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Priority
Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d). The certified copy has been filed in parent Application No. 16/494,982, filed on 9/17/2019.
Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12,244,365. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because:
Application: 19/029,890
U.S. Patent No. 12,244,365
1. A method in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power receiver and comprising: transmitting, to a wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal in response to a digital ping initiated by the wireless power transmitter; transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function;
1. (Currently Amended) A method in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power receiver and comprising: in response to a digital ping initiated by a wireless power transmitter, transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal; transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter
receiving, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and receiving power from the wireless power transmitter.
receiving, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and transmitting, to receiving power from the wireless power transmitter
7. A method in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power transmitter and comprising: initiating a digital ping, and receiving, from a wireless power receiver during a ping phase, a response signal; receiving, from the wireless power receiver during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function;
6. (Currently Amended) A method in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power transmitter and comprising: initiating a digital ping, and receiving, from a wireless power receiving receiver during a ping phase, a response signal; receiving, from the wireless power receiver during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter;
transmitting, to the wireless power receiver during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and transmitting power to the wireless power receiver.
transmitting, to the wireless power receiver during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and receiving, from transmitting power to the wireless power receiver.
13. A wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup adapted to receive a wireless power from a wireless power transmitter; and a communicator/controller adapted to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power receiver is adapted to: transmit, to a wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal in response to a digital ping initiated by the wireless power transmitter; transmit, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function;
11. (Currently Amended) A wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup adapted to receive a wireless power from a wireless power transmitter; and a communicator/controller adapted to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power receiver is adapted to: in response to a digital ping initiated by a wireless power transmitter, transmit, to the wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal; transmit, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter;
receive, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and receive power from the wireless power transmitter.
receive, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and, receive power from the wireless power transmitter.
17. A wireless power transmitter comprising: a power pickup adapted to transmit a wireless power to a wireless power receiver; and a communicator/controller adapted to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power transmitter is adapted to: initiate a digital ping, and receive, from a wireless power receiver during a ping phase, a response signal; receive, from the wireless power receiver during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function;
16. (Currently Amended) A wireless power transmitter comprising: a power pickup adapted to transmit a wireless power to a wireless power receiver; and a communicator/controller adapted to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power transmitter is adapted to: initiate a digital ping, and receive, from a wireless power receiver during a ping phase, a response signal; receive, from the wireless power receiver during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter;
transmit, to the wireless power receiver during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and transmit power to the wireless power receiver.
transmit, to the wireless power receiver during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and transmit power to the wireless power receiver.
Dependent Claims 2-6, 8-12, 14-16 and 18-20 are rejected as well, as they depend from a rejected base claim, and their scope is equivalent with dependent claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,244,365.
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 21-35 of U.S. Patent No. 11,405,873. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because:
Application: 19/029,890
U.S. Patent: 11,405,873
1. A method in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power receiver and comprising: transmitting, to a wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal in response to a digital ping initiated by the wireless power transmitter; transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function;
21. (New) A method for performing authentication of a wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power receiver and comprising: transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including an Al flag related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter;
receiving, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function
receiving, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including an AR flag and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the AR flag is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function;
and receiving power from the wireless power transmitter.
and performing a power transfer phase with the wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless power receiver transmits, to the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication request message, and wherein the wireless power receiver receives, from the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication response message.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control information has a length of 1-bit, wherein the first control information has a value of '0' for the wireless power receiver not supporting the authentication function, wherein the first control information has a value of '1' for the wireless power receiver supporting the authentication function.
22. (New) The method of claim 21, wherein the Al flag is assigned with 1 bit, wherein the wireless power receiver does not support the authentication function, based on that a value of the Al flag is '0', and wherein the wireless power receiver supports the authentication function, based on that the value of the Al flag is '1'.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless power receiver operates as an authentication initiator, based on the first control information having the value of '1'.
23. (New) The method of claim 22, wherein the wireless power receiver operates as an authentication initiator, based on that the value of the Al flag is '1'.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein second first control information has a length of 1-bit, wherein the second control information has a value of '0' for the wireless power transmitter not supporting the authentication function wherein the second control information has a value of '1' for the wireless power transmitter supporting the authentication function
24. (New) The method of claim 21, wherein the AR flag is assigned with 1 bit, wherein the wireless power transmitter does not support the authentication function, based on that a value of the AR flag is '0', and wherein the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function, based on that the value of the AR flag is '1'.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the wireless power transmitter operates as an authentication responder, based on the second control information having the value of '1'.
25. (New) The method of claim 24, wherein the wireless power transmitter operates as an authentication responder, based on that the value of the AR flag is '1'.
Further the scope of claims 7-20 is equivalent with claims 26-35 of U.S. Patent No. 11,405,873.
Claims 13, 15, and 16 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-10 of U.S. Patent No. 11,664,852. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because:
Application: 19/029,890
U.S. Patent: 11,664,852
13. A wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup adapted to receive a wireless power from a wireless power transmitter; and a communicator/controller adapted to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power receiver is adapted to: transmit, to a wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal in response to a digital ping initiated by the wireless power transmitter;
1. A wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup configured to receive a wireless power from a wireless power transmitter; and a communicator/controller configured to control the wireless power, wherein the wireless power receiver:
transmit, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function; receive, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase,
transmits, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including an Al flag related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function, receives, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase,
a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the second control information is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function; and receive power from the wireless power transmitter.
a capability packet including an AR flag and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the AR flag is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function, and performs a power transfer phase with the wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless power receiver transmits, to the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication request message, and wherein the wireless power receiver receives, from the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication response message
15. The wireless power receiver of claim 13, wherein the first control information has a length of 1-bit, wherein the first control information has a value of '0' for the wireless power receiver not supporting the authentication function, wherein the first control information has a value of '1' for the wireless power receiver supporting the authentication function.
2. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the Al flag is assigned with 1 bit, wherein the wireless power receiver does not support the authentication function, based on that a value of the Al flag is '0', and wherein the wireless power receiver supports the authentication function, based on that the value of the Al flag is '1'.
16. The wireless power receiver of claim 13, wherein the wireless power receiver operates as an authentication initiator, based on the first control information having the value of '1'.
3. The wireless power receiver of claim 2, wherein the wireless power receiver operates as an authentication initiator, based on that the value of the Al flag is '1'.
Further the scope of claims 17-20 are equivalent with claims 4-10 of U.S. Patent No. 11,664,852.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. *Please see attached form PTO-892*.
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