Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
DETAILED ACTION
This is the initial office action has been issued in response to patent application, 19/282288, filed on 28 July 2025 with a foreign priority date of 05 April 2018. Claims 1-20, as originally filed, are currently pending and have been considered below.
Information Disclosure Statement
1. The information disclosure statement filed 12/02/2025, 12/02/2025, and 02/25/2026 complies with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97, 1.98 and MPEP § 609 and the information referred to therein has been considered as to the merits.
Double Patenting
A rejection based on double patenting of the "same invention" type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that "whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process ... may obtain a patent therefor ..." (Emphasis added). Thus, the term "same invention," in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957); and In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970).
A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the conflicting claims so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101.
Claims 1-20 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claims 1-20 of Patent 12413982 (Application No. 18/405341).
This is a double patenting rejection since the conflicting claims have in fact been patented.
Current Application 19/282288
Patent 12413982 (application 18/405341)
1. A user equipment comprising: at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least:
constructing a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
1. A user equipment comprising: at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least:
constructing a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
2. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein a subscription identifier type is selectable from a group comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI).
2. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein a subscription identifier type is selectable from a group comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI).
3. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption on/off field.
3. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption on/off field.
4. The user equipment of claim 3, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption algorithm identifier field.
4. The user equipment of claim 3, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption algorithm identifier field.
5. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function field.
5. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function field.
6. The user equipment of claim 5, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function parameter field.
6. The user equipment of claim 5, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function parameter field.
7. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile country code field.
7. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile country code field.
8. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile network code field.
8. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile network code field.
9. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a selected curve from an elliptic curve integrated encryption scheme.
9. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a selected curve from an elliptic curve integrated encryption scheme.
10. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an ephemeral public key pair field.
10. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an ephemeral public key pair field.
11. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a length of an encrypted Mobile Station Identification Number (MSIN) field.
11. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a length of an encrypted Mobile Station Identification Number (MSIN) field.
12. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encrypted MSIN field.
12. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encrypted MSIN field.
13. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an MSIN message authentication code field.
13. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an MSIN message authentication code field.
14. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a fifth-generation (5G) system.
14. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a fifth-generation (5G) system.
15. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure to at least one network entity in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
15. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure to at least one network entity in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
16. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a profile selection field.
16. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a profile selection field.
17. The user equipment of claim 16, wherein the profile selection field enables the user equipment to notify one or more network entities in the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system to use pre-established values for one or more selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier field.
17. The user equipment of claim 16, wherein the profile selection field enables the user equipment to notify one or more network entities in the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system to use pre-established values for one or more selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier field.
18. The user equipment of claim 17, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure with the profile selection field and a reduced set of fields to at least one of the one or more network entities in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
18. The user equipment of claim 17, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure with the profile selection field and a reduced set of fields to at least one of the one or more network entities in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
19. A method comprising:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types;
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
19. A method comprising:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types;
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein executable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform at least:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein executable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform at least:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement.
Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
Claims 1-20:
Claims 1-20 have similar limitations as in 1, 6-23, of Patent 11902792 (application 17/045370). Although the conflicting claims are not identical; they are not patentably distinct from each other because both applications claim constructing a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field. Claims 1-20 are rejected under the reasons as set forth above.
This is an obviousness-type double patenting rejection because the conflicting claims have in fact been patented.
Current Application 19/282288
Patent 11902792 (application 17/045370)
1. A user equipment comprising: at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least:
constructing a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
2. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein a subscription identifier type is selectable from a group comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI).
1. A user equipment for a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least:
constructing, at the user equipment in the wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure;
storing the unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected subscription identifier type selected from a group of subscription identifier types comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI); and
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a subscription identifier type field, and
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
2-5. (Canceled)
3. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption on/off field.
6. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption on/off field.
4. The user equipment of claim 3, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption algorithm identifier field.
7. The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encryption algorithm identifier field.
5. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function field.
8. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function field.
6. The user equipment of claim 5, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function parameter field.
9. The user equipment of claim 8, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a key derivation function parameter field.
7. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile country code field.
10. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile network code field.
8. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile network code field.
11. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a mobile network code field.
9. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a selected curve from an elliptic curve integrated encryption scheme.
12. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a selected curve from an elliptic curve integrated encryption scheme.
10. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an ephemeral public key pair field.
13. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an ephemeral public key pair field.
11. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a length of an encrypted Mobile Station Identification Number (MSIN) field.
14. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a field specifying a length of an encrypted Mobile Station Identification Number (MSIN) field.
12. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encrypted MSIN field.
15. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an encrypted MSIN field.
13. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an MSIN message authentication code field.
16. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the plurality of fields comprises an MSIN message authentication code field.
14. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a fifth-generation (5G) system.
17. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a fifth-generation (5G) system.
15. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure to at least one network entity in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
18. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure to at least one network entity in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
16. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a profile selection field.
19. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a profile selection field.
17. The user equipment of claim 16, wherein the profile selection field enables the user equipment to notify one or more network entities in the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system to use pre-established values for one or more selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier field.
20. The user equipment of claim 16, wherein the profile selection field enables the user equipment to notify one or more network entities in the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system to use pre-established values for one or more selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier field.
18. The user equipment of claim 17, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure with the profile selection field and a reduced set of fields to at least one of the one or more network entities in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
21. The user equipment of claim 17, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the user equipment to perform at least:
sending the unified subscription identifier data structure with the profile selection field and a reduced set of fields to at least one of the one or more network entities in the wireless communication system to gain access to the one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system.
19. A method comprising:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types;
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
22. A method comprising:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure;
storing the unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected subscription identifier type selected from a group of subscription identifier types comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI); and
using the selected one of two or more subscription identifier fields in the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a subscription identifier type field, and
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein executable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform at least:
constructing, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type, wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein executable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
construct, at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure;
store the unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected subscription identifier type selected from a group of subscription identifier types comprising a Concealed Subscription Identifier (SUCI), a Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI), and an International Mobile Station Identifier (IMSI); and
use the selected one of two or more subscription identifier fields in the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a subscription identifier type field, and
wherein the plurality of fields comprise a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure, (see PTO Form 892).
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/HELAI SALEHI/
Examiner, Art Unit 2433
/JEFFREY C PWU/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2433
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