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EP 4 740 571 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.05.2026 Bulletin 2026/20 (21) Application number: 24737108.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.07.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04W 24/10(2009.01) H04W 88/04(2009.01) H04W 76/14(2018.01) H04W 88/06(2009.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04W 24/10; H04W 88/04; H04W 88/06; H04W 76/14 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/068769 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/008419 (09.01.2025 Gazette 2025/02)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 06.07.2023 EP 23183925 (71) Applicants: Sony Group Corporation Tokyo 108-0075 (JP) Sony Europe B.V. Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW (GB) AL	(72) Inventors: WEI, Yuxin Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4SB (GB) SHARMA, Vivek Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4SB (GB) AWAD, Yassin Aden Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4SB (GB) (74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP  3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ London EC2V 7BQ (GB)