EPO Patent Application EP4657835A3 - AI/ML Model Distribution

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - AI & Computing (G06N)

Published March 18th, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP4657835A3 concerning AI/ML model distribution. The application, filed by InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS, details methods for downloading AI/ML model portions via device-to-device communication.

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The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4657835A3, titled 'AI/ML MODEL DISTRIBUTION'. This application details a procedure for distributing AI/ML models, specifically focusing on downloading portions of a model from one wireless unit to another via device-to-device communication, coordinated through a network entity. The application was published on March 18, 2026, with InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS listed as the applicant.

This publication represents a new patent application and does not impose immediate regulatory obligations. However, companies involved in AI/ML model development, distribution, or wireless communication technologies should be aware of this patent filing as it may impact future intellectual property landscapes and technological standards in the AI and telecommunications sectors. Compliance officers should monitor the patent's prosecution and potential grant for any implications on product development or licensing strategies.

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AI/ML MODEL DISTRIBUTION

Search Report EP4657835A3 Kind: A3 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS

Inventors

QUINQUIS, Cyril, FILOCHE, Thierry, ONNO, Stephane

Abstract

Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products comprising: sending, by a first Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) to a network entity, a subscription request for downloading an AI/ML model, the AI/ML model comprising a first model portion, and one or more further model portions; determining a second WTRU storing at least the first model portion of the AI/ML model; sending, to the network entity, first information comprising an indication of the second WTRU; receiving, from the network entity, second information indicating a schedule for downloading at least the first model portion of the AI/ML model from the second WTRU; and downloading, from the second WTRU via a device-to-device communication between the first WTRU and the second WTRU, at least the first model portion of the AI/ML model at a scheduled time using the second information.

IPC Classifications

G06N 20/00 20190101AFI20260206BHEP H04L 67/104 20220101ALI20260206BHEP G06N 3/04 20230101ALI20260206BHEP H04L 67/06 20220101ALI20260206BHEP H04L 67/1061 20220101ALI20260206BHEP H04L 67/62 20220101ALI20260206BHEP H04L 67/1074 20220101ALI20260206BHEP H04L 67/51 20220101ALI20260206BHEP

Designated 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

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