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`17/333,029
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`05/28/2021
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`Brian Alexander MARTIN
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`Xsensts
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`SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF
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`2414
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`10/21/2024
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
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`17/333,029
`MARTIN et al.
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`Office Action Summary Art Unit|AIA (FITF)StatusExaminer
`MALICK A SOHRAB
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`1) Responsive to communication(s) filed on 09/03/2024.
`C} A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/werefiled on
`2a)[¥) This action is FINAL.
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`4)(2) Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Disposition of Claims*
`16-36 is/are pending in the application.
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`Claim(s)
`5a) Of the above claim(s) _ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`12)(¥) Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d)or (f).
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`Application/Control Number: 17/333,029
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`This office action is a response to the Application/Control Number: 17/333,029 filed on
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`05/28/2021.
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`2.
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`This office action is based upon claims received on 09/03/2024, which replaceall prior or other
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`Claims Status
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`submitted versions of the claims.
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`-Claims 1-15 are cancelled.
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`-Claims 16, 30, 36 are amended.
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`-Claims 16-36 are pending.
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`-Claims 16-36 are rejected.
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`3.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Priority
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`5.
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`Acknowledgmentis made of a 371 of PCT/EP2014/060199,filed 05/19/2014.
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`Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-
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`(d). Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers submitted under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), which
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`papers have been placed of recordin the file.
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`6.
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`Applicant’s claim for the benefit of a prior-filed application under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or under 35
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`U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) is acknowledged.
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`Response to Remarks/Amendments
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`7.
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`Applicant's remarks/arguments, see pages 1-4 of 4 pages, filed 09/03/2024, with respect to
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`REMARKS/ARGUMENTS, have been noted.
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`8.
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`Applicant's remarks/arguments, see page 1 of 4 pages,filed 09/03/2024, with respect to the Claim
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`Rejections under Double Patenting, and applicant’s remarks pertaining to rejections be held in abeyance
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`and applicant’s remarks regarding filing a terminal disclosure have been noted. The double patenting
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`rejections of Claims 16-36 presented in the most recent office action remain in effect and are held in
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`abeyance as requested.
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`9.
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`Applicant's remarks/arguments, see page 1-2 of 4 pages, filed 09/03/2024, with respect to the
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`Claims rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a), have been considered in light of applicants remarks and
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`arguments presented on the record. The rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) of Claims 16, 30, 36 and
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`dependent Claims 17, 18, 27, 29, 31 are withdrawnin light of applicant’s remarks and arguments
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`presented for the record.
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`10.
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`Applicant's remarks/arguments, see page 1-2 of 4 pages, filed 09/03/2024, with respect to the
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`Claims rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b), have been considered in light of applicant’s amendment and
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`remarks. The rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) of Claims 16 - 36 are withdrawn in light of applicant’s
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`amendments.
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`Applicant's remarks/arguments, see page 2-3 of 4 pages, filed 09/03/2024, with respect to Claim
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`Rejections including independent claims 16, 30, 36 have been considered but are moot because the
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`arguments do notapply to the new grounds of rejection being used in the current rejection.
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`Furthermore, remarks with respect to Dependent Claims 17-29, 31-35, have been considered,
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`and are mootfor the same reasons noted above, and/or are not persuasive at least via dependencyto the
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`independent claims and via individual rejections addressing the specific claims.
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`The rejection has been revised and set forth below according to the amended claims (see Office
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`Action).
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`12.
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`To the extent the office relies on Yamada et al.
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`(US 8457151 B2),
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`i.e. “Yamada”, examiner
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`respectfully contends applicant’s remarks/arguments directed to Yamada are not persuasive, and Yamada
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`as utilized discloses applicant’s submitted claim limitations as noted below.
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`A.
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`Applicant in remarks presented See page 3 of 4 of 4 pages(In 6-13) utilizing amended Claim 16
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`as an example, indicates: “while it is not particularly clear on what basis the Office considers the paging
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`request at $114 of Yamada to correspond to the claimed downlink communications,it is clear that
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`Yamada fails to speak to the selection of the operating frequency band position by mobile station 200
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`for receipt of the paging request. Yamada fails to disclose or teach transmit the downlink
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`communications to the terminal device within the channel, the terminal device having selected the
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`channel to be used for the downlink communications based on the entirety of the identifier associated
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`with the terminal device independently of the base station”.
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`B.
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`In response examiner respectfully contends that applicant’s remarks are not persuasive, and
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`notes that the rejection of claim 16 (utilized as example representing parallel features in claim 30, 36) is
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`presented as are rejected under35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yamadaetal. (US 8457151 B2),
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`i.e. “Yamada”in view ofJi et al (US 20160013891 A1),i.e. “Ji”, where Yamada is relied upon for the claim
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`16 limitations pertaining to applicant’s remarksas follows:
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`the circuitry configured to: select a channel to be used for downlink communicationsfor a
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`terminal device from amongtheplurality of channels based on [[the]] an entirety of_an identifier
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`associated with the terminal device (Yamada FIG. 34 (A) & FIG. 34 (B), FIG. 36; Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-55)
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`... The operating frequency bandposition of the mobile station is identified by including the candidate
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`numbersof FIG. 34(A) and IDs of FIG. 34(B) in the location registration request and the paging request...
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`An algorithm is then proposed that identifies the operating frequency band position from the subscriber
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`identification information IMSI and the above mobile station classes.... shifted frequency position number
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`(Ps)=IMSI/Npi modNs(Eq. 28).... lf the subscriber identification information IMSI and the ID indicating
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`the available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station are includedin the location registration request
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`and the paging request, the operating frequency band position of the mobile station can beidentified
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`with the above calculating equations in the base station; FIG. 36, Col 38 (In 31- 38) See above)
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`Whichthe office action respectfully contends and notesdiscloses:_i.e. per Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-
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`55) the operating frequency band position of the mobile station can be identified with the above
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`calculating equations in the base station and perCol 38 (In 31- 38)... the base station 100 calculates and
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`retains the operating frequency band position of the mobile station 200 reads on: select a channel to be
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`used from the subscriber identification information, where i.e. and transmits the packet of the paging
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`request at the operating frequency bandposition (S114) reads on: for downlink communicationsfor a
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`terminal device, where i.e. The operating frequency band position of the mobile station is identified by
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`includingi.e. the candidate numbersof FIG. 34(A) reads on: from amongtheplurality of channels where
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`per Col 37 (In 21-29, 30-31) 10-MHz bandwidth ability has two candidates...5-MHz bandwidth ability has
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`four candidates...2.5-MHz bandwidth ability has eight candidates....1.25-MHz bandwidth has 16
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`candidates, and wherei.e. the base station 100 calculates and retains the operating frequency band
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`position of the mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification information and i.e. per Col 37 (In
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`33-36, 37-55) identifies the operating frequency band position from the subscriber identification
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`information IMSI and...shifted frequency position number(Ps)=IMSI/Npi mod Ns (Eq. 28) and per Col 38
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`(In 31- 38)... the base station 100 calculates and retains the operating frequency band position of the
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`mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification information reads on: based on an entirety of an
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`identifier associated with the terminal device the entire IMSIis utilized in the equations referenced.
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`that is set by an entity other than the base station and the terminal device (Yamada FIG. 36
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`Col 38 (In 22-30)...the location management device 300 acquires the subscriber identification information
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`of the destination mobile station 200 of the packet and the available frequency bandwidth and the
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`location registration area of the mobile station 200 from the location management database and sends
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`out a paging request including the subscriber identification information (IMSI) and the available
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`frequency bandwidth of the mobile station to the base station of the location registration area (S112))
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`Whichthe office action respectfully contends and notesdiscloses: i.e. the location management
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`device 300 that sends the subscriber identification information (IMSI) and the available frequency
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`bandwidth of the mobile station reads on: that is set by an entity other than the base station and the
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`terminal device ;
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`and transmit the downlink communications to the terminal device within the channel Yamada
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`FIG. 36 & Col 38 (In 31- 38) See above);
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`Whichthe office action respectfully contends and notes discloses: the base station 100
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`calculates and retains the operating frequency band position of the mobile station 200 from the
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`subscriber identification information, where i.e. and transmits the packet of the paging request at the
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`operating frequency band position (S114) reads on: and transmit the downlink communications to the
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`terminal device within the channel).
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`Furthermore, regarding applicant’s remarks see references abovei.e. “while it is not particularly
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`clear on whatbasis the Office considers the paging request at $114 of Yamada to correspond to the
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`claimed downlink communications”, the office action respectfully contends as presented that “the
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`paging request” reads on: “downlink communications”as recited as also acknowledged by applicant
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`further in its remarks indicating “selection of the operating frequency band position by mobile station
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`200 for receipt of the paging request” where “receipt of the paging request” reinforces “downlink
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`communications”as recited. The office action respectfully contends that “downlink communications”
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`as recited does not distinguish from “the receipt of the paging request” or “the paging request at $114
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`of Yamada” as communications in the downlink.
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`Cc.
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`As such, the office action respectfully contends that applicant’s remarks/argumentsas cited are
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`not persuasive since Yamada discloses and reads upon claim 1 elements of applicant’s contention as
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`referenced herein and disclosed, and the office action relies upon disclosures of Yamada in view of Ji in
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`combination as presentedin the 35 U.S.C. 103 rejection presented herein (See office action) for the
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`rejection of the entirety of claim 16.
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`The office action furthermore adds that applicant’s arguments are directed against the
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`referencesindividually, and one cannot show non-obviousnessby attacking references individually
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`wherethe rejections are based on combinations of references used to address the rejection of
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`applicant’s claims (See /n re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981); In re Merck & Co., 800
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`F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986))
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`Applicant is respectfully directed to the new ground of rejection of Claim 16 presented under 35
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`U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Yamada in view of Ji where the disclosure of each and every
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`limitation of claim 16 as amendedis presented in combination (Note including as an example
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`representing parallel features in claim 30, 36).
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`The rejection has been revised and set forth below according to the amendedclaims (see Office
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`Claim Objections
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`Claims 16, 30, 36 are objected to because of the following informalities:
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`Claim 16, 30, and similarly Claim 36 recite “downlink communications” in the terms “downlink
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`communications are made by the basestation” in respective claim preambles, i.e. where the subject
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`“downlink communications” is recited prior to the terms reciting “configured to” in claim 16 and claim
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`30, and reciting “comprising” in claim 36, and, furthermore the subject claims subsequently again recite
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`the terms “downlink communications” in “used for downlink communications”. To avoid any questions
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`raised about antecedent basis as to the recitations “downlink communications” both before and after
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`the terms “configured to” and “comprising” as noted, the office action suggests that applicant consider
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`utilizing a the in front of “downlink communications” recited subsequent to the terms “configured to”
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`and “comprising” as referenced aboveas in “used for” the “downlink communications”.
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`Examiner interprets the subject claims listed as best possible. Applicant is requested to review
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`and address questions raised and verify applicant’s objective for the referred to claim language.
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`14.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patentfor a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
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`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102,if the differences between the
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`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
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`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
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`ordinaryskill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
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`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
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`and 103 (or as subject to pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory
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`basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground ofrejection if the prior art relied upon, and
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`the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the
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`examiner presumesthat the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised
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`of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effectivefiling dates of each claim that
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`was not commonly ownedas of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner
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`to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art
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`against the later invention.
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`15.
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`Claims 16 - 18, 23, 30, 31, 36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Yamada etal. (US 8457151 B2), i.e. “Yamada”in view of in view of Ji et al (US 20160013891 A1), i.e. “Ji”.
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`Regarding Claim 16. (Currently Amended) Yamada teaches: Circuitry for a base station
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`(YamadaFIG. 31. FIG. 36 Col 34 (In 37-39)... base station 100 is made up of an antenna portion 111, a
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`radio portion 112, a control portion 113, and a communication IF 114; Col 38 (In 47-60)... A program
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`operating in the base station device... is a program controlling a CPU, ...driving a computer to implement
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`functions.... The information handled by these devices is temporarily accumulated in a RAM at the time
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`of process NOTE: base station made up of a program controlling i.e. a CPU...the program stored on RAM
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`ROM reads on:Circuitry for a base station )
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`in a wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made by the
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`base station using a radio interface (Yamada FIG. 31, FIG. 36, Col 38 (In 31- 38)... the base station 100
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`calculates and retains the operating frequency band position of the mobile station 200 from the
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`subscriber identification information and the available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station 200
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`(S113) and transmits the packet of the paging request at the operating frequency band position (S114)
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`NOTE: base station 100 per FIG. 31 and FIG. 36 depicted as in communication with mobile stationi.e.
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`base station 100... transmits the packet of the paging request at the operating frequency band position
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`(S114) reads on: in a wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made
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`by the base station using a radio interface)
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`that spansa first frequency bandwidth (Yamada — FIG. 31, FIG. 34 (A), FIG. 36, Col 37 (In 17-
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`18)... NOTE: unique frequency bandwidth of the base stationis i.e. 20 MHz reads on: that spansa first
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`requency bandwidth )
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`and supports communications with terminal devices within a plurality of channels which are
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`narrower than thefirst frequency bandwidth (Yamada — FIG. 31, FIG. 34 (B), FIG. 36, Col 37 (In 21-29,
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`30-31)... operating band of the mobile station having the 10-MHz bandwidthability has two candidates
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`(Nos. 0 and 1); the operating band of the mobile station having the 5-MHz bandwidth ability has four
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`candidates (Nos. 0 to 3); the operating band of the mobile station having the 2.5-MHz bandwidth ability
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`has eight candidates (Nos. 0 to 7); and the operating band of the mobile station having the 1.25-MHz
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`bandwidth ability has 16 candidates (Nos. 0 to 15).... classification of the mobile stations having
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`respective available bandwidths NOTE: i.e. operating band of the mobile station having the 10-MHz
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`bandwidthability... the 5-MHz bandwidthability ... the 2.5-MHz bandwidth ability ...operating band of
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`the mobile station having the 1.25-MHz bandwidth ability reads on: and supports communications with
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`terminal devices..... i.e. 10-MHz bandwidth ability has two candidates...5-MHz bandwidth ability has
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`four candidates...2.5-MHz bandwidth ability has eight candidates....1.25-MHz bandwidth has 16
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`candidates reads on: within a plurality of channels which are narrowerthan the first frequency
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`bandwidth),
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`the circuitry configured to: select a channel to be used for downlink communicationsfor a
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`terminal device from amongtheplurality of channels based on [[the]] an entirety of_an identifier
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`associated with the terminal device (Yamada FIG. 34 (A) & FIG. 34 (B), FIG. 36; Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-55)
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`... The operating frequency bandposition of the mobile station is identified by including the candidate
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`numbersof FIG. 34(A) and IDs of FIG. 34(B) in the location registration request and the paging request...
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`An algorithm is then proposed that identifies the operating frequency band position from the subscriber
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`identification information IMSI and the above mobile station classes.... shifted frequency position number
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`(Ps)=IMSI/Npi modNs(Eq. 28).... lf the subscriber identification information IMSI and the ID indicating
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`the available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station are includedin the location registration request
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`and the paging request, the operating frequency band position of the mobile station can beidentified
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`with the above calculating equations in the base station; FIG. 36, Col 38 (In 31- 38) See above; NOTE: i.e.
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`per Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-55) the operating frequency band position of the mobile station can be identified
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`with the above calculating equations in the base station and per Col 38 (In 31- 38)... the base station 100
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`calculates and retains the operating frequency band position of the mobile station 200 reads on: selecta
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`channel to be used from the subscriber identification information, wherei.e. and transmits the packet of
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`the paging requestat the operating frequency band position (S114) reads on: for downlink
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`communications for a terminal device , where i.e. The operating frequency band position of the mobile
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`stationis identified by includingi.e. the candidate numbers of FIG. 34(A) reads on: from among the
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`plurality of channels where per Col 37 (In 21-29, 30-31) 10-MHz bandwidth ability has two candidates
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`..5-MHz bandwidth ability has four candidates...2.5-MHz bandwidth ability has eight candidates....1.25-
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`MHz bandwidth has 16 candidates, and wherei.e. the base station 100 calculates and retains the
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`operating frequency band position of the mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification
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`information andi.e. per Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-55) identifies the operating frequency band position from
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`the subscriber identification information IMSI and...shifted frequency position number (Ps)=IMSI/Npi mod
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`Ns (Eq. 28) and per Col 38 (In 31- 38)... the base station 100 calculates and retains the operating
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`frequency bandposition of the mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification information reads
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`on: based on an entirety of an identifier associated with the terminal device_the entire IMSI is utilized in
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`the equations referenced)
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`that is set by an entity other than the base station and the terminal device (Yamada FIG. 36
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`Col 38 (In 22-30)...the location management device 300 acquires the subscriber identification information
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`of the destination mobile station 200 of the packet and the available frequency bandwidth and the
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`location registration area of the mobile station 200 from the location management database and sends
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`out a paging request including the subscriber identification information (IMSI) and the available
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`frequency bandwidth of the mobile station to the base station of the location registration area (S112)
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`NOTE: i.e. the location management device 300 that sends the subscriber identification information
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`(IMSI) and the available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station reads on: that is set by an entity
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`other than the base station and the terminal device );
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`and transmit the downlink communications to the terminal device within the channel Yamada
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`FIG. 36 & Col 38 (In 31- 38) See above; NOTE: the base station 100 calculates and retains the operating
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`frequency bandposition of the mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification information, where
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`ie. and transmits the packet of the paging request at the operating frequency band position (S114) reads
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`on: and transmit the downlink communications to the terminal device within the channel).
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`Yamada does not appear to explicitly teach or strongly suggest: the terminal device having
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`selected the channel to be used for the downlink communications based on the entirety of the
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`identifier associated with the terminal device independently of the base station
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`Ji teaches: the terminal device having selected the channel to be used for the downlink
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`communications based onthe entirety of the identifier associated with the terminal device
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`independently of the base station (Yamada — FIG. 3 & 90178.... Step 302: The UE and the eNB
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`separately determine, according to a preset resource mapping policy, a downlink time-frequency
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`resource that is corresponding to the UE; 40179.... In this step, downlink feedback information of
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`different UEs is distinguished according to an uplink time-frequency resource of uplink data sent by each
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`UE and identity information that is corresponding to each UE, or according to only identity information
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`that is corresponding to each UE; 90188.... determining, by the eNB, the downlink time-frequency
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`resource that is corresponding to the UEis: calculating, by the eNB according to the following formula,
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`the downlink time-frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE: q=imod(rmax), where 90189 q
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`indicates an identifier of the downlink time-frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE,i
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`indicates a sequence numberof the identity information that is corresponding to the UE, and rmax
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`indicates a maximum available quantity of downlink time-frequency resources; 40190
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`Correspondingly..... the UE also determines, according to the identity information, the downlink time-
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`frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE......determining, by the UE, the downlink time-
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`frequency resource that is corresponding to the UEis: calculating, by the UE according to the following
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`formula, the downlink time-frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE: q=imod(rmax), where
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`10191 q indicates an identifier of the downlink time-frequency resource....., i indicates a sequence
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`numberof the identity information that is corresponding to the UE....; NOTE: per 40190i.e.
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`Correspondingly..... the UE also determines, according to the identity information, the downlink time-
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`frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE i.e. UE also determines according to the formula, the
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`downlink time-frequency resource that is corresponding to the UE: q=imod(rmax) reads on: the terminal
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`device having selected the channel to be used for the downlink communications wherei.e. i indicates a
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`sequence numberof the identity information that is corresponding to the UE reads on: based on the
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`entirety of the identifier associated with the terminal device, where i.e. UE and the eNB separately
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`determine, according to a preset resource mappingpolicy, a downlink time-frequency resource thatis
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`corresponding to the UE reads on: independently of the base station, where per 90188 and 900189 eNB
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`separately selects a channel to be used for downlink communications for a terminal device based upon
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`the identity information that is corresponding to the UEin parallel utilizing the same formula and UE
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`identity);
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinaryskill in the art before the effective filing date of
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`the claimed invention to combine the teachings of Yamada with teachingsofJi, since Ji enables ensuring
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`that an eNB can successfully receive uplink data sent by the UE, improvingreliability of a
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`communications system that uses a connectionless data transmission manner (Ji - 700198).
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`Regarding Claim 17. (Previously Presented) Yamada in view ofJi teaches: The circuitry of claim
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`16,
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`furthermore Yamada discloses: wherein the identifier associated with the terminal device that
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`is set by the entity other than the base station and the terminal device and upon which theselection
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`of the channel is based comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with
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`the terminal device (Yamada FIG. 36 Col 38 (In 22-30) See claim 16; NOTE: the location management
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`device 300 that sends out a paging requesti.e. including the subscriberidentification information (IMSI)
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`and the available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station reads on: wherein the identifier associated
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`with the terminal device that is set by the entity other than the base station and the terminal device and
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`upon which the selection of the channel is based comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity
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`(IMS!) associated with the terminal device where base station 100 calculates and retains the operating
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`frequency bandposition of the mobile station 200 from the subscriber identification information).
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`Regarding Claim 18. (Previously Presented) Yamada in view ofJi teaches: The circuitry of claim
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`16,
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`furthermore Yamada discloses: wherein the channel is determined from a remainder value
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`obtained by dividing the entirety of the identifier associated with the terminal device thatis set by the
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`entity other than the basestation and terminal device by a number of the plurality of channels
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`supported bythe basestation (Yamada FIG. 34 (A) & FIG. 34 (B), FIG. 36; Col 37 (In 33-36, 37-55) See
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`claim 16 .... number of candidates for shifted frequency position (Ns)=MBnb/Bn(Eq. 27).... shifted
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`frequency position number(Ps)=IMSI/Npi mod Ns (Eq. 28) NOTE: numberof candidates for shifted
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`frequency position (Ns) where shifted frequency position number(Ps) = i.e. frequency position number
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`(Ps) reads on: wherein the channel is determined from i.e. IMSI/Npi mod Ns, i.e. mod reads on: a
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`remainder value obtained bydividing i.e. IMSI/Npi reads on: a numberassociated with the entirety of
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`the identifier associated with the terminal device that is set by the entity other than the base station and
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`terminal device i.e. Ns reads on: by a numberof the plurality of channels supported by the base station
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`).
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`16,
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`Regarding Claim 23.