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`16/160, 106
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`10/15/2018
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`Masanori KOSUGI
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`731056.436
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`3567
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`Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panasonic
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400
`Seattle, WA 98104
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`TANG, RONG
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`ART UNIT
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`2111
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`08/31/2020
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
`16/160,106
`Examiner
`RONG TANG
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`Applicant(s)
`KOSUGI, Masanori
`Art Unit
`AIA (FITF) Status
`2111
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`Application/Control Number: 16/160,106
`Art Unit: 2111
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`Page 2
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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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`Response to Amendment
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`The Applicant's amendment, filed 06/12/2020, has been received, entered into
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`the record, respectfully and fully considered.
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`By this amendment, claims 1, 4, 6 and 9-15 have been amended. Claims 16-
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`19 are newly addedclaims. Thus, claims 1 and 4-19 have been examined.
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`Any objection, claim interpretation and claim rejection not repeated below is
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`withdrawn due to Applicant's amendments.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's argumentsfiled 06/12/2020 have been fully considered and have
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`been addressed as follows. Applicant's arguments include portions “a” and “b,” each
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`being recited below and respondedbriefly.
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`a. Applicant argued on page9 of the remarks:
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`The payload header of Hwang is part of the payload and received together
`with the payload. Hwang does not disclose or suggest thal the number of
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`the first packets and the number of the second packets is received before
`receiving the first packets and the second packets themselves.
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`in response to Apolicant’s Argument “a,” Examiner respectiully disagree and
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`would like to point out that Hwang reference teaches (/0042), notifying a size of data
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`before padding data is included through Application Layer FEC (AL-FEC) signaling
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`information.
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`b. The Applicant argues on page 11 of the remarks:
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`Hwang does not disclose that the Ist FEC symbois use a different errar
`detection scheme than the ist Parity Syrnbols. Hwang is silent on the
`ullization of diferent error detection schemes for the 1° FEC symbols and
`the Ist Parity Symbols. Hwang does not disclose that an error detection
`code far an informalion word symbol (included in a packet al a border
`between first packets that include the information ward symbol and
`second packets that include the parity symbol} being based on a different
`than the parily symbol
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`In response to Applicant’s Argument “b,” Examiner respectiully disagree and
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`would like to point out that Hwang reference teaches, Fig.10, 1st FEC symbols, 1st
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`Parity Symbols. Examiner notes that FEC and Parity are different error detection
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`scheme.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections underthis section madein this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effectivefiling date of the claimed
`invention.
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`Art Unit: 2111
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`As per claim 1, Hwang teaches A reception apparatus comprising:
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`a receiver ({0017] an FEC packet reception apparatus), which, in
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`operation, receives, from a transmission apparatus (/0077], an FEC packet
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`transmission apparatus), a plurality of packets (Fig.1/0 FEC block) that include
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`code word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word
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`symbol (Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.70, Parity
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`Symbols), the information word symbol being generated from transmission
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`information, the parity symbol being calculated from the information word
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`symbol (/0109], The FEC packet transmission apparatus ... generates an
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`information block 505 including k information payloads; An FEC encoder 530
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`included in the FEC packet transmission apparatus generates the virtual length
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`information data based on ... a parity block 503 including n-k-1 parity payloads);
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`and
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`circuitry (Fig.6, 630 FEC decoder), which, in operation, decodes the code
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`word symbols that are includedin the plurality of packets (Fig.6, FEC Block
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`603),
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`wherein the number offirst packets (/0017/, K source payloads) and the
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`number of second packets (/0017/, P parity payloads) among the plurality of
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`packets are shared between the transmission apparatus and the reception
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`apparatus, each of the first packets including the information word symbol,
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`each of the second packets including the parity symbol (/0017], receiving an
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`FEC delivery block from an FEC packettransmission apparatus, wherein the FEC
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`delivery block includes K source payloads and P parity payloads, each of the K
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`source payloads and the P parity payloads includes a payload header, and each of
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`the payload headers includes length information related to a length of a related
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`payload.) and
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`the receiver, in operation, receives information indicating the number of
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`the first packets and the number of the second packets (/0042] size of data)
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`before receiving the first packets and the second packets. (/0042), notifying a
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`size of data before padding data is included through Application Layer FEC (AL-
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`FEC) signaling information.)
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`As per claim 4, Hwang teaches A reception apparatus comprising:
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`a receiver ({0017] an FEC packet reception apparatus), which, in
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`operation, receives, from a transmission apparatus (/0077], an FEC packet
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`transmission apparatus), a plurality of packets (Fig.10 FEC block) that include
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`code word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word
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`symbol (Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.70, Parity
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`Symbols), the information word symbol being generated from transmission
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`information, the parity symbol being calculated from the information word
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`symbol (/0709]-[0110]); and
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`circuitry (Fig.6, 630 FEC decoder), which, in operation, decodes the code
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`word symbols that are included in the plurality of packets (Fig.6, FEC Block
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`603),
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`wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a flag (/0/26], TABLE 7,
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`MMTpayload) that indicates which of the information word symbol and the
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`parity symbol a symbol that is included in the packet is (/0728], TABLE 2,
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`payloadtype).
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`wherein, among the plurality of packets, an error detection code (Fig.70, /st
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`FEC symbols) for the information word symbol is included in a packet at a border
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`between first packets that include the information word symbol (Fig.70, 7st
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`Information Symbols) and a second packetthat includes the parity symbol (Fig. 70,
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`1st Parity Symbols), and
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`wherein the error detection code is based on a different error detection
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`schemethan the parity symbol. (Fig.10, 1st FEC symbols, 1st Parity Symbols;
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`examiner notes that FEC and Parity are different error detection scheme)
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`As per claim 10, Hwang teaches A transmission apparatus comprising:
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`Circuitry (Fig.5, FEC ENCODER), which, in operation, generates a
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`plurality of packets (Fig.10 FEC block) that include code word symbols (Fig. 70,
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`FEC Symbols) that include an information word symbol (Fig.70, Information
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`Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.10, Parity Symbols), the information word
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`symbol being generated from transmission information, the parity symbol
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`being calculated from the information word symbol (/0709/-[0770]); and
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`a transmitter ((0017], an FEC packettransmission apparatus), which, in
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`operation, transmits the plurality of packets to a reception apparatus (/0077]/
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`an FEC packet reception apparatus),
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`wherein the number offirst packets and the number of second packets
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`among the plurality of packets are shared between the transmission
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`apparatus and the reception apparatus, each ofthe first packets including the
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`information word symbol, each of the second packets including the parity
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`symbol. ([0017], receiving an FEC delivery block from an FEC packet transmission
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`apparatus, wherein the FEC delivery block includes K source payloads andP parity
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`payloads, each of the K source payloads and the P parity payloads includes a
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`payload header, and each of the payload headers includes length information
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`related to a length of a related payload.), and
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`the transmitter, in operation, transmits information indicating the
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`number ofthe first packets and the number of the second packets before
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`transmitting the first packets and the second packets. (/0042], notifying a size
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`of data before padding data is included through Application Layer FEC (AL-FEC)
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`signaling information.)
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`As per claim 11, Hwang teaches A transmission apparatus comprising:
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`circuitry (Fig.5, FEC ENCODER), which, in operation: generates a
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`plurality of packets (Fig.10 FEC block) that include code word symbols (Fig. 70,
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`FEC Symbols) that include an information word symbol (Fig.70, Information
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`Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.10, Parity Symbols), the information word
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`symbol being generated from transmission information, the parity symbol
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`being calculated from the information word symbol (/0709/-[0770]); and
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`sets a flag ((0726]/, TABLE 1, MMTpayload) that indicates whether a
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`symbol that is included in each of the plurality of packets is the information
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`word symbol or the parity symbol (/0728], TABLE 2, payload type); and
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`a transmitter ((0017], an FEC packettransmission apparatus), which, in
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`operation, transmits the plurality of packets each of which includes the flag,
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`to a reception apparatus (/0017] an FEC packet reception apparatus).
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`wherein, among the plurality of packets, an error detection code (Fig.70, /st
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`FEC symbols) for the information word symbol is included in a packet at a border
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`between first packets that include the information word symbol (Fig.70, 7st
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`Information Symbols) and a second packetthat includes the parity symbol (Fig. 70,
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`1st Parity Symbols),
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`wherein the error detection code is based on a different error detection
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`schemethanthe parity symbol. (Fig.10, 1st FEC symbols, 1st Parity Symbols;
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`examiner notes that FEC and Parity are different error detection scheme)
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`As per claim 12, Hwang teaches A reception method comprising:
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`receiving, from a transmission apparatus (/0077], an FEC packet
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`transmission apparatus), a plurality of packets (Fig.10 FEC block) that include
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`code word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word
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`symbol (Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.70, Parity
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`Symbols), the information word symbol being generated from transmission
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`information, the parity symbol being calculated from the information word
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`symbol (/0709]-[0110]); and
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`decoding the code word symbols that are includedin the plurality of
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`packets (Fig.6, 630 FEC decoder, FEC Block 603),
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`wherein the number offirst packets (K source payloads) and the number
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`of second packets (P parity payloads) among the plurality of packets are
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`shared between the transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, each
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`of the first packets including the information word symbol, each of the
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`second packetsincluding the parity symbol. (/007 7], receiving an FEC delivery
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`block from an FEC packettransmission apparatus, wherein the FEC delivery block
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`includes K source payloads and P parity payloads, each of the K source payloads
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`and the P parity payloads includes a payload header, and each of the payload
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`headers includes length information related to a length of a related payload.)
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`wherein the reception method includes receiving information indicating
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`the number of the first packets and the number of the second packets before
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`receiving the first packets and the second packets. (/0042], notifying a size of
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`data before padding data is included through Application Layer FEC (AL-FEC)
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`signaling information.)
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`As per claim 13, Hwang teaches A reception method comprising:
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`receiving, from a transmission apparatus (/0077], an FEC packet
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`transmission apparatus), a plurality of packets (Fig.10 FEC block) that include
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`code word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word
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`symbol (Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.70, Parity
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`Symbols), the information word symbol being generated from transmission
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`information, the parity symbol being calculated from the information word
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`symbol (/0109]-[0110]); and
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`decoding the code word symbols that are included m the plurality of
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`packets (Fig.6, 630 FEC decoder, FEC Block 603),
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`wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a flag (/0/26], TABLE 7,
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`MMTpayload) that indicates whether a symbol thatis included in the packetis
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`the information word symbol or the parity symbol (/0728], TABLE 2, payload
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`type),
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`wherein, among the plurality of packets, an error detection code (Fig.70, /st
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`FEC symbols) for the information word symbol is included in a packet at a border
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`between first packets that include the information word symbol (Fig.70, 7st
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`Information Symbols) and a second packetthat includes the parity symbol (Fig. 70,
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`1st Parity Symbols),
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`wherein the error detection code is based on a different error detection
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`schemethanthe parity symbol. (Fig.10, 1st FEC symbols, 1st Parity Symbols;
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`examiner notes that FEC and Parity are different error detection scheme)
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`As per claim 14, Hwang teaches A transmission method comprising:
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`generating a plurality of packets (Fig. 10 FEC block) that include code
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`word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word symbol
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`(Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.10, Parity Symbols), the
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`information word symbol being generated from transmission information, the
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`parity symbol being calculated from the information word symbol (/0709/-
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`[0110]); and
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`transmitting the plurality of packets to a reception apparatus (/0077/ an
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`FEC packet reception apparatus),
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`wherein the number offirst packets (/0017/, K source payloads) and the
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`number of second packets (/0017/, P parity payloads) among the plurality of
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`packets are shared betweena transmission apparatus and the reception
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`apparatus, each of the first packets including the information word symbol,
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`each of the second packets including the parity symbol. (/0077]/, receiving an
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`FEC delivery block from an FEC packettransmission apparatus, wherein the FEC
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`delivery block includes K source payloads and P parity payloads, each of the K
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`source payloads and the P parity payloads includes a payload header, and each of
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`the payload headers includes length information related to a length of a related
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`payload.)
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`wherein the transmission method includes transmitting information
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`indicating the number ofthefirst packets and the number of the second
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`packets before transmitting the first packets and the second packets. (/0042],
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`notifying a size of data before padding data is included through Application Layer
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`FEC (AL-FEC) signaling information.)
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`As per claim 15, Hwang teaches A transmission method comprising:
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`generating a plurality of packets (Fig.1/0 FEC block) that include code
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`word symbols (Fig.10, FEC Symbols) that include an information word symbol
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`(Fig.10, Information Symbols) and a parity symbol (Fig.10, Parity Symbols), the
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`information word symbol being generated from transmission information, the
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`parity symbol being calculated from the information word symbol (/0709/-
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`[0110));
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`setting a flag ({(0726/, TABLE 1, MMT payload) that indicates whethera
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`symbol that is included in each of the plurality of packets is the information
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`word symbol and the parity symbol (/0728], TABLE 2, payload type); and
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`transmitting the plurality of packets each of which includesthe flag, to
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`a reception apparatus (/0017] an FEC packet reception apparatus).
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`wherein, among the plurality of packets, an error detection code (Fig.70, /st
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`FEC symbols) for the information word symbol is included in a packet at a border
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`between first packets that include the information word symbol (Fig.70, 7st
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`Information Symbols) and a second packetthat includes the parity symbol (Fig. 70,
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`1st Parity Symbols),
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`wherein the error detection code is based on a different error detection
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`schemethanthe parity symbol. (Fig.10, 1st FEC symbols, 1st Parity Symbols;
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`examiner notes that FEC and Parity are different error detection scheme)
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`As per claim 6, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied abovein
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`Claim 4, Hwang further teaches
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`wherein the circuitry performs error detection on a result of decoding of
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`the information word symbol, using the error detection code (/0772] FEC
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`decoder 630 included in the FEC packet reception apparatus recovers length
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`information on lost source payloads by performing an erasure correction operation
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`on the erased source payload.)
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`As per claim 7, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied abovein
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`Claim 6, Hwang further teaches wherein at least the error detection codeis
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`included in a rearmost packet among the first packets (Fig.117, pth parity
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`symbols).
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`As per claim 8, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied abovein
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`Claim 6, Hwang further teaches
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`wherein the parity symbol is calculated from the information word
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`symbol andthe error detection code (/0149], an FEC (220,200) code is used for
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`generating a parity block).
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`As per claim 9, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied abovein
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`Claim 6, Hwang further teaches
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`wherein the circuitry performs the error detection on a lost packetin
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`the reception apparatus when, when the lost packetis oneofthe first
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`packets or the lost packet is one of the second packets.
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`(Fig.6, [0150], if a parity data block is generated using an FEC (240,200)
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`code, the FEC packet reception apparatus may detect a length of a source payload
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`even if a lost source block is not repaired since the FEC packet reception apparatus
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`may repair R packets).
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`As per claim 16, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied above
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`in Claim 4, Hwang further teaches wherein the error detection codeis a Cyclic
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`Redundancy Checkcodefor the information word symbol. (Fig.10, 1st Parity
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`Symbols; Examiner notes that parity is a special case of a cyclic redundancy check
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`(CRC))
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`As per claim 17, Hwang teaches The transmission apparatus as applied above
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`in Claim 11, Hwang further teaches wherein the error detection codeis a Cyclic
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`Redundancy Checkcodefor the information word symbol. (Fig.10, 1st Parity
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`Symbols; Examiner notes that parity is a special case of a cyclic redundancy check
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`(CRC))
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`As per claim 18, Hwang teaches The reception method as applied abovein
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`Claim 13, Hwang further teaches wherein the error detection code is a Cyclic
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`Redundancy Checkcodefor the information word symbol. (Fig.10, 1st Parity
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`Symbols; Examinernotes that parity is a special case of a cyclic redundancy check
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`(CRC))
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`As per claim 19, Hwang teaches The transmission methodas applied above in
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`Claim 15, Hwang further teaches wherein the error detection code is a Cyclic
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`Redundancy Checkcodefor the information word symbol. (Fig.10, 1st Parity
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`Symbols; Examiner notes that parity is a special case of a cyclic redundancy check
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`(CRC))
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`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 effectivefiling 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 mannerin which the invention was made.
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`As per claim 5, Hwang teaches The reception apparatus as applied abovein
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`Claim 4, EXCEPT wherein, in a case wheretime that elapsed after a last packet
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`among the plurality of packets is received exceeds a threshold, the circuitry
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`determines that transmission of the transmission information is completed.
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`Davidson teaches
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`wherein, in a case wheretime that elapsed after a last packet among the
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`plurality of packets is received exceeds a threshold, the circuitry determines
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`that transmission of the transmission information is completed.
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`(23:56-60, The end of data transmission is detected by the level of the control
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`function dropping below 14/21 and remaining low for a specified period of time. When
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`it is determined that the data transmission is complete, final decisions are made
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`regarding the individual data bits.)
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`Art Unit: 2111
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified HWANGto in
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`cooperate the teaching to determines that transmission of the transmission
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`information is completed of Davidson in order to accurately notifying an FEC
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`decoder of a size of a packet. (HWANG,[0010])
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`Conclusion
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