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`APPLICATION NO.
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`10/151.087
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`ISSUE DATE
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`01/23/2007
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`PATENT NO.
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`7167487
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`DEOIOISI
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`4839
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`24737
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`7590
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`01/03/2007
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`PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS
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`The projected patent number and issue date are specified above.
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`APPLICANT(S) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pairllspto gov for additional applicants):
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`Christoph Hernnann, Aachen, GERMAN Y;
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`IR103 (Rev. 11/05)
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`CONFIRMATION NO
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`Christoph Hemnann
`05/20/2002
`10/151,037
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`DE010151
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION N0.
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`Christoph Herrmann
`05/20/2002
`10/151,087
`TITLE OF INVENTION: NETWORK WITH LOGIC CHANNELS AND TRANSPORT CHANNELS
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`DEOlOl 51
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`4839
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALL ENTITY
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`10/151,087
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`05/20/2002
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`Christoph Herrmann
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`DEOlOlSl
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`4839
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`PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS
`PO. BOX 3001
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`BOAKYE' ALEXANDERO
`PAPER NUMBER
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`BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510
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`2616
`DATE MAILED: 10/02/2006
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment to date is 1004 day(s). If the issue fee is paid on the date that is three months after the
`mailing date of this notice and the patent issues on the Tuesday before the date that is 28 weeks (six and a half
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`Application No.
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`10/151 087
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`Applicant(s)
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`HERRMANN. CHRISTOPH
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`ALEXANDER BOAKYE
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`The allowed claim(s) is/are 1 2,7,8 9 10 3 4,5 6 111 12 13,-renumbered as 1-13 respectively”
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This applicationIs subject to withdrawal from'Issue at the initiative
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`1. E This communication is responsive to 7/19/06.
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`3 E AcknowledgmentIS made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U. S. C § 119(a)—(d) or (f)
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`REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: Claims 1-13
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`are considered allowable since when reading the claims in light of the specification,
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`none of the references of record alone or in combination disclose or suggest the
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`‘ combination of limitations specified in the independent claims. As to claims 1, 2, 7-10,
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`the prior art of record does not teach wherein the selection algorithm uses a minimum
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`bit rate criteria applicable to the respective logic channel. As to claims 3-6, the prior art
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`of record does not teach a first allocation sequence is provided for the selection
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`algorithm, by means of which packet units of the logic channels are allocated to the
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`transport channels, wherein the allocation takes place in accordance with the following
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`criteria for the individual logic channels: a) only so many packet units are allocated each
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`time that the sum of the total number of packet units allocated to the respective
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`transport channel, also taking into account logic channels already considered and
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`imaged on the same transport channel, corresponds to a transport format belonging to a
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`valid transport format combination, (b) the number of the allocated packet units is
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`chosen such each time that it comes as close as possible to a minim bit rate obtaining
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`for the respective logic channel.
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`As to claims 11, 12 the prior art of record does not teach wherein a selection
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`algorithm is provided in the radio network controller for selecting the transport format
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`combinations, and wherein it is provided that the selection of the transport format
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`combinations is carried out while taking into account a minimum bit rate obtaining for
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`the respective logic channel. As to claim 13, the prior art of record does not teach
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`wherein the selection algorithm uses a minimum bit ’rate criteria applicable to the
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`respective logic channel. Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays,
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`should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly
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`labeled "Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Alexander Boakye whose telephone number is (571)
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`272-3183. The examiner can normally be reached on M-F from 8:30am to 6:00pm.
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`supervisor, Chi Pham, can be reached on (571) 272-3179. The fax number is (571)
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`273-8300. Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or
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`SERIAL NO.:
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`requests amendment of the abow—idenlified application as follows:
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`1. (Currently Amended) A network with a first plurality of logic channels with which is
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`associated a Second plurality of transport channels, which transport channels are provided
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`for transmitting transport blocks formed from packet units of the logic channels,
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`wherein a plurality of valid transport format combinations is allocated to the transport
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`channels. which combinations indicate the transport blocks provided for transmission on
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`each transport channel, wherein a selection algorithm is provided for selecting the
`transport format combinations, and whereinW the selection algorithm of
`s_as a minimum bit
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`2. (Currently Amended)
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`4°:th network as claimed in claim l, characterized-in
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`that—imhercig the netwurk is provided to carry out the selection ofthe transport format
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`combinations while taking into account a maximum bit rate obtaining for the respectiVe
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`logic channel.
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`A network with a first pluralig; of loge channels
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`associated a second pluralig 9f transm‘rt channels, wherein the transport channels
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`transmit trunspgrt blocks formed from packet upits of the log‘g channels and have
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`revelaim—l—ehemcteriaod-in-thet-wliheLejn a first allocation sequence is provided for the
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`following criteria for the individual logic channels:
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`a) only so many packet units are allocated each time that the sum of the
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`that-wherein the second allocation sequence forallocating furtherpacket Units is can-led
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`d) as many packet units as possible are allocated in each case.
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`thetwherein a third allocation sequence for allocating further packet units is provided in
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`a) only so many packet units arc allocated each time that the Sum of the
`total number ofpacket units allocated to the respective transport channel. also taking into
`account lOgic channels already considered and imaged on the same transport channel,
`conesponds to a transport format belonging to a valid transport format combination,
`d) as many packet units as possible are allocated in each case,
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`All); network as claimed in claim 3, mesmerized-in
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