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(43) Date of publication: 05.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/23 (21) Application number: 22778064.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04W 74/08(2009.01) H04W 84/12(2009.01) H04L 5/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04W 74/0825; H04L 5/14; H04W 84/12 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/058377 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/037245 (16.03.2023 Gazette 2023/11)

(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: 09.09.2021 US 202163261062 P 11.08.2022 US 202217819285 (71) Applicants: Sony Group Corporation Tokyo 108-0075 (JP) Sony Corporation of America New York, NY 10010 (US)

(72) Inventors: XIA, Qing San Jose, California 95112 (US) SUN, Li-Hsiang San Jose, California 95112 (US) ABOUELSEOUD, Mohamed San Jose, California 95112 (US) XIN, Liangxiao San Jose, California 95112 (US) (74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP  3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ London EC2V 7BQ (GB)