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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 .
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 2/6/24 and 11/14/24. 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 § 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 and 64 recites the limitation "the subsequent control information" in line 4. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
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.
Claim(s) 1, 29, 54 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by He et al. (US Patent 11,064,473) published US on 7/18/19.
Regarding claims 1, 29, and 54, He teaches a control-side electronic device in a wireless communication system, the control-side electronic device being capable of performing transmission with a terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the control-side electronic device comprises at least one processor; and at least one storage device comprising computer program codes, wherein the at least one storage device and the computer program codes are configured to, through the at least one processor, cause the control-side electronic device to perform: (i.e. fig. 4 shows a network device comprising a processor, memory and transceiver for executing programmed instructions; see paragraphs 42)
acquiring control information related to wireless communication between the control-side electronic device and the terminal-side electronic device, (i.e. He discloses a next gen gNB, network side device may generate a compact DCI format controlling communications between the device and a UE; see claim 1) and
sending the acquired control information to the terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the control information is set such that the number of detection operations performed by the terminal-side electronic device on the control information in wireless communication is reduced. (i.e. He discloses the compact DCI format may be sent to a UE, which may reduce a number of monitoring and decoding operations of the UE by reducing the number of blind decoding; see claim 1)
Claim(s) 1, 29, 54 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Luo et al. (US Publication 2023/0022171) published PCT/CN20/128416.
Regarding claims 1, 29, and 54, Luo teaches a control-side electronic device in a wireless communication system, the control-side electronic device being capable of performing transmission with a terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the control-side electronic device comprises at least one processor; and at least one storage device comprising computer program codes, wherein the at least one storage device and the computer program codes are configured to, through the at least one processor, cause the control-side electronic device to perform: (i.e. fig. 4 shows a network (control) side apparatus comprising a processor, memory and transceiver for executing programmed instructions; see paragraphs 268 - 271)
acquiring control information related to wireless communication between the control-side electronic device and the terminal-side electronic device, (i.e. fig. 2 shows the network (control) side device may determine a monitoring scheme (s101) related to wireless communications between the network side device and a terminal side device; see paragraphs 234 - 237) and
sending the acquired control information to the terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the control information is set such that the number of detection operations performed by the terminal-side electronic device on the control information in wireless communication is reduced. (i.e. fig. 2 shows the network (control) side device may transmit the monitoring scheme to the terminal side device (s102); see paragraphs 234 - 237) (See Also; the adaptive network side adjustment of the monitoring scheme for the terminal enhanced power-saving for the terminal device by reducing monitoring duration in one embodiment; see paragraphs 238 - 246)
Allowable Subject Matter
Claim 2, 56, 62 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.
Claim 3 and 57 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 5 and 58 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 7 and 59 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 9 and 60 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 11 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim 12, 61 and 63 objected to as being dependent upon a objected claim that would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
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ROBERT J. LOPATA
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2471
/ROBERT J LOPATA/
March 11, 2026Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2471