IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Application No.
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`11/726,397
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`March 20, 2007
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`Applicants:
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`Tim Speight
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`Title: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM,
`APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DATA
`FLOW AND METHODS THREFOR
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`Art Unit:
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`2617
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`Examiner:
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`Charles Terrell Shedrick
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`Attorney Docket:
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`9010/96634 (06-0010)
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`Customer No.:
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`22242
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`AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE
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`Sir:
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`Applicants hereby petition under 37 CFR § 1.136(a) for a two-month extension of
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`time in the above-captioned application, up to and including May 29, 2010, to make this
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`reply timely (this reply being filed on June 1, 2010, the first business day following May 29,
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`2010).
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`In response to the Office Action mailed December 29, 2009, please amend the above-
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`captioned patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Abstract begin on page 2 of this paper;
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`Amendments to the Claims reflected in the listing of claims beginning on page 3 of
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`this paper; and
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`Remarks beginning on page 12 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE ABSTRACT
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`Please amend the Abstract as follows:
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`An apparatus for use in allocating resource in a wireless communication system employing
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`transfer communication protocol (TCP) based data transfer between a network and a wireless
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`subscriber communication unit comprises a scheduler €4%8)—located in the network, wherein
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`the scheduler buffers a TCP data segment for downlink (DL) transmission. A transmitter is
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`arranged to transmit the buffered TCP data segment to the UE; wherein the message
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`indicates an allocation of DL resources plus sufficient uplink resources to transfer a stand-
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`alone ACK data segment 630}. In this manner, for example in large bulk data transfer cases,
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`a reduced latency may be achieved that may lead to improved throughput, due to the fact that
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`the overall throughput may be limited by the window size (i.e. number of unacknowledged
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`segments) rather than the throughput possible across the air interface.
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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 the
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`application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) Apparatus
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`for use in allocating resource in a wireless
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`communication system employing transfer communication protocol
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`(TCP) based data
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`transfer between a network and a wireless subscriber communication unit,
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`the apparatus
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`comprising:
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`a scheduler located in the network, wherein the scheduler buffers a TCP data segment
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`for downlink (DL) transmission to user eguipment (UE);
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`counting logic operably coupled to the scheduler and arranged to count a number of
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`data segments transmitted to the UE, wherein the scheduler is arranged to allocate uplink
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`(UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data
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`segment from the UE in response to the count; and
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`a transmitter arranged to transmit
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`the buffered TCP data segment
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`to the user
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`equipment (UE) in a message that [ ] indicates an allocation of DL
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`resources plus sufficient uplink resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment.
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`2.
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`3.
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`(Cancelled)
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`(Previously Presented) The apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the apparatus is located in a
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`radio access network that comprises the scheduler arranged to allocate resources to a
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`plurality of UEs.
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`4.
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`(Previously Presented) The apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the apparatus is a
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`communication unit arranged to operate in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
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`cellular communication system.
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`5.
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`(Previously Presented) The apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the apparatus is arranged to
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`operate in a time division duplex code division multiple access cellular communication
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`system.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) A wireless
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`subscriber communication unit
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`for use in
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`acknowledging an allocation of resource in a wireless communication system employing
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`transfer communication protocol (TCP) based data transfer between a network and the
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`wireless
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`subscriber communication unit,
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`the wireless
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`subscriber communication unit
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`comprising:
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`a receiver arranged to receive a downlink (DL) message comprising a TCP data
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`segment;
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`processing logic, operably coupled to the receiver and arranged to process the DL
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`message to identify an allocation of DL resources plus sufficient uplink (1) resources to
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`transfer a stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment where the allocation of UL
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`resources to support transmission of the stand-alone ACK data segment is based on a count
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`of a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber communication unit; and
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`a transmitter arranged to transmit ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment in response
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`to the 1 [downlink] message.
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`7.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless subscriber communication unit of Claim 6
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`wherein the wireless subscriber communication unit immediately transmits the stand-alone
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`ACK data segment
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`in the allocated UL resources following processing the downlink
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`message.
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`8.
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`9.
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`(Cancelled).
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless subscriber communication unit of Claim 6
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`wherein the wireless subscriber communication unit
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`is arranged to operate in a 3rd
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`Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) cellular communication system.
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless subscriber communication unit of Claim 6
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`wherein the [apparatus] wireless subscriber communication unit is arranged to operate in a
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`time division duplex code division multiple access cellular communication system.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for allocating resource in a wireless communication
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`system employing transfer communication protocol (TCP) based data transfer between a
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`network and a wireless subscriber communication unit, the method comprising:
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`buffering a TCP data segment for downlink (DL)
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`transmission to the wireless
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`subscriber communication unit; and
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`counting a number of data segments
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`transmitted to the wireless
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`subscriber
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`communication unit‘
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`allocating uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone
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`acknowledgement (ACK) data segment from the wireless subscriber communication unit in
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`response to the count; and
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`transmitting the buffered TCP data segment to the wireless subscriber communication
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`unit within a message; wherein the message indicates an allocation of DL resources plus
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`sufficient Q [u-pl-i-nk] resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment [f1=em—the
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`12.
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`(Cancelled)
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) The method for allocating resource of Claim 11 wherein the
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`method is applied in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) cellular communication
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`system.
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`14.
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`(Previously Presented) The method for allocating resource of Claim 11 wherein the
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`method is applied in a time division duplex code division multiple access cellular
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`communication system.
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for acknowledging an allocation of resource in a
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`wireless communication system employing transfer communication protocol (TCP) based
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`data transfer between a network and a wireless subscriber communication unit, the method
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`comprising:
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`receiving a downlink (llmessage comprising a TCP data segment;
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`processing the 1 [downlink] message;
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`identifying an allocation of 1 [down-1-ink] resources plus sufficient uplink (1)
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`resources to transfer a stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment where the
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`allocation of UL resources to support transmission of the stand-alone ACK data segment is
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`based on a count of a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber
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`communication unit; and
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`transmitting the stand-alone ACK data segment in response to the 1 [ ]
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`message.
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`16.
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`(Original) The method for acknowledging an allocation of resource Claim 15 wherein
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`the step of transmitting the stand-alone ACK data segment in the allocated UL resources is
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`performed immediately following the step of processing and identifying.
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`17.
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`(Previously Presented) The method for acknowledging an allocation of resource of
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`Claim 15 wherein the method is applied in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
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`cellular communication system.
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`18.
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`(Previously Presented) The method for acknowledging an allocation of resource of
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`Claim 15 wherein the method is applied in a time division duplex code division multiple
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`access cellular communication system.
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`19.
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`(Currently Amended) A tangible computer program product having [ ]
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`executable program code stored therein for allocating resource in a wireless communication
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`system,
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`the [ ] program code operable for when
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`executed at a communication unit:
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`buffering a TCP data segment
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`for downlink (DL)
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`transmission to a wireless
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`subscriber communication unit; and
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`counting a number of data segments
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`transmitted to the wireless
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`subscriber
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`communication unit‘
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`allocating uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone
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`acknowledgement (ACK) data segment from the wireless subscriber communication unit in
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`response to the count; and
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`transmitting the buffered TCP data segment to the wireless subscriber communication
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`unit within a message; wherein the message indicates an allocation of DL resources plus
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`sufficient 1 [u-pl-i-nk] resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment [fi=em—the
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`20.
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`(Currently Amended) A wireless communication system comprising a radio access
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`network facilitating communication to a plurality of wireless subscriber communication
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`units, the wireless communication system comprising:
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`a scheduler located in the network, wherein the scheduler buffers a transfer
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`communication protocol (TCP) data segment for downlink (DL) transmission to a wireless
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`subscriber communication unit; and
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`counting logic operably coupled to the scheduler and arranged to count a
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`number of data segments transmitted to the UE, wherein the scheduler is arranged to allocate
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`uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone acknowledgement
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`(ACK) data segment from the UE in response to the count; and
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`a transmitter arranged to transmit the buffered TCP data segment to the wireless
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`subscriber communication unit [ ] in a message that [
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`message] indicates an allocation of [ ] DL [)] resources plus sufficient uplink (UL)
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`resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone [ ] ACK [)] data segment.
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`21.
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`(Cancelled)
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`22.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless communication system of Claim 20 wherein the
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`[ ] wireless subscriber communication unit comprises [ ]:
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`a receiver arranged to receive the [ ] DL [)] message comprising ‘th_e [a]
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`transfer communication protocol (TCP) data segment;
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`processing logic, operably coupled to the receiver and arranged to process the DL
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`message to identify an allocation of DL resources plus sufficient uplink resources to transfer
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`‘th_e [a] stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment; and
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`a transmitter arranged to transmit ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment in response
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`to the DL message.
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`23.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless communication system of Claim 20 wherein the
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`wireless communication system is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) cellular
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`communication system.
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`24.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless communication system of Claim 20 wherein the
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`wireless communication system is a time division duplex code division multiple access
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`cellular communication system.
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`25.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus, comprising:
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`a memory;
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`a processor coupled to the memory; and
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`program code executable on the processor, the program code operable for:
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`buffering a transfer communication protocol (TCP) data segment for downlink (DL)
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`transmission to a wireless subscriber communication unit; and
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`counting a number of data segments
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`transmitted to the wireless
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`subscriber
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`communication unit‘
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`allocating uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone
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`acknowledgement {ACK} data segment from the wireless subscriber communication unit in
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`response to the count; and
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`transmitting the buffered TCP data segment to the wireless subscriber communication
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`unit within a message; wherein the message indicates an allocation of DL resources plus
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`sufficient Q [u-pl-i-nk] resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data segment [f1=em—the
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`26.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus, comprising:
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`logic for buffering a transfer communication protocol
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`(TCP) data segment for
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`downlink (DL) transmission to a wireless subscriber communication unit; and
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`logic for counting a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber
`communication unit‘
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`logic for allocating uplink {UL} resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-
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`alone acknowledgement {ACK} data segment from the wireless subscriber communication
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`unit in response to the count; and
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`logic for transmitting the buffered TCP data segment to the wireless subscriber
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`communication unit within a message; wherein the message indicates an allocation of DL
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`resources plus sufficient Q [u-pli-nk] resources to transfer ‘th_e [a] stand-alone ACK data
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`segment[ ].
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`27.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus, comprising:
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`a memory;
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`a processor coupled to the memory; and
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`program code executable on the processor, the program code operable for:
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`receiving a downlink (l)_message comprising a transfer communication protocol
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`(TCP) data segment;
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`processing the 1 [downlink] message;
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`identifying an allocation of 1 [ ] resources plus sufficient uplink (Q)
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`resources to transfer a stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment where the
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`allocation of UL resources to support transmission of the stand-alone ACK data segment is
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`based on a count of a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber
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`communication unit; and
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`transmitting the stand-alone ACK data segment in response to the 1 [ ]
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`message.
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`28.
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`(Currently Amended) An apparatus, comprising:
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`logic for receiving a downlink (l)_message comprising a transfer communication
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`protocol TCP data segment;
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`logic for processing the 1 [down-1-ink] message;
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`logic for identifying an allocation of 1 [downlink] resources plus sufficient uplink
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`§UL) resources to transfer a stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment where the
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`allocation of UL resources to support transmission of the stand-alone ACK data segment is
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`based on a count of a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber
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`communication unit; and
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`logic for transmitting the stand-alone ACK data segment in response to the 1
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`[downlink] message.
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-7 and 9-28 were pending.
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`By Virtue of this response, Claims 1, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19-20, 22 and 25-28 are amended.
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`Claim 12 is cancelled.
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`Therefore, Claims 1-7, 9-11 and 13-28 are presently pending.
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`Amendment and cancellation of certain claims is not to be construed as a dedication
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`to the public of any of the subject matter of the claims as previously presented.
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`No new matter is added.
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`Objections to the Specification
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`The Examiner has objected to the Abstract, specifically stating, “Please address
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`reference to FIG. 5.” Pursuant to this amendment we have deleted the reference numerals
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`that appeared in the Abstract and hence there are no longer any direct or indirect references
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`to the figures, including FIG. 5.
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`Objections to the Claims
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`The Examiner has objected to Claim 1, noting that the expression “the message”
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`appears without proper antecedent basis. Pursuant to this response we have amended this
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`expression to read instead as “a message.” We thank the Examiner for having noted this
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`informality and for having afforded this opportunity to make this correction.
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`Re°ections under 35 U.S.C.
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`101
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`The Examiner rejected claim 19 under 35 U.S.C. 101. Pursuant to this response we
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`have amended claim 19 to now read: “A tangible computer program product having
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`executable program code stored therein for allocating resource in a wireless communication
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`system,
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`the program code operable for when executed at a communication unit.” We
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`respectfully submit that claim 19 is now fully compliant with the requirements of 35 U.S.C.
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`101 and is in suitable condition to support examination and allowance.
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`Claim Rejection under 35 U.S.C § 103121] of Claims 1-28.
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`On page 3 of the Office Action, Claims 1-28 are rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as
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`being unpatentable over Kakani (US Patent Pub. No. 2005/0054347 A1) (“Kakani”) in View
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`of Speight et al. (WO2005/002148 A1) (“Speight”). Applicants are traversing this rejection.
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`Each of independent Claims 1, 11, 19, 20, 25 and 26 recites “... [counting]
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`a
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`number of data segments transmitted to the UE [wireless subscriber communication unit],
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`[allocating] uplink (UL)
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`resources
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`for
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`supporting a transmission of a stand-alone
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`acknowledgement (ACK) data segment from the UE [wireless subscriber communication
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`unit] in response to the count”.
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`Each of independent Claims 6, 15, 27 and 28 recites “. .. [processing] the DL message
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`to identify an allocation of DL resources plus sufficient uplink (UL) resources to transfer a
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`stand-alone acknowledgement (ACK) data segment, where the allocation of UL resources to
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`support transmission of the stand-alone ACK data segment is based on a count of a number
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`of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber communication unit ...”.
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`The Office Action suggests that Kakani discloses each of the features of Claim 1, 6,
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`11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25-28, other than the feature of “buffering the TCP data segment for
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`downlink transmission”.
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`The Office Action then suggests that these features are disclosed in Speight, from an
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`analogous art, citing page 2, lines 24-27, and suggesting that “assuming the highest rate
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`services are provided in the downlink, this means that larger buffering is likely to be required
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`in the network node”.
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`The Office Action then suggests that it would have been obvious to modify Kakani
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`for the purpose, since buffering is needed to achieve the highest download rate in the
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`network as taught by Speight.
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`In particular, the Office Action suggests that Kakani discloses, in paragraphs [0040]
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`and [0042], “counting a number of data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber
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`communication unit, and allocating uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a
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`stand-alone
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`acknowledgement
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`(ACK) data
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`segment
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`from the wireless
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`subscriber
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`communication unit in response to the count”.
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`A skilled person understands that Kakani teaches in paragraphs [0040] and [0042] a
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`method that assumes that there is a balance between uplink and downlink TCP traffic and,
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`thus, estimates the amount of uplink TCP traffic by assuming that it is of a similar size to the
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`amount of downlink traffic.
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`It is respectfully observed that the mention of “count” in
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`paragraph [0042] of Kakani has been taken out of context, as this paragraph indicates that a
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`CV field of an uplink packet provides an indication of a number of uplink RLC blocks
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`stored in the MS and awaiting transmission.
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`Hence, any suggestion that Kakani discloses,
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`in paragraph [0042], “counting a
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`number of [DL] data segments transmitted to the wireless subscriber communication unit,
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`and allocating uplink (UL) resources for supporting a transmission of a stand-alone
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`acknowledgement (A CK) data segment from the wireless subscriber communication unit in
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`response to the count” of Claim 1 is technically incorrect.
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`Of particular note from paragraph [0041] of Kakani
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`is that Kakani discloses an
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`”acknowledgement being sent in every packet”. Thus, Kakani explicitly fails to disclose any
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`mechanism or consideration of transmitting stand-alone ACK data segments as specified in
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`at least certain of our claims and thereby fails to disclose allocating sufficient UL resources
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`to support such stand-alone ACK data segments.
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`Accordingly, we respectfully submit that no combination of Kakani with Speight will
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`match the recitations of our claims (at least in these regards) and hence independent claims 1,
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`6, 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25-28 are allowable over these references.
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`Dependent claims 2-5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-18 and 21-24
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`For at least the reason that Claims 2-5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-18 and 21-24 each depend
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`from an allowable independent Claim, Claims 2-5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-18 and 21-24 are also
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`allowable. While the applicant believes that other arguments are available to highlight the
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`allowable subject matter presented in various ones of these dependent claims, the applicant
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`also believes that the comments set forth herein regarding allowability of the independent
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`claims are sufficiently compelling to warrant present exclusion of such additional points for
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`the
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`sake of brevity and expedited consideration. Applicants
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`respectfully request
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`reconsideration and allowance of Claims 2-5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-18 and 21-24.
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`In summary, none of the references disclose or suggest a mechanism for providing a
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`more efficient use of bandwidth, particularly UL bandwidth in transmitting ACK messages
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`in response to allocated DL resource,
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`in a communication system employing TCP.
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`Furthermore, none of the references disclose or suggest a use of a counter in the network to
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`count a number of data segments transmitted to a UE/wireless subscriber communication unit
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`in order to allocate sufficient UL resources to accommodate transmission of a stand-alone
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`ACK data segment by the UE, as required by the claims. This allows the network to control
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`when and how often ACK messages are to be sent
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`from the wireless
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`subscriber
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`communication unit and thereby provide a more efficient use of bandwidth.
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`For at least these reasons, the prior art references, alone or combined, do not teach or
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`suggest all the claim limitations for Claims 1-7 and 9-11, 13-28.
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`Accordingly, Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration and allowance of Claims
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`1-7 and 9-11, 13-28.
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`CONCLUSION
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`The case is believed to be in condition for allowance and notice to such effect is
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`respectfully requested.
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`If the Examiner should have any other points of concern,
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`the
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 11/726,397
`Amendment and Response Dated June 1, 2010
`Office Action Mailed December 29, 2009
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`Attorney Docket No. 9010/96634 (06-0010)
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`Examiner is expressly invited to contact the undersigned by telephone to discuss those
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`concerns and to seek an amicable resolution.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY
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`Steven G. Parmelee
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`Registration No. 28,790
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`Dated:
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`Junel 2010
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`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
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`Chicago, Illinois 60603-3406
`Telephone (312) 577-7000
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