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 .
DETAILED ACTION
1. This communication is response to the application filed 1/22/2025 havingclaims 18-33 pending and presented for examination.
Priority
2. Application filed on 08/07/2024 is s a 371 of PCT/EP2022/054273 02/21/2022 are acknowledged.
Drawings
3. The drawings were received on 08/7/2024 and these drawings are accepted.
4. Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 8/26/2024 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Oath/Declaration
4. The Oath/Declaration filed on 08/07/2024 is accepted by the examiner.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claim(s) 33 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to a judicial exception (i.e., a law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea) without significantly more. Claim 33 recites “A computer program comprising instructions for causing an apparatus to perform at least the following”, is claiming a software program comprising instruction, software per se is not patentable.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 18-32 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
Claim 18, 29 , 33 recites “obtain signal measurements from a plurality of antenna panels of a user device at respective first sampling rates corresponding to each antenna panel of the plurality of antenna panels, wherein a rate at which each antenna panel of the plurality of antenna panels performs signal measurements is determined based on the respective first sampling rates; determine at least one of whether a first condition is satisfied or whether a second condition is satisfied, wherein at least one of the first condition or the second condition relates to probability of an inbound handover; and increase at least one of the first sampling rates to one or more respective second sampling rates in response to determining that the first condition is satisfied, or decreasing at least one of the first sampling rates to one or more respective third sampling rates in response to determining that the second condition is satisfied” Publication US 12081252 B1 Xue et al. also teaches similar concepts as recited in the claim 1 wherein it “measurements from a plurality of antenna panels of a user device at respective first sampling rates corresponding to each antenna panel of the plurality of antenna panels”, “determine at least one of whether a first condition is satisfied or whether a second condition is satisfied”. Xue fails to teaches “determine at least one of whether a first condition is satisfied or whether a second condition is satisfied, wherein at least one of the first condition or the second condition relates to probability of an inbound handover; and increase at least one of the first sampling rates to one or more respective second sampling rates in response to determining that the first condition is satisfied, or decreasing at least one of the first sampling rates to one or more respective third sampling rates in response to determining that the second condition is satisfied”.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
Conclusion
Prior arts made of record, not relied upon: US Patent Publication US 20200413277 A1; US Patent Publication US 20200045691 A1, US Patent Publication US 20190363809 A1
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to ANEZ EBRAHIM whose telephone number is (571)270-7153. The examiner can normally be reached on M-F 8 AM to 5 PM If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Hassan Phillips can be reached on (571) 272-3940. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000.
/ANEZ C EBRAHIM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2467
Prosecution Insights