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`Katsuhiko HIRAMATSU
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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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`Responseto Arguments
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`2.
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`Applicant’s arguments, see pages 10-12, filed 7/80/2021, with respect to the
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`rejection(s) of independent claim(s) 1, 11-12 and 22 under 35 USC 102 as being
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`anticipated by Hodson have been fully considered and are persuasive. Therefore, the
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`rejection has been withdrawn. However, upon further consideration, a new ground(s) of
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`rejection is madein view of Hodson, Li and Park (Claims 1 and 11) and rejection is
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`madein view of Hodson, Kim, Li and Park (Claims 12 and 22).
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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 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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`4.
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`Claims 1 and 9-11 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Hodson et al. (Hodson), U.S. Publication No. 2012/001 7247 in view of Li et al. (Li),
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`U.S. Publication No. 2010/0173639 in further view of Park et al. (Park), U.S. Publication
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`No. 2016/0191201.
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`Regarding Claims 1 and 11, Hodson discloses a transmitter (i-e., ground
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`gateway3, 5; see figure 1) that communicates with at least one receiver (i.e., user
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`receivers 11, 12; see figure 1) via a satellite station (i.e., satellite 2; see figure 1) that
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`transmits a signal (i-e., broadcast content; see paragraph [0034]) by a multibeam
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`system (shownin figure 1), the transmitter comprising:
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`a scheduler that performs scheduling to determine a time and a wireless channel
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`to transmit data addressed to the at least one receiver based on an area wherethe at
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`least one receiver is present (as described in paragraphs [0034] and [0043]); and
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`a transmission unit that transmits a signal of the data addressedto the at least
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`one receiver to the satellite station by the wireless channel determined by the scheduler
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`and at the time determined by the scheduler (as described in paragraph [0034] and
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`shownin figure 1),
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`wherein the signal transmitted from the transmission unit by an i-th wireless
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`channel is transmitted from the satellite station to the at least one receiver by ani-th
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`beam, wherein i represents an integer of 1 or larger (as shownin figure 1),
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`frequencies of signals transmitted from the satellite station by respective beams
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`are same (as described in paragraph [0086)).
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`Hodson fails to disclose the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit the data
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`addressed to the at least one receiver in a specified area including an overlap region of
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`a first coverage area of a first beam and a second coverage area of a second beam by
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`a first wireless channel and a second wireless channel at a same time, the at least one
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`receiver includes a first receiver and a second receiver, and when the first receiver is
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`present in an areaofthe first coverage area or the second coverage area other than the
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`specified area and the second receiver is present in the specified area, the scheduler
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`performs scheduling to transmit first data addressedto the first receiver and second
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`data addressed to the second receiver in time division.
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`Li discloses the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit the data(i.e.,
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`wireless signal; see paragraph [0013]) addressed to the at least one receiver (i.e.,
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`mobile station 110; see figure 1) in a specified area including an overlap region (i.e.,
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`overlap region 105 shown in figure 1) of a first coverage area of a first beam (i.e.,
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`beam 104 shown in figure 1) and a second coverage area of a second beam (i.e.,
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`beam 106 shown in figure 1) by a first wireless channel and a second wireless
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`channel (i.e., the PDCCHsfor different mobile stations can be sent in different
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`beams...In one example, three groups of mobile stations located in a cell sector
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`can beidentified: (1) group 1: mobile stations in overlap region between two
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`beams; (2) group 2: mobile stations in first beam area; and (3) group 3: mobile
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`stations in second beam area. Thefirst beam will be used by the base station 100
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`to transmit PDCCHsto mobile stations in groups 1 and 2, while the second beam
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`will be used by the basestation 100 to transmit PDCCHsto mobile stations in
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`groups 1 and 3 therefore, considered asafirst wireless channel and a second
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`wireless channel; see paragraph [0048]) at a same time (i.e., the mobile station 110
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`can moveto a location that is in an overlap region 105 between the beams 104
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`and 106, in which case the mobile station 110 is able to communicate using both
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`beams 104 and 106; see paragraph [0016)]).
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`IEwould have been obvious to @ person of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`efiective filing date of the claimed invention to consider Lis invention with Hodson’s
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`invention to improve spectral efficiency and services (see paragraph [O00SI of Li}.
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`Hodson and Li fail to disclose the at least one receiver includes a first receiver
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`and a second receiver, and when the first receiver is present in an area of the first
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`coverage area or the second coverage area other than the specified area and the
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`second receiver is present in the specified area, the scheduler performs scheduling to
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`transmit first data addressed to the first receiver and second data addressed to the
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`second receiver in time division.
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`Park discloses the at least one receiver includesafirst receiver and a second
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`receiver (for example, terminal 220 and terminal 240 are considered asa first
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`receiver and a second receiver respectfully; see figure 1), and when the first
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`receiver is present in an area ofthe first coverage area or the second coverage area
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`other than the specified area (for example, the cell area where terminal 220 is
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`located therefore, considered asthe first receiver being present in an area of the
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`first coverage area or second coverage area other than the specified area; see
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`figure 1) and the second receiver is present in the specified area (for example,
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`terminal 240 is present in the cell area shownin figure 1), the scheduler performs
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`scheduling to transmit first data addressedto the first receiver and second data
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`addressed to the second receiver (in other words, as depicted in figure 1 and
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`discussedin paragraph [0042], Park teaches receivers/terminals in different
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`coverage areas of base station 100 and using multiple beamsthe basestation is
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`able to simultaneously transmit data and signals to the multiple
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`receivers/terminals therefore, considered as the scheduler performs scheduling
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`to transmit first data addressedto the first receiver and second data addressed to
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`the second receiver).
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`IE would have been obvious fo a person of ordinary skifin the art before the
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`efiective filing date of the claimed invention to consider Fark’s invention wih Hodsori’s
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`and Lis invention far reducing feed-back overhead in a communication system
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`operating multiple beams (see paragraph (0011) of Park).
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`Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose time division. However, Hodson discusses
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`the content broadcasting system can further compriseafirst receiving device located
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`within the first geographical area and a secondreceiving device located within the
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`second geographical area, wherein, the first receiving device is arranged to receive the
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`satellite broadcast signal during the first time intervals and the second receiving device
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`is arranged to receive the satellite broadcast signal during the second time intervals
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`(see paragraph [0010]) therefore, Hodson discloses time division.
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`It would have been
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`covious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filling date of the
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`claimed invention to consider Hodson’s invention for increasing the radio frequency
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`spectrum efficiency of the system and minimizing the comlinuous power consumption of
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`ine satelite required for the braadcast (see abstract of Madson).
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`Regarding Claim 9, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as described
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`above. Hodson further discloses wherein when the first receiver is present in an area of
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`the first coverage area other than the specified area and the secondreceiver is present
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`in an area of the second coverage area other than the specified area (see figures 4a
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`and 4b), the scheduler performs scheduling to successively transmit the first data by
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`the first wireless channel and to successively transmit the second data by the second
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`wireless channel (see paragraph [0086] and figure 1).
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`Regarding Claim 10, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as described
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`above. Hodson further discloses wherein when the first receiver and the second
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`receiver are present in the specified area (see figure 1), the scheduler performs
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`scheduling to transmit the first data and the second datain time division and to transmit
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`the first data and the second databy the first wireless channel and by the second
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`wireless channel (see figure 1).
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`5.
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`Claim 3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Hodson,
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`Li and Park in view of Kim et al. (Kim), U.S. Publication No. 2010/0118851.
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`Regarding Claim 3, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the transmission unit
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`transmits same data to the at least one receiver in the specified area bythe first
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`wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time. Kim discloses
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`wherein the transmission unit transmits same data to the at least one receiver in the
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`specified area bythe first wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the
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`same time (see paragraphs [0036] and [0058] & figures 3 and 7).
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`fi would have been
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`Govious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to consider Kum’s invention with Flodson’s, Lis and Park’s invention
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`for improving mobility of a wireless terminal and quality of service (see paragraph [O006)
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`of Kim).
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`6.
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`Claims 4-5 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hodson, Li and Park in view of Dent, U.S. Patent No. 5,724,666.
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`Regarding Claim 4, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the transmission unit
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`transmits different data to the at least one receiver in the specified area bythe first
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`wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time so as to be
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`separated from each other in the at least one receiver. Dent discloses wherein the
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`transmission unit transmits different data to the at least one receiver in the specified
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`area bythe first wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time so
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`as to be separated from each other in the at least one receiver (see col. 13, lines 44-61
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`and figure 12).
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`it would have been obvious io 4 person af ordinary skill in the ari
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`before the elective fing date of the claimed invention to consider Dent's invention with
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`Hodson’s, LPs and Park's invention for providing enhanced communication (see cal. 3,
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`hnes 62-67 of Dent).
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`Regarding Claim 5, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the transmission unit
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`transmits different data by different polarized waves using the first wireless channel and
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`the second wireless channel. Dent discloses wherein the transmission unit transmits
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`different data by different polarized waves using the first wireless channel and the
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`second wireless channel (see col. 13, lines 44-61 and figure 12).
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`i{ would have been
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`obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective fling date of the
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`claimed invention to consider Dent's invention with Hodsor’s, Li's and Park’s invention
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`for providing enhanced communication see col. 3, lines 62-07 of Deni).
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`7.
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`Claims 7-8 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hodson, Li and Park in view of Sorenson, III, U.S. Patent No. 9,621,468.
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`Regarding Claim 7, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the scheduler performs
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`scheduling so as to causea length of a first transmission time of the first data to be
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`different from a length of a second transmission time of the second data. Sorenson, III
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`discloses wherein the scheduler performs scheduling so as to cause a length ofa first
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`transmission time of the first data to be different from a length of a second transmission
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`time of the second data (see col. 3, lines 26-49 and col. 3, line 62-col. 4, line 10). i
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`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing
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`date of the claimed Invention te consider Sorenson's invention with Hadson’s, Li's and
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`Park’s invention for provicing a smooth packel transmission without dropping packets
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`and preventing other oroblerns (see col. 2, line 52-col. 3, line 6 of Sorenson, IM).
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`Regarding Claim 8, Hodson, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the scheduler performs
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`scheduling so as to cause the second transmission time to be shorter than the first
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`transmission time. Sorenson, III discloses wherein the scheduler performs scheduling
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`so as to cause the second transmission time to be shorter than the first transmission
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`time (see col. 3, line 62-col. 4, line 10).
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`it would have been obvicus fo a person of
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`ordinary skill in the arf before the effective filing date of the claimed invention fo
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`consider Sorenson’s invention with Hodson’s, Lis and Park's invention for providing a
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`smooth packet transmission without drooping cackets and preventing cther problems
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`isee col. 2, ine S2-col. 3, line 6 of Sorenson, 1}.
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`8.
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`Claims 12, 14 and 20-22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Hodson in view of Kim in further view of Li in further view of Park.
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`Regarding Claims 12 and 22, Hodson discloses a transmitter that
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`communicates with at least one receiver via a satellite station that transmits a signal by
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`a multibeam system (sameas claim 1 above), the transmitter comprising:
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`a scheduler that performs scheduling to determine a time and a wireless channel
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`among one or more wireless channels to transmit data addressedto the at least one
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`receiver based on an area wherethe at least one receiver is present (same as claim 1
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`above); and
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`a transmission unit that transmits a signal of the data addressedto the at least
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`one receiver to the satellite station by the wireless channel determined by the scheduler
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`and at the time determined by the scheduler (same as claim 1 above),
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`wherein the signal transmitted from the transmission unit by the wireless channel
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`is transmitted from the satellite station to the at least one receiver by a beam
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`corresponding to the wireless channel among one or more beams (as described in
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`paragraph [0034] and shown in figure 1),
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`frequencies of signals transmitted from the satellite station respectively by the
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`one or more beams are same (same as claim 1 above).
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`Hodson fails to disclose the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit the
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`data addressedto the at least one receiver by a first wireless channel and a
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`second wireless channel at a same time, the at least one receiver being in a
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`specified area including an overlap region of a first coverage area ofafirst beam
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`and a second coverage area of a second beam, the first wireless channel and a
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`second wireless channel being included in the one or more wireless channels,
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`the first beam and the second beam being included in the one or more beams,
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`the at least one receiver includes a first receiver and a second receiver, and
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`when the first receiver is present in an area ofthe first coverage area or the
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`second coverage area other than the specified area and the second receiver is
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`present in the specified area, the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit first
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`data addressed to the first receiver and second data addressed to the second
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`receiver in time division.
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`Kim discloses the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit the data addressed
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`to the at least one receiver bya first wireless channel and a second wireless channel at
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`a same time (see paragraphs [0036] and [0058] & figures 3 and 7).
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`it would have been obvious io 4 persen af ardinary skill in the art before the
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`effective fling date of the claimed invention to consider Kim's invention with Hodson’s
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`invention for improving mobility of a wireless terminal and quality of service (see
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`paragraph fO006] of Kim).
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`Hodson and Kim fail to disclose the at least one receiver being ina
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`specified area including an overlap region of a first coverage area ofafirst beam
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`and a second coverage area of a second beam, the first wireless channel and a
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`second wireless channel being included in the one or more wireless channels,
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`the first beam and the second beam being included in the one or more beams,
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`the at least one receiver includes a first receiver and a second receiver, and
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`when the first receiver is present in an area ofthe first coverage area or the
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`second coverage area other than the specified area and the second receiver is
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`present in the specified area, the scheduler performs scheduling to transmit first
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`data addressed to the first receiver and second data addressed to the second
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`receiver in time division.
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`Li discloses the at least one receiver being in a specified area including an
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`overlap region of a first coverage area of a first beam and a second coverage
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`area of a second beam, the first wireless channel and a second wireless channel
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`being included in the one or more wireless channels, the first beam and the
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`second beam being included in the one or more beams (sameas claim 1
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`above).
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`IEwould have been obvious to @ person of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`efiective filing date of the claimed invention fo consicer Lis invention with Hodson’s and
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`Kim's invention to improve spectral efficiency and services (see paragraph [0003] of Li.
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`Hodson, Kim andLi fail to disclose the at least one receiver includesa first
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`receiver and a second receiver, and when the first receiver is present in an area
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`of the first coverage area or the second coverage area other than the specified
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`area and the second receiver is present in the specified area, the scheduler
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`performs scheduling to transmit first data addressedto the first receiver and
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`second data addressed to the second receiver in time division.
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`Park discloses the at least one receiver includes a first receiver and a
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`second receiver, and when the first receiver is present in an area ofthe first
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`coverage area or the second coverage area other than the specified area and the
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`second receiver is present in the specified area, the scheduler performs
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`scheduling to transmit first data addressedto the first receiver and second data
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`addressed to the second receiver (same as claim 1 above).
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`IEwould have been obvious to @ person of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`efiective filing date of the claimed invention fo consicer Park’s invention with Hodsor’s,
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`Kim's anc Lis invention for reducing feed-back overhead in a communication system
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`operating muttipie beams (sce paragraph [D011] of Park).
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`Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkfail to disclose time division. However, Hodson
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`discusses the content broadcasting system can further compriseafirst receiving device
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`located within the first geographical area and a second receiving device located within
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`the second geographical area, wherein, the first receiving device is arranged to receive
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`the satellite broadcast signal during the first time intervals and the second receiving
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`device is arranged to receive the satellite broadcast signal during the second time
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`intervals (see paragraph [0010]) therefore, Hodson discloses time division.
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`It would
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`have been chyvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art before the effective fling date
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`of the claimed inveritior ta consider Hadsan’s invertior for increasing the radio
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`frequency spectrum efficiency of the system and minimizing the continuous power
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`consumption of the satelite required for the broadcast (see abstract of Hodsan).
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`Regarding Claim 14, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson fail to disclose wherein the transmission unit transmits same
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`data to the at least one receiver in the specified area by the first wireless channel and
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`the second wireless channel at the same time. Kim discloses wherein the transmission
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`unit transmits same data to the at least one receiver in the specified area bythe first
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`wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time (see paragraphs
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`[0036] and [0058] & figures 3 and 7).
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`ft would have been obvious to a person of
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`consider Kim's invention with Hocison’s, Lis and Park’s invertion for improving mabilty
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`Gf a wireless terminal anc quality of service (see paragraph [0006] of Kim).
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`Regarding Claim 20, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson further discloses wherein when the first receiver is present in
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`an area of the first coverage area other than the specified area and the second receiver
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`is present in an area of the second coverage area other than the specified area (see
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`figures 4a and 4b), the scheduler performs scheduling to successively transmit the first
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`data bythe first wireless channel and to successively transmit the second data by the
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`second wireless channel (see paragraph [0086] andfigure 1).
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`Regarding Claim 21, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson further discloses wherein when the first receiver and the
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`second receiver are present in the specified area (see figure 1), the scheduler performs
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`scheduling to transmit the first data and the second datain time division and to transmit
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`the first data and the second databy the first wireless channel and by the second
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`wireless channel (see figure 1).
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`9.
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`Claims 15-16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkin view of Dent, U.S. Patent No. 5,724,666.
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`Regarding Claim 15, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the transmission
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`unit transmits different data to the at least one receiver in the specified area bythe first
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`wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time so as to be
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`separated from each other in the at least one receiver. Dent discloses wherein the
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`area bythe first wireless channel and the second wireless channel at the same time so
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`as to be separated from each other in the at least one receiver (see col. 13, lines 44-61
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`and figure 12). i would have bsen obvious to 3 person of ordinary ski in the art
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`before the effective filing date of the claimed invention ta consider Dent's invention with
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`Hodson’s, Kim's, L’'s and Park’s irivention far providing enhanced communication (see
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`col 3, lines 62-67 af Dent}.
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`Regarding Claim 16, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the transmission
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`unit transmits different data by different polarized waves using the first wireless channel
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`and the second wireless channel. Dent discloses wherein the transmission unit
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`transmits different data by different polarized waves using the first wireless channel and
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`the second wireless channel (see col. 13, lines 44-61 and figure 12). i would have
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`been obvicus lo a person of ordinary skillin the art before the effective Ming date of the
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`claimed invention to consider Dent's invention with Hodsors, Kirn’s, Lis and Park’s
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`invention for providing enhanced communication (see col. 3, lines 62-67 of Dent).
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`10.
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`Claims 18-19 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hodson, Kim, Li and Park in view of Sorenson, Ill, U.S. Patent No. 9,621,468.
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`Regarding Claim 18, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the scheduler
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`performs scheduling so as to cause a length ofa first transmission time of the first data
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`to be different from a length of a second transmission time of the second data.
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`Sorenson, III discloses wherein the scheduler performs scheduling so as to cause a
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`second transmission time of the second data (see col. 3, lines 26-49 and col. 3, line
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`62-col. 4, line 10).
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`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art
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`before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to consider Sorensan’s invention
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`with Hodson’s, Kim's, Li's and Park's invention for providing a smooth packet
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`Lransmission without dropping packeis and preventing olher problems (see col 2, line
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`52-col. 3, Hine 6 of Sorenson, HD.
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`Regarding Claim 19, Hodson, Kim, Li and Park disclose the transmitter as
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`described above. Hodson, Kim, Li and Parkfail to disclose wherein the scheduler
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`performs scheduling so as to cause the second transmission time to be shorter than the
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`first transmission time. Sorenson, Ill discloses wherein the scheduler performs
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`scheduling so as to cause the second transmission time to be shorter thanthe first
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`transmission time (see col. 3, line 62-col. 4, line 10).
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`fi would have been cbvious to a
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`person of ordinary skillin the art before the effective iuing date of the claimed invention
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`to consider Sorenson's invention with Hocson’s, Kim's, Lis and Park’s invention for
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`providing 4 smooth packet transmission without dropping packets and preventing other
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`problems (see col. 2, line S2-col. 3, line 6 of Sorenson, 1).
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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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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP
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`§ 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37
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