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`In re Patent Application of
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`Alex Krister RAITII et al. /
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`Application No.: 09899371 /
`Filed: September 21. 1999 /
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
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`Washington, DC. 20231
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`Sir:
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`Prior to examination of the above-captioned patent application, kindly enter the
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`ttached is a Request for Approval of Drawing Changes proposing changes to Figures 3
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`Kindly replace the paragraph beginning at page 1, line 3, with the following:
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`This application is related to U .8. Patent No. 6,028,854, entitled
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`IN.THE_CLAIMS:
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`Application No. 091392.311
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`Kindly replace claims 45 and 46 as follows.
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`(Amended) The communication station of claim 451’wherein said processor
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`is also for changing said type of payload information from a first type to a second type
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`during a connection involving said cormnunication._station and adjusting a value of said
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`service type identifier to correspond to the second type of information.
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`Application No. 091399.771
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`REMARKS
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`Reconsideration and allowance of the above-identified application are respectfully
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`requested. Claims 45-51 remain pending, wherein claims 45 and 46 have been amended.
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`Initially, Applicants appreciate the Examiner's consideration of the documents cited
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`in the information Disclosure Statement filed on April 26. 2001.
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`In the third paragraph of the Office Action, Figures 3 and 10 have been objected to
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`as allegedly not including the legend prior art. Accordingly, submitted herewith is a
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`Request for Approval of Drawing Changes including the legend prior art on Figures 3 and.
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`10. Approval of these drawing changes and withdrawal of this objection are respectftilly
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`requested.
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`Attached to the Office Action was a form PTO-948 objecting to the drawings.
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`Submitted herewith under a separate transmittal. addressed to the Draftsperson, is a
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`submission of formal drawings addressing the objection. Since it is believed that the
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`drawing changes attached herewith will be approved by the Examiner, the formal drawing
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`reflect these changes.
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`In the fourth paragraph of the Official Action. the disclosures objected to for minor
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`informalities. The specification has been amended to address the Examiner's concerns.
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`Accordingly, withdrawal of this ground of objection is respectfully requested.
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`In the fifth paragraph of the Office Action. claims 45-51 are rejected under 35
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`U.S.C. § 112, secoad paragraph, as allegedly being indefinite for failing to particularly
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`point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which Applicants regard as the invention.
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`Specifically. the Office Action asserts that elements recited in claims 45 and 46 lack
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`antecedent basis. Claims 45 and 46 have been amended, accordingly, withdrawal of this
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`ground of rejection is respectfully requested.
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`In the sixth paragraph of the Office Action, claims 45-51 are rejected tinder 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(c) as allegedly being anticipated by US. Patent No. 5,757,813 to Raith
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`(“Raith”). This ground of rejection is respectfully traversed.
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`Raith does not anticipate Applicants' claim 45 because Raith does not disclose all of
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`the elements of Applicants' claim 45. For example, fiaithdoe‘sinotdiscloseaprfiocessor _
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`providing at least one second field, separate from saidnfirst field, which includes a service
`type identifier which identifies a type of payload information provided in said at least one
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`first field.
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`Raith discloses a method for achieving optimal channel coding in a communication '
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`system. Specifically, Raith discloses a method in which the reserved field or the
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`CSFP/PCF field can be provided with an indication bit for indicating the type of channel
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`coding being used in the data field. However, Ratyidoes not disclose a service type
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`identifier which identifies a type ofpayload information. Accordingly, hair}: cannot
`disclose a processor providing at least one second field, separateftom said first field,
`which includes a service type. identifier which identifies a type of payload iniormation
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`provided in said at least one first field as recited in Applicants' claim 45.
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`Nevertheless, the Office Action asserts that the indication of coding provided in the
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`PCP or the CSFPIPCF field anticipates the service type identifier of Applicants“ claim 45.
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`However, the indication which Raith discloses is placed in the PCF field or the CSFPIPCF"
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`field is an indication of the type of channel coding. However. Raith does not disclose that
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`this indication identifies a type ofpayload information as recited in Applicants' claim 45.
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`Since Rdirh does not disclose a service type identifier which identifies a type of payload
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`information provided in said at least one field, Rail}: does not anticipate Applicants' claim
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`45.
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`Claims 46-51 depend from claim 45. and hence, these claims are patentably
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`distinguishable over Raith for at least those reasons stated above with regards to
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`Applieants' claim 45. For at least those reasons stated above, it is respectfully requested '
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`that the rejection of claims 45—51 as allegedly being anticipated by Raith be withdraw.
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`All outstanding objections and rejections having been addressed is respectfully
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`submitted that the present application is in condition for allowance Notice to this affect is
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`respectfully requested.
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`If there are any questions regarding this response or the application
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`in general, the Examiner's is encouraged to contact the undersigned at 703-838-6578.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BURNS, DOANE, SWECKER & Mums, 1.. l..l’.
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`Registration No. 43,420
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`PO. Box 1404
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`Alexandria. Virginia 22313-1404
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`Date: November 21, 2001
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`Application No. 091399.111
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`This application is related to US. Patent [Application Serial] No. [_]
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`6W. entitled "Radiocommunication Systems and Terminals with Increased Payload
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`Bandwidth"[, which application was filed on the same date as this application].
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`Application No. 021129.111
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`Marked-up Claims 45 and 46
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`45.
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`(Amended) A communication station comprising:
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`a processor for arranging information for transmission including providing at
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`least one first field in which payload information is diSposed and providing at lest one
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`second field, separate from said first field, which includes a service type identifier which
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`identifies [the] atype of payload information provided in said at least one first field; and
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`a transmitter for transmitting information received from said processor
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`including said at least one first field and said at lease one second field.
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`46.
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`(Amended) The communication station of claim 45, wherein said processor
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`is also for changing said type of payload information from a first type to a second type
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`during a connection involving said communication station and adjusting a value of said
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`service type identifier to correspond to the second type of information.
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