DETAILED ACTION
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 .
Claims 19-30 have been examined.
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 25-30 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.
In reference to claim 25
The language "A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor, a transmitter, a receiver and memory, configured to: receive…. receive…. determine…. transmit." in lines 1-14 renders the claim indefinite because it is unclear which structural component(s) (e.g. processor, transmitter, receiver, and/or memory) of the wireless transmit/receive unit are configured to perform the “receive”, “receive” “determine” and “transmit” functions. Consequently, the metes and bounds of the claimed invention are unclear. The claim should be amended so that it is clear which structural component(s) (e.g. processor, transmitter, receiver, and/or memory) of the wireless transmit/receive unit are configured to perform each of the “receive”, “receive” “determine” and “transmit” functions.
For example:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor, a transmitter, a receiver and memory,
wherein the receiver is configured to receive a first message comprising first configuration information indicating a fixed size format of a downlink control information (DCI) and a plurality of cell identifiers, wherein each cell identifier of the plurality of cell identifiers is associated with a combination of cells of a plurality of cells, and comprising second configuration information indicating sounding reference signal (SRS) resources associated with the plurality of cells for transmitting SRS to a subset of cells of the plurality of cells;
wherein the receiver is configured to receive a DCI having the fixed size format, comprising first information indicating a cell identifier of the plurality of cell identifiers, and comprising second information indicating a subset of cells of the plurality of cells associated with the SRS resources;
wherein the processor is configured to determine, based on the received DCI, a combination of cells of the plurality of cells, associated with the cell identifier; and
wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit communication via the combination of cells and transmitting SRS to the subset of cells.
In reference to claim 27
The language “The WTRU of claim 25 comprising monitoring one or more DCIs having the configured fixed size format” in lines 1-2 renders the claim indefinite because it is unclear which structural component(s) (e.g. processor, transmitter, receiver, and/or memory) of the wireless transmit/receive unit are configured to perform the “monitoring”. Consequently, the metes and bounds of the claimed invention are unclear. The claim should be amended so that it is clear which structural component(s) (e.g. processor, transmitter, receiver, and/or memory) of the wireless transmit/receive unit are configured to perform the “monitoring”.
For example:
The WTRU of claim 25 wherein the processor is configured to monitor one or more DCIs having the configured fixed size format.
In reference to claims 26 and 28-30
Claims 26 and 28-30 are rejected because they depend on a rejected parent claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 19-24 are allowed.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure are:
US 2021/0258996 pertains to a user equipment may receive a single downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules communications on multiple cells, wherein the single DCI message indicates multiple bandwidth parts, corresponding to the multiple cells, on which the communications are scheduled; and communicate using the multiple bandwidth parts corresponding to the multiple cells, wherein the communicating comprises: transmitting the communications in the multiple bandwidth parts corresponding to the multiple cells, or receiving the communications in the multiple bandwidth parts corresponding to the multiple cells. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US 2023/0085896 pertains to user equipment (UE) receives from a base station (BS) of a first serving cell, a downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a joint-carrier scheduling scheme. Using the joint-carrier scheduling scheme in the DCI, the UE schedules first data for communication on a first shared channel associated with the first serving cell and second data for communication on a second shared channel associated with a second serving cell.
WO 2021140672 pertains to receiving, via a first component carrier among a plurality of component carriers constituting carrier aggregation, scheduling information with regard to one or a plurality of second component carriers among the plurality of component carriers; and a control unit for activating, on the basis of bandwidth part (BWP) identification information included in the scheduling information, any BWP among a plurality of BWPs that is set to the one or plurality of second component carriers.
US 2021/0258999 pertains to a user equipment (UE) may receive a single downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules communications on multiple cells, wherein the single DCI message indicates multiple time domain resource assignments (TDRAs) corresponding to the multiple cells, wherein each of the multiple TDRAs corresponds to a different scheduled communication; and communicate using the multiple TDRAs corresponding to the multiple cells, wherein the communicating comprises: transmitting the communications using the multiple TDRAs corresponding to the multiple cells, or receiving the communications using the multiple TDRAs corresponding to the multiple cells. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US 2023/0057605 pertains to receiving first information indicating a set of cells that includes more than one cell, second information indicating a first search space set that is associated with a DCI format for scheduling on multiple cells, and third information indicating an indicator value corresponding to the set of cells. The method further includes determining an association between the first search space set and the set of cells, and, based on the first search space set and the indicator value, control channel elements (CCEs) for receptions of PDCCH candidates; and receiving the PDCCH candidates over the CCEs.
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BRIAN S. ROBERTS
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2466
/BRIAN S ROBERTS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2466
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