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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 .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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.
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)(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.
Claims 1, 10, and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by US Pub. 2019/02305454 to Liou et al. (hereinafter Liou).
In regard claim 1, Liou teaches or discloses a method for determining a quasi co-location reference signal, comprising:
determining a second-type frequency domain bandwidth corresponding to a first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0046], [0050], [0059], and [0064], the UE may use channel access Type 2 for transmissions in subframes n+l+i where i=0,1,K d−1, irrespective of the channel access Type signaled in the UL grant for those subframes, if the end of UE transmission occurs in or before subframe n+l+d−1. The UE may transmit on carrier c.sub.i ∈ C using Type 2 channel access procedure);
transmitting information in response to detecting a beam failure event based on a first-type reference signal of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0710], [0812], and [0815], the following signals can be configured for detecting beam failure by UE and for identifying new potential beams by UE. UE monitors gNB response for beam failure recovery request. Beam failure detection RS at least includes periodic CSI-RS for beam management), wherein the information comprises the following information: reference signal index information of a second-type reference signal and frequency domain bandwidth index information of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0142], and [0777], cyclic shift for DM RS and OCC index 3 bits. FFS details (e.g., tag-based where the tag refers to previous CSI-RS resources, BPL-based, referring to previous measurement reports, indication one resource (set) out of multiple resource (set)s configured by RRC, CSI-RS resource/port index based, etc.)); and
acquiring a quasi co-location reference signal of a downlink signal in the second-type frequency domain bandwidth based on the information from a predetermined moment (see paragraphs [0064], [0070], [0471], and [0472], a eNB may indicate Type 2 channel access procedure in the DCI of an UL grant scheduling transmission(s) including PUSCH on a carrier in subframe n when the eNB has transmitted on the carrier. If the eNB indicates Type 2 channel access procedure for the UE in the DCI, the eNB indicates the channel access priority class used to obtain access to the channel in the DCI. QCL of a DM-RS antenna port with other RS types. QCL considering channel reciprocity).
In regard claim 10, Liou teaches or discloses an apparatus for determining a quasi co-location reference signal, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory having execution instructions stored thereon, wherein the execution instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform:
determining a second-type frequency domain bandwidth corresponding to a first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0046], [0050], [0059], and [0064], the UE may use channel access Type 2 for transmissions in subframes n+l+i where i=0,1,K d−1, irrespective of the channel access Type signaled in the UL grant for those subframes, if the end of UE transmission occurs in or before subframe n+l+d−1. The UE may transmit on carrier c.sub.i ∈ C using Type 2 channel access procedure);
transmitting information in response to detecting a beam failure event based on a first-type reference signal of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0710], [0812], and [0815], the following signals can be configured for detecting beam failure by UE and for identifying new potential beams by UE. UE monitors gNB response for beam failure recovery request. Beam failure detection RS at least includes periodic CSI-RS for beam management), wherein the information comprises the following information: reference signal index information of a second-type reference signal and frequency domain bandwidth index information of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0142], and [0777], cyclic shift for DM RS and OCC index 3 bits. FFS details (e.g., tag-based where the tag refers to previous CSI-RS resources, BPL-based, referring to previous measurement reports, indication one resource (set) out of multiple resource (set)s configured by RRC, CSI-RS resource/port index based, etc.)); and
acquiring a quasi co-location reference signal of a downlink signal in the second-type frequency domain bandwidth based on the information from a predetermined moment (see paragraphs [0064], [0070], [0471], and [0472], a eNB may indicate Type 2 channel access procedure in the DCI of an UL grant scheduling transmission(s) including PUSCH on a carrier in subframe n when the eNB has transmitted on the carrier. If the eNB indicates Type 2 channel access procedure for the UE in the DCI, the eNB indicates the channel access priority class used to obtain access to the channel in the DCI. QCL of a DM-RS antenna port with other RS types. QCL considering channel reciprocity).
In regard claim 19, Liou teaches or discloses a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:
determining a second-type frequency domain bandwidth corresponding to a first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0046], [0050], [0059], and [0064], the UE may use channel access Type 2 for transmissions in subframes n+l+i where i=0,1,K d−1, irrespective of the channel access Type signaled in the UL grant for those subframes, if the end of UE transmission occurs in or before subframe n+l+d−1. The UE may transmit on carrier c.sub.i ∈ C using Type 2 channel access procedure);
transmitting information in response to detecting a beam failure event based on a first-type reference signal of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0710], [0812], and [0815], the following signals can be configured for detecting beam failure by UE and for identifying new potential beams by UE. UE monitors gNB response for beam failure recovery request. Beam failure detection RS at least includes periodic CSI-RS for beam management), wherein the information comprises the following information: reference signal index information of a second-type reference signal and frequency domain bandwidth index information of the first-type frequency domain bandwidth (see paragraphs [0142], and [0777], cyclic shift for DM RS and OCC index 3 bits. FFS details (e.g., tag-based where the tag refers to previous CSI-RS resources, BPL-based, referring to previous measurement reports, indication one resource (set) out of multiple resource (set)s configured by RRC, CSI-RS resource/port index based, etc.)); and
acquiring a quasi co-location reference signal of a downlink signal in the second-type frequency domain bandwidth based on the information from a predetermined moment (see paragraphs [0064], [0070], [0471], and [0472], a eNB may indicate Type 2 channel access procedure in the DCI of an UL grant scheduling transmission(s) including PUSCH on a carrier in subframe n when the eNB has transmitted on the carrier. If the eNB indicates Type 2 channel access procedure for the UE in the DCI, the eNB indicates the channel access priority class used to obtain access to the channel in the DCI. QCL of a DM-RS antenna port with other RS types. QCL considering channel reciprocity).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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.
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, 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.
This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention.
The factual inquiries 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.
Claims 7 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Liou in view of US Pub. 2020/0267048 to Yu et al. (hereinafter Yu).
In regard claims 7 and 16, Liou may not explicitly teach or disclose the method according to claim 1, wherein further comprises from the predetermined moment: acquiring a spatial transmission filter of an uplink signal in the second-type frequency domain bandwidth based on a spatial receiving filter for receiving the second-type reference signal.
However, Yu teaches or discloses acquiring a spatial transmission filter of an uplink signal in the second-type frequency domain bandwidth based on a spatial receiving filter for receiving the second-type reference signal (see paragraph [0033], it should be noted that the term “beam” may be replaced by “spatial filter”. For example, when the UE reports a new candidate beam (e.g., a gNB TX beam), the UE is essentially selecting a spatial filter used by the gNB. The term “beam information” may represent information indicating which beam is used or which spatial filter is selected. In one implementation, individual reference signals may be transmitted by applying individual beams (or spatial filters). Thus, beam information may be represented by reference signal resource indexes).
Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify a network element of Pallec by including the two time providers suggested by Farra. This modification would provide to support flexible configurations for accommodating various next generation communication requirements read in paragraph [0025].
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 2-6, 8-9, 11-15, and 17-18 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.
Conclusion
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/PHIRIN SAM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2476
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