CN120036038A

CN120036038A - Information processing method, device and storage medium

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Publication number: CN120036038A
Application number: CN202380011216.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 牟勤
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-22
Filing date: 2023-09-22
Publication date: 2025-05-23
Also published as: WO2025060108A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and provides an information processing method, information processing equipment and a storage medium. The method is applied to the user equipment and comprises the steps of sending a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information, the first message comprises at least one first auxiliary data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI positioning, and the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carries first parameter content of the positioning auxiliary information requested by the user equipment. The embodiment of the application can provide a mode for acquiring the positioning auxiliary information based on the AI positioning.

Description

Information processing method, apparatus, and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an information processing method, an information processing device, and a storage medium.

Background

In recent years, artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has been breaking through in a number of fields. The continuous development in the fields of intelligent voice, computer vision and the like not only brings various colorful applications for the intelligent terminal, but also has wide application in a plurality of fields of education, traffic, home, medical treatment, retail, security and the like, brings convenience to life of people, and simultaneously promotes industry upgrading of various industries. AI technology is also accelerating cross-penetration with other discipline fields, and its development incorporates knowledge of different disciplines while also providing new directions and methods for development of different disciplines.

In the field of mobile communications, the 3gpp Release 18 phase has set up a research project on artificial intelligence technology in the wireless air interface. The project aims at researching how to introduce artificial intelligence technology into a wireless air interface and discussing how the artificial intelligence technology assists in improving the transmission technology of the wireless air interface. And the manner in which the positioning is based on AI models will be further investigated.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information processing method, information processing equipment and a storage medium, which can provide an indication mode of state information of an enhanced multi-link mode.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, applied to a user equipment, where the method includes:

The method comprises the steps of sending a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI location, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of the location assistance information requested by the user equipment.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, applied to a service device, including:

receiving a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI location, and the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carries first parameter content of the location assistance information requested by the user equipment.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user equipment, including:

The receiving and transmitting module is used for sending a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a service apparatus, including:

the receiving and transmitting module is used for receiving a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user equipment comprising one or more processors;

wherein the information processing method is used for executing the information processing method provided by the first aspect of the embodiment of the disclosure.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a service device comprising one or more processors;

The service device is used for executing the information processing method provided in the second aspect of the embodiment of the disclosure.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the information processing method provided in the first and/or second aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system comprising a user equipment configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect and a service equipment configured to perform the method as described in the second aspect.

Based on the information processing method, the information processing device and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, a feedback mode of positioning auxiliary information can be provided.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2a is one of the interactive schematic diagrams of the information processing method shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2b is one of the interactive schematic diagrams of the information processing method shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is one of the flow diagrams of the information processing method shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a fourth flow diagram of an information processing method shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a service device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

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

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is performed by a user equipment, including:

In the above embodiment, the ue may request, through the first message, the service device to feed back positioning auxiliary information, and may request, through the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field in the first message, the service device to feed back specific positioning auxiliary information for AI positioning, so as to be beneficial to perfecting an acquisition procedure of positioning auxiliary information for AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first message includes a plurality of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

The positioning methods corresponding to at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the parameter types of the output parameters of the AI model in the positioning methods corresponding to at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

In the above embodiment, the user equipment may distinguish the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields by using the positioning method or the parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model, which is favorable for improving the acquisition efficiency of the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the positioning method includes direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

The first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.

In the above embodiment, the ue may request positioning assistance information of different positioning methods through different ASSISTANCE DATA information fields in the first message, which is favorable for improving the accuracy of the request of the positioning assistance information of AI positioning and the obtaining efficiency.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the parameter types include at least one of:

Positioning coordinate parameters, arrival time parameters, decision parameters of a line of sight LOS or a non-line of sight NLOS.

In the above embodiment, the user equipment may distinguish the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields by different parameter types, which is favorable for improving the acquisition efficiency of the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

The identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located;

Downlink positioning reference signal PRS, auxiliary information, where the downlink PRS auxiliary information includes PRS configuration information of a reference cell and neighboring cells;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

auxiliary information of the downlink positioning reference signal according to the requirement;

Associated information for performing AI positioning, where the associated information includes at least one of a communication scenario in which the user equipment is located or a data set to which AI positioning is applicable;

and the user equipment is located with the parameter information of the AI model corresponding to the communication scene.

In the above embodiment, the user equipment may request, through the first message, the content of multiple parameters in the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning, which is favorable for further prompting the acquisition diversity and the application breadth of the positioning auxiliary parameter of AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

receiving a second message fed back by the service equipment, wherein the second message is used for feeding back positioning auxiliary information;

The second message includes at least one second assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA field based on the artificial intelligence AI location, the second ASSISTANCE DATA field carrying second parameter content of the location assistance information provided by the service device.

In the above embodiment, the service device may feed back the positioning auxiliary information to the user equipment through the second message, and may feed back the specific positioning auxiliary information for AI positioning through the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field in the second message, which is beneficial to perfecting the acquisition procedure of the positioning auxiliary information for AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second message includes a plurality of the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

The positioning methods corresponding to at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the types of parameters output by the AI model adopted by the positioning methods corresponding to at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

In the above embodiment, the service device may distinguish the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields by using the positioning method or the parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model, which is favorable for improving the feedback efficiency of the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning.

The second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.

In the above embodiment, the service device may feed back the positioning auxiliary information of different positioning methods through different ASSISTANCE DATA information fields in the second message, which is favorable for improving the accuracy of the request and the feedback efficiency of the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning.

In the above embodiment, the service device may distinguish the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields by different parameter types, which is beneficial to improving the feedback efficiency of the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

Auxiliary information of a downlink PRS, wherein the auxiliary information of the downlink PRS comprises PRS configuration information of a reference cell and a neighboring cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Auxiliary information of the downlink positioning signals according to the requirement;

Parameter information of an AI model corresponding to a communication scene where the user equipment is located;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

In the above embodiment, the service device may feed back, through the second message, the content of multiple parameters in the positioning auxiliary information of AI positioning, so as to further improve the feedback diversity and the application breadth of the positioning auxiliary parameter of AI positioning.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is performed by a service device, the method including:

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first message includes a plurality of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the positioning method includes direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the parameter types include at least one of:

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second message includes a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

The user equipment is configured to perform the information processing method as provided in the first aspect and optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

The service device is configured to perform the information processing method as provided in the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device comprising one or more processors;

The communication device may perform the information processing method as provided in the first aspect and the optional implementation manner of the first aspect as a user device, and the communication device may perform the information processing method as provided in the second aspect and the optional implementation manner of the second aspect as a service device.

In an eighth aspect, the disclosed embodiments provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a method as described in the first aspect, the second aspect, optional embodiments of the first aspect, and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, the presently disclosed embodiments provide a program product which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform a method as described in the first aspect, the second aspect, optional embodiments of the first aspect, and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, the presently disclosed embodiments provide a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method as described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described in the first aspect, the second aspect, optional embodiments of the first aspect, and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the disclosure proposes a communication system comprising a service device and a user device, wherein the user device is configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect and optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the service device is configured to perform the method as described in the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

It will be appreciated that the user equipment, the service equipment, the communication system, the communication device, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system described above are all configured to perform the methods set forth in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the advantages achieved by the method can be referred to as the advantages of the corresponding method, and will not be described herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information processing method, information processing equipment and a storage medium. In some embodiments, terms of an information processing method, and the like may be replaced with each other, terms of a communication device, an information processing device, and the like may be replaced with each other, and terms of an information processing system, a communication system, and the like may be replaced with each other.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather are exemplary of some embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps may be arbitrarily combined, for example, a scheme in which part of the steps are removed in an embodiment may also be implemented as an independent embodiment, the order of the steps may be arbitrarily exchanged in an embodiment, further, alternative implementations in an embodiment may be arbitrarily combined, further, the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, for example, part or all of the steps of different embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment may be arbitrarily combined with alternative implementations of other embodiments.

In the various embodiments of the disclosure, terms and/or descriptions of the various embodiments are consistent throughout the various embodiments and may be referenced to each other in the absence of any particular explanation or logic conflict, and features from different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments in accordance with their inherent logic relationships.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, elements that are referred to in the singular, such as "a," "an," "the," etc., may mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc., unless otherwise indicated. For example, where an article (article) is used in translation, such as "a," "an," "the," etc., in english, a noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or as a plural expression.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, "plurality" refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, terms such as "at least one of", "one or more of", "multiple of" and the like may be substituted for each other.

In some embodiments, the recitations of "A, B at least one of", "A and/or B", "in one case A, in another case B", "in one case A", "in another case B", etc., may include the following, in some embodiments A (A being performed independently of B), in some embodiments B (B being performed independently of A), in some embodiments A and B being selected for execution (A and B being selectively executed), in some embodiments A and B (both A and B being executed). Similar to the above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

In some embodiments, the description modes such as A or B can comprise the following technical scheme, namely A (A is executed independently of B) in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A) in some embodiments, and A and B are selected to be executed (A and B are selectively executed) in some embodiments according to the situation. Similar to the above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

The prefix words "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for distinguishing different description objects, and do not limit the location, order, priority, number, content, etc. of the description objects, and the statement of the description object refers to the claims or the description of the embodiment context, and should not constitute unnecessary limitations due to the use of the prefix words. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal words before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" do not limit the position or the order between the "fields", and the "first" and the "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified by the "first" and the "second" are in the same message or not. For another example, describing an object as "level", ordinal words preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit priority between "levels". As another example, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal words, and may be one or more, taking "first device" as an example, where the number of "devices" may be one or more. Further, the objects modified by different prefix words may be the same or different, for example, the description object is a "device", the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, the types of which may be the same or different, and, further, the description object is an "information", the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, "comprising a", "containing a", "for indicating a", "carrying a", may be interpreted as carrying a directly, or as indicating a indirectly.

In some embodiments, the terms "responsive to" and "responsive to determining" and "in the case of" in the first place "," when "," when "and" if "and the like may be substituted for each other.

In some embodiments, terms "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "above" and the like may be interchanged, and terms "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "below", "lower than or equal to", "no higher than", "below" and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices may be interpreted as entities, or may be interpreted as virtual, and the names thereof are not limited to those described in the embodiments, and may also be interpreted as "device (apparatus)", "device)", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "component (section)", "system", "network", "chip system", "entity", "body", and the like in some cases.

In some embodiments, a "network" may be interpreted as an apparatus comprised in the network, e.g. an access network device, a core network device, etc.

In some embodiments, the "access network device (access network device, AN device)" may also be referred to as a "radio access network device (radio access network device, RAN DEVICE)", "Base Station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", and in some embodiments may also be referred to as a "node)", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (transmission point, TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "transmission and/or reception point (transmission/reception point), TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel (ANTENNA PANEL)", "antenna array (ANTENNA ARRAY)", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell (SMALL CELL)", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier (component carrier)", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device (TERMINAL DEVICE)" may be referred to as a "User Equipment (UE)", "user terminal" (MS) "," mobile station (MT) ", subscriber station (subscriber station), mobile unit (mobile unit), subscriber unit (subscore unit), wireless unit (wireless unit), remote unit (remote unit), mobile device (mobile device), wireless device (WIRELESS DEVICE), wireless communication device (wireless communication device), remote device (remote device), mobile subscriber station (mobile subscriber station), access terminal (ACCESS TERMINAL), mobile terminal (mobile terminal), wireless terminal (WIRELESS TERMINAL), remote terminal (remote terminal), handheld device (handset), user agent (user), mobile client (client), and the like.

In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with laws and regulations of the country of locale.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained after user consent is obtained.

Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the tables of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and any combination of elements, any rows, or any columns may also be implemented as a separate embodiment.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1, the communication system 100 includes a user equipment 101 and a service equipment 102.

In some embodiments, the user device 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, an internet of things device, a communication enabled car, a smart car, a tablet (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiving functionality, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in unmanned-drive (self-driving), a wireless terminal device in teleoperation (remote medical surgery), a wireless terminal device in smart grid (SMART GRID), a wireless terminal device in transportation security (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in smart city (SMART CITY), a wireless terminal device in smart home (smart home), for example, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the service device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a user equipment to a wireless network, and the service device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a location management function (Location Management Function, LMF) network element, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation NodeB (next generation eNB, ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a NodeB (node B, NB), a Home NodeB (HNB), a home enodeb (home evolved nodeB, heNB), a wireless backhaul device, a wireless network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a base station controller (base station controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), a baseband unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open base station (Open RAN), a Cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and an access node in a Fi system.

In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure may be applicable to an Open RAN architecture, where an interface between a service device and a user device according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be changed to an internal interface of the Open RAN, and flow and information interaction between these internal interfaces may be implemented by using software or a program.

It may be understood that, the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not limited to the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of the system architecture and the appearance of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable to similar technical problems.

The embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1, or a part of the main body, but are not limited thereto. The respective bodies shown in fig. 1 are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the bodies in fig. 1, or may include other bodies than fig. 1, and the number and form of the respective bodies may be arbitrary, and the respective bodies may be physical or virtual, and the connection relationship between the respective bodies is examples, and the respective bodies may not be connected or may be connected, and the connection may be arbitrary, direct connection or indirect connection, or wired connection or wireless connection.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-a), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, fourth generation mobile communication system (4th generation mobile communication system,4G)), fifth generation mobile communication system (5th generation mobile communication system,5G), 5G New air interface (New Radio, NR), future Radio access (Future Radio Access, FRA), new Radio access technology (New-Radio Access Technology, RAT), new Radio (New Radio, NR), new Radio access (New Radio access, NX), future generation Radio access (Future generation Radio access, FX), global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, ultra mobile broadband (Ultra Mobile Broadband, UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, ultra-WideBand (UWB), bluetooth (registered trademark)), land public mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) network, device-to-Device (D2D) system, machine-to-machine (Machine to Machine, M2M) system, internet of things (Internet of Things, ioT) system, vehicle-to-eventing (V2X), system utilizing other communication methods, next generation system extended based on them, and the like. In addition, a plurality of system combinations (e.g., LTE or a combination of LTE-a and 5G, etc.) may be applied.

Fig. 2a is one of interactive schematic diagrams of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2a, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

Step S21, the user equipment sends a first message to the service equipment.

In some embodiments, the first message is used to request the serving device to feed back positioning assistance information, where the positioning assistance information is used to assist the user device in positioning.

In some embodiments, the first message may be signaling request assistance data RequestAssistanceData, or may be other message frames or signaling sent by the user equipment to the service equipment, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the first message includes at least one artificial intelligence AI-based first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.

The first parameter content is used for indicating specific parameters included in positioning auxiliary information requested by the user equipment.

In some embodiments, the first message includes a plurality of first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, and the positioning methods corresponding to at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

Wherein the positioning method comprises direct positioning and/or indirect positioning.

The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct location carries first parameter content of location assistance information adopting the direct location, which is requested by the user equipment. The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information adopting the direct positioning, and the first parameter content is specific positioning auxiliary information fed back by the service equipment.

Optionally, the first parameter content requested for the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct location includes a location coordinate parameter.

The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to indirect positioning carries first parameter content of positioning auxiliary information adopting indirect positioning, which is requested by the user equipment. The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to indirect positioning is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information adopting indirect positioning, and the first parameter content is specific positioning auxiliary information fed back by the service equipment.

Optionally, the first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect location includes an intermediate parameter for calculating the location coordinates.

As an example, the first message includes two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, the two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields corresponding to direct positioning and indirect positioning, respectively.

In some embodiments, the first message includes a plurality of first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, and parameter types of output parameters of AI models in positioning methods corresponding to at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

Optionally, the parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model includes at least one of a positioning coordinate parameter, a time of arrival parameter, a Line of Sight (LOS), or a non-Line of Sight decision parameter.

Among them, LOS generally corresponds to an open environment with a good view, such as plain, mountain area, etc., in network planning of mobile communication. In this case, the wireless signal may be transmitted directly to the receiver without the need for relay or base station signal enhancement. NLOS generally corresponds to a complex environment such as urban environment, building interior, etc., and measures (e.g., adding base stations, using WiFi, etc.) are required to enhance signals to ensure stability and reliability of communication.

As an example, the first message includes a plurality of first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, the parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model in the positioning method corresponding to each first ASSISTANCE DATA information field is one of a positioning coordinate parameter, an arrival time parameter, a view distance or a non-view distance decision parameter, and the parameter types corresponding to different first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

In some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

Downlink Positioning reference signal (Positioning REFERENCE SIGNAL, PRS) assistance information, the downlink PRS (DL-PRS) assistance information including PRS configuration information of a reference cell of a user equipment and neighbor cells of the reference cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Auxiliary information of the On-DEMAND PRS downlink positioning reference signal (On-DEMAND PRS) as required;

Associated information for performing AI positioning, wherein the associated information comprises at least one of a communication scene in which the user equipment is located or a data set (data set) applicable to AI positioning;

parameter information of an AI model corresponding to a communication scene where user equipment is located;

The identification information of the cell where the ue is located includes, but is not limited to, a cell ID, etc., which is not limited herein.

The assistance information for performing the positioning calculation includes, but is not limited to, location information of a Transmission AND RECEIVING Point (TRP) related to positioning, beam information, or timing error (timing error), and the like, which are not limited herein.

The auxiliary information of the on-demand downlink positioning reference signal may be relevant information requested by nr-on-demand-DL-PRS-Request for sending an on-demand DL-PRS Request, including but not limited to available on-demand-PRS.

The above-mentioned communication scenario includes, but is not limited to, an office scenario, a factory scenario, a request data collection information scenario, etc., and the specific scenario division manner is not limited herein. And, the user equipment may determine whether to perform positioning using an AI-based positioning manner according to a communication scenario indicated by the service equipment, and determine an AI model for positioning.

The parameter information of the AI model corresponding to the communication scene where the user equipment is located may include identification information and/or configuration information of an AI positioning model adopted by the user equipment in the communication scene.

In some embodiments, the first message may include one or more first information fields, each for requesting the serving device to feed back one item of parameter content in the positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment, i.e. each item of parameter content of the first parameter content may be regarded as one first information field.

As an example, the first message may comprise a first information field for requesting identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting downlink positioning reference signal assistance information.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting PRS configuration information based on AI positioning.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting assistance information to assist in performing the positioning calculation.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting assistance information of the on-demand downlink positioning reference signal.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting associated information for AI-positioning.

As an example, the first message may include a first information field for requesting parameter information of an AI model corresponding to a communication scenario in which the user equipment is located.

Optionally, the first message may include the first information field in the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field, so as to request the service device to feed back the corresponding positioning assistance information (i.e. the corresponding parameter content).

Alternatively, the first information field may be other information fields in the first message than the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field, or may be a sub-information field of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field, which is not limited herein.

In step S22, the service device feeds back the second message to the user device.

In some embodiments, after receiving the first message sent by the user equipment, the service equipment may feed back the second message to the user equipment.

In some embodiments, the second message is used to feed back positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment via the first message.

In some embodiments, the second message may be a provideasistancedata signaling for providing the assistance data, or may be other message frames or signaling, such as a system message, sent by the service device to the user device, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the second message includes a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, and the positioning methods corresponding to at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning carries second parameter content of positioning auxiliary information adopting the direct positioning, which is fed back to the user equipment. The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning is used for feeding back positioning auxiliary information adopting the direct positioning to the user equipment, and the second parameter content is specific positioning auxiliary information fed back to the user equipment.

Optionally, the second parameter content requested for the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct location includes a location coordinate parameter.

The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning carries second parameter content of positioning auxiliary information adopting the indirect positioning, which is fed back to the user equipment. The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to indirect positioning is used for feeding back positioning auxiliary information adopting indirect positioning to the user equipment, and the second parameter content is specific positioning auxiliary information fed back to the user equipment.

Optionally, the second parameter content requested for the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field of the corresponding indirect location includes an intermediate parameter for calculating the location coordinates.

As an example, the second message includes two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, the two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields corresponding to direct positioning and indirect positioning, respectively.

In some embodiments, the second message includes a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, and parameter types of output parameters of AI models in positioning methods corresponding to at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

As an example, the second message includes a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, and the parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model in the positioning method corresponding to each second ASSISTANCE DATA information field is one of a positioning coordinate parameter, an arrival time parameter, a view distance or a non-view distance decision parameter, and the parameter types corresponding to the different second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

The reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance comprises at least one of reason information of the failure caused by a service side or reason information of the failure caused by a terminal side.

In some embodiments, the second message may comprise one or more second information fields, each for feeding back to the user equipment one item of parameter content in the positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment, i.e. each item of parameter content of the second parameter content may be regarded as one second information field.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back the identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located, the second message may include a second information field for indicating the identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back the downlink positioning reference signal assistance information, the second message may include a second information field for indicating the downlink positioning reference signal assistance information.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back PRS configuration information based on AI positioning, the second message may include a second information field for indicating PRS configuration information based on AI positioning.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back assistance information assisting in the positioning calculation, the second message may include a second information field for indicating the assistance information assisting in the positioning calculation.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back the assistance information of the On-demand downlink positioning reference signal (On-DEMAND PRS), the second message may include a second information field for indicating the assistance information of the On-demand downlink positioning reference signal.

As an example, in case the first message requests the service device to feed back the associated information for AI-positioning, the second message may include a second information field for indicating the associated information for AI-positioning.

As an example, in the case where the first message requests the service device to feed back the parameter information of the AI model corresponding to the communication scenario in which the user device is located, the second message may include a second information field for indicating the parameter information of the AI model corresponding to the communication scenario in which the user device is located.

As an example, in case of a failure of positioning assistance, such as that the serving device cannot feed back positioning assistance information or that the positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment is wrong, the second message may include a second information field for indicating cause information of the failure of positioning assistance.

Optionally, the second message may include the above-mentioned second information field in the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field to feed back corresponding positioning assistance information (i.e. corresponding parameter content) to the serving device.

Alternatively, the second information field may be other information fields in the second message except the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field, or may be a sub-information field of the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field, which is not limited herein.

Step S23, the user equipment locates according to the second message.

In some embodiments, after receiving the second message, the user equipment may perform positioning according to positioning assistance information (ASSISTANCE DATA) carried by the second message.

As an example, the second message is ProvideAssistanceData, and after receiving the ProvideAssistanceData signaling, the ue may perform positioning according to positioning assistance information provided by ProvideAssistanceData.

The information processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of the foregoing steps and embodiments. For example, any one of steps S21 to S23 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and steps S21 to S23 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is exemplarily described below with reference to fig. 2 b.

1. The user equipment sends RequestAssistanceData signaling to the serving device.

The RequestAssistanceData signaling is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information, and the positioning auxiliary information is used for assisting the user equipment to perform positioning.

Wherein RequestAssistanceData signaling includes at least one artificial intelligence AI-based first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.

Optionally, requestAssistanceData signaling may include a plurality of first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields.

The ue may determine RequestAssistanceData that the signaling includes two ASSISTANCE DATA information fields according to a direct positioning method or an indirect positioning method, where each ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponds to one positioning method.

The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to direct positioning is used to request the serving device to feedback positioning assistance information employing direct positioning, which may include positioning coordinate parameters. The first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to indirect positioning is used to request the serving device to feedback positioning assistance information employing indirect positioning, the positioning assistance information including intermediate parameters for calculating positioning coordinates.

Optionally, the RequestAssistanceData signaling may include a plurality of first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, where the parameter types of the output parameters of the AI model in the positioning method corresponding to any two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.

The parameter type of the output parameter of the AI model includes at least one of a positioning coordinate parameter, a time of arrival parameter, a Line of Sight (LOS), or a non-Line of Sight decision parameter.

The first message may include at least one of the following first information fields:

a first information field for requesting a cell ID in which the user equipment is located.

A first information field for requesting PRS configuration information of a reference cell of a user equipment and neighbor cells of the reference cell.

A first information field for requesting PRS configuration information based on AI positioning.

A first information field for requesting assistance information (e.g., location information, beam information, or timing error information of TRP related to positioning, etc.) for assisting in performing positioning calculation.

A first information field for requesting auxiliary information (e.g., available on-demand-PRS) of an on-demand downlink positioning reference signal;

A first information field for requesting associated information for AI-location (e.g., a communication scenario in which the user equipment is located or a data set for which AI-location is applicable);

And a first information field for requesting parameter information (such as configuration information for downloading the AI model or configuration information of the AI model) of the AI model corresponding to the communication scene in which the user equipment is located.

The first information field may be other information fields than the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field in RequestAssistanceData signaling, or may be a sub-information field of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field, which is not limited herein.

2. The service device feeds back provideasistancedata signaling to the user device.

The provideasistancedata signaling is used for feeding back the positioning auxiliary information requested by the user equipment through RequestAssistanceData signaling.

Wherein the ProvideAssistanceData signaling includes at least one second assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI, and the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field feeds back positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.

Optionally, provideasistancedata signaling may include a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields.

The service device may determine that the provideasistancedata signaling includes two ASSISTANCE DATA information fields according to a direct positioning method or an indirect positioning method, where each ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponds to one positioning method.

The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct location is used to feed back to the user equipment location assistance information employing the direct location, which may include location coordinate parameters. The second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to indirect positioning is used to feed back positioning assistance information employing indirect positioning to the user equipment, the positioning assistance information comprising intermediate parameters for calculating positioning coordinates.

Optionally, the provideassistance data signaling may include a plurality of second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields, where the output parameters of the AI model in the positioning method corresponding to any two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different in parameter type.

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of the following second information fields:

And a second information field for indicating a cell ID in which the user equipment is located.

And a second information field for indicating PRS configuration information of a reference cell of the user equipment and neighbor cells of the reference cell.

And a second information field for indicating the PRS configuration information based on the AI positioning.

A second information field for indicating assistance information (e.g., location information, beam information, or timing error information of TRP related to positioning, etc.) for assisting in performing positioning calculation.

A second information field for indicating auxiliary information (e.g., available on-demand-PRS) of the on-demand downlink positioning reference signal;

A second information field for indicating associated information for AI-location (e.g., a communication scenario in which the user equipment is located or a data set for which AI-location is applicable);

and a second information field for indicating parameter information (such as configuration information for performing AI model downloading or configuration information of AI model) of AI model corresponding to the communication scene where the user equipment is located.

A second information field for indicating a cause of the positioning assistance failure.

The service device may send provideasistancedata signaling to the ue multiple times, so as to completely feed back the positioning assistance parameter requested by the ue to the ue through the provideasistancedata signaling multiple times, or determine that the ue successfully acquires the positioning assistance information.

3. And the user equipment performs positioning according to the positioning auxiliary information fed back by the service equipment.

After receiving the ProvideAssistanceData signaling, the ue may perform AI positioning according to positioning assistance information (ASSISTANCE DATA) provided by ProvideAssistanceData.

Fig. 3 is one of flow diagrams of an information processing method shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the method is performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

step S31, the user equipment sends a first message to the service equipment.

In some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Fig. 4 is a second flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the method is performed by a user equipment, and the method includes:

in step S41, the user equipment sends a first message to the service equipment.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S41 may be referred to as the implementation shown in step S31 in fig. 3, which is not described herein.

Step S42, receiving a second message fed back by the service equipment.

In some embodiments, after the service device sends the first message to the service device, a second message fed back by the service device may be received.

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

In step S43, the user equipment locates according to the second message.

The information processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of the foregoing steps and embodiments. For example, any one of steps S41 to S43 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and steps S41 to S42 or steps S41 to S43 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

Fig. 5 is a third flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the method is performed by a service device, and the method includes:

step S51, receiving a first message sent by the user equipment.

In some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Fig. 6 is a fourth flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6, the method is performed by a service device, and the method includes:

Step S61, receiving a first message sent by the user equipment.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S61 may be referred to as the implementation shown in step S51 in fig. 5, which is not described herein.

Step S62, feeding back the second message to the user equipment.

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

Identification information of a cell in which the user equipment is located;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

The information processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of the foregoing steps and embodiments. For example, any one of steps S61 to S62 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and steps S61 to S62 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, the user equipment 700 may include a transceiver module 701 and a processing module 702.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is configured to;

In some embodiments, the first message includes a plurality of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

In some embodiments, the above-described positioning methods include direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

In some embodiments, the above parameter types include at least one of:

In some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is further configured to;

In some embodiments, the second message includes a plurality of the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

In some embodiments, the above parameter types include at least one of:

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

Optionally, the transceiver module 701 is configured to perform at least one of the transceiving steps (e.g. step S21, step S31, step S41-step S42, but not limited thereto) performed by the ue in any of the above methods, which is not described herein. The processing module 702 is configured to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g., step S22, step S43, but not limited thereto) performed by the user equipment in any of the above methods.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a service device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, the service device 800 may include a transceiver module 801.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 801 is configured to:

In some embodiments, the above parameter types include at least one of:

In some embodiments, the first parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 801 is further configured to:

In some embodiments, the above parameter types include at least one of:

In some embodiments, the second parameter content includes at least one of:

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.

Optionally, the transceiver module 801 is configured to perform at least one of the transceiving steps (e.g. step S22, step S51-step S52, but not limited thereto) performed by the service device in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

It should be understood that the above division of units or modules is only a division of logic functions, and may be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or may be physically separated when actually implemented. Furthermore, the units or modules may be implemented in the form of processor-invoked software, e.g. comprising a processor, which is connected to a memory, in which instructions are stored, the processor invoking the instructions stored in the memory for implementing any of the above methods or for implementing the functions of the units or modules, wherein the processor is e.g. a general purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is internal or external to the device. Or a unit or module in a device may be implemented in the form of a hardware circuit, where the function of some or all of the unit or module may be implemented by a design of a hardware circuit, where the hardware circuit may be understood as one or more processors, for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), where the function of some or all of the unit or module is implemented by a design of a logic relationship of elements within the circuit, and in another implementation, the hardware circuit may be implemented by a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), where a field programmable gate array (Field Programmable GATE ARRAY, FPGA) may include a number of logic gates, where a connection relationship between the logic gates is configured by a configuration file, so as to implement the function of some or all of the unit or module. All units or modules of the above device may be realized in the form of invoking software by a processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part in the form of invoking software by a processor, and in the rest in the form of hardware circuits.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit having a signal processing capability, and in one implementation, the processor may be a circuit having an instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processor (graphics processing unit, GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DIGITAL SIGNAL processor, DSP), etc., and in another implementation, the processor may implement a function through a logic relationship of a hardware circuit, where the logic relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, for example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), for example, FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads the configuration document, and the process of implementing the configuration of the hardware circuit may be understood as a process of loading instructions by the processor to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence may be also be considered as an ASIC, such as a neural network Processing Unit (Neural Network Processing Unit, NPU), tensor Processing Unit (Tensor Processing Unit, TPU), deep learning Processing Unit (DEEP LEARNING Processing Unit, DPU), and the like.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 900 may be a service device or a user device, or may be a chip, a chip system, a processor, or the like that supports the service device or the user device to implement any of the above methods. The communication device may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiments, and reference may be made in particular to the description of the above method embodiments.

As shown in fig. 9, the communication device 900 includes one or more processors 901. The processor 901 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc., and may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit, for example. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process data for the programs. The communication device 900 is configured to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, communication device 900 also includes one or more memories 902 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 902 may be external to the communication device 900.

In some embodiments, the communication device 900 also includes one or more transceivers 903. When the communication device 900 includes one or more transceivers 903, the transceiver 903 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., but not limited to, steps S21-S22, S31, S41-S42, S51, S61-S62) such as transmission and/or reception in the above-described method, and the processor 901 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., but not limited to, step S23, step S43).

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Alternatively, terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, terms such as transmitter, transmitter circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the communication device 900 may include one or more interface circuits 904. Optionally, an interface circuit 904 is coupled to the memory 902, the interface circuit 904 being operable to receive signals from the memory 902 or other device, and being operable to transmit signals to the memory 902 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 904 may read instructions stored in the memory 902 and send the instructions to the processor 901.

The communication device 900 in the above embodiment description may be a service device or a user device, but the scope of the communication device 900 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 900 may not be limited by fig. 9. The communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. The communication device may be, for example, 1) a stand-alone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or a system or subsystem of chips, (2) a set of one or more ICs, which may optionally also include storage means for storing data, programs, (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem, (4) a module that may be embedded in other devices, (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular telephone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, vehicle-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial smart device, etc., (6) and so forth.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 1000 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Chip 1000 includes one or more processors 1001, chip 1000 being configured to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, chip 1000 also includes one or more 1003 interface circuits. Optionally, an interface circuit 1003 is coupled to the memory 1002, the interface circuit 1003 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 1002 or other device, and the interface circuit 1003 may be configured to transmit signals to the memory 1002 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 1003 may read instructions stored in the memory 1002 and send the instructions to the processor 1001.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 1003 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S21-step S22, step S31, step S41-step S42, step S51, step S61-step S62, but not limited thereto) in the above-described method, and the processor 1001 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S23, step S43, but not limited thereto).

In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, chip 1000 also includes one or more memories 1002 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of memory 1002 may be external to chip 1000.

The present disclosure also contemplates a storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed on the communication device 900, cause the communication device 900 to perform any of the methods described above. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium described above is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may be a storage medium readable by other devices. Alternatively, the above-described storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may also be a transitory storage medium.

The present disclosure also proposes a program product which, when executed by the communication device 900, causes the communication device 900 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the above-described program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also proposes a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods. The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and description of the principles of the technology being employed. It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the scope of the disclosure referred to in this disclosure is not limited to the specific combinations of features described above, but also covers other embodiments which may be formed by any combination of features described above or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. Such as those described above, are mutually substituted with the technical features having similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure (but not limited thereto).

Claims

An information processing method, applied to a user equipment, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps of sending a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on artificial intelligence AI positioning, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first message includes a plurality of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

and the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the parameter types of the output parameters of the AI model in the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.
An information processing method according to claim 2, wherein the positioning method comprises direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

The first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter used for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.
The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein the parameter type includes at least one of:

Positioning coordinate parameters, arrival time parameters, decision parameters of a line of sight LOS or a non-line of sight NLOS.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first parameter content includes at least one of:

The identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located;

Downlink positioning reference signal, PRS, auxiliary information, the downlink PRS auxiliary information including PRS configuration information of a reference cell and a neighboring cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

auxiliary information of the downlink positioning reference signal according to the requirement;

carrying out associated information of AI positioning, wherein the associated information comprises at least one item of communication scene of the user equipment or data set applicable to the AI positioning;

And the user equipment is positioned in the communication scene and corresponds to the parameter information of the AI model.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the method further comprises:

receiving a second message fed back by the service equipment, wherein the second message is used for feeding back positioning auxiliary information;

The second message includes at least one second assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI location, the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying second parameter content of the location assistance information provided by the service device.
The information processing method according to claim 6, wherein the second message includes a plurality of the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

And the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the types of parameters output by the AI model adopted by the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.
The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein the positioning method includes direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

The second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter used for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.
The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein the parameter type includes at least one of:

Positioning coordinate parameters, arrival time parameters, decision parameters of a line of sight LOS or a non-line of sight NLOS.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the second parameter content includes at least one of:

The identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located;

auxiliary information of a downlink PRS, wherein the auxiliary information of the downlink PRS comprises PRS configuration information of a reference cell and a neighboring cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Auxiliary information of the downlink positioning signals according to the requirement;

Carrying out associated information of AI positioning, wherein the associated information comprises at least one item of communication scene of the user equipment or data set applicable to the AI positioning;

Parameter information of an AI model corresponding to a communication scene where the user equipment is located;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.
An information processing method, characterized by being applied to a service device, the method comprising:

receiving a first message, wherein the first message is used for requesting the service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on artificial intelligence AI positioning, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.
The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein the first message includes a plurality of the first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

and the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the parameter types of the output parameters of the AI model in the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two first ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.
The information processing method according to claim 12, wherein the positioning method includes direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

The first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the first parameter content requested by the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter used for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.
The information processing method according to claim 12, wherein the parameter type includes at least one of:

Positioning coordinate parameters, arrival time parameters, decision parameters of a line of sight LOS or a non-line of sight NLOS.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the first parameter content includes at least one of:

The identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located;

Downlink positioning reference signal, PRS, auxiliary information, the downlink PRS auxiliary information including PRS configuration information of a reference cell and a neighboring cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

auxiliary information of the downlink positioning reference signal according to the requirement;

carrying out associated information of AI positioning, wherein the associated information comprises at least one item of communication scene of the user equipment or data set applicable to the AI positioning;

And the user equipment is positioned in the communication scene and corresponds to the parameter information of the AI model.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that the method further comprises:

receiving a second message fed back by the service equipment, wherein the second message is used for feeding back positioning auxiliary information;

The second message includes at least one second assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on the artificial intelligence AI location, the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying second parameter content of the location assistance information provided by the service device.
The information processing method according to claim 16, wherein the second message includes a plurality of the second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields;

And the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different, or the types of parameters output by the AI model adopted by the positioning methods corresponding to the at least two second ASSISTANCE DATA information fields are different.
The information processing method according to claim 17, wherein the positioning method includes direct positioning and/or indirect positioning;

The second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the direct positioning includes a positioning coordinate parameter, and the second parameter content requested by the second ASSISTANCE DATA information field corresponding to the indirect positioning includes an intermediate parameter used for calculating the positioning coordinate parameter.
The information processing method according to claim 17, wherein the parameter type includes at least one of:

Positioning coordinate parameters, arrival time parameters, decision parameters of a line of sight LOS or a non-line of sight NLOS.
The information processing method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the second parameter content includes at least one of:

The identification information of the cell in which the user equipment is located;

auxiliary information of a downlink PRS, wherein the auxiliary information of the downlink PRS comprises PRS configuration information of a reference cell and a neighboring cell;

PRS configuration information based on AI positioning;

auxiliary information for assisting in positioning calculation;

Auxiliary information of the downlink positioning signals according to the requirement;

Carrying out associated information of AI positioning, wherein the associated information comprises at least one item of communication scene of the user equipment or data set applicable to the AI positioning;

Parameter information of an AI model corresponding to a communication scene where the user equipment is located;

and the reason information of the failure of the positioning assistance.
A user device, comprising:

The system comprises a receiving and transmitting module, a transmitting module and a receiving module, wherein the receiving and transmitting module is used for transmitting a first message, and the first message is used for requesting service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on artificial intelligence AI positioning, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.
A service apparatus, comprising:

The receiving and transmitting module is used for receiving a first message, wherein the first message is used for the request service equipment to feed back positioning auxiliary information;

The first message includes at least one first assistance data ASSISTANCE DATA information field based on artificial intelligence AI positioning, the first ASSISTANCE DATA information field carrying first parameter content of positioning assistance information requested by the user equipment.
A user device, comprising:

One or more processors;

Wherein the user equipment is configured to perform the information processing method of any of claims 1-10.
A service apparatus, comprising:

One or more processors;

Wherein the service device is configured to perform the information processing method of any one of claims 11 to 20.
A communication system comprising a user equipment configured to implement the information processing method of any of claims 1-10 and a service equipment configured to implement the information processing method of any of claims 11-20.
A storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a communications device, cause the communications device to perform the information processing method of any one of claims 1-10 or claims 11-20.