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
The information disclosure statements (IDS) were submitted on 10/15/2024 and 07/06/2026. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statements are being considered by the examiner.
Specification
The abstract of the disclosure is objected to because of following informalities:
The abstract of the disclosure is objected to because it contains the phrase, “one aspect of the present disclosure” (lines 1 and 8), which can be implied. See MPEP § 608.01(b):
It should avoid using phrases which can be implied, such as, "The disclosure concerns," "The disclosure defined by this invention," "The disclosure describes," etc.
The abstract contains phrases, “it is possible to … ” (line 8) which refer to purported merits of the invention. See MPEP § 608.01(b).
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. The following title is suggested: “Power control for each panel in UL power control in multi-panel simultaneous transmissions”.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Objections
Claim 10 is objected to because of the following informality:
Claim 10 recites, “A system comprising a terminal and a base station,“. For clarity and placing the claim into a proper machine claim, it is suggested to replace it with “A system comprising: a terminal; a base station,” so that the aforementioned list of devices, comprised by the system, which are performing these actions/steps (see MPEP 2106.03, section 1; MPEP 2173.05(p), section II).
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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 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 the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 7-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Cozzo et al (US Publication No. 2022/0086772 A1)1.
Regarding claim 10, Cozzo discloses, a system comprising a terminal and a base station [FIGS. 1 and 15; their related descriptions; ¶0041-0042, a system comprising a UE 111 and a base station 103], wherein the base station [FIGS. 1 and 15; their related descriptions; ¶0041-0042, the base station 103] comprises:
a processor [FIG. 2; ¶0048, processor 225] that determines, for the terminal, a configuration regarding uplink (UL) transmission power for each panel for multi-panel simultaneous UL transmission [FIG. 15; its related descriptions; ¶0173, in step 1510, a UE (such as the UE 116) UE is configured by higher layers for operation on multiple cells and to transmit with multiple spatial settings; further see ¶0177, a gNB can configure by higher layers to the UE a prioritization of power allocation; further see ¶0170, when a UE is configured for operation on one or more cells and the UE can transmit simultaneously with different spatial settings on different cells ; note that the gNB determines configuration of higher layers regarding PUSCH transmission power for each panel for multi-panel simultaneous UL transmission] so that the UL transmission power for each panel does not exceed maximum transmission power [FIG. 15; its related descriptions; ¶0173, in step 1520, the UE determines a first power for each transmission with a spatial setting based on a required power for the scheduled or configured transmission and a configured maximum power for the spatial setting. In step 1530, the UE determines a second power for each transmission based on the determined first powers subject to a configured maximum power for all transmissions across all spatial settings; further see ¶0167 and 0170]; and
a transmitter [FIG. 2; ¶0049, RF transceiver 210] that transmits, to the terminal, the configuration regarding the UL transmission power for each panel [see ¶0173 and ¶0177 above, note that the gNB is required to transmit the higher layer signals to configure the UE], and the terminal FIGS. 1 and 15; their related descriptions; ¶0041-0042, UE 111] comprises:
a processor [FIG. 3; ¶0057, processor 340] that assumes that the UL transmission power for each panel configured by the base station does not exceed the maximum transmission power [FIG. 15; its related descriptions; ¶0173, in step 1520, the UE determines a first power for each transmission with a spatial setting based on a required power for the scheduled or configured transmission and a configured maximum power for the spatial setting. In step 1530, the UE determines a second power for each transmission based on the determined first powers subject to a configured maximum power for all transmissions across all spatial settings; further see ¶0167 and 0170; note that it means that the UL first power and second power of the UE does not exceed its configured maximum power].
Regarding claim 7, claim 7 recites similar features to claim 10 without additional features. Thus, claim 7 is rejected at least based on a similar rationale applied to claim 10.
Regarding claim 8, claim 8 recites similar features to claim 10 without additional features. Thus, claim 8 is rejected at least based on a similar rationale applied to claim 10.
Regarding claim 9, claim 9 recites similar features to claim 10 without additional features. Thus, claim 9 is rejected at least based on a similar rationale applied to claim 10.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon are considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Zhang et al (US Publication No. 2023/0300832 A1) [¶0028 and 0166]
Guo et al (US Publication No. 2025/0031209 A1) [¶0124 and 0129]
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/SUN JONG KIM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2469
1 Cozzo was cited in an IDS by the applicant.
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