Application No. 16/637,714
`Reply to Office Action Dated April 15, 2021
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`REMARKS
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`After entry of the foregoing amendment, claims 15—28 will be pending in the present
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`application. Claims 15-17, 27 and 28 are amended. Claims 29-34 are cancelled in the present
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`response. Applicant submits that no new matter has been introduced in the present application
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`by the foregoing amendment. Support for the foregoing amendment maybe foundin at least
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`paragraphs [0087] and [0088] of the filed application.
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`Claim Rejections —35 U.S.C.
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`§$102 and 103:
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`Claims 15-17, 22 and 27-29 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated
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`by U.S. Patent Application No. 2019/0246356 to Kim et al. (hereinafter “Kim”). Claims 18—20
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`and 30 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim in view of U.S. Patent
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`Application No. 2018/0049131 to Huanget al. (hereinafter “Huang °131”). Claims 21, 23 and
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`31-34 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim in view of U.S. Patent
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`Application No. 2019/0045445 to Huanget al. (hereinafter “Huang ’445”). Claims 24—26 are
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`rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim in view of U.S. Patent Application
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`No. 2019/0028967 to Ahnetal. (hereinafter “Ahn”).
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`Claim 15, as amended,recites:
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`A station comprising:
`circuitry which,
`in operation, negotiates Wake-Up Radio (WUR)
`parameters with an access point (AP), and switches from WUR mode suspend to
`WUR modebyinitiating and completing a WUR modesetup frame exchange; and
`a transmitter which, in operation, transmits a WUR modesetup frameto the
`AP in the WUR mode setup frame exchange,
`wherein the circuitry maintains WUR parameters negotiated with the AP
`after entering the WUR mode suspendfrom the WUR mode.
`(Emphasis added)
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`Applicant submits that Kim does notdisclose or suggest at least the above-italicized
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`subject matter of amendedclaim 15.
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`Kim discloses:
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`The AP transmits a WUR negotiation response frame to the STA in
`response to the WUR negotiation request frame (1925). The WUR negotiation
`response frame may include various WUR mode parameters. The WURnegotiation
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`response frame may include the WUR ID (or WUR receiver ID), but not limited
`thereto, for example, may further include at least one of WUR band/channel
`information for WUR mode operation and WUR duty cycle information (e.g.,
`Period, On-duration length, Start time of On-duration).
`The STA mayoperate in the WUR mode based on the parameters obtained
`through the WUR negotiation procedure. For example, the STA may regard the
`WUR negotiation response frame as a confirmation of the AP for entering the WUR
`mode, and enter the WUR mode. For another example, after the STA receives the
`WUR negotiation response frame, the STA may enter the WUR mode by requesting
`a confirmation to the WUR modeentering or performing a separate procedure for
`notifying the WUR modeentering with the AP.
`(§[0164] and [0165])
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`However, Kim does notdisclose or suggest that a station or circuitry thereof “maintains
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`WUR parameters negotiated with the AP after entering the WUR modesuspend from the WUR
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`mode”as recited in amended claim 15. Per Kim, the STA may operate in the WUR mode based
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`on the parameters obtained through the WUR negotiation procedure. However, Kim does not
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`disclose that the station operates using the WUR parameters (negotiated with the AP) after
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`exiting the WUR modeandentering the WUR modesuspend.
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`Kim does not disclose that the STA keeps or reuses the parameters obtained in the
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`negotiation past whenthe station exits the WUR mode (andafter it enters the WUR mode
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`suspend from the WUR mode). Kim doesnot disclose that the WUR parameters negotiated for
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`switching to the WUR modeare maintained until after the station exits the WUR mode and
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`enters back into the WUR mode suspend.
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`Thus, Kim does not disclose the subject matter of amended claim 15.
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`Applicant submits that Huang ’131, Huang ’445 and Ahn do notcure the deficiencies of
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`Kim. Thus, claim 15 is patentable in view of Kim, Huang ’131, Huang ’445 and Ahn.
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`Withdrawal of the pending 35 U.S.C. §102 rejection of Claim 15 is respectfully requested.
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`Furthermore, Claims 16—26 are dependent Claim 15 andare, therefore, patentable in view
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`of the cited references for at least the same reasonsrecited above and byvirtue of the additional
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`claim features set forth therein. Accordingly, withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. §102 and 35 U.S.C.
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`§103 rejections of Claims 16-26is respectfully requested.
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`Application No. 16/637,714
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`Although not identical in scope or language, the allowability Claims 27 and 28 will be
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`apparent in view of the reasons recited above. Accordingly, withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. §102
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`and 35 U.S.C. §103 rejections of Claims 27 and 28 is respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully, Applicant submits that the pending claims are allowable. Favorable
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`consideration and a Notice of Allowanceare earnestly solicited.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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