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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.
Claim(s) 1-3, 5-9, 11, 15 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Xu et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2024/0323997 A1) in view of LIAO et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2024/0188071 A1).
1, Xu teaches a method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station respective configuration information related to one or more configured grant (CG) configurations; receiving control information from the base station [par 0080, 0200, 0201, For a terminal, to reduce a data transmission delay, the terminal may listen to downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI) of a network device within each slot. The network device may send the CG resource to the terminal by using RRC signaling. For example, a cg-IntervalSlot field may be added to a configured grant configuration (ConfiguredGrantConfig) message in existing RRC signaling, to indicate a time domain interval within a CG cycle. After receiving a CG resource configuration in the RRC signaling, the terminal transmits the XR service based on the configured CG resource]
and transmission of a CG PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) is not performed on CG PUSCH resources for one or more CG configurations included in the specific duration and transmitting the CG PUSCH on CG PUSCH resources for the one or more CG configurations not included in the specific duration[par 0104, According to an existing CG resource configuration method network device configures a CG cycle to 16.67 ms based on the frame rate, and configures eight CG time domain resources within one CG cycle. It is assumed that the delay jitter of the terminal within the historical time period falls within the large range, for example, [−6 ms, 6 ms]. When arriving at a moment T+5, the XR service already misses a time domain resource allocated within a current CG cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next CG cycle. This increases the delay of transmitting the XR service]
Xu fail to show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration.
In an analogous art LIAO show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration [par 0019, 0159, where the DCI includes the information about the quantity X of the CGs in the first CG period. the DCI includes information about a reference offset o of a start location of a CG in the second CG period].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu and LIAO because an SPS/CG period can better match an XR service that arrives periodically based on a frame rate, thereby effectively reducing a transmission delay of the XR service and improving system performance. [LIAO, par 0005]
2, Xu and LIAO demonstrate the method of claim 1, wherein the information on the specific duration includes a start time and a length of the specific duration [Xu, par 0102, According to an existing CG resource configuration method, the network device configures an effective cycle (a CG cycle for short) of the CG resource to 16.67 ms based on the frame rate, and configures eight CG time domain resources within one CG cycle. It is assumed that the delay jitter of the terminal within the historical time period falls within the small range, for example, [−1 ms, 1 ms]],
and wherein the start time and the length are indicated in units of CG PUSCH resources or slots [par 0090, 0110, A MAC entity of the terminal determines, based on the parameter of the CG resource, a slot or a symbol that is of the CG resource and that is cyclically effective, and transmits uplink data, namely, a physical uplink shared channel (physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH), within the effective slot or symbol].
3, Xu and LIAO conveys the method of claim 1, Xu fail to show wherein the specific duration is configured periodically or aperiodically.
In an analogous art LIAO show wherein the specific duration is configured periodically or aperiodically [par 0007, The method can better match a transmission service that arrives periodically based on a frame rate, thereby effectively reducing a transmission delay of this type of service and improving system performance].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu and LIAO because an SPS/CG period can better match an XR service that arrives periodically based on a frame rate, thereby effectively reducing a transmission delay of the XR service and improving system performance. [LIAO, par 0005]
5, Xu and LIAO disclose the method of claim 1, wherein the control information is a MAC (medium access control) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI) [Xu par 0091, After transmission of a service data is completed, the network device sends DCI to the terminal, where the DCI is for deactivating a CG configuration and releasing the CG resource].
6, Xu and LIAO provides the method of claim 1, wherein the specific duration is not included in a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time [XU par 0099, To be specific, it is assumed that the value range of the delay jitter is [−4 ms, 4 ms]. When arriving at the moment T+6, the XR service already misses monitoring duration of a current DRX cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next DRX cycle. This increases a delay of transmitting the XR service]
7, Xu and LIAO conveys the method of claim 6, wherein the CG PUSCH is transmitted only in CG PUSCH resources for the one or more CG configurations included in the DRX active time [Xu, fig 10, par 0087, Step 3: A MAC entity of the terminal determines, based on the parameter of the CG resource, a slot or a symbol that is of the CG resource and that is cyclically effective, and transmits uplink data, namely, a physical uplink shared channel (physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH), within the effective slot or symbol].
8, Xu and LIAO create the method of claim 6, wherein the CG PUSCH is not transmitted in CG PUSCH resources for the one or more CG configurations that are not included in the DRX active time [Xu, par 0104, When arriving at a moment T+5, the XR service already misses a time domain resource allocated within a current CG cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next CG cycle. This increases the delay of transmitting the XR service].
9, Xu and LIAO provide the method of claim 1, wherein the CG PUSCH resources in which the CG PUSCH is not transmitted are shifted in a time domain, and the CG PUSCH is transmitted in the shifted CG PUSCH resources [Xu par 0105, According to an existing CG resource configuration method, the network device configures a CG cycle to 16.67 ms based on the frame rate, and configures eight CG time domain resources within one CG cycle. It is assumed that the delay jitter of the terminal within the historical time period falls within the large range, for example, [−6 ms, 6 ms]. When arriving at a moment T+5, the XR service already misses a time domain resource allocated within a current CG cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next CG cycle. This increases the delay of transmitting the XR service].
11, Xu provides a user equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system,
the UE comprising: at least one transceiver for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal [par 0130, The terminal in embodiments of this application may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a VR terminal, an AR terminal, an MR terminal, an XR terminal, a holographic display terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in self-driving (self-driving), another processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal in a 5G network, a terminal in a future evolved network, or the like];
and at least one processor for controlling the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor configured to: receive, from a base station respective configuration information related to one or more configured grant (CG) configurations;
receive control information from the base station[par 0080, 0200, 0201, For a terminal, to reduce a data transmission delay, the terminal may listen to downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI) of a network device within each slot. The network device may send the CG resource to the terminal by using RRC signaling. For example, a cg-IntervalSlot field may be added to a configured grant configuration (ConfiguredGrantConfig) message in existing RRC signaling, to indicate a time domain interval within a CG cycle. After receiving a CG resource configuration in the RRC signaling, the terminal transmits the XR service based on the configured CG resource],
and transmission of a CG PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) is not performed on CG PUSCH resources for one or more CG configurations included in the specific duration; and transmit the CG PUSCH on CG PUSCH resources for the one or more CG configurations not included in the specific duration [par 0104, According to an existing CG resource configuration method network device configures a CG cycle to 16.67 ms based on the frame rate, and configures eight CG time domain resources within one CG cycle. It is assumed that the delay jitter of the terminal within the historical time period falls within the large range, for example, [−6 ms, 6 ms]. When arriving at a moment T+5, the XR service already misses a time domain resource allocated within a current CG cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next CG cycle. This increases the delay of transmitting the XR service]
Xu fail to show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration.
In an analogous art LIAO show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration [par 0019, 0159, where the DCI includes the information about the quantity X of the CGs in the first CG period. the DCI includes information about a reference offset o of a start location of a CG in the second CG period].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu and LIAO because an SPS/CG period can better match an XR service that arrives periodically based on a frame rate, thereby effectively reducing a transmission delay of the XR service and improving system performance. [LIAO, par 0005]
15, Xu display a base station operating in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: at least one transceiver for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal [par 0132, The network device in embodiments of this application may be any device with a wireless transceiver function. The device includes but is not limited to an evolved NodeB (evolved NodeB, eNB), a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a NodeB (NodeB, NB), a base station controller (base station controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), a home base station (for example, a home evolved NodeB];
and at least one processor for controlling the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor configured to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE), respective configuration information related to one or more configured grant (CG) configurations;
transmit control information to the UE[par 0080, 0200, 0201, For a terminal, to reduce a data transmission delay, the terminal may listen to downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI) of a network device within each slot. The network device may send the CG resource to the terminal by using RRC signaling. For example, a cg-IntervalSlot field may be added to a configured grant configuration (ConfiguredGrantConfig) message in existing RRC signaling, to indicate a time domain interval within a CG cycle. After receiving a CG resource configuration in the RRC signaling, the terminal transmits the XR service based on the configured CG resource],
and transmission of a CG PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) is not received on CG PUSCH resources for one or more CG configurations included in the specific duration; and receive the CG PUSCH on CG PUSCH resources for the one or more CG configurations not included in the specific duration [par 0104, According to an existing CG resource configuration method network device configures a CG cycle to 16.67 ms based on the frame rate, and configures eight CG time domain resources within one CG cycle. It is assumed that the delay jitter of the terminal within the historical time period falls within the large range, for example, [−6 ms, 6 ms]. When arriving at a moment T+5, the XR service already misses a time domain resource allocated within a current CG cycle. Data can be transmitted only within a next CG cycle. This increases the delay of transmitting the XR service]
Xu fail to show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration.
In an analogous art LIAO show wherein the control information includes information on a specific duration [par 0019, 0159, where the DCI includes the information about the quantity X of the CGs in the first CG period. the DCI includes information about a reference offset o of a start location of a CG in the second CG period].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu and LIAO because an SPS/CG period can better match an XR service that arrives periodically based on a frame rate, thereby effectively reducing a transmission delay of the XR service and improving system performance. [LIAO, par 0005]
4. Claim(s) 4, 10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Xu et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2024/0323997 A1) in view of LIAO et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2024/0188071 A1) in further view of MOON et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2023/0254850 A1)
4, Xu and LIAO describes the method of claim 1, XU and LIAO fail to show wherein the information on the specific duration is valid only for a predetermined time immediately after the control information is received or immediately after an ACK (acknowledgement) for the control information is transmitted.
In an analogous art MOON show wherein the information on the specific duration is valid only for a predetermined time immediately after the control information is received or immediately after an ACK (acknowledgement) for the control information is transmitted [abstract, par 0127, receiving, from the base station, first DCI; activating a first CG occasion and a second CG occasion among the plurality of CG occasions based on indication information included in the first DCI];
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu, LIAO and MOON because uplink transmissions can be efficiently performed, and performance of the communication system can be improved. [Moon par 00025]
10, Xu and LIAO discloses the method of claim 1, XU and LIAO fail to show wherein the specific duration is a non-active duration.
In an analogous art MOON show wherein the specific duration is a non-active duration [par 0226, the CG configuration or CG occasion configured in the terminal may be dynamically activated or released (or deactivated). For example, the base station may instruct the terminal to activate a specific CG configuration or a specific CG occasion or to release a specific CG configuration or a specific CG occasion through DCI].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of Xu, LIAO, and MOON because uplink transmissions can be efficiently performed, and performance of the communication system can be improved. [Moon par 00025]
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