WO2022042553A1 - 一种定位业务计费方法及装置 - Google Patents

一种定位业务计费方法及装置 Download PDF

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WO2022042553A1
WO2022042553A1 PCT/CN2021/114327 CN2021114327W WO2022042553A1 WO 2022042553 A1 WO2022042553 A1 WO 2022042553A1 CN 2021114327 W CN2021114327 W CN 2021114327W WO 2022042553 A1 WO2022042553 A1 WO 2022042553A1
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杨明月
周润泽
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  • the embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and device for charging a positioning service.
  • the first privacy authentication is that after the gateway mobile location center (GMLC) network element receives the positioning request from the positioning client, it accesses the privacy file of the terminal device in the unified data management (UDM) network element. (privacy profile), to determine whether the terminal device agrees to be located by the positioning client; for the second privacy authentication, because the terminal device may have different privacy settings for different areas, the core network executes the positioning process, and the GMLC network element obtains the correct information. After obtaining the positioning result of the terminal device, inquire whether the terminal device is allowed to return the positioning result to the positioning client.
  • UDM unified data management
  • the GMLC network element records the positioning charging information of this positioning only when the terminal device allows the positioning result to be returned to the positioning client, and then sends the positioning charging information to the computer.
  • the charging function (CHF) network element generates a charging data record (CDR).
  • CDR charging data record
  • the terminal device refuses to return the positioning result to the positioning client, the entire set of positioning procedures has been executed, which consumes network resources (such as core network resources, air interface resources, etc.), but this time The positioning service of positioning is not billed, which is not in line with the business strategy.
  • network resources such as core network resources, air interface resources, etc.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a positioning service charging method and device, which are used to solve the existing positioning service charging scheme, and do not charge for the positioning that refuses to send the positioning result of the terminal device to the positioning client, which does not conform to business policies. Problems that cause losses to operators.
  • the present application provides a positioning service charging method, the method includes: a gateway mobile positioning center network element refuses to send a terminal device positioning result to a first positioning client according to a first indication; the gateway mobile positioning The central network element generates positioning charging information, and the positioning charging information includes the positioning events; the gateway mobile positioning center network element sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element.
  • the method further includes: the gateway mobile positioning center network element determines, according to the first indication, to refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center when refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, can still record the positioning charging information of the positioning service, and report (ie, send) it to the network element with the charging function , the charging function network element can generate a charging bill according to the positioning charging information, which is used to charge the first positioning client, so that the positioning service charging scheme is more in line with the business strategy, and the loss of the operator is avoided.
  • the first indication includes area information, and the area information is used to indicate an area that allows returning of a positioning result; or, the area information is used to indicate an area that is not allowed to return a positioning result.
  • the area where the result of positioning is allowed to be returned does not include the result of the positioning; or, the area where the result of the positioning is not allowed to be returned includes the result of the positioning.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center can determine whether the terminal device refuses to send the first positioning client to the first positioning client according to the area in which the result of positioning is allowed to be returned or the area in which the result of positioning is not allowed to be returned. As a result, the protection of the privacy (eg location) of the terminal device is facilitated.
  • the method further includes: the gateway mobile positioning center network element receives the first indication from the terminal device; the first indication is used to instruct the terminal device to refuse to locate the location The result is sent to the first positioning client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center can also refuse to send the positioning result of the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the instruction of the terminal device that refuses to send the positioning result to the first positioning client, which is beneficial to the terminal equipment.
  • Device privacy protection
  • the number of the positioning results is one or more.
  • the network element of the network element mobile positioning center can report the positioning and charging information to the charging function network element after refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client one or more times, which is conducive to satisfying different requirements. Locate service billing requirements and save signaling overhead.
  • the method before the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element, the method further includes: the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines the number of the positioning results The number threshold is reached or exceeded.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center can report the positioning and charging information to the charging function network element when the number of results that refuse to send the positioning of the terminal equipment to the first positioning client reaches or exceeds the number threshold. It is beneficial to meet the charging requirements of different positioning services.
  • the method further includes: the gateway mobile positioning center network element receiving the number threshold from the charging function network element.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element can report the positioning charging information according to the number threshold indicated by the charging function network element, which is beneficial to meet the charging function network element's requirement for positioning service charging.
  • the method further includes: the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines to locate the second location according to the second instruction.
  • the client sends the result of locating the terminal device.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element may, after successfully sending the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client, send to the charging function network element a message that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning is beneficial to meet the charging requirements of different positioning services.
  • the method further includes: the method further includes: the gateway mobile positioning center network element receives a third indication from the charging function network element, where the third indication is used to indicate the The gateway moves the positioning center network element, and generates positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element can generate positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the instruction of the charging function network element, which is beneficial to satisfy the charging function network element. Element's requirements for positioning service charging.
  • the third indication includes a first positioning and charging information reporting rule and/or a second positioning and charging information reporting rule; wherein the first positioning and charging information reporting rule is used to indicate the The gateway mobile positioning center network element, after refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, sends the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning to the charging function network element; the second positioning client The location charging information reporting rule is used to instruct the gateway to move the location center network element, and after determining to send the result of locating the terminal device to the second location client, send a reject to the charging function network element to the first location client.
  • a positioning client sends positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning of the terminal device positioning result.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element can report the positioning charging information according to the positioning charging information reporting rule indicated by the charging function network element, which is beneficial to meet the charging function network element's requirements for positioning service charging.
  • the positioning event includes one or more of the following: the result of the positioning service, the time of the positioning service, the accuracy of the positioning service, the requester of the positioning service, the object of the positioning service, and the refusal to provide the positioning result. Fourth instruction.
  • the positioning event includes a fourth indication (such as the number of times) for refusing to provide the positioning result, which is beneficial for the charging function network element to identify the positioning event that refuses to provide the positioning result to the first positioning client, and Charge the positioning service.
  • the present application provides a positioning service charging method.
  • the method includes: a charging function network element receives positioning charging information from a gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the positioning charging information includes positioning information for terminal equipment.
  • the positioning event includes a fourth indication of refusing to provide the positioning result; the charging function network element generates a charging CDR according to the positioning charging information.
  • the event of positioning includes the fourth indication (such as the number of times) that the terminal device refuses to provide the positioning result, which is helpful for the charging function network element to identify the positioning that refuses to provide the positioning result to the positioning client, and to provide the positioning result to the positioning client.
  • Business is billed.
  • the method further includes: the charging function network element sends a number threshold to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the number threshold is used to indicate the gateway mobile positioning center network After the number of refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client reaches or exceeds the number threshold, send the refusal to the first positioning client to the charging function network element The positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning of the positioning result of the terminal device is sent.
  • the charging function network element can indicate the number threshold to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, which is beneficial for the gateway mobile positioning center network element to report the positioning charging information according to the number threshold indicated by the charging function network element.
  • the method further includes: the charging function network element sends a third indication to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the third indication is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element, generating positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the charging function network element can instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to generate positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client through the third instruction, which is beneficial to meet the charging requirements.
  • the charging requirements of functional network elements for positioning services can be instructed to generate positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client through the third instruction, which is beneficial to meet the charging requirements.
  • the third indication includes a first positioning and charging information reporting rule and/or a second positioning and charging information reporting rule; wherein the first positioning and charging information reporting rule is used to indicate the The gateway mobile positioning center network element, after refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, sends the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning to the charging function network element; the first positioning client The two-location charging information reporting rule is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to send a refusal to the charging function network element after determining to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client The first positioning client sends the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning of the terminal device positioning result.
  • the charging function network element can instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to report the rules for positioning charging information, which is beneficial to meet the charging function network element's requirement for positioning service charging.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a positioning service charging device, the device has the function of implementing the first aspect or any possible method in the design of the first aspect, the function may be implemented by hardware, or The corresponding software implementation can be performed by hardware.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more units (modules) corresponding to the above functions, such as a transceiver unit and a processing unit.
  • the device may be a chip or an integrated circuit.
  • the apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver, the processor is coupled to the transceiver for implementing the method described in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect function.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a memory storing a program executable by the processor for implementing the functions of the method described in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect above.
  • the apparatus may be a gateway mobile positioning center network element.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a positioning service charging device, the device has the function of implementing the second aspect or any possible method in the design of the second aspect, the function may be implemented by hardware, or The corresponding software implementation can be performed by hardware.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more units (modules) corresponding to the above functions, such as a transceiver unit and a processing unit.
  • the device may be a chip or an integrated circuit.
  • the apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver, the processor being coupled to the transceiver for implementing the method described in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect function.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a memory storing a program executable by the processor for implementing the functions of the method described in the second aspect or any of the possible designs of the second aspect above.
  • the device may be a charging function network element.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a positioning service charging system.
  • the positioning service charging system may include a gateway mobile positioning center network element and a charging function network element, wherein the gateway mobile positioning center network element may perform the above-mentioned first step.
  • the charging function network element may execute the method described in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium having a method for executing the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, or A computer program or instructions for performing the method described in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, including a computer program or instruction, when the computer program or instruction is executed, the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect can be implemented The method described in , or the method described in implementing the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.
  • the present application further provides a chip, which is used to implement the method described in the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, or to implement the above-mentioned second aspect or the second aspect. The method described in any of the possible designs.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a charging scenario for a positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a charging flow for an existing positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 4 is one of the schematic flowcharts of a charging method for a positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application
  • FIG. 5 is the second schematic flowchart of a charging method for a positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application
  • FIG. 6 is the third schematic flowchart of a charging method for a positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 7 is one of the schematic diagrams of the positioning service charging apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is the second schematic diagram of the positioning service charging apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 9 is the third schematic diagram of the positioning service charging device provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 10 is a fourth schematic diagram of a positioning service charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the architecture of the 5G communication system to which the embodiments of the present application are applied may be as shown in FIG. 1 , taking the terminal device as a user equipment (user equipment, UE) as an example, including: a location management function (location management function, LMF) network element, charging function (CHF) network element, UE, access and mobility management function (AMF) network element, gateway mobile location center (GMLC) network element, Location retrieval function (location retrieval function, LRF) network element, radio access network (radio access network, RAN) equipment and location services (location services, LCS) client (client) and so on.
  • a location management function location management function
  • CHF charging function
  • AMF access and mobility management function
  • GMLC gateway mobile location center
  • LRF Location retrieval function
  • LRF Location retrieval function
  • radio access network radio access network
  • RAN radio access network
  • LCS location services
  • the location service client may also be called a location client
  • the AMF network element may be connected to the UE through the N1 interface, connected to the RAN device through the N2 interface, connected to the LMF network element through the NL1 interface, and connected to the GMLC network through the NL2 interface.
  • the GMLC network element can be connected to the CHF network element through the NL4 interface
  • the LCS client can be connected through the Le interface
  • the LRF network element can be connected to the LCS client through the Le interface.
  • the network architecture may further include unified data management (UDM) network elements, network exposure function (NEF) network elements, application function (application function, AF) network elements, Policy control function (PCF) network element, session management function (session management function, SMF) network element, user plane function (user plane function, UPF) network element and data network (data network, DN), etc. one or more.
  • UDM unified data management
  • NEF network exposure function
  • PCF Policy control function
  • SMF session management function
  • UPF user plane function
  • data network data network
  • DN data network
  • a terminal device is a device with a wireless transceiver function.
  • the terminal device can communicate with the core network via the RAN and exchange voice and/or data with the RAN.
  • the terminal equipment can be deployed on land, including indoor or outdoor, handheld or vehicle; can also be deployed on water (such as ships, etc.); can also be deployed in the air (such as aircraft, balloons and satellites, etc.).
  • the terminal device may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) terminal, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal, an industrial control (industrial control) wireless terminals in ), wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical, wireless terminals in smart grid, wireless terminals in transportation safety , wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, etc.
  • a virtual reality virtual reality, VR
  • augmented reality augmented reality
  • industrial control industrial control
  • the terminal equipment may include, for example, user equipment (UE), wireless terminal equipment, mobile terminal equipment, device-to-device (D2D) terminal equipment, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ) terminal equipment, machine-to-machine/machine-type communications (M2M/MTC) terminal equipment, Internet of things (IoT) terminal equipment, subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber Station (subscriber station), mobile station (mobile station), remote station (remote station), access point (access point, AP), remote terminal (remote terminal), access terminal (access terminal), user terminal (user terminal) ), user agent, or user device, etc.
  • UE user equipment
  • D2D device-to-device
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • M2M/MTC machine-to-machine/machine-type communications
  • IoT Internet of things
  • subscriber unit subscriber unit
  • subscriber Station subscriber station
  • mobile station mobile station
  • remote station remote station
  • access point access point
  • AP
  • these may include mobile telephones (or "cellular" telephones), computers with mobile terminal equipment, portable, pocket-sized, hand-held, computer-embedded mobile devices, and the like.
  • mobile telephones or "cellular" telephones
  • PCS personal communication service
  • SIP session initiation protocol
  • WLL wireless local loop
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • constrained devices such as devices with lower power consumption, or devices with limited storage capacity, or devices with limited computing power, etc.
  • it includes information sensing devices such as barcodes, radio frequency identification (RFID), sensors, global positioning system (GPS), and laser scanners.
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • GPS global positioning system
  • the terminal device may also be a wearable device.
  • Wearable devices can also be called wearable smart devices or smart wearable devices, etc. It is a general term for the application of wearable technology to intelligently design daily wear and develop wearable devices, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing and shoes. Wait.
  • a wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothing or accessories. Wearable device is not only a hardware device, but also realizes powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction.
  • wearable smart devices include full-featured, large-scale, complete or partial functions without relying on smart phones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, and only focus on a certain type of application function, which needs to cooperate with other devices such as smart phones.
  • Use such as all kinds of smart bracelets, smart helmets, smart jewelry, etc. for physical sign monitoring.
  • the various terminal devices described above if they are located on the vehicle (for example, placed in the vehicle or installed in the vehicle), can be considered as on-board terminal equipment.
  • the on-board terminal equipment is also called on-board unit (OBU). ).
  • the above-mentioned terminal device can establish a connection with the operator network through an interface (eg, N1, etc.) provided by the operator network, and use the data and/or voice services provided by the operator network.
  • the terminal device can also access the DN through the operator's network, and use the operator's service deployed on the DN and/or the service provided by a third party.
  • the above-mentioned third party may be a service provider other than the operator's network and the terminal device, and may provide other services such as data and/or voice for the terminal device.
  • the specific expression form of the above third party can be specifically determined according to the actual application scenario, and is not limited here.
  • the RAN is a sub-network of an operator's network, and is an implementation system between service nodes and terminal equipment in the operator's network.
  • the terminal device To access the operator's network, the terminal device first passes through the RAN, and then can be connected to the service node of the operator's network through the RAN.
  • the RAN device in the embodiments of the present application is a device that provides a wireless communication function for terminal devices, and the RAN device is also referred to as an access network device and a network device.
  • RAN equipment includes but is not limited to: next-generation base stations (5g nodeB, gNB), evolved node B (evolved nodeB, eNB), radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), node B (nodeB, NB) in 5G ), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), home base station (for example, home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), baseband unit (baseBand unit, BBU), Transmission point (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), transmitting point (transmitting point, TP), WiFi access point (aaccess point, AP), world interoperability for microwave access (world interoperability for microwave access, WiMax) base station (base station, BS), mobile switching center, etc.
  • next-generation base stations 5g nodeB, gNB
  • evolved nodeB evolved nodeB
  • eNB evolved nodeB
  • RNC radio network controller
  • nodeB nodeB, NB
  • the AMF network element is mainly responsible for the authentication and mobility management of the terminal equipment, and specifically can be responsible for the registration, location update, and mobility state switching management of the terminal equipment.
  • the SMF network element is mainly responsible for the session management of the terminal device (including the establishment, modification and release of the session), such as allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the terminal device, and selecting the UPF network element that provides the message forwarding function.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the PCF network element is mainly responsible for policy control decisions, and can be used to provide policies to AMF network elements and SMF network elements, such as quality of service (QoS) policies, slice selection policies, and the like.
  • QoS quality of service
  • the CHF network element is mainly responsible for billing issues, such as issuing billing policies, collecting billing information, and generating billing bills.
  • the UDM network element is mainly responsible for storing user data, such as subscription information and authentication/authorization information.
  • the LMF network element is mainly responsible for positioning request management and positioning resource allocation during positioning services.
  • the UPF network element is mainly responsible for processing the packets (or data packets) of the terminal equipment, such as forwarding and charging.
  • the GMLC network element is mainly responsible for the positioning request processing of the positioning service, such as selecting an appropriate AMF network element for the positioning service, or performing the positioning service authentication and so on.
  • DN refers to the operator network that provides data transmission services for terminal equipment, such as IP multimedia service (IP multi-media service, IMS), Internet (Internet), etc.
  • IP multimedia service IP multi-media service, IMS
  • Internet Internet
  • the above network element may be a functional module (software) or a hardware entity.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a charging scenario for a positioning service based on a 5G network architecture, in which the function introduction of the network element can refer to the function introduction of the corresponding network element in FIG. 1 and will not be repeated.
  • an example of a process for charging for an existing positioning service includes:
  • the GMLC network element receives a location request (location request) message from the location client, where the location request message is used to request to locate a terminal device (eg, request to locate a terminal device or a specific terminal device).
  • location request location request
  • the GMLC network element After the first privacy authentication is passed, the GMLC network element sends a charging data request (charging data request) message to the CHF network element.
  • the GMLC network element accesses the privacy file of the terminal device in the UDM network element to identify whether the terminal device is allowed to be The positioning client is located. If the terminal device is allowed to be located by the positioning client, the first privacy authentication is passed, and the GMLC network element sends a charging data request message to the CHF network element.
  • the charging data request message is used to initiate a positioning service charging request to the CHF network element, and the charging data request message may also include the requester of the positioning service and the positioning service object (that is, the target to be located, such as Positioned terminal equipment), positioning request type, positioning request accuracy, etc.
  • the GMLC network element receives the charging data response (charging data response) message returned by the CHF network element.
  • S304 The GMLC network element sends a location provide request (location provide request) message to the AMF network element.
  • the location providing request message is used to provide the location information of the terminal device to the requesting AMF network element.
  • the AMF network element acquires the location information of the terminal device.
  • the AMF network element will select an LMF network element for the positioning service.
  • the LMF network element is the real execution body of the positioning service. After the LMF network element receives the location provision request message sent (or transparently transmitted) by the AMF network element, it will select an appropriate positioning service.
  • Algorithm positioning method
  • the positioning method represents a positioning calculation method or algorithm. After the positioning method is selected, the LMF network element will notify the RAN device (one or more) and the terminal device which positioning method to use, and then the terminal device sends out a probe.
  • the RAN device(s) measure the sounding signal sent by the terminal device, such as measuring the signal strength of the sounding signal sent by the terminal device, and so on.
  • the RAN device(s) send the measurement results to the LMF network element, and the LMF network element uses the positioning method to calculate the location information of the terminal device, and feeds back the location information of the terminal device to the AMF network element.
  • the AMF network element sends a location provide response (location provide response) message to the GMLC network element.
  • the location providing response message includes location information of the terminal device, that is, the result of locating the terminal device.
  • the GMLC network element sends a location verification request (location verification request) message to the terminal device.
  • the GMLC network element receives a location verification response (location verification response) message from the terminal device.
  • the GMLC network element can perform the second privacy authentication by sending a location verification request message to the terminal device and receiving a location verification response message from the terminal device.
  • the location verification response message returned by the terminal device includes the result of whether the terminal device allows the positioning It is sent to the positioning client. If allowed, the GMLC network element will perform S309A, and if it is rejected (ie, not allowed), the GMLC network element will perform S309B.
  • the GMLC network element sends a positioning response message to the positioning client, where the positioning response message includes a result of positioning the terminal device.
  • the GMLC network element when the terminal device allows the positioning result to be sent to the positioning client, the GMLC network element generates positioning charging information, and can send a charging data report (charging data report) message carrying the positioning charging information to the CHF network element. , and send the positioning charging information to the CHF network element, and the CHF network element generates a charging bill to charge for the positioning service.
  • a charging data report charging data report
  • S309B The GMLC network element sends an error cause (error cause) to the positioning client to end the positioning service.
  • the GMLC network element will not return the positioning result to the positioning client, but only returns an error reason to the positioning client. For example, the terminal device refuses to provide positioning and so on, and then end the positioning service, and the positioning service will not be billed.
  • the terminal device refuses to return the positioning result to the positioning client, the entire set of positioning procedures has been executed, which consumes network resources (such as core network resources, air interface resources, etc.). There is no billing for the business, which is not in line with business strategy.
  • network resources such as core network resources, air interface resources, etc.
  • the purpose of this application is to improve the positioning service charging scheme, and to charge for the positioning that refuses to send the terminal equipment positioning result to the positioning client, so that the positioning service charging is more in line with the business strategy and avoids the loss of the operator.
  • at least one may also be described as one or more, and the multiple may be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in this application.
  • “/” may indicate that the objects associated before and after are an “or” relationship, for example, A/B may indicate A or B; “and/or” may be used to describe that there are three types of associated objects A relationship, for example, A and/or B, can mean that A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural.
  • words such as “first” and “second” may be used to distinguish technical features with the same or similar functions. The words “first”, “second” and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order, and the words “first”, “second” and the like do not limit the difference.
  • words such as “exemplary” or “for example” are used to represent examples, illustrations or illustrations, and any embodiment or design solution described as “exemplary” or “for example” should not be construed are preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs.
  • the use of words such as “exemplary” or “such as” is intended to present the related concepts in a specific manner to facilitate understanding.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a charging method for a positioning service provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the process includes:
  • S401 The network element of the gateway mobile positioning center refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first instruction.
  • the network element of the mobile positioning center network element may be the GMLC network element in the 5G network architecture, and the charging function network element may be the CHF network element in the 5G network architecture.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element may be other network elements in the network architecture with the same or similar functions as the GMLC network element,
  • the charging function network element may be another network element with the same or similar function as the CHF network element in the network architecture.
  • the terminal device may have different privacy settings in different areas, for example, for the positioning results located in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, the terminal device is allowed to send to the positioning client, and for the positioning results located in the non-Shanghai Pudong New Area, the terminal device Refuse to send to positioning client. Therefore, after the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center receives the positioning request for the terminal device from the first positioning client and obtains the result of positioning the terminal device, it is necessary to check whether the terminal device is allowed to return (ie send) the positioning result to the terminal device.
  • the first positioning client performs privacy authentication (or judgment).
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center may determine according to the first indication corresponding to the terminal device.
  • the first indication may be received from a terminal device, or may also be configured locally by a network element of a gateway mobile positioning center.
  • the first indication may be first indication information or a first indication message.
  • the first indication includes area information, and the area information is used to indicate that the terminal device is allowed to return (ie, send) the area of the positioning result; or is used to indicate that the terminal device does not allow (ie, refuse) to return The area of the result of the positioning.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center obtains the result of positioning the terminal device, it can judge whether the positioning result is allowed to be returned to the first positioning client according to whether the positioning result is within the area indicated by the area information included in the first indication. end.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element initiates the positioning of the terminal device on the first positioning client (for example, receiving the first positioning The positioning request message sent by the positioning client, the positioning request message is used to request the positioning of the terminal equipment), after the gateway mobile positioning center network element obtains the result of positioning the terminal equipment (for example, through the position of S306 in FIG. 3 ) After providing the response message to obtain the result of positioning the terminal equipment), the gateway mobile positioning center network element determines that the area where the terminal equipment is allowed to return the positioning result does not include the result of positioning the terminal equipment, and determines that it refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal equipment to the First locate the client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center may ask the terminal device whether it is allowed to return (ie send) the positioning result to the first The positioning client, if the gateway mobile positioning center network element receives from the terminal device a first instruction for instructing the terminal device to refuse to send the positioning result to the first positioning client, it is determined to refuse to send the terminal device positioning result to the first positioning client. Locate the client.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element may send a location verification request message to the terminal device (S307 in FIG. 3 ), wherein the location verification request message contains It can include information such as the identification information of the first positioning client and the result of positioning the terminal device.
  • the terminal device After receiving the position verification request message, the terminal device returns a position verification response message to the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center, wherein the position verification response message is in the position verification response message.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element determines, according to the first indication carried in the location verification response message, to refuse to send the terminal equipment positioning result to the first positioning client. Always locate the client.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element generates positioning charging information, where the positioning charging information includes the positioning event.
  • the positioning events include one or more of a positioning service result, positioning service time, positioning service accuracy, positioning service requester, positioning service object, and a fourth indication.
  • the fourth indication is used to indicate refusal to provide the positioning result.
  • the fourth indication may be the number of times the result of the positioning was rejected.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element, and the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information.
  • the positioning service that refuses to send the terminal device positioning result to the first positioning client is not charged, only an error reason is returned to the first positioning client, and the positioning service is ended.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, the gateway mobile positioning center network element generates positioning charging information including the positioning event, and sends it to the charging
  • the functional network element is used to charge the positioning service.
  • the positioning charging information may be sent to the charging function network element through a charging data report (charging data report) message.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center receives a positioning request for the terminal device from the first positioning client, obtains the result of positioning the terminal device, and refuses to send the positioning result according to the first indication corresponding to the terminal device After sending to the first positioning client, the gateway mobile positioning center network element can generate positioning charging information including the positioning event, and send it to the charging function network element.
  • the charging function network element generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information.
  • the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information sent by the gateway mobile positioning center network element, generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information, and realizes the decision to refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • Location is billed.
  • the billing bill can be sent to the billing domain (billing domain) to charge the first positioning client.
  • the charging data record may include a record type (record type), for example, the first positioning client requests the gateway mobile positioning center network element to locate the terminal device, etc., the gateway mobile positioning center
  • the identification information of the network element GMLC identity
  • GMLC identity such as the IP address of the gateway mobile positioning center network element
  • client identity the identification information of the first positioning client
  • client type the type of the first positioning client
  • location information of the request Type location type
  • record time record time
  • the gateway mobile positioning center after each time the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, it reports the corresponding positioning and charging information to the network element of the charging function, and completes the identification of the terminal equipment. The charging of the positioning service that sends the positioning result is rejected.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element may also report the corresponding positioning and charging information to the charging function network element after refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client one or more times to complete the rejection. The charging for the positioning service that sends the positioning result.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center may determine that the number "N" (N is a positive integer) of refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client reaches or exceeds the number threshold , and report the corresponding positioning charging information to the charging function network element, so as to complete the charging for the positioning service that refuses to send the positioning result.
  • FIG. 5 Illustratively, the flow of the charging method for the positioning service is shown in Figure 5, including:
  • S501 The network element of the gateway mobile positioning center refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first indication.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element determines that the number of the positioning results reaches or exceeds a number threshold.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element can also reject it.
  • N N is a positive integer
  • the corresponding positioning charging information is reported to the charging function network element.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element initiates the positioning of the terminal device at the first positioning client each time, and after obtaining the result of positioning the terminal device, refuses to send the positioning of the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first instruction
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element initiates the positioning of the terminal device at the first positioning client each time, and after obtaining the result of positioning the terminal device, refuses to send the positioning of the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first instruction
  • the number of times of refusing to provide the positioning result may be +1, indicating that it has succeeded
  • the process of locating the terminal device is performed once, but the locating result is not returned to the first locating client.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element determines N times according to the first indication to refuse to send the positioning of the terminal device to the first positioning client
  • the terminal device does not need to send the first instruction multiple times, but only needs to send the first instruction once; if the gateway mobile positioning center network element obtains the result of locating the terminal device, it asks the terminal device whether to allow the positioning The result is returned (that is, sent) to the first positioning client, and the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines N times according to the first instruction to refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the positioning center network element sends a first indication for indicating refusal to send the positioning result to the first positioning client, where M is a positive integer not less than N.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element generates positioning charging information, where the positioning charging information includes the positioning event.
  • the location charging information includes the N location events
  • the location events include the result of the location service, the time of the location service, the precision of the location service, the requester of the location service, the object of the location service, and the result of refusing to provide the location service.
  • One or more of the fourth indication of , and the fourth indication of refusing to provide the result of positioning may be the number of times of refusing to provide the result of positioning. For example: including the positioning requester "first positioning client", the positioning service object "terminal device", the positioning service time of the N positioning, and the N positioning service accuracy (when the accuracy of the N positioning services is the same, you can also It is represented by a positioning service accuracy), the number of times "N times" of refusing to provide positioning results, and so on.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element, and the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center When the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center refuses to provide the first positioning client with the result of positioning the terminal device (N) reaches or exceeds the number threshold, the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center generates positioning charging information and sends it to the first positioning client.
  • the charging function network element is used to charge the positioning service.
  • the location charging information may be sent to the charging function network element through a charging data report message.
  • the number threshold may be pre-defined by a protocol and configured in the gateway mobile positioning center network element, or may be determined by the charging function network element according to the positioning service charging needs or requirements, and sent to the gateway mobile Locate the central network element.
  • the charging function network element generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information.
  • the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information sent by the gateway mobile positioning center network element, and generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information, so as to realize the refusal to locate the terminal device and send the result to the first positioning client. N times of positioning are billed. And the billing bill can be sent to the billing domain to charge the first positioning client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client, it will refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client for positioning
  • the corresponding positioning charging information is sent to the charging function network element to complete the charging for the positioning service that refuses to send the positioning result.
  • FIG. 6 Illustratively, the flow of the charging method for the positioning service is shown in Figure 6, including:
  • S601 The network element of the gateway mobile positioning center refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first indication.
  • S602 The network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client according to the second indication.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element can also determine After sending the terminal equipment positioning result to the second positioning client, the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning that refuses to send the terminal equipment positioning result to the first positioning client is reported to the charging function network element.
  • the second positioning client may be the same as the first positioning client, or may be different from the first positioning client, and the positioning result sent to the second positioning client may be the same as rejecting the first positioning client
  • the positioning results sent by the end are the same or may be different.
  • the second indication may be the same as the first indication, for example, both include area information, the area information is used to indicate the area where the terminal device is allowed to return (ie send) the positioning result; or is used to indicate that the terminal device does not allow ( i.e. reject) the area where the result of the positioning is returned.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element initiates the positioning of the terminal device on the second positioning client, and the gateway mobile positioning center network After the element obtains the result of locating the terminal device (for example, after obtaining the result of locating the terminal device through the position providing response message of S306 in FIG. 3 ), the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines that the area in which the terminal device is allowed to return the result of the positioning includes: For the result of positioning the terminal device, it is determined that the result of positioning the terminal device is sent to the second positioning client.
  • the second indication may also be an indication instructing the terminal device to allow the positioning result to be sent to the second positioning client.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element may send a location verification request message to the terminal device (S307 in FIG. 3 ), wherein the location verification request message contains It may include information such as the identification information of the second positioning client and the result of positioning the terminal device.
  • the terminal device After receiving the position verification request message, the terminal device returns a position verification response message to the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center, wherein the position verification response message is in the position verification response message.
  • the gateway mobile location center network element determines to send the terminal device location result to the second location according to the second indication carried in the location verification response message. Locate the client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client according to the second instruction, each time it refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client once , the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center can add 1 to the number of times of refusing to provide the positioning result (flag number), indicating that the process of positioning the terminal device has been successfully performed once, but the positioning result has not been returned to the first positioning client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center initiates the positioning of the terminal device at the first positioning client each time, and after obtaining the result of positioning the terminal device, refuses to send the positioning information of the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first instruction.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center initiates the positioning of the terminal device at the first positioning client each time, and after obtaining the result of positioning the terminal device, refuses to send the positioning information of the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first instruction.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element generates positioning charging information, where the positioning charging information includes the event of refusing to send the positioning result of the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center After the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center determines to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client, the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center generates positioning charging information, wherein the positioning charging information includes The location result of the terminal device is sent to the location (S) events of the first location client, where S is a positive integer not less than 1.
  • the location charging information includes the S location events
  • the location events include the result of the location service, the time of the location service, the accuracy of the location service, the requester of the location service, the location service object, and the result of refusing to provide the location service.
  • One or more of the fourth indication of , and the fourth indication of refusing to provide the result of positioning may be the number of times of refusing to provide the result of positioning. For example: including the positioning requester "first positioning client", the positioning service object "terminal equipment”, the positioning service time of the S positioning, and the accuracy of the S positioning services (when the accuracy of the S positioning services is the same, you can also It is represented by a positioning service accuracy), the number of times "S times" of refusing to provide positioning results, and so on.
  • the gateway mobile positioning center network element sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element, and the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information.
  • the charging function network element generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information.
  • the charging function network element receives the positioning charging information sent by the gateway mobile positioning center network element, and generates a charging bill according to the positioning charging information, so as to realize the refusal to locate the terminal device and send the result to the first positioning client. S times of positioning are billed. And the billing bill can be sent to the billing domain to charge the first positioning client.
  • the charging function network element may also send a third indication to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, and the gateway mobile positioning center network element only receives the third indication After that, the generation of positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client is started.
  • the third indication is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to generate positioning charging information for the positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the third indication may be sent to the gateway mobile positioning center network element through a charging data response message.
  • the charging function network element may carry the charging data response message in the charging data response message returned to the gateway mobile positioning center network element. Third instruction.
  • the charging function network element may further carry the first positioning and charging information reporting rule and/or the second positioning and charging information reporting rule in the sent third instruction to indicate to the gateway mobile positioning center
  • the first positioning charging information reporting rule is used to instruct the gateway to move the positioning center network element to send the positioning corresponding to the charging function network element after refusing to send the terminal device positioning result to the first positioning client.
  • the positioning charging information is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to perform positioning service charging according to the scheme shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the second positioning and charging information reporting rule is used to instruct the gateway to move the positioning center network element to send the terminal device positioning result to the second positioning client, and then to the charging function network element to refuse to send the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning result of the device positioning is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to perform positioning service charging according to the scheme shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the number threshold is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element. After the number of refusing to send the terminal equipment positioning results to the first positioning client reaches or exceeds the number threshold, send the number to the charging function network element.
  • the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning that refuses to send the terminal device positioning result to the first positioning client is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to perform positioning service charging according to the scheme shown in FIG. 5 .
  • each network element includes a corresponding hardware structure and/or software module (or unit) for performing each function.
  • each network element includes a corresponding hardware structure and/or software module (or unit) for performing each function.
  • the present application can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed by hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality using different methods for each particular application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.
  • FIG. 7 shows a possible exemplary block diagram of a positioning service charging device involved in the embodiment of the present application, and the positioning service charging device 700 may be based on software form exists.
  • the apparatus 700 may include: a processing unit 702 and a transceiving unit 703 .
  • the processing unit 702 is used to implement corresponding processing functions.
  • the transceiver unit 703 is used to support the communication between the apparatus 700 and other network entities.
  • the transceiving unit 703 may include a receiving unit and/or a sending unit, which are respectively used to perform receiving and sending operations.
  • the apparatus 700 may further include a storage unit 701 for storing program codes and/or data of the apparatus 700 .
  • the apparatus 700 may be the gateway mobile positioning center network element in any of the foregoing embodiments, or may also be a chip or other components disposed in the gateway mobile positioning center network element.
  • the processing unit 702 can support the apparatus 700 to perform the actions of the gateway moving and positioning the center network element in each method example above.
  • the processing unit 702 mainly executes the internal actions of the gateway mobile positioning center network element in the method example, and the transceiver unit 703 may support the communication between the apparatus 700 and the charging function network element and the like.
  • the processing unit 702 is configured to refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client according to the first indication;
  • the processing unit 702 is further configured to generate positioning charging information, where the positioning charging information includes the positioning events;
  • the transceiver unit 703 is configured to send the positioning charging information to the charging function network element.
  • the processing unit 702 is further configured to determine, according to the first indication, to refuse to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client.
  • the first indication includes area information, and the area information is used to indicate an area that allows returning a positioning result, or the area information is used to indicate an area that is not allowed to return a positioning result.
  • the area where the result of positioning is allowed to be returned does not include the result of the positioning; or, the area where the result of the positioning is not allowed to be returned includes the result of the positioning.
  • the first indication is used to instruct the terminal device to refuse to send the positioning result to the first positioning client.
  • the number of the positioning results is one or more.
  • the processing unit 702 is further configured to determine that the number of the positioning results reaches or exceeds the number of the positioning results before the transceiver unit 703 sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element number threshold.
  • the transceiver unit 703 is further configured to receive the number threshold from the charging function network element.
  • the processing unit 702 is further configured to determine to send the positioning charging information to the second positioning client according to the second instruction before the transceiver unit 703 sends the positioning charging information to the charging function network element The result of locating the terminal device.
  • the transceiver unit 703 is further configured to receive a third indication from the charging function network element, where the third indication is used to indicate that the pair refuses to send the pair to the first positioning client The positioning of the terminal device positioning result generates positioning charging information.
  • the third indication includes a first positioning and charging information reporting rule and/or a second positioning and charging information reporting rule; wherein the first positioning and charging information reporting rule is used to indicate rejection After sending the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, send the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning to the charging function network element; the second positioning charging information reporting rule is used for After indicating that it is determined to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client, send to the charging function network element a positioning corresponding to refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client Locate billing information.
  • the positioning events include one or more of the following: positioning service results, positioning service time, positioning service accuracy, positioning service requesters, positioning service objects, and refusing to provide positioning results the fourth instruction.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides a positioning service charging apparatus 800 .
  • the positioning service charging apparatus 800 includes a processor 810 and a transceiver 830 , and may further include a memory 820 .
  • the memory 820 stores instructions, programs or data, and the memory 820 may be used to implement the function of the storage unit 701 in the above embodiment.
  • the processor 810 is used to read instructions or programs or data stored in the memory 820 . When the instructions or programs stored in the memory 820 are executed, the processor 810 is configured to perform the operations performed by the processing unit 702 in the foregoing embodiments, and the transceiver 830 is configured to perform operations performed by the transceiving unit 703 in the foregoing embodiments.
  • FIG. 9 shows a possible exemplary block diagram of yet another positioning service charging apparatus involved in the embodiments of the present application, and the positioning service charging apparatus 900 may use software form exists.
  • the apparatus 900 may include: a processing unit 902 and a transceiving unit 903 .
  • the processing unit 902 is used to implement corresponding processing functions.
  • the transceiver unit 903 is used to support the communication between the apparatus 900 and other network entities.
  • the transceiving unit 903 may include a receiving unit and/or a sending unit, respectively configured to perform receiving and sending operations.
  • the apparatus 900 may further include a storage unit 901 for storing program codes and/or data of the apparatus 900 .
  • the apparatus 900 may be a charging function network element in any of the foregoing embodiments, or may also be a chip or other components set in the charging function network element.
  • the processing unit 902 can support the apparatus 900 to perform the actions of the charging function network element in each method example above.
  • the processing unit 902 mainly executes the internal actions of the charging function network element in the method example, and the transceiver unit 903 may support the communication between the apparatus 900 and the network element of the gateway mobile positioning center and the like.
  • the transceiver unit 903 is configured to receive positioning charging information from a gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the positioning charging information includes an event for locating a terminal device, and the positioning event includes Refuse to provide the fourth indication of the positioning result; the processing unit 902 is configured to generate a charging bill according to the positioning charging information.
  • the transceiver unit 903 is further configured to send a number threshold to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the number threshold is used to indicate the gateway mobile positioning center network element, when rejecting After the number of the results of locating the terminal equipment sent to the first positioning client reaches or exceeds the number threshold, sending a positioning correspondence that refuses to send the results of locating the terminal equipment to the first positioning client location charging information.
  • the transceiver unit 903 is further configured to send a third indication to the gateway mobile positioning center network element, where the third indication is used to instruct the gateway mobile positioning center network element to reject the rejection
  • the positioning generation positioning charging information of the result of positioning the terminal device is sent to the first positioning client.
  • the third indication includes a first positioning and charging information reporting rule and/or a second positioning and charging information reporting rule; wherein the first positioning and charging information reporting rule is used to indicate the The gateway mobile positioning center network element, after refusing to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client, sends the positioning charging information corresponding to the positioning; the second positioning charging information reporting rule uses After instructing the gateway to move the positioning center network element to determine to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the second positioning client, send a positioning that refuses to send the result of positioning the terminal device to the first positioning client Corresponding location charging information.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides a positioning service charging apparatus 1000 .
  • the positioning service charging apparatus 1000 includes a processor 1010 and a transceiver 1030 , and may further include a memory 1020 .
  • the memory 1020 stores instructions, programs, or data, and the memory 1020 may be used to implement the function of the storage unit 901 in the foregoing embodiment.
  • the processor 1010 is used to read instructions or programs or data stored in the memory 1020 .
  • the processor 1010 is configured to perform the operations performed by the processing unit 902 in the foregoing embodiments
  • the transceiver 1030 is configured to perform the operations performed by the transceiving unit 903 in the foregoing embodiments.
  • a computer-readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed, the above method embodiments are applicable to the gateway mobile positioning center network element or the charging function network. Yuan's positioning service charging method.
  • a computer program product containing an instruction is provided.
  • the instruction can execute the positioning service calculation applicable to the gateway mobile positioning center network element or the charging function network element in the above method embodiment. fee method.
  • a chip is provided.
  • the chip can execute the positioning service charging method applicable to the gateway mobile positioning center network element or the charging function network element in the above method embodiments.
  • the embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
  • computer-usable storage media including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory result in an article of manufacture comprising instruction means, the instructions
  • the apparatus implements the functions specified in the flow or flow of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

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Abstract

本申请涉及通信技术领域，公开了一种定位业务计费方法及装置，用以解决现有定位业务计费方案，对于拒绝向定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位不计费，不符合商业策略，造成运营商损失的问题。该方法包括：网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果；所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件；所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息。

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一种定位业务计费方法及装置
本申请要求于2020年8月28日提交中国专利局、申请号为202010888284.8、申请名称为“一种定位业务计费方法及装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请实施例涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种定位业务计费方法及装置。
背景技术
现有技术中，当定位客户端(client)想要定位终端设备时，需要经过核心网的两次隐私鉴权(privacy check)，鉴权通过之后，才会将定位的结果发送给定位客户端。第一次隐私鉴权为网关移动定位中心(gateway mobile location center，GMLC)网元接收到定位客户端的定位请求后，访问统一数据管理(unified data management，UDM)网元里面的终端设备的隐私档案(privacy profile)，判断终端设备是否同意被定位客户端定位；第二次隐私鉴权，因为终端设备可能对不同的区域有不同的隐私设置，所以核心网执行完定位流程，GMLC网元得到对终端设备定位的结果后，询问终端设备是否允许将定位的结果返回给定位客户端。
按照当前协议定义的定位业务计费方案，GMLC网元仅在终端设备允许将定位的结果返回给定位客户端的情况下，记录此次定位的定位计费信息，然后将定位计费信息发送给计费功能(charging function，CHF)网元生成计费话单(charging data record，CDR)。在终端设备拒绝将定位的结果返回给定位客户端的情况下，GMLC网元只给定位客户端返回一个错误原因(error cause)，然后结束此次定位，不会对此次定位的定位业务进行计费。然而，对于运营商来说，在终端设备拒绝将定位的结果返回给定位客户端的情况下，已经执行了整套定位流程，消耗了网络资源(如核心网资源、空口资源等)，但对此次定位的定位业务却没有计费，不符合商业策略。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供一种定位业务计费方法及装置，用以解决现有定位业务计费方案，对于拒绝向定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位不计费，不符合商业策略，造成运营商损失的问题。
第一方面，本申请提供了一种定位业务计费方法，该方法包括：网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果；所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件；所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息。可选的，所述方法还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元根据所述第一指示确定拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
采用上述方法，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果时，网关移动定位中心网元仍然可以记录定位业务的定位计费信息，并上报(即发送)给计费功能网元， 计费功能网元可以根据定位计费信息生成计费话单，用于对第一定位客户端进行收费，使得定位业务计费方案更符合商业策略，避免运营商的损失。
在一个可能的设计中，所述第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示允许返回定位的结果的区域；或者，所述区域信息用于指示不允许返回定位的结果的区域。其中，所述允许返回定位的结果的区域不包括所述定位的结果；或者，所述不允许返回定位的结果的区域包括所述定位的结果。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以根据终端设备指示的允许返回定位的结果的区域或不允许返回定位的结果的区域，确定终端设备是否拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果，有利于对终端设备隐私(如位置)的保护。
在一个可能的设计中，所述方法还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元从所述终端设备接收所述第一指示；所述第一指示用于指示所述终端设备拒绝将所述定位的结果发送给所述第一定位客户端。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元还可以根据终端设备拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的指示，拒绝将对终端设备的定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端，有利于对终端设备隐私的保护。
在一个可能的设计中，所述定位的结果的个数为一个或多个。
上述设计中，网元移动定位中心网元可以在一次或多次拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元上报定位计费信息，有利于满足不同的定位业务计费需求，并节约信令开销。
在一个可能的设计中，所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元确定所述定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值时，向计费功能网元上报定位计费信息，有利于满足不同的定位业务计费需求。
在一个可能的设计中，所述方法还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元从所述计费功能网元接收所述个数阈值。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以根据计费功能网元指示的个数阈值进行定位计费信息的上报，有利于满足计费功能网元对定位业务计费的要求。
在一个可能的设计中，所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元根据第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以在成功向第二定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元发送拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息，有利于满足不同的定位业务计费需求。
在一个可能的设计中，所述方法还包括：所述方法还包括：所述网关移动定位中心网元从所述计费功能网元接收第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以根据计费功能网元的指示，对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息，有利于满足计费功能网元 对定位业务计费的要求。
在一个可能的设计中，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
上述设计中，网关移动定位中心网元可以根据计费功能网元指示的定位计费信息上报规则进行定位计费信息的上报，有利于满足计费功能网元对定位业务计费的要求。
在一个可能的设计中，所述定位的事件包括以下中的一项或多项：定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象、拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示。
上述设计中，定位的事件中包括拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示(如次数)，有利于计费功能网元对拒绝向第一定位客户端提供定位的结果的定位的事件的识别，并对定位业务进行计费。
第二方面，本申请提供了一种定位业务计费方法，该方法包括：计费功能网元从网关移动定位中心网元接收定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括对终端设备定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示；所述计费功能网元根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
采用上述方法，定位的事件中包括终端设备拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示(如次数)，有利于计费功能网元对拒绝向定位客户端提供定位的结果的定位的识别，并对定位业务进行计费。
在一种可能的设计中，所述方法还包括：所述计费功能网元向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送个数阈值，所述个数阈值用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过所述个数阈值后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
上述设计中，计费功能网元可以向网关移动定位中心网元指示个数阈值，有利于网关移动定位中心网元根据计费功能网元指示的个数阈值进行定位计费信息的上报，满足计费功能网元对定位业务计费的要求。
在一种可能的设计中，所述方法还包括：所述计费功能网元向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
上述设计中，计费功能网元可以通过第三指示，指示网关移动定位中心网元对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息，有利于满足计费功能网元对定位业务计费的要求。
在一种可能的设计中，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网 元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
上述设计中，计费功能网元可以指示网关移动定位中心网元定位计费信息上报的规则，有利于满足计费功能网元对定位业务计费的要求。
第三方面，本申请实施例提供一种定位业务计费装置，该装置具有实现上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中方法的功能，所述功能可以通过硬件实现，也可以通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。所述硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的单元(模块)，比如包括收发单元和处理单元。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置可以是芯片或者集成电路。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置包括处理器和收发器，所述处理器与所述收发器耦合，用于实现上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法的功能。该装置还可以包括存储器，所述存储器存储有可被处理器执行的用于实现上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法的功能的程序。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置可以为网关移动定位中心网元。
第四方面，本申请实施例提供一种定位业务计费装置，该装置具有实现上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中方法的功能，所述功能可以通过硬件实现，也可以通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。所述硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的单元(模块)，比如包括收发单元和处理单元。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置可以是芯片或者集成电路。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置包括处理器和收发器，所述处理器与所述收发器耦合，用于实现上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法的功能。该装置还可以包括存储器，所述存储器存储有可被处理器执行的用于实现上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法的功能的程序。
在一个可能的设计中，该装置可以为计费功能网元。
第五方面，本申请实施例提供一种定位业务计费系统，该定位业务计费系统可以包括网关移动定位中心网元和计费功能网元，其中网关移动定位中心网元可以执行上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法，计费功能网元可以执行上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法。
第六方面，本申请实施例提供一种计算机可读存储介质，所述计算机可读存储介质具有用于执行上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法，或执行上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法的计算机程序或指令。
第七方面，本申请实施例还提供一种计算机程序产品，包括计算机程序或指令，当所述计算机程序或指令被执行时，可以实现上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法，或实现上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法。
第八方面，本申请还提供一种芯片，所述芯片用于实现上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法，或实现上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一种可能的设计中所述的方法。
上述第三方面至第八方面所能达到的技术效果请参照上述第一方面和第二方面所能 达到的技术效果，这里不再重复赘述。
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具体实施方式
本申请提供的技术方案可以适用于第五代(5th generation，5G)通信系统，以及未来的通信系统等，如6G系统等。
具体的，本申请实施例所应用的5G通信系统的架构可以如图1所示，以终端设备为用户设备(user equipment，UE)为例，包括：位置管理功能(location management function，LMF)网元、计费功能(charging function，CHF)网元、UE、接入和移动性管理功能(access and mobility management function，AMF)网元、网关移动定位中心(gateway mobile location center，GMLC)网元、位置获取功能(location retrieval function，LRF)网元、无线接入网(radio access network，RAN)设备和定位服务(location services，LCS)客户端(client)等。例如，所述定位服务客户端也可以称为定位客户端，AMF网元可以通过N1接口与UE相连、通过N2接口与RAN设备相连、通过NL1接口与LMF网元相连、通过NL2接口与GMLC网元相连，GMLC网元可以通过NL4接口与CHF网元相连、通过Le接口与LCS client相连，LRF网元通过Le接口与LCS client相连。应理解的是，图1中所示的通信系统的架构在这里仅作为一种示例说明，并不作为对本申请的方法适用的通信系统的架构中包括的网元或接口的限定。如在图1所示的网络架构中还可以包括统一数据管理(unified data management，UDM)网元、网络开放功能(network exposure function，NEF)网元、应用功能(application function，AF)网元、策略控制功能(policy control function，PCF)网元、会话管理功能(session management function，SMF)网元、用户面功能(user plane function，UPF)网元和数据网络(data network，DN)等中的一个或多个。下面对所述通信系统中的部分网元或设备的功能进行简单介绍说明。
终端设备(terminal device)，是一种具有无线收发功能的设备，该终端设备可以经RAN与核心网进行通信，与RAN交换语音和/或数据。该终端设备可以部署在陆地上，包括室内或室外、手持或车载；也可以部署在水面上(如轮船等)；还可以部署在空中(例如飞机、气球和卫星上等)。所述终端设备可以是手机(mobile phone)、平板电脑(pad)、带无线收发功能的电脑、虚拟现实(virtual reality，VR)终端、增强现实(augmented reality， AR)终端、工业控制(industrial control)中的无线终端、无人驾驶(self driving)中的无线终端、远程医疗(remote medical)中的无线终端、智能电网(smart grid)中的无线终端、运输安全(transportation safety)中的无线终端、智慧城市(smart city)中的无线终端、智慧家庭(smart home)中的无线终端等。该终端设备例如可以包括用户设备(user equipment，UE)、无线终端设备、移动终端设备、设备到设备通信(device-to-device，D2D)终端设备、车与外界(vehicle-to-everything，V2X)终端设备、机器到机器/机器类通信(machine-to-machine/machine-type communications，M2M/MTC)终端设备、物联网(internet of things，IoT)终端设备、订户单元(subscriber unit)、订户站(subscriber station)，移动站(mobile station)、远程站(remote station)、接入点(access point，AP)、远程终端(remote terminal)、接入终端(access terminal)、用户终端(user terminal)、用户代理(user agent)、或用户装备(user device)等。例如，可以包括移动电话(或称为“蜂窝”电话)，具有移动终端设备的计算机，便携式、袖珍式、手持式、计算机内置的移动装置等。例如，个人通信业务(personal communication service，PCS)电话、无绳电话、会话发起协议(session initiation protocol，SIP)话机、无线本地环路(wireless local loop，WLL)站、个人数字助理(personal digital assistant，PDA)、等设备。还包括受限设备，例如功耗较低的设备，或存储能力有限的设备，或计算能力有限的设备等。例如包括条码、射频识别(radio frequency identification，RFID)、传感器、全球定位系统(global positioning system，GPS)、激光扫描器等信息传感设备。
作为示例而非限定，在本申请实施例中，该终端设备还可以是可穿戴设备。可穿戴设备也可以称为穿戴式智能设备或智能穿戴式设备等，是应用穿戴式技术对日常穿戴进行智能化设计、开发出可以穿戴的设备的总称，如眼镜、手套、手表、服饰及鞋等。可穿戴设备即直接穿在身上，或是整合到用户的衣服或配件的一种便携式设备。可穿戴设备不仅仅是一种硬件设备，更是通过软件支持以及数据交互、云端交互来实现强大的功能。广义穿戴式智能设备包括功能全、尺寸大、可不依赖智能手机实现完整或者部分的功能，例如：智能手表或智能眼镜等，以及只专注于某一类应用功能，需要和其它设备如智能手机配合使用，如各类进行体征监测的智能手环、智能头盔、智能首饰等。
而如上介绍的各种终端设备，如果位于车辆上(例如放置在车辆内或安装在车辆内)，都可以认为是车载终端设备，车载终端设备例如也称为车载单元(on-board unit，OBU)。
上述终端设备可通过运营商网络提供的接口(例如N1等)与运营商网络建立连接，使用运营商网络提供的数据和/或语音等服务。终端设备还可通过运营商网络访问DN，使用DN上部署的运营商业务，和/或第三方提供的业务。其中，上述第三方可为运营商网络和终端设备之外的服务方，可为终端设备提供他数据和/或语音等服务。其中，上述第三方的具体表现形式，具体可根据实际应用场景确定，在此不做限制。
RAN是运营商网络的子网络，是运营商网络中业务节点与终端设备之间的实施系统。终端设备要接入运营商网络，首先是经过RAN，进而可通过RAN与运营商网络的业务节点连接。本申请实施例中的RAN设备，是一种为终端设备提供无线通信功能的设备，RAN设备也称为接入网设备、网络设备。RAN设备例如包括但不限于：5G中的下一代基站(5g nodeB，gNB)、演进型节点B(evolved nodeB，eNB)、无线网络控制器(radio network controller，RNC)、节点B(nodeB，NB)、基站控制器(base station controller，BSC)、基站收发台(base transceiver station，BTS)、家庭基站(例如，home evolved nodeB，或home node B，HNB)、 基带单元(baseBand unit，BBU)、传输点(transmitting and receiving point，TRP)、发射点(transmitting point，TP)、WiFi接入点(aaccess point，AP)、全球微波接入互操作性(world interoperability for microwave access，WiMax)基站(base station，BS)、移动交换中心等。
AMF网元，主要负责终端设备的认证，移动性管理等，具体可以负责终端设备的注册、位置更新、移动状态切换管理等。
SMF网元，主要负责终端设备的会话管理(包括会话的建立、修改和释放)，如为终端设备分配互联网协议(internet protocol，IP)地址、选择提供报文转发功能的UPF网元等。
PCF网元，主要负责策略控制决策，可用于向AMF网元、SMF网元提供策略，如服务质量(quality of service，QoS)策略、切片选择策略等。
CHF网元，主要负责计费问题，如负责下发计费策略、收集计费信息、生成计费话单等。
UDM网元，主要负责存储用户数据，如签约信息、鉴权/授权信息等。
LMF网元，主要负责定位业务时进行定位请求管理以及定位资源调配。
UPF网元，主要负责对终端设备的报文(或数据包)进行处理，如转发、计费等。
GMLC网元，主要负责定位业务的定位请求处理，如为定位业务选择合适的AMF网元、或进行定位业务鉴权等等。
DN，指的是为终端设备提供数据传输服务的运营商网络，如IP多媒体业务(IP multi-media service，IMS)、因特网(Internet)等。
另外，需要理解的是，上述网元可以为功能模块(软件)，也可以为硬件实体。
图2为基于5G网络架构的定位业务计费场景示意图，其中网元的功能介绍可以参考图1中相应网元的功能介绍不再赘述。
如图3所示，为现有定位业务计费的一种流程示例，该流程包括：
S301：GMLC网元接收来自定位客户端的定位请求(location request)消息，所述定位请求消息用于请求对终端设备进行定位(如请求对某一终端设备或特定终端设备进行定位)。
S302：第一次隐私鉴权通过后，GMLC网元向CHF网元发送计费数据请求(charging data request)消息。
具体的，GMLC网元接收到来自定位客户端对终端设备(以UE为例)的定位请求消息后，GMLC网元访问UDM网元里面的该终端设备的隐私档案，识别该终端设备是否允许被定位客户端定位，如果该终端设备允许被定位客户端定位，则第一次隐私鉴权通过，GMLC网元向CHF网元发送计费数据请求消息。
其中，所述计费数据请求消息用于向CHF网元发起定位业务计费请求，在计费数据请求消息中，还可以包含定位业务的请求方、定位业务对象(即被定位的目标，如被定位的终端设备)、定位请求类型、定位请求精度等等。
S303：GMLC网元接收CHF网元返回的计费数据响应(charging data response)消息。
S304：GMLC网元向AMF网元发送位置提供请求(location provide request)消息。
其中，所述位置提供请求消息用于对请求AMF网元提供所述终端设备的位置信息。
S305：AMF网元获取所述终端设备的位置信息。
AMF网元会为定位业务选择一个LMF网元，LMF网元是定位业务真正的执行主体， LMF网元收到AMF网元发送(或透传)的位置提供请求消息后，会选择合适的定位算法(positioning method)，positioning method代表一种定位计算方式或者算法，选定positioning method之后，LMF网元会通知RAN设备(一个或多个)和终端设备使用何种positioning method，然后终端设备发出探空(sounding)信号，RAN设备(一个或多个)测量终端设备发出的sounding信号，如测量终端设备发出的sounding信号的信号强度等等。RAN设备(一个或多个)将测量结果发送至LMF网元，LMF网元结合使用的positioning method计算出终端设备的位置信息(location information)，并将终端设备的位置信息反馈至AMF网元。
S306：AMF网元向GMLC网元发送位置提供响应(location provide response)消息。
其中，所述位置提供响应消息中包括终端设备的位置信息，即对终端设备定位的结果。
S307：GMLC网元向终端设备发送位置验证请求(location verification request)消息。
S308：GMLC网元接收来自终端设备的位置验证响应(location verification response)消息。
GMLC网元可以通过向终端设备发送位置验证请求消息和接收来自终端设备的位置验证响应消息进行第二次隐私鉴权，终端设备回复的位置验证响应消息中，包含终端设备是否允许将定位的结果发送给定位客户端，如果允许，则GMLC网元进行S309A，如果拒绝(即不允许)，则GMLC网元进行S309B。
S309A：GMLC网元向定位客户端发送定位响应消息，所述定位响应消息中包含对所述终端设备定位的结果。
另外，在终端设备允许将定位的结果发送给定位客户端时，GMLC网元生成定位计费信息，并可以通过向CHF网元发送携带定位计费信息的计费数据报告(charging data report)消息，将定位计费信息发送给CHF网元，由CHF网元生成计费话单，对定位业务进行收费。
S309B：GMLC网元向定位客户端发送错误原因(error cause)，结束此次定位业务。
在现有技术中，如果终端设备拒绝将定位的结果返回给定位客户端，GMLC网元不会向定位客户端返回定位的结果，只给定位客户端返回一个错误原因，如终端设备拒绝提供定位的结果等，然后结束此次定位业务，不会对此次定位业务进行计费。
但对于运营商来说，在终端设备拒绝将定位的结果返回给定位客户端的情况下，已经执行了整套定位流程，消耗了网络资源(如核心网资源、空口资源等)，但对此次定位业务却没有计费，不符合商业策略。
本申请旨在对定位业务计费方案进行改进，对于拒绝向定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位进行计费，使得定位业务计费更符合商业策略，避免运营商的损失。另外，需要理解，在本申请实施例中，至少一个还可以描述为一个或多个，多个可以是两个、三个、四个或者更多个，本申请不做限制。在本申请实施例中，“/”可以表示前后关联的对象是一种“或”的关系，例如，A/B可以表示A或B；“和/或”可以用于描述关联对象存在三种关系，例如，A和/或B，可以表示：单独存在A，同时存在A和B，单独存在B这三种情况，其中A，B可以是单数或者复数。为了便于描述本申请实施例的技术方案，在本申请实施例中，可以采用“第一”、“第二”等字样对功能相同或相似的技术特征进行区分。该“第一”、“第二”等字样并不对数量和执行次序进行限定，并且“第一”、“第二” 等字样也并不限定一定不同。在本申请实施例中，“示例性的”或者“例如”等词用于表示例子、例证或说明，被描述为“示例性的”或者“例如”的任何实施例或设计方案不应被解释为比其它实施例或设计方案更优选或更具优势。使用“示例性的”或者“例如”等词旨在以具体方式呈现相关概念，便于理解。
下面将结合附图，对本申请实施例进行详细描述。
图4为本申请实施例提供的一种定位业务计费方法流程示意图，该流程包括：
S401：网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果。
在本申请实施例中，如果定位业务计费方法应用于5G网络架构，网元移动定位中心网元可以为5G网络架构中的GMLC网元、计费功能网元可以为5G网络架构中的CHF网元；如果定位业务计费方法应用于其他网络架构，如未来的6G网络架构等，网关移动定位中心网元可以为该网络架构中与所述GMLC网元功能相同或相近的其它网元，计费功能网元可以为该网络架构中与所述CHF网元功能相同或相近的其它网元。
因终端设备在不同的区域可能有不同的隐私设置，例如：对位于上海市浦东新区的定位的结果，终端设备允许发送给定位客户端，对位于非上海市浦东新区的定位的结果，终端设备拒绝发送给定位客户端。因此，在网关移动定位中心网元接收到来自第一定位客户端对终端设备的定位请求，获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，需要对终端设备是否允许将定位的结果返回(即发送)给第一定位客户端进行隐私鉴权(或判断)。
其中，对于拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果，网关移动定位中心网元可以根据与终端设备对应的第一指示来确定。例如，所述第一指示可以是从终端设备接收的，或者，也可以是网关移动定位中心网元本地配置的。其中所述第一指示可以为第一指示信息，也可以为第一指示消息。
在一种可能的实施例中，第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示终端设备允许返回(即发送)定位的结果的区域；或者用于指示终端设备不允许(即拒绝)返回定位的结果的区域。当网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，可以根据定位的结果是否在第一指示包括的区域信息所指示的区域内，判断是否允许将定位的结果返回给第一定位客户端。
示例的：以第一指示包括的区域信息用于指示终端设备允许返回定位的结果的区域为例，网关移动定位中心网元在第一定位客户端发起对终端设备的定位(如接收到第一定位客户端发送的定位请求消息，所述定位请求消息用于请求对所述终端设备的定位)，网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后(如通过图3中S306的位置提供响应消息获取到对终端设备定位的结果后)，网关移动定位中心网元确定终端设备允许返回定位的结果的区域不包括对终端设备定位的结果，确定拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端。
在另一种可能的实施中，当网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，网关移动定位中心网元可以询问终端设备是否允许将定位的结果返回(即发送)给第一定位客户端，如果网关移动定位中心网元从终端设备接收到用于指示终端设备拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的第一指示，确定拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端。
示例的：网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，网关移动定位中心网元可以向终端设备发送位置验证请求消息(如图3中S307)，其中所述位置验证请求消息中可以包括第一定位客户端的标识信息和对终端设备定位的结果等信息，终端设备在接收到位置验证请求消息后，向网关移动定位中心网元回复位置验证响应消息，其中在位置验证响应消息中携带终端设备拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的第一指示，则网关移动定位中心网元根据位置验证响应消息中携带的第一指示，确定拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端。
S402：所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件。
例如，所述定位的事件包括定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象以及第四指示等中的一项或多项。其中，第四指示用于指示拒绝提供定位的结果。例如，第四指示可以为拒绝提供定位的结果的次数。
S403：所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息，所述计费功能网元接收所述定位计费信息。
不同于现有定位业务计费方法，对拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位不进行计费，仅向第一定位客户端返回一个错误原因，结束定位业务。在本申请的实施例中，对于拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位，网关移动定位中心网元生成包括所述定位的事件的定位计费信息，并发送给计费功能网元，用于对定位业务进行计费。示例的：所述定位计费信息可以通过计费数据报告(charging data report)消息发送给计费功能网元。
作为一种示例，网关移动定位中心网元从第一定位客户端接收到对终端设备的定位请求，获取到对终端设备定位的结果，并根据终端设备对应的第一指示拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端后，网关移动定位中心网元即可生成包括所述定位的事件的定位计费信息，并发送给计费功能网元。
S404：所述计费功能网元根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
计费功能网元接收到网关移动定位中心网元发送的定位计费信息，根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单，实现对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位进行计费。并可以将计费话单发送给计费域(billing domain)对第一定位客户端进行收费。
作为一种示例：计费话单(charging data record，CDR)中可以包括记录类型(record type)，如第一定位客户端请求网关移动定位中心网元对终端设备进行定位等、网关移动定位中心网元的标识信息(GMLC identity)，如网关移动定位中心网元的IP地址等、第一定位客户端的标识信息(client identity)、第一定位客户端的类型(client type)、请求的位置信息的类型(location type)、记录时间(record time)等信息。
在上述图4的方案中，主要从网关移动定位中心网元每次拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息，完成对拒绝发送定位的结果的定位业务的计费。可选的，网关移动定位中心网元也可以在一次或多次拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息，完成对拒绝发送定位的结果的定位业务的计费。
在一种可能的实施中，网关移动定位中心网元可以在确定拒绝向第一定位客户端发送 对终端设备定位的结果的个数“N”(N为正整数)达到或超过个数阈值时，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息，完成对拒绝发送定位的结果的定位业务的计费。
示例的，定位业务计费方法流程如图5所示，包括：
S501：网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果。
S502：所述网关移动定位中心网元确定所述定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值。
不同于网关移动定位中心网元每次拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息，网关移动定位中心网元还可以在拒绝向第一定位客户端提供对终端设备定位的结果的个数“N”(N为正整数)达到或超过个数阈值时，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息。
具体的，网关移动定位中心网元每次在第一定位客户端发起对终端设备的定位，获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的实现，可以参照上述图4的相关描述，重复之处不再进行赘述。
在一种可能的实施中，网关移动定位中心网元每拒绝一次向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果，可以将拒绝提供定位的结果的次数(flag number)+1，表示已经成功进行一次对终端设备定位的流程，但是并没有返回给第一定位客户端定位的结果。
另外，需要理解的是，如果第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示终端设备允许返回(或发送)定位的结果的区域；或者用于指示终端设备不允许(或拒绝)返回定位的结果的区域，且所述第一指示是由网关移动定位中心网元从终端设备获取的，网关移动定位中心网元N次根据第一指示确定拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果，无需终端设备多次发送第一指示，仅需终端设备发送有一次第一指示即可；如果网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，询问终端设备是否允许将定位的结果返回(即发送)给第一定位客户端，网关移动定位中心网元N次根据第一指示确定拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果，则需要终端设备在网关移动定位中心网元询问终端设备是否允许将定位的结果返回(即发送)给第一定位客户端时(M次)，对于拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的N次定位，均向网关移动定位中心网元发送用于指示拒绝将定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的第一指示，其中所述M为不小于N的正整数。
S503：所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件。
例如，所述定位计费信息包括所述N个定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象以及拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示等中的一项或多项，所述拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示可以为拒绝提供定位的结果的次数。例如：包括定位请求方“第一定位客户端”、定位业务对象“终端设备”、所述N个定位的定位业务时间、N个定位业务精度(当N个定位业务的精度相同时，也可以用一个定位业务精度表示)、拒绝提供定位的结果的次数“N次”等。
S504：所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息，所述计费功能网元接收所述定位计费信息。
在网关移动定位中心网元拒绝向第一定位客户端提供对终端设备定位的结果的个数(N)达到或超过个数阈值时，网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，并发送给计费功能网元，用于对定位业务进行计费。示例的：所述定位计费信息可以通过charging data  report消息发送给计费功能网元。
作为一种示例，所述个数阈值可以由协议等预先定义并配置在网关移动定位中心网元中，也可以由计费功能网元根据定位业务计费需要或要求确定，并发送给网关移动定位中心网元。
S505：所述计费功能网元根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
计费功能网元接收到网关移动定位中心网元发送的定位计费信息，根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单，实现对拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的N次定位进行计费。并可以将计费话单发送给billing domain对第一定位客户端进行收费。
在另一种可能的实施中，网关移动定位中心网元确定向第二定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，将拒绝将对所述终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位对应的定位计费信息发送给计费功能网元，完成对拒绝发送定位的结果的定位业务的计费。
示例的，定位业务计费方法流程如图6所示，包括：
S601：网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
S602：所述网关移动定位中心网元根据第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
不同于网关移动定位中心网元每次拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元上报对应的定位计费信息，网关移动定位中心网元还可以在确定向第二定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，将拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息上报给计费功能网元。其中所述第二定位客户端可以和所述第一定位客户端相同，也可以与所述第一定位客户端不同，向第二定位客户端发送的定位的结果可以和拒绝向第一定位客户端发送的定位的结果相同，也可以不同。
其中，所述第二指示可以与第一指示相同，如均包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示终端设备允许返回(即发送)定位的结果的区域；或者用于指示终端设备不允许(即拒绝)返回定位的结果的区域。示例的：以第二指示包括的区域信息用于指示终端设备允许返回定位的结果的区域为例，网关移动定位中心网元在第二定位客户端发起对终端设备的定位，网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后(如通过图3中S306的位置提供响应消息获取到对终端设备定位的结果后)，网关移动定位中心网元确定终端设备允许返回定位的结果的区域包括对终端设备定位的结果，确定将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第二定位客户端。
所述第二指示还可以为指示终端设备允许将定位的结果发送给第二定位客户端的指示。示例的：网关移动定位中心网元获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，网关移动定位中心网元可以向终端设备发送位置验证请求消息(如图3中S307)，其中所述位置验证请求消息中可以包括第二定位客户端的标识信息和对终端设备定位的结果等信息，终端设备在接收到位置验证请求消息后，向网关移动定位中心网元回复位置验证响应消息，其中在位置验证响应消息中携带终端设备允许将定位的结果发送给第二定位客户端的第二指示，则网关移动定位中心网元根据位置验证响应消息中携带的第二指示，确定将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第二定位客户端。
另外，在网关移动定位中心网元根据所述第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述 终端设备定位的结果之前，每拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端一次，网关移动定位中心网元可以将拒绝提供定位的结果的次数(flag number)+1，表示已经成功进行一次对终端设备定位的流程，但是并没有返回给第一定位客户端定位的结果。
此外，网关移动定位中心网元每次在第一定位客户端发起对终端设备的定位，获取到对终端设备定位的结果后，根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的实现，可以参照上述图4或图5的相关描述，重复之处不再进行赘述。
S603：所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述拒绝将对所述终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位的事件。
在网关移动定位中心网元确定向第二定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，其中所述定位计费信息包括所述拒绝将对所述终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位(S个)的事件，S为不小于1的正整数。
例如，所述定位计费信息包括所述S个定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象以及拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示等中的一项或多项，所述拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示可以为拒绝提供定位的结果的次数。例如：包括定位请求方“第一定位客户端”、定位业务对象“终端设备”、所述S个定位的定位业务时间、S个定位业务精度(当S个定位业务的精度相同时，也可以用一个定位业务精度表示)、拒绝提供定位的结果的次数“S次”等。
S604：所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息，所述计费功能网元接收所述定位计费信息。
S605：所述计费功能网元根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
计费功能网元接收到网关移动定位中心网元发送的定位计费信息，根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单，实现对拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的S次定位进行计费。并可以将计费话单发送给billing domain对第一定位客户端进行收费。
在一种可能的实施中，为了满足不同的定位业务计费请求，计费功能网元还可以向网关移动定位中心网元发送第三指示，网关移动定位中心网元仅在接收到第三指示后，启动对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
其中，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
作为一种示例，所述第三指示可以通过计费数据响应消息发送给网关移动定位中心网元。如图3所示，计费功能网元在网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送计费数据请求消息后，可以在向网关移动定位中心网元回复的计费数据响应消息中携带第三指示。
在一种可能的实施中，计费功能网元，还可以在发送的第三指示中携带第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则，指示给网关移动定位中心网元计费信息上报的规则，以满足不同定位业务计费的需求；也可以通过向网关移动定位中心网元发送的个数阈值，指示给网关移动定位中心网元计费信息上报的规则，以满足不同定位业务计费的需求。
其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元发送定位对应的定位计费信息，用于指示网关移动定位中心网元按照图4所示方案，进行定位业务计费。
第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示网关移动定位中心网元，向第二定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果后，向计费功能网元发送拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息，用于指示网关移动定位中心网元按照图6所示方案，进行定位业务计费。
个数阈值用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过所述个数阈值后，向计费功能网元发送拒绝将对终端设备定位的结果发送给第一定位客户端的定位对应的定位计费信息，用于指示网关移动定位中心网元按照图5所示方案，进行定位业务计费。
上述主要从网关移动定位中心网元和计费功能网元之间交互的角度对本申请提供的方案进行了介绍。可以理解的是，为了实现上述功能，各网元包括了执行各个功能相应的硬件结构和/或软件模块(或单元)。本领域技术人员应该很容易意识到，结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各示例的单元及算法步骤，本申请能够以硬件或硬件和计算机软件的结合形式来实现。某个功能究竟以硬件还是计算机软件驱动硬件的方式来执行，取决于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能，但是这种实现不应认为超出本申请的范围。
在采用集成的单元(模块)的情况下，图7示出了本申请实施例中所涉及的一种定位业务计费装置的可能的示例性框图，该定位业务计费装置700可以以软件的形式存在。装置700可以包括：处理单元702和收发单元703。
一种可能的设计中，处理单元702用于实现相应的处理功能。收发单元703用于支持装置700与其他网络实体的通信。可选地，收发单元703可以包括接收单元和/或发送单元，分别用于执行接收和发送操作。可选的，装置700还可以包括存储单元701，用于存储装置700的程序代码和/或数据。
该装置700可以为上述任一实施例中的网关移动定位中心网元、或者还可以为设置在网关移动定位中心网元中的芯片等部件。处理单元702可以支持装置700执行上文中各方法示例中网关移动定位中心网元的动作。或者，处理单元702主要执行方法示例中的网关移动定位中心网元内部动作，收发单元703可以支持装置700与计费功能网元等之间的通信。
具体地，在一个实施例中，所述处理单元702，用于根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果；
所述处理单元702，还用于生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件；
所述收发单元703，用于向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，所述处理单元702，还用于根据所述第一指示确定拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
在一种可能的设计中，所述第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示允许返回定位的结果的区域，或者，所述区域信息用于指示不允许返回定位的结果的区域。其中，所述允许返回定位的结果的区域不包括所述定位的结果；或者，所述不允许返回定位的结果的区域包括所述定位的结果。
在一种可能的设计中，所述第一指示用于指示所述终端设备拒绝将所述定位的结果发 送给所述第一定位客户端。
在一种可能的设计中，所述定位的结果的个数为一个或多个。
在一种可能的设计中，所述处理单元702，还用于在所述收发单元703向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，确定所述定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值。
在一种可能的设计中，所述收发单元703，还用于从所述计费功能网元接收所述个数阈值。
在一种可能的设计中，所述处理单元702，还用于在所述收发单元703向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，根据第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
在一种可能的设计中，所述收发单元703，还用于从所述计费功能网元接收第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，所述定位的事件包括以下中的一项或多项：定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象、拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示。
如图8所示，本申请实施例还提供一种定位业务计费装置800，该定位业务计费装置800包括处理器810与收发器830，还可以包括存储器820。一种可能的设计中，存储器820中存储指令或程序或数据，存储器820可以用于实现上述实施例中存储单元701的功能。处理器810用于读取存储器820中存储的指令或程序或数据。存储器820中存储的指令或程序被执行时，该处理器810用于执行上述实施例中处理单元702执行的操作，收发器830用于执行上述实施例中收发单元703执行的操作。
在采用集成的单元(模块)的情况下，图9示出了本申请实施例中所涉及的又一种定位业务计费装置的可能的示例性框图，该定位业务计费装置900可以以软件的形式存在。装置900可以包括：处理单元902和收发单元903。
一种可能的设计中，处理单元902用于实现相应的处理功能。收发单元903用于支持装置900与其他网络实体的通信。可选地，收发单元903可以包括接收单元和/或发送单元，分别用于执行接收和发送操作。可选的，装置900还可以包括存储单元901，用于存储装置900的程序代码和/或数据。
该装置900可以为上述任一实施例中的计费功能网元、或者还可以为设置在计费功能网元中的芯片等部件。处理单元902可以支持装置900执行上文中各方法示例中计费功能网元的动作。或者，处理单元902主要执行方法示例中的计费功能网元内部动作，收发单元903可以支持装置900与网关移动定位中心网元等之间的通信。
具体地，在一个实施例中，所述收发单元903，用于从网关移动定位中心网元接收定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括对终端设备定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括拒绝提 供定位的结果的第四指示；所述处理单元902，用于根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
在一种可能的设计中，所述收发单元903，还用于向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送个数阈值，所述个数阈值用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过所述个数阈值后，发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，所述收发单元903，还用于向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
如图10所示，本申请实施例还提供一种定位业务计费装置1000，该定位业务计费装置1000包括处理器1010与收发器1030，还可以包括存储器1020。一种可能的设计中，存储器1020中存储指令或程序或数据，存储器1020可以用于实现上述实施例中存储单元901的功能。处理器1010用于读取存储器1020中存储的指令或程序或数据。存储器1020中存储的指令或程序被执行时，该处理器1010用于执行上述实施例中处理单元902执行的操作，收发器1030用于执行上述实施例中收发单元903执行的操作。
作为本实施例的另一种形式，提供一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有指令，该指令被执行时可以执行上述方法实施例中适用于网关移动定位中心网元或计费功能网元的定位业务计费方法。
作为本实施例的另一种形式，提供一种包含指令的计算机程序产品，该指令被执行时可以执行上述方法实施例中适用于网关移动定位中心网元或计费功能网元的定位业务计费方法。
作为本实施例的另一种形式，提供一种芯片，所述芯片运行时，可以执行上述方法实施例中适用于网关移动定位中心网元或计费功能网元的定位业务计费方法。
本领域内的技术人员应明白，本申请的实施例可提供为方法、系统、或计算机程序产品。因此，本申请可采用完全硬件实施例、完全软件实施例、或结合软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。而且，本申请可采用在一个或多个其中包含有计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质(包括但不限于磁盘存储器、CD-ROM、光学存储器等)上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
本申请是参照根据本申请实施例的方法、设备(系统)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机程序指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机程序指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器，使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些计算机程序指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的计算机可读存储器中，使得存储在该计算机可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品，该指令装置实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些计算机程序指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上，使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理，从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
尽管已描述了本申请的优选实施例，但本领域内的技术人员一旦得知了基本创造性概念，则可对这些实施例作出另外的变更和修改。所以，所附权利要求意欲解释为包括优选实施例以及落入本申请范围的所有变更和修改。
显然，本领域的技术人员可以对本申请实施例进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本申请实施例的范围。这样，倘若本申请实施例的这些修改和变型属于本申请权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内，则本申请也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。

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  1. 一种定位业务计费方法，其特征在于，包括：
    网关移动定位中心网元根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果；
    所述网关移动定位中心网元生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件；
    所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示允许返回定位的结果的区域；或者，所述区域信息用于指示不允许返回定位的结果的区域。
  3. 如权利要求2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述允许返回定位的结果的区域不包括所述定位的结果；或者，所述不允许返回定位的结果的区域包括所述定位的结果。
  4. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一指示用于指示所述终端设备拒绝将所述定位的结果发送给所述第一定位客户端。
  5. 如权利要求1-4中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述定位的结果的个数为一个或多个。
  6. 如权利要求1-5中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，还包括：
    所述网关移动定位中心网元确定所述定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值。
  7. 如权利要求6所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述网关移动定位中心网元从所述计费功能网元接收所述个数阈值。
  8. 如权利要求1-7中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网关移动定位中心网元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，还包括：
    所述网关移动定位中心网元根据第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
  9. 如权利要求1-8中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述网关移动定位中心网元从所述计费功能网元接收第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
  10. 如权利要求9所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，
    所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；
    所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  11. 如权利要求1-10中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述定位的事件包括以下中的一项或多项：
    定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象、拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示。
  12. 一种定位业务计费方法，其特征在于，包括：
    计费功能网元从网关移动定位中心网元接收定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括对终端设备定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示；
    所述计费功能网元根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
  13. 如权利要求12所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述计费功能网元向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送个数阈值，所述个数阈值用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过所述个数阈值后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  14. 如权利要求12或13所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述计费功能网元向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
  15. 如权利要求14所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，
    所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；
    所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  16. 一种定位业务计费装置，其特征在于，包括：处理单元和收发单元；
    所述处理单元，用于根据第一指示拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对终端设备定位的结果；
    所述处理单元，还用于生成定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括所述定位的事件；
    所述收发单元，用于向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息。
  17. 如权利要求16所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一指示包括区域信息，所述区域信息用于指示允许返回定位的结果的区域；或者，所述区域信息用于指示不允许返回定位的结果的区域。
  18. 如权利要求17所述的装置，其特征在于，所述允许返回定位的结果的区域不包括所述定位的结果；或者，所述不允许返回定位的结果的区域包括所述定位的结果。
  19. 如权利要求16所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一指示用于指示所述终端设备拒绝将所述定位的结果发送给所述第一定位客户端。
  20. 如权利要求16-19中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述定位的结果的个数为一个或多个。
  21. 如权利要求16-20中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述处理单元，还用于在所述收发单元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，确定所述定位的结果的个数达到或超过个数阈值。
  22. 如权利要求21所述的装置，其特征在于，所述收发单元，还用于从所述计费功能 网元接收所述个数阈值。
  23. 如权利要求16-22中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述处理单元，还用于在所述收发单元向计费功能网元发送所述定位计费信息之前，根据第二指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果。
  24. 如权利要求16-23中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述收发单元，还用于从所述计费功能网元接收第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示对拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
  25. 如权利要求24所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，
    所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；
    所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，向所述计费功能网元发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  26. 如权利要求16-25中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述定位的事件包括以下中的一项或多项：
    定位业务的结果、定位业务时间、定位业务精度、定位业务请求方、定位业务对象、拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示。
  27. 一种定位业务计费装置，其特征在于，包括：处理单元和收发单元；
    所述收发单元，用于从网关移动定位中心网元接收定位计费信息，所述定位计费信息包括对终端设备定位的事件，所述定位的事件包括拒绝提供定位的结果的第四指示；
    所述处理单元，用于根据所述定位计费信息生成计费话单。
  28. 如权利要求27所述的装置，其特征在于，所述收发单元，还用于向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送个数阈值，所述个数阈值用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，在拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的个数达到或超过所述个数阈值后，发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  29. 如权利要求27或28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述收发单元，还用于向所述网关移动定位中心网元发送第三指示，所述第三指示用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，对拒绝向第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位生成定位计费信息。
  30. 如权利要求29所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第三指示包括第一定位计费信息上报规则和/或第二定位计费信息上报规则；其中，所述第一定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，发送所述定位对应的定位计费信息；
    所述第二定位计费信息上报规则用于指示所述网关移动定位中心网元，确定向第二定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果后，发送拒绝向所述第一定位客户端发送对所述终端设备定位的结果的定位对应的定位计费信息。
  31. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述存储介质中存储有计算机程序或指令，当所述计算机程序或指令被定位业务计费装置执行时，实现如权利要求1-11中任一项所述的方法，或者实现如权利要求12-15中任一项所述的方法。
  32. 一种芯片，其特征在于，所述芯片运行时，实现如权利要求1-11中任一项所述的方法，或者实现如权利要求12-15中任一项所述的方法。
  33. 一种通信系统，其特征在于，所述系统包括用于执行如权利要求1-11中任一项所述方法的网关移动定位中心网元和用于执行如权利要求12-15中任一项所述方法的计费功能网元。
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