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(43) Date of publication: 30.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/35 (21) Application number: 20845745.7 (22) Date of filing: 29.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 3/01(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06F 3/013; G06F 3/011; G06F 2203/0381 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/067335 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/086577 (28.04.2022 Gazette 2022/17)

(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: 20.10.2020 US 202017075222 20.10.2020 US 202017075224 20.10.2020 US 202017075227 20.10.2020 US 202017075229 20.10.2020 US 202017075232 (71) Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc. San Jose, CA 95002 (US)

(72) Inventors: AHER, Ankur Anil Kalyan, Maharashtra 421301 (IN) SEN, Susanto Bangalore, Karnataka 560054 (IN) BALAJI, R Bengaluru 517247 (IN) PULIKUNTA, Sai Durga Venkat Reddy Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh 516269 (IN) ROBERT JOSE, Jeffry Copps Bangalore 560017 (IN) T V, Arun Kumar Bengaluru 560061 (IN) SAITO, Sakura Tokyo, 145--0065 (JP) (74) Representative: Haley Guiliano International LLP  26-28 Bedford Row London WC1R 4HE London WC1R 4HE (GB)