Exhibit 1013
`Exhibit 1013
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`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
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`IN THE UNITED
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`PATENT
`NT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In the PATENT APPLICATION of:
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`Rudolf et al.
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`Application No.: 10/902,740
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`Confirmation No.: 1538
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`Filed:
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`July 29, 2004
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`For: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
`PROVIDING CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT
`INFORMATION USED TO SUPPORT
`UPLINK AND DOWNLINK CHANNELS
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`Group:
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`2686
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`Examiner:
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`Suhail Khan
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`Our File:
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`I-2-0541.1US
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`Date:
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`February 24, 2006
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`REPLY PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §1.111
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`This Reply is being timely filed in response to the Office Action dated August
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`25, 2005 and is submitted in conjunction with an appropriate petition for extension
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`of time. Please amend the application without prejudice or disclaimer as follows:
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`OE/ES/EO0~ HTECKLU1 00000018 090435 1090E7~0
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`O1FC:I~O~
`02 FC:I201
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`100.00 Dfi
`200.00 Dfi
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`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`Exhibit 1013-00001
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`Applicants: Rudolf et al.
`Application No.: 10/902,740
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in
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`the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(currently amended):
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`In
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`a wireless communication system
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`including at least one Node-B and at
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`least one wireless transmit/receive unit
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`(WTRU), a method for providing channel assignment information used to support
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`an ..-1~.1~ /TT¥ ~ enhanced uplink (EU) channel and a a ..... ~;~1~ rr~T ~ high speed
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`downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel, the channel assignment information
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`being transmitted from the Node-B to the wirclcnn ~ran~mi~/rcccivc "ani~ ~TR~
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`via at least one a common control channel, the method comprising:
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`(a) the WTRU receiving a message from the Node-B via the at least one
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`common control channel, the message including channel assignment information
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`and an indication of whether the mc~age channel assignment information is
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`intended for assigning radio resources to the UL EU channel or the DL HSDPA
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`channel;
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`~) the WTRU determining whether the message is intended for the WTRU;
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`(c) the WTRU detecting the indication ~;~;
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`(d) the WTRU taking an appropriate action based on the dctcrmination of
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`detected indication at step (c).
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`2.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data reception procedure via
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`the DL HSDPA channel.
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`3.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data transmission procedure
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`via the UL EU channel.
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`4.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the indication
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`is a utilization of a set of mapping combinations for channelization codes for the UL
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`EU channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`5.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the indication
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`is a utilization of a WTRU-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for the UL EU
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`channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`6.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 5 wherein the WTRU-
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`specific CRC for the UL EU channel is an inverted version of ~ the WTRU-specific
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`CRC for the DL HSDPA channel.
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`7.
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`(currently amended):
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`The method of claim 5 wherein a the WTRU-
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`specific CRC is generated using an identification (ID) assigned to the WTRU.
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`8.
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`(currently amended):
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`A wireless communication system for
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`providing channel assignment information used to support an ....1:~1~.~.~.... tTTT~.~ ~J~ enhanced
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`,,..~.~"~" ~.~.jt~ ~ high speed downlink packet access
`uplink (EU) channel and a~ .....
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`(HSDPA) channel for dynamically allocating radio resources for the EU channel and
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`the HSDPA channel, the system comprising:
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`(a) at least one Node-B; and
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`(b) at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in communication with
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`the Node-B via at least one a cc..~..-~c..~ control channel, the UL EU channel and the
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`DL HSDPA channel, wherein:
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`(i) the WTRU receives a message from the Node-B via the at ]east one
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`ccmmcr, control channel, the message including channel assignment information
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`and an indication of whether the mcn~agc channel assignment information is
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`intended for assigning radio resources to the UL EU channel or the DL HSDPA
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`channel;
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`WTRU;
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`(ii) the WTRU determines whether the message is intended for the
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`(iii) the WTRU detects the indication ~*~:
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`:. (cid:128)~ .~.: .... ~: ......... ~ ~ ,u~ ttt .u .... ~ ~ ~. ~t .~ .... 1. and
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`(iv) the WTRU takes an appropriate action based on the detected
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`indication --’~+~ +~ ........ ;~ ~- ..... ;~; ....
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`9. ’ (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data reception procedure via
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`the ~L HSDPA channel.
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`10. (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data transmission procedure
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`via the UL EU channel.
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`11. (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the indication
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`is a utilization of a set of mapping combinations for channelization codes for the UL
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`EU channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`12. (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the indication
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`is a utilization of a WTRU-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for the UL EU
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`channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`13. (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 12 wherein the WTRU-
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`specific CRC for the UL EU channel is an inverted version of ~ the WTRU-specific
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`CRC for the DL HSDPA channel.
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`14. (currently amended):
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`The system of claim 12 wherein ~ the
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`WTRU-specific CRC is generated
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`using an identification (ID) assigned to the
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`WTRU.
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`15. (currently amended):
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`A
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`wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)
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`comprising:
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`(a) means for receivinga message
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`including channel assignment information
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`and an indication of whether the
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`channel assignment information is
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`intended for assigning radio resources to an ,...,;..1.~y.~..~. ~(’T’-~I ~ enhanced uplink (EU)
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`channel or a ~ ..... ~;~ rn’ ~ high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel~
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`radio resources for the EU channel and the HSDPA channel being dynamically
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`allocated by the channel assignment information;
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`~) means for determining whether the message is intended for the WTRU;
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`(c) means for detecting the indication ~~ ..... ~ ~ ........ ~ ~
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`~;~ .... ~; ........... tc ~ ~L -~ .... ~ cr ~ ~ ~ .... ]" and
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`(d) means for taking an appropriate action based on the detected indication
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`16. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 15 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data reception procedure via
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`the D~ HSDPA channel.
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`17. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 15 wherein the
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`appropriate action includes the WTRU initializing a data transmission procedure
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`via the UL EU channel.
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`18. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 15 wherein the
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`indication is a utilization of a set of mapping combinations for channelization codes
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`for the UL EU channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`19. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 15 wherein the
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`indication is a utilization of a WTRU-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for the
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`UL EU channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`20. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the WTRU-
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`specific CRC for the UL EU channel is an inverted version of ~ the WTRU-specific
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`CRC for the DL HSDPA channel.
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`21. (currently amended):
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`The WTRU of claim 19 wherein a the WTRU-
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`specific CRC is generated using an
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`identification (ID) assigned to the WTRU.
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`22. (currently amended):
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`An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:
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`(a) means for receiving a message including channel assignment information
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`and an indication of whether the mc~agc channel assignment information is
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`intended for assigning radio resources to an upli~.k~/~TTT ~ enhanced uplink (EU)
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`channel or a~v ~ .....
`,,..~..~;~ ~T~/~ high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel~
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`radio resources for the EU channel and the HSDPA channel being dynamically
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`allocated by the channel assignment information;
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`(b) means for determining whether the message is received at its intended
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`destination;
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`d ~; ; ..... ~’~’~’~ ~ ........ ;~ (cid:128)~
`c means r etecting e in cation e ....... m..~ ..................... ~ ......
`th di
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`(d) means for taking an appropriaLe action based on Lhe deLecLed indication
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`23. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 22 wherein the appropriate
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`action includes initializing a data reception procedure via the DL HSDPA channel.
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`24. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 22 wherein the appropriate
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`action includes initializing a data transmission procedure via the UL EU channel.
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`25. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 22 wherein the indication is
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`a utilization of a set of mapping combinations for channelization codes for the UL
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`EU channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`26. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 25 wherein the indication is
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`a utilization of a WTRU-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for the UL EU
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`channel or the DL HSDPA channel.
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`27. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 26 wherein the WTRU-
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`specific CRC for the UL EU channel is an inverted version of a the WTRU-specific
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`CRC for the DL HSDPA channel.
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`28. (currently amended):
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`The IC of claim 26 wherein a the WTRU-
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`specific CRC is generated using an
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`identification (ID) assigned to the WTRU.
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`29. (currently amended):
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`A time-slotted wireless communication
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`system for providing channel assignment information, the system comprising:
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`(a) at least one Node-B;
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`(b) a radio network controller (RNC) which controls the Node-B; and
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`(c) at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which communicates
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`with the Node-B via at least one a ...... control channel, an ,,~1~1, tTTT~
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`,....~...~:~- ~---Jtr~T ~ high speed downlink packet
`enhanced uplink (EU) channel and a~.. ~ .....
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`access (HSDPA) channel, wherein the RNC transmits a message to the WTRU
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`indicating which timc z]ct transmission time intervals (TTIs) of the at least one
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`control channel support UL EU channel transmissions and which timc ~lct TTIs of
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`the at least one control channel support DL HSDPA channel transmissions.
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`30. (original): The system of claim 29 wherein the system is a frequency
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`division duplex (FDD) system.
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`31. (original): The system of claim 29 wherein the message comprises
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`radio resource control (RRC) context signaling.
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`32. (currently amended):
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`The system for claim 29 wherein a high
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`speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) is transmitted in the TTIs that support
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`the DL HSDPA channel.
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`33. (currently amended):
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`The system for claim 29 wherein a UL EU
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`resource assignment channel is transmitted in the TTIs that support the UL EU
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`channel.
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`34. (currently amended):
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`The system for claim 29 wherein the WTRU
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`determines whether the message is for assigning radio resources for DL HSDPA
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`transmission or UL EU transmission.
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`35. (currently amended):
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`In a time-slotted wireless communication
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`system including at least one Node-B in communication, a radio network controller
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`(RNC) which controls the Node-B, and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit
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`(WTRU) which communicates with the Node-B via at least one a cerumen control
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`channel, an "~:-~ /’TTT "~ enhanced uplink (EU) channel and a n ..... 1;.~1. zr~T ~ high
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`~.~v ,v ~.~.±a.~.~ \..-~-~]
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`~l~x~~ \~.~.~_~]
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`speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel, a method for providing channel
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`assignment information, the method comprising:
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`the RNC transmitting a message to the WTRU indicating which timc ~lct
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`transmission time intervals (TTIs) of the at least one control channel support UL
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`EU channel transmissions and which t~.mc ~!ct TTIs of the at least one control
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`channel support DL HSDPA channel transmissions.
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`36. (original): The method of claim 35 wherein the system is a frequency
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`division duplex (FDD) system.
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`37. (original): The method of claim 35 wherein the message comprises
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`radio resource control (RRC) context signaling.
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`38. (currently amended):
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`The method for claim 35 further comprising
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`transmitting a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) in the TTIs that
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`support the ~L HSDPA channel.
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`39. (currently amended):
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`The method for claim 35 further comprising
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`transmitting a UL EU resource assignment channel in the TTIs that support the
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`UL EU channel.
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`40. (currently amended):
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`The method for claim 35 further comprising
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`the WTRU determining whether the message is for assigning radio resources for DL
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`HSDPA transmission or UL EU transmission.
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`41. (new):
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`In a wireless communication system including at least
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`one Node-B and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a method for
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`providing channel assignment information for an enhanced uplink (EU) channel
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`and a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel, the channel assignment
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`information being transmitted from the Node-B to the WTRU via at least one
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`control channel, the method comprising:
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`the WTRU receiving channel assignment information via the at least one
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`control channel;
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`the WTRU determining whether the channel assignment information is for
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`assigning radio resources to the EU channel or the HSDPA channel; and
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`the WTRU communicating with the Node-B using the channel assignment
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`information.
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`42. (new):
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`A wireless communication system for providing channel
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`assignment information for an enhanced uplink (EU) channel and a high speed
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`downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel, the system comprising:
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`at least one Node-B; and
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`at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in communication with
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`the Node-B via at least one control channel, the EU channel and the HSDPA
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`channel, wherein the WTRU is configured to:
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`receive channel assignment information via the at least one control
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`channel;
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`determine whether the channel assignment information is for
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`assigning radio resources to the EU channel or the HSDPA channel; and
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`communicate with the Node-B using the channel assignment information.
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`REMARKS/ARGUMENTS
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`After the foregoing Amendment, claims 1-42 are currently pending in this
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`application. Claims 1-29, 32-35 and 38-40 have been amended and claims 41 and 42
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`have been added to more distinctly claim subject matter which Applicants regard as
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`the invention. Applicants submit that no new matter has been added by the
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`foregoing amendments.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC §102(e)
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`Claims 1-29, 31, 33-35, 37 and 39-40 have been rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§102(e) as being anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,901,104 to Du et al. (hereinafter
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`"Du").
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`With respect to claim 1, this claim is related to a method for providing
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`channel assignment information to support an enhanced uplink (EL]) channel and a
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`high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) channel. Du fails to disclose a scheme
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`of providing channel assignment information for the EU channel or the HSDPA
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`channel. Du merely discloses that a dedicated uplink and downlink channel should
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`be allocated to a mobile terminal before transmission and reception of data.
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`The EU channel and the HDSPA channel are high speed packet access
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`channels, which are shared channels among a plurality of WTRUs, and are
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`completely different in nature from dedicated channels. The channel assignment
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`for the EU or HSDPA channels is not static, (which is the case in the dedicated
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`channels), but is dynamically adjusted depending on a plurality of factors, such as
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`traffic, channel conditions, or the like.
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`Moreover, in accordance with claim
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`1 of the present invention, a specific
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`indication is given to the WTRU indicating whether the
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`channel assignment
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`information is for the EU channel or the HSDPA channel.
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`This scheme is not
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`disclosed in Du.
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`Du mentions allocation of a channel for a downlink and an uplink
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`connection. However, Du fails to disclose indicating whether
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`the channel
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`assignment information is for the EU channel or the HDSPA channel.
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`Du discloses
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`as follows:
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`For example, there may be provided a down-link control channel which
`is used to distribute control data form the base station to all the
`terminals prior to establishment of a link .... In order to transmit
`control data prior to the establishment of a link for a terminal to the
`base station, for example an up-link control channel can be used which
`is assigned by the base station, but can be used by several or all the
`terminals is referred to as a common up-link channel. (See column 4
`lines 42-54 of the corresponding US patent, US 6,901,104)
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`Before a terminal ... can transmit and receive user data, it must be
`allocated a user channel by the associated base station ... for a down-
`link and an up-link connection or a peer-to-peer user channel. To this
`end, the base station ... transmits to the assigned terminals ... control
`data via a downlink broadcast control channel ... These control data
`inform the terminals of the instant (sequence start time) relative to the
`frame, at which the terminals may transmit a special signaling
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`sequence. (See column 5 lines 30-42 of the corresponding US patent,
`US 6,901,104, emphasis added).
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`In accordance with Du, a control channel is first established and control data is
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`transmitted via the allocated control channel. No specific indication is given to the
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`terminal whether channel assignment information is for the EU channel or the
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`HSDPA channel. Du fails to disclose that the control data includes an indication
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`whether the channel assignment information is for the EU channel or the HSDPA
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`channel. Therefore, claim 1 is not anticipated by Du.
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`With respect to claims 2-7, claims 2-7 are dependent claims of claim 1.
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`Therefore, it is believed that claims 2-7 are not anticipated by Du for the same
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`reasons stated above.
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`In addition to the distinctions stated above, claims 4-7 are further
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`distinguishable from Du for the following reason. With respect to claim 4, this
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`claim recites that the indication is a utilization of a set of mapping combinations for
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`channelization codes for the EU channel or the HSDPA channel. As disclosed in the
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`specification, for example, in order to indicate that the channel assignment
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`information is for the EU channel, a field for informing a channelization code set for
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`the HSDPA channel is set to an invalid value for the HSDPA channel, thereby the
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`WTRU recognizes that the channel assignment is not for HSDPA, but for the EU.
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`This scheme is not disclosed by Du.
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`With respect to claim 5, Du merely discloses that a CRC field is attached to a
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`random access burst for error detection. Du fails to disclose a scheme of using a
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`WTRU-specific CRC for indicating whether the channel assignment is for the EU
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`channel or the HSDPA channel. Mere disclosure of attachment of the CRC is too
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`remote to teach the scheme of using the WTRU-specific CRC for distinguishing the
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`channel assignment information for the EU channel and the HSDPA channel.
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`Therefore, claim 5 is not anticipated by Du.
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`With respect to claim 6, Du fails to disclose that the WTRU-specific CRC for
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`the EU channel is an inverted version of the CRC for the HSDPA channel. In
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`accordance with claim 6, the WTRU performs CRC decoding by using two CRCs a
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`received CRC and an inverted version of the received CRC. If the CRC check passes
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`with the received CRC, the WTRU recognizes that the channel assignment
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`information is for the HSDPA channel, and if the CRC check passes with the
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`inverted CRC, the WTRU recognizes that the channel assignment information is for
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`the EU channel. As indicated above, Du merely discloses an attachment of a CRC,
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`which is too remote from the present invention. Therefore, claim 6 is not
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`anticipated by Du.
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`With respect to claim 7, Du fails to disclose that the WTRU-specific CRC is
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`generated using an ID of the WTRU.
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`Examiner asserts that the data part of the
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`random access burst includes an ID.
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`However, this is not a generation of WTRU-
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`specific CRC from the ID of the WTRU. In Du, merely the ID of the terminal is
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`included in the data. In contrast, in claim 6 the WTRU-specific CRC is generated
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`from the ID by masking the CRC with the ID of the WTRU. Therefore, claim 7 is
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`not anticipated by Du.
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`With respect to claims 8 and 15, these claims recite a similar limitation as is
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`recited in claim 1, which is transmission of a message including channel assignment
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`information and an indication of whether the channel assignment information is
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`intended for assigning radio resources to the EU channel or the HSDPA channel.
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`Therefore, claims 8 and 15 are not anticipated by Du for the same reason stated
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`above with respect to claim 1.
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`With respect to claims 9-14 and 15-21, these claims include similar
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`limitations as are recited in claims 2-7 and therefore, are not anticipated by Du for
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`the same reason stated above.
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`With respect to claims 22-28, these claims 22-28 are directed to an integrated
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`circuit (IC) including similar limitations as are recited in claims 1-7. Therefore,
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`claims 22-28 are not anticipated by Du for the same reason stated above.
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`With respect to claim 29, claim 29 claims a system including a Node-B, a
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`radio network controller (RNC) and a WTRU in which the RNC transmits a
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`message to the WTRU indicating which transmission time intervals (TTIs) of a
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`common control channel support EU channel transmissions and which TTIs of the
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`Exhibit 1013-00019
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`common control channel support HSDPA channel transmissions. In accordance
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`with claim 29, channel assignment information for the EU channel and the HSDPA
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`channel are transmitted in different TTIs, (for example, even TTIs for the HSDPA
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`channel and odd TTIs for the EU channel), and this information is sent by the RNC
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`to the WTRU.
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`The Examiner asserts that claim 29 is anticipated by Du because Du
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`discloses that the switching center, or control element, (interpreted as being the
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`RNC) produces control data containing information about a user channel to be used
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`along with a disclosure of TDMA. Applicants respectfully disagree. The portion
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`cited by Examiner is related to a transmitter of a base station that receives data
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`from a data source and transmits the data to a terminal. Du fails to disclose a
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`scheme of transmitting channel assignment information for the EU channel and the
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`HSDPA channel in different TTIs. Therefore, claim 29 is not anticipated by Du.
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`With respect to claim 35, this claim includes a similar limitation as is recited
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`in claim 29. Therefore, claim 35 is not anticipated by Du for the same reason stated
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`above.
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`With respect to claims 31, 33-34, 37 and 39-40, these claims are dependent on
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`claim 29 and claims 37 and 39-40 are dependent on claim 35. Therefore, claims 31,
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`33-34, 37 and 39-40 are not anticipated by Du for the same reason stated above.
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`Claim R¢iections - 35 USC .~103(a)
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`Claims 30 and 36 have been rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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`§103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Du in view of U.S. Patent Application
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`Publication No.
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`2004/0043783 to Anderson (hereinafter "Anderson"). Claims 32 and 38 have been
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`rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Du in view of U.S.
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`Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0085989 to Boumendil et al. (hereinafter
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`"Boumendil").
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`Claims 30 and 32 are dependent on claim 29 and claims 36 and 38 are
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`dependent on claim 35. Claims 29 and 35 are clearly distinguishable from the main
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`reference Du as stated above. Therefore, it is believed that claims 30, 32, 36 and 38
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`are clearly patentable over Du in view of Anderson or Boumendil.
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`Conclusion
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`In view of the foregoing amendment and remarks, Applicants respectfully
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`allowance and a notice to that effect is respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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