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 statement (IDS) submitted on 10/2/24 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Objections
Claims 6-12, 14, and 19 are objected to because of the following informalities:
Regarding claim 6, on line 5, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “first”.
Regarding claim 7, on line 5, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “second”.
Regarding claim 8, on line 5, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “first”. Also, on line 7, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “number”. Also, on line 8, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “number”.
Regarding claim 9, on line 5, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “second”.
Regarding claim 10, on line 3, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the term “SSB”. Also, on line 4, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the term “SSB”.
Regarding claim 11, on line 3, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “number”. Also, on line 4, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the word “number”.
Regarding claim 12, on line 3, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the term “SSB”. Also, on line 4, it appears that the word “a” is missing before the term “SSB”.
Regarding claim 14, on line 3, it appears that the word “is” should instead be “are”.
Regarding claim 19, on line 19, it appears that the word “is” should instead be “are”. Also, on line 24, it appears that the word “is” should instead be “are”.
Appropriate correction is required.
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.
Claim 15 is 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 15 recites the limitation "the first specific bit of the second MAC CE" in lines 2-3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 15 also recites the limitation "the second specific bit of the second MAC CE" in lines 4-5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-14 and 16-19 are allowable over the prior art of record.
Claim 15 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 following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Regarding claim 1, the prior art of record generally teaches the reception of an RRC reconfiguration message as well as the reception of MAC CEs and related CSI reporting and CSI configurations (see e.g. paragraphs [0101], [0186], [0354], and [0672] of Zhou et al. (U.S. 2025/0380174)).
However, Zhou et al. as well as the other prior art of record fail to teach or suggest “wherein: the RRC reconfiguration message comprises a first Channel State Information (CSI) resource configuration list and one or more embedded RRC reconfiguration messages; each of the one or more embedded RRC reconfiguration messages comprises a special cell configuration and one or more secondary cell configurations; and the special cell configuration comprises a first CSI report configuration list, a second CSI report configuration list, and a second CSI resource configuration list” as well as “wherein the specific CSI report configuration is determined based on: the first CSI report configuration list in case of the first MAC CE for CSI report; and the second CSI report configuration list in case of the second MAC CE for CSI report” in combination with the other limitations of claim 1.
Regarding claims 2-14, 16, and 17, these claims are further limiting to claim 1 and are thus also allowable over the prior art of record.
Similar reasoning applies to corresponding “terminal” and “method by a base station” claims 18 and 19.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. References considered relevant to this application are listed in the attached “Notice of References Cited” (PTO-892).
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/MICHAEL J MOORE JR/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2467
