DETAILED ACTION
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Objections
2. The claim(s) is/are objected to because of the following informalities:
Regarding claim 2-5 and 10, the claim limitation “…the detection controller…” in the claims 2-5 and 10 should be “…the at least one detection controller…” according to antecedent basis requirement.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
3. 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.
4. Claims 6-9 and 16-19 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 pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
Regarding claim 6, the claim limitation “….obtain the active power compensation control proportion of each of the N distributed generations based on the number of each of the N distributed generations and N…” is being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention because the underlined portion of the claim limitation is unclear what is meant since the value of “the number of each of the N distributed generations” and the value of “N’ would be the same.
Dependent claim 7 is also rejected at least the same reason as rejected claim 6 as stated above because the dependent claim 7 is depending on the rejected claim 6.
Regarding claim 8, the claim limitation “….obtain the reactive power compensation control proportion of each of the N distributed generations based on the number of each of the N distributed generations and N…” is being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention because the underlined portion of the claim limitation is unclear what is meant since the value of “the number of each of the N distributed generations” and the value of “N’ would be the same.
Dependent claim 9 is also rejected at least the same reason as rejected claim 8 as stated above because the dependent claim 9 is depending on the rejected claim 8.
Regarding claim 16, the claim limitation “….obtaining the active power compensation control proportion of each distributed generation based on the number of each distributed generation and N…” is being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention because the underlined portion of the claim limitation is unclear what is meant since the value of “the number of each distributed generation” and the value of “N’ would be the same.
Dependent claim 17 is also rejected at least the same reason as rejected claim 16 as stated above because the dependent claim 17 is depending on the rejected claim 16.
Regarding claim 18, the claim limitation “….obtaining the reactive power compensation control proportion of each distributed generations based on the number of each distributed generations and N…” is being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention because the underlined portion of the claim limitation is unclear what is meant since the value of “the number of each distributed generations” and the value of “N’ would be the same.
Dependent claim 19 is also rejected at least the same reason as rejected claim 18 as stated above because the dependent claim 19 is depending on the rejected claim 18.
Allowable Subject Matter
5. Claims 1, 11-15 and 20 are allowed.
6. Claims 2-5 and 10 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the objection set forth in this Office action.
7. Claims 6-9 and 16-19 would be allowable if rewritten or amended 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.
Conclusion
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/Richard Tan/Primary Examiner 2849