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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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Claims 1, 4, 6 and 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et al (US 2019/0182736 A1) in view of Shapira (US 2013/0010719 A1).
Claim 1 (similarly Claim 6). Jung shows a communication apparatus (figs. 1, 2 and 3: AP 200), comprising: circuitry (fig. 1: processor 210), which in operation, generates a first beacon signal including a first SSID (Service Set Identifier) ([0088]: as the wireless LAN service profile for the first frequency band identified by a first SSID, a first OUI value contained in the management frame such as the beacon or probe response received in the first frequency band may be stored) and a second beacon signal including a second SSID ([0088]: the terminal, which does not store the second wireless LAN service profile for the second frequency band identified by the second SSID (namely, which does not have a history of accessing the second frequency band), is able to check a second OUI value contained in the management frame such as the beacon or prove response received in the second frequency band while being connected to the first frequency band); and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits the first beacon signal on a first frequency band and the second beacon signal on a second frequency band ([0063]: the AP periodically transmits the beacon frame, and in the independent BSS, the STAs within the independent BSS alternatively transmit the beacon frames… when receiving the beacon frame, the STA performing scanning stores information on the BSS, which is contained in the beacon frame, and records information on the beacon frame on each channel by shifting to other channels… the STA receiving the beacon frame stores the BSS-related information contained in the received beacon frame and after shifting to a subsequent channel performs scanning on the subsequent channel with the same method; [0080]: the AP provides the wireless LAN service in the first and second frequency bands; [0081]: the terminal may determine whether the AP providing the wireless LAN service in the second frequency band is the same as the AP providing the wireless LAN service in the first frequency band to which the terminal is currently connected – the AP transmits beacons on the first and second frequency bands), wherein a same number is configured between the first SSID and the second SSID ([0088]: when the first OUI value is the same as the second OUI value, the terminal determines that the AP providing the wireless LAN service in the first frequency band is the same as the AP providing the wireless LAN service in the second frequency band (namely, the AP providing a service set identified by the first SSID is the same as the AP providing a service set identified by the second SSID)).Jung does not expressly further describe wherein the same number is a number used for a communication with multiple bands.Shapira teaches feature of a same number being configured between a first SSID and a second SSID wherein the same number is a number used for a communication with multiple bands ([0003] – [0006]: a concurrent dual band AP is more common than a concurrent dual band client… even if it is dual band capable, would be configured to work in one of the two bands… high QoS streams, like high definition (HD) video, would be carried in the 5 GHz band, while streams with less priority, like file transfer, would be carried in the 2.4 MHz band… a concurrent dual band AP may use the same service set identifier (SSID) and/or basic service set identification (BSSID) in both bands; [0039]: notifying the client by the multi-channel access point, that the multi-channel access point is operating in the first channel and in the at least one other channel concurrently; [0057]: a basic service set (BSS) of a multi-band wireless communication system works concurrently in a plurality of channels, for example, one in each band; [0074]: by setting a concurrent dual-band bit, AP may indicate that AP already has an operating BSS at the new band/channel).It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to implement the “same number for multiple bands communication” feature as taught by Shapira to the first and second SSIDs configuration of Jung to avoid crowding with a variety of networks and interference sources.
Claim 4 (similarly claim 9). Jung, modified by Shapira, shows the communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first data signal is transmitted in the first frequency band (Jung, [0079]: in the same AP, the SSID of the first wireless LAN service profile provided in the 5 GHz frequency band may be olleh_GiGA_WiFi xxxx… the wireless LAN service in the 5 GHz frequency band provide higher data rate, the user terminal stores the 5 GHz wireless LAN service profile and connects to the first wireless LAN service in the 5 GHz frequency band) and a second data signal is transmitted in the second frequency band (Jung, [0079]: the SSID of the second wireless LAN service profile provided in the 2.4 GHz frequency band may be olleh_WiFi_xxxx).
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Claims 3, 5, 8 and 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et al in view of Shapira and in further view of Guo et al (US 2021/0266904 A1).
Claim 3 (similarly claim 8). Jung, modified by Shapira, shows the communication apparatus according to claim 1; Jung does not very expressly describe wherein the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal include information on a communication with multiple bands.Guo teaches feature of beacon signals include information on a communication on multiple bands ([0178]: if the AP supports multi-band aggregation transmission, the bandwidth indication information may be carried in the sent beacon frame, and the bandwidth indication information includes bandwidth indication information for a plurality of bands).It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to implement the multiple bands information feature as taught by Guo in the beacon signals information of Jung, modified by Shapira, to facilitate band indication in a multi-band aggregation scenario and improve resource utilization efficiency.
Claim 5 (similarly claim 10). Jung, modified by Shapira, shows the communication apparatus according to claim 4; Jung does not expressly describe wherein at least one of the first data signal and the second data signal is a signal with a multiple bands.Guo teaches feature of data signal being a signal with multiple bands ([0151]: when a device is equipped with a plurality of pieces of radio (radio), spectrum resources of a plurality of bands may be simultaneously used for data transmission… when the device has a high-bandwidth transmission capability, spectrum resources of a plurality of bands (generally two adjacent bands) may be aggregated at the same time for transmission; [0178]: if the AP supports multi-band aggregation transmission, the bandwidth indication information may be carried in the sent beacon frame, and the bandwidth indication information includes bandwidth indication information for a plurality of bands wherein the plurality of bands may be specifically two bands or three bands).It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to implement the multiple bands data signal feature as taught by Guo in the first and/or second data signals information of Jung, modified by Shapira, to facilitate band indication in a multi-band aggregation scenario and improve resource utilization efficiency.
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Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 1 and 6 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument – please refer to Shapira.
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Conclusion
The prior art made of record is considered pertinent to applicant’s disclosure.
Killadi et al, US 2020/0037335 A1: a computing network that provides for data communication and interaction between computing devices across the computing network which utilizing a first and second radio in different, non-overlapping, portions of a same frequency band a prioritized SSID to be transmitted by the first radio and a second SSID of a non-prioritized data zone of a plurality of non-prioritized data zones to be transmitted by the second radio may be transmitted simultaneously by a access point.
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