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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`1.
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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 madein this Office action:
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`A person shall 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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`2.
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`Claim(s) 1, 5, 6, 8, 18, 19 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being
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`anticipated by Jung et al. (US 2019/0261281).
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`Regarding Claim 1, Jung teaches a terminal comprising: circuitry, which, in
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`operation, configures a first power control parameter corresponding toafirst service
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`when a predetermined condition relating to a control channel to be used for
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`transmission of assignment information of an uplink signal is satisfied, and configures a
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`second power control parameter corresponding to a second service when
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`the predetermined condition is not satisfied (Figure 9, Sections 0030, 0079, 0083, an
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`uplink (UL) grant is scheduled, which is assignmentinformation as shownin Section
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`0030, the uplink grant is sent via a control channel in the downlink, the equations of
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`Sections 0030, 0079 teach a plurality of different power control parameters such asc (j)
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`and f sub f,c (i,
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`reliable low-latency (URLLC) service or enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) as shown
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`in Section 0083, the term “predetermined condition” is broad and thus can read ona
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`myriad of conditions such as, in the case of Jung, the conditions of a URLLC service or
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`a eMBB service); and transmission circuitry, which, in operation, transmits the uplink
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`signal using a transmission power calculated using the first power control parameter or
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`the second power control parameter (Figure 9, Sections 0030, 0079, the uplink signal
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`power is calculated using the power control parameters in the equations suchasc (j)
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`and f sub f,c (i, 1).
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`Regarding Claim 19, Jung teaches a transmission method comprising:
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`configuring a first power control parameter corresponding to a first service when a
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`predetermined condition relating to a control channel to be used for transmission of
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`assignment information of an uplink signal is satisfied, and configuring a second
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`power control parameter corresponding to a second service when the predetermined
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`condition is not satisfied (Sections 0030, 0079, 0083, an uplink (UL) grant is scheduled,
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`which is assignmentinformation as shown in Section 0030, the uplink grant is sent via a
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`control channel in the downlink, the equations of Sections 0030, 0079 teach a plurality
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`of different power control parameters such as c (j) and f sub f,c (i,
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`|) which can be
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`adjusted based on the type of service such asultra reliable low-latency (URLLC) service
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`or enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)as shownin Section 0083, the term
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`“predetermined condition” is broad and thus can read on a myriad of conditions such as,
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`in the case of Jung, the conditions of a URLLC service or a eMBB service); and
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`transmitting the uplink signal using a transmission power calculated using the first
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`power control parameter or the second power control parameter (Sections 0030, 0079,
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`the uplink signal power is calculated using the power control parameters in the
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`equations such as c (j) andfsub f,c (i, 1).
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`Regarding Claim 5, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung further teaches wherein the predetermined condition is that the control channel is
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`a control channel that is received at the terminal within a predetermined time period
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`after a signal requesting scheduling ofthe first service is transmitted from the terminal
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`(Section 0030, in order to receive the UL grant the UE typically requests a scheduling
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`for said uplink transmission, the grant is received via some kind of control channel a
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`period of time after said request).
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`Regarding Claim 6, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung further teaches wherein the predetermined condition is that the control channel is
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`a control channel that the terminal receives first after a signal requesting scheduling of
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`the first service is transmitted from the terminal (Section 0030, in order to receive the UL
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`grant the UE typically requests a scheduling for said uplink transmission, the grant is
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`received via some kind of control channel after said request).
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`Regarding Claim 8, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung further teaches wherein the predetermined condition is that a time period until the
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`terminal transmits the uplink signal after the terminal receives the control channel is
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`within a predetermined time (Section 0030, the UE will transmit an uplink signal a period
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`of time after receiving the UL grant via some kind of control channel).
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`Regarding Claim 18, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1.
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`Jung further teaches wherein the transmission power calculated using the first
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`power control parameter is greater than the transmission power calculated using the
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`second power control parameter (Sections 0030, 0079, the uplink signal poweris
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`calculated using the power control parameters in the equations such asc (j) and f sub
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`f,c (i, 1), these power control parameters can change thus rendering a scenario wherein
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`the transmission power defined by said power control parameters changes thus further
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`rendering a scenario wherein power in one instance is greater than the transmission
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`power in another instance).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`3.
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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 2, 3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung
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`et al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Hosseini et al. (US 2018/0376464).
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`Regarding Claims 2, 3, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in
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`Claim 1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a payload
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`size of a format to be used for the control channel is different from/less than a
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`predeterminedsize.
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`Hosseini, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein
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`the predetermined condition is that a payload size of a format to be used for the control
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`channel is different from/less than a predetermined size (Section 0094, different DCI
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`payload sizes renders a payload size different or less than a particular size).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Hosseini for the purposeof providing a versatile wireless system that supports an
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`ultra- low-latency (ULL) system as taught by Hosseini.
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`5.
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`Claim 4 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Papasakellariou (US 2018/0227 156)
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`Regarding Claim 4, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a scrambling sequence
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`to be used for the control channel is different from a predetermined sequence.
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`Papasakellariou, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches
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`wherein the predetermined condition is that a scrambling sequence to be used for the
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`control channel is different from a predetermined sequence (Sections 0122, different
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`scrambling sequences renders scrambling sequences different from a particular
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`scrambling sequence).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Papasakellariou for the purpose of reducing the number of channel estimations that
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`the UE performs when decoding control channels as taught by Papasakellariou.
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`6.
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`Claim 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Lee et al. (US 2019/0068331)
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`Regarding Claim 7, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that the control channel
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`indicates that a resource for use in aninitial transmission of the uplink signal is a
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`retransmission in a pre-configured transmission method.
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`Lee, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein the
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`predetermined condition is that the control channel indicates that a resource for use in
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`an initial transmission of the uplink signal is a retransmission in a pre-configured
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`transmission method (Section 0325).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Lee for the purposeof rapidly performing error recovery as taught by Lee.
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`7.
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`Claim 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Byun et al. (US 2018/0049165)
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`Regarding Claim 9, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim 1.
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`Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a number of
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`transmission symbols of the uplink signal indicated in the control channel is less than or
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`equal to a predetermined value.
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`Byun, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein the
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`predetermined condition is that a number of transmission symbols of the uplink signal
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`indicated in the control channel is less than or equal to a predetermined value (Sections
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`0044, 0045, sTTIs are the transmission symbols, there are a plurality of sTTIs which
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`renders a scenario wherein the number of sTTIs can be less than or equal to a
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`particular number).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Byun for the purpose of reducing transmission resources for a control channel as
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`taught by Byun.
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`8.
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`Claim 10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Chen etal. (US 2020/0052770)
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`Regarding Claim 10, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a detection period
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`of the control channel in the terminal is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
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`Chen, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein
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`the predetermined condition is that a detection period of the control channel in the
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`terminal is less than or equal to a predetermined value (Section 0271, detection periods
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`can be configured thus rendering a scenario wherein the detection period is less than or
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`equal to a particular value or number).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Chen for the purpose of providing beam recovery for the purpose of preventing
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`communication quality decline as taught by Chen.
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`9.
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`Claim 11 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261 281) in view of Chen et al. (US 2015/0312071)
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`Regarding Claim 11, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a table indicating a
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`coding and modulation scheme to be usedin the control channel is different from a
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`predeterminedtable.
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`Chen, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein
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`the predetermined condition is that a table indicating a coding and modulation scheme
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`to be used in the control channel is different from a predetermined table (Section 0005,
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`a plurality of MCS tables renders an MCStable different from a particular MCStable).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Chen for the purpose of dynamically adapting the communication link based on the
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`current conditions in the radio frequency (RF) environment as taught by Chen.
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`10.
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`Claims 12, 13 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Jung et al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Kwon et al. (US 201 1/0274099)
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`Regarding Claim 12, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that uplink control
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`information includedin the uplink signal is a response signal to downlink data ofthe first
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`Kwon, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein
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`the predetermined condition is that uplink control information included in the uplink
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`signal is a response signal to downlink data of a service (Sections 0049, 0050).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Kwon for the purpose of decreasing a transmission error rate and increase capacity
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`as taught by Kwon.
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`Regarding Claim 13, Jung teachesall of the claimedlimitations recited in Claim
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`1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a time period until
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`the terminal transmits the uplink signal including a response signal to downlink data
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`after the terminal receives the downlink data is within a predeterminedtime.
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`Kwon, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein
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`the predetermined condition is that a time period until the terminal transmits the uplink
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`signal including a response signal to downlink data after the terminal receives the
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`downlink data is within a predetermined time (Sections 0049, 0050, the UE will transmit
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`the ACK/NACK after a period of time after receiving the downlink traffic).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Kwon for the purpose of decreasing a transmission error rate and increase capacity
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`as taught by Kwon.
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`11.
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`Claim 14 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Papasakellariou et al. (US 2016/0226649)
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`Regarding Claim 14, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1. Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that uplink control
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`information includedin the uplink signal is channel state information calculated using a
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`target error rate that is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.
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`Papasakellariou, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches
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`wherein the predetermined condition is that uplink control information included in the
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`uplink signal is channel state information calculated using a target error rate that is less
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`than or equal to a predetermined threshold value (Section 0068).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Papasakellariou for the purposeof providing link adaptation in order to provide
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`adequate communication when RF conditions change as taught by Papasakellariou.
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`12.
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`Claim 15 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Papasakellariou et al. (US 2016/0226649) and in
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`further view of Kwonet al. (US 2011/0274099)
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`Regarding Claim 15, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1.
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`Jung further teaches a second service (Section 0083, eMBB is the secondservice).
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`Jung does not teach a total error rate of downlink data and a responsesignal to
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`the downlink data has a constant value, and the predetermined condition is that uplink
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`control information included in the uplink signal is a response signal to the downlink
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`Papasakellariou, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches
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`a total error rate of downlink data and a response signal to the downlink data has a
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`constant value (Section 0068, blockerror rate is the total error rate which is constant at
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`10%).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Papasakellariou for the purposeof providing link adaptation in order to provide
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`adequate communication when RF conditions change as taught by Papasakellariou.
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`Kwon, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches the
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`predetermined condition is that uplink control information included in the uplink signalis
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`a responsesignal to the downlink data of a service (Sections 0049, 0050).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung in view of
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`Papasakellariou with the above features of Kwon for the purposeof decreasing a
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`transmission error rate and increase capacity as taught by Kwon.
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`13.
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`Claim 16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of He et al. (US 2018/0249458)
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`Regarding Claim 16, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1.
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`Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a number of
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`resources of uplink control information included in the uplink signal is equal to or greater
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`He, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches wherein the
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`predetermined condition is that a number of resources of uplink control information
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`included in the uplink signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value
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`(Section 0029, since there is a limited amountof resourcesthere will be a threshold
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`associated with said limitation thus rendering a scenario wherein the number of
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`resource elements is equal to said threshold).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of He for the purpose of efficiently transmitting signals on the uplink as taught by He.
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`14.
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`Claim 17 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jung et
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`al. (US 2019/0261281) in view of Papasakellariou et al. (US 2010/0195575)
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`Regarding Claim 17, Jung teachesall of the claimed limitations recited in Claim
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`1.
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`Jung does not teach wherein the predetermined condition is that a ratio of a number
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`of resources of uplink control information included in the uplink signal to a number of
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`resources of an entirety of the uplink signal is larger than a predetermined threshold
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`value.
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`Papasakellariou, which also teaches a wireless communication system, teaches
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`wherein the predetermined condition is that a ratio of a number of resources of uplink
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`control information included in the uplink signal to a number of resources of an entirety
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`of the uplink signal is larger than a predetermined threshold value (Section 0026).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art prior to the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention to modify the system of Jung with the above features
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`of Papasakellariou for the purpose of providing spectrally efficient communication on the
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`uplink as taught by Papasakellariou
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`Art Unit: 2645
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`/RAYMOND S$ DEAN/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2645
`Raymond S. Dean
`June 9, 2021
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