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 .
DETAILED ACTION
This is in reply to an application filed on 5/27/2024. Claims 1-19 are pending.
Priority
Foreign Priority benefit claimed under Title 35, United States Code, § 119 have been acknowledged.
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)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by US 20210258857 A1 to Won; (hereinafter Won).
Claim 1. A method for operating a user equipment (UE), comprising:
monitoring an operation of the UE; (Won: See Fig. 11 #43, Fig. 6, and para[0151]-[0155] UE receiving a rejection message from the network (i.e., monitoring an operation of the UE) after which UE shall disable its N1 mode capability for 3GPP access) and controlling the UE to start a timer for enabling a network access mode capability for the 3GPP access when the UE disables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access (i.e., after UE has disabled N1 mode capability for 3GPP access, starting a timer that causes again enabling N1 mode capability for 3GPP access) due to a network initiated procedure (i.e., due to receiving a rejection message from network);
(Won: See para[0357]-[0358] after disabling of N1 mode capability for 3GPP access, the UE may start a timer for enabling the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access when the UE registration attempt counter reaches 5 and the UE has disabled the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access. )
wherein the UE memorizes an identity of PLMNs or SNPNs where the network access mode capability for the 3GPP access was disabled.
(Won: See para[0358] UE should record, remember, or memorized the identity of the PLMNs where N1 mode capability for 3GPP access was disabled)
Claim 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network access mode capability is a N1 mode capability or an EUTRA mode capability.
(Won: See para[0358] UE may start a timer for enabling the “N1 mode capability” for 3GPP access. )
Claim 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network initiated procedure is a network initiated deregistration procedure or a network initiated detach procedure.
(Won: See para[0145] UE after receiving the rejection message (i.e., a network-initiated deregistration procedure) the UE enters into “5GMM – DEREGISTERED” mode)
Claim 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in a lu mode or an A/Gb mode and is in an idle mode, the UE enables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0361] for if the UE is in lu mode or A/Gb mode and in in idle mode , on expiry of the timer, the UE should enable the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the lu mode and a PS signalling connection exists, but no RR connection exists, the UE aborts the PS signalling connection before enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0361] if UE is in lu mode and a PS signalling connection exists, but no RR connection exists, then the UE may abort the PS signalling connection before enabling the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in a S1 mode and is in an EMM-IDLE mode, the UE enables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0362] if the UE is in S1 mode and is in EMM-IDLE mode, on expiry of the timer, the UE should enable the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the lu mode or the A/Gb mode and the RR connection exists, the UE delays enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access until the RR connection is released. (Won: See para[0358]-[0360] if UE is in lu mode or A/Gb mode and RR connection exists, the UE shall delay enabling the N1 mode for 3GPP access until the RR connection is released)
Claim 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the S1 mode and is in an EMM-CONNECTED mode, the UE delays enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access until the NAS signalling connection in the S1 mode is released. (Won: See para[0358]-[0363] if UE is in S1 mode and is in EMM-CONNECTED mode, then on expiry of the timer, the UE shall delay enabling the N1 mode for 3GPP access until the NAS signaling connection in S1 mode is released)
Claim 9. A method for operating a user equipment (UE), comprising:
monitoring an operation of the UE; (Won: See Fig. 11 #43, Fig. 6, and para[0151]-[0155] UE receiving a rejection message from the network (i.e., monitoring an operation of the UE) after which UE shall disable its N1 mode capability for 3GPP access) and controlling the UE to enable a network access mode capability for that SNPN memorized by the UE, if the UE attempts to establish an emergency PDU session in a SNPN where the network access mode capability was disabled due to a registration attempt counter of the UE have reached a maximum value. (i.e., after UE has disabled N1 mode capability due to registration counter of the UE reaching a maximum value (i.e., 5), then again enabling N1 mode capability if UE attempts to establish an emergency PDU session)
(Won: See para[0364] if the UE attempts to establish an emergency PDU session in a PLMN (i.e., SNPN) where N1 mode capability was disabled due to the registration attempt counter have reached 5, then the UE may enable N1 mode capability for that PLMN (i.e., SNPN) memorized by the UE. See para[0367] that explicitly indicated the functions and procedures of NAS described in the present documents are also applicable to “SNPN”)
Claim 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the network access mode capability is a N1 mode capability.
(Won: See para[0364] UE attempts to establish an emergency PDU session in a PLMN (e.g., SNPN) where N1 mode capability was disabled due to the registration attempt counter have reached 5, the UE may enable N1 mode capability for that PLMN memorized by the UE. See para[0367] for the functions and procedures described in the present documents are also applicable to SNPN and SNPN enabled UE)
Claim 11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the maximum value is 5.
(Won: See para[0364] UE attempts to establish an emergency PDU session in a PLMN (e.g., SNPN) where N1 mode capability was disabled due to the registration attempt counter have reached 5, the UE may enable N1 mode capability for that PLMN memorized by the UE. See para[0367] for the functions and procedures described in the present documents are also applicable to SNPN and SNPN enabled UE)
Claim 12. A user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver, configured to wirelessly communicate with a network; and a processor, coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
monitoring an operation of the UE; (Won: See Fig. 11 #43, Fig. 6, and para[0151]-[0155] UE receiving a rejection message from the network (i.e., monitoring an operation of the UE) after which UE shall disable its N1 mode capability for 3GPP access) and controlling the UE to start a timer for enabling a network access mode capability for the 3GPP access when the UE disables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access (i.e., after UE has disabled N1 mode capability for 3GPP access, starting a timer that causes again enabling N1 mode capability for 3GPP access) due to a network initiated procedure; (i.e., due to receiving a rejection message from network);
(Won: See para[0357]-[0358] after disabling of N1 mode capability for 3GPP access, the UE may start a timer for enabling the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access when the UE registration attempt counter reaches 5 and the UE has disabled the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access. )
wherein the UE memorizes an identity of PLMNs or SNPNs where the network access mode capability for the 3GPP access was disabled.
(Won: See para[0358] UE should record, remember, or memorized the identity of the PLMNs where N1 mode capability for 3GPP access was disabled)
Claim 13. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein the network access mode capability is a N1 mode capability or an EUTRA mode capability.
(Won: See para[0358] UE may start a timer for enabling the “N1 mode capability” for 3GPP access. )
Claim 14. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein the network initiated procedure is a network initiated deregistration procedure or a network initiated detach procedure.
(Won: See para[0145] UE after receiving the rejection message (i.e., a network-initiated deregistration procedure) the UE enters into “5GMM – DEREGISTERED” mode)
Claim 15. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in a lu mode or an A/Gb mode and is in an idle mode, the UE enables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0359] for if the UE is in lu mode or A/Gb mode and in in idle mode , on expiry of the timer the UE should enable the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 16. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the lu mode and a PS signalling connection exists, but no RR connection exists, the UE aborts the PS signalling connection before enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0361] if UE is in lu mode and a PS signalling connection exists, but no RR connection exists, then the UE may abort the PS signalling connection before enabling the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 17. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in a S1 mode and is in an EMM-IDLE mode, the UE enables the network access mode capability for 3GPP access. (Won: See para[0358]-[0362] if the UE is in S1 mode and is in EMM-IDLE mode, on expiry of the timer, the UE should enable the N1 mode capability for 3GPP access)
Claim 18. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the lu mode or the A/Gb mode and the RR connection exists, the UE delays enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access until the RR connection is released. (Won: See para[0360] if UE is in lu mode or A/Gb mode and RR connection exists, the UE shall delay enabling the N1 mode for 3GPP access until the RR connection is released)
Claim 19. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 12, wherein on expiry of this timer, if the UE is in the S1 mode and is in an EMM-CONNECTED mode, the UE delays enabling the network access mode capability for 3GPP access until the NAS signalling connection in the S1 mode is released.
(Won: See para[0358]-[0363] if UE is in S1 mode and is in EMM-CONNECTED mode, then on expiry of the timer, the UE shall delay enabling the N1 mode for 3GPP access until the NAS signaling connection in S1 mode is released)
Conclusion
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/M. E./
Examiner, Art Unit 2477
/GREGORY B SEFCHECK/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2477
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