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(11) EP 4 771 525 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28

(21) Application number: 24772526.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.08.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 21/62(2013.01)
H04W 12/02(2009.01)
H04L 101/622(2022.01)
H04W 12/75(2021.01)
H04L 61/5092(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04W 12/75; G06F 21/6245; H04L 2101/622; H04W 12/02; H04L 61/5092
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/044466
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/049768 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)
(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: 01.09.2023 US 202363536224 P

(71) Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BERNARDOS, Carlos Jesus
    28922 Madrid (ES)
  • MOURAD, Alain
    London EC3A 3DH (GB)
  • SARATHCHANDRA, Magurawalage Chathura Madhusanka
    London EC3A 3DH (GB)

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200 71 Malmö
200 71 Malmö (SE)

   


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