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 .
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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Claims status
Claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-14, 16-17, 19 and 21-25 are pending as the applicant filed Preliminary Amendment on 05/01/2024.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
2. 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 1-2, 4-5, 7-14, 16-17, 19 and 21-25 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 claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-14, 16-17, 19 and 21-25 the term “original communication frequency” is vague and a relative term that renders the claim indefinite. The term “original communication frequency” is not defined by the claim, the specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably appraised of the scope of the invention. An artisan doing measuring and testing would not know at what point “original communication frequency” within the scope of the claim had been accomplished because nothing within the disclosure establishes when a sufficient “original communication frequency” occurs.
Note: In view of the PTO compact prosecution, the Examiner notes that due to the indefiniteness issues described above all consideration of the merits of the claims in view of prior art is as best understood.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-14, 16-17, 19 and 21-25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to a judicial exception (i.e., a law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea) without significantly more.
Claim 1, Step 1 the claim is a process (or machine) (Yes),
Step 2A Prong One, does the claim recite an abstract idea? current claim related to a fault feedback method of an electric vehicle charging device, comprising: determining fault information of the charging device based on the charging device information; acquiring, based on an original communication frequency of the charging device information and the fault information,
an adjustment frequency higher than the original communication frequency, wherein the original communication frequency of the charging device information is set by an electric vehicle controller appears is an abstract idea of mental process (MPEP 2106.04(a)) or data gathering equivalent to mathematical concept or mathematical manipulation function (MPEP 2106.04 (a) (2) (concept need not be expressed in mathematical symbols, because "[w]ords used in a claim operating on data to solve a problem can serve the same purpose as a formula), (OR Mathematical Concepts and Mental Processes) Step 2A Prong One: Yes.
Step 2A Prong Two, is the claim directed to an abstract idea? In other words, does claim recite additional elements that integrate the Judicial Exception into a practical application? the additional elements of acquiring charging device information of an electric vehicle charging device are recited at a high level of generality and merely amount to a particular field of use (see MPEP 2106.05(h)) and/or insignificant post-solution activity (MPEP 2106.05(g)), this does not integrate the Judicial Exception into a practical application,
Step 2A Prong Two: NO.
Step 2B, Does the claim recite additional element that amount to significantly more than the Judicial exception? the additional elements of sending the charging device information to the electric vehicle controller according to the adjustment frequency, so that the electric vehicle controller determines a fault of the charging device based on the charging device information appears to be field of use (See MPEP 2106.05(h) and MPEP 2106.05(f)) and/or merely amounts to insignificant extra-solution output of the results (see MPEP 2106.05(g)) and therefore fails to integrate the abstract idea into a practical application or amount to significantly more. Step 2B: No. claim 1 not eligible.
Claim 13, Step 1 the claim is a process (or machine) (Yes),
Step 2A Prong One, does the claim recite an abstract idea? current claim related to a fault feedback apparatus of an electric vehicle charging device, comprising: a fault information determination unit configured to determine fault information of the charging device based on the charging device information;
an adjustment frequency acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on an original communication frequency of the charging device information and the fault information, an adjustment frequency higher than the original communication frequency, wherein the original communication frequency of the charging device information is set by an electric vehicle controller appears is an abstract idea of mental process (MPEP 2106.04(a)) or data gathering equivalent to mathematical concept or mathematical manipulation function (MPEP 2106.04 (a) (2) (concept need not be expressed in mathematical symbols, because "[w]ords used in a claim operating on data to solve a problem can serve the same purpose as a formula), (OR Mathematical Concepts and Mental Processes) Step 2A Prong One: Yes.
Step 2A Prong Two, is the claim directed to an abstract idea? In other words, does claim recite additional elements that integrate the Judicial Exception into a practical application? the additional elements of a charging device information acquisition unit configured to acquire charging device information of an electric vehicle charging device are recited at a high level of generality and merely amount to a particular field of use (see MPEP 2106.05(h)) and/or insignificant post-solution activity (MPEP 2106.05(g)), this does not integrate the Judicial Exception into a practical application,
Step 2A Prong Two: NO.
Step 2B, Does the claim recite additional element that amount to significantly more than the Judicial exception? the additional elements of a charging device information sending unit configured to send the charging device information to the electric vehicle controller according to the adjustment frequency, so that the electric vehicle controller determines a fault of the charging device based on the charging device information appears to be field of use (See MPEP 2106.05(h) and MPEP 2106.05(f)) and/or merely amounts to insignificant extra-solution output of the results (see MPEP 2106.05(g)) and therefore fails to integrate the abstract idea into a practical application or amount to significantly more. Step 2B: No. claim 13 not eligible.
Claim 2 related to the fault information comprises a fault type; and
the acquiring, based on an original communication frequency of the charging
device information and the fault information, the adjustment frequency higher than the original communication frequency further comprises finding a frequency value that corresponds to both the original communication frequency and the fault type in a preset frequency table, and taking the found frequency value as the adjustment frequency, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 2 not eligible.
Claim 4 related to a supply voltage of the charging device and a switch state of the charging device, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 4 not eligible.
Claim 5 related to wherein the determining the fault information of the
charging device based on the charging device information further comprises one of: calculating a difference between the supply voltage and a supply voltage preset value, ; and determining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the difference; and determining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the supply voltage and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset supply voltage range and the fault type.
, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 5 not eligible.
Claim 7 related to undervoltage with function limitation, undervoltage without function limitation, overvoltage with function limitation, and overvoltage without function limitation, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 7 not eligible.
Claim 8 related to judging whether the fault type of the charging device being the undervoltage without function limitation or the overvoltage without function limitation has changed within a preset time; and sending, by the charging device, the supply voltage of the charging device to the electric vehicle controller according to the original communication frequency, if it is judged to be not changed, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 8 not eligible.
Claim 2 related to
, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 2 not eligible.
Claim 9 related to tdetermining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the switch state and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset switch state and the fault type, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 9 not eligible.
Claim 10 related to acquiring a charging strategy sent by the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency; and executing the charging strategy to obtain an execution result, wherein the execution result comprises the switch state of the charging device, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 10 not eligible.
Claim 11 related to the execution result further comprises an execution state indicating whether the charging strategy has been executed; and the determining the fault information of the charging device based on the charging device information further comprises ÷ calculating a difference between the switch state
of the charging device and the charging strategy, and determining the fault type of the charging device based on the difference, and/or determining the fault type of the charging device based on the execution state, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 11 not eligible.
Claim 12 related to judging whether the charging device still has a fault based on the charging device information; and communicating, by the charging device, with the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency, if it is judged that there is no fault, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 12 not eligible.
Claim 14 related to an original communication frequency acquisition module configured to acquire the original communication frequency; and an adjustment frequency acquisition module configured to find a frequency value that corresponds to both the original communication frequency and the fault type in a preset frequency table, and take the found frequency value as the adjustment frequency, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 14 not eligible.
Claim 16 related to a supply voltage of the charging device and a switch state of the charging device, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 16 not eligible.
Claim 17 related to wherein the fault information determination unit further
comprises one of: a supply voltage difference calculation module configured to calculate a difference between the supply voltage and a supply voltage preset value, wherein ; and the fault information determination unit is further configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the difference; and a voltage range comparison module configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the supply voltage and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset supply voltage range and the fault type, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 17 not eligible.
Claim 19 related to a fault type monitoring module configured to judge whether the fault type of the charging device being the undervoltage without function limitation or the overvoltage without function limitation has changed within a preset time; and the charging device sends the supply voltage of the charging device to the electric vehicle controller according to the original communication frequency, if it is judged to be not changed, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 19 not eligible.
Claim 21 related to a switch state comparison module configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the switch state and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset switch state and the fault type, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 21 not eligible.
Claim 22 related to a charging strategy acquisition module configured to acquire a charging strategy sent by the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency; and a charging strategy execution module configured to execute the charging strategy to obtain an execution result, wherein the execution result comprises the switch state of the charging device, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 22 not eligible.
Claim 23 related to a switch state difference calculation module configured to calculate a difference between the switch state of the charging device and the charging strategy, and determine the fault type of the charging device based on the difference, and/or an execution state analysis module configured to determine the fault type of the charging device based on the execution state, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 23 not eligible.
Claim 24 related to the fault information determination unit is further configured to judge whether the charging device information still has a fault based on the charging device information; and the charging device information sending unit is further configured to communicate with the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency, if it is judged that there is no fault, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 24 not eligible.
Claim 25 related to a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory, wherein when run by the processor, the computer program executes an instruction of the method, its recites further data characterization and mathematical concepts that are part of the abstract idea, claim 25 not eligible.
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) 1-2, 4-5, 7-14, 16-17, 19 and 21-25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a) (1) as being anticipated by Zhang, CN 208774552 U, DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-04-23, CPC Y02T 90/14.
Regarding claim 1:
Zhang described a fault feedback method of an electric vehicle charging device, comprising (abstract, charging feedback):
acquiring charging device information of an electric vehicle charging device (abstract, a charge feed column control board);
determining fault information of the charging device based on the charging device information; acquiring, based on an original communication frequency of the charging device information and the fault information (page 2, fault alarming, page 3, can be configured to answer mode and an automatic uploading mode and uploading frequency can be set),
an adjustment frequency higher than the original communication frequency, wherein the original communication frequency of the charging device information is set by an electric vehicle controller (page 3, main control unit connected with a fault alarming control circuit connecting with the feed column control board electrically by temperature sensor, can be configured to answer mode and an automatic uploading mode and uploading frequency can be set); and
sending the charging device information to the electric vehicle controller according to the adjustment frequency, so that the electric vehicle controller determines a fault of the charging device based on the charging device information (page 3, connecting with the electric vehicle charging port so as to realize the charging function in real time manner).
Regarding claim 13:
Zhang described a fault feedback apparatus of an electric vehicle charging device, comprising (abstract, charging feedback):
a charging device information acquisition unit configured to acquire charging device information of an electric vehicle charging device (abstract, a charge feed column control board);
a fault information determination unit configured to determine fault information of the charging device based on the charging device information;
an adjustment frequency acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on an original communication frequency of the charging device information and the fault information, an adjustment frequency higher than the original communication frequency (page 3, main control unit connected with a fault alarming control circuit connecting with the feed column control board electrically by temperature sensor, can be configured to answer mode and an automatic uploading mode and uploading frequency can be set), wherein the original communication frequency of the charging device information is set by an electric vehicle controller (page 3, connecting with the electric vehicle charging port so as to realize the charging function); and
a charging device information sending unit configured to send the charging device information to the electric vehicle controller according to the adjustment frequency, so that the electric vehicle controller determines a fault of the charging device based on the charging device information (page 3, connecting with the electric vehicle charging port so as to realize the charging function, connecting with the electric vehicle charging port so as to realize the charging function in real time manner).
Regarding claim 2, Zhang further described finding a frequency value that
corresponds to both the original communication frequency and the fault type in a preset frequency table, and taking the found frequency value as the adjustment frequency (page 3, real time quantitatively calculating automatic uploading mode and uploading frequency can be set).
Regarding claim 4, Zhang further described a supply voltage of the charging device and a switch state of the charging device (page 3, linear voltage).
Regarding claim 5, Zhang further described one of: calculating a difference between the supply voltage and a supply voltage preset value, and determining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the difference (page 4, range differential voltage); and
determining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the supply voltage and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset supply voltage range and the fault type.
Regarding claim 7, Zhang further described undervoltage with
function limitation, undervoltage without function limitation (page 4, low voltage), overvoltage with function limitation, and overvoltage without function limitation (page 3, real time voltage ).
Regarding claim 8, Zhang further described judging whether the fault type of the charging device being the undervoltage without function limitation or the overvoltage without function limitation has changed within a preset time; and sending, by the charging device, the supply voltage of the charging device to the electric vehicle controller according to the original communication frequency, if it is judged to be not changed (page 3, any real time comparison manner).
Regarding claim 9, Zhang further described determining the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the switch state and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset switch state and the fault type (page 3, any real time comparison type).
Regarding claim 10, Zhang further described acquiring a charging strategy sent by the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency; and
executing the charging strategy to obtain an execution result, wherein the
execution result comprises the switch state of the charging device (page 3, real time temperature value of the charging column).
Regarding claim 11, Zhang further described calculating a difference between the switch state of the charging device and the charging strategy, and determining the fault type of the charging device based on the difference (page 3-4, real time range differential voltage), and/or determining the fault type of the charging device based on the execution state
Regarding claim 12, Zhang further described judging whether the charging device still has a fault based on the charging device information; and communicating, by the charging device, with the electric vehicle controller using
the original communication frequency, if it is judged that there is no fault (page 3, real time any fault alarm?).
Regarding claim 14, Zhang further described an original communication frequency acquisition module configured to acquire the original communication frequency; and an adjustment frequency acquisition module configured to find a frequency value that corresponds to both the original communication frequency and the fault type in a preset frequency table, and take the found frequency value
as the adjustment frequency (page 3, real time frequency can be set).
Regarding claim 16, Zhang further described a supply voltage of the charging device and a switch state of the charging device (page 3-4, charging voltage).
Regarding claim 17, Zhang further described one of: a supply voltage difference calculation module configured to calculate a difference between the supply voltage and a supply voltage preset value, wherein ; and the fault information determination unit is further configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the difference (page 3, differential voltage); and a voltage range comparison module configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the supply voltage and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset supply voltage range and the fault type.
Regarding claim 19, Zhang further described a fault type monitoring module configured to judge whether the fault type of the charging device being the undervoltage without function limitation (page 4, low voltage difference) or the overvoltage without function limitation has changed within a preset time; and the charging device sends the supply voltage of the charging device to the electric vehicle controller according to the original communication frequency, if it is judged to be not changed
Regarding claim 21, Zhang further described a switch state comparison module configured to determine the fault type of the electric vehicle charging device based on the switch state and a pre-configured correspondence between a preset switch state and the fault type (page 3-4, real time temperature state).
Regarding claim 22, Zhang further described a charging strategy acquisition module configured to acquire a charging strategy sent by the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency; and a charging strategy execution module configured to execute the charging strategy to obtain an execution result, wherein the execution result comprises the switch state of the charging device (page 3-4 connect to vehicle charging).
Regarding claim 23, Zhang further described a switch state difference calculation module configured to calculate a difference between the switch state of the charging device and the charging strategy, and determine the fault type of the charging device based on the difference, and/or an execution state analysis module configured to determine the fault type of the charging device based on the execution state (page 3-4, real time charging state).
Regarding claim 24, Zhang further described the fault information determination unit is further configured to judge whether the charging device information still has a fault based on the charging device information; and the charging device information sending unit is further configured to communicate with the electric vehicle controller using the original communication frequency, if it is judged that there is no fault (page 3-4, real time charging state any fault?).
Regarding claim 25, Zhang further described comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory, wherein when run by the processor, the computer program executes an instruction (page 2, control chip board with real time data).
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/TUNG S LAU/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2857
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August 7, 2026
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