WO2025107260A1 - Information processing method, communication device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system and a storage medium. The information processing method comprises: sending a first message to a first device, wherein the first message comprises: first information of at least one first terminal.

Description

Information processing method, communication device, and storage medium Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, communication equipment, communication system and storage medium.

Background Art

Wireless sensing technology aims to detect the characteristics of distant objects without physical contact. The object's sensing data and the analysis results of the sensing data can extract the object's effective characteristics and effective information.

Summary of the invention

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

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a first network device, and the method comprises: sending a first message to the first device; the first message comprises: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a first network device, and the method includes:

When there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information, a second message is sent to the first device; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a second network device, and the method includes: receiving a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a second network device, and the method includes:

A second message sent by the first network device is received, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

The third information is sent to the first network device or the second network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

The first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal. According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first network device is provided, wherein the first network device includes: a sending module configured to send a first message to the first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first network device is provided, wherein the first network device includes:

The sending module is configured to send a second message to the first device when there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second network device is provided, wherein the second network device includes: a receiving module configured to receive a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second network device is provided, wherein the second network device includes:

The receiving module is configured to receive a second message sent by the first network device, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

The sending module is configured to send third information to the first network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes:

one or more processors;

Among them, the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method provided by any technical solution of the first aspect to the fifth aspect mentioned above.

According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method provided in any of the first to fifth aspects.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first network device sends the first information to the first device, thereby satisfying the need of the first device to obtain the first information.

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG2A is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG2B is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG2C is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG2D is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG3 is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG4A is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG4B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG4C is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG4D is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG4E is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG5 is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG6A is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG6B is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG7A is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a first network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG7B is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a second network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG7C is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG8A is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an information processing method is provided, wherein the method is executed by a first network device, and the method includes: sending a first message to the first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

Based on the above solution, the first network device will send the first information to the first device, thereby meeting the need of the first device to obtain the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, sending a first message to a first device includes:

When there is a first terminal that agrees to release the first information, a first message is sent to the first device; the first message includes the first information of the first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

Based on the above solution, when there is a first terminal that agrees to open the first information, the first message is sent to the first device, which can reduce the privacy disclosure of the terminal and ensure the security of the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first device includes a requester and/or a second network device; the requester is configured to request the sensing result and/or the first information;

The requesting party includes at least one of the following: an application function, a client, and a second terminal. In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes:

A first request from a first device is received; the first request is used to request a perception result and/or first information.

Based on the above solution, the first message is returned based on the first request of the first device, so that the first information is only opened to the requesting first device, which further improves the security of the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, sending the first message to the first device includes: when the first request is used to request first information of a terminal for opening participation perception, sending the first message to the first device.

Based on the above scheme, when the first request is used to request the opening of the first information of the terminal participating in the perception, the lower information of the first terminal agreeing to open the first information will be returned to the first device, which further narrows the opening scope of the first information and further improves the security of the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, before sending the first message to the first device, the method further includes:

At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from at least one third terminal.

Based on the above solution, the first terminal is determined by the first network device rather than other network devices, so that the solution has the characteristics of simple implementation and short process.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the third terminal includes at least one of the following:

The third terminal is a terminal whose sensing data has been acquired by the first network device;

The third terminal is a terminal from which the first network device has acquired the first information;

The third terminal is a terminal whose terminal information is in the first list;

The third terminal is a terminal that the first network device has determined to be able to participate in the perception.

Based on the above solution, the third terminal is set as the above terminal so that the terminal can obtain the terminal that has obtained the perception data, the first information or can participate in the perception, thereby simplifying the execution process.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information from at least one third terminal further includes: determining at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information from the third terminals during the discovery process.

Based on the above solution, the first terminal is determined during the discovery process, which has the characteristic of being easy to implement.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first list is generated based on a discovery process or a selection process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device.

Based on the above solution, two methods for determining the first list are provided, which are easy to implement.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information includes: determining at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information based on at least one third terminal second information.

Based on the above solution, the first network device determines the first terminal according to the second information of the third terminal, which has the characteristic of simple implementation.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, before sending the first message to the first device, the method further includes: acquiring second information of at least one third terminal from a third network device.

Based on the above solution, an optional method for a first network device to obtain second information from a third network device is provided, which has the characteristic of being easy to implement.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the second information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the third terminal has signed a contract for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the third terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the third terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the third terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the third terminal agrees to play.

Based on the above solution, the components of the second information are provided, which can be flexibly selected as needed during specific implementation.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

When the first instruction indicates that the third terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the third terminal disagrees to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal disagrees to play the perception role.

Based on the above solution, an optional implementation method for determining the first terminal from the third terminal is provided, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: when the third indication requires obtaining third information, sending a third message to the second network device; the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain the third information.

When the third instruction indicates that the third information needs to be obtained, the second network device will be triggered to obtain the third information of the terminal, thereby performing double verification on whether to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the at least one first terminal includes at least one of the following:

The second terminal indicates the third terminal agreeing to open the first information;

The third information indicates the third terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the priority of the third information is higher than the priority of the second indication.

Based on the above solution, since the priority of the third information is higher than the priority of the second indication, and since the third information is temporarily acquired information, it can reflect the terminal's current willingness to agree to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, before sending the first message to the first device, the method further includes: receiving terminal information of at least one first terminal sent by the second network device.

Based on the above solution, the first terminal can be determined by the second network device, so that the first terminal is determined through the linkage between the first network device and the second network device, thereby realizing the division of labor and cooperation between the first network device and the second network device.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, before sending the first message to the first device, the method further includes:

Acquiring third information of at least one fourth terminal;

At least one first terminal is determined from the fourth terminals according to the third information of the at least one fourth terminal.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Network awareness function;

Location management function LMF.

Based on the above scheme, the first network device can be any one of the above network devices. These network devices have a relatively high probability of participating in wireless perception. Therefore, these devices determine whether to open the first terminal of the first information and/or provide the first information of the first terminal to the first device. These tasks can be completed directly in the perception process, which has the characteristic of simple implementation.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

Based on the above solution, the first information includes the identification information and/or location information of the terminal, which is equivalent to protecting the privacy of the identification information and/or location information of the terminal through the above process, thereby improving the security of the first information.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

Sending a fourth message to the third terminal; the fourth message is used to obtain third information of the third terminal;

Receive third information returned by the third terminal.

Based on the above solution, the second network device will obtain the third information from the third terminal to perform double verification, ensuring that the first information of a terminal other than the first terminal is not provided to the first device.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF; or,

The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or,

The first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

Based on the above solution, the fourth message includes the identifier of the requesting party, so that the terminal can determine whether to agree to open its own first information to the corresponding first device after receiving it.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, before receiving the terminal information of at least one first terminal sent by the second network device, the method further includes: sending the terminal information of a sixth terminal to the second network device.

Based on the above scheme, the first network device provides the terminal information of the sixth terminal to the second network device, and the second network device determines the first terminal. In this way, the first network device and the second network device can quickly determine the first terminal through mutual message interaction.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the sixth terminal is discovered based on a discovery process, or the sixth terminal is determined according to the first list.

In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first list is generated based on a discovery process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device.

In a first aspect, an information processing method is provided, wherein the method is executed by a second network device, and the method includes: receiving a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal agreeing to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method further includes:

Receiving a first request sent by a requesting party; the first request is used by the requesting party to request a perception result and/or first information;

The first request is sent to the second network device.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, before receiving a first message sent by a first network device, the method includes:

Determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information;

The terminal information of the first terminal is sent to the first network device.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, before receiving a first message sent by a first network device, the method includes:

The terminal information of the fourth terminal is sent to the first network device, and the terminal information of the fourth terminal is used by the first network device to determine whether to agree to open at least one first terminal of the first information according to the third information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method further includes:

The second information or the fourth information of the fifth terminal is obtained from the third network device; the second information is used by the second network device to determine at least one first terminal; the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

Receive a third message sent by the first network device; the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain third information

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

When the first instruction indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the fifth terminal is determined based on a discovery process, or the fifth terminal is determined based on the second list.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the second list is generated based on a discovery process or a selection process; or,

The second list is preconfigured on the second network device.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

Receive terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal information of the sixth terminal is used by the second network device to determine the first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

Before receiving the terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device, a first request is sent to the first network device; the first request is used to request the perception result and/or the first information.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, determining, from the sixth terminal, at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal includes: acquiring second information of the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal;

At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the sixth terminal according to the second information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: acquiring second information of the sixth terminal from a third network device.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the second information of the sixth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; a fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Perception-related network functions NF;

Sensing network function (Sensing Function).

In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending terminal information of at least one first terminal to the first network device.

In a third aspect, an information processing method is provided, wherein the method is performed by a terminal and includes:

The third information is sent to the first network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the method further comprises:

Determine whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information according to the policy information.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the policy information is configured locally, or the policy information is provided by a user data management function UDM.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the policy information includes second information; the second information is used to determine whether to agree to open the first information.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the second information includes at least one of the following:

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, determining whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information includes at least one of the following:

The first instruction determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when the terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service;

The fourth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating the perception role that the terminal is not authorized to play;

The seventh indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when the terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, sending the third information to the first network device includes:

A seventh message is sent to the first network device; the seventh message carries the third information.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, when the third information indicates that the first information is not agreed to be released, the seventh message is further used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure; or,

When the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception or successful perception.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh instruction indicates the sensing role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the method further comprises:

A fourth message sent by the first network device is received; the fourth message is used to obtain third information of the third terminal.

In some embodiments of the third aspect, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF; or,

The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or,

The first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

In a fourth aspect, an information processing method is provided, wherein the method is performed by a first network device, and the method includes:

When there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information, a second message is sent to the first device; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

In a fifth aspect, an information processing method is provided, wherein the method is performed by a second network device, and the method includes:

A second message sent by the first network device is received, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

In a sixth aspect, a first network device is provided, wherein the first network device includes:

The sending module is configured to send a first message to a first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to a seventh aspect, a first network device is provided, wherein the first network device includes:

The sending module is configured to send a second message to the first device when there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

In an eighth aspect, a second network device is provided, wherein the second network device includes:

The receiving module is configured to receive a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

According to a ninth aspect, a second network device is provided, wherein the second network device includes:

The receiving module is configured to receive a second message sent by the first network device, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

In a tenth aspect, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

The sending module is configured to send the third information to the first network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device comprising: one or more processors;

The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method described in the optional implementation methods of the first to fifth aspects.

In the twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method described in the optional implementation methods of the first to fifth aspects.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method described in the optional implementation methods of the first to fifth aspects.

In a fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information processing method described in the optional implementation manners of the first to fifth aspects.

It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure propose an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system and a storage medium. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, in an embodiment, a solution after removing some steps can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in an embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their internal logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, terms such as "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "A in one case, B in another case", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

In some embodiments, the recording method of "A or B" may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The statement of the description object refers to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute unnecessary restrictions due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields", and the "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number, and can be one or more. Taking the "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes may be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, and their types may be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first category of information" and the "second category of information" may be the same information or different information, and their contents may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A”, “comprising A”, “used to indicate A”, and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as “…”, “determine…”, “in the case of…”, “at the time of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "no more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "network" may be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device), "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", "node", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission/reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel (antenna panel)", "antenna array (antenna array)", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell (small cell)", "femto cell (femto cell)", "pico cell (pico cell)", "sector (sector)", "cell group (cell)", "serving cell", "carrier (carrier)", "component carrier (component carrier)", "bandwidth part (bandwidth part (BWP))" and so on can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client and the like can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the communication between the terminals is replaced by the communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may also be configured to have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

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

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns may also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in Fig. 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include an access network device and/or a core network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited to these.

In some embodiments, the terminal is also referred to as user equipment (UE).

In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band 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 at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between access network devices or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), wherein the CU may also be called a control unit (control unit). The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with some functions of the protocol layer being centrally controlled by the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layer being distributed in the DU, and the DU being centrally controlled by the CU, but not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including a first network element, etc., or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG1 are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the subjects in FIG1 , or may include other subjects other than FIG1 , and the number and form of the subjects are arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the subjects is an example, and the subjects may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, which may be a direct connection or an indirect connection, and may be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, the fourth generation mobile communication system (4G), the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), etc. ), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, 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)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device to Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle to-Everything (V2X), system using other information processing methods, next generation systems expanded based on them, and the like. In addition, a number of systems may also be combined (for example, a combination of LTE and NR).

In the perception scenario, the AF or client on the terminal can request the core network to disclose the perception results. In order to facilitate the AF/client on the terminal to analyze or process the perception results, it may also be necessary to provide the perception context to the AF/client on the terminal. The perception context can be requested by the AF/client on the UE or actively provided by the core network. The perception context may include map information, area information, capture time, UE location and ID. This context information may be required when combining the perception results with data from other sources outside the 5GS. If the terminal is identifiable, the terminal location information is sensitive, and certain information of the terminal should not be disclosed without the consent of the terminal. For example, the user ID of the terminal is a permanent user ID and should not be disclosed without the user's consent.

In the current user consent mechanism, user consent is based on the UE ID provided by the AF/client on the UE requesting the UE location to verify whether the user agrees to the information disclosure of certain terminals. But in the sensing scenario, the AF/client on the UE may not provide the UE ID in the sensing request. The UE location and user ID are included in the sensing context, not in the sensing request or the sensing result. Therefore, the current user consent mechanism for authorizing the disclosure of UE location information does not work within the sensing area. Then there is no existing mechanism to authorize the disclosure of UE location information in the sensing context.

In view of this, as shown in FIG2A, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a communication system. The method may include:

S2101: The first device sends a first request.

In some embodiments, the first device is a requesting device, which may also be referred to as a requesting party.

In some embodiments, the requester includes at least one of the following:

Application Function (AF);

Client

terminal;

Second network device.

For example, the requesting party may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

An application function (AF) for requesting the sensing result and/or the first information;

A client (client) requesting a sensing result and/or first information;

A second terminal requesting the sensing result and/or the first information;

Other network devices that request the sensing result and/or the first information. For example, the requesting party includes at least one of the following:

Application Function (AF) that requests the perception result;

The client that requests the perception result;

A second terminal requesting a sensing result;

AF requesting first information;

A client requesting first information;

A second terminal requesting the first information;

Second network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may be any network device. Exemplarily, the second network device may be a core network device.

The first device sends a first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may include, but is not limited to, a Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC and/or a NEF.

In some embodiments, the first network device is different from the second network device. Exemplarily, the first network device may be an access network device and/or a core network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Perceive network capabilities;

Location management function LMF.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting a perception result.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting first information.

In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the perception result and the first information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensitive information and/or private information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be terminal information of the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensing contextual information related to the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the first information may be identification information or location information in sensing contextual information related to the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but does not include: an application identification of the terminal and/or a network identification assigned by the mobile network.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but is not limited to: Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal may include absolute location information of the terminal and/or relative location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the absolute location information of the terminal may include but is not limited to the latitude and longitude information of the terminal and/or the coordinates of the terminal in the world coordinate system, etc.

In some embodiments, the relative position information of the terminal may include information such as the distance and/or angle of the terminal relative to a reference position.

In some embodiments, the first device sends a first request to a first network device.

In some embodiments, the requestor may send the first request to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the requester sends the first request to the second network device, and the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

S2102: The first network device determines at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information from at least one third terminal.

In some embodiments, the third terminal that agrees to release the first information may serve as the first terminal.

In some embodiments, the third terminal includes at least one of the following:

The third terminal is a terminal whose sensing data has been acquired by the first network device;

The third terminal is a terminal from which the first network device has acquired the first information;

The third terminal is a terminal whose terminal information is in the first list;

The third terminal is a terminal that the first network device has determined to be able to participate in the perception.

In some embodiments, the perception data may include: a perception result and/or raw data for generating the perception result.

In some embodiments, the sensory data may include at least one of the following:

Environmental perception data, used for drawing environmental maps, to provide accurate location information and/or environment-related information, etc. For example, the environmental perception data can be used to draw 2D and/or 3D maps; Road perception data, used for assisted driving or autonomous driving, for example, the road perception data may include road information, traffic flow information and/or roadblock information;

Environmental pollution sensing data, used to monitor the atmosphere or climate;

Of course, the above are just examples of perception data, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above examples.

In some embodiments, the third terminal may further be a terminal from which the first network device has obtained the perception data requested by the first request.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a terminal list.

In some embodiments, the terminal list may include terminal information of one or more terminals.

In some embodiments, the terminal list may include terminal information of one or more terminals capable of participating in the sensing.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a list pre-configured on the first network device.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a terminal list determined by the first network device during a discovery process or a selection process.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may be understood as a process of discovering terminals that can participate in a specified service.

In some embodiments, the selection process can be understood as a process of selecting a terminal that participates in executing a service.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include: a current discovery process and/or a historical discovery process, depending on the time point of the discovery process. In some embodiments, the discovery process may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following, depending on the application business of the discovery process:

A sensing discovery process, which may be a terminal discovery process before performing sensing (e.g., wireless sensing); the discovered terminal can participate in sensing;

Proximity service (ProSe) discovery process: the terminal discovered by the ProSe discovery process can be used to perform ProSe;

Ranging discovery process: the terminals discovered in the ranging discovery process can be used for ranging services;

The sensing transmitter discovery process is used to discover the transmitters involved in sensing;

The sensing receiver discovery process is used to discover the receivers involved in sensing.

In some embodiments, the discovery process or the selection process may refer to the discovery or selection process of sensing entities (Discovery of sensing entities or selection of sensing entities), and the sensing entities include at least a sensing receiver and a sensing transmitter.

In some embodiments, at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the third terminals during the discovery process.

In some embodiments, at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined based on at least one third terminal second information. In some embodiments, the second information can be any information used to determine whether the third terminal agrees to release the first information.

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

A first indication, indicating whether the third terminal has signed a contract for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the third terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the third terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the third terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the third terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, the first network device obtains the locally stored second information.

In some examples, the first network device requests the second information from the third network device. In such an embodiment, before executing S2102, the method may further include:

The first network device sends a request message to the third network device.

In some embodiments, the request message may be used to request second information.

The second information or the fourth information returned by the third network device is received.

In some embodiments, the third network device may be any network device.

In some embodiments, the third network device may be a core network device.

In some embodiments, the third network device may be user data management (UDM) and/or unified data repository (UDR).

In some embodiments, the second information may be used by the first network device to determine the first terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth information may be used by the third network device to indicate the first terminal. For example, the fourth information may indicate whether the corresponding terminal is an indicator of the first terminal. Alternatively, the fourth information may include identification information of the first terminal.

In some embodiments, S2102 may include at least one of the following:

When the first instruction indicates that the third terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the third terminal disagrees to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal disagrees to play the perception role.

Mode 1 for determining the first terminal may be as follows: the first network device sends a third message to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the third message includes a terminal identifier, which may include but is not limited to: a Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or a User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the third indication sends a third message to the second network device when indicating that third information of the third terminal needs to be obtained.

In some embodiments, the third indication may be an indication of signing the contract data.

In some embodiments, the third information may be a verification indication (verification indication) or a verification result (verification result) dynamically determined by the terminal as to whether to agree to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain the second information.

In some embodiments, the second network device acquires the second information including: acquiring the corresponding second information based on the terminal identifier in the third message. For example, the second network device sends a request message to the third network device; receives the second information returned by the third network device based on the request message;

Method 2 for determining the first terminal may be as follows:

The second network device sends a request message to the third terminal.

The third terminal sends third information.

In this way, when the third indication is used to indicate that the third information needs to be obtained, the first network device, the second network device and the terminal interact with each other to obtain the third information.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication agrees to release the first information and the third information indicates disagreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the second indication shall prevail at this time because the contract does not agree to release the first information.

Method 3 for determining the first terminal may be as follows:

The first network device sends a fourth message to the third terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth message is used to obtain third information of the third terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF.

In some embodiments, the first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

The third terminal sends third information.

In some embodiments, the terminal sends three pieces of information to the first network device.

The terminal can send the third information to the first network device or the second network device via a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

Exemplarily, the terminal returns the third information to the first network device by carrying it in the seventh message.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates disagreement with opening the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception, or successful perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal directly obtains the third information after receiving the request message from the first network device and/or the second network device.

In some embodiments, the steps involved in the terminal acquiring the third information may include:

Displaying inquiry information, where the inquiry information is used to inquire whether the user agrees to disclose the first information;

The third information is generated based on the operation performed on the query information.

When a confirmation operation is performed on the inquiry information, third information indicating consent to release the first information is generated.

When a denial operation is performed on the inquiry information, third information indicating that the disclosure of the first information is not agreed to is generated.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may include information content of the first information to be disclosed.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may also include identification information of the first device, so that the user can know the device whose first information the user currently wants to know.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may further include role information of a perceptive role to which the first information is to be disclosed.

In some embodiments, the perception role may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Sensing transmitter, used to transmit sensing signals;

Sensing receiver, used to receive sensing signals;

The perception processor is used to obtain perception data according to the transmission parameters of the perception signal and the reception parameters of the perception signal.

In some embodiments, after receiving a request message from the first network device or the second network device, the terminal may determine whether to agree to release the first information based on the terminal's policy information; and further obtain third information if the policy information determines that the first information is agreed to be released.

Exemplarily, the policy information may be generated based on a user instruction.

As another example, the policy information may be set locally in the terminal by the equipment vendor's factory configuration.

In some other embodiments, the policy information may be provided by a network device.

Exemplarily, the UDM may provide policy information to the terminal.

In some embodiments, the method 1, the method 2 and the method 3 can be performed separately. In some embodiments, the method 1 can be implemented in combination with the method 2. The method 1 and the method 3 can be implemented in combination.

The terminal may generate the third information in a manner including but not limited to at least one of the following:

The terminal determines whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information according to the policy information.

In some embodiments, the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information.

In some embodiments, the second information is used to determine whether to agree to release the first information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

For examples of the second information here, please refer to the above embodiments for details.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

S2103: The first network device sends a first message.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first information may be a perception context.

In some embodiments, the first message also includes perception data of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, when there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first information is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the terminal.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends the first message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

S2104: The first network device sends a second message.

In some embodiments, when there is no first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the second message is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

In view of this, as shown in FIG2B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a communication system. The method may include:

S2201: The first device sends a first request.

In some embodiments, the first device is a requesting device, which may also be referred to as a requesting party.

Application Function (AF);

Client

terminal;

Second network device.

For example, the requesting party may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Application Function (AF) that requests the perception result;

The client that requests the perception result;

A second terminal requesting a sensing result;

AF requesting first information;

A client requesting first information;

A second terminal requesting the first information;

The second network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may be any network device. Exemplarily, the second network device may be a core network device.

The first device sends a first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may include, but is not limited to, a Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC and/or a NEF.

In some embodiments, the first network device is different from the second network device. Exemplarily, the first network device may be an access network device and/or a core network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Location management function LMF.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting a perception result.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting first information.

In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the perception result and the first information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensitive information and/or private information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be terminal information of the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but does not include: an application identification of the terminal and/or a network identification assigned by the mobile network.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but is not limited to: Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal may include absolute location information of the terminal and/or relative location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the absolute location information of the terminal may include but is not limited to the latitude and longitude information of the terminal and/or the coordinates of the terminal in the world coordinate system, etc.

In some embodiments, the relative position information of the terminal may include information such as the distance and/or angle of the terminal relative to a reference position.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensing contextual information related to the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the first information may be identification information or location information in sensing contextual information related to the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the first device sends a first request to a first network device.

In some embodiments, the requestor may send the first request to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the requester sends the first request to the second network device, and the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

S2202: The second network device determines at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the second information and/or the fourth information of the fifth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the second information and/or the fourth information of the fifth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the first terminal may be a fifth terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information of the fifth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information, the second information and/or the fourth information of the fifth terminal from the third network device. In some embodiments, the second network device determines the fifth terminal through a discovery process or a second list configured in the second network device.

In some embodiments, the second list may be a terminal list. The terminal list includes terminal information, and the terminal information may include identification information of the terminal. The terminal whose terminal information is in the second list may be a terminal capable of participating in wireless sensing, or a terminal with wireless sensing.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include: a current discovery process and/or a historical discovery process, depending on the time point of the discovery process. In some embodiments, the discovery process may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following, depending on the application business of the discovery process:

A sensing discovery process, which may be a terminal discovery process before performing sensing (e.g., wireless sensing); the discovered terminal can participate in sensing;

Proximity service (ProSe) discovery process: the terminal discovered by the ProSe discovery process can be used to perform ProSe;

Ranging discovery process: the terminals discovered in the ranging discovery process can be used for ranging services;

The process of discovering the emitters of perception is used to discover the emitters involved in perception;

The discovery process of the perception receiver is used to discover the receivers involved in the perception.

In some embodiments, the second information is used by the second network device to determine at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines a fourth terminal capable of participating in the sensing from the fifth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the first terminal that agrees to release the first information from the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, when the first indication indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication agrees to release the first information and the third information indicates disagreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the second indication shall prevail because the contract does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the third indication indicates that the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained, the third information is obtained from the fifth terminal.

The second network device sends a request message to the fifth terminal.

The request message is used to request third information of the fifth terminal.

The fifth terminal determines whether to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information based on the policy information.

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information.

In some embodiments, the second information is used to determine whether to agree to release the first information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

For examples of the second information here, please refer to the above embodiments for details.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

When the first instruction indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information is acquired when the third indication requires acquisition of the third information.

In some embodiments, the fifth terminal displays the query information and generates the third information based on a user operation acting on the query information.

In some embodiments, when the fifth terminal determines that it does not agree to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the fifth terminal determines that it agrees to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it agrees to release the first information.

S2203: The second network device sends terminal information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends terminal information of at least one first terminal to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends terminal information of at least one first terminal to the first device.

S2204: The first network device sends a first message.

In some embodiments, the first network device receives terminal information of at least one first terminal from the second network device and sends a first message.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message further includes perception data. Exemplarily, the perception data may include measurement data obtained during a perception process and/or a perception result generated based on the measurement data.

In some embodiments, when there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first information is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the terminal.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends the first message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

S2205: The first network device sends a second message.

In some embodiments, when there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information, a second message is sent to the first device. In some embodiments, the second message indicates rejection of perception.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

In view of this, as shown in FIG2C , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a communication system. The method may include:

S2301: The first device sends a first request.

In some embodiments, the first device is a requesting device, which may also be referred to as a requesting party.

In some embodiments, the requester includes at least one of the following:

Application Function (AF);

Client

Second terminal;

The second network device.

For example, the requesting party may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

An application function (AF) for requesting the sensing result and/or the first information;

A client (client) requesting a sensing result and/or first information;

A second terminal requesting the sensing result and/or the first information;

A network device that requests the sensing result and/or the first information.

In some embodiments, the second network device may be any network device. Exemplarily, the second network device may be a core network device.

The first device sends a first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may include, but is not limited to, a Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC and/or a NEF.

In some embodiments, the first network device is different from the second network device. Exemplarily, the first network device may be an access network device and/or a core network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Perceive network capabilities;

Location management function LMF.

NFs related to perception may include NFs that do not directly participate in perception but assist terminals in participating in perception. Perception network functions may be NFs that directly participate in perception. For example, the perception NF may instruct a device such as a terminal to participate in perception and/or process perception data.

NFs related to perception may include but are not limited to AMF, which can be used to assist the perception network function in discovering terminals that can participate in perception, etc.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting a perception result.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting first information.

In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the perception result and the first information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensitive information and/or private information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be terminal information of the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but does not include: an application identification of the terminal and/or a network identification assigned by the mobile network.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but is not limited to: Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal may include absolute location information of the terminal and/or relative location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the absolute location information of the terminal may include but is not limited to the latitude and longitude information of the terminal and/or the coordinates of the terminal in the world coordinate system, etc.

In some embodiments, the relative position information of the terminal may include information such as the distance and/or angle of the terminal relative to a reference position.

In some embodiments, the first device sends a first request to a first network device.

In some embodiments, the requester sends the first request to the second network device, and the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

S2302: The second network device sends terminal information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the terminal information of the fourth terminal to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device requests the terminal information of the fourth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal is a terminal capable of participating in sensing.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the fourth terminal from the fifth terminal. Exemplarily, the fourth terminal may be the fifth terminal that needs to further determine whether to agree to open the first information based on the third information.

In some other embodiments, the second network device determines based on the second information of the fifth terminal that it needs to further determine based on the third information whether the fifth terminal agrees to release the first information. The fourth terminal can be used for: the first network device determines in the fourth terminal the first terminal that agrees to release the first information based on the third information.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information of the fifth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, in some embodiments, the second network device obtains the second information and/or the fourth information of the fifth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information, the second information and/or the fourth information of the fifth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the fifth terminal through a second list generated by a discovery process or a selection process.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may be understood as a process of discovering terminals that can participate in a specified service.

In some embodiments, the selection process can be understood as a process of selecting a terminal that participates in executing a service. In some embodiments, the second network device determines the fifth terminal by configuring a second list on the second network device.

In some embodiments, the second list may be a terminal list. The terminal list includes terminal information, and the terminal information may include identification information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the terminal whose terminal information is in the second list may be a terminal capable of participating in wireless sensing, or a terminal having wireless sensing capability.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include: a current discovery process and/or a historical discovery process, depending on the time point of the discovery process. In some embodiments, the discovery process may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following, depending on the application business of the discovery process:

A sensing discovery process, which may be a terminal discovery process before performing sensing (e.g., wireless sensing); the discovered terminal can participate in sensing;

Proximity service (ProSe) discovery process: the terminal discovered by the ProSe discovery process can be used to perform ProSe;

Ranging discovery process: the terminals discovered in the ranging discovery process can be used for ranging services;

The process of discovering the emitters of perception is used to discover the emitters involved in perception;

The discovery process of the perception receiver is used to discover the receivers involved in the perception.

In some embodiments, the discovery process or the selection process may refer to the discovery or selection process of sensing entities (Discovery of sensing entities or selection of sensing entities), and the sensing entities include at least a sensing receiver and a sensing transmitter.

In some embodiments, the second network device may directly determine the fourth terminal according to a perceived discovery process.

In some embodiments, the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines a fourth terminal capable of participating in the sensing from the fifth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the first terminal that agrees to release the first information from the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, when the first indication indicates that the fifth terminal has not subscribed to the awareness service, it is determined that the fifth terminal cannot serve as the fourth terminal;

The fourth indication determines that the fifth terminal cannot serve as the fourth terminal when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the fifth terminal cannot serve as the fourth terminal when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal cannot function as the fourth terminal when indicating the sensing role that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play;

The seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal cannot serve as the fourth terminal when indicating that the fifth terminal disagrees to play the sensing role.

In some embodiments, the fourth information may include, but is not limited to: an indicator indicating that the fifth terminal can function as the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal may be a fifth terminal capable of participating in the sensing service.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the fourth terminal through a second list generated by a discovery process or a selection process.

S2303: The first network device determines the first terminal from the fourth terminals.

In some embodiments, the first network device determines the first terminal according to the second information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the first network device obtains the second information from the third network device and determines the first terminal according to the second information, or the first network device determines the first terminal according to a local policy.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication agrees to release the first information and the third information indicates disagreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the second indication shall prevail at this time because the contract does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the third indication indicates that the third information of the fourth terminal needs to be obtained, the third information is obtained from the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the first terminal may be a fourth terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the second information is used to determine whether to agree to release the first information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

For examples of the second information here, please refer to the above embodiments for details.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal has a contract and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fourth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fourth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the fourth terminal agrees to play.

When the first instruction indicates that the fourth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the fourth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fourth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the fourth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fourth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fourth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fourth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the fourth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fourth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third indication is used to indicate obtaining the third information when the third information needs to be obtained.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal displays the query information and generates the third information based on a user operation acting on the query information.

In some embodiments, when the fourth terminal determines that it does not agree to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the fourth terminal determines that it agrees to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a third message to the second network device.

In some embodiments, when the third indication requires obtaining third information of the fourth terminal, a third message is sent to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the third indication may be an indication of signing the contract data.

In some embodiments, the third information may be a verification indication or verification result dynamically determined by the terminal as to whether to agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain the second information.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends a request message;

In some embodiments, the second network device sends a request message to the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal sends third information.

In this way, when the third indication requires obtaining the third information, the first network device, the second network device and the terminal interact with each other to obtain the third information.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication agrees to release the first information and the third information indicates disagreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the second indication shall prevail at this time because the contract does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a fourth message to the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth message is used to obtain third information of a fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF.

In some embodiments, the first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

The fourth terminal sends third information.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal sends three messages to the first network device.

The fourth terminal can send the third information to the first network device or the second network device via a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

Exemplarily, the fourth terminal carries the third information in a seventh message and returns it to the first network device.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates disagreement with opening the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception, or successful perception.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal directly obtains the third information after receiving the request message from the first network device and/or the second network device.

In some embodiments, the steps involved in the fourth terminal acquiring the third information may include:

Displaying inquiry information, where the inquiry information is used to inquire whether the user agrees to disclose the first information;

The third information is generated based on the operation performed on the query information.

When a confirmation operation is performed on the inquiry information, third information indicating consent to release the first information is generated.

When a denial operation is performed on the inquiry information, third information indicating that the disclosure of the first information is not agreed to is generated.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may include information content of the first information to be disclosed.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may also include identification information of the first device, so that the user can know the device whose first information the user currently wants to know.

In some embodiments, the inquiry information may further include role information of a perceptive role to which the first information is to be disclosed.

In some embodiments, the perception role may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

A sensing transmitter, used to transmit a sensing signal;

A sensing receiver, for receiving sensing signals;

The perception processor is used to obtain perception data according to the transmission parameters of the perception signal and the reception parameters of the perception signal.

In some embodiments, after receiving a request message from the first network device or the second network device, the terminal may determine whether to agree to release the first information based on the terminal's policy information; and further obtain third information if the policy information determines that the first information is agreed to be released.

Exemplarily, the policy information may be generated based on a user instruction.

As another example, the policy information may be set locally in the terminal by the equipment vendor's factory configuration.

In some other embodiments, the policy information may be provided by a network device.

Exemplarily, the UDM may provide policy information to the terminal.

The fourth terminal may generate the third information in a manner including but not limited to at least one of the following:

The fourth terminal determines whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information according to the policy information.

In some embodiments, the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information.

In some embodiments, the second information is used to determine whether to agree to release the first information.

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

A first indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal has a contract and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of a fourth terminal;

The third information is used to indicate whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fourth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the fourth terminal agrees to play.

For examples of the second information here, please refer to the above embodiments for details.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal has a contract and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fourth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fourth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fourth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fourth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the fourth terminal agrees to play.

S2304: The first network device sends a first message.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message further includes perception data. Exemplarily, the perception data may include measurement data obtained during a perception process and/or a perception result generated based on the measurement data.

In some embodiments, when there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first information is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the terminal.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

S2305: The first network device sends a second message.

In some embodiments, when there is no first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the second message is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

In view of this, as shown in FIG2D , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a communication system. The method may include:

S2401: The first device sends a first request.

In some embodiments, the first device is a requesting device, which may also be referred to as a requesting party.

In some embodiments, the requester includes at least one of the following:

Exemplarily, the description of the requester here can refer to any of the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

The first device sends a first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device may include, but is not limited to, a Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC and/or a NEF.

In some embodiments, the first network device is different from the second network device. Exemplarily, the first network device may be an access network device and/or a core network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Location management function LMF.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting a perception result.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting first information.

In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the perception result and the first information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensitive information and/or private information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be terminal information of the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but does not include: an application identification of the terminal and/or a network identification assigned by the mobile network.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but is not limited to: Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal may include absolute location information of the terminal and/or relative location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the absolute location information of the terminal may include but is not limited to the latitude and longitude information of the terminal and/or the coordinates of the terminal in the world coordinate system, etc.

In some embodiments, the relative position information of the terminal may include information such as the distance and/or angle of the terminal relative to a reference position.

In some embodiments, the first device sends a first request to a first network device.

In some embodiments, the requester sends the first request to the second network device, and the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

S2402: The first network device sends terminal information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the sixth terminal may be capable of participating in the sensing terminal.

In some embodiments, the first network device obtains the terminal information of the sixth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device determines the sixth terminal based on the first list.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a terminal list.

In some embodiments, the terminal list may include terminal information of one or more terminals.

In some embodiments, the terminal list may include terminal information of one or more terminals capable of participating in the sensing.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a list pre-configured on the first network device.

In some embodiments, the first list may be a terminal list determined by the first network device during a discovery process.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include: a current discovery process and/or a historical discovery process, depending on the time point of the discovery process. In some embodiments, the discovery process may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following, depending on the application business of the discovery process:

A sensing discovery process, which may be a terminal discovery process before performing sensing (e.g., wireless sensing); the discovered terminal can participate in sensing;

Proximity service (ProSe) discovery process: the terminal discovered by the ProSe discovery process can be used to perform ProSe;

Ranging discovery process: the terminals discovered in the ranging discovery process can be used for ranging services;

The process of discovering the emitters of perception is used to discover the emitters involved in perception;

The discovery process of the perception receiver is used to discover the receivers involved in the perception.

In some embodiments, the first network device obtains second information from the third network device, and determines the sixth terminal according to the second information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the corresponding terminal has signed a contract for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the corresponding terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the corresponding terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the corresponding terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the corresponding terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the corresponding terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the corresponding terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the first network device determines the sixth terminal according to any one of the first indication, the fourth indication, the fifth indication, the sixth indication and the seventh indication.

S2403: The second network device obtains second information of the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal.

Exemplarily, the description of the second network device here can refer to any of the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the second information of the sixth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second information of the sixth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; a fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play.

S2404: The second network device determines the first terminal from the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the first terminal is a sixth terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the second information and/or the third information of the sixth terminal indicates agreement to release the first information, the sixth terminal may be confirmed as the first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the first terminal from the sixth terminal according to the second information.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the second information and/or the fourth information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information of the sixth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device obtains the terminal information, the second information and/or the fourth information of the sixth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the sixth terminal through a discovery process or a second list configured in the second network device.

In some embodiments, the second list may be a terminal list. The terminal list includes terminal information, and the terminal information may include identification information of the terminal. The terminal whose terminal information is in the second list may be a terminal capable of participating in wireless sensing, or a terminal with wireless sensing.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include: a current discovery process and/or a historical discovery process, depending on the time point of the discovery process. In some embodiments, the discovery process may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following, depending on the application business of the discovery process:

A sensing discovery process, which may be a terminal discovery process before performing sensing (e.g., wireless sensing); the discovered terminal can participate in sensing;

Proximity service (ProSe) discovery process: the terminal discovered by the ProSe discovery process can be used to perform ProSe;

Ranging discovery process: the terminals discovered in the ranging discovery process can be used for ranging services;

The process of discovering the emitters of perception is used to discover the emitters involved in perception;

The discovery process of the perception receiver is used to discover the receivers involved in the perception.

In some embodiments, the second information is used by the second network device to determine at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines a fourth terminal capable of participating in the sensing from the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device determines the first terminal that agrees to release the first information from the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second information of the sixth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, when the first indication indicates that the sixth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the sixth terminal disagrees to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal disagrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication agrees to release the first information and the third information indicates disagreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the third information shall prevail.

In some embodiments, since the priority of the third information is higher than the second indication, when the second indication does not agree to release the first information and the third information indicates agreement to release the first information, the second indication shall prevail at this time because the contract does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the third indication indicates that the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained, the third information is obtained from the sixth terminal.

The second network device sends a request message to the sixth terminal.

The request message is used to request third information of the sixth terminal.

The sixth terminal determines whether to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information based on the policy information.

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information.

In some embodiments, the second information is used to determine whether to agree to release the first information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

For examples of the second information here, please refer to the above embodiments for details.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play.

When the first instruction indicates that the sixth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the sixth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the sixth terminal disagrees to open the first information when indicating that the sixth terminal disagrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information is acquired when the third indication requires acquisition of the third information.

In some embodiments, the sixth terminal displays the query information and generates the third information based on a user operation acting on the query information.

In some embodiments, when the sixth terminal determines that it does not agree to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the sixth terminal determines that it agrees to release the first information, it generates third information indicating that it agrees to release the first information.

S2405: The second network device sends terminal information of at least one first terminal to the first network device.

S2406: The first network device sends a first message.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message also includes perception data of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, when there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first information is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the terminal.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends the first message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

S2407: The first network device sends a second message.

In some embodiments, when there is no first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the second message is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

As shown in FIG3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a first network device and includes:

S3101: Receive the first request.

In some embodiments, the first network device receives a first request from a requestor.

For the relevant description of the requester here, please refer to the relevant description of the embodiment corresponding to Figure 2A.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Perceive network capabilities;

Location management function LMF.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting a perception result.

In some embodiments, the first request is for requesting first information.

In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the perception result and the first information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be sensitive information and/or private information.

In some embodiments, the first information may be terminal information of the terminal participating in the perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but does not include: an application identification of the terminal and/or a network identification assigned by the mobile network.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal may include but is not limited to: Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and/or User Permanent Identifier (SUbscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI).

In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal may include absolute location information of the terminal and/or relative location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the absolute location information of the terminal may include but is not limited to the latitude and longitude information of the terminal and/or the coordinates of the terminal in the world coordinate system, etc.

In some embodiments, the relative position information of the terminal may include information such as the distance and/or angle of the terminal relative to a reference position.

In some embodiments, the first device sends a first request to a first network device.

In some embodiments, the requester sends the first request to the second network device, and the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

S3102: Determine the first terminal.

In some embodiments, there are multiple ways for the first network device to determine the first terminal, and several optional ways are provided below:

Mode 1: The first network device obtains the terminal information of the third terminal, and determines at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information from at least one third terminal.

Exemplarily, the first terminal acquires the terminal information of the third terminal in the following ways but is not limited to the following ways:

Mode 1.1: The first network device obtains the terminal information of the third terminal from the third network device;

Mode 1.2: The first network device determines the terminal information of the third terminal by itself.

In mode 1.1, the first network device may request the terminal information of the third terminal from the third network device, and receive the terminal information of the third terminal returned by the third network device.

In some embodiments, the device information of the third network device can refer to any of the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the first network device determines the terminal information of the third terminal by itself, which may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

The terminal information of the third terminal is determined in the discovery process or the selection process.

The relevant description of the discovery process and the selection process here can be found in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

The third terminal and the like are determined based on the first list configured in the first network device.

In some embodiments, the third terminal includes at least one of the following:

The third terminal is a terminal whose sensing data has been acquired by the first network device;

The third terminal is a terminal from which the first network device has acquired the first information;

The third terminal is a terminal whose terminal information is in the first list;

The third terminal is a terminal that the first network device has determined to be able to participate in the perception.

In some embodiments, there are multiple ways for the first network device to determine the first terminal from the third terminal:

One way is to determine whether the third terminal is the first terminal during the discovery process.

For example, during the discovery process, through communication between the first network device and the third terminal, it is determined whether the third terminal is the first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

Exemplarily, the discovery process may refer to the discovery process of the embodiments corresponding to FIGS. 2A to 2D , for example, the perception discovery process, the ProSe discovery process, the ranging discovery process and/or the perception role determination discovery process.

Another way is: the first network device determines the first terminal from the third terminals according to the second information of the third terminal.

For an optional implementation of how the first network device specifically determines the first terminal from the third terminal, please refer to the relevant description of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

Mode 2: The first network device receives the terminal information of the first terminal from the second network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device directly provides the terminal information of the first terminal to the first network device, which means that the first network device does not need to determine the first terminal to which the first information is to be disclosed.

One way is: the second network device determines the fifth terminal that can participate in the perception by itself, and determines the first terminal from the fifth terminal. In this implementation, the first network device does not need to provide the terminal information to the second network device. The optional real-time method of how the first network device determines the first terminal from the fifth terminal can be seen in the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2B.

Another way is: the first network device determines the sixth terminal that can participate in the perception, and sends the terminal information of the sixth terminal to the second network device, and the second network device determines the first terminal from the sixth terminal. Here, how the first network device obtains the terminal information of the sixth terminal, sends the terminal information of the sixth terminal to the second network device, and receives the terminal information of the first terminal from the first network device can be seen in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2D.

Mode 3: The first network device receives the terminal information of the fourth terminal from the second network device, and determines at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first terminal from the fourth terminals;

For details on how the first device receives the terminal information of the fourth terminal from the second network device and determines the optional real-time mode of the first terminal from the fourth terminal, see the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2C .

S3103: Send the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message also includes perception data of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, when there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first information is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends a first message to the terminal.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends the first message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

In some embodiments, when there is no first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the second message is sent to the first device.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

In some other embodiments, after receiving the first message, the second network device sends it to the AF, the client or the second terminal.

In some embodiments, both the first message and the second message may be response messages to the first request. For example, if the first request is a perception request, both the first message and the second message may be perception response messages.

In some embodiments, the first network device may send the first message by default.

It is worth noting that: S3101 is an optional step. For example, the first network device may actively provide the first device when acquiring the first information of the first terminal. At this time, receiving the first request may be an optional step.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG3 can be implemented independently. In the absence of contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may be performed by a second network device. The method may include:

S4101: Receive the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Perception-related network functions NF;

Sensing network function (Sensing Function).

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives a first request sent by a requester.

For the relevant description of the requester and/or the first information here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

S4102: Send the first request.

In this embodiment, S4101 and/or S4102 may be optional steps. When the first network device obtains at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it will provide the first information of the at least one first terminal to the second network device. At this time, the second network device can receive the first information of the at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information without receiving the first request from the requesting party and without sending the first request.

S4103: Receive the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the first message from the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the second message from the second network device.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message also includes perception data of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message may also be sent by the first network device when it is determined that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message may also be sent when the first network device determines that there is no first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

As shown in FIG4B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may be performed by a second network device. The method may include:

S4201: Receive a first request.

In some embodiments, the description of the second network device can refer to the aforementioned embodiments and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives a first request sent by a requester.

For the relevant description of the requester and/or the first information here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

S4202: Send the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

For the relevant description of sending the first request here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

S4203: Receive the third message.

In some embodiments, the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain third information.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the third message from the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the second information sent by the first network device at the third terminal indicating that the third information needs to be obtained.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the third indication in the second information of the first network device at the third terminal and sends it when indicating that the third information needs to be obtained.

In some embodiments, the third indication may be an indication of signing the contract data.

In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate whether the fourth terminal agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the third terminal may be a terminal determined by the first network device.

In some embodiments, the third terminal may be a terminal determined by the first network device to be capable of participating in the sensing.

In some embodiments, the characteristics of the third terminal, the method for determining the third terminal, the information content of the second information, etc. can all refer to the relevant description of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

S4204: Obtain third information of the third terminal.

In some embodiments, if the second network device has already locally acquired the third information of the third terminal, there is no need to request the third information from the third terminal again. For example, if the second network device has just acquired the third information of the third terminal a specified time before the current moment, and since the interval is too short, the third information acquired historically can be used as the third information for this time in order to reduce user information interference.

In some embodiments, the second network device may receive the third information actively reported by the third terminal. For example, the third information is received when the third terminal registers with the network or performs a registration update.

S4205: Send the third information.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends third information of the third terminal to the first network device.

S4206: Receive the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

For the relevant description of the first information here, please refer to the relevant parts of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

In some embodiments, the first message includes first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the first message also includes perception data of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates denial of awareness.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and a refusal to provide the first information.

In some embodiments, the first network device sends the second message to the first device.

In other embodiments, the first network device sends a second message to the second network device.

S4207: Send the first message or the second message to the requesting party.

It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4201 and/or S4202 may be optional steps. For example, when the first network device can directly receive the first request from the requester, there is no need for the second network device to forward the first request. For another example, when the first network device finds that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it actively sends the first message or the second message to the second network device. At this time, S4201 and S4202 may both be optional steps. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4207 may be an optional step. For example, if the second network device requests to perceive or request to participate in the perception of the first information of the terminal, the first message or the second message does not need to be sent to the requester. If the device requesting perception or requesting the first information is the requester, the second network device can send the first message or the second message received from the first network device to the requester.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG. 4B can be implemented independently. In the absence of any contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

As shown in FIG4C , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may be performed by a second network device. The method may include:

S4301: Receive the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Perception-related network functions NF;

Sensing network function (Sensing Function).

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives a first request sent by a requester.

For the relevant description of the requester and/or the first information here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

S4302: Send the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

For the relevant description of sending the first request here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

S4303: Determine the fourth terminal from the fifth terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal may be a fifth terminal that needs to further determine whether to agree to release the first information based on the third information.

In some embodiments, if the second information or the third information of the fifth terminal indicates that the corresponding fifth terminal agrees to open the first information, the fifth terminal can serve as the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, if the second information of the fifth terminal indicates that it is necessary to further determine whether to agree to release the first information based on the third information, the fifth terminal can serve as the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the fifth terminal is a terminal determined by the second network device.

In some embodiments, the fifth terminal is determined based on a discovery process, or the fifth terminal is determined based on the second list.

In some embodiments, the discovery process may include but is not limited to a perception discovery process, a ProSe discovery process, and/or a ranging discovery process, etc.

In some embodiments, the second list may be a list pre-configured on the second network device, or the second list may be a list generated by the second network device based on historical discoveries.

In some embodiments, the second list may be a terminal list. The terminal list may include terminal information of one or more terminals.

In some embodiments, the terminal information of the fourth terminal is used by the first network device to determine whether to agree to open the first information to at least one first terminal according to the third information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second information or the fourth information of the fifth terminal is obtained from a third network device.

In some embodiments, the second information is used by the second network device to determine at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, when the first indication indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the awareness service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the fourth indication indicates that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to release the first information.

In some embodiments, when the fifth indication indicates that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the perception service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to release the first information when indicating a perception role that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play.

In some embodiments, the seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

S4304: Send terminal information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the terminal information of the fourth terminal to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal may be a terminal determined to be able to participate in the sensing.

In some embodiments, the fourth terminal may be a terminal that needs to further determine whether to agree to release the first information based on the third information.

S4305: receiving the first message or the second message;

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the first message or the second message sent by the first network device.

The message content and related instructions of the first message and/or the second message here can refer to any related description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D above.

S4306: Send the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first message or the second message to the requestor.

It is worth noting that: for the relevant content of the first message and/or the second message, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4301 and/or S4302 may be optional steps. For example, when the first network device can directly receive the first request from the requesting party, there is no need for the second network device to forward the first request. For another example, when the first network device finds that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it actively sends the first message or the second message to the second network device. At this time, S4301 and S4302 may both be optional steps. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4305 and/or S4306 may be optional steps. If the requesting party requests the first information, the first network device may directly send the first message or the second message to the requesting party. At this time, S4305 and S4306 are optional steps. If the second network device requests the first information, the first network device receives the first information but does not need to send the first information to the requesting party after receiving the first information.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG. 4C can be implemented independently. In the absence of any contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

As shown in FIG4D , the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which can be performed by a second network device. The method may include:

S4401: Receive a first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Perception-related network functions NF;

Sensing network function (Sensing Function).

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives a first request sent by a requester.

For the relevant description of the requester and/or the first information here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

S4402: Send the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

For the relevant description of sending the first request here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

S4403: Send terminal information of the first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the terminal information of the first terminal to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the step of the second network device determining the first terminal can be referred to S2404 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2D , which will not be repeated here.

S4404: receiving a first message or a second message;

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the first message or the second message sent by the first network device.

The message content and related instructions of the first message and/or the second message here can refer to any related description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D above.

S4405: Send the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first message or the second message to the requestor.

It is worth noting that: for the relevant content of the first message and/or the second message, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4401 and/or S4402 may be optional steps. For example, when the first network device can directly receive the first request from the requesting party, there is no need for the second network device to forward the first request. For another example, when the first network device finds that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it actively sends the first message or the second message to the second network device. At this time, S4401 and S4402 may both be optional steps. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4404 and/or S4405 may be optional steps. If the requesting party requests the first information, the first network device may directly send the first message or the second message to the requesting party. If the second network device requests the first information, the first network device receives the first information but does not need to send the first information to the requesting party after receiving the first information.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG. 4D can be implemented independently. In the absence of any contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

As shown in FIG4E , the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which can be performed by a second network device. The method may include:

S4501: Receive a first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Perception-related network functions NF;

Sensing network function (Sensing Function).

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives a first request sent by a requester.

For the relevant description of the requester and/or the first information here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

S4502: Send the first request.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first request to the first network device.

For the relevant description of sending the first request here, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D.

S4503: Receive terminal information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device.

In some embodiments, the relevant description of the sixth terminal can refer to the relevant content of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2D.

S4504: Determine the first terminal from the sixth terminal.

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An optional implementation manner in which the second network device determines the first terminal store from the sixth terminal may refer to S2403 to S2404.

S4505: Send terminal information of the first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the terminal information of the first terminal to the first network device.

S4506: Receive the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the second network device receives the first message or the second message sent by the first network device.

The message content and related instructions of the first message and/or the second message here can refer to any related description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D above.

S4507: Send the first message or the second message.

In some embodiments, the second network device sends the first message or the second message to the requestor.

It is worth noting that: the relevant content of the first message and/or the second message can refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4501 and/or S4502 can be optional steps. For example, when the first network device can directly receive the first request from the requester, there is no need for the second network device to forward the first request. For another example, when the first network device finds that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it actively sends the first message or the second message to the second network device. At this time, S4501 and S4502 can be both optional steps. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S4503 and/or S4504 can be optional steps. If the requester requests the first information, the first network device can directly send the first message or the second message to the requester. At this time, S4506 and/or S4507 are optional steps. If the second network device requests the first information, the first network device receives the first information but does not need to send the first information to the requester after receiving the first information.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG. 4E can be implemented independently. In the absence of any contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal. The method may include:

S5101: Receive a request message.

In some embodiments, the terminal may be the aforementioned third terminal, fourth terminal or sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the terminal receives a request message sent by the first network device or the second network device.

The relevant description of the first network device and the second network device here can refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D mentioned above.

Exemplarily, the request message may be the fourth message sent by the first network device or the fifth message sent by the second network device.

S5102: Determine whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information.

In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information based on the policy information.

In some embodiments, the third information may be dynamically generated by the terminal, dynamically indicating whether the terminal agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the terminal displays the inquiry information, and detects the user operation based on the inquiry information to generate the third information. The relevant content of the inquiry information here can refer to any one of the methods in Figures 2A to 2D.

In some embodiments, the policy information is configured locally, or the policy information is provided by a third network device.

In some embodiments, the third network device may be a UDM or a UDR.

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information of the terminal.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, when the first indication indicates that the terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating the perception role that the terminal is not authorized to play;

The seventh indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when the terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

S5103: Send the third information.

In some embodiments, the terminal sends third information to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal sends a seventh message to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the seventh message includes the first information.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates that the first information is not agreed to be released, the seventh message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure; or,

When the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception or successful perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal sends a sixth message to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the sixth message includes the first information.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates that the first information is agreed to be released, the sixth message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure; or,

When the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the sixth message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception or successful perception.

In some embodiments, the terminal sends the first information to the second network device.

It is worth noting that: the relevant content of the first message and/or the second message can refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiments of Figures 2A to 2D. It is worth noting that: in some embodiments, S5101 can be an optional step. For example, the terminal can actively send the third information to the first metered device or the second network device, so receiving the request message is an optional step. For another example, when the first network device finds that there is at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information, it actively sends the first message or the second message to the second network device. At this time, S5101 and S5102 can both be optional steps.

At the same time, each step shown in FIG. 5 can be implemented independently. In the absence of contradiction or conflict, the execution order of each step can be swapped and different steps can be combined at will.

In view of this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method to enable a core network to authorize disclosure of terminal location information in a perception context.

The network functions may involve AMF and/or GMLC and/or specific perception-related network functions.

In order to request the exposure of a specific sensing target and the exposure of sensing results or the exposure of sensing contextual information, the AF or the client or the terminal on the terminal sends the request to the network function related to sensing directly or through the network exposure function (NEF). The network function related to sensing obtains the sensing results and sensing context related to the sensing target.

The perception context may include map information, area information, capture time, terminal location, and terminal identification information (Identity, ID).

If the collected perception context includes the terminal ID or includes both the terminal ID and the terminal location, the network function obtains the user consent information from the UDM through the terminal ID. Exemplarily, the user consent information may be the aforementioned third information or the second information.

The perception-related network functions determine the perception context of the terminal that can be disclosed based on the user consent information.

In another embodiment, the network function related to perception sends the perception context to the NEF, and the NEF uses the terminal ID to obtain user consent information from the UDM. The NEF can decide whether to disclose the perception context according to the user consent information.

As shown in FIG6A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may include:

1. The AF or the client or terminal on the terminal directly requests the network function related to perception to open the perception results and perception context for a specific target, or requests the network function related to perception to open the perception results and perception context for a specific target through the NEF.

2. Network functions obtain perception results and perception context.

3. Verify that the user agrees to open the perception context.

4. Open perception context based on user consent information.

In some embodiments, the network function may include network function 1 and/or network function 2. The network function 1 may be the aforementioned second network device. The network function 2 may be the aforementioned first network device.

As shown in FIG6B , the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which may include:

Step 1a-1: The AF or the client or terminal on the terminal requests the perception result of a specific target from the network function 1 through the NEF or without going through the NEF.

Step 1a-2: Network function 1 requests network function 2 for the perception result of a specific target.

Step 1b: The AF or the client or terminal on the terminal may also directly request the network function 2 to provide the perception result of a specific target.

Step 1b is a parallel step replacing step 1a-1 and step 1b-1.

Step 2: Network function 1 and/or network function 2 discovers or selects a sensing transmitter and/or a sensing receiver.

Step 3: Terminal selection based on user consent. The selected terminal is used to participate in the sensing. For example, based on the user consent, it is determined whether a certain terminal agrees to participate in the sensing or supports participating in the sensing. The terminal that agrees to participate in the sensing or supports participating in the sensing is selected for wireless sensing. In some embodiments, the terminal that agrees to participate in the sensing and agrees to open the sensing context is selected for wireless sensing.

Step 4: Terminal privacy verification, which may specifically include but is not limited to: information interaction between the network function 2 and the terminal to determine whether the terminal participating in the perception agrees to open the perception context.

Step 5: Obtain the perception results and the corresponding perception context.

Step 6a-1: Network function 2 sends the sensing result and the corresponding sensing context to network function 1;

Step 6a-2: The network function 2 sends the sensing result and the corresponding sensing context to the AF or the client of the terminal through or without the NEF.

Step 6b: Network function 2 sends the sensing result and sensing test context to AF or the client of the terminal.

Step 6b can be used to replace the parallel steps of step 6a-1 and step 6a-2.

The network function 1 may include one or more of the following operations:

The network function 1 should be able to determine whether the ID and terminal location in the perception context are allowed to be opened to the AF or the terminal's client or terminal.

The specific examples include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

1: Network function 1 should be able to obtain user consent information from UDM using the terminal ID or terminal identification. The user consent information will indicate whether the terminal authorizes the terminal information to be disclosed. The terminal information may include terminal sensitive information, which may include but is not limited to perception context.

2: The ID of the terminal can be obtained from the collected perception context. Optionally, network function 1 should be able to receive the perception context from network function 2.

3: The ID of the terminal may be obtained from a candidate terminal ID list. Optionally, the candidate ID list may be obtained in a sensing discovery or selection process. The candidate terminal ID list may be a type of the aforementioned first list.

4. Network function 1 determines whether to open the terminal ID and location information based on the user's consent information.

5. Network function 1 determines the need to open the terminal's ID and location information through the request sent by the AF or the terminal's client or terminal.

6. Network function 1 can send a perception request to network function 2.

7. Network function 1 can be NEF or GMLC or a specific network function related to perception.

8. Before opening the perception context, network function 1 will further determine whether to open the perception context based on the user consent information.

The network function 2 may include one or more of the following operations:

The network function 2 may determine whether to open the ID and location information of the terminal in the perception context to the AF or the client or terminal of the terminal. Specifically, it may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

1. The network function 2 determines whether to open the ID and location information of the context-aware terminal to the AF or the client or terminal of the terminal according to the user consent information.

2. Network function 2 should be able to use the terminal ID to obtain user consent information from UDM or obtain verification results from the terminal. The verification result can indicate whether the terminal is allowed to open the terminal ID and/or location information.

3. The ID of the terminal can be obtained from the collected perception context. Optionally, network function 1 should be able to receive perception context from network function 2.

4. The ID of the terminal may be obtained from a candidate terminal ID list. Optionally, the candidate ID list may be obtained in the perception discovery process. The candidate ID list may be the aforementioned second list.

5. The conclusion on whether to open the perception context information provided by the terminal has higher priority than the conclusion on whether to open the perception context information provided by the UDM.

6. Network function 2 should be able to obtain the terminal's ID and/or location information through an open request from the AF or client or network function 1.

7. Network function 2 should be able to request the verification result from the terminal. Optionally, the request sent to the terminal may include the AF's ID or the ID of the terminal where the client is located or the terminal information requested to be opened (for example, the terminal identification, the terminal location information). The terminal information requested to be opened may be the ID and location information of the terminal participating in the perception.

8. Network function 2 should be able to receive a verification result from the terminal. The verification result indicates whether the terminal authorizes or denies the opening of the perception context.

9. Network function 2 can be NEF, GMLC, AMF or a network function related to perception.

10. Before opening the perception context, network function 1 will further determine whether to open the perception context based on the user consent information.

The operations on the AF, client or terminal may include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

The AF or the client can send a request to perceive the ID and location information of the open terminal.

The operations on the terminal may include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

1. The terminal should be able to determine whether the terminal's ID and/or location information can be allowed to be opened to the AF or the terminal's client or the terminal. Optionally, the terminal should be able to receive a verification request provided by the network function. The verification request may include the AF's identifier or the terminal's client identifier or the terminal's identifier or the terminal information requested to be opened. The terminal information requested to be opened may include the terminal's ID and/or location information.

2. The terminal should be able to send a verification result to the network device, indicating authorization or refusal to open the terminal information to the AF or the terminal's client or terminal.

The operations for NEF may include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

The NEF shall be able to determine whether the Terminal ID and/or Terminal Location is available to the AF/Client on the Terminal.

The NEF may obtain the terminal ID from the network function 1 or the network function 2 or the first device.

NEF can use the terminal ID to obtain user consent information from UDM. NEF can decide whether to disclose (open) the perception context based on the user consent information.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with optional implementations of other embodiments.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with optional implementations of other embodiments.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device is provided, the above device includes a unit or module for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is provided, including a unit or module for implementing each step performed by a network device (for example, an access network device, or a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of the units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions, which can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and instructions are stored in the memory. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules may be implemented by designing the hardware circuits. The hardware circuits may be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuits are application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules may be implemented by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuits; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuits may be implemented by programmable logic devices (PLDs), and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be used as an example, which may include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits may be configured by configuring the configuration files, thereby implementing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices may be implemented in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in the form of software called by the processor, and the remaining part may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor may implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit may be fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration may be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

FIG. 7A is a first network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, including:

The sending module 7101 is configured to send a first message to a first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send a first message to the first device when there is a first terminal that agrees to release the first information; the first message includes the first information of the first terminal that agrees to release the first information.

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

The requester includes at least one of the following: an application function requesting a perception result, a client requesting a perception result or a second terminal requesting a perception result, an application function requesting the first information, a client requesting the first information or a second terminal requesting the first information; and/or a second network device.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive a first request from a first device; the first request is used to request a perception result and/or first information.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send a first message to the first device when the first request is used to request first information of the terminal for opening participation perception.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information from at least one third terminal before sending the first message to the first device.

In some embodiments, the third terminal includes at least one of the following:

The third terminal is a terminal whose sensing data has been acquired by the first network device;

The third terminal is a terminal from which the first network device has acquired the first information;

The third terminal is a terminal whose terminal information is in the first list;

The third terminal is a terminal that the first network device has determined to be able to participate in the perception.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information from the third terminals during the discovery process.

In some embodiments, the first list is generated based on a discovery process or a selection process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information based on the second information of at least one third terminal.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to obtain second information of at least one third terminal from a third network device.

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

A first indication, indicating whether the third terminal has signed a contract for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the third terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the third terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the third terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the sensing role that the third terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when the first indication indicates that the third terminal has not signed a perception service;

The fourth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth instruction determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the third terminal disagrees to open the first information when indicating that the third terminal disagrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send a third message to the second network device when the third indication requires obtaining the third information; the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain the third information.

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

The second terminal indicates the third terminal agreeing to open the first information;

The third information indicates the third terminal that agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to receive terminal information of at least one first terminal sent by the second network device.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to obtain third information of at least one fourth terminal before sending the first message to the first device; and determine at least one first terminal from the fourth terminals based on the third information of the at least one fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the first network device includes at least one of the following:

Access management function AMF;

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC;

Network functions NF related to perception;

Location management function LMF.

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

Terminal identification information;

The location information of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send a fourth message to the third terminal; the fourth message is used to obtain third information of the third terminal;

The receiving module is further configured to receive third information returned by the third terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of AF; or,

The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or,

The first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send the terminal information of the sixth terminal to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the sixth terminal is discovered based on a discovery process, or the sixth terminal is determined based on the first list.

In some embodiments, the first list is generated based on a discovery process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device.

In some embodiments, the first network device further includes a receiving module and/or a sending module.

In some embodiments, the receiving module and/or the sending module may correspond to specific structures such as a network interface of the first network device.

It is worth noting that the processing module of the first network device can execute any steps related to information processing in the information processing method executed by the terminal.

The sending module can be used for any step related to sending in the information processing method executed by the first network device.

The sending module can be used for any step related to sending in the information processing method executed by the first network device.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first network device. The first network device includes: a sending module. The sending module is configured to send a second message to the first device when there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information. Exemplarily, the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information.

FIG. 7B is a second network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the second network device includes:

The receiving module 7201 is configured to receive a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal.

In some embodiments, the second network device further includes a sending module and a processing module.

In some embodiments, the receiving module and the sending module may correspond to specific structures such as an antenna or a network interface of the second network device.

In some embodiments, the sending module may be used to implement steps related to sending in the information processing method executed by the first network device.

In some embodiments, the receiving module may be used to implement the steps related to reception in the information processing method executed by the first network device.

In some embodiments, the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal agreeing to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to receive a first request sent by a requesting party; the first request is used by the requesting party to request the perception result and/or the first information; the sending module is further configured to send the first request to the second network device.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information before receiving the first message sent by the first network device;

The sending module is further configured to send the terminal information of the first terminal to the first network device.

In some embodiments, the sending module is also configured to send terminal information of a fourth terminal to the first network device before receiving the first message sent by the first network device. The terminal information of the fourth terminal is used by the first network device to determine whether to agree to open at least one first terminal of the first information based on the third information of the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to obtain second information or fourth information of the fifth terminal from the third network device before receiving the first message sent by the first network device; the second information is used by the second network device to determine at least one first terminal; the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive a third message sent by the first network device; the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain third information.

In some embodiments, the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

When the first instruction indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information;

The fourth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication determines that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the third information has a higher priority than the second indication.

In some embodiments, the fifth terminal is determined based on a discovery process, or the fifth terminal is determined based on the second list.

In some embodiments, the second list is generated based on a discovery process or a selection process; or, the second list is pre-configured on the second network device.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal information of the sixth terminal is used by the second network device to determine the first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send a first request to the first network device before receiving the terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device; the first request is used to request the perception result and/or the first information.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine, from the sixth terminal, at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information based on the terminal information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to obtain the second information of the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal;

At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the sixth terminal according to the second information of the sixth terminal.

In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to obtain second information of the sixth terminal from the third network device.

In some embodiments, the second information of the sixth terminal includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription for the awareness service;

a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; a fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, the second network device includes at least one of the following:

Network open function NEF;

Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC.

In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send terminal information of at least one first terminal to the first network device.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a second network device. The second network device includes a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive a second message sent by a first network device; the second message is used to indicate a refusal to respond to perception and/or a refusal to provide first information.

As shown in FIG. 7C , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, wherein the terminal includes:

The sending module 7301 is configured to send the third information to the first network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information.

In some embodiments, the terminal may further include a receiving module.

In some embodiments, the sending module and the receiving module may correspond to an antenna or a network interface of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the terminal may further include a processing module.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine third information, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to release the first information.

In some embodiments, the processing module may be used to implement the information processing steps of any information processing method executed by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the sending module may be used to implement the sending step of any information processing method executed by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the receiving module may be used to implement the receiving step of any information processing method executed by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information based on the policy information.

In some embodiments, the policy information is configured locally, or the policy information is provided by a user data management function (UDM).

In some embodiments, the policy information includes second information; the second information is used to determine whether to agree to open the first information.

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

The first indication indicates whether the terminal has a subscription and is aware of the service;

a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information;

A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

A sixth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to play the sensing role;

The seventh indication indicates whether the terminal agrees to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

The first instruction determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when the terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service;

The fourth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service;

The fifth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating that the terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service;

The sixth indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when indicating the perception role that the terminal is not authorized to play;

The seventh indication determines that the terminal does not agree to open the first information when the terminal does not agree to play the perception role.

In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send a seventh message to the first network device; the seventh message carries the third information.

In some embodiments, when the third information indicates disagreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure; or, when the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception, or perception success.

In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following:

A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service;

a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

The third indication indicates whether the third information of the fifth terminal needs to be obtained; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information;

a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service;

A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service;

a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play;

The seventh instruction indicates the sensing role that the fifth terminal agrees to play.

In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to receive a fourth message sent by the first network device; the fourth message is used to obtain third information of the third terminal.

In some embodiments, the first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of AF; or,

The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or,

The first device is a client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes an information processing method that can be implemented in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

8A and/or 8B, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 8102 may also be outside the communication device 8100.

The communication device may be the aforementioned terminal and network device. In some embodiments, the network device may be a primary node and/or an auxiliary node.

In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are executed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are executed by the processor 8101.

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

Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the case where the communication device 8100 may be a chip or a chip system, reference may be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above information processing methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201. Optionally, the terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

The present disclosure also provides a storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device 8100, the communication device 8100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but it can also be a temporary storage medium.

The present disclosure also provides a program product, and when the program product is executed by the communication device 8100, the communication device 8100 executes any one of the above information processing methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above information processing methods.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present invention after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The description and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present invention are indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

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An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a first network device, the method comprising: A first message is sent to a first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the first message to the first device comprises: When there is a first terminal that agrees to release the first information, the first message is sent to the first device; the first message includes the first information of the first terminal that agrees to release the first information. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first device comprises a requester and/or a second network device; the requester is used to request the perception result and/or the first information; The requesting party includes at least one of the following: an application function, a client, and a second terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises: A first request from a first device is received; the first request is used to request a perception result and/or first information. The method according to claim 4, wherein sending the first message to the first device comprises: When the first request is used to request first information of a terminal that is open to participate in perception, a first message is sent to the first device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein before sending the first message to the first device, the method further comprises: The at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the at least one third terminal. The method according to claim 6, wherein the third terminal comprises at least one of the following: The third terminal is a terminal for which the first network device has acquired the sensing data; The third terminal is a terminal from which the first network device has acquired the first information; The third terminal is a terminal whose terminal information is in the first list; The third terminal is a terminal that the first network device has determined to be able to participate in the perception. The method according to claim 6, wherein the determining of the at least one first terminal agreeing to open the first information from the at least one third terminal further comprises: During the discovery process, at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the third terminals. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first list is generated based on a discovery process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein before sending the first message to the first device, determining at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information comprises: At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined according to the second information of the at least one third terminal. The method according to claim 10, wherein before sending the first message to the first device, the method further comprises: The second information of the at least one third terminal is acquired from a third network device. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the second information of the third terminal includes at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the third terminal has a subscription awareness service; a second indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information; A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain the third information of the third terminal; the third information of the third terminal is used to indicate whether the third terminal agrees to open the first information; a fourth indication, indicating whether the third terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service; A fifth indication, indicating whether the third terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service; a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the third terminal is authorized to play; A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the third terminal agrees to play. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises at least one of the following: When the first indication indicates that the third terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, determining that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the fourth indication indicates that the third terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the fifth indication indicates that the third terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the sixth indication indicates that the third terminal is not authorized to play the sensing role, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the seventh indication indicates that the third terminal does not agree to play the sensing role, it is determined that the third terminal does not agree to open the first information. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: When the third indication needs to obtain the third information, a third message is sent to the second network device; the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain the third information. The method according to claim 12, wherein the at least one first terminal comprises at least one of the following: The second indication agrees to release the first information to the third terminal; The third information indicates the third terminal agreeing to release the first information. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the priority of the third information is higher than the priority of the second indication. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein before sending the first message to the first device, the method further comprises: The terminal information of the at least one first terminal is received from the second network device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein before sending the first message to the first device, the method further comprises: Acquire third information of the at least one fourth terminal; The at least one first terminal is determined from the fourth terminal according to the third information of the at least one fourth terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the first network device comprises at least one of the following: Access management function AMF; Network open function NEF; Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC; Network functions NF related to perception; Location management function LMF. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the terminal; The location information of the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the method further comprises: Sending a fourth message to the third terminal; the fourth message is used to obtain the third information of the third terminal; The third information returned by the third terminal is received. The method according to claim 21, wherein The first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF; or, The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or, The first device is the client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client. The method according to claim 17, wherein before receiving the terminal information of the at least one first terminal sent by the second network device, the method further comprises: The terminal information of the sixth terminal is sent to the second network device. The method according to claim 23, wherein the sixth terminal is discovered based on a discovery process, or the sixth terminal is determined based on the first list. The method according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the first list is generated based on a discovery process, or the first list is pre-configured on the first network device. An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a first network device, the method comprising: When there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information, a second message is sent to the first device; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information. An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a second network device, the method comprising: A first message sent by a first network device is received; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal. The method according to claim 27, wherein the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal agreeing to open the first information. The method according to claim 27 or 28, wherein before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method further comprises: Receiving a first request sent by a requesting party; the first request is used by the requesting party to request a perception result and/or first information; The first request is sent to the second network device. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method comprises: Determine at least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information; Send the terminal information of the first terminal to the first network device. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method comprises: The terminal information of the fourth terminal is sent to the first network device, where the terminal information of the fourth terminal is used by the first network device to determine whether to agree to open the at least one first terminal of the first information according to the third information of the fourth terminal. The method according to claim 31, wherein before receiving the first message sent by the first network device, the method further comprises: The second information or the fourth information of the fifth terminal is obtained from the third network device; the second information is used by the second network device to determine the at least one first terminal; the fourth information is used by the second network device to determine the fourth terminal. The method according to claim 31 or 32, wherein the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service; a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information; a third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the fifth terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information; a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service; A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service; a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play; A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play. The method according to claim 33, wherein the method further comprises at least one of the following: When the first indication indicates that the fifth terminal has not signed a contract for the perception service, determining that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the fourth indication indicates that the fifth terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the fifth indication indicates that the fifth terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service, determining that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the sixth indication indicates that the fifth terminal is not authorized to play a sensing role, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the seventh indication indicates that the fifth terminal does not agree to play the perception role, it is determined that the fifth terminal does not agree to open the first information. The method of claim 32, wherein the third information has a higher priority than the second indication. The method according to claim 32, wherein the fifth terminal is determined based on a discovery process, or the fifth terminal is determined based on a second list. The method of claim 36, wherein the second list is generated based on a discovery process or a selection process; or The second list is pre-configured on the second network device. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a third message sent by the first network device, wherein the third message is used to trigger the second network device to obtain third information of the third terminal; Sending a fifth message to the third terminal according to the third message; receiving a sixth message returned by the third terminal; the sixth message including third information of the third terminal; The third information of the three terminals is sent to the first network device. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein: Receive terminal information of a sixth terminal sent by the first network device. The method according to claim 39, wherein the terminal information of the sixth terminal is used by the second network device to determine the first terminal that agrees to open the first information. The method according to claim 39, wherein, before receiving the terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device, the method further comprises: Before receiving the terminal information of the sixth terminal sent by the first network device, a first request is sent to the first network device; the first request is used to request the perception result and/or the first information. The method according to claim 40 or 41, wherein the method further comprises: At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal. The method according to claim 42, wherein the determining, based on the terminal information of the sixth terminal, at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information from the sixth terminal comprises: Acquire second information of the sixth terminal according to the terminal information of the sixth terminal; At least one first terminal that agrees to release the first information is determined from the sixth terminal according to the second information of the sixth terminal. The method according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises: The second information of the sixth terminal is obtained from the third network device. The method according to claim 43, wherein the second information of the sixth terminal includes at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal has a subscription awareness service; a second indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to open the first information; a third indication, indicating whether the third information of the sixth terminal needs to be obtained; a fourth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service; A fifth indication, indicating whether the sixth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service; a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the sixth terminal is authorized to play; A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the sixth terminal agrees to play. The method according to any one of claims 39 to 45, wherein the second network device comprises at least one of the following: Network open function NEF; Gateway Mobile Location Center GMLC; Perception-related network functions NF; Perceive network capabilities. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 46, wherein the method further comprises: The terminal information of the at least one first terminal is sent to the first network device. An information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a second network device, the method comprising: A second message sent by the first network device is received, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information. An information processing method, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, the method comprising: The third information is sent to the first network device or the second network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information. The method according to claim 49, wherein the method further comprises: Determine whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information according to the policy information. The method according to claim 50, wherein the policy information is configured locally, or the policy information is provided by a third network device. The method according to claim 50 or 51, wherein the policy information includes second information; the second information is used to determine whether to agree to open the first information. The method according to claim 52, wherein the second information includes at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the terminal has a subscription and a perception service; a second indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to open the first information; A third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal agrees to open the first information; A fourth indication, indicating whether the terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service; A fifth indication, indicating whether the terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service; a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the terminal is authorized to play; A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the terminal agrees to play. The method according to claim 53, wherein the determining whether to agree to open the first information to obtain the third information comprises at least one of the following: When the first indication indicates that the terminal has not subscribed to the perception service, it is determined that the terminal does not agree to open the first information to obtain the third information; When the fourth indication indicates that the terminal is not authorized to participate in the sensing service, it is determined that the terminal does not agree to open the first information to obtain the third information; The fifth indication, when indicating that the terminal does not agree to participate in the sensing service, determines the third information that the terminal does not agree to open the first information; When the sixth indication indicates that the terminal is not authorized to play a sensing role, it is determined that the terminal does not agree to open the first information to obtain the third information; When the seventh indication indicates that the terminal does not agree to play the sensing role, it is determined that the terminal does not agree to open the first information to obtain the third information. The method according to claim 49, wherein sending the third information to the first network device or the second network device comprises: Sending a seventh message to the first network device; the seventh message carrying the third information; or, A sixth message is sent to the second network device; the sixth message carries the third information. The method according to claim 55, wherein when the third information indicates that the first information is not agreed to be released, the seventh message or the sixth message is also used to indicate rejection of perception, termination of perception, or indication of perception failure; or, When the third information indicates agreement to open the first information, the seventh message or the sixth message is also used to indicate acceptance of perception, start of perception, preparation for perception or successful perception. [Corrected 07.12.2023 in accordance with Article 91]
The method according to any one of claims 49 to 56, wherein the policy information includes second information of the fifth terminal; the second information of the fifth terminal includes at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal has a subscription and a perception service; a second indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information; a third indication, indicating whether it is necessary to obtain third information of the fifth terminal; the third information is used to indicate whether the fifth terminal agrees to open the first information; a fourth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal is authorized to participate in the sensing service; A fifth indication, indicating whether the fifth terminal agrees to participate in the sensing service; a sixth indication, indicating a sensing role that the fifth terminal is authorized to play; A seventh indication indicates the perception role that the fifth terminal agrees to play. The method according to any one of claims 49 to 57, wherein the method further comprises: A fourth message sent by the first network device is received; the fourth message is used to obtain the third information of the third terminal. The method according to claim 58, wherein The first device is an application function AF, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the AF; or, The first device is a second terminal, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the second terminal; or, The first device is the client, and the fourth message includes an identifier of the client. A first network device, wherein the first network device comprises: The sending module is configured to send a first message to a first device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal. A first network device, wherein the first network device comprises: The sending module is configured to send a second message to the first device when there is no first terminal that agrees to open the first information; the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information. A second network device, wherein the second network device comprises: The receiving module is configured to receive a first message sent by a first network device; the first message includes: first information of at least one first terminal. A second network device, wherein the second network device comprises: The receiving module is configured to receive a second message sent by the first network device, where the second message indicates a refusal to perceive and/or a refusal to provide the first information. A terminal, wherein the terminal comprises: The sending module is configured to send third information to the first network device; the third information is used by the first network device to determine at least one first terminal that agrees to open the first information. A communication device, wherein the communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method described in any one of claims 1 to 25, 26, 27 to 47, 48 and/or claims 49 to 59. A storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method described in any one of claims 1 to 25, 26, 27 to 47, 48 and/or claims 49 to 59.