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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.07.2020 (43) Date of publication: 24.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/12 (21) Application number: 19845848.1 (22) Date of filing: 19.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11B 27/10(2006.01) G11B 27/30(2006.01) G11B 27/28(2006.01) G11B 27/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/067498 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/132255 (25.06.2020 Gazette 2020/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.12.2018 US 201816226916 20.12.2018 US 201816226886 (71) Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc. San Jose, CA 95002 (US)	(72) Inventors: DALBEC, Gabriel C. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (US) LOVELL, Nicholas Santa Clara, CA 95050 (US) O'CONNOR, Lance G. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) (74) Representative: Haley Guiliano International LLP  26-28 Bedford Row London WC1R 4HE London WC1R 4HE (GB)