Application No. 16/637,714
`Reply to Office Action Dated August 18, 2021
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`REMARKS
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`After entry of the foregoing amendment, claims 15—28 and 35-37 will be pendingin the
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`present application. Claims 15 and 27 are amended. Claims 35-37 are added. Applicant
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`submits that no new matter has been introducedin the present application by the foregoing
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`amendment. Support for the foregoing amendment maybe foundin at least paragraphs [0028],
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`[0021] and [0087]-[0094] and Figure 18 of the filed application.
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`Applicant submits that claims 15 and 29 are supported by the earliest priority document
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`of the present application.
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`Claim Rejections — 35 U.S.C. $103:
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`Claims 15-17, 22 and 27-29 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable
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`over U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019/0246356 to Kim etal. (hereinafter “Kim”)
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`and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0288703 to Sunet al. (hereinafter “Sun”).
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`Claims 18—20 and 30 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over Kim, Sun
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`and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0049131 to Huangetal. (hereinafter “Huang
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`131”). Claims 21, 23 and 31-34 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over
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`Kim, Sun and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019/0045445 to Huanget al. (hereinafter
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`“Huang °445”). Claims 24-26 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over
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`Kim, Sun and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019/0028967 to Ahnet al. (hereinafter
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`“Ahn).
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`Claim 15, as amended,recites:
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`A station comprising:
`circuitry which, in operation,
`negotiates Wake-Up Radio (WUR)parameters with an access point
`(AP), and switches from WUR mode suspend to WUR modeby initiating and
`completing a WUR modesetup frame exchange; and
`communicates a recommended data rate for a WUR frame
`transmissionfrom the AP; and
`a transmitter which, in operation, transmits a WUR modesetup frameto the
`AP in the WUR mode setup frame exchange,
`wherein the circuitry maintains a portion of the WUR parameters negotiated
`with the AP after entering the WUR mode suspend from the WUR mode.
`(Emphasis added)
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`Application No. 16/637,714
`Reply to Office Action Dated August 18, 2021
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`Applicant submits that Kim, Sun, Huang ’131, Huang ’445 and Ahn donotdisclose at
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`least the above-recited subject matter of claim 15.
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`Kim discloses that “in [a] WUR system using low transmissionrate, it is preferable to
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`design a size of the WUR packet with a minimum size” and “the data rate of the WUR packetis
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`not limited to 250 kbps, but lower data rate (e.g., 62.5 kbps) or higher data rate may be
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`supported” (¥[0177]). Kim discloses that “in the case that multiple data rates are supported for
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`WUR packet transmission, information indicating the data rate whichis actually used may be
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`included in the WUR packet” (¥[0177]).
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`Kim does not disclose that a station “communicates a recommendeddata rate for a WUR
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`frame transmission from the AP”as recited in amended claim 15. Per Kim, when multiple data
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`rates are supported, information indicating the data rate used is included in the WURpacket. Per
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`Kim, the WUR packetitself includes information about the data rate used for the WUR packet.
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`However, Kim does not disclose or suggested that a station communicates a recommended data
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`rate fora WUR frametransmission from the access point. Kim doesnot disclose that the station
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`provides a recommendeddata rate for a transmission from the access point.
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`Thus, Kim doesnotdisclose the subject matter of amended claim 15.
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`Sun, Huang ’131, Huang 445 and Ahn donotcure the deficiencies of Kim and do not
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`disclose or suggest the subject matter of claim 15.
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`Thus, claim 15 is patentable in view of Kim, Sun, Huang ’131, Huang °445 and Ahn.
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`Withdrawal of the pending 35 U.S.C. §103 rejection of claim 15 is respectfully requested.
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`Furthermore, claims 16—26 are dependent on claim 15 andare, therefore, patentable in
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`view of Kim, Sun, Huang ’131, Huang ’445 and Ahnforat least the same reasonsrecited above
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`and by virtue of the additional claim features set forth therein. Accordingly, withdrawal of the
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`35 U.S.C. §103 rejections of claims 16—26 1s respectfully requested.
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`Although not identical in scope or language, the allowability of claims 27 and 28 will be
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`apparent in view of the reasons recited above. Accordingly, withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. §103
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`rejections of claims 27 and 28 is respectfully requested.
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`Newclaims 35-37 are dependent on claim 15, either directly or indirectly. New claims
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`35-37 are patentable in view of Kim, Sun, Huang ’131, Huang 445 and Ahnforat least the
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`same reasonsrecited above andby virtue of the additional claim features set forth therein.
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`Application No. 16/637,714
`Reply to Office Action Dated August 18, 2021
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`Respectfully, Applicant submits that the pending claims are allowable. Favorable
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`consideration and a Notice of Allowanceare earnestly solicited.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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