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
Response to Amendment
This office action is in response to the amendment filed on 05/29/2026. Claims 1-3 are pending in the instant application.
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.
(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.
Claims 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Seok et al (US 2024/0323934, “Seok”).
Re claims 1 and 3, Seok discloses a terminal apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to which Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is mapped (paragraph [0162]); and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUSCH, wherein frequency hopping for the PUSCH is performed based at least on the DCI, Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) bundling for the PUSCH is performed (paragraph [0311]), a first upper layer parameter and a second upper layer parameter are configured, in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates intra-slot frequency hopping, a frequency hopping interval corresponding to the frequency hopping is one slot or less, and in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates inter-slot frequency hopping, the frequency hopping interval is determined by the first upper layer parameter indicating a number of consecutive slots for the inter-slot frequency hopping (paragraphs [0177] and [0178]).
Re claim 2, Seok discloses a base station comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to which Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is mapped (paragraph [0162]); and a receiver configured to receive the PUSCH, wherein frequency hopping for the PUSCH is performed based at least on the DCI, Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) bundling for the PUSCH is performed (paragraph [0311]), a first upper layer parameter and a second upper layer parameter are configured, in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates intra-slot frequency hopping, a frequency hopping interval corresponding to the frequency hopping is one slot or less, and in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates inter-slot frequency hopping, the frequency hopping interval is determined by the first upper layer parameter indicating a number of consecutive slots for the inter-slot frequency hopping (paragraphs [0177] and [0178]).
Claims 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Hasegawa et al (US 2023/0291523, “Hasegawa”).
Re claims 1 and 3, Hasegawa discloses a terminal apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to which Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is mapped (paragraph [0280]); and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUSCH, wherein frequency hopping for the PUSCH is performed based at least on the DCI, Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) bundling for the PUSCH is performed (paragraph [0105]), a first upper layer parameter and a second upper layer parameter are configured, in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates intra-slot frequency hopping, a frequency hopping interval corresponding to the frequency hopping is one slot or less, and in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates inter-slot frequency hopping, the frequency hopping interval is determined by the first upper layer parameter indicating a number of consecutive slots for the inter-slot frequency hopping (paragraph [0163]).
Re claim 2, Hasegawa discloses a base station comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to which Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is mapped (paragraph [0280]); and a receiver configured to receive the PUSCH, wherein frequency hopping for the PUSCH is performed based at least on the DCI, Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) bundling for the PUSCH is performed (paragraph [0105]), a first upper layer parameter and a second upper layer parameter are configured, in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates intra-slot frequency hopping, a frequency hopping interval corresponding to the frequency hopping is one slot or less, and in a case that the second upper layer parameter indicates inter-slot frequency hopping, the frequency hopping interval is determined by the first upper layer parameter indicating a number of consecutive slots for the inter-slot frequency hopping (paragraph [0163]).
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments with respect to claims have been considered but are moot in view of the new ground(s) of rejection.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a). A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this final action.
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/HONG S CHO/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2467
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