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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/18 (21) Application number: 20845502.2 (22) Date of filing: 28.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 21/472(2011.01) H04N 21/488(2011.01) H04N 21/45(2011.01) H04N 21/482(2011.01) H04N 21/81(2011.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04N 21/812; H04N 21/4825; H04N 21/47217; H04N 21/4882; H04N 21/4532 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/067106 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/005519 (06.01.2022 Gazette 2022/01)

(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: 29.06.2020 US 202016915805 29.06.2020 US 202016915809 (71) Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc. San Jose, CA 95002 (US)	(72) Inventors: AHER, Ankur, Anil Kalyan, Maharashtra 421 301 (IN) ROBERT JOSE, Jeffry, Copps Bangalore, Karnataka 560 054 (IN) SEN, Susanto Bangalore, Karnataka 560 054 (IN) (74) Representative: Haley Guiliano International LLP  26-28 Bedford Row London WC1R 4HE London WC1R 4HE (GB)