CN117280765A

CN117280765A - Information processing method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

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Publication number: CN117280765A
Application number: CN202280001316.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沈洋; 刘建宁; 吴锦花; 毛玉欣
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-22
Filing date: 2022-04-22
Publication date: 2023-12-22
Also published as: WO2023201736A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium. The information processing method performed by the sensing function may include: receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider; selecting a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first perception request, wherein the alternative actor comprises: a base station and/or a user equipment UE; sending a second perception request to the target executor; receiving a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request; and sending a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.

Description

Information processing method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular, to an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

Wireless sensing technology aims to achieve information acquisition of a remote object by transmitting a sensing signal without physical contact. After the perceptual data of the object (or referred to as sensing data) or the perceptual data around the object is analyzed, the characteristics of the object and/or the characteristics of the environment in which the object is located can be obtained.

Radar is widely used in wireless sensing technology, which uses radar signals to determine the distance, angle, instantaneous speed, etc. of a target.

Other sensing technologies include non-Radio Frequency (RF) sensors, which may include: time of flight (ToF) cameras, acceleration sensors, gyroscopes, lidar, etc.

The integrated sensing and communication system means that New Radio (NR) is given sensing capability in the fifth generation mobile communication (5G), and thus, the communication system and infrastructure of 5G NR is used for communication while also being used for sensing services.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium.

A first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, where the method is performed by a sensing function, the method including:

receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

selecting a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first perception request, wherein the alternative actor comprises: a base station and/or a user equipment UE;

sending a second perception request to the target executor;

receiving a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

And sending a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.

A second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, provided by an alternative executor having a perceived service execution capability, the method including:

sending a registration request to a sensing function, wherein the registration request at least comprises: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.

A third aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by an external awareness service provider, the method including:

a first sensing request sent to a sensing function;

and receiving a first perception response sent by the perception function.

A fourth aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

the first receiving module is configured to receive a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

a first selection module configured to select a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first sensory request, wherein the alternative actors include: a base station and/or a user equipment UE;

a first sending module configured to send a second perception request to the target executor;

The first receiving module is configured to receive a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

the first sending module is configured to send a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.

A fifth aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

a second sending module configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, wherein the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.

A sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the apparatus includes:

a third sending module configured to send a first sensing request to the sensing function;

and the third receiving module is configured to receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.

A seventh aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a communication device, including a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein the processor executes the information processing method provided in any of the foregoing first to third aspects when the executable program is executed by the processor.

An eighth aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, can implement the information processing method provided in any of the foregoing first to third aspects.

According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the external perception service provider can request the perception service through the perception function in the network, so that the network element and/or the UE in the network can provide the perception service for the external perception service provider.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of embodiments of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a method of information processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a communication apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with embodiments of the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of embodiments of the invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure is shown. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on a cellular mobile communication technology, and may include: a number of UEs 11 and a number of access devices 12.

Wherein UE 11 may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The UE 11 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the UE 11 may be an internet of things UE such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with an internet of things UE, for example, a fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted device. Such as a Station (STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber Station (subscriber Station), mobile Station (mobile Station), mobile Station (mobile), remote Station (remote Station), access point, remote UE (remote terminal), access UE (access terminal), user terminal, user agent (user agent), user device (user equipment), or user UE (UE). Alternatively, the UE 11 may be an unmanned aerial vehicle device. Alternatively, the UE 11 may be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a laptop with a wireless communication function, or a wireless communication device externally connected to the laptop. Alternatively, the UE 11 may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices having a wireless communication function.

Access device 12 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4th generation mobile communication,4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system; alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio (NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network, new Generation radio access network). Or, an MTC system.

Wherein the access device 12 may be an evolved access device (eNB) employed in a 4G system. Alternatively, access device 12 may be an access device (gNB) in a 5G system that employs a centralized and distributed architecture. When the access device 12 employs a centralized and distributed architecture, it typically includes a Centralized Unit (CU) and at least two Distributed Units (DUs). A protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, and a medium access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer is provided in the centralized unit; a Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is provided in the distribution unit, and the specific implementation of the access device 12 is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

A wireless connection may be established between access device 12 and UE 11 over a wireless air interface. In various embodiments, the wireless air interface is a fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard-based wireless air interface; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may be a wireless air interface based on a 5G-based technology standard of a next generation mobile communication network.

Fig. 2 shows a network architecture, which includes:

an access management function (Access Management Function, AMF);

session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF);

a policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF);

a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN);

user plane functions (User Plane Function, UPF);

sensing Function (SF/Sensing Application Function, SAF). The SF may be connected to PCF and UPF, respectively. In some embodiments, the SF may also be directly connected to the AMF; in some embodiments, the SF may also be referred to as a aware application function (Sensing Application Function, SAF).

A radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN);

An external awareness service provider (External Sensing service provider, ESSP) is connected to the SF. The ESSP may provide awareness services to other devices. The ESSP may be a provider of Over The Top (OTT) transmissions that have a business relationship with the mobile operator. The ESSP may also be a third party service provider. Due to privacy issues and information security issues within the 3GPP network, the internal structure of the 3GPP network should be transparent to the ESSP, e.g. the information of the sensing UE and the gNB is unknown to the ESSP, so that the sensing traffic needs to be provided by means of SF triggering base stations and/or UEs.

As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which a Sensing Function (Sensing Application Function, or SF) is performed, the method including:

s1110: receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

s1120: selecting a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first perception request, wherein the alternative actor comprises: a base station and/or a UE;

s1130: sending a second perception request to the target executor;

s1140: receiving a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

S1150: and sending a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.

The awareness function network entity is located in a communication network, for example, in a 3GPP network, is a component network element of the 3GPP network, and is capable of communicating with network elements such as an access management function (Access Management Function, AMF) or a session management function (Session Management Function, SMF).

The external awareness service provider (External Sensing Service Provider, ESSP) may be located outside the network, may be connected to and interact with the awareness function through a network open function (Network exposure Function, NEF).

The first awareness request may include an awareness request providing requester indicating that the request is for requesting awareness traffic.

After receiving the first perception request, a target executor is selected from the alternative executors, and a second perception request is sent to the target executor, so that the target executor provides a perception service according to the second perception request. For example, each of the alternative executives may be a base station and/or a UE having registered awareness traffic related information in the SF. For example, a terminal and/or UE capable of providing a sensing service transmits a registration request to an SF, the registration request indicating that itself has a function of providing a sensing service.

Illustratively, the first sensing request includes demand information of sensing service provided by ESSP request; according to the demand information, selecting target executives capable of meeting the perceived demand from the candidate executives. The target executor may include a base station and/or a UE.

In some embodiments, the demand information includes, but is not limited to: the quality of service (Quality of Service, qoS) of the traffic is perceived.

The target executor may include at least one of:

a transmitter transmitting a perception signal, which may be a radar signal and/or a radio frequency signal;

and the receiver receives the reflected signal of the sensing signal acting on the sensing target.

In some embodiments, the target executor further comprises:

the processor is connected with the receiver or is the receiver and can process the perception data obtained by the receiver receiving the reflected signal to obtain a perception result.

After the target executor is determined from the candidate executors, the target executor is provided with the perception parameters required by the perception service according to the requirement information.

Illustratively, the transmission period of the perceived signal, the number of carrier frequency bands, the number of transmitters, the number of receivers, and/or the type of target executor may be determined based on the QoS.

The types of target executives can be divided into: a base station and/or a UE.

The transmitter may need to transmit parameters to transmit the perceived signal; the receiver receives the reflected signal and receives the parameters, and the processor may also process the perceived data and the parameters. The transmission parameters, the reception parameters and the processing parameters may be carried in the corresponding second perception request to be sent to the corresponding target transmitter, the target receiver and the target processor.

If the target executor completes the execution operation of the sensing service, at least the receiver and/or the processor returns a response to the SF, namely the second sensing response. The second perceptual response may include, but is not limited to: sensing data and/or sensing results. The perceptual data is generated by the reception of the reflected signal by the receiver. And the sensing result is generated based on the sensing data. Illustratively, the perceived results may include, but are not limited to: distance and/or direction, volume and/or shape of the perceived target, etc. In some embodiments, the perceived result may further include a rate of movement that is formed in accordance with the change in distance of the perceived target.

After receiving the second perceived response, the SF may send the first perceived response to the ESSP. In this way, the ESSP obtains the sensing result and/or the providing result of the sensing service through the first sensing response.

In some embodiments, the SF needs to return the sensing result to the ESSP, and the first sensing response carries the sensing result. In other embodiments, the SF does not need to return the sensing result to the ESSP, but needs to return the sensing result to the designated network element or device, and at this time, the SF may inform the ESSP of whether the sensing service has provided the result according to whether the sensing result has provided the designated network element or device, through the first sensing result.

In some embodiments, the selecting a target actor from the candidate actors according to the first sensory request comprises:

and selecting a target executor positioned in a target area associated with the position information from the candidate executors according to the position information carried by the first perception request.

The first awareness request may carry location information indicating a target area for awareness service provision. For example, the location information may specifically be location information of the location of the perceived target. The location information may include: longitude and latitude of the center point position of the target area. And after the SF receives the position information, determining the geographical area range corresponding to the target area according to the central position and combining with the default radius of the target area.

In the disclosed embodiments, the target executives may be alternative executives located in the target area, and/or outside the target area, but alternative executives of perceived traffic within the target area may be provided through the transmission of perceived signals and the receipt of reflected signals.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

region information of the target region;

identification information of an alternative executor indicating a position of the alternative executor.

Illustratively, the region information includes: position information of the center point position of the target area and position information of the radius and/or boundary points of the target area. In some embodiments, the target region may be made up of other region identifications for which a region range has been determined. Illustratively, the region information may include: one or more cell identities. The region information may include: one or more tracking area identities. Or one or more notification area identities.

In some embodiments, if the base station is the alternative performer and the base station is generally stationary, then the location information may be identified by a base station identification. Thus, the location information may be identification information of the candidate executives.

In summary, the first awareness request may carry the location information, as the SF may thereafter determine the target actor from the location information.

In some embodiments, the first sensing request further includes a traffic type of the perceived traffic. Different traffic types may have different perceived traffic requirements. The traffic type may be used for SF to select target executors. For example, some alternative executives can only execute part of the type of perceived service, and some alternative executives can provide all types of perceived service.

The service types of the sensing service can be distinguished according to the specific application scene of the sensing service, for example, the sensing service for automatic driving, the sensing service for air detection and/or the sensing service for weather prediction.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which a Sensing Function (Sensing Application Function, or SF) is performed, the method including:

s1210: receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

s1220: determining a target area for providing the sensing service according to the first sensing request;

S1230: and selecting an alternative executor positioned in the target area as a target executor for providing the perception service.

S1240: sending a second perception request to the target executor;

s1250: receiving a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

s1260: and sending a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.

In some embodiments, after receiving the first sensing request sent by the ESSP, if the first sensing request is found to not carry the providing period, the SF selects the target executor from the candidate executors immediately to understand providing the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the ESSP may subscribe to the sensing service in advance through the first sensing request, and the first sensing request carries a providing period of the sensing service, where a start time of the providing period may be later than a receiving time of the SF receiving the first sensing request, so that the SF may uniformly schedule the sensing service according to a plurality of first sensing requests received from the ESSP. Thus, upon selection of a target actor from the candidate actors, a determination may be made based on load balancing.

In some embodiments, the alternative executor comprises: a base station; and/or the user equipment UE.

As shown in fig. 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which an alternative executor having a perceived service execution capability provides, the method including:

s2110: sending a registration request to a sensing function, wherein the registration request at least comprises: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.

The execution device of the embodiment of the disclosure may be: alternative executives with perceived business execution and capabilities, the alternative executives may include: a base station and/or a UE capable of performing a awareness service.

In the disclosed embodiment, the alternative executor will send a registration request to the SF, which is equivalent to telling the SF that itself can provide the awareness services.

Illustratively, the registration request may include, in addition to the identification information: the alternative executives may participate in providing period information and/or condition information for the perceived service.

For example, the UE and/or the base station may be configured to provide the awareness services only when certain conditions are met. The certain condition may be defined by condition information. Before selecting a target executor, the subsequent SF determines candidate executors capable of providing perception service according to the registration request of the candidate executors, and then selects the target executor from the candidate executors.

For example, the UE and/or the base station define at least one of the following by the condition information:

when the current residual electric quantity is larger than the electric quantity threshold value, determining that the current residual electric quantity can be used as a candidate executor for providing the sensing service;

when the current load rate is lower than a load rate threshold value, determining that the current load rate can be used as a candidate executor for providing the sensing service;

when the channel quality of the current wireless communication is above a quality threshold, a determination is made as to which candidate executors to provide the perceived service.

In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the candidate executor may directly send a registration request to the SF, where the registration request at least carries Identification (ID) of the candidate executor, so that the SF records the ID of the candidate executor, and when a sensing service needs to be provided subsequently, determines, according to the recorded ID, which base stations and/or UEs can provide the sensing service.

The ID may be any information that uniquely indicates the candidate executor.

Illustratively, if the alternative actor is a UE, the ID of the UE includes, but is not limited to: an international mobile subscriber identity (International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI), an international mobile equipment identity (International Mobile Equipment Identity, IMEI), a mobile subscriber number (Mobile Subscriber International ISDN/PSTN number, MSISDN). ISDN is an abbreviation for Integrated Service Digital Network and translates into an integrated services digital network. PSTN is an abbreviation for Public Switched Telephone Network, translated into a public switched telephone network.

In some embodiments, the UE's subscriber implicit identity (Subscription Concealed Identifier, sui) or subscriber permanent identity (Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI). Illustratively, if the alternative actor is a UE, the ID of the base station includes, but is not limited to, the IP address of the base station, the fully qualified domain name (Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN) of the base station.

If the alternative executor is a UE, the registration request may be: the UE sends a non-access stratum (NAS) message to the SF.

In some embodiments, the registration request may carry perceptual capability information in addition to the identification information; the perceptibility information indicates the perceptibility of the candidate. For example, the perceptibility information indicates at least one of:

the alternative executives may act alone as emitters;

the alternative executor may act alone as a recipient;

the alternative executor acts as both a transmitter and a receiver;

whether the alternative executor may act as a processor.

Of course, the foregoing is merely illustrative, and the specific implementation is not limited to this example.

In some embodiments, the registration request further comprises:

position information indicating a position of the alternative executor.

In one embodiment, the location information may include, but is not limited to: longitude and latitude of the alternative executor.

In another embodiment, the location information may include: cell identity of the cell in which the base station and/or UE is located, including but not limited to physical cell identity (Physical Cell Identifier, PCI), etc.

In some embodiments, when the alternative actor is a UE, the location information may also be: position information of one or more points on the motion trajectory of the UE.

In some embodiments, the location information may be location information combined with a time period, so that the moving UE may inform the SF of its own motion trajectory through the registration request, and the subsequent SF may select the target executor together according to the motion trajectory of the UE and combined with the current location of the UE.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which an alternative executor having a perceived service execution capability provides, the method including:

s2210: sending a registration request to a sensing function, wherein the registration request at least comprises: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.

S2220: receiving a second sensing request;

S2230: and providing the sensing service according to the second sensing request.

In some embodiments, after the candidate executor registers itself with the SF as a candidate executor of the perceived service, it may receive a second perceived request sent by the SF. The alternative actor may be deemed to be the target actor if the alternative actor receives the second awareness request.

And if the second sensing request is received, providing sensing service according to the second sensing request.

For example, the second sensory request may include at least one of:

the execution type indicates whether the current target executor is the sender and/or the receiver. In some embodiments, the execution type may also indicate the corresponding target executor as a processor;

sensing parameters. For the emitter, the perception parameters may include, but are not limited to: a transmission period of the sense signal, a transmission carrier, a transmission direction and/or a transmission power, etc. For the recipient, the perception parameters may include, but are not limited to: a received time period of the reflected signal, etc. For a processor, the perception parameters may include: a processing algorithm that processes the awareness data and/or the address of the recipient. The address of the recipient may be used to establish a connection between the processor and the recipient and to receive the sensory data from the recipient for processing of the sensory data in accordance with a processing algorithm.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

when the alternative executor is used as a receiver of the sensing service, receiving a reflection signal generated based on a sensing signal to obtain sensing data;

and carrying the perception data or the perception result generated based on the perception data in a second perception response and returning the second perception response to the SF.

Of course in another embodiment, the method further comprises:

and when the alternative executor is used as a transmitter for sensing the service, returning a service execution completion notification to the SF after the transmission of the sensing signal is completed.

Thus, the SF is convenient to monitor and perceive the execution condition of the service.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which the method is performed by an external awareness service provider, the method including:

s3110: a first sensing request sent to a sensing function;

s3120: and receiving a first perception response sent by the perception function.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the external awareness service provider ESSP may send a first awareness request to the SF, where the first awareness request may be used to trigger a network element located inside the 3GPP network to select a base station and/or UE to provide an awareness service.

In some embodiments, the first perceived response includes at least one of:

A rejection response, at least, the SF rejecting to respond to the first sensing request, for example, when the sensing service network provided by the ESSP request cannot execute or the ESSP does not have authority to request the sensing service, a rejection response rejecting the first sensing request may be received;

and the sensing result response comprises a sensing result. For example, the SF selects the target executor according to the first sensing request, triggers the target executor to execute the corresponding sensing service, and generates a corresponding sensing result, where the sensing result is carried in the sensing result response and is returned to the ESSP.

Further, the ESSP may forward the perceived result to the consumer in accordance with the perceived result. The consumer here is the subject of using the perceived result.

In other embodiments, the first sensing request may include an address of the consumer, and the SF may send the sensing result directly to the consumer. At this time, the ESSP receiving the first sensing response may be sensing the service execution notification. The sensing service execution notification is used for notifying the ESSP that the sensing service has been executed or the execution state of the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the first sensory request comprises: the information of the location of the object is provided,

wherein the location information is used for the perception function to determine a target executor indicating the perception function.

The first awareness request contains location information that can be used by the SF to select a target actor based on the target area of the awareness traffic.

The location information includes, but is not limited to, latitude and longitude information.

In other embodiments, the location information may further include: the cell identifier of the cell in which the UE is located and/or the cell identifier of the cell formed by the base station.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

region information of the target region;

By carrying location information in the first perceived request, it is possible to facilitate SF selection of the target executor. In some embodiments, the first sensory request includes, but is not limited to, at least one of:

sensing the type of the service;

the QoS of the traffic is perceived.

As shown in fig. 8, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may include:

the UE/gNB is assumed to be a self-transmitter and a self-receiver. The SAF may initiate the awareness services based on authorized ESSP requests.

The UE accesses the mobile network in a normal procedure and registers with its ID (e.g., SAF) in the SAF. (such as MSISDN) and location information, which may include a cell ID.

The gNB registers its IP address and location information with the SAF, which may include: global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS) information.

3. The ESSP sends a sensing request containing location information of the target area to the SAF, the sensing request may include: regional information such as GPS information;

4. the SAF selects a target UE providing a sensing service according to the location information received from the ESSP, and transmits a sensing request to the target UE. The target UE provides a sensing service according to the SAF requirements and then reports the sensing data/results to the SAF.

5. The SAF selects a target gNB for providing the sensing service according to the position received from the ESSP, and sends a sensing request to the related target gNB; the gNB performs the sensing operation according to the SAF requirements and then reports the sensing data/results to the SAF.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target UE and the target base station are both one of the aforementioned target executors. The target UE may also be referred to as a aware UE; the target gNB may also be referred to as a perceived gNB. As shown in fig. 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

a first receiving module 110 configured to receive a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

a first selection module 120 configured to select a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first perception request, wherein the alternative actors comprise: a base station and/or a user equipment UE;

A first sending module 130 configured to send a second perception request to the target actor;

the first receiving module 110 is configured to receive a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

the first sending module 130 is configured to send a first perceived response to the external perceived service provider according to the second perceived response.

The information processing apparatus may be included in an SF.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 110, the first selecting module 120, and the first transmitting module 130 may include program modules; the program modules may be capable of implementing the functions of the respective modules described above when executed by a processor.

In other embodiments, the first receiving module 110, the first selecting module 120, and the first transmitting module 130 may include a soft-hard combining module; the soft and hard combined die block comprises but is not limited to: a programmable array; the programmable array includes, but is not limited to: a field programmable array and/or a complex programmable column.

In still other embodiments, the first receiving module 110, the first selecting module 120, and the first transmitting module 130 may comprise pure hardware modules including, but not limited to: an application specific integrated circuit.

In some embodiments, the selection module is configured to select, according to the location information carried by the first perception request, a target actor located within a target area associated with the location information from the candidate actors.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

region information of the target region;

position information indicating a position of the alternative executor.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

a determining module configured to determine a target area for providing the sensing service according to the first sensing request;

and the second selection module is configured to select an alternative executor positioned in the target area as a target executor for providing the perception service.

In some embodiments, the first sending module 130 is configured to send a request message to the target executor, where the request message is used to request the target executor to provide a perception service.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 110 is further configured to receive perception data returned by the target executor or a perception result generated based on the perception data.

In some embodiments, the alternative executives include at least one of:

A base station;

and the User Equipment (UE).

As shown in fig. 10, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

the second sending module 210 is configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request includes at least: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.

The information processing apparatus may be included in an alternative executor. The alternative executives include, but are not limited to: a base station and/or a UE.

In some embodiments, the second transmitting module 210 may include a program module; the program modules may be capable of implementing the functions of the respective modules described above when executed by a processor.

In other embodiments, the second transmitting module 210 may include a soft-hard combining module; the soft and hard combined die block comprises but is not limited to: a programmable array; the programmable array includes, but is not limited to: a field programmable array and/or a complex programmable column.

In still other embodiments, the second transmitting module 210 may comprise a pure hardware module including, but not limited to: an application specific integrated circuit.

In some embodiments, the registration request further comprises:

Position information indicating a position of the alternative executor.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

a second receiving module configured to receive the request message;

and the providing module is configured to provide a perception service according to the request message.

In some embodiments, the second receiving module is configured to receive a reflected signal generated based on a perception signal to obtain perception data when the alternative executor is a receiver of the perception service;

the second sending module 210 is configured to carry the sensing data or the sensing result generated based on the sensing data in a second sensing response and return the sensing data or the sensing result to the SF.

As shown in fig. 11, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

a third sending module 310 configured to send a first sensing request to a sensing function;

the third receiving module 320 is configured to receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.

The information processing apparatus may be included in an ESSP.

The ESSP may be one or more servers deployed outside of the 3GPP network, but connected to the 3GPP network.

In some embodiments, the third transmitting module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be program modules; the above-described operations can be performed after the program modules are processed in the processor.

In other implementations, the third transmitting module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be soft-hard combining modules; the soft and hard combined die block comprises but is not limited to: a programmable array; the programmable array includes, but is not limited to: a field programmable array and/or a complex programmable array.

In still other embodiments, the third transmitting module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be pure hardware modules; the pure hardware modules include, but are not limited to: an application specific integrated circuit.

In some embodiments, the first sensory request comprises: and the position information is used for determining target executors indicating the perception function by the perception function.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

region information of the target region;

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication device, comprising:

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

the processor is connected with the memories respectively;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the information processing method provided in any of the foregoing technical solutions.

The processor may include various types of storage medium, which are non-transitory computer storage media, capable of continuing to memorize information stored thereon after a power down of the communication device.

Here, the communication apparatus includes: UE or a network element, which may be any one of the first to fourth network elements described above.

The processor may be coupled to the memory via a bus or the like for reading an executable program stored on the memory, for example, at least one of the methods shown in fig. 3-8.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a UE 800, according to an example embodiment. For example, the UE 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user equipment, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 12, ue 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the UE 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to generate all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the UE 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the UE 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the UE 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the UE 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen between the UE 800 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the UE 800 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the UE 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors that provide status assessment of various aspects for the UE 800. For example, the sensor component 814 may detect an on/off state of the device 800, a relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the UE 800, the sensor component 814 may also detect a change in position of the UE 800 or a component of the UE 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the UE 800, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the UE 800, and a change in temperature of the UE 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the UE 800 and other devices, either wired or wireless. The UE 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the UE 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 804 including instructions executable by processor 820 of UE 800 to generate the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

As shown in fig. 13, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a communication device. For example, the communication device 900 may be provided as a network-side device. The communication device may be the SAF/SF described above, or the ESSP described above.

Referring to fig. 13, communication device 900 includes a processing component 922 that further includes one or more processors and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as applications, executable by processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied to the access device, e.g., as shown in any of fig. 3-8.

The communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the communication device 900 to a network, and an input output (I/O) interface 958. The communication device 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a perception function SF, the method comprising:

receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

selecting a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first perception request, wherein the alternative actor comprises: a base station and/or a user equipment UE;

sending a second perception request to the target executor;

Receiving a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

and sending a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting a target actor from the candidate actors according to the first sensory request comprises:

and selecting a target executor positioned in a target area associated with the position information from the candidate executors according to the position information carried by the first perception request.
The method of claim 2, wherein the location information comprises:

region information of the target region;

identification information of an alternative executor indicating a position of the alternative executor.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises:

determining a target area for providing the sensing service according to the first sensing request;

and selecting an alternative executor positioned in the target area as a target executor for providing the perception service.
The method of any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the alternative executor comprises at least one of:

A base station;

and the User Equipment (UE).
An information processing method, provided by an alternative executor having perceived service execution capabilities, the method comprising:

sending a registration request to a sensing function, wherein the registration request at least comprises: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.
The method of claim 6, wherein the registration request further comprises:

position information indicating a position of the alternative executor.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second sensing request;

and providing the sensing service according to the second sensing request.
The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

when the alternative executor is used as a receiver of the sensing service, receiving a reflection signal generated based on a sensing signal to obtain sensing data;

and carrying the perception data or the perception result generated based on the perception data in a second perception response and returning the second perception response to the SF.
An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by an external awareness service provider, the method comprising:

a first sensing request sent to a sensing function;

And receiving a first perception response sent by the perception function.
The method of claim 10, wherein the first perception request comprises: the information of the location of the object is provided,

wherein the location information is used for the perception function to determine a target executor indicating the perception function.
The method of claim 11, wherein the location information comprises:

region information of the target region;

identification information of an alternative executor indicating a position of the alternative executor.
An information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

the first receiving module is configured to receive a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider;

a first selection module configured to select a target actor from among alternative actors according to the first sensory request, wherein the alternative actors include: a base station and/or a user equipment UE;

a first sending module configured to send a second perception request to the target executor;

the first receiving module is configured to receive a second perception response of the target executor based on the second perception request;

the first sending module is configured to send a first perception response to the external perception service provider according to the second perception response.
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the selection module is configured to select, from the candidate executives, a target executor located within a target area associated with the location information according to the location information carried by the first awareness request.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the location information comprises:

region information of the target region;

identification information of an alternative executor indicating a position of the alternative executor.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a determining module configured to determine a target area for providing the sensing service according to the first sensing request;

and the second selection module is configured to select an alternative executor positioned in the target area as a target executor for providing the perception service.
The apparatus of any of claims 13 to 16, wherein the alternative executor comprises at least one of:

a base station;

and the User Equipment (UE).
An information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a second sending module configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, wherein the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating alternative executives capable of providing a awareness service.
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the registration request further comprises:

position information indicating a position of the alternative executor.
The apparatus of claim 18 or 19, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a second receiving module configured to receive the request message;

and the providing module is configured to provide a perception service according to the request message.
The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the second receiving module is configured to receive a reflected signal generated based on a perception signal to obtain perception data when the alternative executor is a recipient of the perception service;

the second sending module is configured to carry the sensing data or the sensing result generated based on the sensing data in a second sensing response and return the sensing data or the sensing result to the SF.
An information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a third sending module configured to send a first sensing request to the sensing function;

and the third receiving module is configured to receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.
The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first perception request comprises: and the position information is used for determining target executors indicating the perception function by the perception function.
The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the location information comprises:

region information of the target region;

identification information of an alternative executor indicating a position of the alternative executor.
A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein the processor performs the method as provided in any one of claims 1 to 5, 6 to 9, or 10 to 12 when running the executable program.
A computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, is capable of implementing the method as provided in any one of claims 1 to 5, 6 to 9, or 10 to 12.