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 ACTIONThis action is in response to the application filed on 02/05/2024.
Claims 6-7, 11-14,16-18, 24-25, 29-32, 34-36, 38-46, and 48-59 have been canceled.
Claims 1-5, 8-10, 15, 19-23, 26-28, 33, 37 and 47 are pending for examination.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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 of this title, 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.
Claims 1-2, 4, 8-9, 19-20, 22, 26-27, 37 and 47 are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C 103 as being unpatentable over YANG et al. (EP 4050949 A1) in view of Hwang et al. (US 20230224862).
As of claim 1, YANG discloses paging processing method, comprising: determining, by a terminal device (YANG [Fig. 2] paging detection on a UE side),
a first information field corresponding to the terminal device in first downlink control information (DCI) according to a first paging occasion number (YANG, para [0113] [Fig. 2] AtS201, the DCI carrying the first information field is received which corresponds to a first information field is determining by a terminal device), [0007]-[0008] UE that needs to monitor a PO (=paging occasion) or receive a paging message is determined. Downlink Control Information (DCI) carrying a first information field is sent to the UE, and correspondence between a value of the first information field and a paging detection parameter of the UE that the UE needs to monitor a PO associated with the DCI or receive a paging message scheduled by the DCI),
wherein the first DCI comprises N1 information fields, and each information field corresponds to one or more paging occasions (YANG, para [0171] [0009] disclose a UE identity a number of POs for a PF, and a length of the first information field), the first paging occasion number is a number of paging occasion monitored by the terminal device among paging occasions corresponding to the N1 information fields, NI is a positive integer (YANG, [0099] i_s is used to indicate the index of the PO corresponds to first paging occasion number),and the paging occasion corresponding to the first information field comprises G1 sub-group, GI is a positive integer (YANG, para [0174] discloses the UEs in a PO (=paging occasion) be divided into N groups (=G1 sub-group), and it is indicated through the bitmap of the first information field which UE needs to monitor the PO (=paging occasion) associated with the DCI);
according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device, determining a first bit corresponding to the terminal device in the first information field, wherein the first bit is configured to indicate a paging status of the terminal device (YANG [0192] discloses if a bit value at a bit position in the first information field is 1, the paging detection parameter is that the UE with a paging detection parameter corresponding to the bit position monitors the PO associated with the DCI).
YANG does not explicitly disclose sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device, However Hwang teaches according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device (Hwang, para [0199] the fields of PEI DCI include a field providing information about a UE sub-group, a UE sub-group indication field. [Fig 8] shows a UE sub-group indication field included in a PEI is associated with M POs (e.g., M UE groups), and one PO includes N.sub.perGroup UE sub-groups, the number of UE sub-groups per PO be equally set to N.sub.perGroup for all POs. The UE sub-group indication field be in the form of a bitmap. Hwang [0223] the ‘M’ POs are associated with ‘M’ UE groups, respectively, and each UE group include ‘N’ UE sub-groups. Para [0206] the UE sub-group index of a specific UE_ID be determined, i_A represents the index of a UE sub-group that the UE (=a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device) expects in a PEI).
Therefore it would have been obvious for a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teaching of YANG with the teaching of Hwang in order to facilitates determining the resource for sidelink communication in order to in order to reduce power consumption.
As of claim 19, YANG discloses a paging processing method, comprising: determining, by a network device (YANG [Fig. 1] paging detection on a network side), a first information field corresponding to the terminal device in first downlink control information (DCI), according to a first paging occasion number
(YANG [Fig. 1] At S102, DCI carrying a first information field is sent to the UE, and it is indicated, by means of a correspondence between a value of the first information field and a paging detection parameter of the UE, that the UE needs to monitor a PO (=paging occasion) associated with the DCI or receive a paging message scheduled by the DCI), wherein the first DCI comprises N1 information fields, and each information field corresponds to one or more paging occasions (YANG, para [0171] [0009] disclose a UE identity a number of POs for a PF, and a length of the first information field), the first paging occasion number is a number of paging occasion monitored by the terminal device among paging occasions corresponding to the N1 information fields, Ni is a positive integer (YANG, [0099] i_s is used to indicate the index of the PO corresponds to first paging occasion number),
and the paging occasion corresponding to the first information field comprises G1 sub-group, Gi is a positive integer (YANG, para [0174] discloses the UEs in a PO (=paging occasion) be divided into N groups (=G1 sub-group), and it is indicated through the bitmap of the first information field which UE needs to monitor the PO (=paging occasion) associated with the DCI);
according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device, determining, by the network device, a first bit corresponding to the terminal device in the first information field, wherein the first bit is configured to indicate a paging status of the terminal device (YANG [0192] discloses if a bit value at a bit position in the first information field is 1, the paging detection parameter is that the UE with a paging detection parameter corresponding to the bit position monitors the PO associated with the DCI).
YANG does not explicitly disclose sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device, However Hwang teaches according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device (Hwang, para [0199] the fields of PEI DCI include a field providing information about a UE sub-group, a UE sub-group indication field. [Fig 8] shows a UE sub-group indication field included in a PEI is associated with M POs (e.g., M UE groups), and one PO includes N.sub.perGroup UE sub-groups, the number of UE sub-groups per PO be equally set to N.sub.perGroup for all POs. The UE sub-group indication field be in the form of a bitmap [0223] the ‘M’ POs are associated with ‘M’ UE groups, respectively, and each UE group include ‘N’ UE sub-groups. Para [0206] the UE sub-group index of a specific UE_ID be determined, i_A represents the index of a UE sub-group that the UE (=a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device) expects in a PEI).
Therefore it would have been obvious for a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teaching of YANG with the teaching of Hwang in order to facilitates determining the resource for sidelink communication in order to in order to reduce power consumption.
As of claim 37, YANG discloses a paging processing apparatus, applied to a terminal device, comprising a storage, a transceiver, and a processor (YANG, [FIG. 4] para [0206] discloses UE includes memory 420 (=storage) ,a transceiver 410 and a processor 400); the storage is configured to store computer programs (para [0222] the memory 420 store the data)
the transceiver is configured to send and receive data under a control of the processor (YANG, para [0207] discloses the transceiver 410 is configured to receive and transmit data under the control of the processor 400); the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory (para [0208] the processor 400 is configured to read the program in the memory 420) to perform: determining a first information field corresponding to the terminal device in first downlink control information (DCI), according to a first paging occasion number (YANG, para [0113] [Fig. 2] AtS201, the DCI carrying the first information field is received which corresponds to a first information field is determining by a terminal device), [0007]-[0008] UE that needs to monitor a PO (=paging occasion) or receive a paging message is determined. Downlink Control Information (DCI) carrying a first information field is sent to the UE, and correspondence between a value of the first information field and a paging detection parameter of the UE that the UE needs to monitor a PO associated with the DCI or receive a paging message scheduled by the DCI), wherein the first DCI comprises Ni information fields, and each information field corresponds to one or more paging occasions (YANG, para [0171] [0009] disclose a UE identity a number of POs (=paging occasions) for a PF, and a length of the first information field), the first paging occasion number is a number of paging occasion monitored by the terminal device among paging occasions corresponding to the N1 information fields, N1 is a positive integer(YANG, [0099] i_s is used to indicate the index of the PO corresponds to first paging occasion number),
and the paging occasion corresponding to the first information field comprises G1 sub-group, G1 is a positive integer (YANG, para [0174] discloses the UEs in a PO (=paging occasion) be divided into N groups (=G1 sub-group), and it is indicated through the bitmap of the first information field which UE needs to monitor the PO (=paging occasion) associated with the DCI);
according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device,
determining a first bit corresponding to the terminal device in the first information field, wherein the first bit is configured to indicate a paging status of the terminal device. (YANG [0192] discloses if a bit value at a bit position in the first information field is 1, the paging detection parameter is that the UE with a paging detection parameter corresponding to the bit position monitors the PO associated with the DCI).
YANG does not explicitly disclose sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device, However Hwang teaches according to a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device (Hwang, para [0199] the fields of PEI DCI include a field providing information about a UE sub-group, a UE sub-group indication field. [Fig 8] shows a UE sub-group indication field included in a PEI is associated with M POs (e.g., M UE groups), and one PO includes N.sub.perGroup UE sub-groups, the number of UE sub-groups per PO be equally set to N.sub.perGroup for all POs. The UE sub-group indication field be in the form of a bitmap (Hwang [0223] the ‘M’ POs are associated with ‘M’ UE groups, respectively, and each UE group include ‘N’ UE sub-groups. Para [0206] the UE sub-group index of a specific UE_ID be determined, i_A represents the index of a UE sub-group that the UE (=a sub-group number corresponding to the terminal device) expects in a PEI).
Therefore it would have been obvious for a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teaching of YANG with the teaching of Hwang in order to facilitates determining the resource for sidelink communication in order to in order to reduce power consumption.
As of claims 2 and 20, rejection of claims 1 and 19 cited above incorporated herein, in addition modified YANG - Hwang discloses prior to the determining by a terminal device the first information field corresponding to the terminal device in first DCI according to the first paging occasion number, the method further comprises: determining the first paging occasion number according to paging parameters
(YANG, para [0099] i_s is used to indicate the index of the PO (= first paging occasion number) and acquired by the following formula: i_s= floor (UE_ID/N) modNs,[AltContent: rect]
T is a DRX cycle , N is the number of PFs included in T, Ns is the number of POs included in one PF (=paging parameters) which corresponds to determining the first paging occasion number according to paging parameters); wherein the paging parameters comprise at least one of a quantity of paging frames in a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle, a quantity of paging occasions in a paging frame, a length of a DRX cycle, an index of a paging occasion in a paging frame, or a system frame number (SFN) of a paging frame corresponding to a paging occasion (YANG [0009] the paging detection parameter is a number of PFs (=paging frames) in one DRX cycle, a number of POs for a PF).
As of claims 4 and 22, rejection of claims 1 and 19 cited above incorporated herein, in addition modified YANG - Hwang discloses each information field corresponds to one paging occasion, and the first information field comprises G1 information bits, and each information bit corresponds to one sub-group (see Hwang [Fig.14] [0032] [0197] each field included in the PEI (= each information field), the UE determine the number M of UE groups, a UE sub-group indication field included in a PEI is associated with M Pos (=paging occasions), one PO includes N.sub.perGroup UE sub-groups and UE determine the size of the UE sub-group indication field to be M*N.sub.perGroup bits (=G1 information bits) ;UE sub-group indication field be in the form of a bitmap (=each information bit corresponds to one sub-group)).
As of claims 8 and 26, rejection of claims 4 and 22 cited above incorporated herein, in addition modified YANG - Hwang discloses the first DCI further comprises an indication field configured to indicate relevant information of the paging occasion (YANG, para [0138][0139] the DCI further comprises the second or third information field indicating that the UE needs to update system information or to acquire Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) information (=relevant information of the paging occasion) carried in the DCI).
As of claims 9 and 27 , rejection of claims 8 and 26 cited above incorporated herein, in addition modified YANG - Hwang discloses the relevant information of the paging occasion comprises one or more of the following: an availability of a Tracking Reference Signal (TRS); whether an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) sends notification information; whether to send a system message update indication; or indication information of a beam of a TRS (YANG, para [0138][0139] the DCI further comprises the second or third information field indicating that the UE needs to update system information or to acquire Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) information (=relevant information of the paging occasion) carried in the DCI).
As of claim 47, rejection of claim 19 cited above incorporated herein, in addition modified YANG - Hwang discloses a paging processing apparatus, applied to a network device, comprising a storage, a transceiver, and a processor (YANG, para [FIG. 3][0177] a base station (=network device) include a processor 300 and a transceiver 310 and a memory 320 (=storage) ); the storage is configured to store computer programs (para [0193] the memory 320 store the data, a computer program is stored on the memory); the transceiver is configured to send and receive data under a control of the processor (para [0179] the transceiver 310 is configured to receive and transmit data under the control of the processor); the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory to perform the paging processing method ([0178] the processor 300 is configured to read a program in a memory 320 and execute the process of paging).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 3,5,10, 15, 21,23, 28 and 33 objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if the Applicant 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:
As to claim 3 and 21, the prior arts of record do not teach or reasonably suggest the limitation “the first paging occasion number satisfies the following formula: PO Index= (SFN PF*N*Ns/T+i s) mod NI” with the claimed invention as a whole.
As to claim 5 and 23, the prior arts of record do not teach or reasonably suggest the limitation “determining a start position of the first information field, according to at least one of the first paging occasion number, the G1 or the X1; wherein the start position of the first information field satisfies the following formula: Locationstart1=PO index*(G1+X1), or, Location start1= PO index*(G1+X1)+1” with the claimed invention as a whole.
As to claim 10 and 28 , the prior arts of record do not teach or reasonably suggest the limitation “the start position of the first information field satisfies the following formula: Location start 1 =PO index*G1, or, Location start =PO index*G1+1;wherein Location start 1 represents the start position of the first information field, and PO index represents the first paging occasion number; and/or wherein the method further comprises: determining a start position of the indication field based on at least one of the Ni or the G1;wherein the start position of the indication field satisfies the following formula :Location start2 =N1*G1, or Location start2 =N1*G1+1;wherein Location start2 indicates the start position of the indication field” with the claimed invention as a whole.
As to claim 15 and 33, the prior arts of record do not teach or reasonably suggest the limitation “the start position of the first information field satisfies the following formula: Location start 1 = PO index*G1+X1; or, Location start1= PO index*G1+X1+1; wherein Location start 1 represents the start position of the first information field, and PO index represents the first paging occasion number” with the claimed invention as a whole.
Conclusion
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/FAHMIDA S CHOWDHURY/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2471