CTNF 18/761,857 CTNF 86071 DETAILED ACTION Notice of AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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 (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) 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. Priority Applicant’s claim for the benefit of a prior-filed application under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) is acknowledged. In particular, this Application is the bypass application of an international application, which claims a domestic benefit to a US provisional application field on 4 Jan 2022. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statement, submitted on 2 Jul 2024, 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 § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-12-aia AIA (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. 07-15-03-aia AIA Claim s 1-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Lagrange (US 20240056940) . Regarding claims 1-5, Lagrange teaches a communication control method in a cellular communication system comprising: a relay node (Lagrange, figure 7 – detecting IAB node 705 or figure 4 – IAB node 402); and a child node of the relay node (Lagrange, figure 7 – IAB nodes 707 or 708 or figure 4 – IAB node 403 and 404), wherein the relay node, comprising transceiver circuitry and processing circuitry, a non-transitory computer storage medium, or a chipset (Lagrange, figure 11 – components of communication station 1100), configures the relay node to execute the method comprising: transmitting a failure detection notification to a child node (Lagrange, ¶¶172, 282 and figure 8, steps 808 or 814 - BH RLF indication 600 is transmitted from detecting IAB node to child IAB node), in response to detecting a radio link failure at all links providing an F1-U protocol on a BAP (Backhaul Adaptation Protocol) and determining that local rerouting cannot be executed. Lagrange, ¶¶112, 115 (F1-U interface between IAB nodes); Lagrange, figure 8 and ¶¶257, 261, 263 (detecting IAB node buffers BAP packets until deficient backhaul links are recovered, when the detecting IAB node decide not to perform local re-routing of the incoming BAP packets). Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to BENJAMIN S LAMONT whose telephone number is (571)270-7514. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 7am to 3pm EST. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Huy Vu can be reached at 571-272-3155. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /Benjamin Lamont/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2461 Application/Control Number: 18/761,857 Page 2 Art Unit: 2461 Application/Control Number: 18/761,857 Page 3 Art Unit: 2461 Application/Control Number: 18/761,857 Page 4 Art Unit: 2461
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