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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/18 (21) Application number: 20842520.7 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 21/442(2011.01) H04N 21/466(2011.01) H04N 21/845(2011.01) H04N 21/45(2011.01) H04N 21/482(2011.01) H04N 21/431(2011.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04N 21/4826; H04N 21/8456; H04N 21/4532; H04N 21/4668; H04N 21/4316; H04N 21/44222 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/066699 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/262234 (30.12.2021 Gazette 2021/52)

(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: 26.06.2020 US 202016913991 26.06.2020 US 202016913998 (71) Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc. San Jose, CA 95002 (US)	(72) Inventor: SEN, Susanto Bangalore, Karnataka 560054 (IN) (74) Representative: Haley Guiliano International LLP  26-28 Bedford Row London WC1R 4HE London WC1R 4HE (GB)