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 .
This Office Action is in response to Application filed on March 6, 2024 in which claims 1-20 are presented for examination.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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 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.
Claim(s) 1 and 12 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen H CN 111447035 A in view of Cao et al. US Publication No. 2025/0244391 A1.
Regarding claim 1, Chen H discloses “a method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device” (by providing a communication system wherein, the communication system in fig. 1 may include at least one terminal (e.g., terminal 1, terminal 2) and a network device. The network device is used for providing communication service for the terminal and accessing the core network, and the terminal can access the network by searching the synchronous signal, the broadcast signal and the like sent by the network device, so as to communicate with the network. The terminal may receive configuration information or random access parameters from the network device. It should be understood that the network devices included in the communication system may be one or more. A network device may send data or control signaling to one or more terminals. Multiple network devices may also transmit data or control signaling to one or more terminals simultaneously. The Applicant should duly note that Chen H describes wireless communication in term of various communication systems, such as global system for mobile communications (GSM) systems, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) systems, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) systems, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) systems, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), universal mobile communication systems (universal mobile communication system, UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), WiMAX, future generation (NR 5, new generation) systems, and so on), comprising: “receiving a first signal via a wireless communication channel” (by providing a Method For Suppressing Adjacent Channel Interference Of Terminal In Chip, Involves Determining Frequency Point At Which Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver, And Receiving Target Signal Through Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver); “determining whether adjacent channel interference (ACI) is present in the first signal based on one or more signals previously received by the wireless communication device via the wireless communication channel” (by providing a Method For Suppressing Adjacent Channel Interference Of Terminal In Chip, Involves Determining Frequency Point At Which Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver, And Receiving Target Signal Through Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver; the method involves determining adjacent channel interference strength in a target signal. A target intermediate frequency (IF) receiver is activated according to the adjacent channel interference strength. Judgment is made to check whether the target IF receiver is a zero-IF receiver. A target signal is received through the zero-IF receiver if the target IF receiver is a zero-IF receiver. A frequency point at which a near-zero IF receiver is determined if the target IF receiver is a near-zero IF receiver. The target signal is received at a frequency point through the near-zero IF receiver). It is noted however, Chen H did not specifically detail the aspects of “configuring an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to sample the first signal at one of a plurality of sampling rates based at least in part on whether ACI is determined to be present in the first signal, the ADC producing a digital signal based on the sampling of the first signal” as recited in the instant claim 1. On the other hand, Cao et al. achieved the aforementioned claimed features by providing Voltage Data Capture Circuit For Battery Monitoring System, Has Common-mode Voltage Regulator Configured To Regulate Common-mode Input Voltage For Differential Transimpedance Stage And Analog-to-Digital Converter Configured To Sample Differential Output Voltage To Produce Digital Output Signal (See Abstract; Paragraph 0015). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the invention to have incorporated the analog-to-digital converter of Cao et al. into the adjacent channel interference suppression apparatus of Chen H because they are both directed to signal processing and are both form the same field of endeavor. Such combination would have enhanced the versatility of Chen H by allowing it to ensure accurate voltage measurement/monitoring, particularly in high voltage applications, and also ensure a given voltage supply is within a range acceptable to the given application.
Regarding claim 12, Chen H discloses “a wireless communication device, comprising: a processing system; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the wireless communication device to” (by providing a communication system wherein, the communication system in fig. 1 may include at least one terminal (e.g., terminal 1, terminal 2) and a network device. The network device is used for providing communication service for the terminal and accessing the core network, and the terminal can access the network by searching the synchronous signal, the broadcast signal and the like sent by the network device, so as to communicate with the network. The terminal may receive configuration information or random access parameters from the network device. It should be understood that the network devices included in the communication system may be one or more. A network device may send data or control signaling to one or more terminals. Multiple network devices may also transmit data or control signaling to one or more terminals simultaneously. The Applicant should duly note that Chen H describes wireless communication in term of various communication systems, such as global system for mobile communications (GSM) systems, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) systems, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) systems, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) systems, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), universal mobile communication systems (universal mobile communication system, UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), WiMAX, future generation (NR 5, new generation) systems, and so on), to: “receive a first signal via a wireless communication channel” (by providing a Method For Suppressing Adjacent Channel Interference Of Terminal In Chip, Involves Determining Frequency Point At Which Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver, And Receiving Target Signal Through Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver); “determine whether adjacent channel interference (ACI) is present in the first signal based on one or more signals previously received by the wireless communication device via the wireless communication channel” (by providing a Method For Suppressing Adjacent Channel Interference Of Terminal In Chip, Involves Determining Frequency Point At Which Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver, And Receiving Target Signal Through Near-zero Intermediate Frequency Receiver; the method involves determining adjacent channel interference strength in a target signal. A target intermediate frequency (IF) receiver is activated according to the adjacent channel interference strength. Judgment is made to check whether the target IF receiver is a zero-IF receiver. A target signal is received through the zero-IF receiver if the target IF receiver is a zero-IF receiver. A frequency point at which a near-zero IF receiver is determined if the target IF receiver is a near-zero IF receiver. The target signal is received at a frequency point through the near-zero IF receiver). It is noted however, Chen H did not specifically detail the aspects of “configure an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to sample the first signal at one of a plurality of sampling rates based at least in part on whether ACI is determined to be present in the first signal, the ADC producing a digital signal based on the sampling of the first signal” as recited in the instant claim 12. On the other hand, Cao et al. achieved the aforementioned claimed features by providing Voltage Data Capture Circuit For Battery Monitoring System, Has Common-mode Voltage Regulator Configured To Regulate Common-mode Input Voltage For Differential Transimpedance Stage And Analog-to-Digital Converter Configured To Sample Differential Output Voltage To Produce Digital Output Signal (See Abstract; Paragraph 0015). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the invention to have incorporated the analog-to-digital converter of Cao et al. into the adjacent channel interference suppression apparatus of Chen H because they are both directed to signal processing and are both form the same field of endeavor. Such combination would have enhanced the versatility of Chen H by allowing it to ensure accurate voltage measurement/monitoring, particularly in high voltage applications, and also ensure a given voltage supply is within a range acceptable to the given application.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 2-11 and 13-20 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the prior art of record failed to show “wherein the configuring of the ADC comprises: configuring the ADC to sample the first signal at a first sampling rate of the plurality of sampling rates responsive to determining that ACI is present in the first signal; and configuring the ADC to sample the first signal at a second sampling rate of the plurality of sampling rates responsive to determining that ACI is not present in the first signal, the second sampling rate being lower than the first sampling rate”. These claimed features if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims would render claims 2-11 and 13-20 allowable over the prior art of record.
Other Reference(s) Cited
US-20070254590-A1 describing radio communications, and in particular, to improving the suppression of adjacent channel interference (ACI).
US-20030087622-A1 describing Adjacent Channel Interference Mitigating Method For Wireless Communication System, Involves Selecting Particular Filter Response For Filtering Preprocessed Signal Based On Detected Interference.
US-20060182209-A1 describing Processing Input Comprises Sampling Input At Sampling Rates To Produce Digital Signals, Estimating Frequency Of Component Of Input Using Digital Signals, And Determining Frequency Of Component From Digital Signal.
US-6747858-B1 describing Digital Sample Rate Converter For Audio Data, Filters Up-sampled Digital Input Signal To Produce Digital Signal Which Is Down-sampled By Predetermined Factor To Produce Digital Signal With Different Sample Rate.
Conclusion
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/FRANTZ COBY/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2459
April 24, 2026
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