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 Applicant’s amendment submitted on January 22, 2026.
Claims 1-2, 5, 7-9, 12, 14-16, and 19 are pending in the application.
Response to Arguments/Remarks
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
Claims 1-20 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention was directed to an abstract idea without significantly more.
The amendments to claims 1, 8, and 15 have overcome the rejections. Accordingly, the rejection has been withdrawn.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
Claims 1-20 were 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, regards as the invention.
There was insufficient antecedent basis for the limitation, “the modeling.” Claims 1, 8, and 15 have been amended to remove the limitation. Accordingly, the rejections have been withdrawn.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
Claims 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Toledano US Patent Publication No. 2020/0233774 in view of Bigdelu et al. US Patent Publication No. 2025/0036645, von Trapp et al. US Patent Publication No. 2020/0125448, and Ohana et al. US Patent Publication No. 2020/0073740.
The amendments to claims 1, 8, and 15 have overcome the rejections. Accordingly, the rejection has been withdrawn.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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, 5, 7-9, 12, 14-16, and 19 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 claim 1, in the step starting with “on determining…, training the model,” it is not clear which model “the model” is referring to since the claim recites “a model” and “an autoregressive model.” Claim 2 recites “the model” and is rejected for the same reason claim 1.
Regarding claim 1, there is insufficient antecedent basis for “the anomaly.” The claim recites “detecting network anomalies” but does not identify any particular anomaly. It is not clear whether the “the anomaly” is referring to a particular anomaly in the claim.
Regarding claim 8, in the step starting with “on determining,” it is not clear which model “the model” is referring to since the claim recites “a model” and “an autoregressive model.” Claim 9 recites “the model” and is rejected for the same reason claim 8.
Regarding claim 8, there is insufficient antecedent basis for “the anomaly.” The claim recites “detecting network anomalies” but does not identify any particular anomaly. It is not clear whether the “the anomaly” is referring to a particular anomaly in the claim.
Regarding claim 15, in the step starting with “on determining,” it is not clear which model “the model” is referring to since the claim recites “a model” and “an autoregressive model.” The claim recites “a model” and “an autoregressive model.” Claim 16 recites “the model” and is rejected for the same reason claim 15.
Regarding claim 15, there is insufficient antecedent basis for “the anomaly.” The claim recites “detecting network anomalies” but does not identify any particular anomaly. It is not clear whether the “the anomaly” is referring to a particular anomaly in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-2, 5, 7-9, 12, 14-16, and 19 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
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).
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/JOSHUA JOO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2445