Client Device Sensor Transmission for 3D Mapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a demand for effectively transmitting information for creating three-dimensional data, particularly in environments where mobile objects need to share sensor information to construct accurate three-dimensional maps.

Innovation Solution

An information transmission method in a client device of a mobile object, which involves obtaining sensor information, determining if the mobile object is in an environment capable of transmitting this information to a server, and then transmitting the sensor information when such conditions are met.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If sensor information is continuously transmitted to create three-dimensional data, then the accuracy and completeness of three-dimensional maps improve, but the communication bandwidth consumption and data transmission load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of three-dimensional dataVSAvoidamount of sensor information
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and transmits only the necessary sensor information for creating three-dimensional maps, rather than continuously transmitting all sensor data. The client device determines whether transmission is needed based on whether the mobile object is in an environment capable of receiving the information, thereby reducing overall data transmission while maintaining map accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Loss of information

If sensor information is transmitted in all environments, then no data is lost, but unnecessary transmissions waste communication resources and energy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of sensor informationVSAvoidcommunication energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic transmission control where the client device adapts its transmission behavior based on environmental conditions. The device determines whether the current environment supports information reception before transmitting, making the transmission process flexible and context-aware rather than static and unconditional.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The client device autonomously determines whether transmission conditions are met without requiring external instructions. It self-manages the transmission decision-making process by evaluating environmental capabilities, thereby avoiding unnecessary transmissions and conserving energy while ensuring important data is transmitted when appropriate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If the client device always transmits sensor information, then the server receives complete data for map creation, but the device complexity and processing load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidtransmission control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary assessment of transmission conditions before actual data transmission. The client device evaluates whether the environment is capable of receiving information in advance, and only proceeds with transmission when conditions are favorable. This preliminary check simplifies the overall transmission control logic while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12332077B2Information transmission method and client device
Publication Date: 2025.06.17 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP OF AMERICA
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AI summary

An information transmission method in a client device provided in a mobile object includes: obtaining sensor information that has been obtained by a sensor provided in the mobile object and indicates a surrounding state of the mobile object, and storing the sensor information into a storage; determining whether the mobile object is present in an environment in which the mobile object is capable of transmitting the sensor information to a server; and transmitting the sensor information to the server when the mobile object is determined to be present in the environment in which the mobile object is capable of transmitting the sensor information to the server.