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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Introduction
The claims 1-11 and 13-21 are pending in this application. This is a non-final office action in response to Application Number 18/849,613 filed on 23 September 2024 with a preliminary amendment filed on 26 September 2024; the instant application is a 371 of PCT/CN2022/084699 filed on 31 March 2022.
The preliminary amendment filed on 26 September 2024 includes a replacement abstract, specification amendment, and amendments to the claims in which claims 1, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 13-15 are amended, claim 12 is canceled, and claims 16-21 are added.
The applicant of record is Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. and the inventor of record is Ting Fu.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 23 September 2024 was filed on the filing date of the instant application and before the mailing date of the first office action on the merits. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Interpretation
With respect to claims 1-11, 13-14, and 17-21, the claims have been considered according to the latest Patent Eligibility Guidelines and are considered eligible.
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.
Claims 15-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter. The claim(s) does/do not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter because the claims recite “a storage medium”.
Applicant’s specification describes the scope of “a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium” (see specification page 26 lines 14-19) and “a memory” (see specification page 24 lines 2-8) such that these terms are statutory and does not explicitly define a scope for “a storage medium”, however examiner notes that the broadest reasonable interpretation of “a storage medium” includes signals. As such, the claims are directed to non-statutory subject matter.
Claim Objections
Claim 7 is objected to because of the following informalities: Claim 7 recites “sending the wake-up signal configuration a user equipment”. This is grammatically incorrect. Appropriate correction is required.
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.
Claims 1-4, 7-11, and 13-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yang et al. (U.S. Patent Publication 2021/0235384) in view of Berggren et al. (U.S. Patent Publication 2023/0379823).
Regarding claim 1, Yang disclosed a method for configuring wake-up signal configuration information, applied to a network device (see Yang [0062]: RAN node, e.g., base station, TRP, etc. | [0149]: base station updates the configured wakeup region indicator for the terminal when the wakeup signal’s region indicator is different than the terminal’s wakeup region indicator), the method comprising:
configuring a wake-up signal configuration area identifier ID (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; #S603, [0148]: “The base station configures a wakeup region indicator for the terminal according to the information of the wakeup signal”; [0149]: base station updates the configured wakeup region indicator for the terminal when the wakeup signal’s region indicator is different than the terminal’s wakeup region indicator | [0065]: “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…”), wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration (see Yang-Berggren combination below).
With respect to “wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration”, Yang disclosed “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…” (see Yang [0065]). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that Yang’s TRPs within the same wakeup region having the same wakeup region ID would have the same WUS configuration since the WUS is transmitted uniformly within the wakeup region, however in a related art, Berggren disclosed that all cells within the same tracking area have the same WUS group ID (see Berggren [0076]).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Regarding claim 2, Yang-Berggren disclosed the method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID to a user equipment UE (see Yang [0061]: terminal | Fig. 6 #S601, [0143] “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; [0144]: S601 corresponds to Fig. 2 S201; [0070]: network side sends a wakeup signal to terminal).
Regarding claim 3, Yang-Berggren disclosed the method according to claim 2, wherein the sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID to the UE comprises: sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID through a system message and/or a wake-up signal WUS (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”).
Regarding claim 4, Yang-Berggren disclosed the method according to claim 1, wherein the wake-up signal configuration comprises at least one of:
a wake-up signal cycle;
a frequency domain location of the wake-up signal;
a time domain offset of the wake-up signal relative to a reference time;
a number of wake-up signal occasions in one wake-up signal cycle;
a time domain position distribution of the wake-up signal occasions in one wake-up signal cycle; and
a wake-up signal sequence corresponding to a UE group (see Berggren [0046]: a wireless device is configured to monitor two WUS sequences in a WUS resource for a group WUS; [0080]: each WUS group has sequences and resources configured by SIB).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Regarding claim 7, Yang-Berggren disclosed the method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending the wake-up signal configuration a user equipment (see Yang Fig. 2 #S201, [0069]: terminal receives a wakeup signal that includes a wakeup region indicator; #S202, [0072]: terminal updates its wakeup region indicator according to the received wakeup signal, i.e. wakeup signal includes configuration information | Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; #S603, [0148]: “The base station configures a wakeup region indicator for the terminal according to the information of the wakeup signal”).
Regarding claim 8, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claims 1-2 above. Examiner notes that claims 1-2 and 8 are method claims, however claims 1-2 are applied to a network device whereas claim 8 is applied to a user equipment. Yang disclosed, as recited in claim 8:
A method for receiving wake-up signal configuration information, applied to a user equipment (see Yang [0061]: terminal, e.g., user equipment, etc. | [0069]: terminal receives a wakeup signal that includes a wakeup region indicator; [0072]: terminal updates its wakeup region indicator according to the received wakeup signal), the method comprising:
receiving a wake-up signal configuration area identifier ID sent from a network device (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; #S603, [0148]: “The base station configures a wakeup region indicator for the terminal according to the information of the wakeup signal”; [0149]: base station updates the configured wakeup region indicator for the terminal when the wakeup signal’s region indicator is different than the terminal’s wakeup region indicator | [0065]: “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…” | [0062]: RAN node, e.g., base station, TRP, etc.), wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration (see Yang-Berggren combination below).
With respect to “wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration”, Yang disclosed “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…” (see Yang [0065]). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that Yang’s TRPs within the same wakeup region having the same wakeup region ID would have the same WUS configuration since the WUS is transmitted uniformly within the wakeup region, however in a related art, Berggren disclosed that all cells within the same tracking area have the same WUS group ID (see Berggren [0076]).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Regarding claim 9, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 3 above. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 9: The method according to claim 8, further comprising: receiving the wake-up signal configuration area ID sent from the network device through a system message and/or a wake-up signal (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”).
Regarding claim 10, Yang-Berggren disclosed the invention, substantially as claimed, as described in the method of claim 8 above, further comprising:
in a case that a main receiver of the user equipment is in a dormant state (see Yang [0070]: terminal is an idle state and enters a sleep state with low power consumption; terminal wakes upon reception of a wakeup signal to receive downlink data from a network device) and the user equipment is moved from a first cell of a first network device to a second cell of a second network device (see Yang [0074]: a terminal moves from wakeup region 1 to region 2 and then back to region 1 before expiration of a timer; the terminal’s wakeup region indicator is updated based on a wakeup region update timer such that wakeup region indicator is updated after expiration of the timer), judging whether a received second wake-up signal configuration area ID sent by the second network device to which the second cell belongs is a same as a first wake- up signal configuration area ID sent by the first network device to which the first cell belongs (see Yang Fig. 2 #S202, [0072]: “terminal updates a wakeup region indicator of the terminal according to the wakeup region indicator carried by the received wakeup signal”; [0073]: terminal determines whether or not the wakeup region indicator included in the wakeup signal is the same as the terminal’s wakeup region indicator; if it is different, the terminal updates its wakeup region indicator to be the same as the wakeup signal in the received wakeup signal and otherwise (i.e. when they are the same) does not update the terminal’s wakeup region indicator), wherein:
in a case that the first wake-up signal configuration area ID is the same as the second wake-up signal configuration area ID, maintaining the wake-up signal configuration of the first cell (see Yang Fig. 2 #S202 “terminal updates a wakeup region indicator of the terminal according to the wakeup region indicator carried by the received wakeup signal”; [0073]: terminal determines whether or not the wakeup region indicator included in the wakeup signal is the same as the terminal’s wakeup region indicator; if it is different, the terminal updates its wakeup region indicator to be the same as the wakeup signal in the received wakeup signal and otherwise (i.e. when they are the same) does not update the terminal’s wakeup region indicator); and
in a case that the first wake-up signal configuration area ID is different from the second wake-up signal configuration area ID, waking up the main receiver to receive a system message of the second network device, to obtain the wake-up signal configuration of the second cell (see Yang-Berggren combination below).
With respect to “in a case that the first wake-up signal configuration area ID is different from the second wake-up signal configuration area ID, waking up the main receiver to receive a system message of the second network device, to obtain the wake-up signal configuration of the second cell”:
Yang disclosed the wakeup region indicator is a first level of information of a multi-level wakeup signal sequence (see Yang [0066]). The terminal updates its wakeup region indicator according to the wakeup region indicator carried by the received wakeup signal (see Yang Fig. 2 #S202, [0072]) after determining that the terminal’s wakeup region indicator is different than the one included in the received wakeup signal (see Yang [0073]). After updating the wakeup region indicator, the terminal receives data based on the updated wakeup region indicator (see Yang Fig. 2 #S203, [0078]). This data includes data transmitted on a PDCCH or PDSCH, a paging message, etc. (see Yang [0079]). Although Yang did not explicitly disclose that the received data is “a system message of the second network device, to obtain the wake-up signal configuration of the second cell”, examiner notes that it is well-known to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that system information (e.g., SIBs) is one type of information received on PDSCH and would be sent prior to a paging message. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that the information received after changing a wakeup region indicator in a multi-level wakeup signal sequence would include receiving a system message with the new cell’s configuration.
However in a related art (see Berggren [0076]: all cells within the same tracking area have the same WUS group ID; Yang [0065]: “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…”), Berggren disclosed that a wireless device changes cells and a network device performs paging escalation (see Berggren [0058]). Information indicative of a WUS group for use in paging escalation, e.g., group WUS configuration, is broadcasted via system information (see Berggren [0064]). RAN nodes define cell-specific WUS configurations (see Berggren [0130]) and broadcasts WUS group configuration in their respective cells using SIB such that the UE receives the new cell’s WUS configuration after the cell has changed to the new cell (see Berggren [0132], Fig. 8 #S303, #702).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Regarding claim 11, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 7 above. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 11: The method according to claim 8, further comprising: receiving the wake-up signal configuration sent by the network device (see Yang Fig. 2 #S201, [0069]: terminal receives a wakeup signal that includes a wakeup region indicator; #S202, [0072]: terminal updates its wakeup region indicator according to the received wakeup signal, i.e. wakeup signal includes configuration information | Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; #S603, [0148]: “The base station configures a wakeup region indicator for the terminal according to the information of the wakeup signal”).
Regarding claim 13, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 1 above. Examiner notes that claim 1 describes a method applied to a network device whereas claim 13 describes a network device implementing a method. Yang disclosed, as recited in claim 13: A network device (see Yang [0062]: RAN node, e.g., base station, TRP, etc.), comprising:
a processor (see Yang Fig. 14, [0219]: base station includes processor 1401); and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor (see Yang Fig. 14, [0219]: base station includes processor 1401, memory 1402; [0223]: processor reads programs in memory),
wherein the processor is configured to execute a method for configuring wake-up signal configuration information, applied to a network device (see Yang [0062]: RAN node, e.g., base station, TRP, etc. | [0149]: base station updates the configured wakeup region indicator for the terminal when the wakeup signal’s region indicator is different than the terminal’s wakeup region indicator), the method comprising:
configuring a wake-up signal configuration area identifier ID (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; #S603, [0148]: “The base station configures a wakeup region indicator for the terminal according to the information of the wakeup signal”; [0149]: base station updates the configured wakeup region indicator for the terminal when the wakeup signal’s region indicator is different than the terminal’s wakeup region indicator | [0065]: “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…”), wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration (see Yang-Berggren combination below).
With respect to “wherein network devices having a same wake-up signal configuration area ID have a same wake-up signal configuration”, Yang disclosed “…The wakeup region is a region in which a wakeup signal is transmitted uniformly…The wakeup region may be at least one TRP…” (see Yang [0065]). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that Yang’s TRPs within the same wakeup region having the same wakeup region ID would have the same WUS configuration since the WUS is transmitted uniformly within the wakeup region, however in a related art, Berggren disclosed that all cells within the same tracking area have the same WUS group ID (see Berggren [0076]).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Regarding claim 14, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 8 above. Examiner notes that claim 8 describes a method applied to a user equipment whereas claim 14 describes a user equipment implementing a method. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 14:
A user equipment (see Yang [0061]: terminal, e.g., user equipment, etc.), comprising a processor, a memory and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor (see Yang Fig. 13, [0214]: terminal includes processor 1301 and memory 1302; [0218]: processor reads programs in memory), wherein the processor is configured to execute steps of the method for receiving wake-up signal configuration information according to claim 8 when running the executable program (the citations and explanations provided in claim 8 above are incorporated in their entirety).
Regarding claim 15, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 1 above. Examiner notes that claim 1 describes a method applied to a network device whereas claim 15 describes a storage medium for implementing a method. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 15:
A storage medium having an executable program stored thereon, wherein when the executable program is executed by a processor (see Yang Fig. 14, [0219]: base station includes processor 1401, memory 1402; [0223]: processor reads programs in memory), steps of the method for configuring wake-up signal configuration information according to claim 1 are implemented (the citations and explanations provided in claim 1 above are incorporated in their entirety).
Regarding claim 16, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 8 above. Examiner notes that claim 8 describes a method applied to a user equipment whereas claim 16 describes a storage medium for implementing a method. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 16:
A storage medium having an executable program stored thereon, wherein when the executable program is executed by a processor (see Yang Fig. 13, [0214]: terminal includes processor 1301 and memory 1302; [0217]: storage medium is located in memory; [0218]: processor reads programs in memory), steps of the method for receiving wake-up signal configuration information according to claim 8 are implemented (the citations and explanations provided in claim 8 above are incorporated in their entirety).
Regarding claim 17, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 2 above. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 17: The network device according to claim 13, further comprising: sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID to a user equipment UE (see Yang [0061]: terminal | Fig. 6 #S601, [0143] “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”; [0144]: S601 corresponds to Fig. 2 S201; [0070]: network side sends a wakeup signal to terminal).
Regarding claim 18, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 3 above. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 18: The network device according to claim 17, wherein the sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID to the UE comprises: sending the wake-up signal configuration area ID through a system message and/or a wake-up signal WUS (see Yang Fig. 6 #S601, [0143]: “A terminal receives a wakeup signal, and the wakeup signal carries a wakeup region indicator”).
Regarding claim 19, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 4 above. Yang-Berggren disclosed, as recited in claim 19: The network device according to claim 13 above, wherein the wake-up signal configuration comprises at least one of:
a wake-up signal cycle;
a frequency domain location of the wake-up signal;
a time domain offset of the wake-up signal relative to a reference time;
a number of wake-up signal occasions in one wake-up signal cycle;
a time domain position distribution of the wake-up signal occasions in one wake-up signal cycle; and
a wake-up signal sequence corresponding to a UE group (see Berggren [0046]: a wireless device is configured to monitor two WUS sequences in a WUS resource for a group WUS; [0080]: each WUS group has sequences and resources configured by SIB).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang and Berggren to further clarify how to obtain an updated WUS configuration during a wireless device’s mobility. Incorporating Berggren’s teachings would reduce false wake-ups of wireless devices (see Berggren [0055]).
Claims 5-6 and 20-21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yang-Berggren as applied to claims 4 and 19 above, and further in view of Agiwal et al. (U.S. Patent Publication 2022/0132464).
Regarding claim 5, Yang-Berggren disclosed the invention, substantially as claimed, as described in the method of claim 4 above, but did not explicitly disclose “wherein the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to a size of the WUS cycle”.
However in a related art, Agiwal disclosed a UE receiving a PF/PO configuration and early paging indication configuration in system information (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S810) and determining the UE’s early paging indication occasions according to the UE’s PF/PO and received PF/PO configuration (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S830). The configuration includes a length of one wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasion in number of OFDM symbols, a number of wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions per slot, a number of slots carrying wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions, etc. (see Agiwal [0359]). In RRC idle/inactive mode UE monitors one paging occasion every DRX cycle and a PO is a set of ‘S’ PDCCH monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0098]). The SIB1 includes parameters for the number of paging occasions for a paging frame as well as the length of the default DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0108]). The monitoring occasions are determined based on configuration from the gNB (see Agiwal [0109]) and the set of wakeup signal monitoring occasions consists of S*X monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0361]). Index (i_s) indicates the index of the paging occasion signaled in terms of DRX cycle length, e.g., divided by a whole number (see Agiwal [0420]), T is the UE’s DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0101]), N is the total number of paging frames in the DRX cycle in terms of the cycle length (see Agiwal [0421]), Ns is the number of paging occasions for a paging frame (see Agiwal [0422]). Examiner notes that dividing by a whole number can be rewritten in multiplication form such that the factor is less than or equal to 1. Taking into consideration these variables, examiner notes that the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the WUS cycle size.
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang-Berggren and Agiwal to further clarify details about the WUS and paging signal configurations. Incorporating Agiwal’s teachings would further clarify how to configure DRX in order to reduce power consumption (see Agiwal [0098]).
Regarding claim 6, Yang-Berggren-Agiwal disclosed the method according to claim 5, wherein the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the size of the WUS cycle, comprising: the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is N = XxT, wherein T is the size of the WUS cycle, X is a linear correlation parameter, and X is less than or equal to 1 (Agiwal disclosed a UE receiving a PF/PO configuration and early paging indication configuration in system information (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S810) and determining the UE’s early paging indication occasions according to the UE’s PF/PO and received PF/PO configuration (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S830). The configuration includes a length of one wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasion in number of OFDM symbols, a number of wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions per slot, a number of slots carrying wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions, etc. (see Agiwal [0359]). In RRC idle/inactive mode UE monitors one paging occasion every DRX cycle and a PO is a set of ‘S’ PDCCH monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0098]). The SIB1 includes parameters for the number of paging occasions for a paging frame as well as the length of the default DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0108]). The monitoring occasions are determined based on configuration from the gNB (see Agiwal [0109]) and the set of wakeup signal monitoring occasions consists of S*X monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0361]). Index (i_s) indicates the index of the paging occasion signaled in terms of DRX cycle length, e.g., divided by a whole number (see Agiwal [0420]), T is the UE’s DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0101]), N is the total number of paging frames in the DRX cycle in terms of the cycle length (see Agiwal [0421]), Ns is the number of paging occasions for a paging frame (see Agiwal [0422]). Examiner notes that dividing by a whole number can be rewritten in multiplication form such that the factor is less than or equal to 1. Taking into consideration these variables, examiner notes that the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the WUS cycle size).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang-Berggren and Agiwal to further clarify details about the WUS and paging signal configurations. Incorporating Agiwal’s teachings would further clarify how to configure DRX in order to reduce power consumption (see Agiwal [0098]).
Regarding claim 20, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 5 above. With respect to claim 20, Yang-Berggren disclosed the invention, substantially as claimed, as described in the network device of claim 19 above, but did not explicitly disclose “wherein the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to a size of the WUS cycle.”
However in a related art, Agiwal disclosed a UE receiving a PF/PO configuration and early paging indication configuration in system information (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S810) and determining the UE’s early paging indication occasions according to the UE’s PF/PO and received PF/PO configuration (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S830). The configuration includes a length of one wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasion in number of OFDM symbols, a number of wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions per slot, a number of slots carrying wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions, etc. (see Agiwal [0359]). In RRC idle/inactive mode UE monitors one paging occasion every DRX cycle and a PO is a set of ‘S’ PDCCH monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0098]). The SIB1 includes parameters for the number of paging occasions for a paging frame as well as the length of the default DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0108]). The monitoring occasions are determined based on configuration from the gNB (see Agiwal [0109]) and the set of wakeup signal monitoring occasions consists of S*X monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0361]). Index (i_s) indicates the index of the paging occasion signaled in terms of DRX cycle length, e.g., divided by a whole number (see Agiwal [0420]), T is the UE’s DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0101]), N is the total number of paging frames in the DRX cycle in terms of the cycle length (see Agiwal [0421]), Ns is the number of paging occasions for a paging frame (see Agiwal [0422]). Examiner notes that dividing by a whole number can be rewritten in multiplication form such that the factor is less than or equal to 1. Taking into consideration these variables, examiner notes that the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the WUS cycle size.
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang-Berggren and Agiwal to further clarify details about the WUS and paging signal configurations. Incorporating Agiwal’s teachings would further clarify how to configure DRX in order to reduce power consumption (see Agiwal [0098]).
Regarding claim 21, the claim contains the limitations, substantially as claimed, as described in claim 6 above. Yang-Berggren-Agiwal disclosed, as recited in claim 21: The network device according to claim 20, wherein the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the size of the WUS cycle, comprising:
the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is N = XxT, wherein T is the size of the WUS cycle, X is a linear correlation parameter, and X is less than or equal to 1 (Agiwal disclosed a UE receiving a PF/PO configuration and early paging indication configuration in system information (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S810) and determining the UE’s early paging indication occasions according to the UE’s PF/PO and received PF/PO configuration (see Agiwal Fig. 8 #S830). The configuration includes a length of one wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasion in number of OFDM symbols, a number of wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions per slot, a number of slots carrying wakeup signal or early paging indication monitoring occasions, etc. (see Agiwal [0359]). In RRC idle/inactive mode UE monitors one paging occasion every DRX cycle and a PO is a set of ‘S’ PDCCH monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0098]). The SIB1 includes parameters for the number of paging occasions for a paging frame as well as the length of the default DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0108]). The monitoring occasions are determined based on configuration from the gNB (see Agiwal [0109]) and the set of wakeup signal monitoring occasions consists of S*X monitoring occasions (see Agiwal [0361]). Index (i_s) indicates the index of the paging occasion signaled in terms of DRX cycle length, e.g., divided by a whole number (see Agiwal [0420]), T is the UE’s DRX cycle (see Agiwal [0101]), N is the total number of paging frames in the DRX cycle in terms of the cycle length (see Agiwal [0421]), Ns is the number of paging occasions for a paging frame (see Agiwal [0422]). Examiner notes that dividing by a whole number can be rewritten in multiplication form such that the factor is less than or equal to 1. Taking into consideration these variables, examiner notes that the number of WUS occasions in one WUS cycle is linearly related to the WUS cycle size).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yang-Berggren and Agiwal to further clarify details about the WUS and paging signal configurations. Incorporating Agiwal’s teachings would further clarify how to configure DRX in order to reduce power consumption (see Agiwal [0098]).
Conclusion
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