WO2023201736A1

WO2023201736A1 - Information processing method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

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Publication number: WO2023201736A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/088604
Authority: WO
Inventors: 沈洋; 刘建宁; 吴锦花; 毛玉欣
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2022-04-22
Filing date: 2022-04-22
Publication date: 2023-10-26
Also published as: CN117280765A

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. The information processing method performed by a sensing function comprises: receiving a first sensing request sent by an external sensing service provider; selecting a target executor from candidate executors according to the first sensing request, the candidate executors comprising: a base station and/or a user equipment (UE); sending a second sensing request to the target executor; receiving a second sensing response of the target executor based on the second sensing request; and sending a first sensing response to the external sensing service provider according to the second sensing response.

Description

Information processing methods and devices, communication equipment and storage media

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular, to an information processing method and device, communication equipment and storage medium.

Background technique

Wireless sensing technology aims to acquire information about distant objects by transmitting sensing signals without physical contact. After the target's perception data (or sensing data) or the perception data around the target are analyzed, the characteristics of the target and/or the characteristics of the environment where the target is located can be obtained.

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

Other sensing technologies include non-radio frequency (RF) sensors, which can include: time of flight (ToF) cameras, acceleration sensors, gyroscopes, and lidar.

Integrated sensing and communication systems mean that in the fifth generation of mobile communications (5G), New Radio (NR) is endowed with sensing capabilities. In this way, the communication system and infrastructure of 5G NR are not only used for communication but also for Sensing services.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and device, communication equipment, and storage media.

A first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the method is executed by a sensing function, and the method includes:

Receive the first sensing request sent by the external sensing service provider;

According to the first sensing request, select a target performer from candidate performers, wherein the candidate performers include: a base station and/or user equipment UE;

Send a second sensing request to the target executor;

Receive a second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

According to the second sensing response, a first sensing response is sent to the external sensing service provider.

The second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, in which an information processing method is provided by an alternative executor with perceptual business execution capabilities. The method includes:

Send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide the sensing service.

The third aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by an external perception service provider. The method includes:

The first sensing request sent to the sensing function;

Receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.

A fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device includes:

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

A first selection module configured to select a target performer from candidate performers according to the first sensing request, where the candidate performers include: a base station and/or user equipment UE;

A first sending module configured to send a second sensing request to the target performer;

The first receiving module is configured to receive a second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

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

A fifth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device includes:

The second sending module is configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide sensing services.

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

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

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

A seventh aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including 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 runs the executable program. The program executes the information processing method provided by any of the foregoing first to third aspects.

An eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a computer storage medium, which stores an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, it can realize any of the foregoing first to third aspects. information processing methods.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the external sensing service provider can request the sensing service through the sensing function located in the network. In this way, the network elements and/or UEs in the network will provide the sensing service to the external sensing service provider.

It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Description of the 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.

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 6 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 7 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 8 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the 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 some aspects of embodiments of the invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in this disclosure, the singular forms "a," "the" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and includes any and 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 to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be called second information, and similarly, the second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "when" or "in response to determining."

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: several UEs 11 and several access devices 12.

Wherein, UE 11 may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to users. The UE 11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). The UE 11 can be an Internet of Things UE, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or a "cellular" phone) and a device with The computer of the IoT UE may, for example, be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted device. For example, station (STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), 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 terminal), user agent (user agent), user equipment (user device), or user UE (user equipment, UE). Alternatively, UE 11 can also be a device for an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the UE 11 may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, it may be a driving computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless communication device connected to an external driving computer. Alternatively, the UE 11 can also be a roadside device, for example, it can be a street light, a signal light or other roadside equipment with wireless communication functions.

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

The access device 12 may be an evolved access device (eNB) used in the 4G system. Alternatively, the access device 12 may also be an access device (gNB) using a centralized distributed architecture in the 5G system. When the access device 12 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and at least two distributed units (distributed unit, DU). The centralized unit is equipped with a protocol stack including the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer; distributed The unit is provided with a physical (Physical, PHY) layer protocol stack, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the access device 12.

A wireless connection can be established between the access device 12 and the UE 11 through the wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as The wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may also be a wireless air interface based on the next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

Figure 2 shows a network architecture, which includes:

Access Management Function (AMF);

Session Management Function (SMF);

Policy Control Function (PCF);

Radio Access Network (RAN);

User Plane Function (UPF);

Sensing function (Sensing Function, SF/Sensing Application Function, SAF). SF can be connected with PCF and UPF respectively. In some embodiments, the SF can also be directly connected to the AMF; in some embodiments, the SF can also be called a Sensing Application Function (Sensing Application Function, SAF).

Radio Access Network (RAN);

An external sensing service provider (External Sensing service provider, ESSP) is connected to the SF. ESSP can provide sensing services to other devices. The ESSP may be an Over the Top (OTT) provider that has a business relationship with a mobile operator. The ESSP can 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. For example, the information that senses the UE and gNB is unknown to the ESSP, so it is necessary to trigger the base station and/or UE to provide it through SF. Perceive the business.

As shown in Figure 3, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a sensing function (Sensing Application Function, or Sensing Function, SF). The method includes:

S1110: Receive the first sensing request sent by the external sensing service provider;

S1120: According to the first sensing request, select a target performer from candidate performers, where the candidate performers include: a base station and/or a UE;

S1130: Send a second sensing request to the target executor;

S1140: Receive the second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

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

The sensing function network entity is located in the communication network, for example, located in the 3GPP network. It is a component network element of the 3GPP network and can interact with the access management function (Access Management Function, AMF) or the session management function (Session Management Function, SMF). Wait for network elements to communicate.

The external sensing service provider (External Sensing Service Provider, ESSP) can be located outside the network, can be connected to the sensing function through the network exposure function (NEF), and interact with the sensing function.

The first sensing request. The first sensing request may include a sensing request provision requester, which is used to indicate that the request is for requesting sensing services.

After receiving the first sensing request, a target executor is selected from the candidate executors, and a second sensing request is sent to the target executor, so that the target executor provides sensing services according to the second sensing request. For example, the candidate executors may be base stations and/or UEs that have registered sensing service-related information in the SF. For example, a terminal and/or UE capable of providing sensing services sends a registration request to the SF, and the registration request indicates that it has the function of providing sensing services.

For example, the first sensing request includes demand information of the sensing service provided by the ESSP request; based on the demand information, a target executor that can meet the sensing demand is selected from the candidate executors. The target performer may include a base station and/or a UE.

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

Target performers may include at least one of the following:

The transmitter emits a sensing signal, which may be a radar signal and/or a radio frequency signal;

The receiver receives the sensing signal and acts on the reflected signal returned by the sensing target.

In some embodiments, the target performers further include:

The processor, connected to the receiver or the receiver itself, can process the perception data obtained by the receiver receiving the reflected signal and obtain the perception result.

After the target executor is determined from the candidate executors, the sensing parameters required for sensing the business will be provided to the target executor based on the demand information.

For example, the transmission period of the sensing signal, the number of carrier frequency bands, the number of transmitters, the number of receivers, and/or the type of target performers can be determined based on the QoS.

The type of target performers can be divided into: base station and/or UE.

The transmitter may need transmission parameters to emit the sensing signal; the receiver may need receiving parameters to receive the reflected signal, and the processor may also need processing parameters to process the sensing data. The transmitting parameters, receiving parameters and processing parameters can be carried in the corresponding second sensing request and sent to the corresponding target transmitter, target receiver and 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, that is, the second sensing response. The second sensing response may include, but is not limited to: sensing data and/or sensing results. Sensing data is generated by the receiver receiving reflected signals. The perception results are generated based on the perception data. For example, the sensing results may include, but are not limited to: distance and/or direction, volume and/or shape of the sensing target, etc. In some embodiments, the sensing result may also include a movement rate based on distance changes of the sensing target.

After receiving the second sensing response, the SF will send the first sensing response to the ESSP. In this way, the ESSP will obtain the sensing result and/or the sensing service provision result through the first sensing response.

In some embodiments, the SF needs to return the sensing result to the ESSP, so the first sensing response will carry 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 specified network element or device. At this time, the SF can provide the specified network element or device based on the sensing result. The first sensing result informs the ESSP of whether the sensing service has been provided.

In some embodiments, selecting a target executor from alternative executors according to the first sensing request includes:

According to the location information carried in the first sensing request, a target performer located in the target area associated with the location information is selected from the candidate performers.

The first sensing request may carry location information indicating a target area provided by the sensing service. For example, the location information may specifically be location information of the location of the sensing target. The location information may include: the longitude and latitude of the center point of the target area. After receiving the location information, SF determines the geographical area corresponding to the target area based on the central location and the radius of the default target area.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, the target performer may be an alternative performer located in the target area, and/or located outside the target area, but may provide perception within the target area through the transmission of perception signals and the reception of reflected signals. Alternative executor of the business.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

The identification information of the alternative executor indicates the location of the alternative executor.

Exemplarily, the area information includes: location information of the center point of the target area and location information of the radius and/or boundary points of the target area. In some embodiments, the target area may be composed of other area identifiers whose area ranges have been determined. For example, the area information may include: one or more cell identifiers. The area information may include: one or more tracking area identifiers. Or one or more notification area identifiers.

In some embodiments, if the base station serves as an alternative executor and the base station is generally stationary, at this time, the location information can be identified by a base station identifier. Therefore, the location information may be the identification information of the alternative executor.

In short, the first sensing request can carry the location information, so that subsequent SF can determine the target performer based on the location information.

In some embodiments, the first sensing request further includes a service type of the sensing service. Different business types will have different perceived business requirements. This business type can be used by SF to select target executors. For example, some candidate executors can only perform some types of sensing services, and some candidate executors can provide all types of sensing services.

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

As shown in Figure 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a sensing function (Sensing Application Function, or Sensing Function, SF). The method includes:

S1210: Receive the first sensing request sent by the external sensing service provider;

S1220: Determine the target area for providing the sensing service according to the first sensing request;

S1230: Select an alternative performer located in the target area as the target performer providing the sensing service.

S1240: Send a second sensing request to the target executor;

S1250: Receive the second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

S1260: Send 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 SF finds that the first sensing request does not carry the provision period, it immediately selects the target executor from the alternative executor to understand and provide the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the ESSP can pre-subscribe to the sensing service through the first sensing request, and the first sensing request carries the provision period of the sensing service. The starting time of the provision period can be later than when the SF receives the first sensing service. The time of receiving the request, in this way, SF can uniformly schedule sensing services based on multiple first sensing requests received from the ESSP. In this way, selecting the target executor from the alternative executors can be determined based on load balancing.

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

As shown in Figure 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is provided by an alternative executor with perceptual business execution capabilities. The method includes:

S2110: Send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide sensing services.

The execution device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be an alternative executor with the ability to perform and perform sensing services. The alternative executors may include: a base station and/or a UE capable of executing sensing services.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the alternative executor will send a registration request to the SF, which is equivalent to telling the SF that it can provide sensing services.

For example, in addition to the identification information, the registration request may also include: period information and/or condition information in which the alternative executor can participate in providing sensing services.

For example, the UE and/or the base station are used to provide sensing services only when certain conditions are met. The certain condition can be defined by condition information. Before selecting the target executor, the subsequent SF first determines the candidate executors that can provide sensing services based on the registration requests 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 through condition information:

When the current remaining power is greater than the power threshold, it is determined that it can be used as a candidate executor to provide sensing services;

When the current load rate is lower than the load rate threshold, it is determined that the candidate executor can be used to provide the sensing service;

When the channel quality of the current wireless communication is higher than the quality threshold, it is determined that the candidate executor can be used to provide the sensing service.

In short, in this disclosed embodiment, the candidate executor can directly send a registration request to the SF. The registration request will at least carry the candidate executor's identification information (Identification, ID), so that the SF will record the candidate executor. Identification information, when it is necessary to provide sensing services later, it will be determined which base stations and/or UEs can provide sensing services based on the recorded ID.

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

For example, if the alternative executor is a UE, the ID of the UE includes but is not limited to: International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), International Mobile Equipment Identity (International Mobile Equipment Identity, IMEI), Mobile Subscriber International ISDN/PSTN number (MSISDN). ISDN is the abbreviation of Integrated Service Digital Network, which is translated as Integrated Services Digital Network. PSTN is the abbreviation of Public Switched Telephone Network, which is translated as public switched telephone network.

In some embodiments, the UE's Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI) or Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI). For example, if the alternative executor is a UE, the ID of the base station includes but is not limited to the IP address of the base station and 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 a non-access stratum (NAS) message sent by the UE to the SF.

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

The alternative executor can serve as the launcher alone;

The alternative executor can serve as the recipient alone;

The alternative executor serves as both a transmitter and a receiver;

Whether the alternative executor can serve as a handler.

Of course, the above is just an example, and the specific implementation is not limited to this example.

In some embodiments, the registration request further includes:

Location information indicating the location of the candidate executor.

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

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

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

In some embodiments, the location information may be location information combined with a time period. In this way, a moving UE is equivalent to informing the SF of its own movement trajectory through the registration request. The subsequent SF may be based on the UE's movement trajectory and combined with the UE's current position, and jointly select target executors.

As shown in Figure 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is provided by an alternative executor with perceptual business execution capabilities. The method includes:

S2210: Send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide sensing services.

S2220: Receive the second sensing request;

S2230: Provide sensing services according to the second sensing request.

In some embodiments, after the candidate executor registers with the SF as an alternative executor that can sense the service, it is possible to receive the second sensing request sent by the SF. If the candidate executor receives the second sensing request, it can be considered that the candidate executor is selected as the target executor.

If the second sensing request is received, the sensing service will be provided according to the second sensing request.

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

Execution type, indicating whether the current target executor is acting as an emitter and/or receiver. In some embodiments, the execution type may also indicate the corresponding target executor as the processor;

Perceptual parameters. For the transmitter, the sensing parameters may include but are not limited to: sensing signal transmission period, sensing signal transmission period, transmitting carrier, transmitting direction and/or transmitting power, etc. For the receiver, the sensing parameters may include but are not limited to: the reception period of the reflected signal, etc. For the processor, the sensing parameters may include: a processing algorithm for processing the sensing data and/or the address of the recipient. The address of the receiver can be used to establish a connection between the processor and the receiver and receive sensing data from the receiver to process the sensing data according to the processing algorithm.

In some embodiments, the method further includes:

When the alternative executor serves as the recipient of the sensing service, receive the reflected signal generated based on the sensing signal to obtain sensing data;

The sensing data or the sensing result generated based on the sensing data is carried in the second sensing response and returned to the SF.

Of course, in another embodiment, the method further includes:

When the alternative executor serves as the transmitter of the sensing service, after completing the transmission of the sensing signal, a service execution completion notification is returned to the SF.

In this way, it is convenient for SF to monitor and sense the execution status of the service.

As shown in Figure 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by an external perception service provider. The method includes:

S3110: The first sensing request sent to the sensing function;

S3120: Receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.

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

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

Rejection response, at least SF refuses to respond to the first sensing request. For example, if the sensing service provided by the ESSP request cannot be executed by the network or the ESSP does not have the authority to request the sensing service, a rejection response may be received rejecting the first sensing request;

The perceived result response includes the perceived result. For example, if SF selects a target executor based on the first sensing request and triggers the target executor to perform the corresponding sensing service and generates the corresponding sensing result, the sensing result will be returned to the ESSP in the sensing result response.

Further, the ESSP can forward the sensing results to the consumer. The consumer here is the subject who uses the perceived results.

In other embodiments, the first sensing request may include the consumer's address, and then the SF may directly send the sensing result to the consumer. At this time, the first sensing response received by the ESSP may be the sensing service execution notification. The sensing service execution notification is used to inform the ESSP that the sensing service has been executed or the execution status of the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the first sensing request includes: location information,

The location information is used for the sensing function to determine the target performer of the sensing function.

The first sensing request contains location information, which can be used by the SF to select a target performer according to the target area of the sensing service.

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

In other embodiments, the location information may also include: the cell identity of the cell where the UE is located and/or the cell identity of the cell formed by the base station.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

By carrying location information in the first sensing request, it is convenient for SF to select the target executor. In some embodiments, the first sensing request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Perceive the type of business;

Aware of service QoS.

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

It is assumed that UE/gNB is a self-transmitter and a self-receiver. SAF can start sensing services based on authorized ESSP requests.

The UE accesses the mobile network through normal procedures and registers with the SAF with its ID (such as SAF). (such as MSISDN) and location information, which may include cell ID.

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

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

4. The SAF selects the target UE that provides the sensing service based on the location information received from the ESSP, and sends the sensing request to the target UE. The target UE provides sensing services according to the requirements of the SAF, and then reports the sensing data/results to the SAF.

5. The SAF selects the target gNB that provides the sensing service based on the location received from the ESSP, and sends the sensing request to the relevant target gNB; the gNB performs the sensing operation according to the requirements of the SAF, and then reports the sensing data/results to the SAF.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, both the target UE and the target base station are one of the aforementioned target performers. The target UE can also be called a sensing UE; the target gNB can also be called a sensing gNB. As shown in Figure 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device includes:

The first receiving module 110 is configured to receive the first sensing request sent by the external sensing service provider;

The first selection module 120 is configured to select a target performer from candidate performers according to the first sensing request, where the candidate performers include: a base station and/or user equipment UE;

The first sending module 130 is configured to send a second sensing request to the target performer;

The first receiving module 110 is configured to receive a second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

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

The information processing device may be included in the SF.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 110, the first selecting module 120, and the first sending module 130 may include program modules; after the program modules are executed by the processor, the functions of each of the above modules can be realized.

In other embodiments, the first receiving module 110, the first selecting module 120 and the first sending module 130 may include a combination of software and hardware modules; the combination of software and hardware modules include but are not limited to: programmable arrays; Programmable arrays include, but are not limited to: field programmable arrays and/or complex programmable columns.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 110 , the first selecting module 120 and the first sending module 130 may include pure hardware modules including but not limited to: application specific integrated circuits.

In some embodiments, the selection module is configured to select a target performer located in a target area associated with the location information from the candidate performers based on the location information carried in the first sensing request.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

Location information indicating the location of the candidate executor.

In some embodiments, the device further includes:

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

The second selection module is configured to select an alternative performer located in the target area as the target performer providing the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the first sending module 130 is configured to send a request message to the target performer, where the request message is used to request the target performer to provide sensing services.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 110 is further configured to receive sensing data returned by the target performer or sensing results generated based on the sensing data.

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

base station;

User equipment UE.

As shown in Figure 10, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device includes:

The second sending module 210 is configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide sensing services.

The information processing device may be included in the alternative executors. The alternative performers include but are not limited to: base stations and/or UEs.

In some embodiments, the second sending module 210 may include a program module; after the program module is executed by a processor, the functions of each of the above modules can be realized.

In other embodiments, the second sending module 210 may include a software-hardware combination module; the software-hardware combination module includes, but is not limited to: a programmable array; the programmable array includes, but is not limited to: a field programmable array. and/or complex programmable columns.

In some embodiments, the second sending module 210 may include a pure hardware module including, but not limited to, an application specific integrated circuit.

In some embodiments, the registration request further includes:

Location information indicating the location of the candidate executor.

In some embodiments, the device further includes:

a second receiving module configured to receive the request message;

A providing module is configured to provide sensing services according to the request message.

In some embodiments, the second receiving module is configured to receive the reflected signal generated based on the sensing signal to obtain sensing data when the alternative executor serves as the recipient of the sensing 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 it to the SF.

As shown in Figure 11, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device includes:

The third sending module 310 is configured to send the first sensing request to the sensing function;

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

The information processing device may be included in the ESSP.

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

In some embodiments, the third sending module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be program modules; after the program modules are processed to properties, the above operations can be implemented.

In other implementations, the third sending module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be software-hardware combination modules; the software-hardware combination modules include, but are not limited to: programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include, but are not limited to : Field programmable arrays and/or complex programmable arrays.

In some embodiments, the third sending module 310 and the third receiving module 320 may be pure hardware modules; the pure hardware modules include but are not limited to: application specific integrated circuits.

In some embodiments, the first sensing request includes: location information, where the location information is used for the sensing function to determine a target performer indicating the sensing function.

In some embodiments, the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

Memory used to store instructions executable by the processor;

Processor, memory connection respectively;

Wherein, the processor is configured to execute the information processing method provided by any of the foregoing technical solutions.

The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information stored thereon after the communication device is powered off.

Here, the communication device includes: a UE or a network element, and the network element may be any one of the aforementioned first to fourth network elements.

The processor may be connected to the memory through a bus or the like, and be used to read the executable program stored on the memory, for example, at least one of the methods shown in FIGS. 3 to 8 .

Figure 12 is a block diagram of a UE 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, UE 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast user equipment, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness device, personal digital assistant, etc.

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

Processing component 802 generally controls the overall operations of UE 800, such as operations associated with display, phone 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. Additionally, processing component 802 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at UE 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on the UE 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), Programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

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

Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the UE 800 and the user. 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 the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide action. In some embodiments, multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. When the UE 800 is in an operating mode, such as shooting mode or video mode, the front camera and/or rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

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

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: Home button, Volume buttons, Start button, and Lock button.

Sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for UE 800. For example, the sensor component 814 can detect the open/closed state of the device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the UE 800, and the sensor component 814 can also detect the position change of the UE 800 or a component of the UE 800. , the presence or absence of user contact with the UE 800, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the UE 800 and the temperature change of the UE 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. 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 component 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between UE 800 and other devices. UE 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, 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 communications component 816 also includes a near field communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module can 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, UE 800 may be configured 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 array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic components are implemented for executing the above method.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 804 including instructions, executable by the processor 820 of the UE 800 to generate the above method is also provided. 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 Figure 13, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows the 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 aforementioned SAF/SF, or the aforementioned ESSP.

13, communications device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, executable by processing component 922. The application program stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the foregoing methods applied to the access device, for example, the methods shown in any one of FIGS. 3 to 8 .

Communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect 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 the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™ or the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common common sense or customary technical means in the technical field that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. . 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 present invention is not limited to the precise construction described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

An information processing method, wherein it is performed by the sensing function SF, the method includes:

Receive the first sensing request sent by the external sensing service provider;

According to the first sensing request, select a target performer from candidate performers, wherein the candidate performers include: a base station and/or user equipment UE;

Send a second sensing request to the target executor;

Receive a second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

According to the second sensing response, a first sensing response is sent to the external sensing service provider.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting a target executor from alternative executors according to the first sensing request includes:

According to the location information carried in the first sensing request, a target performer located in the target area associated with the location information is selected from the candidate performers.
The method of claim 2, wherein the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

The identification information of the alternative executor indicates the location of the alternative executor.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further includes:

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

An alternative performer located in the target area is selected as the target performer providing the sensing service.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the alternative executor includes at least one of the following:

base station;

User equipment UE.
An information processing method, wherein it is provided by an alternative executor with perceptual business execution capabilities, the method includes:

Send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide the sensing service.
The method of claim 6, wherein the registration request further includes:

Location information indicating the location of the candidate executor.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the method further includes:

Receive the second sensing request;

Provide sensing services according to the second sensing request.
The method of claim 8, further comprising:

When the alternative executor serves as the recipient of the sensing service, receive the reflected signal generated based on the sensing signal to obtain sensing data;

The sensing data or the sensing result generated based on the sensing data is carried in the second sensing response and returned to the SF.
An information processing method, which is performed by an external perception service provider, the method includes:

The first sensing request sent to the sensing function;

Receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.
The method of claim 10, wherein the first sensing request includes: location information,

The location information is used for the sensing function to determine the target performer of the sensing function.
The method of claim 11, wherein the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

The identification information of the alternative executor indicates the location of the alternative executor.
An information processing device, wherein the device includes:

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

A first selection module configured to select a target performer from candidate performers according to the first sensing request, where the candidate performers include: a base station and/or user equipment UE;

A first sending module configured to send a second sensing request to the target performer;

The first receiving module is configured to receive a second sensing response from the target performer based on the second sensing request;

The first sending module is configured to send a first sensing response to the external sensing service provider according to the second sensing response.
The device according to claim 13, wherein the selection module is configured to select, from the candidate performers, a target area associated with the location information based on the location information carried in the first sensing request. target executor.
The device of claim 14, wherein the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

The identification information of the alternative executor indicates the location of the alternative executor.
The device according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the device further includes:

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

The second selection module is configured to select an alternative performer located in the target area as the target performer providing the sensing service.
The device according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the alternative executor includes at least one of the following:

base station;

User equipment UE.
An information processing device, wherein the device includes:

The second sending module is configured to send a registration request to the sensing function, where the registration request at least includes: identification information indicating an alternative executor that can provide sensing services.
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the registration request further includes:

Location information indicating the location of the candidate executor.
The device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the device further comprises:

a second receiving module configured to receive the request message;

A providing module is configured to provide sensing services according to the request message.
The device according to claim 20, wherein the second receiving module is configured to receive the reflected signal generated based on the sensing signal to obtain the sensing data when the alternative executor serves as the recipient of the sensing 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 it to the SF.
An information processing device, wherein the device includes:

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

The third receiving module is configured to receive the first sensing response sent by the sensing function.
The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the first sensing request includes: location information, wherein the location information is used for the sensing function to determine a target performer indicating the sensing function.
The device of claim 23, wherein the location information includes:

Regional information of the target area;

The identification information of the alternative executor indicates the location of the alternative executor.
A communication device, including a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein when the processor runs the executable program, it executes claims 1 to Methods provided by any one of 5, 6 to 9, or 10 to 12.
A computer storage medium that stores an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, it can implement the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 5, 6 to 9, or 10 to 12 method.