Application No. 16/089,279
`Reply to Office Action Dated April 21, 2021
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions andlistings of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus for transmitting data in a frame with
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`subframesof a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe
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`accommodating anuplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating adownlinksignal or a
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`special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion, the
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`apparatus comprising:
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`a receiver for receiving a control signal including a special subframe
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`configuration specifying the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special
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`subframe;
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`mapping circuitry, coupled to the receiver and configured to map user data and/or
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`control data including feedback information in a transmission timeinterval[[,]] (TTD[[,]] onto
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`one subframewhereitt
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`a transmitter for transmitting the mapped user data_and control data
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`wherein a second TTI for the uplink portion of the special subframeis shorter
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`than a first TTI for the uplink subframe, and the special subframe configuration takes a value out
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`of:
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`a first value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis not sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTL, and
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`a second value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTI.
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`Reply to Office Action Dated April 21, 2021
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions andlistings of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus for transmitting data in a frame with
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`subframesof a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe
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`accommodating anuplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating adownlinksignal or a
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`special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion, the
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`apparatus comprising:
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`a receiver for receiving a control signal including a special subframe
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`configuration specifying the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special
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`subframe;
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`mapping circuitry, coupled to the receiver and configured to map user data and/or
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`control data including feedback information in a transmission timeinterval[[,]] (TTD[[,]] onto
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`one subframewhereitt
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`a transmitter for transmitting the mapped user data_and control data
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`wherein a second TTI for the uplink portion of the special subframeis shorter
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`than a first TTI for the uplink subframe, and the special subframe configuration takes a value out
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`of:
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`a first value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis not sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTL, and
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`a second value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTI.
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`Application No. 16/089,279
`Reply to Office Action Dated April 21, 2021
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`2.
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`3.
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`(Canceled)
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to-clat#m2claim1, wherein
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`the mapping circuitry is configured to:
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`U[-]] map onto the uplink portion physical layer signals including sounding
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`reference signals if the special subframe configuration takes the first value; and
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`{[-]] map onto the uplink portion control data including positive or negative
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`acknowledgements for downlink data and/or channel state information if the special subframe
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`configuration takes the second value; or
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`{[-]] map onto the uplink portion user data if the special subframe configuration
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`takes the secondvalue.
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`4.
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`(Previously Presented) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
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`each special subframe consists of a plurality of symbols and the special subframe
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`configuration indicates the number of symbols for the downlink portion and/or for the uplink
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`portion, and
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`the special subframe further comprises a guard period separating the downlink
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`portion and the uplink portion.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus accordingto claim 1,
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`wherein the special subframe configuration takes a value out of a valueset,
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`wherein some valuesin the value set differ with respect to the length of the downlink portion, the
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`length of the uplink portion-a”d,or the length of the TTI.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
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`the control signal further comprises an uplink/downlink configuration specifying
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`for each subframe of a frame whetherit is adownlink, uplink or special subframe, and
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`the uplink/downlink configuration includesa first set of subframesthat are
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`configurable for multicast or broadcast, and a second set of subframesthat are not configurable
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`for multicast or broadcast.
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`7.
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`(Original) The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the special
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`subframe configuration differs for the first and the second sets of subframes of the
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`uplink/downlink configuration.
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`8.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
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`the wireless communication system is a long term evolution (LTE),
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`the first set of subframes are from among those subframes that are
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`configurable as multicast broadcast single-frequency network[[,]] (MBSFN)[[_]] subframes,
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`and/or
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`the second set of subframes are subframes with number 1 and/or6.
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
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`length of the TTI differs for the uplink-part portion of-athe special subframe and-athe downlink
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`part portion of-athe special subframe.
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
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`control signal carrying the special subframe configuration is transmitted within downlink control
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`information as layer l/layer 2 signaling.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to-elata-9_claim 6, wherein
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`the special subframe configuration and the uplink/downlink configuration are carried in a first
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`field specifying which subframes are special subframes and a secondfield specifying for the
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`special subframes which symbols belong to uplink and which symbols belong to downlink.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
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`uplink portion of the special subframe consists of a data portion onto which theuser data and/or
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`control data is mapped within one or more TTIs and a signal portion which carries_a sounding
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`reference signal and/or a random access channel preamble.
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`13.
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`(Currently Amended) Anapparatus for receiving data in a frame with
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`subframesof a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe
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`accommodating anuplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating adownlinksignal or a
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`special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion, the
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`apparatus comprising:
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`a transmitter for transmitting a control signal including a special subframe
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`configuration specifying the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special
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`subframe;
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`a receiver for receiving data mapped on special subframes according to the special
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`subframe configuration; and
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`mapping circuitry, coupled to the receiver and configured to demap user data
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`and/or control data including feedback information in a transmission time interval[[,]] (TTDIL]
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`from one subframe, wherein
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`a second TTI for the uplink portion of the special subframeis shorter thanafirst
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`TTI for the uplink subframe, and the special subframe configuration takes a value out of:
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`a first value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis not sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTL, and
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`a second value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTI.
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`14.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for transmitting data in a frame with
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`subframesof a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe
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`accommodating anuplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating adownlink signal or a
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`special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion, the
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`method comprising:
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`receiving a control signal including a special subframe configuration specifying
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`the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special subframe;
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`mapping user data and/or control data including feedback information in a
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`transmission time interval[[,]] (TTD[L]] onto one subframe-wherem
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`transmitting the mapped user data_and/or control data
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`wherein a second TTI for the uplink portion of the special subframeis shorter
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`than a first TTI for the uplink subframe, and the special subframe configuration takes a value out
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`of:
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`a first value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis not sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTL, and
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`a second value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTI.
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`15.|(Currently Amended) A methodfor receiving data in a frame with
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`subframesof a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe
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`accommodating anuplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating adownlinksignal or a
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`special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion, the
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`method comprising:
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`transmitting a control signal including a special subframe configuration
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`specifying the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special subframe;
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`receiving data mapped on special subframes accordingto the special subframe
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`configuration; and
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`demapping user data and/or control data including feedback information in a
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`transmission time interval[[,]] (TTDI[L.]] from one subframe, wherein
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`a second TTI for the uplink portion of the special subframeis shorter thanafirst
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`TTI for the uplink subframe, and the special subframe configuration takes a value out of:
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`a first value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis not sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTL, and
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`a second value indicating a length of the uplink portion of the special subframe
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`whichis sufficient to accommodate the user data in the second TTI.
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