CN115669001A

CN115669001A - Charging method, device, system, storage medium and chip

Info

Publication number: CN115669001A
Application number: CN202280003587.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴锦花
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-19
Filing date: 2022-09-19
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Also published as: WO2024059982A1

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a charging method, device, system, storage medium and chip. The method comprises the following steps: the sensing application function SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request device, determines sensing charging parameters and sends the sensing charging parameters to a charging function CHF; the aware charging parameter may be used to instruct CHF to charge for the aware requesting device. Thus, the SAF can implement a charging function for the awareness request device in the communication system by transmitting the awareness charging parameter.

Description

Charging method, device, system, storage medium and chip

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a charging method, apparatus, system, storage medium, and chip.

Background

With the development of Wireless communication technology, wireless Sensing Technologies (Wireless Sensing Technologies) are increasingly used. However, in the related art, a charging scheme corresponding to the wireless sensing technology is lacking.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the above problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a charging method, apparatus, system, storage medium, and chip.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a charging method is provided, where the charging method is applied to a aware application function SAF, and the method includes:

in response to receiving a sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment, determining a sensing charging parameter;

sending the perceptual charging parameters to a charging function CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is to indicate that the CHF is to charge for the awareness requesting device.

In some embodiments, the perceptual charging parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message includes a sensing request parameter, and the determining a sensing charging parameter in response to receiving the sensing request message sent by the sensing request device includes:

responding to a received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, and acquiring the sensing request parameters;

and determining the perception charging parameters according to the perception request parameters.

In some embodiments, said sending said perceived charging parameter to a charging function, CHF, comprises:

sending a charging data request message to the CHF; wherein the charging data request message includes the perceptual charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

in response to receiving a charging data response message sent by the CHF, determining a perception execution device;

and sending a perception execution message to the perception execution device, wherein the perception execution message is used for instructing the perception execution device to perform perception measurement.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

and responding to the received first perception measurement data sent by the perception execution equipment, and sending second perception measurement data to the perception request equipment.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a charging method is provided, which is applied to a charging function CHF, and the method includes:

receiving a sensing charging parameter sent by a Sensing Application Function (SAF); the sensing charging parameter is a parameter determined by the SAF in response to receiving a sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment;

and charging for the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the perceptual charging parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the receiving of the perceptual charging parameters sent by the perceptual application function SAF includes:

receiving a charging data request message sent by the SAF; wherein, the charging data request message includes the sensing charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the charging for the awareness requesting device according to the awareness charging parameter includes:

establishing a perception charging bill for charging the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters;

under the condition that the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established, sending a charging data response message to the SAF; and the charging data response message is used for indicating the SAF to determine the perception execution equipment and sending the perception execution message to the perception execution equipment.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a charging method is provided, where the method includes:

sending a sensing request message to a Sensing Application Function (SAF); the sensing request message is used for indicating the SAF to determine a sensing charging parameter, and the sensing charging parameter is used for charging the sensing request device by a charging function CHF.

In some embodiments, said sending a sensing request message to a sensing application function SAF comprises:

determining a sensing request parameter;

sending a sensing request message to the SAF according to the sensing request parameter; the sensing request message comprises the sensing request parameter, and the sensing request parameter is used for indicating the SAF to determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the awareness request parameters include one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

and receiving second sensing measurement data sent by the SAF to obtain a sensing measurement result.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a charging method is provided, which is applied to a charging system, where the charging system includes a sensing application function SAF and a charging function CHF; the method comprises the following steps:

the SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, determines sensing charging parameters and sends the sensing charging parameters to a charging function CHF; wherein the cognitive charging parameter is used for indicating the CHF to charge for the cognitive request device;

and the CHF receives the perception charging parameters and charges the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message includes sensing request parameters; the method comprises the following steps:

and the SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment to acquire the sensing request parameter and determines the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

the CHF establishes a sensing charging ticket for the sensing request equipment according to the sensing charging parameters, and sends a charging data response message to the SAF under the condition that the sensing charging ticket is successfully established;

and the SAF responds to the received charging data response message sent by the CHF to determine perception executing equipment and sends a perception executing message to the perception executing equipment, wherein the perception executing message is used for instructing the perception executing equipment to perform perception measurement.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

the SAF transmits second perception measurement data to the perception request device in response to receiving the first perception measurement data transmitted by the perception performing device.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging apparatus applied to a aware application function SAF, the apparatus including:

the first determining module is configured to determine a perception charging parameter in response to receiving a perception request message sent by perception request equipment;

a first sending module configured to send the perceptual charging parameters to a charging function, CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is to indicate that the CHF is to charge for the awareness requesting device.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message includes a sensing request parameter, and the first determining module is configured to obtain the sensing request parameter in response to receiving the sensing request message sent by the sensing request device; and determining the perception charging parameters according to the perception request parameters.

In some embodiments, the first transmitting module is configured to transmit a charging data request message to the CHF; wherein, the charging data request message includes the sensing charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the first determining module is further configured to determine a perception enforcement device in response to receiving a charging data response message sent by the CHF;

the first sending module is further configured to send a sensing execution message to the sensing execution device, where the sensing execution message is used to instruct the sensing execution device to perform sensing measurement.

In some embodiments, the first sending module is further configured to send second perception measurement data to the perception requesting device in response to receiving the first perception measurement data sent by the perception performing device.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging apparatus applied to a charging function CHF, the apparatus including:

a second receiving module configured to receive the perceptual charging parameter sent by a perceptual application function (SAF); the sensing charging parameter is a parameter determined by the SAF in response to receiving a sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment;

and the second charging module is configured to charge for the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the second receiving module is configured to receive a charging data request message sent by the SAF; wherein the charging data request message includes the perceptual charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the second charging module is configured to establish a perceptual charging ticket for charging the perceptual request device according to the perceptual charging parameter; under the condition that the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established, sending a charging data response message to the SAF; and the charging data response message is used for indicating the SAF to determine the perception execution equipment and sending the perception execution message to the perception execution equipment.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for sensing a request device, the apparatus including:

a third sending module configured to send a sensing request message to a sensing application function SAF; the sensing request message is used for indicating the SAF to determine a sensing charging parameter, and the sensing charging parameter is used for charging the sensing request device by a charging function CHF.

In some embodiments, the third sending module is configured to determine a perceptual request parameter; sending a sensing request message to the SAF according to the sensing request parameter; the sensing request message comprises the sensing request parameter, and the sensing request parameter is used for indicating the SAF to determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

and the third receiving module is configured to receive the second sensing measurement data sent by the SAF and obtain a sensing measurement result.

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging system, the system including:

the sensing application function SAF is used for responding to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, determining the sensing charging parameter and sending the sensing charging parameter to the charging function CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is used to instruct the CHF to charge for the awareness requesting device;

and the charging function CHF is used for receiving the perception charging parameters and charging the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the awareness request message includes an awareness request parameter; the SAF is configured to obtain the sensing request parameter in response to receiving a sensing request message sent by the sensing request device, and determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the CHF is further configured to establish a perceptual charging ticket for the perceptual requesting device according to the perceptual charging parameter, and send a charging data response message to the SAF when the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established;

and the SAF responds to the received charging data response message sent by the CHF to determine perception execution equipment and sends perception execution messages to the perception execution equipment, wherein the perception execution messages are used for indicating the perception execution equipment to carry out perception measurement.

In some embodiments, the SAF is further configured to send second sensing measurement data to the sensing request device in response to receiving the first sensing measurement data sent by the sensing execution device.

According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging apparatus, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the first aspect of the disclosure.

According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging apparatus, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to an eleventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a charging apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the third aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a twelfth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the charging method provided by the first aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a thirteenth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the charging method provided by the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a fourteenth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the charging method provided by the third aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a fifteenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a chip including: a processor and an interface; the processor is configured to read instructions to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the first aspect of the present disclosure,

according to a sixteenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a chip including: a processor and an interface; the processor is configured to read instructions to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a seventeenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a chip including: a processor and an interface; the processor is configured to read an instruction to perform the steps of the charging method provided by the third aspect of the present disclosure.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: the sensing application function SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request device, determines sensing charging parameters and sends the sensing charging parameters to a charging function CHF; the aware charging parameter may be used to instruct CHF to charge for the aware requesting device. Thus, the SAF can implement a charging function for the awareness request device in the communication system by transmitting the awareness charging parameter.

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 the disclosure.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a billing system shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a billing system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

It should be noted that all actions of acquiring signals, information or data in the present disclosure are performed under the premise of complying with the corresponding data protection regulation policy of the country of the location and obtaining the authorization given by the owner of the corresponding device.

In the description of the present disclosure, terms such as "first," "second," and the like are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. In addition, in the description with reference to the drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same elements, but not otherwise described.

In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, "plurality" means two or more, and other terms are similar; "at least one item", "item(s)", "or" one or more items "or the like, refers to any combination of these item(s), including any combination of the single item(s) or the plural items. For example, at least one item(s) may represent any number; as another example, one or more of a, b, and c may represent: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, c can be single or multiple; "and/or" is an association relationship describing an associated object, indicating that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, wherein A and B can be singular or plural.

Although operations or steps may be described in a particular order in the drawings in the embodiments of the disclosure, they should not be construed as requiring that such operations or steps be performed in the particular order shown or in serial order, or that all illustrated operations or steps be performed, to achieve desirable results. In embodiments of the present disclosure, these operations or steps may be performed in series; these operations or steps may also be performed in parallel; some of these operations or steps may also be performed.

An environment for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure is first described below.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. Illustratively, the awareness request device may be integrated into a communication system to implement a wireless awareness technology based on the communication system. The communication system may include one or more of a 4G (the 4th Generation, fourth Generation) communication system, a 5G (the 5th Generation, fifth Generation) communication system, and other future wireless communication systems (e.g., 6G). The communication system may also include one or more of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Network, a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication system, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication system, an Internet of Things (IoT) communication system, a Vehicle-to-event (V2X) communication system, or other communication systems.

The wireless sensing technology may obtain information about the remote object, for example, feature information of the remote object and environmental information around the remote object may be obtained for data analysis. Applying the wireless sensing technology to a communication system (e.g. 5G system), the following various application modes can be provided:

real-time environment detection, such as traffic detection, people flow detection, weather detection, rainfall detection, air humidity detection, and the like;

some functional requirements of the autonomous vehicle or drone, such as obstacle detection, etc.;

air pollution detection, such as particulate matter concentration detection, etc.;

indoor health care detection, such as detection of the respiratory rate, vital signs of a human body;

the wireless communication channel environment detection is, for example, to detect the channel environment of the terminal.

It should be noted that, the above application manner related to the wireless sensing technology is only an example, and is not used to limit the application scenario of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to any application scenario of the wireless sensing technology.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system may include a terminal device 150, an access network device 160, a core network device 170, and a request-for-awareness device 180. The communication system may be configured to support 4G network Access technologies, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) Access technologies, or 5G network Access technologies, such as New Radio Access Technology (New RAT), or other future wireless communication technologies. The terminal equipment can be connected with the access network equipment in a wireless mode, and the access network equipment can be connected with the core network equipment in a wireless or wired mode. The core network device and the access network device may be separate physical devices, or the functions of the core network device and the logical functions of the access network device may be integrated on the same physical device, or a physical device may be a physical device in which the functions of a part of the core network device and a part of the access network device are integrated. It should be noted that, in the communication system, the number of the terminal device, the access network device, the core network device, and the sensing request device may be one or more, and the number of the terminal device, the access network device, the core network device, and the sensing request device of the communication system shown in fig. 1 is only an adaptive example, and the disclosure does not limit this. The terminal equipment and the terminal equipment, the access network equipment and the access network equipment, the core network equipment and the core network equipment, and the perception request equipment can be connected with each other in a wired or wireless mode.

The Terminal device in fig. 1 may be an electronic device providing voice or data connectivity, and for example, the Terminal device may also be referred to as a User Equipment (UE), a Subscriber Unit (Subscriber Unit), a Mobile Station (Mobile Station), a Station (Station), a Terminal (Terminal), or the like. By way of example, the end devices may include smart phones, smart wearable devices, smart speakers, smart tablets, wireless modems (modems), wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, PDAs (Personal Digital assistants), CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment), and the like. With the development of wireless communication technology, a device which can access a communication system, can communicate with an access network device of the communication system, can communicate with other objects through the communication system, or can directly communicate between two or more devices may be a terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure; for example, terminals and automobiles in intelligent transportation, home appliances in smart homes, power meter reading instruments, voltage monitoring instruments, environment monitoring instruments, video monitoring instruments in intelligent safety networks, cash registers and the like. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may communicate with the access network device, or the terminal device communicates with the core network device through the access network device. Communication may also be performed between a plurality of terminal devices. The terminal device may be stationary or mobile, which is not limited by this disclosure.

The access network device in fig. 1 may be used to support terminal device access, for example, the access network device may be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in LTE; the access network device may also be the next Generation base station (the next Generation Node B, gNB, or gnnodeb) in a 5G network; the Access Network device may also be a NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) device in a 5G Network; the access Network device may also be a base station in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) of a future evolution, a Broadband Network service Gateway (BNG), a convergence switch, or a non-3 GPP (3 rd Generation Partnership Project) access device. Optionally, the access network device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include various forms of base stations, for example: macro base station, micro base station (also called small station), relay station, access Point, 5G base station or future base station, satellite, transmission and Reception Point (TRP), transmission Point (TP), mobile switching center and Device-to-Device (D2D), machine-to-machine

The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and examples of the present disclosure include (Machine-to-Machine, M2M), internet of Things (IoT), vehicle-to-evolution (V2X), and other devices that undertake the function of a base station in communication. For convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, apparatuses providing a wireless communication function for a terminal device are collectively referred to as an access network device or a base station.

In some embodiments, the terminal device and the access network device may have a sensing measurement function, or after being connected to a specific sensor, the sensing measurement function is implemented by the sensor. For example, characteristic information of a remote object and environmental information of the periphery of the remote object may be acquired by a specific sensor.

The Core Network device (Core Network) in fig. 1 may be used to perform one or more of mobility management, call control, session management, registration authentication, charging, and the like on the terminal device. The core network device may include one or more entities, which may be hardware, or functionally divided software, or a combination thereof. It should be noted that the entity may also be referred to as a function.

The Sensing request device (Sensing request) in fig. 1 may be configured to send a Sensing request message to the core network device and/or receive Sensing measurement data sent by the core network device, so as to perform a Sensing service.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating another communication system in accordance with an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the core network device 170 in the communication system may include an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function), an SMF (Session Management Function), an UPF (User Plane Function), and a charging system 171. The charging system can be used for charging for the perception request device. It should be noted that the AMF, SMF, UPF and charging system may be hardware, or may be functionally divided software, or a combination thereof, and for the specific functions and implementation manners of the AMF, SMF and UPF, reference may be made to the relevant description in the 3GPP protocol, and details of this disclosure are not repeated.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the CHarging system 171 may include a SAF (Sensing Application Function) and a CHF (CHarging Function).

The sensing application function SAF may include a function, a network element, or an entity that provides a sensing-related service for a sensing request device. For example, the aware requesting device may be authenticated and authorized; or configuring perception measurement parameters and sending the perception measurement parameters to perception execution equipment to instruct the perception execution equipment to carry out perception measurement. The awareness enforcement device may include one or more of a terminal device, an access network device, and a core network device. The above-mentioned perception measurement parameters may include location, range, time, perception measurement object, and the like.

The charging function CHF may comprise a function, network element or entity that provides charging services for the aware requesting device. The CHF may also provide billing services to terminal devices or users in the communication system described above. Illustratively, the CHF may collect, format, transmit, and evaluate specific charging information (charging-related information) for offline charging or online charging of the user.

For example, the SAF may send a aware charging parameter to the CHF, which may charge the aware requesting device according to the aware charging parameter.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a billing system shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the billing system may include an SAF and a CHF. The charging system may have a plurality of networking structures, for example, the networking structure of the charging system may be any one of the networking structures shown in fig. 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c), and 3 (d), which are respectively described as follows:

in the networking structure of the Charging system shown in fig. 3 (a), the SAF may include a Charging Trigger Function (CTF), and the CHF and the CGF may be merged and disposed on the same physical entity. The SAF may be connected to and communicate with the CHF through the CTF, for example, an interface for communication between the CTF and the CHF may be an Nchf interface; the CGF may be connected to and communicate with a charging Domain (Billing Domain), for example, the interface for communication between the CGF and the charging Domain may be a Bsm interface.

In the networking structure of the charging system shown in fig. 3 (b), the CTF may be included in the SAF, and the CHF and the CGF may be independent two physical entities. The SAF may be connected to and communicate with the CHF through the CTF, for example, an interface for communication between the CTF and the CHF may be an Nchf interface; CHF may be connected to and communicate with the CGF, for example, a contraindication to communicate between CHF and CGF may be a Ga interface; the CGF may be connected to and communicate with the billing domain, for example, the interface for communication between the CGF and the billing domain may be a Bsm interface.

In the networking structure of the charging system shown in fig. 3 (c), the CTF may be included in the SAF, and the CGF and the charging domain may be merged and disposed on the same physical entity. The SAF may be connected to and communicate with the CHF through the CTF, for example, an interface for communication between the CTF and the CHF may be an Nchf interface; the CHF may be connected to and communicate with the CGF, for example, the contraindication to communicate between CHF and CGF may be the Ga interface.

In the networking structure of the charging system shown in fig. 3 (d), the CTF may be included in the SAF, and the CHF, the CGF and the charging domain may be combined and disposed on the same physical entity. The SAF may be connected to and communicate with the CHF through the CTF, for example, an interface for communication between the CTF and the CHF may be an Nchf interface.

It should be noted that, for specific functions and implementation manners of the CTF, the CGF, the charging domain, the Nchf interface, the Ga interface, and the Bsm interface, reference may be made to relevant descriptions in the 3GPP protocol, and details of this disclosure are not repeated herein.

The charging method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can be applied to any charging system with the networking structure.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment. The method can be applied to a perceptual application function SAF in the communication system shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 4, the method may include:

s401, the SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment and determines sensing charging parameters;

s402, the SAF sends the sensing charging parameter to a charging function CHF.

Wherein the aware charging parameter may be used to instruct CHF to charge for the aware requesting device.

In some embodiments, the SAF may send the perceived charging parameters to the CHF through a target charging interface, which may be an interface established between the SAF and the CHF based on a target charging protocol, which may be an Nchf interface, for example.

In some embodiments, a CTF may be included in the SAF, through which the perceptual charging parameters may be transmitted to the CHF. For example, the SAF may send the perceptual charging parameters to the CHF over an Nchf interface between the CTF and the CHF.

In some embodiments, the SAF may send the perceptual Charging parameters to the CHF via a Charging Data Request message (Charging Data Request). Illustratively, the SAF may send a charging data request message to the CHF; wherein, the charging data request message includes the sensing charging parameter.

In one implementation, the charging data request message may further include a charging type, where the charging type may be an event type, a traffic type, or a duration type, where the event type may be used to instruct the CHF to perform event-based charging, such as per-time charging, on the aware request device; the flow type can be used for indicating CHF to charge the perception request device based on the perception service flow; the duration type may be used to instruct the CHF to charge the aware-request device based on the perceived duration.

By adopting the method, the sensing application function SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, determines the sensing charging parameter and sends the sensing charging parameter to the charging function CHF; the aware charging parameter may be used to instruct CHF to charge for the aware requesting device. Thus, the SAF can implement a charging function for the awareness request device in the communication system by transmitting the awareness charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the perceived charging parameters may include one or more of the following parameters:

a sensing device Identifier indicating an Identifier of a sensing request device, such as an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), an SUPI (Subscriber Permanent Identifier), a sui (Subscription centralized Identifier), or other identification information capable of uniquely identifying the sensing request device;

a sensing event type indicating a type of sensing event requested by the sensing request device, such as rainfall;

sensing time information used for indicating the time corresponding to the sensing event requested by the sensing request equipment, such as 10 am in Beijing;

the sensing position information is used for indicating the position, such as longitude and latitude, corresponding to the sensing event requested by the sensing request equipment;

sensing range information, which is used to indicate an area range corresponding to a sensing event requested by a sensing request device, for example, a range with a radius of 1 kilometer;

the sensing precision information is used for indicating the measurement precision requirement corresponding to the sensing event requested by the sensing request equipment, and for example, the sensing measurement precision is 5 mm;

the sensing frequency information is used for indicating a specific frequency used by the sensing execution equipment, and can also be a spectrum type used by the sensing execution equipment, such as a licensed frequency or an unlicensed frequency;

the cognitive Radio Access Type is used to indicate a Radio Access Type (RAT) used by the cognitive execution device, such as NR (New Radio, new air interface) or EUTRA (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access).

Thus, CHF may be instructed to charge the aware requesting device via one or more of the above-described aware charging parameters.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the sensing request message includes a sensing request parameter, so that the SAF may obtain the sensing request parameter in response to receiving the sensing request message sent by the sensing request device; and determining the perception charging parameters according to the perception request parameters.

The sensing request parameter may also include one or more of the above parameters such as sensing device identifier, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing location information, sensing range information, sensing accuracy information, sensing frequency information, and sensing radio access type.

In some implementations, the perceptual charging parameter may be the same as the perceptual request parameter.

In other implementations, the perceptual charging parameter may be a subset of the perceptual request parameter, for example, the SAF may select a part of the parameters from the plurality of parameters included in the perceptual request parameter as the perceptual charging parameter.

In other implementation manners, the perceptual charging parameter may include a perceptual request parameter and other parameters, for example, the SAF may combine the identification information of the SAF with the perceptual request parameter to obtain the perceptual charging parameter, or may combine the identification information of the SAF with a part of parameters in the perceptual request parameter to obtain the perceptual charging parameter.

It should be noted that the perceptual Charging parameter may be referred to as a perceptual Charging Criterion (Sensing Charging Criterion), and the perceptual Request parameter may also be referred to as a perceptual Request Criterion (Sensing Request Criterion).

Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 5, the method may include:

s501, SAF sends a charging data request message to the charging function CHF.

Wherein the charging data request message includes a sensing charging parameter

S502, the SAF responds to the received charging data response message sent by the CHF to determine perception executing equipment and instruct the perception executing equipment to perform perception measurement.

The perception performing device may include a terminal device and/or an access network device, and the perception performing device may be one or more, for example, one terminal device for measuring rainfall or a plurality of terminal devices for measuring rainfall.

In some embodiments, the SAF may, upon determining the awareness execution device, send an awareness execution message to the awareness execution device; the perception performing message may be used to instruct the perception performing device to perform a perception measurement.

In still other embodiments, the SAF may further transmit second perception measurement data to the perception requesting device in response to receiving the first perception measurement data transmitted by the perception performing device.

The first sensing measurement data may be data obtained by the sensing execution device after sensing measurement is performed according to the sensing execution message.

The SAF may determine second perceptual measurement data based on the received first perceptual measurement data. The second perceptual measurement data may be the same as or different from the first perceptual measurement data.

In some implementations, the second perceptual measurement data may be the same as the first perceptual measurement data.

In other implementations, the second perceptual measurement data may be a subset of the first perceptual measurement data, e.g., the SAF may select a portion of data from the first perceptual measurement data as the second perceptual measurement data.

In some other implementations, the second sensing measurement data may include the first sensing measurement data and other parameters, for example, the SAF may combine the identification information of the SAF with the first sensing measurement data to obtain the second sensing measurement data, or may combine the identification information of the SAF with a part of the data in the first sensing measurement data to obtain the second sensing measurement data.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an exemplary embodiment. The method may be applied to the charging function CHF in the communication system shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 6, the method may include:

s601, the CHF receives the sensing charging parameters sent by the sensing application function SAF.

In some embodiments, the perceptual charging parameter is a parameter determined by the SAF in response to receiving a perceptual request message sent by a perceptual requesting device.

In some embodiments, the CHF may obtain the perceived Charging parameters via a Charging Data Request message (e.g., charging Data Request). Illustratively, the CHF may receive a charging data request message sent by the SAF; wherein, the charging data request message may include a perceptual charging parameter.

And S602, the CHF charges the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the CHF may establish a perceptual charging ticket for charging the perceptual requesting device according to the perceptual charging parameter. This perceptual Charging ticket may also be referred to as a Charging Data Record (CDR).

In some other embodiments, the CHR may send a Charging Data Response message (e.g., charging Data Response) to the SAF in case of sensing that the Charging ticket is successfully established; wherein the charging data response message may be used to instruct the SAF to determine a perception performing device and to transmit the perception performing message to the perception performing device.

By adopting the method, the CHF can receive the sensing charging parameters sent by the sensing application function SAF and charge for the sensing request equipment according to the sensing charging parameters, wherein the sensing charging parameters are charging parameters determined by the SAF in response to the received sensing request information sent by the sensing request equipment. Thus, the CHF can implement a charging function for the awareness request device in the communication system by receiving the awareness charging parameter.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned perceptual charging parameters may include one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 7, the method may include:

s701, the CHF responds to a received charging data request message sent by a sensing application function SAF to obtain a sensing charging parameter.

S702, the CHF establishes a perception charging ticket for the perception request device according to the perception charging parameter.

And S703, the CHF sends a charging data response message to the SAF.

Wherein the charging data response message may be used to instruct the SAF to determine a perception performing device and to transmit the perception performing message to the perception performing device.

Thus, CHF can charge for the aware requesting device by the above method.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment. The method can be applied to the perception request device in the communication system shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 8, the method may include:

s801, the sensing request equipment sends a sensing request message to a Sensing Application Function (SAF).

The awareness request message may be used to instruct the SAF to determine an awareness charging parameter, which may be used for a charging function CHF to charge the awareness request device.

In some embodiments, the SAF may determine a perceptual charging parameter from the perceptual request message and send the perceptual charging parameter to the CHF. The aware charging parameter may be used to instruct CHF to charge for the aware requesting device.

By adopting the method, the sensing request equipment sends the sensing request message to the SAF, thereby realizing the charging function aiming at the sensing request equipment based on the communication system.

In some embodiments, the awareness request device may determine awareness request parameters and send an awareness request message to the awareness application function based on the awareness request parameters.

The sensing request parameter may be included in the sensing request message, and the sensing request parameter may be used to instruct the SAF to determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the sensing request parameters may include one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the sensing request device may further receive second sensing measurement data sent by the sensing application function, and obtain a sensing measurement result according to the second sensing measurement data. So that the sensing measurement can be completed.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment. The method may be applied to a charging system in the communication system shown in fig. 2, which charging system may comprise a perceiving application function SAF and a charging function CHF. As shown in fig. 9, the method may include:

s901, SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request device, determines the sensing charging parameter, and sends the sensing charging parameter to the charging function CHF.

The perception charging parameter is used for indicating CHF to charge for perception request equipment.

And S902, the CHF receives the perception charging parameters and charges the perception request equipment according to the perception charging parameters.

By adopting the method, the charging system can charge the perception request equipment.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned perceptual charging parameters may comprise one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message may include sensing request parameters; the SAF can respond to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment to obtain the sensing request parameter and determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

Fig. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of charging according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 10, the method may include:

s1001 and SAF determine the perceptual charging parameters and send the perceptual charging parameters to a charging function CHF.

S1002, the CHF establishes a sensing charging ticket for the sensing request equipment according to the received sensing charging parameter, and sends a charging data response message to the SAF under the condition that the sensing charging ticket is successfully established.

S1003, SAF responds to the received charging data response message sent by CHF, determines perception execution equipment and sends the perception execution message to the perception execution equipment.

Wherein, the perception execution message is used for instructing the perception execution device to carry out perception measurement.

In some embodiments, the SAF may also transmit second perception measurement data to the perception requesting device in response to receiving the first perception measurement data transmitted by the perception performing device.

Fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a charging method according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 11, the method may include:

s1101, the sensing request equipment sends a sensing request message to a Sensing Application Function (SAF).

In some embodiments, the awareness request message may include awareness request parameters. The awareness request parameters may include one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

S1102, SAF sends a charging data request message to the charging function CHF.

Wherein, the charging data request message includes the sensing charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the SAF may determine a perceptual charging parameter in response to receiving a perceptual request message sent by a perceptual request device, and carry the perceptual charging parameter in the charging data request message.

In some embodiments, the perceptual charging parameter may be the same as or different from the perceptual request parameter.

And S1103, establishing a sensing charging ticket for the sensing request equipment by the CHF according to the sensing charging parameters in the charging data request message.

S1104, the CHF sends a charging data response message to the SAF.

In some embodiments, the CHF may send a charging data response message to the SAF upon successful establishment of the perceptual charging ticket.

S1105, SAF determines the perception executive device and instructs the perception executive device to carry out perception measurement.

In some embodiments, the SAF may determine the awareness execution device in response to receiving the charging data response message sent by the CHF and instruct the awareness execution device to make the awareness measurement.

S1106, the SAF transmits the second sensing measurement data to the sensing request device.

In some embodiments, the SAF may transmit second sensing measurement data to the sensing requesting device in response to receiving the first sensing measurement data transmitted by the sensing performing device.

By adopting the method, the sensing request equipment can be charged through the information interaction of the SAF and the CHF.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus 2100 according to an example embodiment. The charging apparatus may be applied to a aware application function SAF, and as shown in fig. 12, the apparatus 2100 may include:

a first determining module 2101 configured to determine a perceptual charging parameter in response to receiving a perceptual request message sent by a perceptual request device;

a first sending module 2102 configured to send the perceived charging parameter to a charging function CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is to indicate that the CHF is to charge for the awareness requesting device.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message includes sensing request parameters, and the first determining module 2101 is configured to obtain the sensing request parameters in response to receiving the sensing request message sent by the sensing request device; and determining the perception charging parameters according to the perception request parameters.

In some embodiments, the first transmitting module 2102 is configured to transmit a charging data request message to the CHF; wherein the charging data request message includes the perceptual charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the first determining module 2101 is further configured to determine a perception performing device in response to receiving a charging data response message sent by the CHF;

the first sending module 2102 is further configured to send a sensing execution message to the sensing execution device, where the sensing execution message is used to instruct the sensing execution device to perform sensing measurement.

In some embodiments, the first sending module 2102 is further configured to send second sensing measurement data to the sensing requesting device in response to receiving the first sensing measurement data sent by the sensing performing device.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus 2200 according to an example embodiment. The charging apparatus may be applied to a charging function CHF, and as shown in fig. 13, the apparatus 2200 may include:

a second receiving module 2201 configured to receive the perceptual charging parameters sent by the perceptual application function SAF; the sensing charging parameter is a parameter determined by the SAF in response to receiving a sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment;

a second charging module 2202 configured to charge for the aware requesting device according to the aware charging parameters.

In some embodiments, the perceived charging parameters include one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the second receiving module 2201 is configured to receive a charging data request message sent by the SAF; wherein the charging data request message includes the perceptual charging parameter.

In some embodiments, the second charging module 2202 is configured to establish a perceptual charging ticket for charging the perceptual request device according to the perceptual charging parameter; under the condition that the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established, sending a charging data response message to the SAF; and the charging data response message is used for indicating the SAF to determine the perception execution equipment and sending the perception execution message to the perception execution equipment.

Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus 2300, according to an example embodiment. The charging apparatus may be applied to a request sensing device, as shown in fig. 14, the apparatus 2300 may include:

a third transmitting module 2301 configured to transmit a sensing request message to a sensing application function SAF; the sensing request message is used for indicating the SAF to determine a sensing charging parameter, and the sensing charging parameter is used for charging the sensing request device by a charging function CHF.

In some embodiments, the third sending module 2301 is configured to determine a perception request parameter; sending a sensing request message to the SAF according to the sensing request parameter; the sensing request message comprises the sensing request parameter, and the sensing request parameter is used for indicating the SAF to determine the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the awareness request parameters include one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus 2300, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 15, the apparatus 2300 may further include:

a third receiving module 2302 configured to receive second perceptual measurement data sent by the SAF and obtain a perceptual measurement result.

With regard to the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a billing system 2400 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 16, the billing system 2400 may include:

the system comprises a sensing application function SAF, a charging function CHF and a charging function SAF, wherein the sensing application function SAF is used for responding to a received sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment, determining a sensing charging parameter and sending the sensing charging parameter to the charging function CHF; wherein the cognitive charging parameter is used for indicating the CHF to charge for the cognitive request device;

In some embodiments, the perceived charging parameters include one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

In some embodiments, the sensing request message includes sensing request parameters; the SAF is used for responding to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, acquiring the sensing request parameter and determining the sensing charging parameter according to the sensing request parameter.

In some embodiments, the CHF is further configured to establish a perceptual charging ticket for the perceptual request device according to the perceptual charging parameter, and send a charging data response message to the SAF when the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established;

Fig. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a charging apparatus according to an example embodiment. The charging apparatus 3000 may be a aware application function SAF, a charging function CHF or a aware request device in the communication system shown in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 17, the apparatus 3000 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 3002, a memory 3004, and a communication component 3006.

The processing component 3002 can be used to control overall operation of the device 3000, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 3002 may include one or more processors 3020 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the billing method described above. Further, the processing component 3002 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 3002 and other components. For example, the processing component 3002 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component and the processing component 3002.

The memory 3004 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 3000. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 3000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 3004 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile 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 disks.

The communication component 3006 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the apparatus 3000 and other devices. The device 3000 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi,2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, NB-IOT, eMTC, or the like, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 3006 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 3006 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 apparatus 3000 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, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described billing methods.

The apparatus 3000 may be a stand-alone electronic device or a part of a stand-alone electronic device, for example, in an embodiment, the electronic device may be an Integrated Circuit (IC) or a chip, where the IC may be one IC or a set of multiple ICs; the chip may include, but is not limited to, the following categories: a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an SOC (System on Chip, SOC, system on Chip, or System on Chip), and the like. The integrated circuit or chip may be configured to execute executable instructions (or code) to implement the billing method described above. Where the executable instructions may be stored in the integrated circuit or chip or may be retrieved from another device or apparatus, for example, where the integrated circuit or chip includes a processor, a memory, and an interface for communicating with other devices. The executable instruction can be stored in the processor, and when the executable instruction is executed by the processor, the charging method is realized; alternatively, the integrated circuit or chip may receive the executable instructions through the interface and transmit the executable instructions to the processor for execution, so as to implement the charging method.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the charging method provided by the present disclosure. Illustratively, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, e.g., the memory 3004 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 3020 of the apparatus 3000 to perform the charging method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, which contains a computer program executable by a programmable apparatus, the computer program having code portions for performing the above-described charging method when executed by the programmable apparatus.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure 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 disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A charging method applied to a aware application function, SAF, the method comprising:

sending the perceptual charging parameters to a charging function CHF; wherein the cognitive charging parameter is used for indicating that the CHF is charged for the cognitive requesting device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the perceptual charging parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing request message includes sensing request parameters, and wherein determining the sensing charging parameters in response to receiving the sensing request message sent by the sensing request device comprises:

4. A method according to any of claims 1-3, wherein said sending the perceptual charging parameters to a charging function, CHF, comprises:

sending a charging data request message to the CHF; wherein, the charging data request message includes the sensing charging parameter.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

7. A charging method, applied to a charging function CHF, comprising:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the perceptual charging parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters: the sensing device comprises a sensing device identification, a sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and a sensing wireless access type.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein receiving the perceptual charging parameters sent by the SAF comprises:

receiving a charging data request message sent by the SAF; wherein the charging data request message includes the perceptual charging parameter.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein charging for aware requesting devices according to the aware charging parameters comprises:

11. A charging method is applied to a perception request device, and comprises the following steps:

12. The method of claim 11, wherein sending a sensing request message to a sensing application function comprises:

determining a sensing request parameter;

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the awareness request parameters include one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, further comprising:

15. A charging method, characterized by being applied to a charging system comprising a perceptual application function SAF and a charging function CHF; the method comprises the following steps:

the SAF responds to the received sensing request message sent by the sensing request equipment, determines sensing charging parameters and sends the sensing charging parameters to a charging function CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is used to instruct the CHF to charge for the awareness requesting device;

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the perceptual charging parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters: sensing equipment identification, sensing event type, sensing time information, sensing position information, sensing range information, sensing precision information, sensing frequency information and sensing wireless access type.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the awareness request message includes an awareness request parameter; the method comprises the following steps:

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising:

the CHF establishes a perceptual charging ticket for the perceptual request equipment according to the perceptual charging parameters, and sends a charging data response message to the SAF under the condition that the perceptual charging ticket is successfully established;

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

20. A charging apparatus, applied to a aware application function, SAF, the apparatus comprising:

the first determination module is configured to determine a perception charging parameter in response to receiving a perception request message sent by perception request equipment;

21. A charging arrangement, characterized in that it is applied to a charging function CHF, the arrangement comprising:

22. A charging apparatus, applied to a device aware request, the apparatus comprising:

23. A billing system, characterized in that the system comprises:

the system comprises a sensing application function SAF, a charging function CHF and a charging function SAF, wherein the sensing application function SAF is used for responding to a received sensing request message sent by sensing request equipment, determining a sensing charging parameter and sending the sensing charging parameter to the charging function CHF; wherein the awareness charging parameter is used to instruct the CHF to charge for the awareness requesting device;

24. A charging apparatus, characterized in that the apparatus comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 6, or the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 7 to 10, or the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 11 to 14.

25. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 6, or wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 7 to 10, or wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 11 to 14.

26. A chip comprising a processor and an interface; the processor is configured to read instructions for performing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, or for reading instructions for performing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, or for reading instructions for performing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14.