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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim31-50 of U.S. Patent No. 12193059. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because perform measurements of parameters and used the results to adjust the transmission parameters for the sidelink communication adding new degrees of specificity from the broader device-to-device notation used in the parent.
Instant Applicant 18948221
Parent 18541248, US PAT.12193059
Regarding claim 1. A method for communication, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pool for a user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; measuring at least one metric associated with the resource pool; and adjusting, based on the measurement of the at least one metric, at least one transmission parameter for a sidelink communication.
Claim 31. A method for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pools pool for a user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pools are pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; and receiving, from the base station, an indication of at least one metric for measurement of D2D transmissions, on the at least one sub-channel and the resource pool, for adjustment of at least one transmissionparameter
Regarding claim 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to sidelink communication.
Claim 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to D2D communication.
Regarding claim 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is in response to measurement of the at least one metric by the UE.
Claim 33. The method of claim 31, wherein the indication of the at least one metric for measurement of D2D transmissions for adjustment of transmission parameters is in response to measurement of the at least one metric by the UE.
Regarding claim 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for sidelink communication.
Claim 34. The method of claim 31, further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for D2D communication.
Regarding claim 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Claim 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Regarding claim 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per transmission priority level.
Claim 36. The method of claim 34, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per transmission priority level.
Regarding claim 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).
Claim 37. The method of claim 31, wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).
Regarding claim 8. A user equipment device (UE), comprising: Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry; and baseband circuitry in communication with the RF circuitry and configured to cause the UE to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pool for a user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; measuring at least one metric associated with the resource pool; and adjusting, based on the measurement of the at least one metric, at least one transmission parameter for a sidelink communication.
Claim 38. A user equipment device (UE), comprising: Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry; and baseband circuitry in communication with the RF circuitry and configured to cause the UE to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pools pool for the UEa user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pools are pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; and receiving, from the base station, an indication of at least one metric for measurement of D2D transmissions, on the at least one sub-channel and the resource pool, for adjustment of at least one transmission parameter
Regarding claim 9. The UE of claim 8, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to sidelink communication.
Claim 39. The UE of claim 38, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to D2D communication.
Regarding claim 10. The UE of claim 8, wherein the indication is in response to measurement of the at least one metric by the UE.
Claim 40. The UE of claim 38, wherein the indication of the at least one metric for measurement of D2D transmissions for adjustment of transmission parameters is in response to measurement of the at least one metric by the UE.
Regarding claim 11. The UE of claim 8, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for sidelink communication.
Claim 41. The UE of claim 38, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for D2D communication
Regarding claim 12. The UE of claim 11, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Claim 42. The UE of claim [[38]] 41, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for D2D communication, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Regarding claim 13. The UE of claim 11, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per transmission priority level.
Claim 43. The UE of claim 38, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for D2D communication, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per transmission priority level.
Regarding claim 14. The UE of claim 8, wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).
Claim 44. The UE of The UE of wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).
Regarding claim 15. A baseband processor configured to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pool for a user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; measuring at least one metric associated with the resource pool; and adjusting, based on the measurement of the at least one metric, at least one transmission parameter for a sidelink communication.
Claim 45. A baseband processor configured to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of at least one sub-channel and resource pools pool for a user equipment device (UE) to use for communication with other UEs and not for transmissions to the base station, wherein the resource pools are pool is disposed in a physical sidelink channel; and receiving, from the base station, an indication of at least one metric for measurement of D2D transmissions, on the at least one sub-channel and the resource pool, for adjustment of at least one transmission parameter
Regarding claim 16. The baseband processor of claim 15, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to sidelink communication.
Claim 46. The baseband processor of claim 45, wherein the at least one sub-channel is allocated to D2D communication.
17. The baseband processor of claim 15, wherein the indication is in response to measurement of the at least one metric by the UE.
Claim 47. The baseband processor of claim 45, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for D2D communication
Regarding claim 18. The baseband processor of claim 15, the operations further comprising: receiving transmission parameters for sidelink communication.
Claim 48. The baseband processor of The baseband processor of wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Regarding claim 19. The baseband processor of claim 18, wherein the transmission parameters are defined per resource pool.
Claim 49. The baseband processor of The baseband processor of wherein the transmission parameters are defined per transmission priority level.
Regarding claim 20. The baseband processor of claim 15, wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).
Claim 50. The baseband processor of The baseband processor of wherein the physical sidelink channel comprises at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See PTO form PTO-892: US-20190116586-A1 to Mallick discloses the inter/intra RAT operation for LTE PC5 V2V, US-20150223217-A1 to Chen discloses processing of resource pool allocation, andUS-20180115970-A1 to Chae..
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/AYAZ R SHEIKH/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2476
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