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`filed on 09/02/2019. The amendment/response has been entered.
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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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`Response to Amendment
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`Per the 12/03/2021 Amendment:
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`Claims 1-11 are pending.
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`In view of the 12/03/2021 claim amendments, i.e., “in a case where the difference
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`is less than or equal to the threshold value, does not drop the symbol of the PUSCHin
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`the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with the transmission interval for
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`the PUCCH;and”(claim 1); “in a case where the difference is less than or equal to the
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`threshold value, does not drop the portion of resources of the frequency resources to
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`which the PUSCHis allocated in the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping
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`with the transmission interval for the PUCCH; and’(claim 2); “in a case where the
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`difference is less than or equalto the threshold value, does not change the transmission
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`format of the PUCCH; and’ (claim 3), “in a case where the difference is less than or
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`equalto the threshold value, refraining from dropping the symbol of the PUSCHin the
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`transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with the transmission interval for the
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`PUCCH; and’(claim 7); “in a case where the difference is less than or equal to the
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`threshold value, refraining from dropping the portion of resources of the frequency
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`resources to which the PUSCHis allocated in the transmission interval for the PUSCH
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`overlapping with the transmission interval for the PUCCH;and” (claim 8); “in a case
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`wherethe difference is less than or equal to the threshold value, refraining from
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`changing the transmission format of the PUCCH; and” (claim 9);
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`the other limitations, the previous rejection to said claims under 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103
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`are withdrawn.
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`Claims 1-11 are allowed.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`Applicants remarks (submitted on 12/03/2021) have been fully considered and
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`have been found to be persuasive. These remarks, along with the amendmentsfiled “in
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`a case where the difference is less than or equalto the threshold value, does not drop
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`the symbol of the PUSCHin the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with
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`the transmission interval for the PUCCH; and”(claim 1); “in a case where the difference
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`is less than or equalto the threshold value, does not drop the portion of resources of the
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`frequency resources to which the PUSCHis allocated in the transmission interval for the
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`PUSCHoverlapping with the transmission interval for the PUCCH; and” (claim 2); “ina
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`case where the difference is less than or equalto the threshold value, does not change
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`the transmission format of the PUCCH; and’ (claim 3); “in a case where the difference is
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`less than or equal to the threshold value, refraining from dropping the symbolof the
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`PUSCHin the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with the transmission
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`interval for the PUCCH; and’ (claim 7); “in a case where the difference is less than or
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`equal to the threshold value, refraining from dropping the portion of resources of the
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`PUSCHoverlapping with the transmission interval for the PUCCH;and’ (claim 8); “ina
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`case wherethe difference is less than or equal to the threshold value, refraining from
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`changing the transmission format of the PUCCH; and” (claim 9) have overcome the
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`cited prior art. An updated search has been performed and no prior art has been found
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`that solely, or in any reasonable combination, read on the claims as amended. The
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`closestprior art found is as follows:
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`For example, with respect to claim 1, WANG etal. (US20180206196A1) teaches
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`A terminal comprising: circuitry, (WANG, Fig. 7, paragraphs 83-84, teach UE 602
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`comprising processor 706 (i.e. circuitry).)
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`which, in operation, in a slot having allocated thereto both an uplink control
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`channel (PUCCH) and an uplink channel (PUSCH)that includes uplink data, (WANG,
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`Fig. 3, paragraphs 49-52, teach a slot 310 having allocated both UL PUCCH 320 and
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`PUSCH 330 that includes UL data.)
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`in a case wherea difference between a power spectrum density (PSD) of the
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`PUCCHandthe PSD of the PUSCHis greater than a threshold value, (WANG,Fig. 3,
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`paragraphs 53-54, teach a difference between a PSD of the PUCCH and the PSD of the
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`PUSCH is greater than a value (i.e. threshold value), as further described by Fig. 4, step
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`420, paragraph 60.)
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`and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits at least the PUCCHin the slot.
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`(WANG,Fig. 4, step 430, paragraph 66, teach transmitting at least the PUCCH in the
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`slot.)
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`Although WANG teaches(Fig. 4, paragraphs 60-61) that the UE 120 may
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`increase a quantity of data channel resource blocks from a candidate allocation and
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`may decrease a quantity of control channel resource blocks from a candidate allocation
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`to ensure that the delta value does not exceed the maximum delta value, and
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`furthermore, paragraph 64 teaches that the UE 120 may determine notto transmit one
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`of the control channel or the data channel based on transmit power, associated PSD,
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`and/or link budget WANG doesnot describe drops a symbol of the PUSCHin a
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`transmission interval for the PUSCHoverlapping with a transmission interval for the
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`PUCCH;
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`Li et al. (US20180132229A1) teaches drops a symbol of the PUSCHin a
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`transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with a transmission interval for the
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`PUCCH,;(LI, paragraph 30 teaches the UE configured not schedule specified data bits
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`of the PUSCH in the time-frequency region of the PUCCH.)
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`With respectto claims 3 and 9, WANG etal. (US20180206196A1) teaches A
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`terminal comprising: circuitry, (WANG,Fig. 7, paragraphs 83-84, teach UE 602
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`comprising processor 706 (i.e. circuitry).) which, in operation, in a slot having allocated
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`thereto both an uplink control channel (PUCCH) and an uplink channel (PUSCH) that
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`includes uplink data, (WANG,Fig. 3, paragraphs 49-52, teach a slot 310 having
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`allocated both UL PUCCH 320 and PUSCH 330 that includes UL data.)
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`in a case wherea difference between a power spectrum density (PSD) of the
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`PUCCHandthe PSD of the PUSCHis greater than a threshold value, (WANG,Fig. 3,
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`paragraphs 53-54, teach a difference between a PSD of the PUCCH andthe PSD of the
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`PUSCH is greater than a value (i.e. threshold value), as further described by Fig. 4, step
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`420, paragraph 60.) changes a transmission format of the PUCCH; (WANG,Fig. 4,
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`paragraphs 60-61, teach that the UE 120 mayincrease a quantity of data channel
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`resource blocks from a candidate allocation and may decrease a quantity of control
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`channel resource blocks from a candidate allocation to ensure that the delta value does
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`not exceed the maximum delta value. Furthermore, paragraph 63 teaches the satisfying
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`parameters relating to transmission format (e.g. QPSK, QAM) of the control channel or
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`the data channel. This corresponds to changing a transmission format of the PUCCH
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`because the UE 120 satisfies transmission format parameters of the PUCCH.)
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`and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the PUCCHobtainedafter the
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`transmission format has been changed, and the PUSCH,in the slot. (WANG,Fig. 4,
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`step 430, paragraph 66, teach transmitting at least the PUCCH in the slot.)
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`Heo et al. (US20080153425A1) is directed to multiplexing an uplink packet data
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`channel and a control channel, a transport format of the control channel for transmission
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`of the control information is changed according to the transport format of the data
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`channel (Abstract). More particularly, paragraph 52 teaches a number of symbols for a
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`control channel, and as many symbols as those capable of satisfying the entire energy
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`are required when a data transmission power is used in order to simultaneously transmit
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`the control channel and the data channel.
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`However, none of these references, taken alone or in any reasonable
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`combination, teach the claims as amended, particularly, “in a case where the difference
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`is less than or equal to the threshold value, does not drop the symbol of the PUSCHin
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`the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with the transmission interval for
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`the PUCCH;and”(claim 1); “in a case where the difference is less than or equal to the
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`threshold value, does not drop the portion of resources of the frequency resources to
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`which the PUSCHis allocated in the transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping
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`with the transmission interval for the PUCCH; and’(claim 2); “in a case where the
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`difference is less than or equalto the threshold value, does not change the transmission
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`format of the PUCCH; and’ (claim 3), “in a case where the difference is less than or
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`equalto the threshold value, refraining from dropping the symbol of the PUSCHin the
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`transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with the transmission interval for the
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`PUCCH; and’(claim 7); “in a case where the difference is less than or equal to the
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`threshold value, refraining from dropping the portion of resources of the frequency
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`resources to which the PUSCHis allocated in the transmission interval for the PUSCH
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`overlapping with the transmission interval for the PUCCH;and” (claim 8); “in a case
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`wherethe difference is less than or equal to the threshold value, refraining from
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`changing the transmission format of the PUCCH; and”(claim 9)
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`Conclusion
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