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`In re Patent Application of:
`Hui Jin
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`Application No.: 12/165,606
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`Confirmation No.: 2149
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`Filed: June 30, 2008
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`Art Unit: 2611
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`For: SERIAL CONCATENATION OF
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`Examiner: Dac V. Ha
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`INTERLEAVED CONVOLUTIONAL CODES
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`AMENDMENT IN RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`In response to the Office Action dated October 28, 2010, please amend the above-
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`identified U.S. patent application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
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`page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 7 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENT TO CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims replaces 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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`(Original) A method of encoding a signal, comprising:
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`receiving a block of data in the signal to be encoded, the block of data including
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`information bits;
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`performing a first encoding operation on at least some of the information bits, the
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`first encoding operation being a linear transform operation that generates L transformed
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`bits; and
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`performing a second encoding operation using the L transformed bits as an input,
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`the second encoding operation including an accumulation operation in which the L
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`transformed bits generated by the first encoding operation are accumulated, said second
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`encoding operation producing at least a portion of a codeword, wherein L is two or more.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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`outputting the codeword, wherein the codeword comprises parity bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 2, wherein outputting the codeword comprises:
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`outputting the parity bits; and
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`outputting at least some of the information bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 3, wherein outputting the codeword comprises:
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`outputting the parity bits following the information bits.
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`5.
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`(Original) The method of claim 2, wherein performing the first encoding
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`operation comprises transforming the at least some of the information bits Via a low
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`density generator matrix transformation.
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`(Original) The method of claim 5, wherein generating each of the L transformed
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`bits comprises mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR summing of bits in a subset of the information
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`bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 6, wherein each of the subsets of the information
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`bits includes a same number of the information bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 6, wherein at least two of the information bits
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`appear in three subsets of the information bits.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6, wherein &mmb
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`wh~ieh—the information bits appear in a Variable number of subsets .
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`(Original) The method of claim 2, wherein performing the second encoding
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`operation comprises using a first of the parity bits in the accumulation operation to
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`produce a second of the parity bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 10, wherein outputting the codeword comprises
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`outputting the second of the parity bits immediately following the first of the parity bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 2, wherein performing the second encoding
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`operation comprises performing one of a mod—2 addition and an eXclusiVe—OR operation.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of encoding a signal, comprising:
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`receiving a block of data in the signal to be encoded, the block of data including
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`information bits; and
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`performing an encoding operation using the information bits as an input, the
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`encoding operation including an accumulation of mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR sums of bits in
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`subsets of the information bits, the encoding operation generating at least a portion of a
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`codeword,
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`wherein the information bits appear in a Variable number of subsets.
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`(Original) The method of claim 13, further comprising:
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`outputting the codeword, wherein the codeword comprises parity bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 14, wherein outputting the codeword comprises:
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`outputting the parity bits; and
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`outputting at least some of the information bits.
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`(Original) The method of claim 15, wherein the parity bits follow the information
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`bits in the codeword.
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`(Original) The method of claim 13, wherein each of the subsets of the information
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`bits includes a constant number of the information bits.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of encoding a signal, comprising:
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`receiving a block of data in the signal to be encoded, the block of data including
`information bits’ and
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`performing an encoding operation using the information bits as an input, the
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`encoding operation including an accumulation of mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR sums of bits in
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`subsets of the information bits, the encoding operation generating at least a portion of a
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`codeword , wherein at least two of the information bits appear in
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`three subsets of the information bits.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of encoding a signal, comprising:
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`receiving a block of data in the signal to be encoded, the block of data including
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`performing an encoding operation using the information bits as an input, the
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`encoding operation including an accumulation of mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR sums of bits in
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`subsets of the information bits, the encoding operation generating at least a portion of a
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`codeword , wherein performing the encoding operation
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`comprises:
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`mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR adding a first subset of information bits in the collection
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`to yield a first sum;
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`mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR adding a second subset of information bits in the
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`collection and the first sum to yield a second sum.
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`(Original) The method of claim 13, wherein performing the encoding operation
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`further comprises:
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`performing one of the mod—2 addition and the eXclusiVe—OR summing of the bits
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`in the subsets.
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`21.
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`(Canceled).
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`(Original) A method comprising:
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`receiving a collection of information bits;
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`mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR adding a first subset of information bits in the collection
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`to yield a first parity bit;
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`mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR adding a second subset of information bits in the
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`collection and the first parity bit to yield a second parity bit; and
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`outputting a codeword that includes the first parity bit and the second parity bit.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 22, wherein:
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`the method further comprises mod—2 or eXclusiVe—OR adding additional subsets of
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`information bits in the collection and parity bits to yield additional parity bits; and
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`Variable number of subsets .
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-20 and 22-23 are pending, with claims 1, 13, 18-19 and 22 being
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`independent. Claims 9, 13, 18-19 and 23 have been amended based on the original
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`disclosure. Allowable subject matter of claim 21 has been incorporated into claim 13 and
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`canceled.
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`In light of the foregoing amendment and following remarks, reconsideration and
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`allowance of all pending claims are respectfully requested.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`The Examiner is thanked for indicating claims 1-12 and 22-23 as being allowed
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`and indicating 18-19 and 21 as being allowable. The allowable subject matter of claim
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`21 has been incorporated into claim 13. Claims 18-19 have been written into
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`independent form. All claims are in condition for allowance.
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`Claim Objections
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`Claims 9, 21 and 23 are objected to for minor informalities. In particular, claims
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`9, 21 and 23 are objected for the use of the term "irregular." It is believed that the
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`meaning of the term "irregular" in the claims is clear and is well known in the art of
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`computer coding technology. However, claims have been amended to recite " . . .wherein
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`the information bits appear in a variable number of subsets" to obviate the objections.
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`Claim Rejections — 35 U.S. C. § 102
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`Claims 13-17 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as allegedly being
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`anticipated by U.S. 5,181,207 to Chapman ("Chapman"). While not agreeing with the
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`rejections, claim 13 has been amended to incorporate the allowable subject matter of
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`claim 21. For at least this reason, claim 13 is patentable over Chapman. Claims 14-17
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`and 20 depend from claim 13 and are patentable over Chapman for at least the same
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`reason.
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`Conclusion
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`The foregoing comments made with respect to the positions taken by the
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`Examiner are not to be construed as acquiescence with other positions of the Examiner
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`that have not been explicitly contested. Accordingly, the above arguments for
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`patentability of a claim should not be construed as implying that there are not other Valid
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`reasons for patentability of that claim or other claims.
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`No fees are believed due. Please apply any other fees or credits to our Deposit
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Hwa C. Lee 59747/
`Hwa C. Lee
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`Reg. No. 59,747
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`Date:
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`January 27, 2011
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