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(11) EP 4 771 556 A1

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

(21) Application number: 23772945.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.09.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06N 20/20(2019.01)
G06N 3/084(2023.01)
H04W 12/02(2009.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06N 20/20; G06N 3/084; H04W 12/02
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2023/058686
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/046273 (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:
KH MA MD TN

(71) Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • LI, Fudong
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4P7 (CA)
  • YE, Qiang
    Bedford, Nova Scotia B4A 3Z3 (CA)
  • THEPIE FAPI, Emmanuel
    Québec H4W 2B1 (CA)

(74) Representative: Laqua, Bernd Christian Kurt 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

   


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