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`Lei HUANG
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`Application/Control Number: 16/757 ,217
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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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`2.
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`Claims 1-13 and 30 are canceled; claims 14-29 and 31-32 are pending.
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`Response to Arguments
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`3.
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`Applicant’s argumentsfiled on 05/13/2022 with respect to the claim(s) have been
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`considered but are not persuasive.
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`Applicant argues, Huang '861 does not disclose or suggestthat "each start timing
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`of the WUR awakestate is aligned with a target WUR Beacon transmission time
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`(TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR modeor aligned with the
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`TWBTT with an added constant time offset" as recited in amended claim 14.
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`In response, Huang’861 disclosesfig 3, TSF 0 indicated offset, WUR beacon
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`interval, TWBTT. Hence the user device 320 in fig 3 communicates with the access
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`point AP 302 in such a waythat eachstart timing of the WUR awakestateis aligned
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`with a target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon
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`transmission in the WUR modeor aligned with the TWBTT with an added constant time
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`offset" as recited in amended claim 14. Further, Huang’861 discloses in para. [0042] a
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`timing synchronization function (TSF) may be used to keep the timers ofall devicesin
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`the same basic service set synchronized. The timing of LP-WUR beacon transmissions
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`may be based ona timing synchronization function. For example, the values of a TSF
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`timer may be used asreference times for sending and receiving LP-WUR beacon
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`frames 332, 334, 336. FIG. 3 shows values of a timing synchronization function
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`representing time on a horizontal axis corresponding between an AP and a receiving
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`user device 320. Therefore, the receiving user device, in order to receive a WUR
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`beacon frame transmitted by the access point AP 302, must have timing
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`synchronization such that "eachstart timing of the WUR awakestate is aligned with a
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`target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in
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`the WUR mode or aligned with the TWBTT with an added constant time offset".
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`Applicant argues, Huang '861 does notdisclose that each start timing of the
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`WUR awakestate is aligned with a TWBTT or the TWBTT with an added constant
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`offset.
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`In response, Huang’861 discloses [0019] the device receives from an AP ora
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`peer device a WUR packetincluding instructions to wake up, [0021] an AP or a peer
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`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), and [0023] device mayreceive or attempt to receive, using the WUR beacon
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`timing information, one or more LP-WUR beacon frames at target wake-up radio
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`beacon transmission times (TWBTTs) which are defined, at least in part, by the WUR
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`beacon timing information and fig 3, indicated offset 312, hence each start timing of the
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`WUR awakestate is aligned with a TWBTT or the TWBTT with an added constant
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`offset. That is, in the fig 3, the AP 302 and user device 320 communicate with each
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`other in according the AP 302 may also send one or more WUR beacon frames (e.g.,
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`WUR beacon frames 332, 334, 336) to the user device 320 at various intervals called
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`target wake-up radio beacon transmission times (TWBTTs) 304, 306, 308. The user
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`device 320 may receive or attempt to receive the WUR beacon frames 332, 334, 336
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`using the timing information. Further, Huang’861 disclosesin para. [0042] a timing
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`synchronization function (TSF) may be used to keep the timers ofall devices in the
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`same basic service set synchronized. The timing of LP-WUR beacon transmissions may
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`be based on a timing synchronization function. For example, the values of a TSF timer
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`may be used as reference times for sending and receiving LP-WUR beacon frames
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`332, 334, 336. FIG. 3 showsvaluesof a timing synchronization function representing
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`time on a horizontal axis corresponding between an AP and a receiving user device
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`320. Therefore, the receiving user device, in order to receive a WUR beacon frame
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`transmitted by the access point AP 302, must have timing synchronization such that
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`"each start 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 TWBTT with an added constant time offset".
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`4.
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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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`5.
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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 setforth 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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`6.
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`Claim(s) 14, 17-21, 28-29 and 31-32 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
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`being unpatentable over Huang et al., US 2018/0049130 (Huang’130) in view of Huang
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`et al., 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 awaken periodically 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 dutycycle 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 eachstart 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 TWBTT with an added constant 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 start timing
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`of the WUR awakestate is aligned with a target WUR Beacon transmission time
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`(TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR mode(fig 3, WUR beacon
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`interval, TWBTT, [0023] device mayreceive or attempt to receive, using the WUR
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`beacon timing information, one or more LP-WUR beacon frames at target wake-up
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`radio beacon transmission times (TWBTTs) which are defined, at least in part, by the
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`WUR beacon timing information) or aligned with the TWBTT with an added constant
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`time offset (fig 3, TSF 0 indicated offset, WUR beacon interval, 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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`timer accuracy (Huang’130 [0043] a partial TSF function is included in the mini-beacan
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`transmilted periodically by the AP 405 and received at the LP-WUR 425 of the STA
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`416}.
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`Claim 19, Huang’ 130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according ta claim 14, wherein one of the wake-up operating parameters is a lime
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`resolution of partial TSF (Huang 130 [6043] a partial TSF function is included in the
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`mini-beacon transmitted periodically by the AP 405 and received af the LP-WURH 425 of
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`the STA 410}.
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`Giaim 20, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`accarding to claim 14, wherein the wake-up operating parameters are classified into
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`nonconligurable wake-up operating parameters (Huang 130 tig 7, beacon interval af AP}
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`and configurable wake-up operating parameters (Huang’130 [00511] The or/olf status of
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`LP-WUR 425 is shown af 702, and the or/olf status of the WLANradio 420 is shown at
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`704),
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`CGiaim 27, Huang’130 as madified discloses the communication apparalus
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`according to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus exchanges the
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`nonconfigurable wake-up operaling parameiers with the secand communication
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`apparatus via a synchronization procedure or an association procedure (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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`Cisim 28, see claim 14 for the rejection, Huang’130 discloses a method
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`implemented by a communication apparatus, cormnprising:
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`determining wake-up operating parameters including 4 starting paint of a duly
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`cycle schedule and entering Wake-up Radio (WUR} mode by communicating with a
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`second communication apparatus, wherein the duty cycle schedule specifies a period of
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`a WU duty cycle, and
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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 retraining from receiving buffered
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`downlink traffic daia during the WUR state,
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`wherein each start liming of the WUR awake state is aligned with a targei WLR
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`Beacon transmission time (PWESTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in the WUA
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`mode or aloned with the TWIBTT with an added constant time offset.
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`Giaim 29, Huang’130 as madified discloses the communication apparaius
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`according fo claim 14, wherein each timing of the starting paint of the duly cycle
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`echedule of the receiver is aligned within a margin of Time Synchronization Function
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`(TSP) timer accuracy (Huang’130 [G0551 TSF accuracy can be cornputed as plus or
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`minus GOO microseconds and TMBTT is 500 milliseconds, and therefore the early
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`awake time is aboul G00 microsecorids (0.5 mulfiphed by 600)}.
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`Claim 31, see claim 14 for the relection, Huang’130 discloses a communication
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`apparatus, comprising:
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`a receiver which, in operation and in a Wake-up Radio (VUR} slate, receives a
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`WUR Beacon transmission, the receiver being configured nat lo receive buffered
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`downlink traffic data during the WUR state,
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`wherein, during the WUH state, the communication apparatus continues to
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`operate through multiole WUR duty cycies, each WUR duty cycle including a WUR
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`awake state and a WUR daze slate; and
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`circuitry which, in operation:
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`determines wake-up operating parameters including 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 period of the WUR duty cycle; and
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`enters WUR mode by communicating with a second communication apparatus,
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`wherein each start timing of a target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWETT) of the
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`WUR Beacon transmission in the WUR mode is aligned with the WUR awake siale or
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`aligned with the WUR awake state with an added constant time offset.
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`Claim 32, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 14, wherein the circuitry, in operation:
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`determines the wake-up operating parameters including nonconfigurable wake-
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`up operating parameters (Huang’130 fig 7, beacon interval of AP) and configurable
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`wake-up operating parameters {(Huang’130 [0057] The on/off status cf LP-WUH 425 is
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`shown at 702, and the on/off status of the WLAN radio 420 is shown at 704),
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`wherein: the configurable wake-up operating parameters include the starting
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`point of the duty cycle schedule of the receiver (Huang’130 fig 7, 706 period for waking
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`up 802.11 radio, 802.11 radio ON, 802.11 radio OFF), and
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`the nonconfigurable wake-up operating parameters (Huang’130 fig 7, beacon
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`interval of AP, [0062] a signal received from an access point (AP) at the LP-WUR, the
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`signal including a timing synchronization function (TSF) value) include a time duration
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`for turning on a primary connectivity radio of the communication apparatus (Huang’130
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`[0062] wherein the LP-WUR is configured to wake up a wireless local area network
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`(WLAN) radio of the STA at a wake-up time based on the local TSF timer).
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`7.
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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 Huang et al., US 2018/0049130 (Huang’130) and Huanget al., US
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`2020/0059861 (Huang’861) in view of Min et al., US 2017/0280498.
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`Giaim 75, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 74,
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`Sut Huang’130 and Huang’S861 invention is sdent on,
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`wherein the ciroullry, in operalion, determines the wake-up operaling parameters
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`via a WUR 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 circuitry, in operation, determines the
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`wake-up operating parameters via a WUR negotiation procedure, and eniers the WUR
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`mode via a WUR mode entry procedure (Q032] The AP transmitter, main radio and
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`receiver can first negotiale and agree on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver
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`operation, such as center frequency, bandwidth, etc., before thea main racio enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode {Le., the main radio is of and LP-WUR is or}.
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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 S67 invention with Min invention to include the claimed limitation(s} so as te
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`enable ihe nehwork fo negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in
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`accarding with the allocated resources in arder to enter a wake-up mode.
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`Giaim 16, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 74,
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`Out 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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`and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR negotiation and a WUR mode eniry
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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 and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR
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`negotiation and a WUA mode entry procedure 0032] The AP transmitter, main radio
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`and 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 racic enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode (L6., the main radio is off and LP-WUAR is onj).
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`Therefore, before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvicus lo a person having ordinary skill in the art to modily the Huang’130 and
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`Muang 867 invention with Min invention to incluce the claimed limitation(s) so as te
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`enable the network to negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in
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`according with the allocated resources in order to enter a wake-up mode.
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`Claim 22, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communicalion apparalus
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`according fo claim 20,
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`out Huang’ 1s and HuangS61 invention is sient on,
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`wherein the communication apnaratus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operating parameiers wilh ihe secand communication apparatus via a WUR negotiation
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`pracedure.,
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`Fowever, as Min discloses wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the
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`configurable wake-up operating parameters with the second communication apparatus
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`via a WUR riegohation procedure (Q032] AP transmilter, main radio and receiver can
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`first negotiate and agree on parameters for the LP-WHUR receiver operation, such as
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`center frequency, bandwidth, etc., before the main racio enters the low-power wake-up
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`mode (Le., the main racio is of and LP-WURis aon}}.
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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 ihe network io negotiate on ihe pararmelers for receiving WUR beacon in order
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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 modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according to claim 20,
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`Dut Huand 130 and Huang 861 invention is slent on,
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`wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operating parameters with the second communication aoparatus, and enters the WUR
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`mode via an integrated WUR negotation and WUR mode entry procedure.
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`However, as Min discloses wherein the communicalian apparatus negotiales the
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`configurable wake-up operaling parameters with ihe 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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`procedure (0032) AP transmitter, main radio and receiver can first negotiate and agree
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`on parameters for ihe LP-WUR receiver operation, such as center frequency,
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`bancawidth, etc., before the main radio enters ihe low-power wake-up made @.e., the
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`main radio is off and LP-WUR is on), - the transmitting and receiving form an integrated
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`WURnegotiation, an association procedure, and a negotiation procedure}.
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`Therefore, before the effective filing date af the claimed invention, if would have
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`been obvious to 4 person having ordinary skill in the art to modify the Huang’130 and
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`Huang267 invention with Min invention to include the claimed Hmitation(s} so as te
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`enable ihe network fo negotiate on the parameters for receiving WU beacon in order
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`lo enter a wake-up mode for proper receiving of the WUR beacan.
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`Claim 24, see claim 23 for the rejection, Huang’130 as modified discioses the
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`communication apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus
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`negotiates the configurable wake-up operating parameters with the second
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`communicalion apparatus via an association proceciure, and enters the WUR mode via
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`a WUR mode entry procedure.
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`Claim 25, see claim 23 for the relection, Huang’130 as modified discinses the
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`cOMmmMuUnicalion apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus
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`operating in the WUR mode negotiates the configurable wake-up operating parameters
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`with the second communication apparatus via a WUR negotiation procedure.
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`8.
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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 ta claim 14,
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`Dut Huand 130 and Huang 861 invention is slent on,
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`wherein the communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus are
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`associated with the second communication apparatus, and the starting soint 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 communicalion apparatus.
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`However, as Li discloses wherein the communicalion apparatus and a third
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`communication apparatus are associated with the second communication apparatus
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`(OTST Stations in diferent groups have different duty cycle confiquration information
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`and staggered awake windows, wilhoul any overlapping part), and the start poini cf the
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`duty cycle schedule of the communication apparatus is different from a start point of a
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`duty cycle schedule of the third commumication apparatus (O123] Stations in different
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`groups have different duly cycle configuration information and slaggered awake
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`windows, without any overlapping part).
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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 Li invention lo include the claimed limitation(s} so as to enable
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`the network to set different duty cycie far each diferent type device in order to ensure
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`the device is woken up thereby reducing data transmission delay.
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`Claim 27, Huang’130 as modified discloses the communication apparatus
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`according ta claim 17,
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`Sut Huang’130 and Huang’ 861 invention is slent on,
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`wherein the communication aoparatus and a third communication apparatus 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 communicalion apparatus is same as 4 period cf a duty cycle schedule
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`of the third communication apparatus.
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`Fowever, as Li discloses wherein the communication goparatus and a third
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`communicalion apparatus are associated with the second communication apparatus,
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`and the pericd of the duty cycle schedule of the communication apparatus is same as 4
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`period of a duly cycle schedule of the third communication anparaius (0123) The racio
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`access point groups stations whose duty cycle configuration information is the same to
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`a same 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 of the claimed invention, it would have
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`Huang 861 invention with Li invention ta inclucie the claimed lirritation(s} so as to enable
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`the network fo set same duly cycle for group of same type devices in arder to ensure
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`the devices are woken up and receives same dala information thereby minimizing
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`further retransmission of data thereby optimizing system resources.
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in
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