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 .
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments, see page 13-15, filed on 7/20/2026, with respect to objection to claims 1-19, 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) rejection of claims 1-5, 7, 12-16, 20, and 35 U.S.C. 103 rejection of claims 6, 10-11, 17-19 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The objection to claims 1-19, 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) rejection of claims 1-5, 7, 12-16, 20, and 35 U.S.C. 103 rejection of claims 6, 10-11, 17-19 has been withdrawn.
Claim Objections
Claims 2-6, 9-12, 15-16, and 19 are objected to because of the following informalities:
(1) Regarding claim 2:
Line 6 recites “artificial intelligence network model”; the examiner suggests changing to “the artificial intelligence network model”.
Line 8 recites “complexity information of artificial intelligence network model”; the examiner suggests changing to “complexity information of the artificial intelligence network model”.
(2) Regarding claim 12:
Lines 9-10 recites “whether obtaining or optimizing positioning signal measurement information and/or location information through an artificial intelligence network model or artificial”; the examiner suggests changing to “whether obtaining or optimizing the positioning signal measurement information and/or the location information through an artificial intelligence network model or artificial”.
(3) Regarding claim 15:
Line 3 recites “positioning signal measurement information of the target terminal”; the examiner suggests changing to “the positioning signal measurement information of the target terminal”.
Line 4 recites “location information of the target terminal”; the examiner suggests changing to “the location information of the target terminal”.
(4) Regarding claim 16:
Line 6 recites “complexity information of the artificial intelligence network model”; the examiner suggests changing to “the complexity information of the artificial intelligence network model”.
(5) Regarding claim 19:
Line 14 recites “location information of the target terminal”; the examiner suggests changing to “the location information of the target terminal”.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 13-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Regarding claim 13:
Claims 13 recites the limitation "the first communication device" in lines 11-12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1, 7-8, and 20 are allowed.
Claims 2-12 are objected for minor informality, but would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the objections.
Regarding claims 1-12:
The present invention describes a positioning method, comprising receiving, by a first communication device, first positioning request information; and determining and/or sending, by the first communication device, a target artificial intelligence network model and/or target artificial intelligence network model parameter in response to the first positioning request information, wherein the target artificial intelligence network model is used for obtaining or optimizing positioning signal measurement information of a target terminal and/or location information of the target terminal; wherein the first positioning request information comprises at least one of the following: type information of artificial intelligence network model; wherein the type information of artificial intelligence network model comprises at least one of the following: first type, wherein the first type is terminal location information obtained by the first communication device based on the artificial intelligence network model; or second type, wherein the second type is terminal positioning signal measurement information obtained by the first communication device based on the artificial intelligence network model; or first parameter information, wherein the first parameter information is used for determining input information and/or output information of artificial intelligence network model, or used for determining positioning information reported or fed back; wherein the first parameter information comprises: length of channel impulse response, CIR. The closest prior art, Yerramalli et al. (US 2021/0321221 A1) discloses a similar method of neural network based line of sight detection for positioning, comprising a gNB sending a positioning session initiated message to a UE and the UE 105 configured to respond with a configuration response message including configuration information associated with a NN to use that may comprises UE antenna configuration, phase state PDP, or other information the base station may use to select a NN to use for estimating the LOS delay. In response to receiving the configuration response message, the gNB may determine a neural network (NN) to use and provide the corresponding NN information (e.g., model/algorithm) to the UE in one or more NN information messages 1010. Yerramalli fails to disclose the first communication device receives the first positioning request information; and determining and/or sending, by the first communication device, a target artificial intelligence network model and/or target artificial intelligence network model parameter in response to the first positioning request information; wherein the first positioning request information comprises at least one of the following: type information of artificial intelligence network model; wherein the type information of artificial intelligence network model comprises at least one of the following: first type, wherein the first type is terminal location information obtained by the first communication device based on the artificial intelligence network model; or second type, wherein the second type is terminal positioning signal measurement information obtained by the first communication device based on the artificial intelligence network model; or first parameter information, wherein the first parameter information is used for determining input information and/or output information of artificial intelligence network model, or used for determining positioning information reported or fed back; wherein the first parameter information comprises: length of channel impulse response, CIR.
Conclusion
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/SIU M LEE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2632 8/8/2026
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