Data perception method, core network system, core network network element and chip

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a data perception method, a core network system, a core network element, and a chip. The method includes: sending first information to a terminal to be perceived, where the first information is used for the terminal to be perceived to determine the result of perception privacy verification; receiving second information sent by the terminal to be perceived, where the second information includes the result of the perception privacy verification, and the result of the perception privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of a perception requester to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived. Using this method can improve the security of the terminal to be perceived.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a data sensing method, a core network system, a core network element, and a chip. Background Art

[0002] Wireless sensing technology aims to obtain information about remote objects and their characteristics without physical contact. The data sensed by the object to be sensed can be analyzed to obtain meaningful information about the object to be sensed or its surrounding environment, which is used to assist radio resource management, interference suppression, beam management, mobility, etc., so as to bring benefits in multiple market segments and vertical fields, such as intelligent transportation, aviation, enterprises, smart cities, smart homes, factories, consumer applications, and the public sector.

[0003] However, the data sensing method in the related art has the problem of low security of the object to be sensed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the above problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a data sensing method, apparatus, core network system, core network element, storage medium, and chip.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a data sensing method is provided, which is applied to a core network. The method includes:

[0006] Sending a first message to a terminal to be sensed, where the first message is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of sensing privacy verification;

[0007] Receiving a second message sent by the terminal to be sensed, where the second message includes the result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of a sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a data sensing method is provided, which is applied to a terminal to be sensed. The method includes:

[0009] Receiving a first message sent by a core network;

[0010] Responding to the first message, determining the result of sensing privacy verification;

[0011] Sending a second message to the core network, where the second message includes the result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of a sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a core network system is provided. The system includes a first network element, a policy control function network element, and an access and mobility management function network element, where:

[0013] The first network element is configured to determine first information and a second identifier of a terminal to be sensed, and send the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element;

[0014] The policy control function network element is configured to send the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element;

[0015] The access and mobility management function network element is configured to send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier, and receive second information sent by the terminal to be sensed. The second information includes a result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0016] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a core network element is provided. The core network element is connected to a policy control function network element in the core network. The core network element is configured to determine first information and a second identifier, and send the first information to the terminal to be sensed corresponding to the second identifier through the policy control function network element. The first information is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of the sensing privacy verification.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a data sensing device is provided, which is applied to a core network. The device includes:

[0018] A first sending module, configured to send first information to a terminal to be sensed. The first information is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of the sensing privacy verification;

[0019] A first receiving module, configured to receive second information sent by the terminal to be sensed. The second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0020] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a data sensing device is provided, which is applied to a terminal to be sensed. The device includes:

[0021] A third receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by the core network;

[0022] A determining module, configured to determine a result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information;

[0023] A third sending module, configured to send second information to the core network, where the second information includes a result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of a sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0024] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a data sensing device, including:

[0025] A processor;

[0026] A memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

[0027] Wherein, the processor is configured to execute the steps of the data sensing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0028] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a data sensing device, including:

[0029] A processor;

[0030] A memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

[0031] Wherein, the processor is configured to execute the steps of the data sensing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0032] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, on which computer program instructions are stored, and when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the data sensing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0033] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, on which computer program instructions are stored, and when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the data sensing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0034] According to an eleventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a chip, including: a processor and an interface; the processor is used to read instructions to execute the steps of the data sensing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure,

[0035] According to a twelfth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a chip, including: a processor and an interface; the processor is used to read instructions to execute the steps of the data sensing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0036] In the above technical solution, the core network sends the first information for determining the result of the sensing privacy verification to the terminal to be sensed, and receives the second information including the result of the sensing privacy verification through the core network. Since the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the terminal to be sensed can perform a sensing permission verification on the sensing requester, and then decide whether to agree to the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed. Through the permission verification process, the sensing data transmission process of the terminal to be sensed can be protected, and the security of the terminal to be sensed can be improved.

[0037] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and do not limit the present disclosure. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0038] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of this specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0039] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of this specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a communication system shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0041] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of another communication system shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0042] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of a data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0043] Figure 4 It is a flowchart of another data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0044] Figure 5 It is a flowchart of another data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0045] Figure 6 It is a flowchart of another data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0046] Figure 7 It is a flowchart of another data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0047] Figure 8 It is a flowchart of another data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0048] Figure 9 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0049] Figure 10 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0050] Figure 11 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0051] Figure 12 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0052] Figure 13 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0053] Figure 14 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0054] Figure 15 It is a core network system shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0055] Figure 16 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0056] Figure 17 It is a flowchart of another data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0057] Figure 18 It is a block diagram of a data perception device shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0058] Figure 19 It is a block diagram of a data perception device shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0059] Figure 20 It is a block diagram of a data perception device shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0060] Figure 21 It is a block diagram of a data perception device shown according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed implementation manners

[0061] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, and examples thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0062] It should be noted that all actions of obtaining signals, information, or data in the present disclosure are carried out on the premise of complying with the corresponding data protection regulations and policies of the country where it is located and with the authorization given by the owner of the corresponding device.

[0063] In the description of the present disclosure, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish similar objects and do not necessarily need to be understood as a specific order or sequence. Additionally, unless otherwise stated, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings represent the same elements.

[0064] In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more, and other quantifiers are similar; "at least one of the following", "one or more of the following", or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item or plural items. For example, one or more of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, a - b, a - c, b - c, or a - b - c, where a, b, c can be single or plural; "and / or" is a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. Here, A and B can be singular or plural.

[0065] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings, it should not be understood that these operations are required to be performed in the specific order shown or in a serial order, or that all the operations shown are required to obtain the desired result. In a specific environment, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Additionally, it is also advantageous to send multiple pieces of information through the same message.

[0066] First, the implementation environment of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be introduced below.

[0067] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems. The communication system may include one or more of a 4G (the 4th Generation) communication system, a 5G (the 5th Generation) communication system, and other future wireless communication systems (such as 6G). The communication system may also include one or more of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, a non-terrestrial network communication system, a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication system, a Machine to Machine (M2M) communication system, an Internet of Things (IoT) communication system, a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication system, or other communication systems.

[0068] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a communication system shown according to an exemplary embodiment. As Figure 1 shown, the communication system may include a terminal to be sensed 101, a core network 102, and a sensing request terminal 103. The communication system can be used to support 4G (the 4th Generation) network access technologies, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) access technology, or 5G (the 5th Generation) network access technologies, such as New Radio Access Technology (New RAT), or other future wireless communication technologies. It should be noted that in this communication system, the number of the above-mentioned terminal to be sensed 101 or sensing request terminal 103 can be one or more, Figure 1 The number of the terminal to be sensed 101 or sensing request terminal 103 in the shown communication system is only an example of adaptability of one embodiment, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0069] Figure 1The to-be-sensed terminal 101 or the sensing request terminal 103 therein can be an electronic device providing voice or data connectivity. For example, it can also be referred to as a user equipment (UE), a subscriber unit, a mobile station, a station, a terminal device, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal can include a smart phone, a smart wearable device, a smart speaker, a smart tablet, a wireless modem, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a CPE (customer premise equipment), etc. With the development of wireless communication technologies, any device that can access a communication system, communicate with the base station of the communication system, or communicate with other objects through the communication system can be the terminal in the embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, terminals and vehicles in intelligent transportation, household devices in smart home, power meter reading instruments, voltage monitoring instruments, environment monitoring instruments in smart grid, video monitoring instruments, cash registers in smart security network, etc.

[0070] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of another communication system shown according to an exemplary embodiment. As Figure 2 shown, the communication system can include a sensing request terminal 201, a first network element (Sensing Application Function, SAF) 202, a policy control function network element (Policy Control Function, PCF) 203, a session management function network element (Session Management Function, SMF) 204, a user plane function network element (User Plane Function, UPF) 205, an access and mobility management function network element (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF) 206, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) 207, and a to-be-sensed terminal 208.

[0071] It should be noted that in Figure 2 the shown communication system, only some devices may participate in the data sensing method of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0072] Some common applications of the data sensing method in the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced below. The data sensing method in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, the following scenarios:

[0073] Environmental real-time monitoring: Reconstruct the environmental map using the sensed wireless signals to further improve the positioning accuracy and empower environmental-related applications, such as realizing a series of real-time monitoring-related applications and detections like dynamic 3D map-assisted driving, pedestrian flow statistics, intrusion detection, traffic detection, etc.

[0074] Autonomous vehicles / drones: Autonomous vehicles / drones applications have some common functional requirements. For example, autonomous vehicles / drones should support Detect and Avoid (DAA) to avoid obstacles. At the same time, autonomous vehicles / drones should have the ability to monitor path information, such as selecting routes and obeying traffic rules. Therefore, using the sensed data can help with obstacle avoidance and monitoring path information, etc.

[0075] Air pollution monitoring: The quality of the received wireless signals shows different attenuation characteristics with changes in air humidity, concentration of airborne particulate matter (PM), carrier frequency, etc. Therefore, using the sensed data can assist in weather or air quality detection.

[0076] Indoor healthcare and intrusion detection. Using the sensed data can realize respiratory rate estimation, respiratory depth estimation, apnea detection, monitoring of the vital signs of the elderly, and indoor intrusion detection.

[0077] It should be noted that under different scenario requirements, the types of sensed data of the terminal to be sensed can be different.

[0078] For example, the sensed data can be the location and channel environment of the terminal to be sensed, which can be used to help narrow the beam scanning range and shorten the beam training time.

[0079] For another example, the sensed data can be used for beam prediction based on the location, speed, motion trajectory, and channel environment of the terminal to be sensed, which can reduce the overhead of beam measurement and the latency of beam tracking.

[0080] For another example, the sensed data can be the attributes (direction, size, shape, etc.) of the terminal to be sensed and the channel environment, which can be used to improve the performance of channel estimation.

[0081] In addition to the above examples, the sensed data can also be data such as the trajectory of the terminal to be sensed.

[0082] It should be noted that the sensed data can be the data sensed by the terminal to be sensed itself or the data received by the terminal to be sensed from the external environment.

[0083] Figure 3 A data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment can be applied to the core network in the above communication system. As Figure 3 shown, the method may include:

[0084] S310. Send a first message to the terminal to be sensed. The first message is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of the sensing privacy verification.

[0085] S320. Receive a second message sent by the terminal to be sensed. The second message includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0086] As can be seen from the foregoing, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal to be sensed can be understood as the terminal that sends sensing data. Among them, there are various ways for the terminal to be sensed to obtain sensing data. For example, it can detect through its own sensors to obtain sensing data, or it can process the detected data in combination with a processor to obtain sensing data, or it can also receive sensing data from other devices.

[0087] In addition, the sensing requester can be understood as the terminal that requests sensing data from the terminal to be sensed. Among them, the sensing requester can be the core network itself or other terminals connected to the core network.

[0088] Among them, the target data can be understood as a certain type of sensing data requested by the sensing requester from the terminal to be sensed according to the scenario requirements.

[0089] Among them, the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed may include that the terminal to be sensed agrees that the sensing requester performs target data sensing, that is, the sensing requester can obtain target data from the terminal to be sensed through the core network, and that the terminal to be sensed refuses the sensing requester to perform target data sensing, that is, the sensing requester cannot obtain target data from the terminal to be sensed through the core network.

[0090] In some embodiments, the information used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed includes at least one of the information indicating agreement for the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the information indicating refusal for the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the information indicating the reason for refusing the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the identifier of the device that agrees to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and the identifier of the device that refuses to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0091] Among them, there can be multiple identifiers of the devices that agree to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and there can also be multiple identifiers of the devices that refuse to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0092] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the second information may include multiple fields. These multiple fields may be respectively used to fill in information indicating consent of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, information indicating rejection of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, information indicating the reason for the rejection of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, and the identifier of the device that rejects to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, according to the actual situation.

[0093] For example, in some cases, the information indicating rejection of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, and the information indicating the reason for the rejection of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, may be filled into different fields of the second information simultaneously.

[0094] It should be noted that the result of the perception privacy verification determined by the to-be-perceived terminal may be determined by the to-be-perceived terminal itself according to the first information, or may be generated by the to-be-perceived terminal receiving the trigger operation of the input operation control for the result of the perception privacy verification by the user.

[0095] In some embodiments, the first information may include the first identifier of the perception requestor (for example, it may be the core network or the perception request terminal connected to the core network), the information indicating the type of the target data to be perceived, and the perception privacy verification indication information.

[0096] By using the above method, the first information for determining the result of the perception privacy verification can be sent to the to-be-perceived terminal through the core network, and the second information including the result of the perception privacy verification can be received through the core network. Since the result of the perception privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, the to-be-perceived terminal can perform a perception permission verification on the perception requestor and then decide whether to consent to the perception requestor to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal. Through the permission verification process, the perception data transmission process of the to-be-perceived terminal can be protected and the security of the to-be-perceived terminal can be improved.

[0097] Figure 4 is a data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data perception method is applied to the core network, as Figure 4 shown, this method may include:

[0098] S410, sending the first information to the to-be-perceived terminal, where the first information is used for the to-be-perceived terminal to determine the result of the perception privacy verification.

[0099] Among them, step S410 in this embodiment is the same as step S310 above, and reference may be made to step S310 above, which will not be elaborated here.

[0100] S420, receive the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed. The second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0101] S430, receive the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed. The target data is sent when the terminal to be sensed agrees to the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on it.

[0102] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the result of the sensing privacy verification is to agree that the sensing requestor performs target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the terminal to be sensed may send the sensed target data to the core network. Thus, the core network can receive the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed.

[0103] In some embodiments, after the core network receives the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed, it may send the target data to the sensing requestor.

[0104] In some embodiments, in step S430, the process of receiving the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed may be executed simultaneously with the process of receiving the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed in step S420. That is, the target data may be carried in the second information. That is to say, after the core network sends the first information to the terminal to be sensed, if the terminal to be sensed determines to agree that the sensing requestor performs target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the terminal to be sensed may carry the result of the sensing privacy verification and the target data in the second information and send them to the core network together.

[0105] In other embodiments, in step S430, the process of receiving the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed and the process of receiving the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed in step S420 may also be executed independently one after another. In this case, in some embodiments, the terminal to be sensed may actively send the sensed target data to the core network. In other embodiments, the core network may send a message for requesting target data to the terminal to be sensed. Thus, after the terminal to be sensed receives the message for requesting target data, it may respond to the message for requesting target data and send the sensed target data to the core network.

[0106] By adopting the above method, when the terminal to be sensed agrees that the sensing requestor performs target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, it then sends the target data to the core network, thereby protecting the sensing data transmission process of the terminal to be sensed and improving the security of the terminal to be sensed.

[0107] Figure 5A data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data perception method is applied to the core network, and the perception requester is a perception request terminal connected to the core network, such as Figure 5 As shown, the method may include:

[0108] S510, receiving a perception request sent by the perception request terminal.

[0109] S520, in response to the perception request, sending a first message to the terminal to be perceived.

[0110] S530, receiving a second message sent by the terminal to be perceived, where the second message includes the result of perception privacy verification, and the result of perception privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the perception request terminal needs to obtain perception data, it may send a perception request to the core network. After the core network receives the perception request sent by the perception request terminal, it may, in response to the perception request, send a first message to the terminal to be perceived, and then receive the second message sent by the terminal to be perceived.

[0112] Among them, in step S520, the process of sending the first message to the terminal to be perceived, and in step S530, the process of receiving the second message sent by the terminal to be perceived may refer to the foregoing embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0113] In addition, in some embodiments, the method may further include the step of receiving the perceived target data sent by the terminal to be perceived. For a detailed description of this step, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0114] Using the above method, the core network may, in the case of receiving a perception request sent by the perception request terminal, send a first message to the terminal to be perceived.

[0115] Figure 6 A data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data perception method is applied to the core network, the perception requester is a perception request terminal connected to the core network, and the perception request includes the first identifier of the perception request terminal, the second identifier of the terminal to be perceived, and information representing the type of the target data to be perceived, such as Figure 6 As shown, the method may include:

[0116] S610, receiving a perception request sent by the perception request terminal.

[0117] S620, in response to the perception request, generating perception privacy verification indication information.

[0118] S630, send the first identifier, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and the sensing privacy verification indication information as the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

[0119] S640, receive the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to sense the target data of the terminal to be sensed.

[0120] Among them, the detailed descriptions of steps S610 and S640 can be referred to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be elaborated here.

[0121] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the sensing request includes the first identifier of the sensing request terminal, the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, and the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, but does not include the sensing privacy verification indication information. Thus, when the core network receives the sensing request sent by the sensing request terminal and knows that the sensing request terminal wants to obtain sensing data from the terminal to be sensed, it can first generate the sensing privacy verification indication information, and then send the first identifier, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and the sensing privacy verification indication information as the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier to instruct the terminal to be sensed to perform the sensing privacy verification and return the second information.

[0122] Optionally, the first identifier may be a Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI).

[0123] Optionally, the second identifier may be a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI).

[0124] In addition, in some embodiments, the method may further include the step of receiving the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed. The detailed description of this step can be referred to the foregoing embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0125] By using the above method, the sensing request terminal does not need to send a sensing request carrying the sensing privacy verification indication information, that is, the sensing privacy verification indication information can be generated by the core network in response to the sensing request.

[0126] Figure 7 A data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data sensing method is applied to the core network. The sensing requester is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network. The sensing request includes the first identifier of the sensing request terminal, the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and the sensing privacy verification indication information. As Figure 7 shown, the method may include:

[0127] S710 receives a sensing request sent by a sensing request terminal.

[0128] S720 sends, as first information, a first identifier, information representing the type of target data to be sensed, and a sensing privacy verification indication information to a terminal corresponding to a second identifier.

[0129] S730 receives second information sent by the to-be-sensed terminal, where the second information includes a result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to sense the target data of the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0130] Among them, for the detailed descriptions of steps S710 and S730, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0131] In addition, in some embodiments, the method may further include a step of receiving the sensed target data sent by the to-be-sensed terminal. For the detailed description of this step, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0132] By using the above method, the sensing request terminal may send a sensing request carrying sensing privacy verification indication information, that is, the sensing privacy verification indication information may be sent by the sensing request terminal.

[0133] Figure 8 A data sensing method is shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data sensing method is applied to a core network. The sensing requester is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network. The sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, a second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information representing the type of target data to be sensed. As Figure 8 shown, the method may include:

[0134] S810 receives a sensing request sent by a sensing request terminal.

[0135] S820, in response to the sensing request, sends first information to the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0136] S830 receives second information sent by the to-be-sensed terminal, where the second information includes a result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to sense the target data of the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0137] S840 sends a sensing response to the sensing request terminal. The sensing response includes at least one of the sensed target data, information representing the rejection of the sensing request terminal to sense the target data of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information representing the reason for rejecting the sensing request terminal to sense the target data of the to-be-sensed terminal. The target data is sent when the sensing requester is permitted to sense the target data of the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0138] Among them, for the detailed descriptions of steps S810 to S830, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0139] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, regardless of whether the terminal to be sensed agrees to the sensing request terminal to sense the target data, the core network can send a sensing response to the sensing requester. Thus, the sensing response can include at least one of the sensed target data, information indicating the rejection of the sensing request terminal from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed, and information indicating the reason for the rejection of the sensing request terminal from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed. The target data is sent under the condition that the sensing requestor agrees to sense the target data of the terminal to be sensed.

[0140] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the sensing response can include multiple fields, and these multiple fields can be respectively used to fill in the sensed target data, information indicating the rejection of the sensing request terminal from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed, and information indicating the reason for the rejection of the sensing request terminal from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed according to the actual situation.

[0141] That is to say, if the core network receives the target data sent by the terminal to be sensed, it can fill the target data into the corresponding field of the sensing response and send it to the sensing request terminal.

[0142] If the second information received by the core network is information indicating the rejection of the sensing requestor from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed, it can fill the information indicating the rejection of the sensing requestor from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed into the corresponding field of the sensing response and send it to the sensing request terminal. And, if the second information further includes information indicating the reason for the rejection of the sensing requestor from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed, the core network can also fill the information indicating the rejection of the sensing requestor from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed and the information indicating the reason for the rejection of the sensing requestor from sensing the target data of the terminal to be sensed into the corresponding field of the sensing response and send it to the sensing request terminal.

[0143] By using the above method, the core network can return a sensing response to the sensing request terminal to inform the result of the sensing request.

[0144] Figure 9 A data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data sensing method is applied to the core network, and the core network includes a first network element, a policy control function network element, and an access and mobility management function network element, as Figure 9 shown, the method may include:

[0145] S910, determine the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed through the first network element.

[0146] Among them, the first information may include the first identifier of the sensing requester (e.g., it can be the core network or a sensing request terminal connected to the core network), information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information.

[0147] In some embodiments, when the sensing requester is the core network, the first network element may obtain the first identifier corresponding to the core network, information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information from core network-related devices, so as to determine the obtained first identifier, information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information as the first information. In addition, the first network element may also directly obtain a second identifier from core network-related functional devices.

[0148] In other embodiments, when the sensing requester is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network, the detailed description of how the first network element determines the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed may refer to the foregoing embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0149] It should be noted that the first network element can be understood as a newly added network element in the core network. Exemplarily, it can be named as a sensing application function network element.

[0150] S920, send the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element through the first network element.

[0151] In some embodiments, a first request including the first information and the second identifier may be sent to the policy control function network element through the first network element. It should be noted that the first request is a newly added request in the embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, it can be a newly added Npcf_SensingPolicyControl Request, a sensing policy control request. Optionally, the first information may include the first identifier of the sensing request terminal, information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information. Thus, the first request may include the first identifier, information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information.

[0152] S930, send the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element through the policy control function network element.

[0153] In some embodiments, the Policy Control Function network element may send a second request to the Access and Mobility Management Function network element. The second request includes the second identifier and the first information. Optionally, the second request may be a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request. The Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request includes the second identifier and an N1 message, and the N1 message includes the first information.

[0154] S940. Send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the Access and Mobility Management Function network element.

[0155] In some embodiments, the Access and Mobility Management Function network element may send a notification message to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier. The notification message includes the first information. Optionally, the notification message may be a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) Notification message, and the NAS Notification message includes the first information.

[0156] S950. Receive second information sent by the terminal to be sensed. The second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0157] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first network element may first determine the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed. After determining the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, the first network element may send the first information and the second identifier to the Policy Control Function network element. Then, the Policy Control Function network element may send the first information and the second identifier to the Access and Mobility Management Function network element. Subsequently, the Access and Mobility Management Function network element may send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

[0158] In some embodiments, step S950 of receiving the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed may include the following steps:

[0159] Receive the second information sent by the terminal to be sensed through the Access and Mobility Management Function network element; send the second information to the Policy Control Function network element through the Access and Mobility Management Function network element, and send the second information to the first network element through the Policy Control Function network element.

[0160] Optionally, the Access and Mobility Management Function network element may receive a notification message response sent by the terminal to be sensed. The notification message response includes the second information. Optionally, the notification message response may be, for example, a NAS Notification response, and the NAS Notification response includes the second information.

[0161] Optionally, the second request response can be sent by the access and mobility management function network element to the policy control function network element, and the second request response includes the second information. Optionally, the second request response can be, for example, a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer response, and the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer response includes the second information.

[0162] Optionally, the first request response can be sent by the policy control function network element to the first network element, and the first request response includes the second information. Optionally, the first request response can be, for example, a Sensing Policy Control Response (Npcf_SensingPolicyControl Response), and the Sensing Policy Control Response includes the second information. Among them, the Sensing Policy Control Response is a newly added response message.

[0163] Figure 10 A data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment can be applied to the terminal to be sensed in the above communication system. As Figure 10 shown, the method can include:

[0164] S1010, receiving the first information sent by the core network.

[0165] S1020, determining the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information.

[0166] S1030, sending the second information to the core network, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0167] Using the above method, the terminal to be sensed can receive the first information sent by the core network, then determine the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information, and then send the second information to the core network. Since the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the terminal to be sensed can verify the sensing permission of the sensing requester and then decide whether to agree to the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed. Through the permission verification process, the sensing data transmission process of the terminal to be sensed can be protected and the security of the terminal to be sensed can be improved.

[0168] Figure 11 A data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. The data sensing method is applied to the terminal to be sensed. As Figure 11 shown, the method can include:

[0169] S1110, receiving the first information sent by the core network.

[0170] S1120, determine the result of the perceived privacy verification in response to the first piece of information.

[0171] S1130, send a second piece of information to the core network, where the second piece of information includes the result of the perceived privacy verification, and the result of the perceived privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0172] S1140, send the perceived target data to the core network, where the target data is sent when the perception requester's permission to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived is granted.

[0173] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the result of the perceived privacy verification is to grant the perception requester's permission to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived, the terminal to be perceived may send the perceived target data to the core network. Thus, the core network can receive the perceived target data sent by the terminal to be perceived.

[0174] In some embodiments, after receiving the perceived target data sent by the terminal to be perceived, the core network may send the target data to the perception requester.

[0175] By using the above method, when the terminal to be perceived grants the perception requester's permission to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived, it then sends the target data to the core network, thereby protecting the perception data transmission process of the terminal to be perceived and improving the security of the terminal to be perceived.

[0176] In some embodiments, in step S1140, the process of sending the perceived target data to the core network may be executed simultaneously with the process of sending the second piece of information to the core network in step S1130. That is, the target data may be carried in the second piece of information. That is to say, the terminal to be perceived may carry both the result of the perceived privacy verification and the target data in the second piece of information and send them to the core network together.

[0177] In other embodiments, the process of sending the second piece of information to the core network in step S1130 and the process of sending the perceived target data to the core network in step S1140 may also be executed independently one after another. In this case, in some embodiments, the terminal to be perceived may actively send the perceived target data to the core network. In other embodiments, the core network may send a message for requesting the target data to the terminal to be perceived. Thus, after receiving the message for requesting the target data, the terminal to be perceived may, in response to the message for requesting the target data, send the perceived target data to the core network. Therefore, please refer to Figure 12 , Figure 12 is a data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data perception method is applied to the terminal to be perceived, such as Figure 12As shown, the method may include:

[0178] S1210, receiving first information sent by the core network.

[0179] S1220, determining the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information.

[0180] S1130, sending second information to the core network, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0181] S1240, receiving a sensing request sent by the core network.

[0182] S1250, in response to the sensing request sent by the core network, sending the sensed target data to the core network, where the target data is sent under the condition of consenting to the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0183] Among them, the sensing request sent by the core network may be generated by the core network itself. For example, it may be generated by the core network when receiving that the second information is to consent to the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, or it may be a sensing request re-sent by the sensing requester.

[0184] Figure 13 This is a data sensing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data sensing method is applied to the to-be-sensed terminal. As Figure 13 shown, the method may include:

[0185] S1310, receiving first information sent by the core network.

[0186] S1320, in response to the first information, presenting an input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification.

[0187] S1330, receiving a triggering operation on the input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification, and determining the result of the sensing privacy verification.

[0188] S1340, sending second information to the core network, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0189] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, after receiving the first information, the to-be-sensed terminal may present an input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification to an operator, such as a user of the to-be-sensed terminal. Thus, the operator can trigger an operation on the input operation control according to the situation, and then the to-be-sensed terminal can determine the result of the sensing privacy verification according to the triggering operation of the operator.

[0190] In some embodiments, to facilitate the operator's understanding and perception of the request terminal, in response to the first information, a first identifier may also be displayed.

[0191] Optionally, the input operation control includes at least one of a selection control indicating consent of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, a selection control indicating rejection of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, an input control indicating the reason for the perception requester to reject performing target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, an input control indicating the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal, and an input control indicating the identifier of the device that rejects performing target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal.

[0192] By using the above method, the operator of the to-be-perceived terminal can determine the permission of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal.

[0193] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information sent by the core network, the to-be-perceived terminal may also directly determine the result of the perception privacy verification according to a preset policy, and then send a second information to the core network.

[0194] Figure 14 A data perception method is shown according to an exemplary embodiment. This data perception method is applied to the to-be-perceived terminal, and the core network includes an access and mobility management function network element, such as Figure 14 As shown, the method may include:

[0195] S1410, receiving the first information sent by the access and mobility management function network element.

[0196] Optionally, the to-be-perceived terminal may receive a non-access notification (NAS Notification) message sent by the access and mobility management function network element, and the non-access notification message includes the first information.

[0197] S1420, determining the result of the perception privacy verification in response to the first information.

[0198] S1430, sending a second information to the access and mobility management function network element, where the second information includes the result of the perception privacy verification, and the result of the perception privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the to-be-perceived terminal.

[0199] Optionally, the to-be-perceived terminal may send a non-access notification (NAS Notification) response to the access and mobility management function network element, and the non-access notification response includes the second information.

[0200] Figure 15 A core network system 1500 is shown according to an exemplary embodiment, such as Figure 15As shown, the core network system 1500 includes a first network element 1510, a policy control function network element 1520, and an access and mobility management function network element 1530. Among them:

[0201] The first network element 1510 is configured to determine first information and a second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, and send the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element;

[0202] The policy control function network element 1520 is configured to send the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element;

[0203] The access and mobility management function network element 1530 is configured to send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier, and receive second information sent by the terminal to be sensed, where the second information includes a result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0204] In some embodiments, the access and mobility management function network element 1530 is further configured to send the second information to the policy control function network element;

[0205] The policy control function network element is further configured to send the second information to the first network element.

[0206] In some embodiments, the sensing requester is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network system 1500, and the first network element 1510 is further configured to send a sensing response to the sensing request terminal, where the sensing response includes at least one of the sensed target data, information indicating rejection of the sensing request terminal from performing target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing request terminal from performing target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and the target data is sent when the sensing requester is permitted to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0207] In addition, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a core network element is further shown. The core network element may be Figure 15 the first network element among them. The core network element is connected to a policy control function network element in the core network. The core network element is configured to determine first information and a second identifier, and send the first information to the terminal to be sensed corresponding to the second identifier through the policy control function network element, and the first information is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of sensing privacy verification.

[0208] In some embodiments, the process of the core network element sending the first information to the to-be-sensed terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the policy control function network element can refer to the relevant descriptions in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the first information and the second identifier can be first sent to the policy control function network element, and then the policy control function network element sends the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element, and then the access and mobility management function network element sends the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

[0209] In addition, in some embodiments, the core network element may also receive second information and a sensing response from the to-be-sensed terminal. The detailed description of the core network element receiving the second information and the sensing response from the to-be-sensed terminal can refer to the foregoing embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0210] Figure 16 A data sensing method is shown according to an exemplary embodiment. As Figure 16 shown, the data sensing method may include:

[0211] S1610, the sensing request terminal sends a sensing request to the core network.

[0212] In some embodiments, the sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, a second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information indicating the type of target data to be sensed.

[0213] S1620, the core network determines the first information and the second identifier according to the sensing request.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first information includes the first identifier, information indicating the type of target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information.

[0215] S1630, the core network sends the first information to the to-be-sensed terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

[0216] S1640, the to-be-sensed terminal determines the result of sensing privacy verification in response to the first information.

[0217] S1650, the to-be-sensed terminal sends second information to the core network.

[0218] Wherein, the second information includes the result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0219] S1660, the core network sends a sensing response to the sensing request terminal.

[0220] In some embodiments, the perception response is the perceived target data, which is sent when the perception requestor agrees to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0221] In other embodiments, the perception response is information indicating the rejection of the perception request terminal from performing target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0222] In other embodiments, the perception response is information indicating the rejection of the perception request terminal from performing target data perception on the terminal to be perceived, and information indicating the reason for the rejection of the perception request terminal from performing target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0223] Figure 17 is a data perception method shown according to an exemplary embodiment. As Figure 17 shown, the data perception method may include:

[0224] S1710, the perception request terminal sends a perception request to the first network element.

[0225] Among them, the perception request includes the first identifier of the perception request terminal, the second identifier of the terminal to be perceived, and information indicating the type of the target data to be perceived.

[0226] S1720, the first network element sends a perception policy control request to the policy control function network element.

[0227] Among them, the perception policy control request includes the first identifier, the second identifier, information indicating the type of the target data to be perceived, and perception privacy verification indication information.

[0228] S1730, the policy control function network element sends a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request to the access and mobility management function network element.

[0229] Among them, the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request includes the second identifier and the N1 message, and the N1 message includes the first identifier, information indicating the type of the target data to be perceived, and perception privacy verification indication information.

[0230] S1740, the access and mobility management function network element sends a non-access notification message to the terminal to be perceived corresponding to the second identifier.

[0231] Among them, the non-access notification message includes the N1 message.

[0232] S1750, the terminal to be perceived sends a non-access notification response to the access and mobility management function network element.

[0233] Among them, the non-access notification response includes the result of the perception privacy verification.

[0234] S1760, the access and mobility management function network element sends a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer response to the policy control function network element.

[0235] Among them, the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer response includes the result of the perception privacy verification.

[0236] S1770, the policy control function network element sends a perception policy control response to the first network element.

[0237] Among them, the perception policy control response includes the result of the perception privacy verification.

[0238] S1780, the first network element sends the result of the perception privacy verification to the perception request terminal.

[0239] Figure 18 is a block diagram of a data perception device 1800 shown according to an exemplary embodiment. The data perception device can be applied to a core network, such as Figure 18 shown, the device 1800 may include:

[0240] A first sending module 1810, configured to send a first piece of information to the terminal to be perceived, where the first piece of information is used for the terminal to be perceived to determine the result of the perception privacy verification.

[0241] A first receiving module 1810, configured to receive a second piece of information sent by the terminal to be perceived, where the second piece of information includes the result of the perception privacy verification, and the result of the perception privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the perception requester to perform target data perception on the terminal to be perceived.

[0242] In some embodiments, the device 1800 further includes:

[0243] A second receiving module, configured to receive the perceived target data sent by the terminal to be perceived, where the target data is sent when the terminal to be perceived agrees to the perception requester to perform target data perception on it.

[0244] In some embodiments, the perception requester is a perception request terminal connected to the core network. The first sending module 1810 includes:

[0245] A receiving sub-module, configured to receive the perception request sent by the perception request terminal.

[0246] The first sending sub-module is configured to send the first information to the terminal to be sensed in response to the sensing request.

[0247] In some embodiments, the sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, a second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, and information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed. The first sending sub-module is further configured to generate sensing privacy verification indication information in response to the sensing request; and use the first identifier, the information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and the sensing privacy verification indication information as the first information and send it to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

[0248] In some embodiments, the apparatus 1800 further includes:

[0249] The second sending module is configured to send a sensing response to the sensing request terminal, where the sensing response includes at least one of the sensed target data, information indicating rejection of the sensing request terminal's sensing of the target data of the terminal to be sensed, and information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing request terminal's sensing of the target data of the terminal to be sensed, and the target data is sent when the party consenting to the sensing request senses the target data of the terminal to be sensed.

[0250] In some embodiments, the core network includes a first network element, a policy control function network element, and an access and mobility management function network element. The first sending module 1810 includes:

[0251] A determination sub-module is configured to determine the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed through the first network element;

[0252] A second sending sub-module is configured to send the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element through the first network element;

[0253] A third sending sub-module is configured to send the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element through the policy control function network element;

[0254] A fourth sending sub-module is configured to send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the access and mobility management function network element.

[0255] In some embodiments, the second sending sub-module is further configured to send a first request to the policy control function network element through the first network element, where the first request includes the first information and the second identifier.

[0256] In some embodiments, the third sending sub-module is further configured to send a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request to the access and mobility management function network element through the policy control function network element, where the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer request includes the second identifier and an N1 message, and the N1 message includes the first information.

[0257] In some embodiments, the fourth sending sub-module is further configured to send a non-access notification message to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the access and mobility management function network element, where the non-access notification includes the first information.

[0258] In some embodiments, the information for indicating the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed includes at least one of information indicating consent for the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, information indicating rejection of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and the identifier of the device that rejects to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0259] Figure 19 is a block diagram of a data sensing device 1900 shown according to an exemplary embodiment. The data sensing device can be applied to a terminal to be sensed, such as Figure 19 shown, the device 1900 may include:

[0260] A third receiving module 1910, configured to receive the first information sent by the core network;

[0261] A determining module 1920, configured to determine the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information;

[0262] A third sending module 1930, configured to send second information to the core network, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0263] In some embodiments, the device 1900 further includes:

[0264] A fourth sending module, configured to send the sensed target data to the core network, where the target data is sent when consenting to the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

[0265] In some embodiments, the fourth sending module is further configured to receive a sensing request sent by the core network; and in response to the sensing request, send the sensed target data to the core network.

[0266] In some embodiments, the determining module 1920 is further configured to, in response to the first information, display an input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification; and receive a triggering operation on the input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification, and determine the result of the sensing privacy verification.

[0267] In some embodiments, the input operation control includes at least one of a selection control indicating consent for the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, a selection control indicating rejection of the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, an input control for the reason for rejecting the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, an input control for the identifier of the device indicating consent to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and an input control for the identifier of the device rejecting to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

[0268] In some embodiments, the core network includes an access and mobility management function network element, and the third receiving module 1910 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the access and mobility management function network element.

[0269] In some embodiments, the core network includes an access and mobility management function network element, and the third sending module 1930 is further configured to send the second information to the access and mobility management function network element.

[0270] Regarding the device in the above embodiments, the specific manners in which each module performs operations have been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0271] Figure 20 is a block diagram of a data sensing device shown according to an exemplary embodiment. The data sensing device 2000 may be Figure 1 the core network in the shown communication system. Refer to Figure 20 , the device 2000 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2002, a memory 2004, and a communication component 2006.

[0272] The processing component 2002 can be used to control the overall operation of the device 2000, such as operations associated with display, data communication, camera operation, and recording operation. The processing component 2002 may include one or more processors 2020 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above data perception method. In addition, the processing component 2002 may include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the processing component 2002 and other components. For example, the processing component 2002 may include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component and the processing component 2002.

[0273] The memory 2004 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the device 2000. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 2000, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 2004 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0274] The communication component 2006 is configured to facilitate communication between the device 2000 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 2000 can access a wireless network based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, NB-IOT, eMTC, etc., or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2006 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2006 further includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0275] Figure 21 is a block diagram of a data perception device shown according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the data perception device 2100 can be Figure 1 the terminal to be perceived in the communication system shown, and the terminal to be perceived can be, for example, a mobile phone, a camera, a notebook, a tablet computer, and a smart wearable device, etc.

[0276] Refer to Figure 21, the data sensing device 2100 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2102, a memory 2104, a power supply component 2106, a multimedia component 2108, an audio component 2110, an input / output interface 2112, a sensor component 2114, and a communication component 2116.

[0277] The processing component 2102 generally controls the overall operation of the data sensing device 2100, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 2102 may include one or more processors 2120 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above methods. In addition, the processing component 2102 may include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the processing component 2102 and other components. For example, the processing component 2102 may include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 2108 and the processing component 2102.

[0278] The memory 2104 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the data sensing device 2100. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the data sensing device 2100, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 2104 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0279] The power supply component 2106 provides power to various components of the data sensing device 2100. The power supply component 2106 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the data sensing device 2100.

[0280] The multimedia component 2108 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the data-aware device 2100 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors can sense not only the boundaries of touch or swipe actions but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operations. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 2108 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the data-aware device 2100 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each of the front camera and the rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0281] The audio component 2110 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 2110 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the data-aware device 2100 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals can be further stored in the memory 2104 or transmitted via the communication component 2116. In some embodiments, the audio component 2110 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0282] The input / output interface 2112 provides an interface between the processing component 2102 and a peripheral interface module, which can be a keyboard, a click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons can include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a power button, and a lock button.

[0283] The sensor assembly 2114 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments in various aspects for the data sensing device 2100. For example, the sensor assembly 2114 can detect the on / off state of the data sensing device 2100, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the data sensing device 2100. The sensor assembly 2114 can also detect a change in the position of the data sensing device 2100 or a component of the data sensing device 2100, the presence or absence of user contact with the data sensing device 2100, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the data sensing device 2100, and the temperature change of the data sensing device 2100. The sensor assembly 2114 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 2114 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 2114 can also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0284] The communication component 2116 is configured to facilitate communication between the data sensing device 2100 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The data sensing device 2100 can access a wireless network based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2116 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2116 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0285] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 2000 or the device 2100 can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above data sensing method.

[0286] The above-mentioned device 2000 or device 2100 can be an independent electronic device or a part of an independent electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the electronic device can be an integrated circuit (IC) or a chip. The integrated circuit can be a single IC or a collection of multiple ICs. The chip can include, but is not limited to, the following types: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), CPU (Central Processing Unit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), SOC (System on Chip), etc. The above-mentioned integrated circuit or chip can be used to execute executable instructions (or code) to implement the above data perception method. The executable instructions can be stored in the integrated circuit or chip or obtained from other devices or equipment. For example, the integrated circuit or chip includes a processor, a memory, and an interface for communicating with other devices. The executable instructions can be stored in the processor and, when executed by the processor, implement the above data perception method. Alternatively, the integrated circuit or chip can receive the executable instructions through the interface and transmit them to the processor for execution to implement the above data perception method.

[0287] In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the data perception method provided by the present disclosure. Exemplarily, the computer-readable storage medium can be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions. For example, it can be the above-mentioned memory 2004 or 2104 including instructions, and the above instructions can be executed by the processor 2020 of the device 2000 or the processor 2120 of the device 2100 to complete the above data perception method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices, etc.

[0288] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided. The computer program product includes a computer program executable by a programmable device, and the computer program has a code portion for executing the above data perception method when executed by the programmable device.

[0289] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include known common general knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed by the present disclosure. The specification and examples are only to be considered as exemplary, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are pointed out by the following claims.

[0290] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A data perception method, characterized in that, Applied to the core network, the method includes: Sending first information to the terminal to be sensed, where the first information is used for the terminal to be sensed to determine the result of sensing privacy verification; Receiving second information sent by the terminal to be sensed, where the second information includes the result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requester to perform target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and the target data is sensing data; The sensing requester is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network, and sending the first information to the terminal to be sensed includes: Receiving a sensing request sent by the sensing request terminal, where the sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, a second identifier of the terminal to be sensed, and information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed; In response to the sensing request, sending the first information to the terminal to be sensed; The sending the first information to the terminal to be sensed in response to the sensing request includes: In response to the sensing request, generating sensing privacy verification indication information; Taking the first identifier, the information characterizing the type of target data to be sensed, and the sensing privacy verification indication information as the first information, and sending it to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: Receiving the sensed target data sent by the terminal to be sensed, where the target data is sent when agreeing that the sensing requester performs target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: Sending a sensing response to the sensing request terminal, where the sensing response includes at least one of the sensed target data, information characterizing rejecting the sensing requester from performing target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and information characterizing the reason for rejecting the sensing requester from performing target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed, and the target data is sent when agreeing that the sensing requester performs target data sensing on the terminal to be sensed.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The core network includes a first network element, a policy control function network element, and an access and mobility management function network element, and sending the first information to the terminal to be sensed includes: Determining the first information and the second identifier of the terminal to be sensed through the first network element; Sending the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element through the first network element; Sending the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element through the policy control function network element; Sending the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the access and mobility management function network element.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The sending the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element through the first network element includes: Sending a first request to the policy control function network element through the first network element, where the first request includes the first information and the second identifier.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein The sending the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element through the policy control function network element includes: The policy control function network element is used to send a second request to the access and mobility management function network element, where the second request includes the second identifier and the first information.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein The step of the access and mobility management function network element sending the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier includes: The access and mobility management function network element sends a notification message to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier, where the notification includes the first information.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The information for indicating the permission of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal includes at least one of the information indicating consent for the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, the information indicating rejection of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, the information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and the identifier of the device that rejects to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

9. A data perception method, characterized in that, Applied to the to-be-sensed terminal, the method includes: Receiving first information sent by the core network, where the first information is sent by the core network based on the second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal; Determining the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information; Sending second information to the core network, where the second information includes the result of the sensing privacy verification, and the result of the sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and the target data is sensing data; The sensing request party is a sensing request terminal connected to the core network, the first information and the second identifier are determined by the core network after receiving a sensing request sent by the sensing request terminal, the sensing request includes the first identifier of the sensing request terminal, the second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and the first information includes the first identifier, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further includes: Sending the sensed target data to the core network, where the target data is sent when consenting to the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The step of sending the sensed target data to the core network includes: Receiving a sensing request sent by the core network; Responding to the sensing request and sending the sensed target data to the core network.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein The step of determining the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information includes: Displaying an input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification in response to the first information; Receiving a trigger operation on the input operation control for the result of the sensing privacy verification and determining the result of the sensing privacy verification.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The input operation control includes at least one of a selection control indicating consent of the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, a selection control indicating rejection of the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, an input control indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, an input control indicating the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and an input control indicating the identifier of the device that rejects to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein The core network includes an access and mobility management function network element, and the receiving of the first information sent by the core network includes: Receiving the first information sent by the access and mobility management function network element.

15. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The core network includes an access and mobility management function network element, and the sending of the second information to the core network includes: Sending the second information to the access and mobility management function network element.

16. A core network system, characterized in that, The system includes a first network element, a policy control function network element, and an access and mobility management function network element, where: The first network element is configured to receive a sensing request sent by a sensing request terminal connected to the core network system, determine first information and a second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal according to the sensing request, and send the first information and the second identifier to the policy control function network element. The sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, the second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed. The first information includes the first identifier, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information; The policy control function network element is configured to send the first information and the second identifier to the access and mobility management function network element; The access and mobility management function network element is configured to send the first information to the terminal corresponding to the second identifier, and receive second information sent by the to-be-sensed terminal. The second information includes the result of sensing privacy verification, and the result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal. The sensing requestor is the sensing request terminal, and the target data is sensing data.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein The access and mobility management function network element is further configured to send the second information to the policy control function network element; The policy control function network element is further configured to send the second information to the first network element.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein The first network element is further configured to send a sensing response to the sensing request terminal. The sensing response includes at least one of the sensed target data, information indicating rejection of the sensing request terminal to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing request terminal to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal. The target data is sent when consenting to the sensing requestor to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

19. The system according to any one of claims 16 - 18, characterized in that, The information for indicating the permission of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal includes at least one of information indicating consent for the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, information indicating rejection of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, information indicating the reason for rejecting the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, the identifier of the device that consents to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal, and the identifier of the device that rejects to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal.

20. A core network element, characterized in that, The core network element is connected to a policy control function network element in the core network. The core network element is configured to receive a sensing request sent by a sensing request terminal, determine first information and a second identifier according to the sensing request, and send the first information to the to-be-sensed terminal corresponding to the second identifier through the policy control function network element. The sensing request includes a first identifier of the sensing request terminal, the second identifier of the to-be-sensed terminal, and information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed. The first information includes the first identifier, the information indicating the type of the target data to be sensed, and sensing privacy verification indication information. The first information is used for the to-be-sensed terminal to determine the result of sensing privacy verification. The result of sensing privacy verification is used to indicate the permission of the sensing request party to perform target data sensing on the to-be-sensed terminal. The sensing request party is the sensing request terminal, and the target data is sensing data.

21. A data perception device, characterized in that, The device includes: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or the processor is configured to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 9 to 15.

22. A chip, characterized in that, It includes a processor and an interface; the processor is used to read instructions to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or the processor is used to read instructions to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 9 to 15.

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