A decoding device for point cloud decoding, the decoding device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream; and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to: decode the compressed bitstream into a first set of two-dimensional, 2-D, frames and a second set of 2-D frames, wherein the first set of 2-D frames include a first set of regular patches that represent geometry of a three-dimensional, 3-D, point cloud and the second set of 2-D frames include a second set of regular patches representing texture of the 3-D point cloud, patches of the first and second set of regular patches represent respective clusters of 3-D points in the 3-D point cloud, characterised in that the processor is further configured to: identify in the first set of 2-D frames, a missed points patch that represents geometry points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the first set of regular patches, and in the second set of 2-D frames a missed points patch that represents texture of points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the second set of regular patches; and generate, using the sets of 2-D frames, the 3-D point cloud using the first and second sets of regular patches and the missed points patches, identify flags that are associated with each patch included in the sets of 2-D frames, the flags indicate whether each patch is one of the missed points patches; and identify auxiliary patch information indicating a size of the missed points patches and a location of the missed points patches in the sets of 2-D frames, wherein the auxiliary patch information and the flags are decoded from the compressed bitstream. a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream; and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to: decode the compressed bitstream into a first set of two-dimensional, 2-D, frames and a second set of 2-D frames, wherein the first set of 2-D frames include a first set of regular patches that represent geometry of a three-dimensional, 3-D, point cloud and the second set of 2-D frames include a second set of regular patches representing texture of the 3-D point cloud, patches of the first and second set of regular patches represent respective clusters of 3-D points in the 3-D point cloud, characterised in that the processor is further configured to: identify in the first set of 2-D frames, a missed points patch that represents geometry points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the first set of regular patches, and in the second set of 2-D frames a missed points patch that represents texture of points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the second set of regular patches; and generate, using the sets of 2-D frames, the 3-D point cloud using the first and second sets of regular patches and the missed points patches, identify flags that are associated with each patch included in the sets of 2-D frames, the flags indicate whether each patch is one of the missed points patches; and identify auxiliary patch information indicating a size of the missed points patches and a location of the missed points patches in the sets of 2-D frames, wherein the auxiliary patch information and the flags are decoded from the compressed bitstream. identify in the first set of 2-D frames, a missed points patch that represents geometry points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the first set of regular patches, and in the second set of 2-D frames a missed points patch that represents texture of points of the 3-D point cloud not included in the second set of regular patches; and generate, using the sets of 2-D frames, the 3-D point cloud using the first and second sets of regular patches and the missed points patches, identify flags that are associated with each patch included in the sets of 2-D frames, the flags indicate whether each patch is one of the missed points patches; and identify auxiliary patch information indicating a size of the missed points patches and a location of the missed points patches in the sets of 2-D frames, wherein the auxiliary patch information and the flags are decoded from the compressed bitstream.