DETAILED ACTION
This Office Action is in response to the original filing of April 29, 2024. Claim(s) 1-20 is/are pending and have been considered as follows.
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 .
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.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 4/29/2024 & 9/4/2025. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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) 1-5 and 7-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being (a)(2) by anticipated by Slaight et al. (US 2017/0353367 A1, hereinafter Slaight).
As to Claim 1, Slaight discloses a method of managing an endpoint device that comprises sub-systems, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a management controller of the endpoint device, telemetry data from a plurality of sensors, the telemetry data indicating operation of the sub-systems and the telemetry data being obtained via a data transmission path that excludes the sub-systems ((Slaight; [0012, 0016, 0021], where Slaight discloses a management controller to obtain telemetry data from a plurality of sensors (i.e. network components).);
aggregating, by the management controller, the telemetry data to obtain aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0012; 0023]), where Slaight discloses aggregating the telemetry data.); and
providing, by the management controller and via an out of band communication channel, the aggregated telemetry data to a remote server ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.).
As to Claim 2, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, further comprising:
obtaining, by the management controller and via the out of band communication channel, a response to the aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.); and providing, by the management controller, computer-implemented services based at least in part on the response ((Slaight; [0079-0080, 0085]), where Slaight disclose performing operations to the components of the system.).
As to Claim 3, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, wherein the sub-systems comprise at least one device selected from a list of devices consisting of:
a first device that provides a first portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a physical interface (Slaight; [0015, 0016, 0023]);
a second device that provides a second portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a side band communication channel of the endpoint device (Slaight; [0012, 0013, 0075]); and
a third device that provides a third portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via the out of band communication channel (Slaight; [0022]).
As to Claim 4, Slaight discloses the method of claim 3, wherein the third device is located remote to the management controller and the third portion of the telemetry data is obtained from the third device according to a subscription selected by the management controller ((Slaight; Fig. 3; [0078-0079]), where Slaight discloses obtaining the telemetry data according to a subscription.).
As to Claim 5, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, wherein providing the aggregated telemetry data comprises:
providing, by the management controller and via the out of band communication channel ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.), a first portion of the telemetry data to the remote server according to a subscription selected by the remote server ((Slaight; [0015, 0016, 0023]), where Slaight disclose providing the telemetry data.).
As to Claim 7, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors is distributed across the sub-systems of the endpoint device (Slaight; [0016-0017]).
As to Claim 8, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, wherein the telemetry data is obtained when hardware resources of the endpoint device are unpowered (Slaight; [0016-0017]).
As to Claim 9, Slaight discloses the method of claim 1, wherein the endpoint device comprises a network module adapted to separately advertise network endpoints for the management controller and hardware resources of the endpoint device, the network endpoints being usable by the remote server to address communications to the hardware resources and the management controller ((Slaight; [0078]), where Slaight discloses the ability to advertise (i.e. provide available data) regarding the network components.).
As to Claim 10, Slaight discloses the method of claim 9, wherein the management controller and the network module are on separate power domains from the hardware resources so that the management controller and the network module are operable while the hardware resources are inoperable ((Slaight; [0030]), where Slaight discloses components are operable.).
As to Claim 11, Slaight discloses the method of claim 9, wherein the out of band communication channel runs through the network module, and an in band communication channel that services the hardware resources also runs through the network module (Slaight; [0012, 0013, 0022]).
As to Claim 12, Slaight discloses the method of claim 9, wherein the network module hosts a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) stack to facilitate network communications via the out of band communication channel (Slaight; [0018, 0022]).
As to Claim 13, Slaight discloses the method of claim 9, further comprising:
prior to obtaining the telemetry data:
advertising, by the management controller and via the out of band channel, access to operation data for the endpoint device ((Slaight; [0022, 0078]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller and the ability to advertise (i.e. provide available data) regarding the network components.);
obtaining, by the management controller and via the out of band channel, a subscription request from the remote server that is responsive to the advertising, the subscription request indicating that the remote server desires access to the operation data ((Slaight; Fig. 3; [0078-0079]), where Slaight discloses obtaining the telemetry data according to a subscription.); and
establishing, by the management controller and based on the subscription request, a subscription for the aggregate telemetry data for the remote server ((Slaight; [0012; 0023]), where Slaight discloses aggregating the telemetry data.).
As to Claim 14, Slaight discloses a non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing an endpoint device that comprises sub-systems, the operations comprising:
obtaining, by a management controller of the endpoint device, telemetry data from a plurality of sensors, the telemetry data indicating operation of the sub-systems and the telemetry data being obtained via a data transmission path that excludes the sub-systems ((Slaight; [0012, 0016, 0021], where Slaight discloses a management controller to obtain telemetry data from a plurality of sensors (i.e. network components).);
aggregating, by the management controller, the telemetry data to obtain aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0012; 0023]), where Slaight discloses aggregating the telemetry data.); and
providing, by the management controller and via an out of band communication channel, the aggregated telemetry data to a remote server ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.).
As to Claim 15, Slaight discloses the non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:
obtaining, by the management controller and via the out of band communication channel, a response to the aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.); and providing, by the management controller, computer-implemented services based at least in part on the response ((Slaight; [0079-0080, 0085]), where Slaight disclose performing operations to the components of the system.).
As to Claim 16, Slaight discloses the non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the sub-systems comprise at least one device selected from a list of devices consisting of:
a first device that provides a first portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a physical interface (Slaight; [0015, 0016, 0023]);
a second device that provides a second portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a side band communication channel of the endpoint device (Slaight; [0012, 0013, 0075]); and
a third device that provides a third portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via the out of band communication channel (Slaight; [0022]).
As to Claim 17, Slaight discloses the non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the third device is located remote to the management controller and the third portion of the telemetry data is obtained from the third device according to a subscription selected by the management controller ((Slaight; Fig. 3; [0078-0079]), where Slaight discloses obtaining the telemetry data according to a subscription.).
As to Claim 18, Slaight discloses a data processing system, comprising:
a processor (Slaight; [0030]); and
a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing an endpoint device that comprises sub-systems (Slaight; [0030]), the operations comprising:
obtaining, by a management controller of the endpoint device, telemetry data from a plurality of sensors, the telemetry data indicating operation of the sub-systems and the telemetry data being obtained via a data transmission path that excludes the sub-systems ((Slaight; [0012, 0016, 0021], where Slaight discloses a management controller to obtain telemetry data from a plurality of sensors (i.e. network components).);
aggregating, by the management controller, the telemetry data to obtain aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0012; 0023]), where Slaight discloses aggregating the telemetry data.); and
providing, by the management controller and via an out of band communication channel, the aggregated telemetry data to a remote server ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.).
As to Claim 19, Slaight discloses the data processing system of claim 18, further comprising:
obtaining, by the management controller and via the out of band communication channel, a response to the aggregated telemetry data ((Slaight; [0022]), where Slaight discloses performing out of band communication with the management controller.); and
providing, by the management controller, computer-implemented services based at least in part on the response ((Slaight; [0079-0080, 0085]), where Slaight disclose performing operations to the components of the system.).
As to Claim 20, Slaight discloses the data processing system of claim 18, wherein the sub-systems comprise at least one device selected from a list of devices consisting of:
a first device that provides a first portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a physical interface (Slaight; [0015, 0016, 0023]);
a second device that provides a second portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via a side band communication channel of the endpoint device (Slaight; [0012, 0013, 0075]); and
a third device that provides a third portion of the telemetry data to the management controller via the out of band communication channel (Slaight; [0022]).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claim(s) 6 is/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.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See PTO-892.
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/BENJAMIN M THIEU/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2441 2.6.2026