DETAILED ACTION
This Office action is in response to the application filed on 03 December 2024 and the preliminary amendment received on 18 June 2025.
Claims 21-25 are new.
Claims 1-25 are presented for examination.
Specification
The preliminary amendment received on 18 June 2025 is objected to under 35 U.S.C. 132(a) because it introduces new matter into the disclosure. 35 U.S.C. 132(a) states that no amendment shall introduce new matter into the disclosure of the invention. The added material which is not supported by the original disclosure is as follows:
The preliminary amended claims received on 18 June 2025 are as follows:
1. (Currently amended) A wireless communication control device comprising:
a control circuitry configured to control wireless communication circuitry of a wireless communication device which belongs to a first network,
transmit a first signal including information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss to a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network, and
receive the second signal transmitted from a third wireless communication control device which belongs to the second network.
2. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the information of a transmission request includes information related to a resource used in transmission of the second signal.
3. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 2, wherein the information of a transmission request includes information related to a transmission power used in transmission of the second signal.
4. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 3, wherein the information of a transmission request includes identifier related to the third wireless communication device.
5. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the information of a transmission request includes information related to a transmission timing used in transmission of the second signal.
6. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the second signal includes the information related to operation of propagation loss measurement by the plurality of wireless communication devices configured as Access Points.
7. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the second signal includes identifier related to the third wireless communication device.
8. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 7, wherein the control circuitry is configured to initial a process to change a connection destination of the third wireless communication device.
9. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to
measure the reception power or the propagation loss on a basis of the first signal, and
control transmission power on a basis of the measured reception power or propagation loss.
10. (Currently amended) A method comprising:
controlling wireless communication circuitry of a wireless communication device which belongs to a first network;
transmitting a first signal including information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss to a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network; and
receiving the second signal transmitted from a third wireless communication device which belongs to the second network.
11. (Currently amended) A wireless communication control apparatus comprising
a control circuitry configured to control wireless communication circuitry of a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network,
receive a first signal including first information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss from a first wireless communication device which belongs to a first network, and
transmit a third signal including second information of a transmission request for the second signal to a third wireless communication device which belongs to the second network on the basis of the first network.
12. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein first information of a transmission request includes information related to a resource used in transmission of the second signal.
13. . (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein first information of a transmission request includes information related to a transmission power used in transmission of the second signal.
14. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first information of a transmission request includes identifier related to a third wireless communication device.
15. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first information of a transmission request includes information related to a transmission timing used in transmission of the second signal.
16. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second information of a transmission request for the second signal includes information related to a resource used in transmission of the second signal.
17. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the second information of a transmission request for the second signal includes information related to a transmission power used in transmission of the second signal.
18. (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 17, wherein information related to the transmission power used in transmission of the second signal is included in a first field for common information to a plurality of wireless communication devices, and information related to the resource used in transmission of the second signal is included in a second field for dedicated information for one of the plurality of wireless communication devices.
19 (Currently amended) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive a fourth signal to change a connection destination of the third wireless communication device on a basis of the first signal.
20. (Currently amended). A method comprising:
controlling wireless communication circuitry of a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network;
receiving a first signal including first information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss from a first wireless communication device which belongs to a first network; and
transmitting a third signal including a second information of a transmission request for a second signal to a third wireless communication device which belongs to the second network, on the basis of the first signal.
21. (New) A wireless communication control device comprising: a control circuitry configured to
control wireless communication circuitry of a third wireless communication device which belongs to a second network,
receive a third signal including second information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss from a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network, and
transmit the second signal to a first wireless communication device which belongs to a first network, on a basis of the third signal.
22. (New) The wireless communication control device according to claim 21, wherein the third signal is a signal for transmitting the second signal in an OFDMA system to the first wireless communication device, and the second information of a transmission request for the second signal includes information related to a resource used for transmission in the OFDMA system.
23. (New) The wireless communication control device according to claim 22, wherein the second information of a transmission request for the second signal includes information related to a transmission power used in transmission of the second signal.
24. (New) A method, comprising:
controlling wireless communication circuitry of a third wireless communication device which belongs to a second network;
receiving a third signal including second information of a transmission request for a second signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss from a second wireless communication device which belongs to a second network; and
transmitting the second signal to a first wireless communication device which belongs to a first network, on a basis of the third signal.
25. (New) The wireless communication control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive the second signal transmitted from a fourth wireless communication device which belongs to the second network.
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The instant original specification describes the following paragraphs:
[0064] First, in the communication device 10 (for example, the base station AP-a or the terminal STA-a1), the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 perform control to transmit a second signal (test signal request signal) including a transmission request for a first signal (test signal signal) for measuring reception power or propagation loss to another communication device 10 (for example, the base station AP-b), receive a first signal (test signal signal) transmitted from another communication device 10 (for example, the terminal STA-b1, STA-b2), measure the reception power or the propagation loss on the basis of the received first signal (test signal signal), and control transmission power on the basis of the measured reception power or propagation loss.
[0065] However, prior to the control of this transmission power, for example, the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 of the base station AP-a control operation of each unit so as to exchange information regarding acceptable interference (acceptable interference information) and information regarding a threshold (threshold information) with the other base station AP-b and to notify the subordinate terminal STA-a1 of these pieces of information. On the other hand, the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 of the terminal STA-a1 control operation of each unit so as to receive, from the connected base station AP-a, the information regarding the acceptable interference (acceptable interference information) and the information regarding the threshold (threshold information) of the other base station AP-b and to request the base station AP-a to transmit the first signal (test signal signal)
[0066] Then, the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 of the base station AP-a or the terminal STA-a1 measure the reception power or the propagation loss on the basis of the first signal (test signal signal) from the terminal STA-b1, STA-b2, compare the measured reception power or propagation loss with reception power or propagation loss of desired communication, and control the transmission power on the basis of a comparison result thereof. At this time, the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 may control the operation of each unit so as to perform operation regarding handover on the basis of the comparison result of the reception power or the propagation loss.
[0067] Secondly, in the communication device 10 (for example, the base station AP-b), the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 perform control to receive a second signal (for example, a test signal request signal) transmitted from a third another communication device (for example, the base station AP-a or the terminal STA-a1) and including a transmission request for a first signal (for example, a test signal signal) for measuring reception power or propagation loss, and transmit a third signal (for example, a test signal trigger signal) including the transmission request for the first signal (for example, the test signal signal) to a first another communication device (for example, the terminal STA-b1, STA-b2) on the basis of the received second signal (for example, the test signal request signal).
[0068] Thirdly, in the communication device 10 (for example, the terminal STA-b1, STA-b2), the control unit 101 and the wireless control unit 111 perform control to receive a third signal (for example, a test signal trigger signal) transmitted from a second another communication device (for example, the base station AP-b) and including a transmission request for a first signal (for example, a test signal signal) for measuring reception power or propagation loss, and transmit the first signal (for example, the test signal signal) to a third another communication device (for example, the base station AP-a or the terminal STA-a1) on the basis of the received third signal (for example, the test signal trigger signal).
[0217] For example, in the wireless communication system illustrated in FIG. 1, a case where the plurality of base stations APs transmits and receives signals to and from each other, but another base station AP that controls the plurality of base stations APs may exist. A configuration of such a wireless communication system is illustrated in FIG. 12.
[0218] In FIG. 12, the base station AP-a and the terminals STA-a1 to STA-a3 constitute the network BSS-a, and the base station AP-b and the terminals STA-b1 to STA-b3 constitute the network BSS-b. Furthermore, a base station AP-c that controls the base station AP-a and the base station AP-b is provided in FIG. 12.
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[0298] A communication device including: [0299] a control unit that [0300] transmits a second signal including a transmission request for a first signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss to another communication device, [0301] receives the first signal transmitted from the another communication device, [0302] measures the reception power or the propagation loss on the basis of the received first signal, and [0303] controls transmission power on the basis of the measured reception power or propagation loss. [0304] (2)
[0331] The communication device according to any one of (1) to (9), [0332] in which the communication device is configured as a base station or its subordinate terminal, [0333] transmits the second signal to another base station in a case of being configured as the base station, and [0334] transmits the second signal to a connected base station in a case of being configured as the terminal. [0335] (11)
[0347] The communication device according to any one of (11) to (13), [0348] in which the third signal includes information that is the same as or corresponds to at least a part of information included in the second signal, and [0349] the same or corresponding information includes at least transmission power information regarding transmission power used when the first another communication device transmits the first signal or group identifier information regarding an identifier of a group to which the first another communication device belongs. [0350] (15)
[0354] The communication device according to any one of (11) to (15), [0355] in which the communication device is configured as a base station, [0356] receives the second signal transmitted from another base station as the third another communication device, and [0357] transmits the third signal to a subordinate terminal as the first another communication device on the basis of the received second signal. [0358] (17)
[0359] A communication device including: [0360] a control unit that performs control to [0361] receive a third signal transmitted from a second another communication device and including a transmission request for a first signal for measuring reception power or propagation loss, and [0362] transmit the first signal to a third another communication device on the basis of the received third signal. [0363] (18)
[0364] The communication device according to (17), [0365] in which the control unit transmits the first signal in a configuration having a plurality of different bandwidths according to an OFDMA system on the basis of information included in the third signal. [0366] (19)
[0367] The communication device according to (17) or (18), [0368] in which the third signal includes transmission power information regarding transmission power, resource information regarding a resource, and group identifier information regarding an identifier of a group, and [0369] the control unit transmits the first signal including the group identifier information on the basis of the transmission power information and the resource information. [0370] (20)
[0371] The communication device according to any one of (17) to (19), [0372] in which the communication device is configured as a terminal, [0373] receives the third signal transmitted from a connected base station as the second another communication device, and [0374] transmits the first signal to another base station or a subordinate terminal of the another base station as the third another communication device on the basis of the received third signal.
It appear clearly that the preliminary amended claims 1-20 and new claims 21-25 in this instant application present new subject matter that do not have any functionally technical senses at all, as shown in bold highlighted paragraphs in the instant specification.
Applicant is required to cancel the new matter in the reply to this Office Action.
Conclusion
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/HAI V NGUYEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2649
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