Notification area updating method, device and equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a notification area updating method, device and equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The notification area updating method comprises the following steps: determining an updating mode of a notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic equipment and the number of times of updating the notification area by the electronic equipment within a reference time period; wherein the notification area is a notification area based on a wireless access network; according to the updating mode, updating the notification area of the electronic equipment from the first notification area to a second notification area; wherein the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of communication technologies, and particularly relates to a notification area update method, apparatus, and device. Background Art

[0002] A RAN-based Notification Area (RNA) is used to optimize paging and location management on the Radio Access Network (RAN) side when an electronic device is in an inactive state. Compared with Random Access (RA) paging, RNA paging can narrow the paging range and reduce the paging delay of the electronic device.

[0003] In related technologies, RNA updates mainly include periodic update methods and mobility update methods. When the mobility update method is adopted, if the electronic device is in a high-speed moving scenario, the electronic device may frequently leave the RNA, resulting in frequent RNA updates, increasing signaling overhead and energy consumption; when the periodic update method is adopted, if the electronic device is in an environment with poor signal quality, the probability of RNA update failure is relatively high, resulting in ineffective signaling overhead and energy waste. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The objective of the embodiments of this application is to provide a notification area update method, apparatus, and device, which can reduce signaling overhead and energy consumption of the electronic device.

[0005] In a first aspect, the embodiments of this application provide a notification area update method, including:

[0006] Determine an update method for the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a RAN-based notification area;

[0007] Update the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

[0008] In a second aspect, the embodiments of this application provide a notification area update apparatus, including:

[0009] A determination module, configured to determine an update method for the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a RAN-based notification area;

[0010] An update module, configured to update the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to an update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores a program or instruction that can run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application are implemented.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application are implemented.

[0013] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instruction to implement the steps of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0014] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, the computer program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0015] In the embodiment of the present application, by determining the update method of the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network; according to the update method, update the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area. In this way, it is possible to dynamically adjust the update method of the notification area based on the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period, which can reduce unnecessary update of the notification area, reduce signaling overhead and power consumption of the electronic device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a flowchart of a notification area update method provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the process of updating the notification area provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a notification area update device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0021] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, rather than all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0022] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order different from those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after.

[0023] It should be noted that the notification area (RAN-based Notification Area, RNA) in the embodiments of the present application is a notification area based on the radio access network. The notification area based on the radio access network is an area used to optimize paging and location management on the radio access network side when the electronic device is in the inactive state; the mobility update method is to perform a notification area update on the electronic device when the electronic device moves out of the current notification area; the periodic update method is to perform a notification area update on the electronic device every once in a while, and this period of time is the update period of the notification area; the reference update period is a reference period preset for periodic updates of the notification area. It is any reference update period within the reference update period range. The reference update period range can be from 10 seconds to 180 minutes, and the reference update period can be selected from the reference update period range according to actual needs. For example, the selected reference update period is 5 minutes; the period update factor is a coefficient used to adjust the notification area update period, and the period update factor is greater than 1, and it can be set according to actual needs.

[0024] The signal quality threshold in the embodiments of the present application can be any signal quality threshold within the signal quality threshold range, and the signal quality threshold range can be from -90 decibel-milliwatts (dBm) to -70 dBm; the number threshold can be any number threshold within the number threshold range, and the number threshold range can be from 10 times to 20 times.

[0025] The reference time period, signal quality threshold, and number threshold in the embodiments of the present application can be set according to actual requirements. For example, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, and the number threshold is 10 times.

[0026] Next, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the notification area update method, apparatus, and device provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail through specific embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0027] It should be noted that for the notification area update method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject can be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, or a vehicle-mounted electronic device. In some embodiments of the present application, the notification area update method is taken as an example with an electronic device as the execution subject to illustrate the notification area update method provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0028] The notification area update method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the scenario where the electronic device moves. Among them, a specific application scenario is that the electronic device moves in an area with poor signal quality to update the notification area, and another specific application scenario is that the electronic device updates the notification area when moving at high speed.

[0029] It should be noted that the above application scenarios are only examples, and other application scenarios may also be included in actual applications. For example, the electronic device slowly moves in an area with strong signal quality to update the notification area.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the notification area update method provided in some embodiments of the present application. The notification area update method may include:

[0031] Step 101: Determine the update method of the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network;

[0032] In some embodiments of the present application, the signal quality of an electronic device can be measured by parameters such as Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), and Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ). Based on this, the RSRP, SINR, or RSRQ of the electronic device can be obtained, and the signal quality of the electronic device can be determined by the RSRP, SINR, or RSRQ of the electronic device.

[0033] It should be noted that the higher the RSRP, the better the signal quality of the electronic device; the higher the SINR, the higher the signal quality of the electronic device; the higher the RSRQ, the better the signal quality of the electronic device.

[0034] When the electronic device is moving at high speed or in an area with poor signals, causing the electronic device to be in an inactive state, the notification area needs to be updated. At this time, the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period are obtained. Then, based on the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period, the update method of the notification area is determined. For example, the electronic device is on a high-speed train or in an underground tunnel.

[0035] In some embodiments of the present application, step 101 may include: when the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area; or, when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0036] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -90 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 5 times within 10 minutes. The periodic update method is determined as the update method of the notification area.

[0037] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -90 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 10 times within 10 minutes. The periodic update method is determined as the update method of the notification area.

[0038] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -90 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 15 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0039] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -80 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 5 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0040] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -80 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 10 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0041] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -80 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 15 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0042] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -75 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 10 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0043] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -75 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 15 times within 10 minutes, and determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0044] It can be understood that when the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, it means that the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, and when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold, it means that the electronic device is in an area with good signal; when the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, it means that the electronic device is in a state of frequently crossing the notification area at high speed, and when the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is less than the number threshold, it means that the electronic device is not in a state of frequently crossing the notification area at high speed.

[0045] In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced; when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area, frequent updates of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary updates of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0046] In some embodiments of the present application, step 101 may include: when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is less than the number threshold, determining the mobility update method as the update method for the notification area.

[0047] Exemplarily, the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the signal quality of the electronic device is -75 dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 5 times within 10 minutes. The mobility update method is determined as the update method for the notification area.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and not moving at high speed, by determining the mobility update method as the update method for the notification area, frequent updates of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary updates of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0049] Step 102: Update the notification area of the electronic device from the first notification area to the second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

[0050] In some embodiments of the present application, the first notification area in the embodiments of the present application is the notification area configured for the electronic device before the notification area is updated, and the second notification area is the notification area where the electronic device is located when the notification area is updated.

[0051] In some embodiments of the present application, when the periodic update method is determined as the update method for the notification area, the notification area is updated every once in a while; it can be understood that this period of time is the update period of the notification area, wherein the update period of the notification area can be the update period of the notification area specified in the related art. When the mobility update method is determined as the update method for the notification area, when the electronic device moves out of the current notification area where it is located, the notification area is updated.

[0052] Exemplarily, assume that the notification area pre-configured for the electronic device is notification area A. When the periodic update method is determined as the update method for the notification area and the update period of the notification area is determined to be 10 minutes, the notification area where the electronic device is currently located is obtained every 10 minutes. Assume that the obtained notification area is notification area B, then configure notification area B as the notification area of the electronic device, that is, update the notification area of the electronic device from notification area A to notification area B.

[0053] Exemplarily, assume that the notification area pre-configured for the electronic device is notification area A. When the mobility update method is determined as the update method for the notification area, after the electronic device moves out of notification area A, assume that the electronic device moves into the range of notification area B, then configure notification area B as the notification area of the electronic device, that is, update the notification area of the electronic device from notification area A to notification area B.

[0054] In some embodiments of the present application, the update method of the notification area is determined by the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the notification area of the electronic device is updated within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network; according to the update method, the notification area of the electronic device is updated from a first notification area to a second notification area; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area. In this way, the update method of the notification area can be dynamically adjusted based on the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the notification area of the electronic device is updated within a reference time period, which can reduce unnecessary updates of the notification area, reduce signaling overhead and power consumption of the electronic device.

[0055] In some embodiments of the present application, before step 102, the notification area update method provided by the embodiments of the present application may further include: when the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to a signal quality threshold, determine the product of a reference update period and a period update factor as the update period of the notification area; wherein, the period update factor is greater than 1.

[0056] Exemplarily, assume that the signal quality threshold is -80dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the reference update period is 10 minutes, and the period update factor is 2.

[0057] The signal quality of the electronic device is -90dBm, and the electronic device updates the notification area 5 times within 10 minutes. The periodic update method is determined as the update method for the notification area, and the update period of the notification area is determined to be 20 minutes. Then, the notification area is updated every 20 minutes.

[0058] In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the update notification area and determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure in the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0059] In some embodiments of the present application, before determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor as the update period of the notification area, the notification area update method provided by the embodiments of the present application may further include: determining the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area according to the correspondence between the number of times of updating the notification area and the periodic update factor; wherein, the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area; correspondingly, determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor as the update period of the notification area may include: determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period.

[0060] In some embodiments of the present application, the fact that the periodic update factor in the embodiments of the present application is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area means that as the number of times of updating the notification area increases, the periodic update factor also increases. The larger the number of times of updating the notification area, the larger the periodic update factor.

[0061] For example, the correspondence between the number of times of updating the notification area and the periodic update factor is as shown in the following formula (1):

[0062] M = kx (1)

[0063] Wherein, in formula (1), M is the periodic update factor, x is the number of times of updating the notification area, and k is a coefficient, where k > 1. It can be seen from formula (1) that as the number of times of updating the notification area x increases, the periodic update factor M also increases, that is, the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area.

[0064] For another example, the correspondence between the number of times of updating the notification area and the periodic update factor is as shown in the following formula (2):

[0065] M = kx 2 (2)

[0066] Wherein, in formula (2), M is the periodic update factor, x is the number of times of updating the notification area, and k is a coefficient, where k > 1. It can be seen from formula (2) that as the number of times of updating the notification area x increases, the periodic update factor M also increases, that is, the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area.

[0067] Exemplarily, assume that the number of times of updating the notification area has a corresponding relationship with the periodic update factor as shown in the above formula (1), where k in formula (1) is 2. The signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, and the reference update period is 5 minutes.

[0068] The signal quality of the electronic device is -90 dBm. The electronic device updates the notification area 5 times within 10 minutes, determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, and determines the periodic update factor as 10 according to the above formula (1). Then, the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor, which is 50 minutes, is determined as the update period of the notification area. Then, the notification area is updated every 50 minutes.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal quality, by determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area and determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0070] In some embodiments of the present application, the method for updating the notification area provided by the embodiment of the present application may further include: when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determining the reference update period as the update period of the notification area.

[0071] Exemplarily, assume that the signal quality threshold is -80 dBm, the number threshold is 10 times, the reference time period is 10 minutes, the reference update period is 10 minutes, and the periodic update factor is 2.

[0072] The signal quality of the electronic device is -75 dBm. The electronic device updates the notification area 15 times within 10 minutes, determines the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, and determines the update period of the notification area as 10 minutes. Then, the notification area is updated every 10 minutes.

[0073] In the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal quality and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area and determining the reference update period as the update period of the notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0074] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the process of updating the notification area provided by some embodiments of the present application. The process of updating the notification area includes the following steps:

[0075] Step 201: Obtain the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the notification area of the electronic device is updated within the reference time period;

[0076] Step 202: Determine whether the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold. If so, execute Step 203; if not, execute Step 204;

[0077] Step 203: Determine the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area. According to the correspondence between the number of times the notification area is updated and the periodic update factor, determine the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area, and use the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area, and execute Step 207;

[0078] Step 204: Determine whether the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold. If so, execute Step 205; if not, execute Step 206;

[0079] Step 205: Determine the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, and determine the reference update period as the update period of the notification area, and execute Step 207;

[0080] Step 206: Determine the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, and execute Step 208;

[0081] Step 207: Update the notification area of the electronic device from the first notification area to the second notification area every update period of the notification area;

[0082] Step 208: When the electronic device moves out of the notification area, update the notification area of the electronic device from the first notification area to the second notification area.

[0083] In some embodiments of the present application, the update method of the notification area can be flexibly determined by the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period; for an electronic device with good signal quality and non-high-speed movement, the mobility update method is adopted; for an electronic device with good signal quality and high-speed movement, the periodic update method is adopted; for an electronic device with poor signal quality, the periodic update method is adopted; it can reduce unnecessary updates of the notification area, reduce signaling overhead and power consumption of the electronic device.

[0084] For the notification area update method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject can be a notification area update device. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the notification area update device executing the notification area update method as an example, the notification area update device provided by the embodiments of the present application is described.

[0085] Figure 3It is a schematic structural diagram of a notification area update device provided by some embodiments of the present application. The notification area update device 300 may include:

[0086] A determination module 301, configured to determine an update method for the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network;

[0087] An update module 302, configured to update the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

[0088] In the embodiments of the present application, by determining the update method for the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network; and updating the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area. In this way, it is possible to dynamically adjust the update method of the notification area based on the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period, reduce unnecessary updates of the notification area, and reduce signaling overhead and power consumption of the electronic device.

[0089] In some embodiments of the present application, the determination module 301 is specifically configured to:

[0090] When the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determine the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area;

[0091] Or, when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determine the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area.

[0092] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area, the probability of notification area update failure can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced; when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area, frequent updates of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary updates of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0093] In some embodiments of the present application, the determination module 301 is further configured to:

[0094] When the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, the product of the reference update period and the period update factor is determined as the update period of the notification area;

[0095] wherein, the period update factor is greater than 1.

[0096] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area and determining the product of the reference update period and the period update factor as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0097] In some embodiments of the present application, the determining module 301 is specifically configured to:

[0098] Determine the period update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area according to the corresponding relationship between the number of times of updating the notification area and the period update factor; wherein, the period update factor is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area;

[0099] Determine the product of the reference update period and the period update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area and determining the product of the reference update period and the period update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0101] In some embodiments of the present application, the determining module 301 is further configured to:

[0102] When the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determine the reference update period as the update period of the notification area.

[0103] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the notification area and determining the reference update period as the update period of the notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary update of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0104] In some embodiments of the present application, the determining module 301 is specifically configured to:

[0105] When the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is less than the number threshold, the mobility update method is determined as the update method of the notification area.

[0106] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and not moving at high speed, by determining the mobility update method as the update method of the update notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, reducing the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device.

[0107] The notification area update device in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other devices other than the terminal. Exemplarily, the electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc., and can also be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0108] The notification area update device in the embodiments of the present application can be a device with an operating system. The operating system can be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0109] The notification area update device provided by the embodiments of the present application can implement Figures 1 to 2 each process implemented by the notification area update method embodiment of

[0110] Optionally, as Figure 4As shown in the figure, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 400, including a processor 401 and a memory 402. A program or instruction that can run on the processor 401 is stored on the memory 402. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 401, it implements each step of the embodiment of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0111] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application.

[0112] The electronic device 500 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 501, a network module 502, an audio output unit 503, an input unit 504, a sensor 505, a display unit 506, a user input unit 507, an interface unit 508, a memory 509, and a processor 510, etc.

[0113] Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 500 may further include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. The power supply can be logically connected to the processor 510 through a power management system, so as to implement functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 5 The structure of the electronic device shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0114] Among them, the processor 510 is used to: determine the update method of the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network; update the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

[0115] In an embodiment of the present application, by determining the update method of the notification area according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein, the notification area is a notification area based on a radio access network; updating the notification area of the electronic device from a first notification area to a second notification area according to the update method; wherein, the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area. In this way, it is possible to dynamically adjust the update method of the notification area based on the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period, reduce unnecessary notification area updates, and reduce signaling overhead and power consumption of the electronic device.

[0116] In some embodiments of the present application, the processor 510 is specifically used to:

[0117] When the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determine the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area;

[0118] Alternatively, when the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determine the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area.

[0119] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and energy consumption of the electronic device can be reduced; when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary update of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and energy consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0120] In some embodiments of the present application, the processor 510 is further configured to:

[0121] When the signal quality of the electronic device is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determine the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor as the update period of the notification area;

[0122] Wherein, the periodic update factor is greater than 1.

[0123] In the embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method of the notification area and determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and energy consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0124] In some embodiments of the present application, the processor 510 is specifically configured to:

[0125] According to the correspondence between the number of times of updating the notification area and the periodic update factor, determine the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area; wherein, the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times of updating the notification area;

[0126] Determine the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area.

[0127] In an embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with poor signal, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the update notification area, and determining the product of the reference update period and the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area as the update period of the notification area, the probability of update failure of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0128] In some embodiments of the present application, the processor 510 is further configured to:

[0129] When the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is greater than or equal to the number threshold, determine the reference update period as the update period of the notification area.

[0130] In an embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and moving at high speed, by determining the periodic update method as the update method for the update notification area and determining the reference update period as the update period of the notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary update of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0131] In some embodiments of the present application, the processor 510 is specifically configured to:

[0132] When the signal quality of the electronic device is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within the reference time period is less than the number threshold, determine the mobility update method as the update method for the notification area.

[0133] In an embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is in an area with good signal and not moving at high speed, by determining the mobility update method as the update method for the update notification area, frequent update of the notification area can be avoided, unnecessary update of the notification area can be reduced, and the signaling load and power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.

[0134] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 504 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 5041 and a microphone 5042. The GPU 5041 processes the image data of static pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. The display unit 506 may include a display panel 5061, and the display panel 5061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 507 includes at least one of a touch panel 5071 and other input devices 5072. The touch panel 5071 is also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 5071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 5072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, power on / off keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be elaborated here.

[0135] The memory 509 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 509 mainly includes a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. Among them, the first storage area can store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 509 can include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 509 can include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 509 in the embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0136] The processor 510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 510 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. Among them, the application processor mainly processes operations related to the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 510 either.

[0137] The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, it realizes each process of the embodiment of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0138] Among them, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium. Examples of the computer-readable storage medium include non-transitory computer-readable media, such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disc, etc.

[0139] The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run a program or instruction to realize each process of the embodiment of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0140] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-chip, etc.

[0141] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program product is executed by at least one processor to realize each process of the embodiment of the notification area update method provided by the embodiment of the present application, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0142] It should be noted that in this document, the term "including", "comprising" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order according to the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0143] From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-described embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present application.

[0144] The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art, under the inspiration of the present application and without departing from the spirit and scope protected by the claims of the present application, can still make many forms, all of which fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A notification area update method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Determining an update mode of the notification area according to a signal quality of the electronic device and a number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein the notification area is a notification area based on a wireless access network; According to the updating method, the notification area of ​​the electronic device is updated from the first notification area to the second notification area; wherein the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining, according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period, an updating method of the notification area includes: When the signal quality is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining a periodic update mode as an update mode of the notification area; Alternatively, when the signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times is greater than or equal to the number threshold, a periodic update mode is determined as the update mode of the notification area.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that Before updating the notification area of ​​the electronic device from the first notification area to the second notification area according to the updating manner, the method further includes: In a case where the signal quality is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining a product of a reference update period and a period update factor as an update period of the notification area; Wherein, the periodic update factor is greater than 1.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Before determining the product of the reference update period and the period update factor as the update period of the notification area, the method further includes: According to the correspondence between the number of times the notification area is updated and the periodic update factor, determining the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the notification area is updated by the electronic device; wherein the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times the notification area is updated; The step of determining the product of the reference update period and the period update factor as the update period of the notification area comprises: The update period is determined as a product of the reference update period and a period update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In a case where the signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times is greater than or equal to the number threshold, a reference update period is determined as an update period of the notification area.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining, according to the signal quality of the electronic device and the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period, an updating method of the notification area includes: When the signal quality is greater than a signal quality threshold and the number of times is less than a number threshold, a mobility update mode is determined as an update mode of the notification area.

7. A notification area update device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A determination module, configured to determine an update mode of the notification area according to a signal quality of the electronic device and a number of times the electronic device updates the notification area within a reference time period; wherein the notification area is a notification area based on a wireless access network; An updating module is used to update the notification area of ​​the electronic device from the first notification area to the second notification area according to the updating method; wherein the second notification area is a notification area different from the first notification area.

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The determination module is specifically used for: When the signal quality is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining a periodic update mode as an update mode of the notification area; Alternatively, when the signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times is greater than or equal to the number threshold, a periodic update mode is determined as the update mode of the notification area.

9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that The determining module is also used for: In a case where the signal quality is less than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining a product of a reference update period and a period update factor as an update period of the notification area; Wherein, the periodic update factor is greater than 1.

10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that The determination module is specifically used for: According to the correspondence between the number of times the notification area is updated and the periodic update factor, determining the periodic update factor corresponding to the number of times the notification area is updated by the electronic device; wherein the periodic update factor is positively correlated with the number of times the notification area is updated; The update period is determined as a product of the reference update period and a period update factor corresponding to the number of times the electronic device updates the notification area.

11. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that The determining module is also used for: In a case where the signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold and the number of times is greater than or equal to the number threshold, a reference update period is determined as an update period of the notification area.

12. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The determination module is specifically used for: When the signal quality is greater than a signal quality threshold and the number of times is less than a number threshold, a mobility update mode is determined as an update mode of the notification area.

13. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the notification area update method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

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