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1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Claims 1, 3, 6-8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 21-26 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Matsumura et al. (US 2024/0244634 A1, hereinafter “Matsumura”).
Regarding claims 1 and 16, Matsumura teaches a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory (fig. 11, 13); and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:
receive information indicating a plurality of joint or uplink common transmission configuration indication (TCI) states (figs. 1A, 1B, 3-7B, 11, ¶ [0086], spatial relation information (SRI), an SRS resource indicator (SRI) (or an SRI field), an SRS resource, an SRS resource set, the like may be interchangeably interpreted. ¶ [0087], spatial relation information (SRI), spatialRelationInfo, UL TCI, TCI state, Unified TCI, QCL, and the like may be interchangeably interpreted. ¶ [0104], ¶ [0126], FIGS. 7A and 7B shows cases where a first SRS resource set ID (for example, #0) and a second SRS resource set ID (for example, #1) are configured, ¶ [0130]-¶ [0132]. ¶ [0157], ¶ [0158]-¶ [0160]); receive, in a first downlink control information (DCI), a first beam indication comprising a first state that indicates that all repetitions of a first uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI are transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the first uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) and a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) may correspond to first spatial relation (for example, 1st spatial relation)/beam/UL TCI/QCL and second spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL, respectively. ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], the code point of the specific DCI field may the repetition transmission for the single TRP (first TRP #1), or the repetition transmission for the single TRP (second TRP #2). ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144]); transmit repetitions of the first uplink transmission according to the first beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. For example, when a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a first SRI field/first SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH.); receive, in a second DCI, a second beam indication comprising a second state that indicates that all repetitions of a second uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the second DCI are transmitted according to a second joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the second uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH); and transmit repetitions of the second uplink transmission according to the second beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH.).
Regarding claims 8 and 23, Matsumura teaches a base station for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory, and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory (fig. 11, 12. ¶ [0008], a base station that enable appropriate control of a PUSCH transmission even when the single-TRP/multi-TRP is used.) and configured to cause the base station to: transmit information indicating a plurality of joint or uplink common transmission configuration indication (TCI) states (figs. 1A, 1B, 3-7B, 11, ¶ [0086], spatial relation information (SRI), an SRS resource indicator (SRI) (or an SRI field), an SRS resource, an SRS resource set, the like may be interchangeably interpreted. ¶ [0087], spatial relation information (SRI), spatialRelationInfo, UL TCI, TCI state, Unified TCI, QCL, and the like may be interchangeably interpreted. ¶ [0104], ¶ [0126] ,FIGS. 7A and 7B shows cases where a first SRS resource set ID (for example, #0) and a second SRS resource set ID (for example, #1) are configured,], ¶ [0130]-¶ [0132]. ¶ [0157], ¶ [0158]); transmit, in a first downlink control information (DCI), a first beam indication comprising a first state that indicates that all repetitions of a first uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI are transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the first uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) and a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) may correspond to first spatial relation (for example, 1st spatial relation)/beam/UL TCI/QCL and second spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL, respectively. ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], the code point of the specific DCI field may the repetition transmission for the single TRP (first TRP #1), or the repetition transmission for the single TRP (second TRP #2). ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144]); receive repetitions of the first uplink transmission according to the first beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. For example, when a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a first SRI field/first SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH); transmit, in a second DCI, a second beam indication comprising a second state that indicates that all repetitions of a second uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the second DCI are transmitted according to a second joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the second uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH);; and receive repetitions of the second uplink transmission according to the second beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH.).
Regarding claims 3 and 18, Matsumura teaches the UE of claim 1, wherein in a case that the first uplink transmission is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) (figs. 5A-6B, ¶ [0095], ¶ [0099], ¶ [0110], specific DCI field may specify, to the UE, a mapping pattern to be applied to a case where the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs is indicated. For example, the first mapping pattern may be the cyclical mapping, and the second mapping pattern may be sequential mapping. ¶ [0111], ¶ [0112]. ¶ [0147], ¶ [0157], ¶ [0190]).
Regarding claims 6 and 21, Matsumura teaches the UE of claim 1, a third state of the third beam indication indicates that repetitions of the third uplink transmission are transmitted according to the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states where a first repetition of the third uplink transmission is transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states (figs. 3B-6B).
Regarding claims 7 and 22, Matsumura teaches the UE of claim 1, a fourth state of the fourth beam indication indicates that repetitions of the fourth uplink transmission are transmitted according to the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states where a first repetition of the fourth uplink transmission is transmitted according to the second joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states (figs. 3B, 3C, 6A, 6B. ¶ [0101], When the specific DCI field is plural (for example, two bits), the two bits may indicate repetition transmission for a plurality of TRPs, repetition transmission for a single TRP (first TRP #1), or repetition transmission for a single TRP (second TRP #2). In other words, for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0094], a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) and a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) may correspond to first spatial relation (for example, 1st spatial relation)/beam/UL TCI/QCL and second spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL, respectively. ¶ [0107], ¶ [0087], spatial relation information (SRI), UL TCI, TCI state, Unified TCI, and the like may be interchangeably interpreted).
Regarding claims 10 and 24, Matsumura teaches the base station of claim 8, wherein in a case that the first uplink transmission is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) (figs. 5A-6B, ¶ [0095], ¶ [0099], ¶ [0110], specific DCI field may specify, to the UE, a mapping pattern to be applied to a case where the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs is indicated. For example, the first mapping pattern may be the cyclical mapping, and the second mapping pattern may be sequential mapping. ¶ [0111], ¶ [0112]. ¶ [0147], ¶ [0157] and ¶ [0190]).
Regarding claims 13 and 25, Matsumura teaches the base station of claim 8, a third state of a third beam indication indicates that repetitions of a third uplink transmission are transmitted according to the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states where a first repetition of the third uplink transmission is transmitted according to the first joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states (figs. 3B-6B. ¶ [0087]).
Regarding claims 14 and 26, Matsumura teaches the base station of claim 8, a fourth state of the beam indication indicates that repetitions of a fourth uplink transmission are transmitted according to the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, and a first repetition of the fourth uplink transmission is transmitted according to the second joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states (figs. 3B, 3C, 6A, 6B. ¶ [0101], When the specific DCI field is plural (for example, two bits), the two bits may indicate repetition transmission for a plurality of TRPs, repetition transmission for a single TRP (first TRP #1), or repetition transmission for a single TRP (second TRP #2). In other words, for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0094], a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) and a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) may correspond to first spatial relation (for example, 1st spatial relation)/beam/UL TCI/QCL and second spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL, respectively. ¶ [0107], ¶ [0087], spatial relation information (SRI), UL TCI, TCI state, Unified TCI, and the like may be interchangeably interpreted).
Response to Arguments
5. Applicant's arguments filed on March 16, 2026 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
6. Applicant argues “…First, Matsumura does not disclose "transmit repetitions of the first uplink transmission according to the first beam indication" that "indicates that all repetitions of a first uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI are transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI state" and "transmit repetitions of the second uplink transmission according to the second beam indication" that "indicates that all repetitions of a second uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the second DCI are transmitted according to a second joint or uplink common TCI state," as recited in amended independent claim 1…
Second, Matsumura does not disclose "receive, in a first downlink control information (DCI), a first beam indication comprising a first state that indicates that all repetitions of a first uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI are transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI" and "receive, in a second DCI, a second beam indication comprising a second state that indicates that all repetitions of a second uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the second DCI are transmitted according to a second joint or uplink common TCI state," as recited in amended independent claim 1…”
Examiner respectfully disagrees and submits that receive, in a first downlink control information (DCI), a first beam indication comprising a first state that indicates that all repetitions of a first uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the first DCI are transmitted according to a first joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the first uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) and a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) may correspond to first spatial relation (for example, 1st spatial relation)/beam/UL TCI/QCL and second spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL, respectively. ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], the code point of the specific DCI field may the repetition transmission for the single TRP (first TRP #1), or the repetition transmission for the single TRP (second TRP #2). ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144]); transmit repetitions of the first uplink transmission according to the first beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. For example, when a first TRP (for example, TRP #1) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a first SRI field/first SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH.); receive, in a second DCI, a second beam indication comprising a second state that indicates that all repetitions of a second uplink transmission scheduled or activated by the second DCI are transmitted according to a second joint or uplink common TCI state of the plurality of joint or uplink common TCI states, a repetition number of the second uplink transmission is larger than one (figs. 5A, 5B, ¶ [0090], repetition transmission of a PUSCH for a single TRP may mean repetition transmission of a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted using the same SRI/beam/precoder. ¶ [0094], ¶ [0095], ¶ [0100], ¶ [0101], for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the code point of the specific DCI field may specify information related to the TRP being the destination for the PUSCH transmission. The information related to the TRP may be information (for example, SRI/SRS resource set/SRS resource) related to an SRS used for/corresponding to the PUSCH transmission. ¶ [0103], ¶ [0117], ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH); and transmit repetitions of the second uplink transmission according to the second beam indication (figs. 4, ¶ [0096] A UE may determine whether or not to perform either the repetition transmission for the single TRP or the repetition transmission for the plurality of TRPs on the basis of a specific field (specific DCI field) included in DCI. The UE may determine, based on the DCI (or specific DCI field), a TRP (or SRS resource/SRS resource set/spatial relation/beam/UL TCI/QCL used for a PUSCH transmission) that the PUSCH transmission corresponds to. ¶ [0144], When repetition transmission for a single TRP is indicated, an SRI field/SRS resource set corresponding to each TRP may be used. ¶ [0145], When a second TRP (for example, TRP #2) is specified for the repetition transmission for the single TRP, the UE may use a second SRI field/second SRS resource set for the repetition transmission of a PUSCH.).
Therefore, the amended claims are anticipated by Matsumura, as set forth
above.
Conclusion
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