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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) 1-6, 9, 10 and 12-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Rahman et al. (US 2018/0183503 A1).
Rahman teaches an uplink MIMO codebook operation (Figure 10) where the UE reports its coherence capability (step 1005), receives transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) and number of layers (step 1010) and transmits the UL data based on the received indication (step 1015).
With respect to the claims, references to the prior art appear in parenthesis.
Claims
1. A method for wireless communication (Rahman et al. US 2018/0183503 A1) , comprising:
acquiring, by a terminal device, first information, wherein the first information is used to determine a precoding matrix for transmission of uplink information (Figure 10, step 1010 Receive an Indication of TPMI and Number of Layers) ;
precoding, by the terminal device, the uplink information using the precoding matrix; and
sending, by the terminal device, precoded uplink information (Figure 10, step 1015 Transmit UL Data Based On the Received Indication) ,
wherein the first information is determined according to at least one of: codebook subset configuration information, antenna port number information, a maximum number of transmission layers of the uplink information, a waveform used for uplink transmission, first indication information, second indication information and third indication information (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) ; and
wherein the codebook subset configuration information is used to indicate a codebook subset to which the precoding matrix belongs, the antenna port number information is used to indicate a number of antenna ports used by the terminal device to send the uplink information, the number of antenna ports is greater than 4, the number of antenna ports is a multiple of 2, the first indication information is used to indicate a precoding matrix index, the second indication information is used to indicate an antenna selection codebook, and the third indication information is used to indicate a phase selection codebook (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) .
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the codebook subset configuration information is associated with first capability information and first antenna information; wherein the first capability information comprises that the terminal device supports a codebook subset for partial coherent transmission (Capability Information associated with coherence in paragraph 0005 where there is codebook subsets for partial coherence in paragraph 0215) ; and wherein the first antenna information is used to determine an antenna port group for partial coherent transmission (Partial coherence where port pairs can be transmitted coherently in paragraph 0178) .
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first antenna information is predefined, or the first antenna information is determined based on antenna capability information reported by the terminal device (UE capability where partial coherence defines port pairs that can be transmitted coherently in paragraph 0178) .
4. The method of claim 2, wherein a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission of the terminal device is N1, wherein N1 is greater than or equal to 2 and N1 is less than 8 (Partial coherence is 2 out of 4 ports in paragraph 0220 such that full coherence would be N1 equals 4 out of 4 ports) .
5. The method of claim 2, wherein a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission of the terminal device is N2, wherein N2 is greater than or equal to 2 and N2 is less than 6 (Partial coherence is 2 out of 4 ports in paragraph 0220 such that full coherence would be N1 equals 4 out of 4 ports) .
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the first antenna information is determined based on first antenna capability information reported by the terminal device (UE capability indicated coherence where partial coherence defines antenna port pairs that can be transmitted coherently in paragraph 0178) ; wherein the first antenna capability information is used to indicate one of the following: a first type of antenna port group, a second type of antenna port group, and a third type of antenna port group; and wherein a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission comprised in the first type of antenna port group is 2, a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission comprised in the second type of antenna port group is 4, and a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission comprised in the third type of antenna port group is 6 (Partial coherence is 2 out of 4 ports in paragraph 0220 such that full coherence would be 4 out of 4 ports) .
9. A terminal device (Rahman et al. US 2018/0183503 A1) , comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program (UE in Figure 3) , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the terminal device to perform:
acquiring first information, wherein the first information is used to determine a precoding matrix for transmission of uplink information (Figure 10, step 1010 Receive an Indication of TPMI and Number of Layers) ;
precoding the uplink information using the precoding matrix; and sending precoded uplink information (Figure 10, step 1015 Transmit UL Data Based On the Received Indication) ,
wherein the first information is determined according to at least one of: codebook subset configuration information, antenna port number information, a maximum number of transmission layers of the uplink information, a waveform used for uplink transmission, first indication information, second indication information and third indication information (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) ; and
wherein the codebook subset configuration information is used to indicate a codebook subset to which the precoding matrix belongs, the antenna port number information is used to indicate a number of antenna ports used by the terminal device to send the uplink information, the number of antenna ports is greater than 4, the number of antenna ports is a multiple of 2, the first indication information is used to indicate a precoding matrix index, the second indication information is used to indicate an antenna selection codebook, and the third indication information is used to indicate a phase selection codebook (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) .
10. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the terminal device to perform:
sending precoding capability information; wherein the precoding capability information is used to indicate at least one transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) supported by the terminal device (Capability Information associated with TPMI and coherence capability of the UE in paragraphs 0006-0007) , and precoding matrix(matrices) corresponding to the at least one TPMI supports the terminal device to perform physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) full power transmission (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power); or the precoding capability information is used to indicate a TPMI group supported by the terminal device, and a precoding matrix corresponding to the TPMI group supports the terminal device to perform PUSCH full power transmission (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power) .
12. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the at least one TPMI corresponds to one or more precoding matrices in a target precoding matrix set, or the TPMI group corresponds to one or more precoding matrices in the target precoding matrix set; and wherein precoding matrix(matrices) in the target precoding matrix set belong(s) to at least one precoding matrix set (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
13. The terminal device of claim 12, wherein the at least one precoding matrix set comprises a first precoding matrix set; and wherein a number of transmission layers corresponding to each precoding matrix in the first precoding matrix set is 1 (Tables 1 and 2 on page 3 where the number of layers is 1) , the precoding matrix(matrices) in the first precoding matrix set correspond to first antenna port power information of the terminal device, and the first antenna port power information comprises that the terminal device contains two coherent ports with half-power transmission capability (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
14. The terminal device of claim 12, wherein the at least one precoding matrix set comprises a second precoding matrix set; wherein a number of transmission layers corresponding to each precoding matrix in the second precoding matrix set is 2, the each precoding matrix in the second precoding matrix set is a combination of any two precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1, or the each precoding matrix in the second precoding matrix set is a combination, satisfying a first condition, of two precoding matrices in precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1 (Codebook on Table 1 on page 8 where number of layers can be 1 or 2 for particular antenna port group {20,21}) ; and wherein the first condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 2 supports coherent transmission of 2 ports or 4 ports; or the first condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 2 supports coherent transmission of one antenna port group or two antenna port groups (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
15. The terminal device of claim 12, wherein the at least one precoding matrix set comprises a fourth precoding matrix set; wherein a number of transmission layers corresponding to each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is 4, and the each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is a combination of any four precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1, or the each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is a combination, satisfying a third condition, of four precoding matrices in precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1; and wherein the third condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 4 supports coherent transmission of 4 ports; or the third condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 3 supports coherent transmission of 2 antenna port groups (Combination of transmission layers from 1 to 4 on Tables 10 and 11 on page 12, where the codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power) .
16. The terminal device of claim 15, wherein precoding matrix(matrices) in the fourth precoding matrix set correspond(s) to fourth antenna port power information of the terminal device; and wherein the fourth antenna port power information comprises that the terminal device contains four coherent ports with half-power transmission capability (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
17. A network device (Rahman et al. US 2018/0183503 A1) , comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program (eNB in Figure 2) , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the network device to:
sending first information to a terminal device (Figure 10, step 1010 Receive an Indication of TPMI and Number of Layers) ,
wherein the first information is used to determine a precoding matrix for transmission of uplink information; wherein the first information is determined according to at least one of: codebook subset configuration information, antenna port number information, a maximum number of transmission layers of the uplink information, a waveform used for uplink transmission, first indication information, second indication information and third indication information (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) ; and
wherein the codebook subset configuration information is used to indicate a codebook subset to which the precoding matrix belongs , the antenna port number information is used to indicate a number of antenna ports used by the terminal device to send the uplink information, the number of antenna ports is greater than 4, the number of antenna ports is a multiple of 2, the first indication information is used to indicate a precoding matrix index, the second indication information is used to indicate an antenna selection codebook, and the third indication information is used to indicate a phase selection codebook (Uplink codebook structure in Figure 9, and codebook index, precoder groupings (i.e. subsets), frequency selective precoding (i.e. waveform), number of layers and number of antenna ports in paragraphs 0111+) .
18. The network device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the network device to:
receiving first capability information sent by the terminal device, wherein the first capability information comprises that the terminal device supports a codebook subset for partial coherent transmission (Capability Information associated with coherence in paragraph 0005 where there is codebook subsets for partial coherence in paragraph 0215); and determining, by the network device, the codebook subset configuration information based on the first capability information and first antenna information, wherein the first antenna information is used to determine an antenna port group for partial coherent transmission, wherein the first antenna information is predefined (UE capability where partial coherence defines port pairs that can be transmitted coherently in paragraph 0178) , or the first antenna information is determined based on antenna capability information reported by the terminal device, wherein a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission of the terminal device is N1,or, a number of antenna ports for coherent transmission of the terminal device is N2, wherein N1 is greater than or equal to 2 and N1 is less than 8, and N2 is greater than or equal to 2 and N2 is less than 6 (Partial coherence is 2 out of 4 ports in paragraph 0220 such that full coherence would be N1 equals 4 out of 4 ports) .
19. The network device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the network device to:
receiving precoding capability information sent by the terminal device (Capability Information associated with coherence in paragraph 0005 where there is codebook subsets for partial coherence in paragraph 0215); wherein the precoding capability information is used to indicate at least one transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) supported by the terminal device, and precoding matrix(matrices) corresponding to the at least one TPMI supports the terminal device to perform physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) full power transmission (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power); or the precoding capability information is used to indicate a TPMI group supported by the terminal device, and a precoding matrix corresponding to the TPMI group supports the terminal device to perform PUSCH full power transmission, wherein the processor is further configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the network device to: sending a second information to the terminal device (Indication of TPMI and Number of Layers in step 1010 of Figure 10) ; wherein the second information is determined based on the precoding capability information, and the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to send a PUSCH using the indicated TPMI, and the precoding matrix corresponding to the indicated TPMI supports the terminal device to send the PUSCH using full power, wherein the at least one TPMI corresponds to one or more precoding matrices in a target precoding matrix set, or the TPMI group corresponds to one or more precoding matrices in the target precoding matrix set; and wherein precoding matrix(matrices) in the target precoding matrix set belong(s) to at least one precoding matrix set (Codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
20. The network device of claim 19, wherein the at least one precoding matrix set comprises a fourth precoding matrix set; wherein a rank corresponding to each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is 4, and the each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is a combination of any four precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1, or the each precoding matrix in the fourth precoding matrix set is a combination, satisfying a third condition, of four precoding matrices in precoding matrices with numbers of transmission layers being 1; and wherein the third condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 4 supports coherent transmission of 4 ports; or the third condition is that precoding matrix with a number of transmission layers being 3 supports coherent transmission of 2 antenna port groups, wherein precoding matrix(matrices) in the fourth precoding matrix set correspond(s) to fourth antenna port power information of the terminal device; and wherein the fourth antenna port power information comprises that the terminal device contains four coherent ports with half-power transmission capability (Combination of transmission layers from 1 to 4 on Tables 10 and 11 on page 12, where the codebook indices corresponding to antenna selection with half power in paragraph 0085 such that the other indices with different antenna selections would have been at full power).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 7, 8 and 11 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.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the prior art of record fails to anticipate or make obvious the reporting of additional “antenna capability Information” associated with the particular functions in claims 7 and 8, and the terminal device receiving additional Information associated with the particular functions in claim 11.
Conclusion
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MELVIN C. MARCELO
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2463
/MELVIN C MARCELO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2463 June 13, 2026
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