WO2025227399A1 - Communication method and apparatus, communication device, communication system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a first message sent by a first network element, wherein the first message comprises at least one piece of first information, different first information corresponds to different sensed objects, and the first information is used for indicating a feature of a corresponding sensed object; and a terminal matching the feature indicated by the first information, and sending a second message to the first network element, wherein the second message is used for indicating at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matching the first information; the identity information of the terminal; and the first information that is successfully matched with the terminal. In the method of the present disclosure, the first network element can associate the feature of the same sensed object with the corresponding identity information, so that a network can perform communication scheduling on the sensed object on the basis of the identity information corresponding to the sensed object and on the basis of the content associated with the first network element, thereby ensuring the successful scheduling of the network for the sensed object, and improving the communication efficiency.

Description

Communication methods and devices, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media Technical Field

This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to communication methods and apparatus, communication equipment, communication systems, and storage media.

Background Technology

In communication systems, wireless sensing technology, as a new technology, is used to perceive the features of the object being sensed, in order to achieve motion detection, gesture recognition, and biometric measurement.

Summary of the Invention

This disclosure proposes communication methods and apparatus, communication equipment, communication systems, and storage media.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

Receive a first message sent by a first network element, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object;

The terminal matches the features indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method being executed by a first network element, the method comprising:

Send a first message, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different perceived objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object;

Receive a second message, the second message being used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network element; the method includes:

The first network element sends a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

The terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element;

The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

The first network element receives the second message.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

The transceiver module is used to receive a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

The transceiver module is further configured to send a second message to the first network element when the terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matches.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a first network element is proposed, comprising:

The transceiver module is used to send a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object.

The transceiver module is further configured to receive a second message, the second message indicating at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

One or more processors;

The processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to execute any of the communication methods described in the first aspect to the second aspect.

According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a first network element, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect, and the first network element is configured to implement the communication method described in the second aspect.

According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions, characterized in that, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device causes the communication device to perform a communication method as described in any one of the first to second aspects.

Attached Figure Description

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of this disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 5A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 5B is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network element provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

Detailed Implementation

This disclosure provides embodiments of communication methods and apparatus, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media.

In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method, which is executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

Receive a first message sent by a first network element, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object;

The terminal matches the features indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In the above embodiments, the terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information, with different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects (i.e., sensed objects that the first network element needs to sense). The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object. The terminal matches the characteristics indicated by each piece of first information based on its own characteristics. When the terminal matches the characteristics indicated by a certain piece of first information, it indicates that the terminal is a sensed object. At this time, the terminal sends a second message to the first network element. The second message indicates at least one of "the terminal successfully matches the first piece of information, the terminal's identity information, and the first piece of information that the terminal successfully matched". After receiving the second message, the first network element can determine that the terminal is a sensed object that the first network element needs to sense based on the second message. It can also determine the terminal's identity information and the characteristics corresponding to the terminal. The first network element can associate the characteristics of the same sensed object with the corresponding identity information. Thus, the network can perform communication scheduling for the sensed object based on the identity information corresponding to the sensed object according to the content associated by the first network element, ensuring the successful scheduling of the sensed object by the network and improving communication efficiency.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

In the above embodiments, the specific information of the terminal's identity information is explained so that when the terminal matches the characteristics of the perceived object of the first network element, it can send the terminal's identity information to the first network element. This allows the first network element to associate the characteristics and identity information of the terminal and then perform communication scheduling on the terminal based on the terminal's identity information, ensuring the successful scheduling of the perceived object by the first network element and improving communication efficiency.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, wherein the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal matches the features indicated by the first information, including at least one of the following:

The terminal is matched to the characteristics of the terminal indicated by the first information;

The carrier of the terminal is matched with the characteristics of the terminal carrier indicated by the first information.

In the above embodiments, it is explained which objects can be sensed, which features of the sensed object can be indicated by the first information, and how the terminal specifically matches the features indicated by the first information. Thus, when the terminal receives the first information sent by the first network element, it can match its own features based on the features indicated by the first information to determine whether the terminal is a sensed object. This realizes the sensing process of the first network element on the terminal, so that the first network element can successfully sense the terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, different first pieces of information are respectively associated with information identifiers;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In the above embodiments, it is explained how the terminal specifically indicates the first information that it has successfully matched to the first network element, so that the first network element can know which sensed object the terminal is. This facilitates the first network element in associating the terminal with its identity information and subsequently scheduling communication with the terminal based on its identity information, ensuring successful scheduling of the sensed object by the first network element and improving communication efficiency. Furthermore, in the above embodiments, different first information may also correspond to information identifiers. The terminal can indicate the first network element that it has successfully matched by sending the information identifier corresponding to the first information it has successfully matched to the first network element, without needing to send the specific content of the first information it has successfully matched, thereby reducing communication overhead and saving communication resources.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first message sent by the first network element includes:

Receive the first message broadcast by the first network element.

In the above embodiments, the first network element broadcasts the first message, meaning that multiple terminals receive the first message. These multiple terminals can then match at least one piece of first information in the first message. When a match is successful, the multiple terminals will send a second message to the first network element. Thus, the first network element can perceive multiple terminals and associate the features and identity information of the multiple terminals. Consequently, the first network element can perform communication scheduling for the multiple terminals based on their feature information, thereby improving communication efficiency.

Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure propose a communication method, which is executed by a first network element, the method comprising:

Send a first message, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different perceived objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object;

Receive a second message, the second message being used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In the above embodiments, the terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information, with different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects (i.e., sensed objects that the first network element needs to sense). The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object. The terminal matches the characteristics indicated by each piece of first information based on its own characteristics. When the terminal matches the characteristics indicated by a certain piece of first information, it indicates that the terminal is a sensed object. At this time, the terminal sends a second message to the first network element. The second message indicates at least one of "the terminal successfully matches the first piece of information, the terminal's identity information, and the first piece of information that the terminal successfully matched". After receiving the second message, the first network element can determine that the terminal is a sensed object that the first network element needs to sense based on the second message. It can also determine the terminal's identity information and the characteristics corresponding to the terminal. The first network element can associate the characteristics of the same sensed object with the corresponding identity information. Thus, the network can perform communication scheduling for the sensed object based on the identity information corresponding to the sensed object according to the content associated by the first network element, ensuring the successful scheduling of the sensed object by the network and improving communication efficiency.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Associate the identity information of the terminal with the first information that the terminal successfully matched;

The terminal is scheduled based on its identity information.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, different first information corresponds to information identifiers;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first message includes:

The first message is broadcast to at least one terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the second message includes:

Receive the second message sent by the terminal.

Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network element; the method includes:

The first network element sends a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

The terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element;

The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

The first network element receives the second message.

Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including:

The transceiver module is used to receive a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

The transceiver module is further configured to send a second message to the first network element when the terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matches.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal matches the features indicated by the first information, including at least one of the following:

The terminal is matched to the characteristics of the terminal indicated by the first information;

The carrier of the terminal is matched with the characteristics of the terminal carrier indicated by the first information.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, different first information corresponds to information identifiers;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first message sent by the first network element includes:

Receive the first message broadcast by the first network element.

Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure propose a first network element, including:

The transceiver module is used to send a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object.

The transceiver module is further configured to receive a second message, the second message indicating at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, wherein the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first network element is further used for:

Associate the identity information of the terminal with the first information that the terminal successfully matched;

The terminal is scheduled based on its identity information.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, different first pieces of information are respectively associated with information identifiers;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first message includes:

The first message is broadcast to at least one terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the second message includes:

Receive the second message sent by the terminal.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processors are configured to invoke the instructions to cause the communication device to perform the communication method as described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a terminal and a first network element; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, and the first network element is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and its optional implementations.

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

Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the communication method as described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the communication method as described in the first aspect, an optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and an optional implementation of the second aspect.

It is understood that the aforementioned terminal, first network element, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

The present invention is described in this disclosure. In some embodiments, the terms communication method, information processing method, information sending method, and information receiving method can be used interchangeably; the terms communication device, information processing device, information sending device, and information receiving device can be used interchangeably; and the terms information processing system, communication system, information sending system, and information receiving system can be used interchangeably.

This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and/or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

The descriptions in this disclosure, such as "at least one of A, B, C..." or "A and/or B and/or C...", include the case where any one of A, B, C... exists alone, as well as the case where any combination of any of A, B, C... exists alone. Each case can exist alone. For example, "at least one of A, B, C" includes the cases of A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B combination, A and C combination, B and C combination, and A and B and C combination. For example, A and/or B includes the cases of A alone, B alone, and A and B combination.

In some embodiments, the notation "in one case A, in another case B" or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: A is executed regardless of B, i.e., A is executed in some embodiments; B is executed regardless of A, i.e., B is executed in some embodiments; A and B are selectively executed, i.e., A and B are selected for execution in some embodiments; A and B are both executed, i.e., A and B are executed in some embodiments. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms “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 used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

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”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

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

In some embodiments, "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", and "mobile terminal (MT)" are used. The terms 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, and client are interchangeable.

In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, uplink link, downlink link, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

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, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

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

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

Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

The correspondences shown in the tables of this disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values; this disclosure is not limiting. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, the correspondences shown in some rows of the tables in this disclosure may not be configured. Furthermore, appropriate modifications and adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the headers of the above tables can also use other names that the communication device can understand, and the values or representations of the parameters can also be other values or representations that the communication device can understand. In the implementation of the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables, etc.

The predefined terms in this disclosure can be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 may include a first network element and a terminal.

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

In some embodiments, the terminal may be connected to a network device, which may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system.

In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to Open RAN architectures, in which case the access network involved in the embodiments of this disclosure... Interfaces between devices or within access network devices can become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information exchanges between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

In some embodiments, core network equipment may include first network elements, etc. Network elements 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 should be noted that the number of core network devices may be one or more.

In some embodiments, the first network element can be used to provide sensing services, for example, it can be a sensing function (SF) network element.

It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th 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), and Future Generation Radio Access (FX). This includes Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM, CDMA2000), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.16), WiMAX (WiMAX, IEEE 802.20), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth, Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

Optionally, sensing function (SF) network elements in the network typically sense the terminal to perceive its characteristic information. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the network often needs to perform communication scheduling on the sensed terminal, for example, by initiating a call to it. Optionally, when scheduling the sensed terminal, the network typically needs to schedule the terminal based on its identity information, which may include, for example, the terminal's phone number.

However, there is currently no method to associate the characteristic information and identity information of the network with the terminal. This would prevent the network from knowing the identity information corresponding to the terminal it perceives, thus preventing the network from scheduling communication with the terminal it perceives and affecting communication efficiency.

Based on this, this disclosure provides a communication method to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, this embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

Step 2101: The first network element sends the first message.

Optionally, the first network element can be used to provide sensing services, for example, the first network element can be a sensing function (SF) network element.

In some embodiments, the first network element may broadcast the first message to at least one terminal. Optionally, the first network element may broadcast the first message to at least one terminal via a next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), for example... For example, the first network element can broadcast the first message to at least one terminal through an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) network element. The first message can be, for example, a system message. Optionally, the terminal can receive the first message sent by the first network element.

Optionally, the first message may include at least one piece of first information, wherein different pieces of first information correspond to different sensed objects. Optionally, the sensed object may be understood, for example, as the sensed object that the first network element needs to sense. Optionally, the first information may be used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

In some embodiments, the perceived object may include a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, which may be understood, for example, as a person holding the terminal, or a device (such as a vehicle) with the terminal installed.

In some embodiments, the first information may be used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

For example, when the perceived object is a terminal, this first information can be used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the perceived object, which is used to indicate the location of the perceived object;

The timestamp of the perceived object, which indicates the time when the perceived object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of the perceived object; this speed may include, for example, the direction of motion and/or the magnitude of the speed.

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

For example, when the perceived object is a terminal carrier, this first information can be used to indicate at least one of the following:

Location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object, which is used to indicate the location of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the perceived object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

The aforementioned "location information, timestamp, and movement speed" can be understood as characteristics of the terminal, and the aforementioned "appearance characteristics" can be understood as characteristics of the terminal carrier. Optionally, when the terminal carrier is a person holding the terminal, the aforementioned appearance characteristics can be, for example, height, clothing color, body type, etc.; when the terminal carrier is a device with the terminal installed, the aforementioned appearance characteristics can be, for example, size, shape, color, etc.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the different first pieces of information mentioned above also correspond to different information identifiers, and the information identifiers corresponding to the different first pieces of information are different. For example, the information identifier can be the information number of the different first pieces of information. In some embodiments, the information identifier of the first piece of information can be indicated by the first message mentioned above. That is, the first message can include at least one piece of first information and information identifiers corresponding to different first pieces of information. Alternatively, the information identifier of the first piece of information can be agreed upon by a protocol. For example, the protocol can agree that the information identifier of the first piece of first information in the first message is "number 1", the information identifier of the second piece of first information in the first message is "number 2", and so on. Of course, there can be other implementation methods, and this disclosure does not specifically limit them.

Step 2102: The terminal performs feature matching based on the features indicated by at least one piece of first information.

Optionally, the terminal can be determined by whether its features match the features of the terminal indicated by the first information; and/or, the terminal can be determined by whether the features of the terminal carrier match the features of the terminal indicated by the first information. Optionally, when the features of the terminal match the features of the terminal indicated by the first information, and/or when the features of the terminal carrier match the features of the terminal carrier indicated by the first information, then the terminal is determined to match the features indicated by the first information. For a related description of "terminal features and terminal carrier features" here, please refer to the preceding steps.

For example, suppose the terminal indicated by the first information #1 has the following characteristics: location information is "location A", timestamp is "time B", and movement speed is "speed C"; and suppose the terminal carrier indicated by the first information #1 has the following characteristics: physical characteristics are "height: H cm; clothing color: red; build: strong man". In this case, the terminal can determine whether it is at location A at time B, and whether its movement speed is "speed C". Simultaneously, it can determine whether the person holding the terminal is H cm tall, wears red clothing, and has a strong build.

Optionally, if the terminal determines that it is at position A at time B, and determines that the terminal's movement speed is "speed C", and further determines that the person holding the terminal is H centimeters tall, wearing red clothing, and of a strong build, then the terminal considers that the terminal matches the features indicated by the first information #1. Alternatively, if the terminal determines that it is at position A at time B, and determines that the terminal's movement speed is "speed C", it can be considered that the terminal matches the features indicated by the first information #1. Otherwise, it is considered that the terminal does not match the features indicated by the first information. Of course, there can be other matching determination methods, and this disclosure does not specifically limit them.

Step 2103: The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element.

Optionally, when a terminal matches a feature indicated by a certain first piece of information, it indicates that the terminal or its carrier is a sensed object. In this case, the terminal sends a second message to the first network element. Optionally, the terminal can send the second message to the first network element through NG-RAN, for example, the terminal can send the second message to the first network element through an AMF network element. Optionally, the first network element can receive the second message sent by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the second message may indicate at least one of the following:

The terminal successfully matched the first piece of information.

Terminal identity information;

The first piece of information that the terminal successfully matched.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the identity information of the terminal mentioned above may include at least one of the following:

The terminal's calling number (or telephone number);

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier; optionally, the terminal identifier may include, for example, a user equipment identity (UE ID) and/or an International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI).

Optionally, in some embodiments, when the second message indicates the first information successfully matched by the terminal, it may include the first information successfully matched by the terminal in the second message, or it may include an information identifier corresponding to the first information successfully matched by the terminal in the second message. When the second message includes the information identifier corresponding to the first information successfully matched by the terminal, the communication resources occupied by the information identifier are generally less, thus reducing communication overhead and saving communication resources.

Step 2104: The first network element associates the terminal's identity information with the first information that the terminal has successfully matched.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first information successfully matched by the terminal can be used by the first network element to know which specific object the terminal corresponds to. Based on this, the first network element associates the terminal's identity information with the first information successfully matched by the terminal, so that the first network element can associate the object with the identity information corresponding to the object. Thus, the first network element can know the identity information corresponding to its object, and the network can then perform communication scheduling for the object based on the identity information corresponding to the object according to the content associated by the first network element, ensuring the successful scheduling of the object by the network and improving communication efficiency.

Step 2105: The first network element schedules the terminal based on the terminal's identity information.

Optionally, the first network element can perform communication scheduling for the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. For example, the first network element can initiate a call to the terminal based on the terminal's call number and/or terminal identifier.

Optionally, the first network element may also send the association between the terminal's identity information and the first information successfully matched by the terminal to other network elements or other devices in the network, so that other network elements or other devices in the network can schedule the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. Optionally, the other network elements or other devices may be, for example, Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), etc., and this disclosure does not specifically limit them.

In the above embodiments, the terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information, with different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects (i.e., sensed objects that the first network element needs to sense). The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object. The terminal matches the characteristics indicated by each piece of first information based on its own characteristics. When the terminal matches the characteristics indicated by a certain piece of first information, it indicates that the terminal is a sensed object. At this time, the terminal sends a second message to the first network element. The second message indicates at least one of "the terminal successfully matches the first piece of information, the terminal's identity information, and the first piece of information that the terminal successfully matched". After receiving the second message, the first network element can determine that the terminal is a sensed object that the first network element needs to sense based on the second message. It can also determine the terminal's identity information and the characteristics corresponding to the terminal. The first network element can associate the characteristics and identity information of the same sensed object. Thus, the network can perform communication scheduling for the sensed object based on the identity information corresponding to the sensed object according to the content associated by the first network element, ensuring the successful scheduling of the sensed object by the network and improving communication efficiency.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2105. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 2101+2102 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method... The method, used on the terminal, includes:

Step 3101: Receive the first message.

Step 3102: Perform feature matching based on the features indicated by at least one piece of first information.

Step 3103: The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element.

Step 3104: Execute the scheduling of the terminal by the first network element based on the terminal's identity information.

For a detailed description of steps 3101-3104, please refer to the above embodiments.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3104. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a terminal, the method comprising:

Step 3201: Receive the first message sent by the first network element.

Step 3202: The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element.

Optionally, the first message includes at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects, and the first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object;

Optionally, the second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matches.

The identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

Optionally, the sensed object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

Optionally, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

Optionally, the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

Optionally, the terminal matches the features indicated by the first information, including at least one of the following:

The terminal is matched to the characteristics of the terminal indicated by the first information;

The carrier of the terminal is matched with the characteristics of the terminal carrier indicated by the first information.

Optionally, each of the different pieces of the first information has a corresponding information identifier;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

Optionally, receiving the first message sent by the first network element includes:

Receive the first message broadcast by the first network element.

For a detailed description of steps 3201-3202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201 to 3202. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first network element, the method comprising:

Step 4101: Send the first message.

Step 4102: Receive the second message.

Step 4103: Associate the identity information of the terminal and the first information that the terminal has successfully matched.

Step 4104: Schedule the terminal based on its identity information.

For a detailed description of steps 4101-4104, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4104. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first network element, the method comprising:

Step 4201: Send the first message.

Step 4202: Receive the second message.

Optionally, the first message includes at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects, and the first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object;

Optionally, the second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

The identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

The terminal's call number;

The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address;

The terminal identifier of the terminal.

Optionally, the sensed object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier.

Optionally, the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the sensed object;

The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information;

The speed of motion of the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object.

Optionally, the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information.

The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object;

The physical characteristics of the perceived object.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Associate the identity information of the terminal with the first information that the terminal successfully matched;

The terminal is scheduled based on its identity information.

Optionally, each of the different pieces of the first information has a corresponding information identifier;

The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following:

The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data;

The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

Optionally, sending the first message includes:

The first message is broadcast to at least one terminal.

Optionally, receiving the second message includes:

Receive the second message sent by the terminal.

For a detailed description of steps 4201-4202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 4201 to 4202. For example, step 4201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 4202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 4201+4202 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

Figure 5A is a schematic flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network element, and the method includes at least one of the following:

Step 5101: The first network element sends the first message;

Step 5102: The terminal receives the first message sent by the first network element.

Step 5103: The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element.

Step 5104: The first network element receives the second message.

The optional implementation methods of steps 5101-5104 can be found in the above embodiments.

In some embodiments, the above methods may include the methods described in the embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 5101 to 5104. For example, step 5101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step 5102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

The following is an exemplary description of the above method.

This disclosure designs a process for establishing a connection between the perceived UE's characteristic information and the UE ID.

This process includes the following three steps:

The Sensing Function (i.e., the first network element mentioned above) first broadcasts the characteristic information of the UE that needs to be found to many UEs through system messages;

After receiving the perceived system message, the UE matches it with its own information to determine whether the network is looking for it;

If the UE determines that the network is looking for it, it then reports a successful match to the network's Sensing Function.

Optionally, Figure 5B is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the specific process of the present disclosure is as follows:

First, the Sensing Function broadcasts the feature information of all the UEs it wants to find to the UE via NG-RAN. This feature information includes: the UE's location information, the UE's timestamp (the time it was at that location), its movement speed (including size and direction), and [optional] other information (such as the size, shape, color, etc. of the UE, where UE refers to an object with a UE).

Matching with UEs’ characteristics means determining whether a UE matches the characteristic information of a certain UE. If a UE matches the information of a certain UE, it means that this UE is the UE that the Sensing Function is looking for.

Subsequently, in the Feedback to Sensing Function message, the UE sends a matching success signaling message to the Sensing Function. This signaling message includes: the UE's own information (such as the UE's phone number, IP address, UE identifier such as IMSI) and the match with Broadcast UEs's... The UE information corresponding to the characteristics, such as UE feature information or UE number information, can uniquely identify a UE.

In this disclosure, when a UE receives a system message and determines that the network is looking for it, it initiates a registration process with the network's Sensing Function. This process is used to establish a connection between the perceived UE's characteristic information and UE ID.

This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using 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 and configuring the hardware circuit can 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 hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASICs, such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.

Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, it includes:

The transceiver module is used to receive a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object.

The transceiver module is further configured to send a second message to the first network element when the terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matches.

Optionally, the transceiver module described above is used to execute the steps related to "transmission and reception" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The terminal also includes a processing module, which is used to execute the steps related to "processing" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Further details are omitted here.

Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first network element proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, it includes:

The transceiver module is used to send a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object.

The transceiver module is further configured to receive a second message, the second message indicating at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched.

Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the "transceiver" related steps performed by the first network element in any of the above methods, wherein the first network element... It also includes a processing module, which is used to execute the "processing" related steps performed by the first network element in any of the above methods. Further details will not be provided here.

Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 7100 to execute any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may also be located outside the communication device 7100.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceivers 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components 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, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7B can be referenced, but is not limited thereto.

Chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, which are used to invoke instructions to cause chip 7200 to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202 connected to memory 7203. Interface circuits 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can also be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send those instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside of chip 7200.

This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform 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 not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program may be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., solid-state disk (SSD)).

Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

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A communication method, characterized in that it is executed by a terminal, the method comprising: Receive a first message sent by a first network element, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different sensed objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object; The terminal matches the features indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched. The method as described in claim 1, wherein the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The terminal's call number; The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address; The terminal identifier of the terminal. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier. The method as described in any one of claims 1-3, wherein the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The location information of the sensed object; The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information; The speed of motion of the sensed object; The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object. The method as described in any one of claims 1-4, wherein the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object; The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information. The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object; The physical characteristics of the perceived object. The method as described in any one of claims 3-5, wherein the terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information, including at least one of the following: The terminal is matched to the characteristics of the terminal indicated by the first information; The carrier of the terminal is matched with the characteristics of the terminal carrier indicated by the first information. The method as described in any one of claims 1-6, wherein different first pieces of information are respectively associated with information identifiers; The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following: The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data; The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched. The method as described in any one of claims 1-7, wherein receiving the first message sent by the first network element includes: Receive the first message broadcast by the first network element. A communication method, characterized in that it is executed by a first network element, the method comprising: Send a first message, the first message including at least one first piece of information, different first pieces of information corresponding to different perceived objects, the first piece of information being used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object; Receive a second message, the second message being used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched. The method as described in claim 9, wherein the identity information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The terminal's call number; The terminal's Internet Protocol (IP) address; The terminal identifier of the terminal. The method as described in claim 9 or 10, wherein the perceived object includes a terminal and/or a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal and/or the characteristics of the terminal carrier. The method as described in any one of claims 9-11, wherein the perceived object is a terminal, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The location information of the sensed object; The timestamp of the sensed object, which is used to indicate the time when the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information; The speed of motion of the sensed object; The physical characteristics of the person carrying the perceived object. The method as described in any one of claims 9-12, wherein the sensed object is a terminal carrier, and the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The location information of the terminal carried by the sensed object; The timestamp of the terminal carried by the sensed object is used to indicate the time when the terminal carried by the sensed object was at the location indicated by the location information. The speed of motion of the terminal carried by the sensed object; The physical characteristics of the perceived object. The method according to any one of claims 9-13, characterized in that the method further comprises: Associate the identity information of the terminal with the first information that the terminal successfully matched; The terminal is scheduled based on its identity information. The method as described in any one of claims 9-14, wherein different pieces of the first information are respectively associated with information identifiers; The second message indicates the first information that the terminal has successfully matched, including at least one of the following: The second message includes the first information indicating that the terminal has successfully matched the data; The second message includes an information identifier corresponding to the first information that the terminal successfully matched. The method as described in any one of claims 9-15, wherein sending the first message comprises: The first message is broadcast to at least one terminal. The method as described in any one of claims 9-16, wherein receiving the second message includes: Receive the second message sent by the terminal. A communication method for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network element; the method includes: The first network element sends a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object. The terminal receives a first message sent by a first network element; The terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information and sends a second message to the first network element. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched. The first network element receives the second message. A terminal, characterized in that it comprises: The transceiver module is used to receive a first message sent by a first network element. The first message includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different sensed objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding sensed object. The transceiver module is further configured to send a second message to the first network element when the terminal matches the feature indicated by the first information. The second message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the identity information of the terminal, and the first information that the terminal successfully matches. A first network element, characterized in that it comprises: The transceiver module is used to send a first message, which includes at least one first piece of information. Different first pieces of information correspond to different perceived objects. The first piece of information is used to indicate the characteristics of the corresponding perceived object. The transceiver module is further configured to receive a second message, the second message indicating at least one of the following: the terminal successfully matches the first information, the terminal's identity information, and the first information that the terminal successfully matched. A communication device, characterized in that it comprises: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 8. A communication device, characterized in that it comprises: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 9 to 17. A communication system, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a first network element, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 8, and the first network element is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 9 to 17. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 9 to 17.