Heterogeneous Point Cloud Reporting for Multi-Sensor Cellular Sensing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems, particularly 5G NR, lack efficient methods for heterogeneous point cloud reporting that integrate both cellular and non-cellular sensing capabilities, limiting the comprehensive perception and reporting of surrounding environments.

Innovation Solution

A network entity transmits an indication of its point cloud reporting capabilities, including both cellular and non-cellular sensing, to another network entity, enabling the generation and transmission of heterogeneous point clouds.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If heterogeneous point cloud reporting is implemented to integrate cellular and non-cellular sensing, then environmental perception capability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental perception capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments point cloud reporting into separate cellular and non-cellular components, allowing independent processing and reporting of each sensing type. This enables the system to handle heterogeneous sensing data without overwhelming complexity by treating different sensing modalities as distinct reportable entities with separate configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal point cloud reporting framework that can handle both cellular and non-cellular sensing through a common interface and configuration mechanism. The same reporting infrastructure serves multiple sensing types, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility in environmental perception.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If multiple sensing modalities are integrated for comprehensive point cloud generation, then reporting accuracy is improved, but information processing overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereporting accuracyVSAvoidinformation processing overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables selective reporting where the network can configure which sensing modalities (cellular, non-cellular, or both) are reported based on specific requirements. This partial action approach allows the system to achieve necessary accuracy for each use case without always processing all available sensing data, reducing information processing overhead while maintaining reporting accuracy when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12574777B2Heterogeneous point cloud reporting in cellular systems

Publication Date: 2026.03.10 QUALCOMM INC

AI summary

A first network entity may transmit, for a second network entity, an indication of point cloud reporting capabilities of the first network entity. The point cloud reporting capabilities of the first network entity may include a capability associated with heterogeneous point cloud reporting. The point cloud reporting capabilities of the first network entity may correspond to one or more of at least one reportable property, a point cloud source, or a frequency of point cloud generation. The point cloud source may correspond to at least one of a cellular transceiver, an FMCW radar, a Wi-Fi transceiver, or a lidar device. The first network entity may identify a first point cloud based on non-cellular sensing. The first network entity may transmit, for the second network entity, a first indication of the first point cloud based on the point cloud reporting capabilities of the first network entity.