “ adjust the first network node's DL transmission timing based on T ∆” is anticipated by the IAB node that adjusts the UL Tx timing or DL Tx timing in response to receiving the time difference information (including timing offset ( T ∆)) as spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0044]. Regarding claim 59 , “a second network node configured to operate as a parent node of a first network node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, the second network node comprising: communication interface circuitry configured to communicate with the first network node; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the communication interface circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry and the communication interface circuitry are configured to: send, to the first network node, an indication (TA-mode) of a timing offset between the second network node's downlink (DL) transmission timing and the second network node's uplink (UL) reception timing ” is anticipated by the IAB node (first network node) coupled to a parent node (second network node) as well as a child node as shown in Figure 1, where the IAB node receives first information (indication) from the parent node , where the first information includes configuration information of indication information, timing mode, or time resource type as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where the IAB node determines a time difference information offset (timing offset) according to (indicated by) the received first information as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0037]; where the time difference information offset is an offset from first time difference information that is 1/N times the time difference between the downlink (DL) Tx timing and the uplink (UL) Rx timing of the parent node as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0041] ; and where the communication node 1102 of Figure 11 includes a processor module 1114 (processing circuitry) coupled to a transceiver module 1110 (interface circuitry) as spoken of on page 9, paragraph [0103]. Lastly, “ wherein the indication includes a representation of the following: a particular timing mode (Tmode) used for communication between the first and second network nodes, wherein Tmode is one of a plurality of available timing modes; and a particular timing offset (TA) that is applicable to Tmode ” is anticipated by the IAB node that determines time difference information according to the received first information (indication), where the time difference information includes a time difference value T delta (timing offset) as spoken of on page 3, paragraph [0035]; where different T delta values are defined for different timing modes including Case 1 timing, Case 6 timing, and Case 7 timing (available timing modes) via timing tables as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and spoken of on page 4, paragraph [0049]; and where the IAB node determines which table to use (determines particular timing mode, particular timing offset) based on the received first information from the parent node as spoken of on page 5, paragraph [0052]. 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