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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`Claims 1-13 are canceled; claims 14-28 are pending.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`6.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103)is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`7.
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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 under this section made in this Office action:
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`A personshall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an
`application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the
`patent or application, as the case may be, namesanother inventor and waseffectively filed
`before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
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`8.
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`Claim(s) 14 and 28 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being
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`anticipated by Huanget al., US 2020/0059861.
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`Claim 14, Huang discloses(fig 1) a communication apparatus, comprising:
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`a receiver which, in operation, receives a WUR Beacon transmission ([0020] LP-WUR
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`beacons maybe sentperiodically at a time called target wake-up radio beacon
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`transmission time (TWBTT)); and
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`circuitry which, in operation, determines wake-up operating parameters including
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`a starting point of duty cycle schedule of the receiver ([0020] LP-WUR beacons may be
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`sent periodically at a time called target wake-up radio beacon transmission time
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`(TWBTT)), and enters Wake-UP Radio (WUR) mode by communicating with a second
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`communication apparatus ([0019] A Wi-Fi device may determine to enter a high power
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`state when, for example, the device receives from an AP or a peer device a WUR
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`packetincluding instructions to wake up),
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`wherein the starting point of the duty cycle schedule of the receiver is determined
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`(fig 3, [0023] receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame at a TWBTT in embodiments of the
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`invention, the present disclosure contemplates both actually receiving a LP-WUR
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`beacon frame ata TWBTT and receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame after a TWBTT)
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`based on target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon
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`transmission in the WUR mode(fig 3, [0023] receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame ata
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`TWBTT in embodiments of the invention, the present disclosure contemplates both
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`actually receiving a LP-WUR beacon frame ata TWBTT and receiving a LP-WUR
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`beacon frame after a TWBTT).
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`Ciaim 28, see claim 14 for the rejection, a method implemented by a
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`COMMMUNICalION apparatus, comprising:
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`determining wake-up operating parameters including 4 start point of duty cycle
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`schedule and entering WUR made by communicating with a secand communication
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`apparatus; and
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`receiving a WUR Beacon transmission, and
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`wherein the starting point of the duty cycle schedule is determined based on
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`target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WURBeacon transmission in
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`the WLR mode.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103)is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`10.
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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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`11.
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`Claim(s) 14 and 28 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Hwang et al., US 2019/0230581 in view of Huang etal., US 2020/0059861.
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`Claim 14, Hwang discloses a cornmunication apparatus, comprising:
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`a receiver which, in operation, receives a WUR Beacon transmission ([0034] the
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`low-power STA located within the coverage of the access poini can receive the WUR
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`beacon frarne from the access point anc
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`circuitry which (fig 5, [0078] a low-power STA 500 mayinclude a baseband
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`processor 510, a primary connectivity radio (PCR) 420, an antenna 530, a memory 540,
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`an ingul interiace unif 550, an outout interlace url 560, & wake-up radio (VUR) 570,
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`and the like}, in operation, determines wake-up operating parameters including a
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`starting point of duty cycle schedule of the receiver (OD0281 The operation parameters
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`may include al feast one of information indicating whelher the access point supports the
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`station operating in the WUR mode and information indicating a duration in which the
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`station operates in a WUR diuly-cycie mode), and enters Wake-UP Hacio (WUR) made
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`by communicating with a second communication apparatus GO0231 The WUR operating
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`in a wake-up state, a WUR beacon frame from an access point; when the WUR beacon
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`frame is received, transition an operation state of the PCR from a sleep state tc a wake-
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`up stale; and perform, by the PCR operating in the wake-up state, communications with
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`the aocess paint,
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`wherein the starting paint of the duly cycle schedule of the receiver is delenrined
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`based on target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon
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`transmission in the WUR mode.
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`However, as Huang discloses wherein the starting point of the duty cycle
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`schedule of the receiver is determined (ig 3, 10040] AP 302 may also send ane or more
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`WUR beacon frames (e.¢., WUR beacon frames 332, 334, 336) io the user device 320
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`at various intervals called target wake-up racic beacon transmission times (TWETTs}
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`304, 206, S08) based on target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWRYTT) of the WUR
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`Beacon transmission in the WUR made (fig 3, [0040] AP S02 may also send ane or
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`mare WUR beacon frames (¢.g., WU beacon frames 332, 334, 3396} to the user device
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`320 al various intervals called target wake-up radio beacon transmission times
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`PIWETTs) 304, 306, 308).
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`Therefore, befare the effective fling date of the claimed invention, i would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the ari io modify the Hwang invention
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`with Huang invention to include the claimed Hmitation(s) so as to enable the nelweark to
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`send beacon frame al the target wake-up radio beacon transmission times (TWBTTs} in
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`order for the device io receive the beacons defined by the (TWBTTs}.
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`Claim 17, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to claim 14, wherein the wake-up operating parameters includes a period of the duly
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`cycle schedule of the receiver, and the period of the duty cycle schedule is an integer
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`mule of WOR Beacon interval or a fraction of the WUR Beacon interval af the WUR
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`Beacon transmission (Huang [0045] then the WUR beacon interval $14 may be 100
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`TUs.times.N, where N is a positive integer}. Therefore, before the effective Hing date of
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`the claimed invention, i would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in
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`the art to modify ihe Hwang invention with Huang invention to include the claimed
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`imifation(s} so as to enable the network to determine 4 period of wake-up time for
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`device for receiving data in order to aptimize power consumption.
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`Claim 18, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparalus according
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`to claim 14, wherein one of the wake-up operating parameters is a WUR TSF timer
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`accuracy (Huang [0046] a first WUR beacon is transmitted at TSF=indicated offset, a
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`second WUR beacon is transmitted at ToF=inedicated offset+1 times. WUR beacon
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`interval, and a third WUR beaconis transmilted at TSF-«indicaled offsei+2 timesWUR
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`beacon infervall. Therefore, before the effective Ming date of the claimed invention, it
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`would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the ari to modify the
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`Hwang inverition with Huang invention to include the claimed limitatian(s} so as to
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`enable the nebwork fo determine exact timing interval offset for device to wake up and to
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`communicate with the network,
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`Giaim 19, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to claim 14, wherein one of the wake-up operating parameters is a time resolution of
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`partial TSF (Huang [0046] 4first WUR beacon is transmitted at TSFxindicated offset, a
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`second WUR beacon is transmitted al ToF=indicated offsets 1 limes. WUR beacon
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`interval. Therefore, before the effective fling date of the claimed invention, Ht would
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`have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art to mochfy the Hwang
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`invention with Huang iivention to include the claimed limilation(s} so as fo enable the
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`network fo delermine exact timing interval offsei for device to wake up and to
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`Claim 20, Hwang as modified discloses the cammunicalion apparatus accarding
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`to claim 14, wherein wake-up operating parameters are classified into noncorfiqurabic
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`wake-up operating parameters (wang (0016) information indicating a duration in which
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`the sation operates ina WURduty-cycle mode, [00171 information indicating a ime
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`required for transitioning the operation state of the PCR from the sleep state to the
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`wake-up State} and configurable wake-up operating parameters (Hwang [0017]
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`indicating a channel through which a WUR frame is transmitted).
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`Claim 21, Hwang as modified discloses the cornmunication apparalus according
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`to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus exchanges the nonconfigurable
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`wake-up operating parameters with the second communication apparatus via a
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`synchronization procedure or an association procedure (Hwang [D111] the access point
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`820 maytransmil a probe request or response frame, an association request or
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`response frame, or an action frame coniaining informalion indicating the WUR beacon
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`interval).
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`Giaim 22, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to clairn 20, wherein the cornmmunication aoparatus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operating parameters with the second communication aoparaius via a WUR negotialion
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`procedure (Hwang [O111] the access point 820 may inform the low-power STA 630 of
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`the WUR beacon interval through an access procedure between the access point 820
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`and the low-power STA 830 or a WUR negotiation procedure between the access paint
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`#20 and the low-power STA €30), and enters the WUR mode via a WUR mode entry
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`procedure (Hwang [0112] when the access point 820 supports the low-power STA 830
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`operating in the WUR mode, the low-power STA 830 can performcammunizalions with
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`ine access pat 820).
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`Claim 23, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operating parameters wilh the secand communication apnaratus (Hwang [0111] the
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`access point 220 may inform the low-power STA 830 of the WUR beacon interval
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`through an access procedure between the access point 820 and the low-power STA
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`#30 or a WUR negotiation procedure between the access point 620 and the low-power
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`STA 830), and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR negotiation (Hwang [0177]
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`the access point 826 may inform the low-power STA 830 of the WUR beacon interval
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`through an access procedure between the access point 820 and the low-power STA
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`830 or a WUR negotiation procedure between the access point 820 and the low-power
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`STA @3} and WUR mode entry procedure (Hwang i0112] when the access point 820
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`supports the low-power STA 30 operating in the WUR mode, the low-power STA 830
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`can cerform communications with the access point 820).
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`Claim 24, Hwang as modified discloses the cornmunication apparalus according
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`to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus negotiates the configurable wake-up
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`operaling parameters with the second communication apparatus via an association
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`procedure (Hwang [0171] the access point 820 may inform the low-power STA 830 of
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`the WURbeacon interval through an access procedure between the access paint 620
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`and the low-power STA 830 or a WUR regoliation procedure between the access poini
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`820 and the low-power STA 830. For example, the access paint 820 may transmit 4
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`probe request or response frame, an association request or response frame, or an
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`action frame conlaming information indicating the WUR beacon interval, and enters the
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`WUR moce via a WUR mode entry procedure (4wang [0112] when the access point
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`é20 supports the low-power STA 830 operating in the WUR mode, the low-power STA
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`830 can perfarm communications with the access point $20).
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`Claim 25, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparalus according
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`to claim 20, wherein the communication apparatus operating in the WUR mode
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`negotiates the new configurable wake-up operating parameters with the second
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`communication apparatus via a WUR negotlation procedure (Hwang [0111] the access
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`point G20 may inform the low-power STA 830 of the WUR beacon interval through an
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`access procedure belween the access point 820 and the low-power STA 830 or a WUR
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`negotiation procedure behween the access point 820 and the low-power STA 830}.
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`Claim 28, see claim 14 for the rejection, Hwang discloses a method implemented
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`by @ communication apparatus, comprising:
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`delermining wake-up aperaiing parameters including a start paint of duty cycle
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`schedule and entering WUR made by commumicating with a second communication
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`apparatus; and
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`recelving a WUR Beacon transmission, and
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`wherein the starting point of the duty cycle schedule is determined based on
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`target WUR Beacon transmission time (TWBTT) of the WUR Beacon transmission in
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`the WURmade.
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`12.
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`Claim(s) 15-16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hwanget al., US 2019/0230581 and Huang et al., US 2020/0059861 in view of Min et
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`Claim 15, Hwang as modified discloses the cammunicalion apparatus accarding
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`to claim 14,
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`out Hwang and Muang invention is silent on,
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`wherein the cirouliry, in operation, determines the wake-up operating parameters
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`Via a WUR negotialion procedure, and enters the WUR mode via a WUR mode eniry
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`procedure,
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`Fowever, as Min discloses wherein the circullry, in operation, determines the
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`wake-up operating parameters via a WUR negotiation procedure, and enters the WUR
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`mode via a WUR mode entry procedure (Q032] The AP transmilter, main radio and
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`receiver can firsi neqotiaie and agree on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver
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`operation, such as center frequency, bandwidth, etc., before the main racio enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode (Le., the main radio is off and LP-WUIR is on}.
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`Therefore, befare the effective fling date of the claimed invention, i would have
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`been abvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art io modiy the Hwang and
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`Huang invention with Min invention to include the claimed limifation(s) so as to enable
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`the network to negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in according with
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`the allocated resources in order to enter a wake-up mode.
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`Claim 16, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to claim 14,
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`but Hwang and Huang invention is silent on,
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`wherein the circuitry, in operation, delerrnines the wake-up operating parameters
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`and enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR negotiation and a WUR mode entry
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`However, as Min disclases wherein the circuitry, in operation, determines the
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`wake-up operating parameters anc enters the WUR mode via an integrated WUR
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`negotiation and a WUR mode entry procedure (0032] The AP transmitter, main radio
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`and receiver can first negotiate and agree on parameters for the LP-WUR receiver
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`operalion, such as center frequency, bancwidih, etc., before the main racio enters the
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`low-power wake-up mode (Le, the main radio is off and LP-WUR is on).
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`Therefore, before the effective Ming date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art to modify the Mwang and
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`Huang irivention with Min invention to include the claimed Iimitation(s} so as to enable
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`the network to negotiate on the parameters for receiving WUR beacon in according with
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`the allocated resources in order to enter a wake-up mode.
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`13.
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`Claim(s) 26-27 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Hwanget al., US 2019/0230581 and Huang et al., US 2020/0059861 in view ofLi et al.,
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`US 2019/0320388.
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`Giaim 26, Hwang as modified discloses the communication apparatus according
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`to claim 14,
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`Out Hwang and Muang invention is sileni on,
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`wherein the communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus are
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`associated with the second communication apparatus, and the start point of the duty
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`cycle schedule of the communication apparatus is diferent from a start point of a duty
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`eycle schedule of the third cammunicalion apparatus.
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`However, as Li discloses wherein the communication apparatus and a third
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`COtT23] Stallions in diferent aroups have different duty cycle configuration information
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`and staggered awake windows, without any overlapping part), and the start point of the
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`duty cycle schedule of the carnmunication apparatus is different from a start point of a
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`duty cycle schedule of the third communication apparatus (0123) Stations in different
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`groups have diferent duty cycle canfiquration infarmation and staggered awake
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`windows, without ary overlapping part).
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`Therefore, before the effective Ming date of the claimed invention, it would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art to modify the Mwang and
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`Huang invention with Li invention to include the claimed limilation(s} so as to enable the
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`network to sel different duty cycle for each aifferent type device in arder ta ensure the
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`device is woken up thereby reducing date transmission delay.
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`Gaim 27, Hwang as modified discloses the commumicalion apparatus according
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`lo clanm 17,
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`oul Hwang and Huang invention is silent on,
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`wherein the communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus are
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`associated with the second communication apparatus, and the period of the chuly cycie
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`schedule of the cormmunication apparatus is same as a period of a duly cycle schedule
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`of the third communication apparatus.
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`However, as Li discloses wherein the communication apparatus and a third
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`communication apparatus are associated with the second communication apparatus,
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`and the period of the duly cycle schedule of the communicalion anparalus is same as a
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`period of a duty cycle scheciule of the third communication apparatus (0123) The radio
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`access point groups stations whose duty cycle configuration information is the same to
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`asame group. Stations in a same group have same duly cycle configuration
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`information).
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`Theretore, before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, 1 would have
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`been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art fo madify the Hwang and
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`Huang invention with Li invention lo include the claimed limilation(s} so as to enable the
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`network to set same cuily cycle for group of sare type devices in order fo ensure the
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`devices are woken up and receives same data information thereby minimizing further
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`retransmission of data thereby onlimizing system resources.
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