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`15/818,642
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`11/20/2017
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`YUTAKA MURAKAMI
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`Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panason1e (PIPCA)
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`PEREZ” ANGELICA
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`ART UNIT
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`2647
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`12/20/2018
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
`15/818,642
`Examiner
`ANGELICA M PEREZ
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`Applicant(s)
`MURAKAMI, YUTAKA
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`Application/Control Number: 15/818,642
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice ofPre-AIA 0r AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the
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`first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claim Objections
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`Claim 1 and 10 are objected to because of the following informalities:
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`Claim 10 recites, “M being an integer from 2 to N inclusive, via one of the individual
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`networks and transmitting,” this limitation makes the claim unclear because the claims are
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`generally narrative and indefinite, failing to conform with current US. practice. They appear to
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`be a literal translation into English from a foreign document and are replete with grammatical
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`and idiomatic errors.
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`The examiner suggest to rewrite the claim as shown below (or the applicant wishes to
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`rewrite the claim in a different manner which will resolve the issue):
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`—— A communication method comprising:
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`transmitting link information related to M individual networks via one of the individual
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`networks,
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`transmitting a transmission request for content via one of the M individual networks, M
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`being an integer from 2 to N inclusive, and each of the M individual networks including
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`corresponding one of M communication stations with which a terminal apparatus has established
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`links among N communication stations to which the terminal apparatus can connect and which
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`employ different communication schemes from each other, N being an integer equal to or greater
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`than 2; receiving data related to the content via L individual networks selected based on the link
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`information, L being an integer from 2 to M inclusive, and performing reception processing on
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`the received data for each of L communication schemes; and combining data after the reception
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`processing to obtain the content—
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`Claim 1 has the same issues as in claim 10, which also need to be fixed as explained
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`above.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 US C § 102
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`1.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C.
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`102 and 103 (or as subject to pre—AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the
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`statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art
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`relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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`2.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless ,
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`(a)(l) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or
`otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
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`Claims 1, 4—5, 7—10, l3—l4,and 16—18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. lO2(a)(l) as being
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`anticipated by US 2002/0102987 (Souisse et al., hereinafter Souisse).
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`Regarding claim 1, Souisse discloses a terminal apparatus (figure 7, paragraphs 2 and 43,
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`e. g, “mobile device”) comprising: a transmitter (figure 7 and paragraphs 43 and 55, “mobile
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`transmits link information related to M individual networks (paragraph 44, 45, 49 and 55, “the
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`receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each
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`supporting different standards... The reported information” and “The cell phone sends a request
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`to the aggregator's proxy server requesting the download of a file and at same time informs the
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`proxy that [it]s is within coverage of both SPRINT and AT&T networks”), M being an integer
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`from 2 to N inclusive (figures 4 and 7 and paragraph 44, where “GSM” and “CDMA” comprise
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`at least two networks of N networks), via one of the M individual networks (figure 7 and
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`paragraph 44, where it is implied sending the message using one of the networks from a
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`“resource usage” point of view”; therefore, the Souisse reference satisfies the current recitation
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`of “one of M”) and transmits, via the one of the M individual networks, a transmission request
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`for content (figure 7, paragraphs 44 and 55, “The cell phone sends a request to the aggregator’s
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`proxy server. . .”, where “video image” is a type of content), each of the M individual networks
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`including corresponding one of M communication stations (figure 7, paragraphs 44—45, 49 and
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`55, at least “GSM” and “CDMA” networks and paragraph 44 and figure 7, please see link
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`communications between “mobile station” and the “GSM” and “CDMA” base stations) with
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`which the terminal apparatus has established links among N communication stations to which the
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`terminal apparatus can connect (paragraph 44 and figure 7, please see link communications
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`between “mobile station” and the “GSM” and “CDMA” base stations, where by providing the
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`uplink information from the detected networks, the fragmented content is delivered using “some”
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`of the reported networks that the “receiving end” “can connect”, as already demonstrated by the
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`collecting of information) and which employ different communication schemes from each other
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`(paragraph 44 and figure 7, where “GSM base station” and “CDMA base station” use different
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`schemes for communication), N being an integer equal to or greater than 2 (paragraph 33, “at
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`least two of its compatible standards. . .”); a receiver (figure 7 and paragraph 49, “mobile
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`(paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the receiver end, the message is simply reconstructed by
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`reordering all of the received packets. In addition, the selection of which networks to use may be
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`accomplished in a number of ways. For instance, the receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to
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`detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each supporting different standards... The
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`reported information may be used by the proxy server to split a message and transmit the
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`message fragments in accordance with that list” and “Other criterion may be considered during
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`the fragmentation process. For instance, the message may be fragmented into pieces according to
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`a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such as latency, cost, required power, battery life, etc”),
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`L being an integer from 2 to M inclusive, and performs reception processing on the received data
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`for each of L communication schemes (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the receiver end, the
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`message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets. In addition, the
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`selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways. For instance, the
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`receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each
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`supporting different standards... The reported information may be used by the proxy server to
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`split a message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with that list” and “Other
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`criterion may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance, the message may be
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`fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such as latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.” where L will be the final number of networks selected based on
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`the networks reported by the mobile device and other factors, such as QoS, latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.); and a received data analyzer which, in operation, combines
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`data after the reception processing to obtain the content (paragraphs 9 and 49, “at the receiver
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`end, the message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets” and “said RF
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`modem comprising: an RF front end operative, for each said separate electromagnetic signal, to
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`receive the signal, to detect the radio frequency over which the signal was transmitted and to
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`downconvert the signal to generate a corresponding baseband signal; a baseband processing unit
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`coupled to said RF front end and operative to detect and decode each said baseband signal
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`generated by said RF front end to generate each said corresponding transmitted message
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`fragment...” corresponding to “data analyzer”).
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`Regarding claim 10, Souisse discloses a communication method (paragraph 2)
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`comprising: transmitting link information related to M individual networks (paragraph 44, 45, 49
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`and 55, “the receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple
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`channels each supporting different standards... The reported information” and “The cell phone
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`sends a request to the aggregator's proxy server requesting the download of a file and at same
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`time informs the proxy that [it]s is within coverage of both SPRINT and AT&T networks”), M
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`being an integer from 2 to N inclusive (figures 4 and 7 and paragraph 44, where “GSM” and
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`“CDMA” comprise at least two networks of N networks), via one of the individual networks and
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`transmitting, via the one of the M individual networks, a transmission request for content (figure
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`7 and paragraph 44, where it is implied sending the message using one of the networks from a
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`“resource usage” point of view”, therefore, the Souisse reference satisfies the current recitation
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`of “one of M”), each of the M individual networks including corresponding one of M
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`communication stations (paragraph 44 and figure 7, please see link communications between
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`“mobile station” and the “GSM” and “CDMA” base stations) with which the terminal apparatus
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`has established links among N communication stations to which the terminal apparatus can
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`connect and which employ different communication schemes from each other (paragraphs 44—45,
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`49 and 55, “the receiver end, the message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the
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`received packets. In addition, the selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a
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`number of ways. For instance, the receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity
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`relative to multiple channels each supporting different standards... “), N being an integer equal to
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`or greater than 2 (paragraph 44 and figure 7, please see link communications between “mobile
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`station” and the “GSM” and “CDMA” base stations); receiving data related to the content via L
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`individual networks selected based on the link information, L being an integer from 2 to M
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`inclusive (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, where L will be the final number of networks selected
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`based on the networks reported by the mobile device and other factors, such as QoS, latency,
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`cost, required power, battery life, etc.), and performing reception processing on the received data
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`for each of L communication schemes (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the receiver end, the
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`message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets. In addition, the
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`selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways. For instance, the
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`receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each
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`supporting different standards... The reported information may be used by the proxy server to
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`split a message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with that list” and “Other
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`criterion may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance, the message may be
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`fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such as latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.” where L will be the final number of networks selected based on
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`the networks reported by the mobile device and other factors, such as QoS, latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.); and combining data after the reception processing to obtain the
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`content (paragraphs 9 and 49, “at the receiver end, the message is simply reconstructed by
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`reordering all of the received packets”, corresponding to combining).
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`Regarding claims 4 and 13, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 1 and 10,
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`respectively. Souisse further teaches where selection of the L individual networks is made by a
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`host network located upstream of the M individual networks (paragraph 43, e.g., “proxy server”
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`is a type of “network host”).
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`Regarding claims 5 and 14, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 4 and 13,
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`respectively. Souisse further disclose where the data related to the content is distributed to the L
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`individual networks by the host network (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the receiver end, the
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`message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets. In addition, the
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`selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways. For instance, the
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`receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each
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`supporting different standards... The reported information may be used by the proxy server to
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`split a message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with that list” and “Other
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`criterion may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance, the message may be
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`fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such as latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc”), and the receiver receives via the L individual networks the
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`data related to the content transmitted in accordance with respective communication schemes
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`that differ per individual network (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the receiver end, the message is
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`simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets. In addition, the selection of which
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`networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways. For instance, the receiving unit a
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`monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple channels each supporting
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`different standards... The reported information may be used by the proxy server to split a
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`message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with that list” and “Other criterion
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`may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance, the message may be
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`fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such as latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.” where L will be the final number of networks selected based on
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`the networks reported by the mobile device and other factors, such as QoS, latency, cost,
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`required power, battery life, etc.).
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`Regarding claims 7 and 16, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 4 and 13,
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`respectively. Souisse further discloses where prior to transmitting the link information, the
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`transmitter transmits access information related to the N communication stations that the
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`terminal apparatus can connect to, and the access information is registered to the host network
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`(paragraph 44 and figure 7, please see link communications between “mobile station” and the
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`“GSM” and “CDMA” base stations, where by providing the uplink information from the
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`detected networks, the fragmented content is delivered using “some” of the reported networks
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`that the “receiving end” “can connect”, as already demonstrated by the collecting of
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`information).
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`Regarding claims 8 and 17, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 4 and 13,
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`respectively. Souisse further teaches where the L individual networks selected based on the link
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`information are dynamically configured by the host network (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55, “the
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`receiver end, the message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets. In
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`addition, the selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways. For
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`instance, the receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to multiple
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`channels each supporting different standards... The reported information may be used by the
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`proxy server to split a message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with that list”
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`and “Other criterion may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance, the
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`message may be fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion, such
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`as latency, cost, required power, battery life, etc”, where does not have to be equal to M or N
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`Regarding claims 9 and 18, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 1 and 10,
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`respectively. Souisse further teaches where the plurality of individual networks include two or
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`more individual networks that employ a same communication scheme (paragraph 11, “the
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`message fragments may be sent over either homogeneous. . networks. . .”).
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`Claims 2—3, 6, 11—12 and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Souisse in view US 2012/0246538 A1 (Zhenyu Wu, hereinafter Wu).
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`Regarding claims 2 and 11, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 1 and 10,
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`respectively.
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`Souisse does not specifically disclose where the data related to the content includes an
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`information packet comprising information bits for body data of the content and a parity packet
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`comprising parity bits added for error correction of the body data of the content (paragraphs 3, 5
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`and 10), and the receiver receives the information packet and the parity packet separately via
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`different individual networks among the L individual networks.
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`In related art concerning application of fountain forward error correction codes in multi—
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`link multi—path mobile networks, Wu discloses where the data related to the content includes an
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`information packet comprising information bits for body data of the content and a parity packet
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`comprising parity bits added for error correction of the body data of the content (paragraphs 3, 5
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`and 10, “. .
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`. a type of forward error correction codes, namely fountain codes, to mobile networks
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`that employ the multi—link/multi—path system paradigm...” The selected delivery schemes
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`maximize system throughput and improving end user's quality of services (QoS).), and the
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`receiver receives the information packet and the parity packet separately via different individual
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`networks among the L individual networks (paragraphs 3, 5, 10 and 11, “receiving data packets
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`of fountain encoded symbols via a mobile network that uses a multi—link delivery system,
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`decoding the received data packets of fountain encoded symbols to content data, attempting to
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`recover any corrupted content data and determining if the content data was recovered”).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing
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`date of the invention to use Wu’s teachings where the data related to the content includes an
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`information packet comprising information bits for body data of the content and a parity packet
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`comprising parity bits added for error correction of the body data of the content, and the receiver
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`receives the information packet and the parity packet separately via different individual networks
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`among the L individual networks with Souisse’s invention in order to enable reliable delivery
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`and reception of digital data by using a well—known technique for error correction, parity check.
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`The selected delivery schemes maximize system throughput and improving end user's
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`quality of services (QoS).
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`Regarding claims 3 and 12, Souisse and Wu disclose all the limitations of claims 2 and
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`ll, respectively. Souisse further teaches where the receiver receives the information packet via a
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`plurality of individual networks among the L individual networks (paragraphs 44—45, 49 and 55,
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`“the receiver end, the message is simply reconstructed by reordering all of the received packets.
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`In addition, the selection of which networks to use may be accomplished in a number of ways.
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`For instance, the receiving unit a monitor a cellular region to detect RF activity relative to
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`multiple channels each supporting different standards... The reported information may be used
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`by the proxy server to split a message and transmit the message fragments in accordance with
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`that list” and “Other criterion may be considered during the fragmentation process. For instance,
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`the message may be fragmented into pieces according to a Quality of Service ("QoS") criterion,
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`such as latency, cost, required power, battery life, etc”, where does not have to be equal to M or
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`N based on the various criteria selections).
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`Regarding claims 6 and 15, Souisse discloses all the limitations of claims 4 and 13,
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`respectively.
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`Souisse does not specifically disclose where an error correction coding scheme to be
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`applied to the body data of the content is determined by the host network.
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`Wu further discloses where an error correction coding scheme to be applied to the body
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`data of the content is determined by the host network (paragraphs 5—6, 21, 25—26, “server” or
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`‘content server”).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing
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`date of the invention to use Wu’s teachings where an error correction coding scheme to be
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`applied to the body data of the content is determined by the host network with Souisse’s
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`invention in order to enable reliable delivery and reception of digital data by using a well—known
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`technique for error correction.
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`Conclusion
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