IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Oumer Teyeb et al.
`In re Patent of:
`U.S. Patent No.: 10,517,133
`Issue Date:
`Dec. 24, 2019
`Appl. Serial No.: 16/380,844
`Filing Date:
`Apr. 10, 2019
`Title:
`METHODS AND UE FOR RESUMING A CONNECTION
`WITH FULL CONFIGURATION
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`Attorney Docket No.: 50095-0069IP1
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF UNITED STATES PATENT
`NO. 10,517,133 PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. §§ 311–319, 37 C.F.R. § 42
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I. 
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`B. 
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`C. 
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`II. 
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR ........................................................................ 1 
`A.  Grounds for Standing .......................................................................... 1 
`B. 
`Challenge and Relief Requested ......................................................... 1 
`THE ’133 PATENT ....................................................................................... 3 
`A. 
`Brief Description ................................................................................. 3 
`B. 
`Summary of the Prosecution History .................................................. 3 
`C. 
`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ....................................................... 4 
`D. 
`Claim Construction ............................................................................. 4 
`III.  THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE .......................... 5 
`A. 
`[GROUND 1] – Claims 1-20 are obvious over Schliwa-
`Bertling and 3GPP ’279 ...................................................................... 5 
`1. 
`Overview of Schliwa-Bertling .................................................. 5 
`2. 
`Overview of 3GPP ’279 ............................................................ 6 
`3. 
`The combination of Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP
`’279 ........................................................................................... 6 
`Reasons to combine Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP
`’279 ........................................................................................... 7 
`Analysis ..................................................................................... 9 
`5. 
`[GROUND 2A] – 3GPP ’208 anticipated and rendered
`obvious Claims 1-5 ............................................................................ 28 
`1. 
`Overview of 3GPP ’208 .......................................................... 28 
`2. 
`3GPP ’208 is prior art to the ’133 patent ................................ 29 
`3. 
`Analysis ................................................................................... 33 
`[GROUND 2B] – Claims 6-20 are obvious over 3GPP ’208
`and Van Lieshout ............................................................................... 44 
`1. 
`Overview of Van Lieshout ...................................................... 44 
`2. 
`The combination of 3GPP ’208 and Van
`Lieshout ................................................................................... 45 
`Reasons to combine 3GPP ’208 and Van
`Lieshout ................................................................................... 45 
`Analysis ................................................................................... 48 
`4. 
`IV.  PAYMENT OF FEES ................................................................................. 57 
`V. 
`CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 57 
`VI.  MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R § 42.8(a)(1) ....................... 57 
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`4. 
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`3. 
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`Real Party-In-Interest Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) ........................ 57 
`Related Matters Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) ................................. 57 
`Lead And Back-Up Counsel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) ............. 58 
`Service Information ........................................................................... 58 
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`B. 
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`D. 
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`EXHIBITS
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,517,133 to Teyeb et al. (“the ’133
`patent”)
`Excerpts from the Prosecution History of the ’133 patent
`(“the Prosecution History”)
`Declaration of Dr. Robert Akl
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`OFFLINE#22 LTE re-establishment and resume while
`using NR PDCP, Doc. No. R2-1714208, 3GPP TSG-
`RAN WG2 Meeting #100, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 2017
`(“3GPP ’208”)
`U.S. Pub. No. 2012/0202478 to Van Lieshout et al. (“Van
`Lieshout”)
`U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0278160 to Schliwa-Bertling et al.
`(“Schliwa-Bertling”)
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`RRC connection re-establishment and resume procedures
`in NR, Doc. No. R2-1710279, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2
`#99bis, Oct. 9-13, 2017 (“3GPP ’279”)
`U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0192403 to Gupta et al. (“Gupta”)
`U.S. Pub. No. 2012/0020318 to Naoe et al. (“Naoe”)
`Declaration of Friedhelm Rodermund
`House Report No. 112-98(I), Judiciary Committee
`Summary of the America Invents Act, submitted June 1,
`2011
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`APPLE-1001
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`APPLE-1002
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`APPLE-1003
`APPLE-1004
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`APPLE-1005
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`APPLE-1006
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`APPLE-1007
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`APPLE-1008
`APPLE-1009
`APPLE-1010
`APPLE-1011
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`Apple petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) of claims 1-20 (“the
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`Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 10,517,133 (“the ’133 patent”). As
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`explained in this petition, there exists a reasonable likelihood that Apple will
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`prevail on the Challenged Claims.
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`I.
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR
`A. Grounds for Standing
`Apple certifies that the ’133 patent is available for IPR. Apple is not barred
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`or estopped from requesting this review of the Challenged Claims.
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`B. Challenge and Relief Requested
`Petitioner requests IPR of the Challenged Claims on the following grounds:
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`Ground
`1
`2A
`2B
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`Claims
`1-20
`1-5
`6-20
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`§103 Basis
`Schliwa-Bertling in view of 3GPP ’279
`3GPP ’208
`3GPP ’208 in view of Van Lieshout
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`The following table summarizes the prior art basis for each reference relied
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`on by the present Petition with respect to the earliest effective filing date (February
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`15, 2018, hereinafter the “Critical Date”):
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`Reference
`3GPP ’208
`(APPLE-1004)
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`Dates
`12/01/2017 (published)
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`Dates
`08/09/2012 (published)
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`09/22/2016 (published)
`11/17/2015 (filed)
`10/13/2017 (published)
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`Reference
`Van Lieshout
`(APPLE-1005)
`Schliwa-Bertling
`(APPLE-1006)
`3GPP ’279
`(APPLE-1007)
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`None of these references were cited or relied on by the examiner during
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`prosecution of the ’592 patent. The 3GPP ’208 reference appears on the face of
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`the ’133 patent, but the Examiner did not rely on or cite to it during prosecution.
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`See generally APPLE-1002; see APPLE-1001, Face.
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`The 3GPP ’208 reference is a 3GPP offline discussion document from a
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`meeting of the TSG-RAN Working Group (#2) held between November 27 and
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`December 1, 2017. See APPLE-1004, 1. As explained in the declaration of
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`Friedhelm Rodermund, this document was publicly available and accessible via the
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`3GPP website by December 2, 2017—nearly a full three months prior to the
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`Critical Date of the ’133 patent. APPLE-1010, [45]-[50]. 3GPP ’208 thus
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`qualifies as prior art at least under 35 U.S.C. § 102. In addition, as discussed in
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`greater detail in Section III.B.2, infra, 3GPP ’208 is eligible prior art because it
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`was not made by Oumer Teyeb and Gunnar Mildh—the inventive entity reflected
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`by the ’133 patent. In fact, 3GPP ’208 expressly acknowledges that it represents
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`disclosure made by Intel and other non-Ericsson companies (of the point of novelty
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`advanced by Ericsson in prosecution, no less).
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`II. THE ’133 PATENT
`A. Brief Description
`The ’133 patent, entitled “Methods and UE for Resuming a Connection with Full
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`Configuration,” was filed on April 10, 2019, and claims an earliest priority date of
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`February 15, 2018. The patent describes a “wireless device for resuming a
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`connection in a communication network.” APPLE-1001, Abstract. The wireless
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`device is configured to “send to a network node a request to resume a connection
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`in a communication network,” and “receive a resume response message from the
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`network node” including “an indication to perform a full configuration.” Id. In
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`response, the wireless device “appl[ies] the full configuration.” Id. The ’133
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`patent describes that the resume response message (i.e., an
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`“RRCConnectionResume message”) “can contain the SRB2/DRB configuration”
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`(the bearer configuration), “and thus RRCConnectionReconfiguration” (i.e., a
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`“reconfiguration message”) “is not needed after resume.” Id., 4:58-62.
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`B.
`Summary of the Prosecution History
`During prosecution, Ericsson, in attempting to distinguish then-pending
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`prior art grounds, focused on the requirement of claims 1, 6, and 11 requirement
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`for indicating a full configuration based on receipt of a resume message, without
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`receiving a separate reconfiguration message. See APPLE-1002, 100-102
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`(Ericsson arguments). The Examiner found these arguments persuasive, as
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`indicated in the reasons for allowance. See id., 12 (“The following is an examiner's
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`statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art does not teach or adequately
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`suggest a full configuration being indicated by a network node and applied by
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`wireless without receiving a reconfiguration message.”).
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`C. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
`As Dr. Akl notes:
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`[A] POSITA relating to the technology of the ’133 patent would
`have had a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer
`engineering, computer science, or a related field, and 2-3 years of
`experience in the design or development of wireless communication
`systems, or the equivalent. Additional graduate education could
`substitute for professional experience, or significant experience in the
`field could substitute for formal education.
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`APPLE-1003, [18]-[20].
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`D. Claim Construction
`Unless otherwise noted, terms should be given their plain meaning, but
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`Petitioner reserves the right to respond to any constructions offered by Patent
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`Owner or the Board. Apple is not waiving any arguments concerning
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`indefiniteness or claim scope.
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`III. THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE
`A.
`[GROUND 1] – Claims 1-20 are obvious over Schliwa-Bertling
`and 3GPP ’279
`1. Overview of Schliwa-Bertling
`Schliwa-Bertling, titled “Network Nodes, a User Equipment and Methods
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`Therein for Establishing a Connection Between the User Equipment and a Wireless
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`Communications Network,” describes a “method performed by a wireless device
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`for handling suspension of a connection between the wireless device and a wireless
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`communications network.” APPLE-1006, Abstract. Schliwa-Bertling describes
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`that a network node can instruct a wireless device “to transition into a suspended
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`state,” in which the wireless device “behave[s] as in idle mode, but caches a
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`context related to the last connection, for example data related to security, such as
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`keys, sequence number etc., and data related to bearers, such as signaling and data
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`bearers.” Id., [0121], [0125]. After transitioning into the suspended state, if “the
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`wireless device 240 wants to resume its connection 251 for some reason, e.g. due
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`to paging of the wireless device 240, wanting to send data, etc., it [makes] contact
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`with the network, i.e. with the first network node 211.” Id., [0126]. The wireless
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`device “initiates the resumption by transmitting…[an] RRC Connection Resume
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`Request” (sending a request to resume a connection) to a network node. Id.,
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`[0127]. The network node responds by sending an “RRC Connection Resume
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`Complete” message to the UE. Id., [0129].
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`2. Overview of 3GPP ’279
`3GPP ’279 describes a nearly-identical suspend / resume procedure to that
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`described in Schliwa-Bertling, shown in the following annotated FIG. 3:
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`APPLE-1007, FIG. 3 (annotated)
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`In addition, 3GPP ’279 describes that the “RRC Connection
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`Resume…message can optionally include [a] dedicated radio resource
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`configuration,” thereby allowing the network to reconfigure UE’s resuming from a
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`suspended state without sending an extra “reconfiguration” message. APPLE-
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`1007, 3; APPLE-1003, [46].
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`3.
`The combination of Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279
`In the combination, the suspend / resume procedure of Schliwa-Bertling is
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`modified based on the techniques described in 3GPP ’279 such that the message
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`sent by the network node to the wireless device indicating a connection has been
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`successfully resumed can also include the “dedicated radio resource configuration”
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`described in 3GPP ’279. APPLE-1006, [0121]-[0129], FIG. 4a; APPLE-1007, 3,
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`FIG. 3; APPLE-1003, [47].
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`4.
`Reasons to combine Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279
`A POSITA would have been motivated and found it obvious to modify the
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`suspend / resume procedure of Schliwa-Bertling based on the techniques described
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`in 3GPP ’279. 3GPP ’279 describes including a “dedicated radio resource
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`configuration” in the RRCConnectionResume message sent by the network node to
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`the wireless device, rather than requiring the network node to send a separate
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`RRCConnectionReconfiguration message to update the wireless device’s
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`configuration. APPLE-1007, 3, FIG. 3; APPLE-1006, [0149]; APPLE-1003, [48].
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`Incorporating this technique into Schliwa-Bertling would greatly improve network
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`efficiency, as it would not only eliminate the need for the network node to send the
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`RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, but would also eliminate the need for
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`the wireless device to send an RRCConnectionReconfigurationRequest to start the
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`reconfiguration process. APPLE-1007, 3, FIG. 3; APPLE-1006, [0149]; APPLE-
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`1003, [48]. This would lead to decreased network load, and ultimately to greater
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`performance for not only the network as a whole, but possibly for individual users
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`whose suspended connections will resume more quickly due to the reduced back-
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`and-forth between their wireless device and the network. Id.
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`Further, a POSITA would have found it obvious to modify Schliwa-Bertling
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`based on 3GPP ’279’s teachings because doing so entails the use of known
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`solutions to improve similar systems and methods in the same way. APPLE-1003,
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`[49]. Here, “when a patent ‘simply arranges old elements with each performing
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`the same function it had been known to perform’ and yields no more than one
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`would expect from such an arrangement, the combination is obvious.” KSR Int’l
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`Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 417 (2007). A POSITA would have recognized
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`that applying 3GPP ’279’s teachings to the wireless system of Schliwa-Bertling
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`would have led to predictable results without significantly altering or hindering the
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`functions performed by the system. APPLE-1003, [49].
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`In fact, a POSITA would have been motivated to incorporate the well-
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`known wireless communication techniques of 3GPP ’279 into the Schliwa-Bertling
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`system to achieve the predictable benefits described in 3GPP ’279. APPLE-1003,
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`[50]; see, e.g., APPLE-1007, 2-5. Indeed, a POSITA would have had a reasonable
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`expectation of success in making this modification, and would have reasonably
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`expected to reap the benefits of the techniques described in 3GPP ’279. Id.
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`Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279 describe similar types of wireless systems, and, in
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`the combination, 3GPP ’279’s features are implemented in combination with the
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`Schliwa-Bertling system just as they are in 3GPP ’279. Id.
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`Accordingly, for at least these reasons, incorporating 3GPP ’279’s
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`techniques into the Schliwa-Bertling system would have been routine and
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`straightforward to a POSITA, and it would have been clear that such a combination
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`would predictably work and provide the expected functionality. Id.; APPLE-1003,
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`[51].
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`5.
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`Analysis
`a.
`Claim 1
`[1.0] A method in a wireless device, the method comprising:
`To the extent the preamble is limiting, the combination of Schliwa-Bertling
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`and 3GPP ’279 renders it obvious.
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`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes a “method performed by a
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`wireless device for handling suspension of a connection between the wireless
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`device and a wireless communications network.” APPLE-1006, Abstract.
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`[1.1] sending to a network node a request to resume a connection in a
`communication network;
`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes that a network node can
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`instruct a wireless device “to transition into a suspended state,” in which the
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`wireless device “behave[s] as in idle mode, but caches a context related to the last
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`connection, for example data related to security, such as keys, sequence number
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`etc., and data related to bearers, such as signaling and data bearers.” APPLE-1006,
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`[0121], [0125].
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`After transitioning into the suspended state, if “the wireless device 240
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`wants to resume its connection 251 for some reason, e.g. due to paging of the
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`wireless device 240, wanting to send data, etc., it [makes] contact with the
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`network, i.e. with the first network node 211.” Id., [0126]. The wireless device
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`“initiates the resumption by transmitting…[an] RRC Connection Resume
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`Request” (sending a request to resume a connection) to a network node. Id.,
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`[0127]; APPLE-1003, [55]. The following annotated FIG. 4a from Schliwa-
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`Bertling shows this process:
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`APPLE-1006, Detail of FIG. 4a (annotated)
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`Also in the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes a nearly identical process to
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`the one described in Schliwa-Bertling, where a UE (a wireless device) sends an
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`“RRCConnectionResumeRequest” (a request to resume a connection) to a
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`network node, as shown in the following annotated figure. APPLE-1007, 2;
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`APPLE-1003, [56]:
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`APPLE-1007, FIG. 3 (annotated)
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`[1.2] receiving a resume message from the network node
`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes that after receiving the RRC
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`Connection Resume Request (a request to resume a connection, see [1.1], supra)
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`from the wireless device, the network node responds by sending an “RRC
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`Connection Resume Complete” message to the UE, as shown in the following
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`annotated FIG. 4a from Schliwa-Bertling. APPLE-1006, [0129]; APPLE-1003,
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`[57]:
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`APPLE-1006, Detail of FIG. 4a (annotated)
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`Also in the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes a nearly identical process to
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`the one described in Schliwa-Bertling, where a UE (a wireless device) receives an
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`“RRCConnectionResume” (a resume message) from the network node, as shown
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`in the following annotated figure. APPLE-1007, 2; APPLE-1003, [58]:
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`APPLE-1007, FIG. 3 (annotated)
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`[1.3] the message comprising an indication to perform a full configuration; and
`In the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes that the “RRC Connection
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`Resume…message can optionally include the dedicated radio resource
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`configuration.” APPLE-1007, 3. Because the inclusion of dedicated radio
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`resource configuration information in the RRC Connection Resume message is
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`optional, the presence of this configuration information is an indication to the UE
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`to perform a configuration. Id.; APPLE-1003, [59]. Likewise, the absence of this
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`configuration information is an indication to the UE not to perform a configuration.
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`Id. In addition, the LTE “full configuration” procedure described in the ’133
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`patent “includes an initialization of the radio configuration” of the wireless device.
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`APPLE-1001, 7:46-47. It would have been obvious to a POSITA to reinitialize the
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`radio configuration of the wireless device in response to receiving the “dedicated
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`radio resource configuration” included in the RRC Connection Resume message in
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`3GPP ’279. APPLE-1003, [59]; APPLE-1007, 3.
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`Accordingly, the combination of Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279 renders
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`this limitation obvious.
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`[1.4] applying the full configuration, without receiving a reconfiguration
`message.
`In the context of this claim and element [1.4],1 a “reconfiguration message”
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`is a message that is separate from the “resume message” and includes
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`configuration information, such as an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.
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`APPLE-1001, claim 1, 4:58-62; APPLE-1003, [61]. Specifically, in the claim, the
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`“resume message” is “receiv[ed]” and, by contrast, the “reconfiguration message”
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`is not; they cannot be the same message. See APPLE-1001, claim 1, limitation
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`[1a] (“receiving a resume message from the network node”), limitation [1b]
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`(“applying the full configuration, without receiving a reconfiguration message.”);
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`APPLE-1003, [61]. The ’133 specification reinforces this point by pointing out
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`that a “RRCConnectionResume message [i.e., a resume message] can contain
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`1 This interpretation is also applicable to the recitations of “a reconfiguration
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`message” in independent claims 6 and 11.
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`SRB2/DRB configuration, and thus RRCConnectionReconfiguration [i.e., a
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`reconfiguration message] is not needed after resume.” APPLE-1001, 4:58-62;
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`APPLE-1003, [61].
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`As described above (see [1.3], supra), it would have been obvious to a
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`POSITA for the optional “dedicated radio resource configuration” included in the
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`RRC Connection Resume message described in 3GPP ’279 to indicate that a full
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`configuration should be performed. In addition, it would have been obvious to a
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`POSITA for the wireless device to apply the configuration received in the
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`RRCConnectionResume message, because otherwise the eNB sending the
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`configuration information to the UE would be pointless. APPLE-1003, [62]; see,
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`e.g., APPLE-1007, 3.
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`Further, in light of the dedicated radio resource configuration included in the
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`resume response taught by 3GPP ’279, it would have obvious to a POSITA that
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`sending a reconfiguration message after the RRCConnectionResume message
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`would be both inefficient (due to an extra message being sent on the network), and
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`pointless (due to the RRCConnectionResume message including the same
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`configuration parameters). APPLE-1003, [63]; see, e.g., APPLE-1007, 3.
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`b.
`Claim 2
`[2.0] The method of claim 1, further comprising discarding an old bearer
`configuration and old radio parameters.
`As previously discussed (see [1.3]-[1.4], supra), the combination of
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`Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279 renders obvious applying a full configuration to
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`the wireless device, including the “dedicated radio resource configuration”
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`described in 3GPP ’279. In the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes that the
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`“dedicated radio resource configuration” applies to “all SRBs” (Signaling Radio
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`Bearers) and to all “DRBs” (Dedicated Radio Bearers). APPLE-1007, 5; APPLE-
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`1003, [64]. Because it applies to SRBs and DRBs, which are both bearers, the
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`“dedicated radio resource configuration” is a bearer configuration. Id. It would
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`have been obvious to a POSITA that, when the new “dedicated radio resource
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`configuration” was applied to all SRBs and DRBs, the old bearer configuration,
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`which was replaced by the new “dedicated radio resource configuration,” would be
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`discarded. Id.
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`Also in the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes that the
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`RRCConnectionResume message includes an “antenna info” parameter, which is a
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`radio parameter because the antenna is an integral part of the radio subsystem of
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`the wireless device. APPLE-1007, 4; APPLE-1003, [65].
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`c.
`Claim 3
`[3.0] The method of claim 1, further comprising keeping security keys.
`As previously discussed (see [1.1]-[1.2], supra), in the combination,
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`Schliwa-Bertling describes a process by which a previously suspended UE
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`connection can be resumed. Schliwa-Bertling further describes that after a resume
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`“it is possible to continue with” (keep) “the same connection data, e.g. security
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`context, keys, bearer setup etc.” APPLE-1006, [0171]; APPLE-1003, [66].
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`d.
`Claim 4
`[4.0] The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a configuration.
`As previously discussed, 3GPP ’279 describes that the “RRC Connection
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`Resume” message received by the UE from the eNB “include[s] the dedicated
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`radio resource configuration” (a configuration). APPLE-1007, 3; APPLE-1003,
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`[67].
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`e.
`Claim 5
`[5.0] The method of claim 4, further comprising applying the received
`configuration.
`As previously discussed (see [1.4], supra), it would have been obvious to a
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`POSITA for the wireless device to apply the configuration received in the
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`RRCConnectionResume message, because otherwise the eNB sending the
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`configuration information to the UE would be pointless. APPLE-1003, [68]; see,
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`e.g., APPLE-1007, 3.
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`a.
`Claim 6
`[6.0] A wireless device, comprising a communication interface; and one or more
`processing circuits communicatively connected to the communication interface,
`the one or more processing circuits comprising at least one processor and
`memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the at
`least one processor to:
`To the extent the preamble is limiting, the combination of Schliwa-Bertling
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`and 3GPP ’279 renders it obvious. In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes
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`that its system can be “be implemented through one or more processors,” such as
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`the “processor 1280, 2280 in the wireless device 240 depicted in FIGS. 12 and 22.”
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`APPLE-1006, [0434]. Schliwa-Bertling further describes that the wireless device
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`“may be implemented by means of a computer program product, comprising
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`instructions, i.e., software code portions, which, when executed on at least one
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`processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out the actions described
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`herein.” Id., [0435]; APPLE-1003, [69]. Schliwa-Bertling further describes that
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`the wireless device 240 includes a “memory 1290” for storing instructions and
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`other information. Id., [0436]. The wireless device 240 also includes a
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`“transmitting module 1230” and a “receiving module 1210” (collectively a
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`communications interface) enabling the device to communicate via a wireless
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`network. Id., [0230], [0240]; APPLE-1003, [77].
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`[6.1] send to a network node a request to resume a connection in a
`communication network;
`See [1.1]
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`[6.2] receive a resume response message from the network node, the message
`comprising an indication to perform a full configuration; and
`See [1.2]
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`[6.3] apply the full configuration, without receiving a reconfiguration message.
`See [1.3]
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`b.
`Claim 7
`[7.0] The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is
`configured to discard an old bearer configuration and old radio parameters.
`See [2.0]
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`c.
`Claim 8
`[8.0] The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is
`configured to keep security keys.
`See [3.0]
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`d.
`Claim 9
`[9.0] The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is
`configured to receive a configuration.
`See [4.0]
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`e.
`Claim 10
`[10.0] The wireless device of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is
`configured to apply the received configuration.
`See [5.0]
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`f.
`Claim 11
`[11.0] A network node comprising: a communication interface; and one or more
`processing circuits communicatively connected to the communication interface,
`the one or more processing circuits comprising at least one processors and
`memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the at
`least one processor to
`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes that its system can be
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`“implemented through one or more processors, such as the processor 1180, 2380
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`in the first network node 211 depicted in FIGS. 11 and 23.” APPLE-1006, [0434].
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`Schliwa-Bertling further teaches that network node 211 can be “implemented by
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`means of a computer program product, comprising instructions, i.e., software
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`code portions, which, when executed on at least one processor, cause the at least
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`one processor to carry out the actions described herein.” Id., [0435]. The
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`network node 211 further includes a memory 1190. Id., [0436]. The network node
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`211 further includes a transmitting module “configured to transmit” information to
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`other devices on the network, and a receiving module “configured to receive”
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`information from other devices on the network. Id., [0422], [0430]; APPLE-1003,
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`[77].
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`[11.1] receive, from a wireless device, a request to resume a connection in a
`communication network;
`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes that, after transitioning into
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`the suspended state, if “the wireless device 240 wants to resume its connection 251
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`for some reason, e.g. due to paging of the wireless device 240, wanting to send
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`data, etc., it [makes] contact with the network, i.e. with the first network node
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`211.” Id., [0126]. The wireless device “initiates the resumption by
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`transmitting…[an] RRC Connection Resume Request” (sending a request to
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`resume a connection) to a network node, which receives the request. Id., [0127].
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`The following annotated FIG. 4a from Schliwa-Bertling shows this process.
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`Also in the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes a nearly identical process to
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`the one described in Schliwa-Bertling, where a UE (a wireless device) sends an
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`“RRCConnectionResumeRequest” (a request to resume a connection) to a
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`network node, as shown in the following annotated figure. APPLE-1007, 2;
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`APPLE-1003, [79]:
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`[11.2] send a resume response message to the wireless device,
`In the combination, Schliwa-Bertling describes that after receiving the RRC
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`Connection Resume Request (a request to resume a connection, see [1.1], supra)
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`from the wireless device, the network node responds by sending an “RRC
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`Connection Resume Complete” message to the UE, as shown in the following
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`annotated FIG. 4a from Schliwa-Bertling. APPLE-1006, [0129]; APPLE-1003,
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`Also in the combination, 3GPP ’279 describes a nearly identical process to
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`the one described in Schliwa-Bertling, where a UE (a wireless device) receives an
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`“RRCConnectionResumeComplete” (a request to resume a connection) from the
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`network node, as shown in the following annotated figure. APPLE-1007, 2;
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`[11.3] the message comprising an indication to perform a full configuration,
`without sending a reconfiguration message.
`As previously discussed (see [1.3], supra), the combination of Schliwa-
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`Bertling and 3GPP ’279 renders obvious that the resume response message
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`comprises an indication to perform a full configuration. As also previously
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`discussed (see [1.4], supra), the combination of Schliwa-Bertling and 3GPP ’279
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`renders obvious performing the suspend/resume process without sending a
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`reconfiguration message. APPLE-1003, [82].
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`g.
`Cl