DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . This Office Action is in response to the submission filed 2026-07-27 (herein referred to as the Reply) where claim(s) 1-10, 21, 23-31 are pending for consideration.
35 USC §103 - Claim Rejections
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.
The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 148 USPQ 459 (1966), that are applied for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or non-obviousness.
Claim(s) is/are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over LI_147 (US20230422147) in view of MU_022 (CN112690022)
Claim(s) 1, 21, 28, 30
LI_147 teaches
sending a first information to a second communication node, wherein the first information is at least used to determine a type of a user equipment (UE) that is not allowed to reside on the first communication node or to reside in a cell of the first communication node: Sending module is configured to send, to a terminal device, first information. the first information enables a terminal device to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to access a cell corresponding to the network device or barred from accessing the cell according to the first information and a terminal type of the terminal device. <para. 0077-0078, 0175, 0203-0204, 0212>.
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
wherein the type of UE comprises at least one of:
a first type of Redcap UE or
a second type of Redcap UE:
wherein
the first type of Redcap UE has one antenna, and
the second type of Redcap UE has two antennas.
However in a similar endeavor, MU_022 teaches
wherein the type of UE comprises at least one of: a first type of Redcap UE or a second type of Redcap UE: wherein the first type of Redcap UE has one antenna, and the second type of Redcap UE has two antennas. A first type terminal is a Redcap terminal of the first type with relatively lower capability (e.g., comprising a Redcap UE of one antenna), the second type terminal is a second type of Redcap terminal with relatively high capability (e.g., comprising two antennas of Redcap UE), <para. 0130>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by MU_022. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to reduce the signalling received by the terminal, so as to realize the effect of saving energy <ABSTRACT>.
Claim(s) 6, 27, 29, 31
LI_147 teaches
receiving a first information from a first communication node, wherein the first information is at least used to determine a type of a user equipment (UE) that is not allowed to reside on the first communication node or to reside in a cell of the first communication node; Terminal device receives, from a sending module, first information. the first information enables a terminal device to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to access a cell corresponding to the network device or barred from accessing the cell according to the first information and a terminal type of the terminal device. <para. 0077-0078, 0175, 0203-0204, 0212>.
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
wherein the type of UE comprises at least one of:
a first type of Redcap UE or
a second type of Redcap UE:
wherein
the first type of Redcap UE has one antenna, and
the second type of Redcap UE has two antennas.
However in a similar endeavor, MU_022 teaches
wherein the type of UE comprises at least one of: a first type of Redcap UE or a second type of Redcap UE: wherein the first type of Redcap UE has one antenna, and the second type of Redcap UE has two antennas. A first type terminal is a Redcap terminal of the first type with relatively lower capability (e.g., comprising a Redcap UE of one antenna), the second type terminal is a second type of Redcap terminal with relatively high capability (e.g., comprising two antennas of Redcap UE), <para. 0130>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by MU_022. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to reduce the signalling received by the terminal, so as to realize the effect of saving energy. <ABSTRACT>.
Claim(s) is/are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over LI_147 (US20230422147) in view of MU_022 (CN112690022), and further view of HAN_896 (US20210058896)
Claim(s) 2, 23
LI_147 discloses the information that is first information as discussed herein in the rejection to the base claim(s).
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
wherein the sending the first information to the second communication node, comprises one of
sending a next generation (NG) SETUP Request message comprising the first information to the second communication node;
sending an Xn SETUP Request message comprising the first information to the second communication node; or
sending an Xn SETUP Response message comprising the first information to the second communication node.
However in a similar endeavor, HAN_896 teaches
wherein the sending the first information to the second communication node, comprises one of
sending a next generation (NG) SETUP Request message comprising the first information to the second communication node; Access network device sends the NG setup request message to the core network device <FIG(s). 2, 3; para. 0123>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 and MU_022 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by HAN_896. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to provide a communication method, a device, and a system, to improve flexibility of communication management. <para. 0004>.
Claim(s) 5, 10, 26
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
wherein the first communication node is a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, and the second communication node is a core network node; or,
the first communication node and the second communication node are different RAN nodes.
However in a similar endeavor, HAN_896 teaches
the first communication node and the second communication node are different RAN nodes. Access network device sends the NG setup request message to the core network device. The access network device and core network device are different, distinct nodes within the RAN. <FIG(s). 2, 3; para. 0123>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 and MU_022 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by HAN_896. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to provide a communication method, a device, and a system, to improve flexibility of communication management. <para. 0004>.
Claim(s) 8
LI_147 discloses the information that is first information as discussed herein in the rejection to the base claim(s).
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
wherein the receiving the first information from the first communication node, comprises one of receiving a next generation (NG) SETUP Request message comprising the first information from the first communication node;
receiving an Xn SETUP Request message comprising the first information from the first communication node; or
receiving an Xn SETUP Response message comprising the first information from the first communication node.
However in a similar endeavor, HAN_896 teaches
wherein the receiving the information from the first communication node, comprises one of following:
receiving a next generation (NG) SETUP Request message comprising the information from the first communication node; core network device receives, from access network device, NG setup request message <FIG(s). 2, 3; para. 0123>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 and MU_022 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by HAN_896. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to provide a communication method, a device, and a system, to improve flexibility of communication management. <para. 0004>.
Claim(s) is/are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over LI_147 (US20230422147) in view of MU_022 (CN112690022), and further view of LIU_007 (WO2016045007)
Claim(s) 3, 24
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
further comprising:
receiving a paging message from the second communication node,
wherein the paging message comprises a second information, and
the second information at least indicates a type of a UE paged by the paging message.
However in a similar endeavor, LIU_007 teaches
the second information at least indicates a type of a UE paged by the paging message. The type of the paged terminal can be determined directly based on the terminal information included in the first paging message. <para. 0085>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 and MU_022 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by LIU_007. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to provides an access network node and a paging method, which solves the problem that a paging connection time caused by an access network node repeatedly sending a paging message to an M2M terminal is long. <para. 0005>.
Claim(s) 9
LI_147 does not explicitly teach
further comprising:
sending a paging message to the first communication node,
wherein the paging message comprises a second information, and
the second information at least indicates a type of a UE paged by the paging message.
However in a similar endeavor, LIU_007 teaches
sending a paging message to the first communication node, wherein the paging message comprises a second information, and the second information at least indicates a type of a UE paged by the paging message. The type of the paged terminal can be determined directly based on the terminal information included in the first paging message. <para. 0085>.
Before the effective filing date of the claim invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in art to have modified the system/techniques disclosed by LI_147 and MU_022 with the embodiment(s) disclosed by LIU_007. One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make this modification in order to provides an access network node and a paging method, which solves the problem that a paging connection time caused by an access network node repeatedly sending a paging message to an M2M terminal is long. <para. 0005>.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claim(s) is/are indicated as having allowable subject matter and objected to.
Claim(s) 4, 7, 25
The claim(s) is/are 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.
Neither of the references used to reject the independent claims teach:
sending the paging message in response to determining, based on the second information, that the first communication node allows access of the type of the UE paged by the paging message; or ignoring the paging message in response to determining, based on the second information, that the first communication node does not allow access of the type of the UE paged by the paging message.
In addition to the explicit reasons given herein, allowability is also determined in view of the combination of references required for obviousness, the inter-relationship between other claimed limitations, and the claimed invention as a whole. Accordingly, amendments that do not incorporate the allowable claims into the base/intervening claims in its entirely, are not allowable. This includes amendments that incorporate the allowable claims into the base/intervening claims in part or in a non-narrowing manner (i.e., changing the scope of the subject matter).
Relevant Cited References
US20230262724
US20250089017
Examiner’s Notes
English Translations of Non-English Documents
Text herein may rely upon a non-English document. Any citations used herein for said document refers to paragraphs numbers in the (English) translated document, not the original non-English document.
Response to Arguments
The Reply’s arguments with respect to the other matters have been considered but are moot because the arguments do not apply to the rejection(s), which was necessitated by the Applicant’s amendments, being used in the current 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.
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to ANDRE TACDIRAN whose telephone number is 571-272-1717. The examiner can normally be reached on M-TH, 10-5PM EST. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Jeffrey Rutkowski can be reached on 571-270-1215. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
/ANDRE TACDIRAN/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2415
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