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 .
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 11 September 2024 is being considered by the examiner.
Claims 1-15, 22-24, 26 and 33 are pending.
Figures 1 and 2 of the application illustrate the claimed invention.
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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, 14, 26 and 33 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.
Claim 1, line 2 recited the limitation “X1 first AI models”. it is not clear what is meant by “X1”.
Claim 1, line 8 recited the limitation “X2 second AI models”. It is not clear what is meant by “X2”.
Claim 14, line 2 recited the limitation “X2 second AI models”. It is not clear what is meant by “X2”.
Claim 26, line 2, page 7 recited the limitation “X1 first AI models”. It is not clear what is meant by “X1”.
Claim 26, line 5, page 7 recited the limitation “X2 second AI models”. It is not clear what is meant by “X2”.
Claim 33, line 2 recited the limitation “X2 second AI models”. It is not clear what is meant by “X2”.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-15, 22-24, 26 and 33 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.
The prior art made of record: Kumar et al. (US 2023/0093963 A1) discloses terminal and method that support AI model-based where the terminal receives AI Model Configuration information and determining AI Model.
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Niu et al. (US 2023/0283340 A1) discloses a terminal and a method for an artificial intelligence based framework for performing channel state information reporting, where the terminal determines an artificial intelligence model to use to perform channel state information reporting.
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ZHANG et al. (US 2026/0129415 A1) discloses a wireless communication method and apparatus of supporting artificial intelligence. The method include: receiving, first configuration information on a protocol layer responsible for artificial intelligence (AI) management in access stratum, from a network side; receiving, indication information on a set of AI operations from the network side; and transmitting, feedback on at least one of the set of AU operations to the network side.
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The prior art made of record fails to teach or fairly suggests in combination wherein the first information is configured to determine input data of a target second AI model, and the target second AI model is one of X2 second AI models comprised in the base station.
Conclusion
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BRENDA H. PHAM
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2412
/BRENDA H PHAM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2412
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