Virtual channel configuration session of a camera sensor

In an aspect, camera sensor component receives, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC associated with a first binning mode (e.g., full, 4×4, 8×8, etc.) and a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode (e.g., full, 4×4, 8×8, etc.). The camera sensor component detects trigger(s) to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC. In response to the trigger(s), the camera sensor component streams first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and streams second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

1. Field of the Disclosure

Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to camera sensor aspects.

2. Description of the Related Art

Extended reality (XR) camera sensors may be equipped on smart glasses to facilitate interaction with virtual reality systems (e.g., Metaverse, etc.). In some designs, the XR camera sensors may be used for various tracking use cases, such as head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), and controller tracking (CT). In some designs, the same mono camera sensor may work on one of the tracking modes (e.g., HET/HAT/PF/CT) intermittently or periodically, while most of the time operating in accordance with a trigger mode (e.g., FSIN mode). For example, the trigger mode is a mode where a camera wakes up from sleep mode in response to some event, captures and streams a particular number of activity frames, and then goes to back to sleep mode. The trigger mode is generally used in tandem with the above-noted tracking use cases to improve power and performance.

In some designs, virtual channels (VCs) are used to stream data for each mode for a given camera sensor. For example, global shutter FSIN camera sensors may be configured to stream a single VC for a single FSIN trigger. For example, to stream a single VC, a global shutter FSIN camera sensor may be configured with a VC configuration that includes (i) a sensor resolution and frames per second (FPS), stream information (e.g., VC information), and an FSIN trigger (e.g., sensor settings, a global-purpose input output (GPIO) toggle, etc.).

SUMMARY

In an aspect, a method of operating a camera sensor component includes receiving, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receiving, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detecting one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, streaming first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and streaming second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

In an aspect, a camera sensor component includes a memory; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to: receive, via the at least one transceiver, during a multi-VC configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receive, via the at least one transceiver, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detect one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, stream first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and stream second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

In an aspect, a camera sensor component includes means for receiving, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; means for receiving, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; means for detecting one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and means for, in response to the one or more triggers, streaming first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and streaming second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

In an aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a camera sensor component, cause the camera sensor component to: receive, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receive, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detect one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, stream first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and stream second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG.1illustrates several example components (represented by corresponding blocks) that may be incorporated into a UE102. It will be appreciated that these components may be implemented in different types of apparatuses in different implementations (e.g., in an ASIC, in a system-on-chip (SoC), etc.). The illustrated components may also be incorporated into other apparatuses in a communication system. For example, other apparatuses in a system may include components similar to those described to provide similar functionality. Also, a given apparatus may contain one or more of the components. For example, an apparatus may include multiple transceiver components that enable the apparatus to operate on multiple carriers and/or communicate via different technologies. In an aspect, UE102may correspond to aspects such as extended reality (XR) glasses, and various blocks depicted inFIG.1may be optional depending on implementation (e.g., transceivers, SPS components, etc. may be optional).

In some designs, UE102may optionally include one or more wireless wide area network (WWAN) transceiver110, providing means for communicating (e.g., means for transmitting, means for receiving, means for measuring, means for tuning, means for refraining from transmitting, etc.) via one or more wireless communication networks (not shown), such as an NR network, an LTE network, a GSM network, and/or the like. The WWAN transceiver110may be connected to one or more antennas116, for communicating with other network nodes, such as other UEs, access points, base stations (e.g., eNBs, gNBs), etc., via at least one designated RAT (e.g., NR, LTE, GSM, etc.) over a wireless communication medium of interest (e.g., some set of time/frequency resources in a particular frequency spectrum). The WWAN transceiver110may be variously configured for transmitting and encoding signals118(e.g., messages, indications, information, and so on), respectively, and, conversely, for receiving and decoding signals118(e.g., messages, indications, information, pilots, and so on), respectively, in accordance with the designated RAT. Specifically, the WWAN transceiver110include one or more transmitters114, for transmitting and encoding signals118, and one or more receivers112, for receiving and decoding signals118.

The UE102may also optionally include, at least in some cases, one or more short-range wireless transceivers120. The short-range wireless transceivers120may be connected to one or more antennas126, and provide means for communicating (e.g., means for transmitting, means for receiving, means for measuring, means for tuning, means for refraining from transmitting, etc.) with other network nodes, such as other UEs, access points, base stations, etc., via at least one designated RAT (e.g., WiFi, LTE-D, Bluetooth®, Zigbee®, Z-Wave®, PC5, dedicated short-range communications (DSRC), wireless access for vehicular environments (WAVE), near-field communication (NFC), ultra-wideband (UWB), etc.) over a wireless communication medium of interest. The short-range wireless transceivers120may be variously configured for transmitting and encoding signals128(e.g., messages, indications, information, and so on), and, conversely, for receiving and decoding signals128(e.g., messages, indications, information, pilots, and so on), respectively, in accordance with the designated RAT. Specifically, the short-range wireless transceivers120include one or more transmitters124, for transmitting and encoding signals128, and one or more receivers122, for receiving and decoding signals128. As specific examples, the short-range wireless transceivers120may be WiFi transceivers, Bluetooth® transceivers, Zigbee® and/or Z-Wave® transceivers, NFC transceivers, UWB transceivers, or vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and/or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) transceivers.

The UE102may also optionally include, at least in some cases, satellite signal receivers130and170. The satellite signal receivers130may be connected to one or more antennas136, and may provide means for receiving and/or measuring satellite positioning/communication signals138. Where the satellite signal receivers130are satellite positioning system receivers, the satellite positioning/communication signals138may be global positioning system (GPS) signals, global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) signals, Galileo signals, Beidou signals, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NAVIC), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), etc. Where the satellite signal receivers130are non-terrestrial network (NTN) receivers, the satellite positioning/communication signals138may be communication signals (e.g., carrying control and/or user data) originating from a 5G network. The satellite signal receivers130may comprise any suitable hardware and/or software for receiving and processing satellite positioning/communication signals138. The satellite signal receivers130may request information and operations as appropriate from the other systems, and, at least in some cases, perform calculations to determine locations of the UE102, using measurements obtained by any suitable satellite positioning system algorithm.

A transceiver may be configured to communicate over a wired or wireless link. A transceiver (whether a wired transceiver or a wireless transceiver) includes transmitter circuitry (e.g., transmitters114,124) and receiver circuitry (e.g., receivers112,122). A transceiver may be an integrated device (e.g., embodying transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry in a single device) in some implementations, may comprise separate transmitter circuitry and separate receiver circuitry in some implementations, or may be embodied in other ways in other implementations. The transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry of a wired transceiver may be coupled to one or more wired network interface ports. Wireless transmitter circuitry (e.g., transmitters114,124) may include or be coupled to a plurality of antennas (e.g., antennas116,126), such as an antenna array, that permits the respective apparatus (e.g., UE102) to perform transmit “beamforming,” as described herein. Similarly, wireless receiver circuitry (e.g., receivers112,122) may include or be coupled to a plurality of antennas (e.g., antennas116,126), such as an antenna array, that permits the respective apparatus (e.g., UE102) to perform receive beamforming, as described herein. In an aspect, the transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry may share the same plurality of antennas (e.g., antennas116,126), such that the respective apparatus can only receive or transmit at a given time, not both at the same time. A wireless transceiver (e.g., WWAN transceivers110, short-range wireless transceivers120) may also include a network listen module (NLM) or the like for performing various measurements.

As used herein, the various wireless transceivers (e.g., transceivers110,120, etc.) and wired transceivers may generally be characterized as “a transceiver,” “at least one transceiver,” or “one or more transceivers.” As such, whether a particular transceiver is a wired or wireless transceiver may be inferred from the type of communication performed. For example, backhaul communication between network devices or servers will generally relate to signaling via a wired transceiver, whereas wireless communication between a UE (e.g., UE102) and another wireless device will generally relate to signaling via a wireless transceiver.

The UE102may also include other components that may be used in conjunction with the operations as disclosed herein. The UE102may include one or more processors132for providing functionality relating to, for example, wireless communication, and for providing other processing functionality. The processors132may therefore provide means for processing, such as means for determining, means for calculating, means for receiving, means for transmitting, means for indicating, etc. In an aspect, the processors132may include, for example, one or more general purpose processors, multi-core processors, central processing units (CPUs), ASICs, digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), other programmable logic devices or processing circuitry, or various combinations thereof.

The UE102may include memory circuitry implementing memories140(e.g., each including a memory device), respectively, for maintaining information (e.g., information indicative of reserved resources, thresholds, parameters, and so on). The memory140may therefore provide means for storing, means for retrieving, means for maintaining, etc. In some cases, the UE102may include camera sensor component142. The camera sensor component142may be hardware circuits that are part of or coupled to the processors132, that, when executed, cause the UE102, to perform the functionality described herein. In other aspects, the camera sensor component142may be external to the processors132(e.g., part of a modem processing system, integrated with another processing system, etc.). Alternatively, the camera sensor component142may be memory modules stored in the memories140, that, when executed by the processors132(or a modem processing system, another processing system, etc.), cause the UE102to perform the functionality described herein.FIG.1illustrates possible locations of the camera sensor component142, which may be, for example, part of the one or more WWAN transceivers110, the memory140, the one or more processors132, or any combination thereof, or may be a standalone component.

The UE102may include one or more sensors144coupled to the one or more processors132to provide means for sensing or detecting movement and/or orientation information that is independent of motion data derived from signals received by the one or more WWAN transceivers110, the one or more short-range wireless transceivers120, and/or the satellite signal receiver130, means for capturing visual data and/or image data, and so on. By way of example, the sensor(s)144may include a camera sensor, an accelerometer (e.g., a micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) device), a gyroscope, a geomagnetic sensor (e.g., a compass), an altimeter (e.g., a barometric pressure altimeter), and/or any other type of movement detection sensor. Moreover, the sensor(s)144may include a plurality of different types of devices and combine their outputs in order to provide motion information. For example, the sensor(s)144may use a combination of a multi-axis accelerometer and orientation sensors to provide the ability to compute positions in two-dimensional (2D) and/or three-dimensional (3D) coordinate systems.

In addition, the UE102includes a user interface146providing means for providing indications (e.g., audible and/or visual indications) to a user and/or for receiving user input (e.g., upon user actuation of a sensing device such a keypad, a touch screen, a microphone, and so on).

For convenience, the UE102is shown inFIG.1as including various components that may be configured according to the various examples described herein. It will be appreciated, however, that the illustrated components may have different functionality in different designs. In particular, various components inFIG.1are optional in alternative configurations and the various aspects include configurations that may vary due to design choice, costs, use of the device, or other considerations. For example, in case ofFIG.1, a particular implementation of UE102may omit the WWAN transceiver(s)110(e.g., a wearable device or tablet computer or PC or laptop may have Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth capability without cellular capability), or may omit the short-range wireless transceiver(s)120(e.g., cellular-only, etc.), or may omit the satellite signal receiver130, or may omit the sensor(s)144, and so on. For brevity, illustration of the various alternative configurations is not provided herein, but would be readily understandable to one skilled in the art.

The various components of the UE102may be communicatively coupled to each other over data bus134. In an aspect, the data bus134may form, or be part of, a communication interface of the UE102. For example, where different logical entities are embodied in the same device, the data bus134may provide communication between them.

The components ofFIG.1may be implemented in various ways. In some implementations, the components ofFIG.1may be implemented in one or more circuits such as, for example, one or more processors and/or one or more ASICs (which may include one or more processors). Here, each circuit may use and/or incorporate at least one memory component for storing information or executable code used by the circuit to provide this functionality. For example, some or all of the functionality represented by blocks110to146may be implemented by processor and memory component(s) of the UE102(e.g., by execution of appropriate code and/or by appropriate configuration of processor components). For simplicity, various operations, acts, and/or functions are described herein as being performed “by a UE,” etc. However, as will be appreciated, such operations, acts, and/or functions may actually be performed by specific components or combinations of components of the UE102, such as the processors132, the transceivers110, the memories140, the camera sensor component142, etc.

FIG.2is a simplified block diagram of an extended reality (XR) camera device200in accordance with aspects of the disclosure. In an aspect, the XR camera device200(e.g., XR glasses) corresponds to an example implementation of the UE102ofFIG.1.

Referring toFIG.2, the XR camera device200includes a timing generator and system control logic202, sensor(s)142(e.g., in this case, including at least an image sensor array204) and processor(s)132(e.g., in this case, including at least an image sensor processor206and a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) encoder208). In an aspect, the timing generator and system control logic202includes a FSIN general-purpose input/output (GPIO) that is configured to receive an FSIN trigger210. When the FSIN trigger210is toggled (e.g., activated), the XR camera device200exits sleep mode, and image sensor array204captures a particular number of frames, which are processed by image sensor processor206and MIPI encoder208, which outputs a series of processed frames212via a virtual channel (VC). After the particular number of frames is streamed via the VC, the XR camera device200may return to sleep mode.

As noted above, various types of UEs may be deployed. As an example, extended reality (XR) camera sensors may be equipped on smart glasses to facilitate interaction with virtual reality systems (e.g., Metaverse, etc.). In some designs, the XR camera sensors may be used for various tracking use cases, such as head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), and controller tracking (CT). In some designs, the same mono camera sensor may work on one of the tracking modes (e.g., HET/HAT/PF/CT) intermittently or periodically, while most of the time operating in accordance with a trigger mode (e.g., FSIN mode). For example, the trigger mode is a mode where a camera wakes up from sleep mode in response to some event, captures and streams a particular number of activity frames, and then goes to back to sleep mode. The trigger mode is generally used in tandem with the above-noted tracking use cases to improve power and performance.

In some designs, virtual channels (VCs) are used to stream data for each mode for a given camera sensor. For example, global shutter FSIN camera sensors may be configured to stream a single VC for a single FSIN trigger. For example, to stream a single VC, a global shutter FSIN camera sensor may be configured with a VC configuration that includes (i) a sensor resolution and frames per second (FPS), stream information (e.g., VC information), and an FSIN trigger (e.g., sensor settings, a global-purpose input output (GPIO) toggle, etc.).

In some designs, VCs for multiple tracking use cases may be configured concurrently, as depicted inFIG.3.FIG.3illustrates a multi-VC configuration300for a camera sensor component (e.g., camera sensor component142) in accordance with aspects of the disclosure. InFIG.3, the multi-VC configuration300includes a repeat sequence310and a repeat sequence320. Each respective repeat sequence includes four VCs denoted as VC1, VC2, VC3and VC4. VC1, VC2, VC3and VC4are associated with tracking use-cases HET, PF, CT and HAT, respectively. The VC1, VC2, VC3and VC4may have different VC configurations (e.g., different number of activity frames per VC ON period, different durations, different parameters such as binning mode, etc.). Also, while shown inFIG.3with the same periodicity, VCs may also be configured with different periodicities.

Each VC for each tracking use case (e.g., HET, HAT, PF, CT, etc.) is typically configured individually, where the camera sensor recurrently repeats the pattern (i.e., repeat sequence) and frame(s) are processed by the algorithm(s) (e.g., HET, HAT, PF, CT, etc.) to find a respective movement or gesture. In case ofFIG.3, configuring VCs in this manner may result in significant latency (e.g., four separate VC configuration sessions to setup the VC1, VC2, VC3and VC4).

Aspects of the disclosure are thereby directed to a multi-VC configuration session where two (or more) VCs can be setup with their own respective parameters in a single configuration session. Such aspects may provide various technical advantages, such as reduced latency associated with configuring multiple VCs for a camera sensor component.

FIG.4illustrates an exemplary process400of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure. The process400ofFIG.4is performed by a camera sensor component, which may be communicatively coupled to or equipped on a respective UE (e.g., smart glasses, smart watch, phone, etc.). For example, the camera sensor component may correspond to one of sensor(s)144which may also include a processor component from processor(s)132.

Referring toFIG.4, at410, the camera sensor component (e.g., sensor(s)144, processor(s)132, camera sensor component142, etc.) receives, during a multi-VC configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode (e.g., full-mode or 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning, 8×8 binning, etc.). For example, the first configuration may include respective parameters such as periodicity, FSIN trigger, number of activity frames or duration, etc. In a further example, the multi-VC configuration session may be conducted with respect to a management component (e.g., an application processor) over data bus134.

Referring toFIG.4, at420, the camera sensor component (e.g., sensor(s)144, processor(s)132, camera sensor component142, etc.) receives, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode (e.g., full-mode or 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning, 8×8 binning, etc.). The first and second binning modes may be the same or different. Likewise, first and second VC configurations may be the same or different. For example, the second configuration may include respective parameters such as periodicity, FSIN trigger, number of activity frames or duration, etc., which are the same or different from corresponding parameters in the first VC configuration.

Referring toFIG.4, at430, the camera sensor component (e.g., sensor(s)144, processor(s)132, camera sensor component142, etc.) detects one or more triggers (e.g., FSIN triggers) to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC. For example, the trigger(s) at430may include a time trigger associated with a repeat sequence as inFIG.3.

Referring toFIG.4, at440, the camera sensor component (e.g., sensor(s)144, processor(s)132, camera sensor component142, etc.), in response to the one or more triggers, stream first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and stream second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode. In some designs, the first and second activity frames are streamed from the camera sensor component to a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) encoder (e.g., which may be executed by one or more of processor(s)132) over the data bus134. Binning modes are described in more detail below with respect toFIG.5.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, binning modes may be designed for various camera sensor objectives, such as improving low-light performance, sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratios, framerates, etc., by combining and averaging pixels. For example, binning combines adjacent pixels within same color plan to increase low light performance. In an example, the first binning mode is associated with one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning, or the second binning mode is associated with a different one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning. In case of 1×1 binning, the full size (i.e., all pixels) of a captured video frame is made part of a respective activity frame (e.g., no averaging across pixels).

FIG.5illustrates an example implementation500of the process400ofFIG.4in accordance with an aspect of the disclosure. A MIPI encoder510receives streams520,530and540of activity frames associated with each of VC1, VC2and VC3, respectively. As shown inFIG.5, VC1is associated with 1×1 binning as depicted at550, VC2is associated with 4×4 binning as depicted at560, and VC3is associated with 8×8 binning as depicted at570. In a specific example, assume that a camera sensor component supports 8 megapixels (MPs) in normal preview mode, with a resolution of 3200×2400 pixels. In this specific example, VC(s) for HET/HAT may be associated with a VC configuration with a resolution of 800×600 (e.g., 4×4 binning) while VC(s) for PF/CT may be associated with a VC configuration with a resolution of 320×240 or 400×300 (e.g., 8×8 binning). In this case, inFIG.5, VC1streams at full size (3200×2400 or 8 MP), VC2streams at 4×4 binned (800×600) and VC3streams at 8×8 binned (400×300). In some designs, a single register may be used to stream VC1, VC2and VC3.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the one or more triggers include a single trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and the second activity frames. In other designs, the one or more triggers include a first trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and a second trigger that triggers the streaming of the second activity frames.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the first VC is associated with a first periodicity and the second VC is associated with a second periodicity. In other designs, the first VC and the second VC are associated with the same periodicity.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the camera sensor component may transition to a low-power mode. During the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming of the first activity frames, the second activity frames, or both. For example, lower priority VCs may be suspended during the low-power mode. In a specific example, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming activity frames associated with plane finding (PF) or controller tracking (CT). In other words, VCs that are associated with PF or CT may be suspended during the low-power mode.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the first activity frames and the second activity frames are streamed via a single register. In some designs, each bit of the single register is allocated to a different respective VC. In a specific example, the single register may correspond to an 8-bit register. For example, consider an implementation whereby 0x1 is allocated to VC1, 0x2 is allocated to VC2, 0x4 is allocated to stream VC3, and 0x8 is allocated to stream VC4. If all four (4) of these bits are enabled 0xF (e.g., activated or set to a logic level of “1”), then all VCs (i.e., each of VC1, VC2, VC3and VC4) will stream activity frames in a particular repeat sequence. In some designs, the application associated with particular VC(s) may request that the camera sensor component stream (or not stream) the respective VC(s) based on their respective use case (e.g., HET, HAT, PF, CT, etc.).

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, one or more of the first VC and the second VC are associated with head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), controller tracking (CT), or a combination thereof.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the one or more triggers include one or more FSIN triggers.

Referring toFIG.4, in some designs, the first activity frames and the second activity frames are captured within the same instance of a repeat sequence.

Clause 1. A method of operating a camera sensor component, comprising: receiving, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receiving, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detecting one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, streaming first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and streaming second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

Clause 2. The method of clause 1, wherein the first binning mode is associated with one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning, or wherein the second binning mode is associated with a different one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning.

Clause 3. The method of any of clauses 1 to 2, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a single trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and the second activity frames.

Clause 4. The method of any of clauses 1 to 3, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a first trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and a second trigger that triggers the streaming of the second activity frames.

Clause 5. The method of any of clauses 1 to 4, wherein the first VC is associated with a first periodicity and the second VC is associated with a second periodicity.

Clause 6. The method of any of clauses 1 to 5, wherein the first VC and the second VC are associated with the same periodicity.

Clause 7. The method of any of clauses 1 to 6, further comprising: transitioning to a low-power mode, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming of the first activity frames, the second activity frames, or both.

Clause 8. The method of clause 7, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming activity frames associated with plane finding (PF) or controller tracking (CT).

Clause 9. The method of any of clauses 1 to 8, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are streamed via a single register.

Clause 10. The method of clause 9, wherein each bit of the single register is allocated to a different respective VC.

Clause 11. The method of any of clauses 1 to 10, wherein one or more of the first VC and the second VC are associated with head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), controller tracking (CT), or a combination thereof.

Clause 12. The method of any of clauses 1 to 11, wherein the one or more triggers comprise one or more FSIN triggers.

Clause 13. The method of any of clauses 1 to 12, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are captured within the same instance of a repeat sequence.

Clause 14. A camera sensor component, comprising: a memory; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to: receive, via the at least one transceiver, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receive, via the at least one transceiver, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detect one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, stream first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and stream second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

Clause 15. The camera sensor component of clause 14, wherein the first binning mode is associated with one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning, or wherein the second binning mode is associated with a different one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning.

Clause 16. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 15, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a single trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and the second activity frames.

Clause 17. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 16, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a first trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and a second trigger that triggers the streaming of the second activity frames.

Clause 18. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 17, wherein the first VC is associated with a first periodicity and the second VC is associated with a second periodicity.

Clause 19. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 18, wherein the first VC and the second VC are associated with the same periodicity.

Clause 20. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 19, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: transition to a low-power mode, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming of the first activity frames, the second activity frames, or both.

Clause 21. The camera sensor component of clause 20, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming activity frames associated with plane finding (PF) or controller tracking (CT).

Clause 22. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 21, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are streamed via a single register.

Clause 23. The camera sensor component of clause 22, wherein each bit of the single register is allocated to a different respective VC.

Clause 24. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 23, wherein one or more of the first VC and the second VC are associated with head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), controller tracking (CT), or a combination thereof.

Clause 25. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 24, wherein the one or more triggers comprise one or more FSIN triggers.

Clause 26. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 14 to 25, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are captured within the same instance of a repeat sequence.

Clause 27. A camera sensor component, comprising: means for receiving, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; means for receiving, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; means for detecting one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and means for, in response to the one or more triggers, streaming first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and streaming second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

Clause 28. The camera sensor component of clause 27, wherein the first binning mode is associated with one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning, or wherein the second binning mode is associated with a different one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning.

Clause 29. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 28, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a single trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and the second activity frames.

Clause 30. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 29, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a first trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and a second trigger that triggers the streaming of the second activity frames.

Clause 31. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 30, wherein the first VC is associated with a first periodicity and the second VC is associated with a second periodicity.

Clause 32. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 31, wherein the first VC and the second VC are associated with the same periodicity.

Clause 33. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 32, further comprising: means for transitioning to a low-power mode, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming of the first activity frames, the second activity frames, or both.

Clause 34. The camera sensor component of clause 33, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming activity frames associated with plane finding (PF) or controller tracking (CT).

Clause 35. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 34, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are streamed via a single register.

Clause 36. The camera sensor component of clause 35, wherein each bit of the single register is allocated to a different respective VC.

Clause 37. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 36, wherein one or more of the first VC and the second VC are associated with head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), controller tracking (CT), or a combination thereof.

Clause 38. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 37, wherein the one or more triggers comprise one or more FSIN triggers.

Clause 39. The camera sensor component of any of clauses 27 to 38, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are captured within the same instance of a repeat sequence.

Clause 40. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a camera sensor component, cause the camera sensor component to: receive, during a multi-virtual channel (VC) configuration session, a first configuration of a first VC, the first configuration associated with a first binning mode; receive, during the multi-VC configuration session, a second configuration of a second VC, the second configuration associated with a second binning mode; detect one or more triggers to initiate streaming of activity frames associated with the first VC and the second VC; and in response to the one or more triggers, stream first activity frames associated with the first VC in accordance with the first binning mode, and stream second activity frames associated with the second VC in accordance with the second binning mode.

Clause 41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 40, wherein the first binning mode is associated with one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning, or wherein the second binning mode is associated with a different one of 1×1 binning, 4×4 binning and 8×8 binning.

Clause 42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 41, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a single trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and the second activity frames.

Clause 43. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 42, wherein the one or more triggers comprise a first trigger that triggers the streaming of the first activity frames and a second trigger that triggers the streaming of the second activity frames.

Clause 44. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 43, wherein the first VC is associated with a first periodicity and the second VC is associated with a second periodicity.

Clause 45. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 44, wherein the first VC and the second VC are associated with the same periodicity.

Clause 46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 45, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the camera sensor component, cause the camera sensor component to: transition to a low-power mode, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming of the first activity frames, the second activity frames, or both.

Clause 47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 46, wherein, during the low-power mode, the one or more triggers do not trigger streaming activity frames associated with plane finding (PF) or controller tracking (CT).

Clause 48. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 47, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are streamed via a single register.

Clause 49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 48, wherein each bit of the single register is allocated to a different respective VC.

Clause 50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 49, wherein one or more of the first VC and the second VC are associated with head tracking (HET), hand tracking (HAT), plane finding (PF), controller tracking (CT), or a combination thereof.

Clause 51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 50, wherein the one or more triggers comprise one or more FSIN triggers.

Clause 52. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 40 to 51, wherein the first activity frames and the second activity frames are captured within the same instance of a repeat sequence.