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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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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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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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`2.
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`A requestfor continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set
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`forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), wasfiled in this application after final rejection. Since this
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`application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set
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`forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action
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`has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on
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`01/27/2022 has been entered.
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`3.
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`Claims 1-13 are canceled; claims 14-31 are pending.
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`Responseto Arguments
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`4.
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`Applicant's arguments with respect to the claim(s) have been considered but are
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`not persuasive.
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`Applicant argues, Huang doesnot disclose that the STA 410 during the WUR
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`state operates through multiple WUR duty cycles (each including a WUR awakestate
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`and a WUR dozestate) in which the STA 410 is "configured not to receive buffered
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`downlink traffic data" as recited in amended claim 14. Upon receiving the wake-up
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`packet 430 the STA 410 of Huang receives downlink traffic data and cannot be said to
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`be "configured not to receive buffered downlink traffic data" for multiple WUR duty
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`In response, as noted in the Office action below, Huang’130 discloses [0038]
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`wake-up packets 430 can be received at the LP-WUR 425 of the STA 410. Upon
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`receiving the wake-up packet 430, the LP-WUR 425 can send a wake-up signal 440,
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`which causes the WLAN radio 420 of the STA 410 to turn on. The WLAN radio 415 of
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`the AP 405 can transmit data packet(s) 435 to the WLANradio 420 of the STA 410.
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`Thatis, prior to the AP 405 transmitting data packet(s), the station 410 receiver being
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`configured not to receive buffered downlink traffic data during the WUR state.
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`Applicant argues, Huang does notdisclose that "each timing of the WUR awake
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`state is aligned with a target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR
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`Beacon transmission in the WUR mode or aligned with the TWBTT with an addedtime
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`offset" as recited in claim 14.
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`In response, as noted in the Office action below, Huang’861 discloses enters
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`WUR mode by communicating with a second communication apparatus ([0021] an AP
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`or a peer device in a Wi-Fi network may send both main radio beacons at target beacon
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`transmission times (TBTTs) and LP-WUR beacons at TWBTTs to one or more Wi-Fi
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`devices), wherein each timing of the WUR awakestate is aligned with a target WUR
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`Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR
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`mode ([0023] device may receive or attempt to receive, using the WUR beacon timing
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`information, one or more LP-WUR beacon frames at target wake-up radio beacon
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`transmission times (TWBTTs) which are defined, at least in part, by the WUR beacon
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`timing information) or aligned with the TWBTTwith an addedtime offset ([0023]
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`receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame after a TWBTT).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`5.
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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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`6.
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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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`obviousnessrejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for 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 before the 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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`7.
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`Claim(s) 14, 17-21 and 28-31 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Huanget al., US 2018/0049130 (Huang’130) in view of Huangetal.,
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`US 2020/0059861 (Huang’861).
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`Claim 14, Huang’130 discloses(fig 3, station 300) a communication apparatus,
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`comprising:
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`a receiver (fig 3, transceiver) which, in operation and in a Wake-up Radio (WUR)
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`state, receives a WUR Beacontransmission ([0039] legacy power save STAs because
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`legacy power save STAs awakenperiodically at a target beacon transmission time
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`(TBTT) to receive beacon),
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`the receiver being configured not to receive buffered downlink traffic data during
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`the WUR state ([0038] wake-up packets 430 can be received at the LP-WUR 425 of the
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`STA 410. Upon receiving the wake-up packet 430, the LP-WUR 425 can send a wake-
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`up signal 440, which causes the WLAN radio 420 of the STA 410 to turn on. The WLAN
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`radio 415 of the AP 405 can transmit data packet(s) 435 to the WLAN radio 420 of the
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`STA 410),
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`wherein, during the WUR state, the communication apparatus continues to
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`operate through multiple WUR duty cycles (fig 7, [0051] the period 706 equals a multiple
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`(e.g., twice) of the beacon intervals, i.e., time between two TBTTs, and the WLAN radio
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`420 is woken atthe start of a TBTT), each WUR duty cycle including a WUR awake
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`state and a WUR dozestate (fig 7, [0051] the on/off status of the WLAN radio 420 is
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`shownat 704); and
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`circuitry which, in operation:
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`determines wake-up operating parametersincluding a starting point of a duty
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`cycle schedule of the receiver (fig 7, [0051] the on/off status of the WLAN radio 420 is
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`shownat 704),
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`wherein the duty cycle schedule specifies a period of the WUR duty cycle (fig 7,
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`[0051] the on/off status of the WLAN radio 420 is shown at 704); and
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`but does not explicitly disclose,
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`enters WUR mode by communicating with a second communication apparatus,
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`wherein each timing of the WUR awakestate is aligned with a target WUR Beacon
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`transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR mode or
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`aligned with the TWBTTwith an added time offset.
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`However, as Huang’861 discloses enters WUR mode by communicating with a
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`second communication apparatus ([0021] an AP or a peer device in a Wi-Fi network
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`may send both main radio beacons at target beacon transmission times (TBTTs) and
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`LP-WUR beacons at TWBTTsto one or more Wi-Fi devices), wherein each timing of the
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`WUR awakestate is aligned with a target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT)of
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`the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR mode ([0023] device may receive or attempt
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`to receive, using the WUR beacon timing information, one or more LP-WUR beacon
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`frames at target wake-up radio beacon transmission times (TWBTTs) which are defined,
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`at least in part, by the WUR beacon timing information) or aligned with the TWBTT with
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`an added time offset ([0023] receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame after a TWBTT).
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`Therefore, before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art to modify the Huang’130
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`invention with Huang’861 invention to include the claimed limitation(s) so as to enable
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`the network to send beacon frame at the target wake-up radio beacon transmission
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`times in order for the device to receive the beacon frame at and/or during radio wakeup
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`time.
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`Giaim 17, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`accarding to claim 14, wherein ihe wake-up operating parameters include a period of
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`the duty cycle schedule of the receiver, and the period of the duty cycle schedule is an
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`integer mulligie of a WUR Beacon interval or a fraction of the WUR Beacon interval of
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`the WUR Beacon transmission (Huang’130 [0039] STAs awaken periodically at a larget
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`beacon transmission time (TRTT) to receive beacons).
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`Claim 18, Huang’ 130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 14, wherein one of the wake-up operating parameters is a WUR TSF
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`imer accuracy (Huang 130 [0043] a partial TSF function is included in the mini-beacan
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`transmitted periodically by the AP 405 and received at the LP-WUR 425 of the STA
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`Claim 79, Huang’ 130 as modified discloses the communicalion apparalus
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`according fo claim 14, wherein ane of the wake-up operaling parameters is a time
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`resolution of partial TSF (Huang130 [0043! 4 partial TSF function is inclided in the
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`miri-beacon transmitted periodically by the AP 405 and received al the LP-WUR 425 of
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`the STA 410).
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`Claim 20, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 14, wherein the wake-up operating parameters are classilied intc
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`nonconfigurable wake-up operating parameters (Huang’130 [0057] The on/off status of
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`LPAVUR 425 is shown af 702, and the or/off siatus of the WLAN radio 420 is shawn al
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`TOA}.
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`Claim 27, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according ta claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus exchanges the
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`nonconfigurable wake-up operating parameters with the second communication
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`apparatus via a synchronization procedure or an association orocedure (Huang’130
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`[0048] Upon the AP 405transmitting a mini-beacon 606, the STA 410 can correct TSF
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`drift according to algorithms described earlier herein using a partial TSF included in the
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`mini-beacon}.
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`Claim 28, see claim 14 for the relection, Huang’130 discloses a method
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`implemented by a commumication apparatus, comprising:
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`determining wake-up operating parameters inclucina a starting point of a duty
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`cycle schedule and entering Wake-up Radio (WVUR} mode by cormmunicating with a
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`second communication apparatus, wherein ihe duty cycle schedule specifies a period af
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`wherein, during a WUR stale, the communicalion apparatus continues to operate
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`through mubipnle WUR duty cycles, each WUR duly cycle including a WUR awake siate
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`and a WUR doze state; and
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`receiving a WUR Beacon transmission and refraining from receiving buffered
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`downlink traffic daia during the WUR state,
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`wherein cach timing of the WUR awake state is algned with a target WUR
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`Beacon transmission time (PWETT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR
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`mode or aloned with the TWTT with an added time offset.
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`Claim 29, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communicalion apparalus
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`according fo claim 14, wherein each timing of the starting paint of the duty cycle
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`schedule of the receiver is aligned within a riargin of Time Synchronization Function
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`(TSP) ther accuracy (Huang’130 [GO551 TSF accuracy can be cornputed as olus or
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`minus GOO microseconds and TMBYTT is 500 millsecorids, and therefore the early
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`awake time is about S00 microseconds (0.5 multipiied by 600)).
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`Giaim 30, Huang’ 130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 14, wherein each of timing of a start of the WUR awake state is
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`aligned with the TWRTT of the WUR Beacon transmissioniri thie WUR mode
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`(Huang S67 fig 3, WUR beacon interval, TWSBTT) or aligned with the TWETT with the
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`added time offset (Huang’861 fig 3, TOF 0 indicated offset, WUR beacon interval,
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`TWETT). Therefore, before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would
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`have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art to modify the Huang’ 130
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`invention with Huang’861 invention to include the claimed limitation(s) so as to enable
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`the device to wake up at the radio beacon transmission times in order for the device to
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`receive the beacon frame.
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`Ciaim 31, see claim 14 for the rejection, Huang’ 130 discloses a communication
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`apparatus, comprising:
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`& receiver which, in operation and in a Wake-up Radio (UR) state, receives a
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`WHURP Beacon transmission, the receiver being configured not to receive buffered
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`downlink traffic dala Guring the WUAH state,
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`wherein, during the WUR state, the cormmunication apparatus continues to
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`operate through multinie WUR duty cycles, each WUR duty cycle including a WUR
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`awake slate and a WUR doze state; and
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`circuttry which, in operation:
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`determines wake-up operating parameters inclucling a starting point of a duty
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`cycle schedule of the receiver,
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`wherein the duty cycle schedule specifies a periad of the WUR duty cycle: and
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`enters WUR mode by cormmunicating with a second communication apparatus,
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`wherein each timing of a target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBYTT} of the WUR
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`Beacon transmission in the WUR made is algned with the WUR awake state or alaned
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`with the WUR awake stale with an added time offset.
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`8.
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`Claim(s) 15-16 and 22-25 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Huanget al., US 2018/0049130 (Huang’130) and Huang et al., US
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`2020/0059861 (Huang’861) in view of Min et al., US 2017/0280498.
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`Claim 18, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 14,
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`Gut Huang’130 and Huang’661 invention is sient on,
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`wherein the circuitry, in operation, determines ihe wake-up operating parameters
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`via a WU negotiation procedure, and enters the WUR mode via a WUR mode entry
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`procedure,
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`However, as Min discloses wherein the circuliry, in operation, determines the
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`wake-up operating parameters via a WUR negotiation procedure, and enters the WUR
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`mode via a WUR mode entry procedure (0032] The AP transmitter, main raciio and
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`receiver can first negotiate and agree on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver
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`operation, such as center frequency, bandwidth, etc., before the main radio enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode (Le., ihe main radio is off and LP-WUR is on}).
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`‘Therefore, before the effective tiling date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to 4 person having ordinary skill in the art io modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang’ 867 invention with Min invention to include the claimed limilahan(s) so as to
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`enable the network to negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in
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`according with the alocated resources in order to enter a wake-up mode.
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`Claim 16, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according ta claim 14,
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`Sut Huang’130 and Huang’ 861 invention is slent on,
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`wherein the circuitry, in operation, determines the wake-up operating parameters
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`and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR negotiation and a WUR mode entry
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`orocedure.
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`However, as Min disclases wherein the circultry, in operation, determines the
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`wake-lip operating parameters anc enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR
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`negotialon and a WOR made entry procedure 0032] The AP transmiller, main radio
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`and receiver can first negotiate and agree on parameters for ihe LP-WUR receiver
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`operation, such as center frequency, bandwidth, etc., before the main racio enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode (Le., the main radio is off and LP-WUIR is on}.
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`Therefore, befare the effective fling date of the claimed invention, i would have
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`been obvious ta a person having ordinary skill in the art io modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang 867 invention with Min invention to include the claimed limitation(s) so as te
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`enable the nehwaork fo negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in
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`according with the allocated resaurces in arder to enter @ wake-up made.
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`Giaim 22, Huang’130 as modified discloses the cornmunication apparatus
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`according to claim 20,
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`but Huang’ 130 and Huang’661 invention is slent on,
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`wherein the communication agparaius negoliates the configurable wake-up
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`operating parameters with the second communication apparatus via a WUR negotiation
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`procedure.
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`However, as Min discloses wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the
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`configurable wake-up operating parameters with the second cammunicalion apparatus
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`via a WUR negotiation procedure [0032] AP transmitter, main radio and receiver can
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`first negotiate and agree on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver operation, such as
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`cerier frequency, banchwicdih, etc., before the main radio enters the low-power wake-up
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`mode (.¢., the main radio is off and LF-WUIR is on}}.
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`Therefore, before the effective fling date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to 4 person having ordinary Skil in the art to modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang 867 invention wilh Min invention to include the claimed limitation(s) so as to
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`enable ihe nebwork to negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in orcer
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`to enter a wake-up mode for proper receiving of the WUR beacon.
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`Claim 23, Huang’130 as madified discloses the communication apparalus
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`according to claim 20,
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`out Huang’ isO and Huang’S61 invention is silent on,
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`wherein the communication apogratus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operaiing parameters with the secand communication apparatus, and enters the WUR
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`mode via an integrated WUR negotiation and WOR mode entry procedure.
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`However, as Min discloses wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the
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`configurable wake-up operating parameters with ine second communication apparatus,
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`and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR negotiation and WUR mode entry
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`orocedure 0032] AF transmitter, main radio and receiver can first negotiate and agree
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`on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver operation, such as center frequency,
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`bandwidth, etc., before the main radio enters the low-power wake-up mode tLe., the
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`main radio is off and LP-WUR is on), - the transmitting and receiving farm an integrated
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`WUR negoliation, an associalion procedure, and a negotiation procedure}.
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`Therefore, osfore the effective fling date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art io modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang 867 invention with Min invention to include the claimed limitation(s} so as te
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`enable ihe nehwork fo negotiaie on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in order
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`to enter a wake-up made for proper receiving of the WUR beacon.
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`Claim 24, see claim 23 for the rejection, Huang’130 as modified discinses the
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`communicalion apparatus according to claim 20, wherein ihe communication apparatus
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`negotiates the confiqurable wake-up operating parameters with the second
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`communication apparatus via an association procedure, and enters the WUR mode via
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`a WUR mode eniry procedure.
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`Claim 25, see claim 23 for the rejection, Huang’130 as modified discioses the
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`communication apparatus according to claim 20, wherein ihe communication apparatus
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`operating in the WUR mode negotiates the confiqurable wake-up operaling parameters
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`with the second communication aoparalus via a WUR negotiation procedure.
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`9.
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`Claim(s) 26-27 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Huang et al., US 2018/0049130 (Huang’130) and Huang et al., US 2020/0059861
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`(Huang’861) in view of Li et al., US 2019/0320388.
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`Claim 26, Huang’ 130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 74,
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`Sut Huang’ 120 and Huang’S61 invention is sient on,
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`wherein the communication aoparaius and a third communication apparatus are
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`associated with the secand communication apparatus, and the siarting poini of the duty
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`cycle schedule of the communication apparatus is diferent from a starting paint of a
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`duty cycle schedule of the third carnmunication apparatus.
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`However, as Li discloses wherein the communication apparatus and a third
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`COMMUNICAHON apparatus are associated with the second communication apparatus
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`(O123] Stations in diferent groups have different duty cycle configuration information
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`and staggered awake windows, without any overlapping part), and the start point of the
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`duty cycle schedule of the communicalion apparatus is different from a start point of a
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`duly cycle schedule of the third communication apparatus (0123) Stations in different
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`groups have diferent culy cycle contiguration information and staggered awake
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`windows, without any overlanping part).
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`Therefore, befare the effective fling date of the claimed invention, i would have
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`been obvious ta a person having ordinary skill in the art io modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang 867 invention with Li invention to include the claimed limitation(s} so as to enable
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`the network to set diferent duty cycle for each different type device in order to ensure
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`the device is woken up thereby reducing data transmission delay.
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`Giaim 27, Huang’130 as modified discloses the cornmunication apparatus
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`according to claim 17,
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`Sut Huang’130 and Huang’661 invention is sient on,
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`wherein the communication apparaius and a third cornmurication apparalus are
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`associated with the second communication apparatus, and the period of the duty cycle
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`schedule of the communication apparatus is same as 4 period of a duty cycle schedule
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`of the third communication apparatus.
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`However, as Li discloses wherein the communication anparaius and a third
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`caommunicalion apparatus are associated with the second communication apparatus,
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`and the period of the duty cycle schedule of the cornmmunicalion apparatus is same as a
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`period of a duly cycle schedule of the third communication apparatus (0123) The racio
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`access point groups stations whose duty cycle coniiguralion information is the same to
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`asame group. Stations in a same group have same duly cycle configuration
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`information).
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`Therefore, before the effective filing date af the claimed irivention, if would have
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`been obvicus to a person having ordinary Skill in ihe art to modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang’ @57 invention with Li invention to include the claimed limitation(s) so as to enable
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`the network to sel same duty cycle for group of sarne type devices in order io ensure
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`the devices are woken up and receives same data information thereby mininuzing
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`further retransmission of data thereby optimizing system resources.
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