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 .
Preliminary Amendment
Claims 1-52 have been canceled. Claims 53-72 are pending for examination.
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.
Claim(s) [ 1 ] is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable Guo et al. Pub. No.: US 20210306910 (Hereinafter “Guo”) in view of Guo et al. Pub. No.: US 20210306910 (Hereinafter “Guo”).
Regarding Claim 53, Guo discloses a method of controlling wireless transmissions in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless communication device (see paragraph [0189]) and comprising:
during ongoing communication of data in the wireless communication system, sending a first wireless transmission indicating a change of a need to communicate data that is subject to a latency requirement (see paragraph [0189]), wherein the first wireless transmission comprises information about the data subject to the latency requirement (see paragraphs [0047, 0181, 0212]); and
in response to sending the first wireless transmission, communicating the data subject to the latency requirement in a second wireless transmission (see paragraph [0181]).
Regarding Claim 54, Guo discloses the method as discussed in the rejection of claim 53. Guo further discloses wherein the information about the data subject to the latency requirement comprises one or more of the following: a traffic type identifier for the data; an indication whether the data is to be communicated from the wireless communication device or to be communicated to the wireless communication device; an indication of an urgency level for communicating the data; and an indication of resources requested for communicating the data (see paragraphs [0047, 0181, 0212]);
55. The method of claim 53, wherein the first wireless transmission is adapted according to one or more of the following: to allow overlaying of the first wireless transmission on one or more other wireless transmissions; to fit into time gaps between the other wireless transmissions; and to fit into frequency gaps left unoccupied by the other wireless transmissions.
56. The method of claim 53, wherein the first wireless transmission is based on a frame structure consisting only of a preamble portion.
57. The method of claim 53, further comprising receiving a response to the first wireless transmission, wherein the response includes or indicates one or more of the following: that the latency requirement can or cannot be met; resources for the second wireless transmission; one or more parameters to be used for the second wireless transmission; and one or more parameters to be used for further wireless transmission from the wireless communication device.
58. The method of claim 53, wherein the wireless communication device is a non-access point station and sends the first wireless transmission to one of the following: an access point station, or a further non-access point station.
59. The method of claim 53, wherein the wireless communication device is an access point station and sends the first wireless transmission to one of the following: a further access point station, or a non-access point station.
60. A method of controlling wireless transmissions in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless communication device and comprising: during ongoing communication of data in the wireless communication system, receiving a first wireless transmission from a further wireless communication device, wherein: the first wireless transmission indicates a change of a need for the further wireless communication device to communicate data subject to a latency requirement, and the first wireless transmission comprises information about the data subject to the latency requirement; and based on the first wireless transmission, adapting communication of the data subject to the latency requirement in a second wireless transmission.
61. The method of claim 60, wherein adapting communication of the data subject to the latency requirement in a second wireless transmission comprises one or more of the following: reallocation of communication resources, stopping one or more other wireless transmissions, and. prioritizing the second wireless transmission over the other wireless transmissions.
62. The method of claim 60, wherein the information about the data subject to the latency requirement comprises one or more of the following: a traffic type identifier for the data; an indication whether the data is to be communicated from the wireless communication device or to be communicated to the wireless communication device; an indication of an urgency level for communicating the data; and an indication of resources requested for communicating the data.
63. The method of claim 60, wherein the first wireless transmission is adapted according to one or more of the following: to allow overlaying of the first wireless transmission on one or more other wireless transmissions; to fit into time gaps between the other wireless transmissions; and to fit into frequency gaps left unoccupied by the other wireless transmissions.
64. The method of claim 60, wherein the first wireless transmission is based on a frame structure consisting only of a preamble portion
65. The method of claim 60, further comprising sending a response to the first wireless transmission, wherein the response includes or indicates one or more of the following: that the latency requirement can or cannot be met; resources for the second wireless transmission; one or more parameters to be used for the second wireless transmission; and one or more parameters to be used for further wireless transmission from the wireless communication device.
66. The method of claim 60, wherein the wireless communication device is an access point station and the further wireless communication device is one of the following: a non-access point station, and a further access point station.
67. The method of claim 60, wherein the wireless communication device is a non-access point station and the further wireless communication device is one of the following: an access point station, or a further non-access point station.
68. A wireless communication device configured for operation in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication device comprising: at least one processor, and a memory containing program code executable by the at least one processor, wherein execution of the program code by the at least one processor causes the wireless communication device to: during ongoing communication of data in the wireless communication system, send a first wireless transmission indicating a change of a need to communicate data that is subject to a latency requirement, wherein the first wireless transmission comprises information about the data subject to the latency requirement; and in response to sending the first wireless transmission, communicate the data subject to the latency requirement in a second wireless transmission.
69. The wireless communication device of claim 68, wherein the information about the data subject to the latency requirement comprises one or more of the following: a traffic type identifier for the data; an indication whether the data is to be communicated from the wireless communication device or to be communicated to the wireless communication device; an indication of an urgency level for communicating the data; and an indication of resources requested for communicating the data.
70. The wireless communication device of claim 68, wherein execution of the program code by the at least one processor further causes the wireless communication device to receive a response to the first wireless transmission, wherein the response includes or indicates one or more of the following: that the latency requirement can or cannot be met; resources for the second wireless transmission; one or more parameters to be used for the second wireless transmission; and one or more parameters to be used for further wireless transmission from the wireless communication device.
71. A wireless communication device configured for operation in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication device comprising: at least one processor, and a memory containing program code executable by the at least one processor, wherein execution of the program code by the at least one processor causes the wireless communication device to: during ongoing communication of data in the wireless communication system, receive a first wireless transmission from a further wireless communication device, wherein: the first wireless transmission indicates a change of a need for the further wireless communication device to communicate data subject to a latency requirement, and the first wireless transmission comprises information about the data subject to the latency requirement; and based on the first wireless transmission, adapt communication of the data subject to the latency requirement in a second wireless transmission.
72. The wireless communication device of claim 71, wherein the information about the data subject to the latency requirement comprises one or more of the following: a traffic type identifier for the data; an indication whether the data is to be communicated from the wireless communication device or to be communicated to the wireless communication device; an indication of an urgency level for communicating the data; and an indication of resources requested for communicating the data.
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