DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
I. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Response to Amendment
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
II. A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on May 18, 2026 has been entered.
Allowable Subject Matter
III. Claims 31 and 41 may 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.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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.
IV. Claims 31-50 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor regards as the invention.
Claim 31 recites “wireless capabilities information associated with the plurality of MDTUs and the plurality wireless sensors, including wireless transmission frequencies, communication modes, communication capacity, or transmission characteristics associated with the plurality of MDTUs and the plurality of wireless sensors; and a computing system operatively coupled with the plurality of MDTUs and programmed to dynamically optimize wireless communication links between the plurality of wireless sensors and the plurality of MDTUs based on one or more of: distance between the plurality of wireless sensors and the plurality of MDTUs, signal attenuation, received signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio, interference of a transmission link, communication capacity associated with an MDTU, number of wireless sensors associated with an MDTU, wireless frequency compatibility, or wireless communication mode compatibility” in lines 22-37.
First, it is unclear how and/or in what way
“wireless capabilities information associated with the plurality of MDTUs and the plurality wireless sensors, including wireless transmission frequencies, communication modes, communication capacity, or transmission characteristics associated with the plurality of MDTUs and the plurality of wireless sensors” in lines 22-25
is related to
“dynamically optimize wireless communication links between the plurality of wireless sensors and the plurality of MDTUs based on one or more of: distance between the plurality of wireless sensors and the plurality of MDTUs, signal attenuation, received signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio, interference of a transmission link, communication capacity associated with an MDTU, number of wireless sensors associated with an MDTU, wireless frequency compatibility, or wireless communication mode compatibility” in lines 27-37.
Second, it is unclear how and/or in what way
“wireless capability information associated with the plurality of MDTUs and the plurality of wireless sensors” and “dynamically optimize wireless communication links between the plurality of wireless sensors and the plurality of MDTUs” in lines 22-37
are related to
“receive sensor data; evaluate the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data indicates an abnormal condition or security incident; and responsive to detection of the abnormal condition or security incident, perform on or more of…” in lines 9-20.
The limitations render the claim indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor regards as the invention.
Claims 32-40 are dependent on claim 31 and are rejected for indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) for the same reasons given above regarding claim 31.
Claim 41 recites limitations similar to the ones recited above in claim 31. Therefore, claim 41 is rejected for indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) for the same reasons given above regarding claim 31.
Claims 42-50 are dependent on claim 41 and are rejected for indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) for the same reasons given above regarding claim 41.
Response to Arguments
V. Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 31-50 have been considered but are moot in view of the new grounds of rejection.
Conclusion
VI. The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Maier et al. Pub. No.: US 2017/0238129 A1 discloses method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) for internet of things (IOT) devices including a plurality of sensors configured to communicate using a plurality of communication protocols or radio access technologies (see paragraphs [0111] & [0119]); receiving sensor data from a plurality of wireless sensors distributed across one or more monitored zones (see paragraphs [0065] – [0068]; evaluating the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data indicates an abnormal condition or security incident; and responsive to detection of the abnormal condition or security incident, perform one or more of: alerting recipients (see paragraphs [0065]; [0089]; [0093]; [0348]); and dynamically assigning and reassigning physical and virtual resources based on location demands (see paragraph [0079] and TABLE A).
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/BRANDON J MILLER/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2647
July 6, 2026
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