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`16/650,177
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`03/24/2020
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`Osamu KATO
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`ZHANG, XIANG
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`ART UNIT
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`2642
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`10/05/2020
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
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`Office Action Summary Art Unit|AIA (FITF) StatusExaminer
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`1.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Priority
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`Receipt is acknowledged ofcertified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`2.
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`The information disclosure statement submitted on 03/24/2020 has been
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`considered by the Examiner and made of record in the application file.
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`Claim Interpretations - 35 USC § 112
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(f):
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`(f) Element in Claim for a Combination. — An elementin a claim for a combination may be
`expressed as a meansor step for performing a specified function without the recital of
`structure, material, or acts in support thereof, and such claim shall be construed to cover the
`corresponding structure, material, or acts described in the specification and equivalents
`thereof.
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`4.
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph:
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`An elementin a claim for a combination may be expressed as a meansor step for performing
`a specified function without the recital of structure, material, or acts in support thereof, and
`suchclaim shall be construed to cover the corresponding structure, material, or acts
`describedin the specification and equivalents thereof.
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`Use of the word “means”(or “step for”) in a claim with functional language
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`creates a rebuttable presumption that the claim element is to be treated in accordance
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`with 35 U.S.C. 112(f) (pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph). The presumption that
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`35 U.S.C. 112(f) (pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph) is invoked is rebutted when
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`the function is recited with sufficient structure, material, or acts within the claim itself to
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`entirely perform the recited function.
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`Absenceof the word “means”(or “step for’) in a claim creates a rebuttable
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`presumption that the claim elementis not to be treated in accordance with 35 U.S.C.
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`112(f) (pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph). The presumption that 35 U.S.C. 112(f)
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`(pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph) is not invoked is rebutted whenthe claim
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`element recites function but fails to recite sufficiently definite structure, material or acts
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`to perform that function.
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`Claim elements in this application that use the word “means”(or “step for’) are
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`presumedto invoke 35 U.S.C. 112(f) except as otherwise indicated in an Office action.
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`Similarly, claim elements that do not use the word “means”(or “step for”) are presumed
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`not to invoke 35 U.S.C. 112(f) except as otherwise indicated in an Office action.
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`Claim limitation of claims 1-8, and 11 have been interpreted under 35 U.S.C.
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`112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, because it uses/they use a generic
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`placeholder “first measuring device’ and “second measuring device” coupled with
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`functional language “measures”, “transmits”, “associates and stores’, “generates” and,
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`“provides”, without reciting sufficient structure to achieve the function. Furthermore, the
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`generic placeholder is not preceded bya structural modifier.
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`Since the claim limitation(s) invokes 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112,
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`sixth paragraph, claims 1-8, and 11 have been interpreted to cover the corresponding
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`structure described in the specification that achieves the claimed function, and
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`equivalents thereof.
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`A review of
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`the specification shows that
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`the following appears to be the
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`corresponding structure described in the specification for the 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AlA
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`35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraphlimitation, namely, on [0032], [0048], of the disclosure, the
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`specification discloses the local GW device asthe “first measuring device’ and P-GW as
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`the “second measuring device ” performing the functional step of “measures” as claimed;
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`on [0047] of the disclosure, the specification discloses S-GW as the “first measuring
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`device” performing the functional step of “transmits” as claimed; on [0113] of the
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`disclosure, the specification discloses P-GW as the second measuring device performing
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`the functional step of “associates and stores” as claimed; on [0047] of the disclosure, the
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`specification discloses P-GW as the “second measuring device” performing the functional
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`step of “generates” as claimed; on [0116] of the disclosure, the specification discloses P-
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`GW as the “second measuring device” performing the functional step of “provides” as
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`claimed.
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`If Applicant wishes to provide further explanation or dispute the examiner's
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`interpretation of the corresponding structure, applicant must identify the corresponding
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`structure with reference to the specification by page and line number, and to the drawing,
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`if any, by reference characters in responseto this Office Action.
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`If Applicant does not intend to have the claim limitation(s) treated under 35
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`U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, applicant may amend the
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`claim(s) so thatit/they will clearly not invoke 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112,
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`sixth paragraph, or present a sufficient showing that the claim recites/recite sufficient
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`structure, material, or acts for performing the claimed function to preclude application of
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`35 U.S.C. 112(f) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph.
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`For more information, see MPEP § 2173 et seq. and Supplementary Examination
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`Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of
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`Related Issues in Patent Applications, 76 FR 7162, 7167 (Feb. 9, 2011).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103)is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section madein this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an
`application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the
`patent or application, as the case may be, namesanother inventor and waseffectively filed
`before the effectivefiling date of the claimed invention.
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`5.
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`Claims 11 and 12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by
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`Duan (US PGPub 2018/0359617 A1).
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`Regarding claim 11, Duan teaches a communication charging system
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`comprising: a first measuring device (MEC server’, [002) that measures an amount of
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`communication established by a terminal in utlization (MEC server makes and then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052]) of a first communication service
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`using 4 first communication network (The local traffic platform and/or the remote traffic
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`platform can include a plurality of applications, e.g., video, cloud storage,
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`communication, intelligent home, a mobile medical care, industry control’, [0048], and
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`Fig.
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`1 wherein the first measuring device MEC server residesin local area 1 network
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`served by eNBs 11-1j); and 4 second measuring device (P-GYWV", [Q046)} that measures
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`an amount of communication established by the terminal in ullization of a second
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`cOMMMUNICalON Service using a secand communication network (0046) and (0092)
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`wherein the P-GW montors remote traffic in a remote network, see Fig. 13, wherein the
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`first measuring device assaciaies and stores, in a first storage unl, information
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`regarding ihe measured arnount of communication in the utlization of the first
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`communication service with information regarding the terminal ((0015]-[0017] wherein
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`the first measuring device MEC server generales a charging bHl by using the stored
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`local trafic information}, and the second measuring device associales and stares, in a
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`second storage unit, information regarding the measured amount of cornmunication in
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`the ullization of the second communication service with the inforrnation regarding the
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`terminal (0031), [095] wherein the second measuring device P-GW stores and
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`associaies the charging ID, statistics information of the trafic measured in the non-local
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`network with respect to the service/anplications’).
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`Regarding claim 12, Duan teaches a communication charging method using a
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`communicalion charging sysiem that includes a first measuririg device (CMEC server’,
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`[O052)) and a second measuring device CPGW’, [0046] and (0052p, the communication
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`charging method comprising: by the first measuring device, measuring an amount of
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`communication established by a terminal in utlization (MEC server makes and then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052]) of 4 first communication service
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`using @ first communication network (“The local traffic platform and/or the remotetraffic
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`platform can include a plurality of applications, e.g., video, cloud storage,
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`communication, intelligent home, a mobile medical care, industry control’, [0048], and
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`Fig.
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`1 wherein the first measuring device MEC serverresidesin local area 1 network
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`served by eNBs 11-1j); by the second measuring device, measuring an amount of
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`communication established by the terminal in utitzation of a second communication
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`service using a second cornmunication network (0046) and [0092] wherein the P-GW
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`monitors remote traffic in a rernole network, see Fig. 1}: by the first measuring device,
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`associating anc storing, in a first storage unt, information regarding the measured
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`amount of communication in the utitzation of the first cormmunication service with
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`information regarding the terminal
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`(OO15]-[0017] wherein the first measuring device
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`MEG server generates a charging DU by using the stored focal traffic information); and
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`by the second measuring device, associating and staring, in a second storage unit,
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`information regarding the measured amount of communication in the uliization of the
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`second communication service with the informaton regarding the terminal 700311,
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`[O095] wherein the second measuring device P-GW stores and associates the charging
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`iD, statistics information of the traffic measured in the non-local network with respect to
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`the service/"applications’).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office Action:
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`A patentfor a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious beforethe effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness
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`under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
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`1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
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`2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
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`3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
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`Considering objective evidence presentin the application indicating obviousness
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`or nonobviousness.
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the
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`claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was
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`commonly ownedasof the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any
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`evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to
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`point out the inventor and effectivefiling dates of each claim that was not commonly
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`ownedas ofthe effectivefiling date of the later invention in order for the examiner to
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`consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)
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`prior art against the later invention.
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`6.
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`Claims 1-8 and 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Duan (US PGPub 2018/0359617 A1) in view of Jin et al. (US PGPub 2012/0269134
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`At).
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`Regarding claim 1, Duan teaches a communication charging system (0045)
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`comprising: a first measuring device CMEC server’, [G052h) that measures an arnount of
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`communication established by a terminal in utlization CMEC server makesand then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052]) of 4 first communication service
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`using @ first communication network (“The local traffic platform and/or the remote traffic
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`platform can include a plurality of applications, e.g., video, cloud storage,
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`communication, intelligent home, a mobile medical care, industry control’, [0048], and
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`Fig.
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`1 wherein the first measuring device MEC server residesin local area 1 network
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`served by eNBs 11-1j); and a second measuring device (P-GW", [0046)) that measures
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`an amount af cammunicalion established by the terminal in ullization of a second
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`communication service using a second communication network (0046) and [0092]
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`wherein the P-GW monitors remote traffic in a remote network, see Fig. 1}, wherein the
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`first measuring device transmits infarmation regarding the measured amount of
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`cormunurication in the ullization of the first communication service ta the second
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`measuring device (0135).
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`However, Duan lacks the teaching comprising the second measuring device
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`associaies with information regarding the terminal and stores, in a storage unit, the
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`information regarding the amount of cormmunication in ihe ullization of the first
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`communication service, which has been transmilled fram the first measuring device,
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`and information regarcing the measured amount of communication in the ullization of
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`the second communication service,
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`in an analogous art, Jin teaches the communication charging system corprising
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`the second measuring device associates with information regarding the terminal and
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`stores, in a storage unil, the information regarding the amount of communication in the
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`Utilization of the first communication service, which has been transmitted from the first
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`measuring device, and information regarding the measured amount of communicationin
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`the utilization of the second communication service (/0102] wherein the second
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`measuring devicePhoame CG” associates and stores the statistic of the traffic in the
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`visited lraffic service provided by the visiied CG and traffic statistic and charging
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`information from the home service}.
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`It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art, before the
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`effectivefiling date of the invention, to incorporate the teaching of the secand measuring
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`device associates with information regarding the terminal and stores, in a storage unit,
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`the information regarding the amount of communication in the utization of the first
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`communicalion service, which has been transmitted from the first measuring device,
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`and infarmation regarding the measured amount of communication in the ullization of
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`the second cormmunication service, as taught by Jin, and combine with Duan in order to
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`collate the traffic statistics and charging information between the visited network and the
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`home network,
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`Regarding claim 2, Duan in view of Jin teaches the communication charging
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`system wherein ine first measuring device measures the amount of communication
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`esiablished by the terminal in the ullization of the firsi communication service on
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`downlink in the first communication network (“MEC server makes and then reports a
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`statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052] wherein the local traffic reported includes
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`the traffic in both uplink and downlink), and the second measuring device measures the
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`amount of communication established by the terminal in the ubization of the second
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`communication service on downlink in ihe second communication network ([0046] and
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`[90921 wherein the P-GW rmontiors remote traffic in a remote network, see Fig. 1,
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`wherein the remote traffic includes the traffic in both uplink and downlink}.
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`Regarding claim 3, Duan in view of Jin teaches the communication charging
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`system wherem ihe first measuring device measures the arnount af communicaiion
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`esiadlished by the terminal in the ulilization of the first cormmiurication service on uink
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`in the first communication network (MEC server makes and then reports a statistic of
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`the localtraffic of the UE”, [0052] wherein the localtraffic reported includesthe traffic in
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`both uplink and downlink), and the second measuring device measures the amount of
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`caommunicalion established by the terminal in the utiizalion of the second
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`communication service on uplink in the second communication network 0046] and
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`[90921 wherein the P-GW rmontiors remote traffic in a remote network, see Fig. 1,
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`wherein the remote traffic includes the traffic in both uplink and downlink}.
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`Regarding claim 4, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cormunication charging
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`system according to claim 1. However, Duan lacks the teaching wherein the second
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`measuring device generates charging information regarding utilization of communication
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`services of a user who owns the terminal using the information regarding the amount of
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`communicalion inthe uiization of the first communication service and the information
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`regarding ihe amount of communication in the utilization of the second communication
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`service, which are stored in the storage unit.
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`nan analogous art, Jin teaches the corrmurication charging system wherein ihe
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`second measuring device generates charging information regarding ullizatian of
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`communication services of a user whe owns the terminal ((0701] wherein the visited OG
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`generates visited traffic statistics of the user, and [6093] wherein the home CG (secand
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`measuring device} generates home traffic statistics of the user} using the information
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`regarding ihe amaunt of communication in the uthization of the first communication
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`service and the information regarding the amount of communicationin the utilization of
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`the second communication service, which are stored in the storage unit ((0102] wherein
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`the second measuring devicefhame CG" associates and stores the stalistic of the traffic
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`in the visited traffic service provided by the visited CG and traffic statistic and charging
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`information from the harne service},
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`it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art, before the
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`effective filing date of the invention, to incorporate the teaching wherein the secand
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`measuring device generates charging information regarding uilization of communication
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`services of a user who owns the terminal using the information regarding the amount of
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`communication in the ullization of the first communication service anc the information
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`regarding the amount of cornmunication in the utization of the second communication
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`service, which are stored in the storage unil, as taught by Jin and cormbine with Duan in
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`order to collate the traffic statistics and charging infurmation between the visited
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`network and the hore network.
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`Regarding claim 5, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cornmunication charging
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`system according to clan 4, wherein the first measuring device measures the amount
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`of communication established by the terminal in the utlization of the first communication
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`service on downlink in the first communication network (MEC server makes and then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052] wherein the local traffic reported
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`includedthe traffic in both uplink and downlink), and the second measuring device
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`measures the amount of communication established by ihe terminal in the ulidzation of
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`the second communication service on downlink in the second communication network
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`(O046] and [0092] wherein the P-~GW monitors remote traffic in a rearnote network, see
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`Fig. 1, wherein the remote traffic includes the traffic in both uplink and downlink}.
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`Regarding claim 6, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cornmunication charging
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`system according to claim 4, wherein the first measuring device measures the amount
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`of communication established by the terminal in the utilization of the first cormmunication
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`service on uplink in the first cormrmunrication network ("MEC server makes and then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052] wherein the local traffic reported
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`includedthe traffic in both uplink and downlink), and the second measuring device
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`measures the amount of communication established by ihe terminal in the utiization of
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`the second communication service on uplink in the second communication nebwork
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`0046] and [0092] wherein the P-GW monitors rernote traffic in a remote network, see
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`Fig. 1, wherein the remote traffic includes the traffic in both uplink and downlink}.
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`Regarding claim 7, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cornmunication charging
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`system according to claim 4, wherein the second measuring device provides a
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`nolfication of the generated charging infarmation to the terminal (OO.
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`Regarding claim 8, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cornmunication charging
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`system according to claim 7, wherein the first measuring device measures the amount
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`of communication established by the terminal in the utihzation of the first communication
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`service on uplink in the first communication network (“MEC server makes and then
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`reports a statistic of the local traffic of the UE”, [0052] wherein the local traffic reported
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`includedthe traffic in both uplink and downlink), and the second measuring device (P-
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`GV [0052)) measures the arnount af communication established by the lerminal in the
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`utilization of the second communication service on uplink in the second cammunication
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`network (0046) and [0092] wherein the P-GW monitors remote traffic in a rernote
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`network, see Fig. 1, wherein the remote traffic includes the traffic in both uplink and
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`Regarding claim 10, Duan teaches a communication charging method using a
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`communication charging system that includes a first measuring device CMEC server’,
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`(04521) and a second measuring device (P-GW", [0052]}, the cornmunication method
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`comprising: by the first measuring device, measunng an amount of communication
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`esigdlished by a terminal in utilization (“MECserver makesandthenreportsa statistic of the
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`local traffic of the UE”, [0052]) cf a first communication service using 4 first
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`communication network (“The local traffic platform and/or the remote traffic platform can
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`include a plurality of applications, e.g., video, cloud storage, communication,intelligent home, a
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`mobile medical care, industry control”, [0048], and Fig. 1 wherein the first measuring device
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`MECserverresides in local area 1 network served by eNBs 11-1j); by the second measuring
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`device, measuring an amount of communication established by the terminal in ullization
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`of a second communicahon service using & second communicaiion network ((0046] and
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`[0092] wherein the P-GW monitors remote traffic in a remote network, see Fig. 1); by the first
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`measuring device, transmitting information regarding the measured arnount of
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`communication in the utilization of the first cormmunication service to ine second
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`measuring device; and by the second measuring device (OTSSD.
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`However, Duan lacks the teaching of a method comprising associating and
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`storing, ina storage unit, the informathon regarding the amount of communication in the
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`ullization of the first communication service, which has been transmitted trom the first
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`measuring device, and information regarding the measured amount of communication in
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`the ullization of the second cammunication service with information regarding the
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`iran analogous art, Jin leaches the system comprising assacialing and storing,
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`in a storage unit, the information regarding the amount af communication in the
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`utilization of the first communication service, which nas been transmitted trom the first
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`measuring device, and information regarding the measured amount of communication
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`in the utilization of the second communication service with information regarding the
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`terminal (0102) wherein the second measuring device/home CG” associates and
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`stores the statistic of the traffic in the visited traffic service provided by the visited CG
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`and traffic statistic and charging information fram the home service}.
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`It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art, before the
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`effective filing date of the invention, to incorporate the teaching of the secand measuring
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`device associates with information regarding the terminal and stores, in a storage url,
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`the information regarding the amount of communication in the uthzation of the first
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`communication service, which has been transmitted frarn the first measuring device,
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`and information regarding the measured amaurit of communication in the utilization of
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`the second communication service, as taught by Jin, and combine with Duan in arder to
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`colate the traffic statistics and charging information beiween the visited netwark and the
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`home network,
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`“TF
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`Claim 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Duan (US
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`PGPub 2018/0359617 A1) in view of Jin et al. (US PGPub 2012/0269134 A1), as
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`applied to claim 1, and further in view of Xue et al. (US Pat 8639233 B1).
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`Regarding claim 9, Duan in view of Jin teaches the cornmunication charging
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`system according to clan 1, wherein the first communication network is a local network
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`in which the first cormmunication service can be usec in a precietermined area via a
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`base station deployed in the predetermined area (“The local traffic platform and/or the
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`remote traffic platform can include a plurality of applications, e.g., video, cloud storage,
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`communication, intelligent home, a mobile medical care, industry control’, [0048], and
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`Fig.
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`1 wherein the first measuring device MEC server residesin local area 1 network
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`served by eNBs 11-1)).
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`However, the combination lacks the teaching wherein the secand communication
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`network is 4 wide-range cellular network,
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`in an analogous art, Aue teaches the communication charging system wherein
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`the second communication network is a wide-range cellular network (Fig. 3, wherein the
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`second communication network the second measuring device P-GW connects to is the
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`LTE wide-range celular network).
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`it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art, before the
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`effective filing date of the invention, to incorporate the teaching wherein the second
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`caommunicalion network is a wide-range cellular nelwark, as taught by Xue and combine
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`with Duan, as modified by Jin in order to collect mobility information from different
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`networks.
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications
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`from the examiner should be directed to XIANG ZHANG whosetelephone
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`number is (571)270-7693. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday-
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`examiner's supervisor, Rafael-Perez Gutierrez, can be reached on (571)272-7915. The
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