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 .
Response to Amendment
The amendment filed on May 22, 2026, has been entered. Claims 1-3, 5-10 and 12-18 are currently pending.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1, 2 and 12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Independent claims 1 recite "an inclination direction of the antenna, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized tilt support the inclination direction of which is controlled by the signal strength, a rotation of the antenna, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized rotation support the rotation of which is controlled by the signal strength, an inclination direction of a housing of the electronic device where the antenna is installed, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized hinge the inclination of which is controlled by the signal strength, or a rotation of the housing of the electronic device where the antenna is installed, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized rotation plate the rotation of which is controlled by the signal strength”
The limitations were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The Specification in page 42 and 44-47, states:
Page 42, lines 3-20; Referring to FIG. 11, the antenna driving controller 240 may include a motor 241, a gear 242, a rotation support 243 performing transverse rotation, and a tilt support 244 performing longitudinal rotation.
The antenna 214 may be rotated variously according to angles at which the rotation support 243 and the tilt support 244 rotate.
The rotation support 243 may be connected to the antenna 214 to rotate the antenna 214 by a certain angle. For example, when a range in which the rotation support 243 rotates in the transverse direction is 120 degrees, the transverse range of the antenna 214 may be adjusted within 120 degrees according to the rotation range of the rotation support 243.
The tilt support 244 may be connected to the antenna 214 to rotate, i.e., to be inclined, the antenna 214 in the longitudinal direction by a certain angle. For example, when a range in which the tilt support 244 rotates in the longitudinal direction is 60 degrees, the longitudinal range, that is, inclination, of the antenna 214 may be adjusted within 60 degrees according to the rotation range of the tilt support 244. According to an embodiment, the volume of the product may be significantly reduced by making the antenna 214, the motor 241, the gear 242, the rotation support 243, and the tilt support 244 ultra-small with a micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
Page 44, lines 1-8; Referring to FIG. 12, the hinge driving controller 250 may include a motor 251, a gear 252, and a tilt support 253 for longitudinal rotation of the hinge 800.
The hinge 800 may rotate in the longitudinal direction according to an angle at which the tilt support 253 rotates.
The hinge 800 may be installed on a part of a bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 and rotate in the longitudinal direction by the control of the tilt support 253, causing the bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 to fall from the ground at a part where the hinge 800 is installed, and thus, the wireless hub 200 may be inclined.
Page 45, lines 23-26; According to the rotation of the rotation plate 270, a direction viewed by the antenna 214 of the second communication module 212 installed in the wireless hub 200 may vary, and accordingly, a radiation region of a wireless signal emitted by the antenna 214 may be controlled.
Page 46, lines 12-31; In operation 1330, the wireless hub 200 may control the rotation of the rotating plate 270. Specifically, the processor 230 may provide a command to adjust the rotation amount of the rotating plate 270 to the rotating plate driving controller 260 so as to control the rotation of the rotating plate 270. Specifically, the processor 230 may provide, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation amount of the rotating plate 270 by a predetermined rotation increment amount with respect to the rotating plate 270. For example, when the processor 230 provides, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation amount according to a predetermined rotation increment amount of 1 degree, the rotating plate driving controller 260 may control the rotation of the rotating plate 270 by the increased amount according to the received command. As described above, the processor 230 may detect the strength of the transmission/reception signal of the second communication module 212 in the state of the wireless hub 200 rotated by the determined amount to determine whether a threshold is satisfied, and provide, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation of the rotating plate 270 by the predetermined rotation increment amount with respect to the rotating plate 270 until the threshold is satisfied. By using such a method, the wireless hub 200 may be controlled to be rotated in a direction satisfying the strength of the transmission/reception signal by controlling a direction in which the antenna 214 of the wireless hub 200 is viewed by using the rotating plate 270 of the wireless hub 200.
Page 47, lines 1-4; Although antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control have been described above with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, the wireless hub 200 according to embodiments may be implemented by adopting antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control, or a combination thereof.
Therefore, claim 1 is rejected because it contain subject matter not described in the specification to reasonably convey to one skilled in the art that the inventor, or a joint inventor, had possession of the claimed invention at the time the application was filed.
Claims 2-3 and 5-10 are rejected due to their dependence therefrom.
Independent claims 12 recite " an inclination direction of an antenna, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized tilt support the inclination direction of which is controlled by the signal strength, a rotation of the antenna, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized rotation support the rotation of which is controlled by the signal strength, an inclination direction of a housing of the electronic device where the antenna is installed, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized hinge an inclination of which is controlled by the signal strength, or a rotation of the housing of the electronic device where the antenna is installed, according to the detected communication state, using a motorized rotation plate the rotation of which is controlled by the signal strength.” The limitations were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The Specification in page 42 and 44-47, states:
Page 42, lines 3-20; Referring to FIG. 11, the antenna driving controller 240 may include a motor 241, a gear 242, a rotation support 243 performing transverse rotation, and a tilt support 244 performing longitudinal rotation.
The antenna 214 may be rotated variously according to angles at which the rotation support 243 and the tilt support 244 rotate.
The rotation support 243 may be connected to the antenna 214 to rotate the antenna 214 by a certain angle. For example, when a range in which the rotation support 243 rotates in the transverse direction is 120 degrees, the transverse range of the antenna 214 may be adjusted within 120 degrees according to the rotation range of the rotation support 243.
The tilt support 244 may be connected to the antenna 214 to rotate, i.e., to be inclined, the antenna 214 in the longitudinal direction by a certain angle. For example, when a range in which the tilt support 244 rotates in the longitudinal direction is 60 degrees, the longitudinal range, that is, inclination, of the antenna 214 may be adjusted within 60 degrees according to the rotation range of the tilt support 244. According to an embodiment, the volume of the product may be significantly reduced by making the antenna 214, the motor 241, the gear 242, the rotation support 243, and the tilt support 244 ultra-small with a micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
Page 44, lines 1-8; Referring to FIG. 12, the hinge driving controller 250 may include a motor 251, a gear 252, and a tilt support 253 for longitudinal rotation of the hinge 800.
The hinge 800 may rotate in the longitudinal direction according to an angle at which the tilt support 253 rotates.
The hinge 800 may be installed on a part of a bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 and rotate in the longitudinal direction by the control of the tilt support 253, causing the bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 to fall from the ground at a part where the hinge 800 is installed, and thus, the wireless hub 200 may be inclined.
Page 45, lines 23-26; According to the rotation of the rotation plate 270, a direction viewed by the antenna 214 of the second communication module 212 installed in the wireless hub 200 may vary, and accordingly, a radiation region of a wireless signal emitted by the antenna 214 may be controlled.
Page 46, lines 12-31; In operation 1330, the wireless hub 200 may control the rotation of the rotating plate 270. Specifically, the processor 230 may provide a command to adjust the rotation amount of the rotating plate 270 to the rotating plate driving controller 260 so as to control the rotation of the rotating plate 270. Specifically, the processor 230 may provide, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation amount of the rotating plate 270 by a predetermined rotation increment amount with respect to the rotating plate 270. For example, when the processor 230 provides, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation amount according to a predetermined rotation increment amount of 1 degree, the rotating plate driving controller 260 may control the rotation of the rotating plate 270 by the increased amount according to the received command. As described above, the processor 230 may detect the strength of the transmission/reception signal of the second communication module 212 in the state of the wireless hub 200 rotated by the determined amount to determine whether a threshold is satisfied, and provide, to the rotating plate driving controller 260, the command to adjust the rotation of the rotating plate 270 by the predetermined rotation increment amount with respect to the rotating plate 270 until the threshold is satisfied. By using such a method, the wireless hub 200 may be controlled to be rotated in a direction satisfying the strength of the transmission/reception signal by controlling a direction in which the antenna 214 of the wireless hub 200 is viewed by using the rotating plate 270 of the wireless hub 200.
Page 47, lines 1-4; Although antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control have been described above with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, the wireless hub 200 according to embodiments may be implemented by adopting antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control, or a combination thereof.
Therefore, claim 12 is rejected because it contain subject matter not described in the specification to reasonably convey to one skilled in the art that the inventor, or a joint inventor, had possession of the claimed invention at the time the application was filed.
Claims 13-18 are rejected due to their dependence therefrom.
Dependent claim 2 recite “wherein the housing of the electronic device includes the motorized hinge for controlling an inclination of the antenna”.
The limitations were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The Specification in page 2, 44 and 47, states:
Page 2, lines 16-17; a housing of the electronic device may include a hinge for controlling an inclination of the antenna.
Page 44, lines 1-8; Referring to FIG. 12, the hinge driving controller 250 may include a motor 251, a gear 252, and a tilt support 253 for longitudinal rotation of the hinge 800.
The hinge 800 may rotate in the longitudinal direction according to an angle at which the tilt support 253 rotates.
The hinge 800 may be installed on a part of a bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 and rotate in the longitudinal direction by the control of the tilt support 253, causing the bottom surface of the wireless hub 200 to fall from the ground at a part where the hinge 800 is installed, and thus, the wireless hub 200 may be inclined.
Page 47, lines 1-4; Although antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control have been described above with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, the wireless hub 200 according to embodiments may be implemented by adopting antenna control, hinge control, and rotation plate control, or a combination thereof.
The disclosure does not provide support for the recitations therein, such as “using a motorized tilt support”, “using a motorized rotation support”, “using a motorized hinge”, “using a motorized rotation plate”, “a rotation of the antenna” and “a rotation of the housing of the electronic device”.
The Original disclosure does not have support for these motorized elements, the rotation of the antenna and the rotation of the housing of the electronic device, or that anything is motorized, to reasonably convey to one skilled in the art that the inventor, or a joint inventor, had possession of the claimed invention at the time the application was filed.
Citation of Pertinent Prior Art
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
US-12453462 by Dong Hoon Lee et al.
US-20250285302 by Sung Bin Im et al.
US-20240306885 by Dong Hoon Lee et al.
US-20240138680 by Dong Hoon Lee et al.
US-20240118351 by Hyeong Seok Kim et al.
US-20240000306 by Seung Jin Lee et al.
US-20230397972 by Du Su Kim et al.
US-20230310126 by Myoung Woo Song et al.
US-20190090784 by Minho Chang et al.
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).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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/DAMEON E LEVI/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2845
/JOSE A. MIRANDA GONZALEZ/ Examiner, Art Unit 2845
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