IP Library Granted Patent US 12,627,952
Granted Patent B2
US 12,627,952 · App. 18/702,313 · Granted May 12, 2026

Methods and apparatus for supporting collaborative extended reality (XR)

Inventors: Jaya Rao (Montreal, CA); Tejaswinee Lutchoomun (Montreal, CA); Senay Negusse (Montreal, CA); Ghyslain Pelletier (Montréal, CA); Janet Stern-Berkowitz (Little Neck, NY); Benoit Pelletier (Roxboro, CA); Caroline Baillard (Saint Sulpice la Foret, FR); Vincent Alleaume (Pace, FR); Nicolas Mollet (Meillac, FR); Anthony Laurent (Vignoc, FR)
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
H04W4/08G06T19/006H04W4/02
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Patent No.
US 12,627,952
App. No.
18/702,313
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by an anchor wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) having an Extended Reality (XR) application includes transmitting to a base station (BS) a request for a candidate set of collaborative WTRUs, the request including pose information to identify the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs, receiving from the BS a first set of collaborative WTRUs, determining, by the anchor WTRU, a second set of WTRUs from the first set of WTRUs that align with at least one of a Field of View (FoV) requirement, the pose information, and XR application parameters of the anchor WTRU, and transmitting, to the BS, an indication of the second set of WTRUs as selected collaborative WTRUs.

Claims (37)

1 . A method performed by an anchor wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) having an Extended Reality (XR) application, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a base station (BS), a request for a candidate set of collaborative WTRUs, the request including location parameters to identify the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs;

receiving, from the BS, a first set of collaborative WTRUs associated with the location parameters;

selecting, by the anchor WTRU, a second set of WTRUs from the first set of WTRUs that are compatible with Field of View (FoV), pose information, and the XR application of the anchor WTRU; and

transmitting, to the BS, an indication of the second set of WTRUs as selected collaborative WTRUs.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the selected collaborative WTRUs, an indication of FoV dimensions used in conjunction with the XR application of the anchor WTRU.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, from the BS, the first set of collaborative WTRUs further comprises receiving a first set of WTRUs that align with pose information of the anchor WTRU.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting, by the anchor WTRU, the second set of WTRUs is preceded by:

transmitting, to one or more WTRUs of the first set of WTRUs, a request to provide FoV information to the anchor WTRU; and

receiving FoV information from the one or more WTRUs of the first set of WTRUs.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving FoV information comprises receiving the FoV information via sidelink from a responding WTRU.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein transmitting, to the one or more WTRUs of the first set of WTRUs, a request to provide FoV information to the anchor WTRU further comprises transmitting a requirement of (i) FoV parameters expected to be captured during acquisition of sensing data and (ii) latency reporting of the sensing data in an uplink communication to the selected collaborative WTRUs.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting to the BS the request for the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs further comprises transmitting pose information of the anchor WTRU, and at least one of a minimum distance and orientation requirement relative to the anchor WTRU.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, from the BS, the first set of collaborative WTRUs comprises receiving a set of WTRU sidelink identifiers and associated location parameters of respective WTRUs in the first set of collaborative WTRUs.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, an indication of the second set of WTRUs comprises transmitting sidelink identifiers of the second set of WTRUs.

10 . An anchor wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) having an Extended Reality (XR) application, the anchor WTRU comprising circuitry, including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor, and memory, the anchor WTRU configured to:

transmit, to a base station (BS), a request for a candidate set of collaborative WTRUs, the request including location parameters to identify the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs;

receive, from the BS, a first set of collaborative WTRUs associated with the location parameters;

select, by the anchor WTRU, a second set of WTRUs from the first set of WTRUs that are compatible with Field of View (FoV), pose information, and XR application parameters of the anchor WTRU; and

transmit, to the BS, an indication of the second set of WTRUs as selected collaborative WTRUs.

11 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , further configured to transmit, to the selected collaborative WTRUs, an indication of FoV dimensions used in conjunction with the XR application of the anchor WTRU.

12 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , further configured to receive, from the BS, the first set of collaborative WTRUs that align with the pose information.

13 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , further configured to, before determining a second set of WTRUs:

transmit, to one or more of the WTRUs of the first set of WTRUs, a request to provide FoV information to the anchor WTRU; and

receive FoV information from the one or more of the WTRUs of the first set of WTRUs.

14 . The anchor WTRU of claim 13 , configured to receive FoV information via sidelink from a responding WTRU.

15 . The anchor WTRU of claim 13 , configured to transmit, to the one or more WRTUs of the first set of WTRUs, a request to provide FoV information to the anchor WTRU by transmitting a requirement of (i) FoV parameters expected to be captured during acquisition of sensing data and (ii) latency reporting of the sensing data in an uplink communication to the selected collaborative WTRUs.

16 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , configured to transmit the request for the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs by transmitting pose information of the anchor WTRU and at least one of a minimum distance and orientation requirement relative to the anchor WTRU.

17 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , configured to receive the first set of collaborative WTRUs by receiving a set of WTRU sidelink identifiers and associated location parameters of respective WTRUs in the first set of collaborative WTRUs.

18 . The anchor WTRU of claim 10 , configured to transmit, to the BS, an indication of the selected collaborative WTRUs by transmitting sidelink identifiers of the selected WTRUs to the BS.

19 . A non-transient computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the method comprising:

transmitting, to a base station (BS), a request for a candidate set of collaborative WTRUs, the request including location parameters to identify the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs;

receiving, from the BS, a first set of collaborative WTRUs associated with the location parameters;

selecting, by the anchor WTRU, a second set of WTRUs from the first set of WTRUs that are compatible with Field of View (FoV), pose information, and an Extended Reality (XR) application of the anchor WTRU; and

transmitting, to the BS, an indication of the second set of WTRUs as selected collaborative WTRUs.

20 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein transmitting to the BS the request for the candidate set of collaborative WTRUs further comprises transmitting pose information of the anchor WTRU, and at least one of a minimum distance and orientation requirement relative to the anchor WTRU.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2024
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067177/0004 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2024
From: RAO, JAYA; LUTCHOOMUN, TEJASWINEE; NEGUSSE, SENAY; PELLETIER, GHYSLAIN; STERN-BERKOWITZ, JANET; PELLETIER, BENOIT; BAILLARD, CAROLINE; ALLEAUME, VINCENT; MOLLET, NICOLAS; LAURENT, ANTHONY
To: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067178/0561 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63395176 · Aug 4, 2022
Provisional Application 63326631 · Apr 1, 2022
Provisional Application 63275316 · Nov 3, 2021
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