CTNF 18/578,805 CTNF 91684 DETAILED ACTION This office action is a response to an application filed on 01/12/2024. Claims 1- 8 are pending for examination. Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-fti AIA The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions. Information Disclosure Statement 06-52 The information disclosure statement (IDS) was filed. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner. Drawings The Examiner contends that the drawings submitted on 01/12/2024 are acceptable for examination proceedings. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. 07-20-aia AIA 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, 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. 07-23 AIA The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co. , 383 U.S. 1, 148 USPQ 459 (1966), that are applied for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) are summarized as follows: 1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art. 2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue. 3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. 4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or non-obviousness. 07-21-aia AIA Claim s 1- 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Watanabe et al. (US 20190182712 A1), hereinafter “ Watanabe”; and in further view of Ogura et al. (US 20210112447 A1), hereinafter “ Ogura” . Regarding claim 1, Watanabe teaches A communication system including one or more base stations configured to accommodate wireless terminals [Fig. 1; item 20 RAN includes at least two base stations] , one or more transfer apparatuses configured to transfer uplink communication of the wireless terminal received via the base station to an upper side [Fig. 1; the mobile backhaul connecting the RAN with the core] , and a transfer apparatus controller configured to control the one or more transfer apparatuses [Fig. 1; traffic controller] , the communication system comprising: an information acquirer configured to acquire information on wireless communication between the base station and the wireless terminal for each traffic flow [Fig. 1; Par. 59- 61 taches of traffic monitor monitoring per UE traffic and send request for traffic shaping] ; a rate determiner configured to determine a shaping rate of traffic shaping for each traffic flow, so that delay jitter in the base station is mitigated on the upper side with respect to the base station, on the basis of the information on the wireless communication for each traffic flow [Par. 63-73 teaches traffic monitor obtains a measurement of transmission rate of package passing to reduce the delay in the base station when traffic reach threshold] ; PNG media_image1.png 432 682 media_image1.png Greyscale However, Watanabe does not teach a communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station on the basis of the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner unit. Nevertheless, Ogura, in the similar filed of endeavor, teaches a communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station on the basis of the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner unit [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate]. PNG media_image2.png 502 510 media_image2.png Greyscale Thus it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill at the time the invention was made to utilize the teachings of Ogura for sending information on the server side. One of ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to utilize the teachings of Ogura in the Watanabe system in order to enhance server side to allow for sending information [Ogura: Par. 36]. Regarding claim 2, the combined Watanabe in view of Ogura teaches all the limitations in the parent claim 1. Watanabe in view of Ogura further teaches the rate determiner configured to determine the shaping rate for each traffic flow on the basis of association information indicating association between the radio quality information and the shaping rate, and the radio quality information acquired from the base station [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate , and the communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping at the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner [Watanabe: Par. 69; Ogura: Par. 37- 40 teaches of adjusting and shaping traffic flow using packet transmission rate, or flow priority, shaping or any combination thereof]. Regarding claim 3, the combined Watanabe in view of Ogura teaches all the limitations in the parent claim 1. Watanabe in view of Ogura further teaches the information acquirer configured to acquire the radio quality information regarding wireless communication between the distributed station and the wireless terminal for each traffic flow [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate] , the rate determiner configured to determine the shaping rate for each traffic flow on the basis of association information indicating association between the radio quality information and the shaping rate, and the radio quality information acquired from the distributed station [Ogura: Fig. 7; 12 and Par. 37- 40] , and the communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping at the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner Watanabe: Par. 69; Ogura: Par. 37- 40 teaches of adjusting and shaping traffic flow using packet transmission rate, or flow priority, shaping or any combination thereof]. Regarding claim 4, the combined Watanabe in view of Ogura teaches all the limitations in the parent claim 1. Watanabe in view of Ogura further teaches the information acquirer configured to acquire the radio quality information regarding wireless communication between the distributed station and the wireless terminal for each traffic flow [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate] , the rate determiner configured to determine the shaping rate for each traffic flow on the basis of association information indicating association between the radio quality information and the shaping rates, and the radio quality information acquired from the central station [Ogura: Fig. 7; 12 and Par. 37- 40] , and the communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping at the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate]. Regarding claim 5, the combined Watanabe in view of Ogura teaches all the limitations in the parent claim 1. Watanabe in view of Ogura further teaches the information acquirer configured to acquire the radio quality information regarding wireless communication between the distributed station and the wireless terminal for each traffic flow [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate] , the rate determiner configured to determine the shaping rate for each traffic flow on the basis of association information indicating association between the radio quality information and the shaping rate and the radio quality information acquired from the distributed station and the central station, and the communication controller configured to execute the traffic shaping at the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate] Regarding claim 6, the combined Watanabe in view of Ogura teaches all the limitations in the parent claim 1. Watanabe in view of Ogura further teaches the rate determiner configured to determine the shaping rate for each traffic flow while performing priority control of the uplink communication for each traffic flow on the basis of the priority [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate]. Regarding claim 7, Watanabe teaches A communication system comprising: one or more base stations configured to accommodate wireless terminals [Fig. 1; item 20 RAN includes at least two base stations] , one or more transfer apparatuses configured to transfer uplink communication of the wireless terminal received via the base station to an upper side [Fig. 1; the mobile backhaul connecting the RAN with the core] , and a transfer apparatus controller configured to control the one or more transfer apparatuses [Fig. 1; traffic controller] , the communication system configured to: acquire information on wireless communication between the base station and the wireless terminal for each traffic flow [Fig. 1; Par. 59- 61 taches of traffic monitor monitoring per UE traffic and send request for traffic shaping] ; determine a shaping rate of traffic shaping for each traffic flow, so that delay jitter in the base station is mitigated on the upper side with respect to the base station, on the basis of the information on the wireless communication for each traffic flow [Par. 63-73 teaches traffic monitor obtains a measurement of transmission rate of package passing to reduce the delay in the base station when traffic reach threshold] ; PNG media_image1.png 432 682 media_image1.png Greyscale However, Watanabe does not teach execute the traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station on the basis of the determined shaping rate. Nevertheless, Ogura, in the similar filed of endeavor, execute the traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station on the basis of the determined shaping rate [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate]. PNG media_image2.png 502 510 media_image2.png Greyscale Thus it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill at the time the invention was made to utilize the teachings of Ogura for sending information on the server side. One of ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to utilize the teachings of Ogura in the Watanabe system in order to enhance server side to allow for sending information [Ogura: Par. 36]. Regarding claim 8, Watanabe teaches A transfer apparatus controller for controlling one or more transfer apparatuses configured to transfer uplink communication of a wireless terminal received via one or more base stations accommodating the wireless terminal to an upper side, the transfer apparatus controller comprising [Fig. 1; item 20 RAN includes at least two base stations , [Fig. 1; the mobile backhaul connecting the RAN with the core; Par. 59- 61 taches of traffic monitor monitoring per UE traffic and send request for traffic shaping] ; a rate determiner configured to determine a shaping rate of traffic shaping for each traffic flow, so that delay jitter in the base station is mitigated on the upper side with respect to the base station, on the basis of information on wireless communication for each traffic flow between the base station and the wireless terminal [Par. 63-73 teaches traffic monitor obtains a measurement of transmission rate of package passing to reduce the delay in the base station when traffic reach threshold] ; PNG media_image1.png 432 682 media_image1.png Greyscale However, Watanabe does not teach a transmitter configured to transmit the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner to the transfer apparatus executing traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station. Nevertheless, Ogura, in the similar filed of endeavor, a transmitter configured to transmit the shaping rate determined by the rate determiner to the transfer apparatus executing traffic shaping on the upper side with respect to the base station [Ogura: Fig. 1; MEC server can request traffic control to eNB (upper side) to adjust traffic control to perform traffic shaping where the request indicate TEID related to packet flow to be subject to the shaping, flow priority, and packet transmission rate]. PNG media_image2.png 502 510 media_image2.png Greyscale Thus it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill at the time the invention was made to utilize the teachings of Ogura for sending information on the server side. One of ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to utilize the teachings of Ogura in the Watanabe system in order to enhance server side to allow for sending information [Ogura: Par. 36]. 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