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Most Relevant Prior Art for US Patent 11206670

1. US Patent 8,422,431 B2

• Full Citation: US 8,422,431 B2, "System and method for wireless communication over a dedicated messaging network," issued April 9, 2013, to Benner et al. (Assignee: IPWireless, Inc.).
• Publication/Filing Date:
  • Publication Date: April 9, 2013.
  • Priority Date: October 29, 2010 (from related application US20110090886A1, which shares the same priority). This is the earliest effective filing date relevant for prior art analysis.
• Brief Description: This patent describes a system and method for wireless communication over a dedicated messaging network (DMN) for low-capability devices, which coexists with a host carrier for high-capability devices. It addresses the challenges of enabling simple, inexpensive devices (like MTC devices) to use advanced wireless networks (like LTE) without requiring full bandwidth capability. Key aspects include using a "subordinate carrier" within a portion of the host carrier's resources, often by utilizing reserved subframes (e.g., MBSFN subframes) and a narrower frequency band. It also discusses signaling the presence of the DMN and its characteristics to the low-capability devices using various methods.
• Potentially Anticipates Under 35 U.S.C. § 102: US 8,422,431 B2 appears to be highly relevant and potentially anticipates many aspects of US11206670, particularly those related to the fundamental concept of a host carrier and a subordinate carrier for different device types, the use of a narrower frequency band for the subordinate carrier, and the utilization of a subset of radio resource segments (like MBSFN subframes) for the subordinate carrier.
  • Claim 1: This patent clearly describes a "base station" communicating with "terminal devices of a first type using a host carrier comprising radio resource segments distributed in time, each radio resource segment providing radio resources across a first frequency band," and communicating with "terminal devices of a second type using a subordinate carrier comprising radio resources within a second frequency band of a subset of the radio resource segments of the host carrier, the second frequency band being narrower than and contained within the first frequency band." This directly aligns with the core of claim 1.
  • Claims 2-19: Many dependent claims related to the specifics of subframe allocation (e.g., using MBSFN subframes, SIB2 information), signaling the presence of the subordinate carrier (e.g., via MIB flags), determining bandwidth, and acquisition information (e.g., scMIB) are also discussed in US 8,422,431 B2, suggesting potential anticipation of these dependent claims as well. For example, the use of MBSFN subframes (claim 3), the signaling of reserved subframes to first type devices (claim 7), and indicating subordinate carrier availability in first acquisition information (claim 9) are explicitly covered.

2. US Patent 8,913,576 B2

• Full Citation: US 8,913,576 B2, "Communications using dedicated messaging network (DMN) in wireless systems," issued December 16, 2014, to Benner et al. (Assignee: IPWireless, Inc.).
• Publication/Filing Date:
  • Publication Date: December 16, 2014.
  • Priority Date: October 29, 2010 (from related application US20110090886A1, which shares the same priority with US 8,422,431 B2). This is the earliest effective filing date relevant for prior art analysis.
• Brief Description: This patent also focuses on the concept of a dedicated messaging network (DMN) for low-capability devices within a wireless communication system, particularly within an LTE framework. It details methods for a terminal device to camp on to the DMN by detecting a DMN indicator (e.g., in a Master Information Block of the host carrier), determining the DMN's characteristics (like bandwidth), and acquiring system information specific to the DMN. It emphasizes allowing low-cost devices with restricted bandwidth capabilities to operate efficiently alongside full-capability devices.
• Potentially Anticipates Under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Similar to US 8,422,431 B2, this patent is highly relevant and likely anticipates many claims of US11206670, especially those concerning the terminal device's operation in connecting to and utilizing the subordinate carrier.
  • Claim 20 (and similar device claims): This patent describes a "terminal device" operable to communicate with a base station "using a subordinate carrier comprising radio resources within a second frequency band of a subset of the radio resource segments of the host carrier," which aligns directly with the device claims in US11206670.
  • Claims 9-18 (and related method claims): The processes for a terminal device to detect the subordinate carrier (using an indicator in the MIB) and subsequently acquire further system information (e.g., subordinate carrier bandwidth, frame numbering, scMIB) are extensively described. This suggests potential anticipation of claims relating to the terminal device's camp-on procedure and its ability to determine system information from various sources (e.g., MIB, scMIB).

3. US Patent 9,674,809 B2

• Full Citation: US 9,674,809 B2, "Subordinate carrier for machine type communication in a wireless network," issued June 6, 2017, to Benner et al. (Assignee: IPWireless, Inc.).
• Publication/Filing Date:
  • Publication Date: June 6, 2017.
  • Priority Date: January 20, 2012. (This matches the priority date of US11206670, indicating it is likely a family member or a related patent covering similar subject matter but potentially different aspects or with a different claim scope. For §102 analysis, if it has an earlier effective filing date than the present patent, it could still be prior art, but given the matching priority date, it's more likely a commonly-owned application filed around the same time and potentially used under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) if it was filed before and published after the present invention's effective filing date, or other exceptions.)
• Brief Description: This patent specifically focuses on using a subordinate carrier for Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices within a wireless network, again leveraging aspects of LTE. It discusses the allocation of a portion of a host carrier's resources for MTC, including defining the subordinate carrier using reserved subframes (like MBSFN subframes) and a restricted bandwidth. It also details the signaling of MTC-specific system information within these reserved resources.
• Potentially Anticipates Under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Given that this patent shares the same priority date (January 20, 2012) as US11206670, it is very likely a related patent within the same family, potentially claiming different aspects of the same invention or an earlier filing of the same invention by the same inventors/assignee. If its effective filing date (priority date) is truly January 20, 2012, and it published before the filing date of the application that matured into US11206670 (February 24, 2021, but priority is January 20, 2012), it could potentially be considered prior art under certain circumstances (e.g., if it was published more than a year before the application that led to US11206670 and was not co-owned/co-invented or an earlier filing that benefits from the same priority date). However, if both patents claim the benefit of the same priority date, they generally would not be prior art to each other for common subject matter. Without a detailed review of the prosecution history for common inventorship and ownership, or specific claim language differences, a definitive §102 assessment is complex. However, based on its title and abstract, it covers the core subject matter of "subordinate carrier for machine type communication in a wireless network," which overlaps significantly with US11206670.

4. US Patent 9,883,410 B2

• Full Citation: US 9,883,410 B2, "Communication in a wireless network using restricted bandwidths," issued January 30, 2018, to Young (Assignee: IPWireless, Inc.).
• Publication/Filing Date:
  • Publication Date: January 30, 2018.
  • Priority Date: January 20, 2012. (This also matches the priority date of US11206670 and shares the same inventor, Philip Young, with US11206670. This strongly suggests it's a divisional or continuation of the same parent application, further indicating a close relation within the same patent family.)
• Brief Description: This patent also relates to communication in wireless networks using restricted bandwidths, particularly for low-capability devices. It describes a base station and terminal devices operating with a host carrier and a subordinate carrier, where the subordinate carrier uses a narrower frequency band and a subset of radio resource segments. It focuses on the mechanisms for communication and resource allocation in such a heterogeneous network environment.
• Potentially Anticipates Under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Similar to US 9,674,809 B2, given the identical priority date (January 20, 2012) and common inventor, this patent is almost certainly part of the same patent family as US11206670. As such, for common subject matter, it typically would not serve as prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102 against US11206670 as both derive from the same inventive disclosure and share the same effective filing date. If there are claims in US11206670 that are not supported by the common priority date and this patent's publication predates the effective filing date of those specific claims, then limited anticipation could theoretically occur. However, the general subject matter, "Communication in a wireless network using restricted bandwidths," is so similar that it would likely cover many aspects of the claims in US11206670.

Summary of Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:
The patents US 8,422,431 B2 and US 8,913,576 B2, with their earlier priority date of October 29, 2010, are highly relevant and appear to disclose the core inventive concepts of US11206670. Specifically, they describe the system architecture, methods for base station and terminal device communication using host and subordinate carriers, the use of restricted bandwidths, and the allocation of a subset of radio resource segments (e.g., MBSFN subframes) for the subordinate carrier. Therefore, they potentially anticipate many, if not all, of the independent claims of US11206670 (e.g., Claim 1, 20, and method claims) and numerous dependent claims.

The patents US 9,674,809 B2 and US 9,883,410 B2 share the same priority date of January 20, 2012, with US11206670. This indicates they are likely part of the same patent family (e.g., continuations or divisionals) and thus typically would not be considered prior art against each other for common subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Their disclosures are very similar to US11206670, reinforcing the idea that US11206670 is building on or refining aspects previously disclosed within this patent family. A detailed anticipation analysis would require a full review of their prosecution histories and specific claim limitations to determine any non-overlapping subject matter that might still be considered novel in US11206670.