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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 February 13, 2025 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Specification
The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification.
Claim Objections
Claims 8-12 are objected to because of the following informalities:
Regarding claim 8 line 4, the limitation “time requirement” should be replaced with ---timer requirement---. Appropriate correction is required.
Claims 9-12 depend on claim and are objected to for the same reason as claim 8.
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.
Claims 8-12 are 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.
Regarding claim 8 line 7, the limitation “make less often of the CSI reporting” is vague and indefinite. The limitation “less often” is a relative term but the claim fails to make clear what the limitation “less often” is relative to.
Claims 9-12 depend on claim and are rejected for the same reason as claim 8.
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 (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 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)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-7 and 13-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by U.S. Pub. No. 2025/0088241 (hereinafter “Elshafie”).
Elshafie discloses, teaches, or suggests:
regarding claims 1, 15, and 16, a method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and a baseband chipset, the method, the UE, and the baseband chipset (see at least paragraphs 114-115 and 160, UE) comprising:
a transceiver comprising a main radio and a low power radio (see at least Fig. 6A, Fig. 13, and paragraphs 115 and 196, communication interface 130 may perform or facilitate receipt and/or transmission of wired or wireless communications using wired and/or wireless transceivers, where the UE can include a low-power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) and a main radio (MR));
at least one memory (see at least Fig. 13 and paragraphs 191-193, memory 1315); and
at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to (see at least Fig. 13 and paragraphs 191-193, processing unit 1310 coupled to the memory 1315 and communication interface 1340):
in response to configuring the low power radio for use as a low-power wake-up radio of the transceiver (see at least paragraphs 118, 160, and 161, the first network entity (i.e., a UE) receives, using a low-power (LP) wake-up receiver (WUR) of the first network entity, a low-power signal indicative of configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report of the first network entity):
initiate monitoring of a downlink from a network equipment for a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) using the low power radio (see at least paragraphs 118, 160, and 161, the LP-WUR can monitor for a LP-WUS transmitted by a base station or a gNB in a downlink on a LP-WUS monitoring occasion);
receive a wake-up indication within the LP-WUS (see at least paragraphs 161-168, receiving a low-power signal indicative of configuration information for a CSI report, where the UE may receive a CSI-RS using the LP-WUR);
identify from the wake-up indication whether the main radio (MR) needs to be woken up (see at least paragraphs 165 and 168-169, the configuration information can indicate the LP-WUR as the configured receiver or the configuration information indicates the MR as the configured receiver); and
identify from the LP-WUS whether channel state information needs to be reported based at least on one or more channel state information reporting conditions and/or configuration (see at least paragraphs 158, 159, and 170, the timing of sending the CSI report can be determined based on the LP-WUS and/or the CSI configuration information indicated by the LP-WUS);
regarding claim 2, the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:
in response to identifying that the at least one channel state information (CSI) transmit condition is satisfied (see at least paragraph 169, the configuration information indicates the MR as the configured receiver):
wake up the main radio to measure reference signals on the downlink (see at least paragraphs 48, 122-125, and 169, the MR of the UE wakes up and continuously monitor PDCCH for the entire DRX on-duration);
generate a CSI report based on measurement of the reference signals (see at least paragraphs 48 and 147, generated CSI report from the UE MR); and
transmit the CSI report to the network equipment (see at least paragraphs 48 and 147, the UE transmits the CSI report to the gNB or base station);
regarding claim 3, the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to: determine a next CSI reporting occasion associated with the main radio; and transmit the CSI report during the next CSI reporting occasion using the main radio (see at least paragraphs 130, 147, and 157-159, the transmission time of the CSI report can be configured as a transmission time responsive to the network entity, where the transmission time for the CSI report can be based on the particular CSI-RS that is used and/or based on whether the LP-WUS configures the UE LP-WUR or the UE MR as the configured receiver for the receiving the CSI-RS);
regarding claim 4, in response to the UE entering into an LP-WUS configuration, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to determine whether to report or not report the channel state information (CSI) based on whether the LP-WUS was received or not (see at least paragraphs 127-128, a UE can receive a low-power signal to skip or transmit an upcoming CSI report occasion);
regarding claim 5, in response to the UE entering into an LP-WUS configuration, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to determine whether to report or not report the channel state information (CSI) based on a parameter contained within the LP-WUS configuration (see at least paragraph 46, the LP-WUS may be indicative of a cancellation of transmitting the corresponding CSI report);
regarding claim 6, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to wake up the main radio for CSI reporting based on the parameter contained within the LP-WUS configuration being set to one of true/false (see at least paragraphs 44-48, the configuration information can indicate whether the UE is to utilize the LP-WUR or the MR to perform CSI measurement and CSI reporting, where the configuration indication by the LP-WUS can cause the LP-WUS to trigger the MR of the UE to exit the deep sleep state);
the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to not wake up the main radio for CSI reporting based on the parameter contained within the LP-WUS configuration being set to the other false/true (see at least paragraphs 44-48, the configuration information can indicate whether the UE is to utilize the LP-WUR or the MR to perform CSI measurement and CSI reporting, where the configuration indication by the LP-WUS can cause the LP-WUS to trigger the MR of the UE to exit the deep sleep state); and
the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to not wake up the main radio for CSI reporting based on omission of CSI reporting parameters in the LP-WUS configuration (see at least paragraph 119, based on not receiving a LP-WUS, the LP-WUR may take no action and can allow the MR to remain in ultra-deep sleep state);
regarding claim 7, an LP-WUS configuration enables waking up the main radio for CSI reporting based on an indication within a received LP-WUS, and the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to, in response to receipt of the received LP-WUS, parse the received LP-WUS for a parameter indicating whether to wake up or not to wake up the main radio for CSI reporting (see at least paragraphs 44-48, the configuration information can indicate whether the UE is to utilize the LP-WUR or the MR to perform CSI measurement and CSI reporting, where the configuration indication by the LP-WUS can cause the LP-WUS to trigger the MR of the UE to exit the deep sleep state);
regarding claim 13, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to determine, based on an indication in the low-power wake-up signal, whether an occasion of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is to be monitored by waking up the main radio (see at least paragraphs 48, 122-125, and 169, the LP-WUS can include configuration information that causes the LP-WUR to wake the MR of the UE, where the MR of the UE wakes up and continuously monitor PDCCH for the entire DRX on-duration), wherein restriction of monitoring the PDCCH implicitly indicates a restriction of CSI reporting on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) to slots corresponding to PDCCH monitoring (see at least paragraphs 45-46 and 122-125, the DCI format 2_6 transmission is indicative of whether the UE should skip the upcoming DRX on-duration, which restricts CSI reporting on PUCCH or PUSCH due to the CSI report transmission being within the skipped DRX on-duration);
regarding claim 14, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: determine, based on an indication in the low-power wake-up signal, an occasion of the PDCCH that is not to be monitored and explicitly whether CSI reporting on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) to slots corresponding to PDCCH monitoring are explicitly to be skipped or are allowed; and determine, based on the low-power wake-up signal, a number of occasions of channel state information (CSI) reporting on the PUCCH or PUSCH that are explicitly to be skipped (see at least paragraphs 45-46 and 122-125, the DCI format 2_6 transmission is indicative of whether the UE should skip the upcoming DRX on-duration, which restricts CSI reporting on PUCCH or PUSCH due to the CSI report transmission being within the skipped DRX on-duration, where the number of occasions of CSI reporting to be skipped corresponds to the upcoming DRX on-duration); and
regarding claim 17, configuring the transceiver of the UE to use the low-power wake-up radio with the main radio in a sleep mode (see at least paragraphs 115-119, the LP-WUR is implemented as a companion receiver off the MR and is configured to process LP-WUSs while the MR remains in a deep sleep state);
receiving a LP-WUS configuration associated with activation of the low-power wake-up radio to monitor for low-power wake-up signals and an indication provided within a received LP-WUS (see at least paragraphs 127-131, 168, and 170, the configuration information can indicate the LP-WUR as the configured receiver); and
in response to identifying that the channel state information transmit condition is not satisfied, continuing monitoring the downlink for the LP-WUS using the low power wake-up radio (see at least paragraphs 168 and 170, the LP-WUR is the configured receiver for the CSI-RS based on relatively good channel conditions of a link between the first network entity and the second network entity).
Elshafie discloses, teaches, or suggests:
regarding claim 18, a base station for wireless communication, the base station comprising:
at least one memory (see at least Fig. 13 and paragraphs 191-193, memory 1315); and
at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory, and configured to cause the base station to (see at least Fig. 13 and paragraphs 191-193, processing unit 1310 coupled to the memory 1315 and communication interface 1340):
connect to a user equipment (UE) having a low-power wake-up radio and a main radio (see at least Fig. 2, Fig. 6A, and paragraph 115, a base station is connected to a UE, where the UE can included a low-power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) and a main radio (MR));
configure the UE to monitor for a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), using the low power radio, to wake up the main radio (see at least paragraphs 115-116, the LP-WUR may be configured to perform continuous monitoring for a LP-WUS using the LP-WUR to wake the MR of the UE); and
configure the UE with at least one channel state information transmit condition (see at least paragraphs 158, 159, and 170, the timing of sending the CSI report can be determined based on the LP-WUS and/or the CSI configuration information indicated by the LP-WUS);
regarding claim 19, the at least one processor configures the base station equipment to:
receive user equipment assistance information associated with the user equipment, the user equipment assistance information comprising at least one of stored power state of the user equipment, a mobility rate of the user equipment, and power coverage with the user equipment (see at least paragraphs 139-141, the UE can transmit LP-WUR capability information to the base station or gNB, where the LP-WUR capability information can be indicative of a capability of the LP-WUR to store the one or more measurements of the CSI-RS); and
compare the user equipment assistance information to a corresponding one or more criterion threshold of at least one criterion to determine whether the user equipment satisfies the at least one criterion for reduced reporting of channel state information (see at least paragraphs 139-141, the UE can transmit LP-WUR capability information to the base station or gNB, where the LP-WUR capability information can be indicative of a capability of the LP-WUR to store the one or more measurements of the CSI-RS, where the use of the UE LP-WUR or the UE MR to perform CSI measurement and reporting tasks can be determined based on the UE LP-WUR capability information); and
regarding claim 20, the at least one processor configures the base station to communicate the indication to the user equipment to skip at least one occurrence of transmitting the channel state information report using a Boolean flag set to one of true/false and to communicate an indication to the user equipment to transmit the channel state information report using the Boolean flag set to the other one of false/true (see at least paragraphs 127-128, a UE can receive, from the base station, a low-power signal to skip or transmit an upcoming CSI report occasion).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 8-12 are currently rejected but would be allowable if rewritten 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 and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0314749 (Sarkis et al.) – compression of group wake-up signal.
U.S. Pub. No. 2024/0381150 (Xu et al.) – coordination of low power wake-up radio and a main radio for radio resource management measurement.
U.S. Pub. No. 2026/0173030 (Zhang et al.) – paging with CSI reporting for sensing.
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/PAO SINKANTARAKORN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2409 08/20/2026
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