Information processing method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an information processing method and device. The method can be executed by a first device, the first device is one or more environmental Internet of Things devices in an environmental Internet of Things scene, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving a first instruction sent by a second device, the first instruction being used for selecting the environmental Internet of Things devices in the environmental Internet of Things scene, the first instruction is used for indicating a selected first equipment type; based on the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matched environment Internet of Things device; wherein the second device is a network device or an intermediate node in an environment Internet of Things scene. By implementing the embodiment of the invention, the problem of selecting a specific type of environmental Internet of Things equipment in an environmental Internet of Things scene can be solved.

Description

Information processing method and device Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to an information processing method and device. Background Art

[0002] To conserve power and reduce device complexity in communication systems, a new class of devices, such as the Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) devices, has been introduced. Instead of generating their own energy, these devices can harvest energy, for example, from the surrounding environment or signals sent by surrounding devices. This energy can then be used for communication. These devices also eliminate the need for battery replacement.

[0003] Different types of A-IOT devices are supported in the A-IOT scenario. However, there is currently a lack of effective means for selecting specific types of A-IOT devices.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided. The method is performed by a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient Internet of Things devices in an ambient Internet of Things scenario. The method includes:

[0007] receiving a first instruction sent by a second device, where the first instruction is used to select an environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0008] Based on the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device;

[0009] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0010] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided. The method is performed by a second device, and the method includes:

[0011] Sending a first instruction to a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the first instruction is used to select an ambient IoT device in the ambient IoT scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0012] Wherein, the first instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device;

[0013] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0014] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device is provided. The first device is one or more ambient Internet of Things devices in an ambient Internet of Things scenario. The first device includes:

[0015] a transceiver module, configured to receive a first instruction sent by a second device, wherein the first instruction is used to select an environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0016] a processing module, configured to determine, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device;

[0017] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0018] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second device is provided, including:

[0019] a transceiver module, configured to send a first instruction to a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the first instruction being configured to select an ambient IoT device in the ambient IoT scenario, and the first instruction being configured to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0020] Wherein, the first instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device;

[0021] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0022] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

[0023] A first device, configured to perform an optional implementation of the first aspect;

[0024] The second device is configured to execute an optional implementation of the aforementioned second aspect.

[0025] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including: one or more processors;

[0026] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation of the first and second aspects mentioned above.

[0027] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes optional implementation methods of the aforementioned first and second aspects.

[0028] According to the technical solution disclosed in the present invention, a first instruction sent by a second device is received by a first device, and the first instruction is used to indicate the type of the selected first device, so that the first device can determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device according to the first instruction. This can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of environmental Internet of Things device in an environmental Internet of Things scenario, realize customized paging in an environmental Internet of Things scenario, and improve the device paging efficiency in an environmental Internet of Things scenario. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] 2A-2E are schematic diagrams of the architecture of an A-IoT device communicating with a network device and / or a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG3 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG4A is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG4B is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG5A is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG5B is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG6 is an interactive diagram of the information processing method proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a first device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a second device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus thereof, which can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of ambient IoT device in an ambient IoT scenario.

[0043] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, the method being performed by a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the method comprising:

[0044] receiving a first instruction sent by a second device, where the first instruction is used to select an environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0045] Based on the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device;

[0046] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the first device receives the first instruction sent by the second device, and the first instruction is used to indicate the type of the selected first device, so that the first device can determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device according to the first instruction. This can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and can realize customized paging in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, thereby improving the device paging efficiency in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, and the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0049] In the above embodiment, by defining the first device type field in the first instruction, the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type, so that the first device can determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0051] In the above embodiment, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type. By using one bit to indicate the device type of the selected environmental Internet of Things device, signaling overhead is saved.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value or a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type. By using 2 bits to indicate the device type of the selected environmental Internet of Things device, for example, it can be indicated that environmental Internet of Things devices of all device types are selected, that is, the selected environmental Internet of Things device does not distinguish between device types, thereby covering more selection schemes of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type, a second type and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0055] In the above embodiment, there are three types of environmental Internet of Things devices. By using two bits to indicate the device type of the selected environmental Internet of Things device, more selection schemes of environmental Internet of Things devices can be covered.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first instruction includes: determining a default mask field in the first instruction, where the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison of the first device; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0057] In the above embodiment, determining whether the first device is a matching ambient IoT device by device type can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of ambient IoT device in an ambient IoT scenario.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first instruction includes: determining whether there is a Mask field in the first instruction, and the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison of the first device; based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0059] In the above embodiment, by combining the device type with the Mask field in the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device is determined, which can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the first indication information indicates whether only the device type is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device, so that the first device can use a corresponding method to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first indication information, which can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first instruction includes: determining that the first indication information is the first value; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first instruction includes: determining that the first indication information is the second value; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction includes: the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field, and determining that the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field, and determining that the first device is a non-matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction includes: the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field and the first device matches the value of the Mask field, determining that the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device does not match the value of the Mask field, determining that the first device is an unmatched environmental Internet of Things device.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a second instruction sent by the second device, the second instruction being used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction including a second device type field, the second device type field being used to indicate the type of the inventoried device; and determining whether the first device is the device to be inventoried based on the second instruction.

[0067] In the above embodiment, a first device receives a second instruction sent by a second device, where the second instruction is used to inventory the first device to be inventoried. The second instruction is used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried, so that the first device can determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction. This can solve the problem of how to inventory a specific type of environmental Internet of Things devices in an environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein, the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the second indication information indicates whether only the device type is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried, so that the first device can use a corresponding method to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second indication information, which can solve the problem of how to inventory a specific type of environmental Internet of Things devices in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction includes: determining that the second indication information is a first value; and determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second device type field in the second instruction.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction includes: determining that the second indication information is a second value; and determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the first field and the second device type field in the second instruction.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one item: determining that the first device is a device to be inventoried; and sending a response message to the second device, wherein the response message is a message in response to the second instruction.

[0073] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a second device and includes:

[0074] Sending a first instruction to a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the first instruction is used to select an ambient IoT device in the ambient IoT scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device;

[0075] Wherein, the first instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device;

[0076] The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, and the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value or a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type, a second type and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the third value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction contains a default mask field, and the first device type field is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison by the first device; or, the Mask field exists in the first instruction, and the first device type field and the Mask field are used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending a second instruction to the first device, the second instruction being used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction including a second device type field, the second device type field being used to indicate the type of the inventoried device; wherein the second instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a device to be inventoried.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein, the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a response message sent by the first device, where the response message is a message in which the first device responds to the second instruction after determining that the first device is the device to be inventoried.

[0086] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a first device, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the first device is used to execute an optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0087] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a second device, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the second device is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0088] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, including:

[0089] A first device, configured as an optional implementation of the first aspect;

[0090] The second device is configured to execute an optional implementation of the aforementioned second aspect.

[0091] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation method of the aforementioned first aspect.

[0092] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation method of the aforementioned second aspect.

[0093] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes optional implementation methods of the aforementioned first and second aspects.

[0094] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0095] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0096] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0097] It is understandable that the first device, the second device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip, or the chip system described above are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0098] The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus thereof. In some embodiments, the terms information processing method, communication method, etc. are interchangeable, the terms information processing apparatus, communication apparatus, etc. are interchangeable, and the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. are interchangeable.

[0099] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0100] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0101] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0102] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0103] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0105] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0106] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0107] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0108] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0109] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0110] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0111] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0112] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0113] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0114] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0115] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0116] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0117] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0118] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a first device and a second device. The number and configuration of devices shown in Figure 1 are for example purposes only and do not limit the present disclosure. In actual applications, two or more first devices and two or more second devices may be included. The communication system 100 shown in Figure 1 includes, for example, a first device 101 and a second device 102.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first device 101 can be one or more ambient Internet of Things (Ambient Internet of Things, also called Ambient IOT or A-IOT) devices in the ambient Internet of Things scenario. The A-IOT device does not need to generate energy by itself, but can collect energy, such as collecting energy based on the surrounding environment or signals sent by surrounding devices, and can communicate based on the collected energy. The device also does not need to be configured with batteries or replaced. In other words, the ambient Internet of Things device needs to collect radio waves sent by the surrounding environment or surrounding devices to obtain energy before it can drive itself to work. The ambient Internet of Things device has the characteristics of low memory, low processing power, low power, small data transmission, and massive deployment. The ambient Internet of Things device can be maintenance-free and have a long service life.

[0120] In some embodiments, the device types of the A-IOT devices include a first type and a second type. Among them, the A-IOT device of the first type has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification function, and the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Optionally, the peak power consumption of the A-IOT device of the first type is less than 1 microwatt (uw). The A-IOT device of the second type has energy storage, an independent signal amplification function, and the uplink transmission is based on an internally generated signal or the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Optionally, the peak power consumption of the A-IOT device of the second type is less than or equal to several hundred uw. Exemplarily, the first type refers to a device with energy storage and no independent signal generation and / or amplification function; the second type refers to a device with energy storage and a signal amplification function. Exemplarily, the first type refers to a device with a peak power consumption of less than 1 microwatt (uw); the second type refers to a device with a peak power consumption of less than or equal to several hundred uw (such as 100uw or 200uw, etc.). It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the several hundred uW is, for example, 100 uW or 200 uW, etc., which is an example given to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art. That is, the peak power consumption is less than or equal to other hundreds of uW, and this disclosure does not make a specific limitation on this.

[0121] In some embodiments, the device type of an A-IOT device can be divided into a first type and a second type. The first type of A-IOT device can refer to a "backscattering" A-IOT device, and the second type of A-IOT device can refer to a "non-backscattering" A-IOT device, where "backscattering" can, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering (or uplink transmission relies on backscattering transmission); and "non-backscattering" can, for example, refer to actively sending signals (or uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals).

[0122] In some embodiments, the device type of the A-IOT device can be divided into a first type, a second type, and a third type. Among them, the A-IOT device of the first type has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification function, and the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Optionally, the peak power consumption of the A-IOT device of the first type is less than 1 microwatt (uw). The A-IOT device of the second type has energy storage, an independent signal amplification function, and the uplink transmission is based on an internally generated signal. Optionally, the peak power consumption of the A-IOT device of the second type is less than or equal to several hundred uw. The A-IOT device of the third type has energy storage, an independent signal amplification function, and the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Optionally, the A-IOT device of the third type is less than or equal to the peak power consumption of several hundred uw. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the several hundred uw is, for example, 100 uw or 200 uw, etc., which is an example given to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, that is, the peak power consumption is less than or equal to other hundreds of uw, and this disclosure does not make a specific limitation on this.

[0123] In some embodiments, the second device 102 may be a network device or an intermediate node in an A-IOT scenario. In some embodiments, the second device 102 may perform an inventory or page on the first device 101. In some embodiments, terms such as "inventory," "paging," "statistics," and "inventory" may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, "paging" in this disclosure may refer to searching for or inventorying A-IOT devices in an A-IOT scenario. "Inventory" in this disclosure may refer to checking the number of A-IOT devices in an existing A-IOT scenario by methods such as counting or reconciliation.

[0124] In some embodiments, the second device 102 is, for example, an intermediate node in an A-IOT scenario. In some embodiments, the second device 102 can be, for example, a relay, an IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul), a terminal, or a repeater. In some embodiments, the terminal herein can be a user-side entity for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone. It can also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), or mobile terminal (MT). The terminal may be at least one of a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0125] In some embodiments, the second device 102 is, for example, a network device in an A-IOT scenario. In some embodiments, the network device may be an access network device. In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal device to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home nodeB (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open RAN, a cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, and an access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0126] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0127] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0128] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0129] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0130] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0131] It's important to note that in today's IoT networks, traditional IoT devices are often powered by conventional batteries with limited lifespans, negatively impacting the user experience. The astronomical growth of IoT networks, coupled with the proliferation of IoT devices, has pushed maintenance expenses, including labor and battery costs, to a whole new level. Billions of conventional batteries are discarded each year, with only a small fraction effectively recycled, negatively impacting the Earth's ecosystem. Maintaining IoT network operations and replacing batteries can be extremely challenging in some extreme environmental conditions. Battery-free IoT communications have been proposed, promising improved network performance and sustainability, while expanding their application scenarios. Furthermore, battery-free communications are more environmentally friendly and safer for children and the elderly. By eliminating traditional batteries, device size and cost can be significantly reduced, paving the way for a variety of new applications.

[0132] In the 5G era, various LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) technologies, such as MTC (Machine Type Communication), NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things), and RedCap (Reduced Capability), have been developed to meet the growing needs of vertical fields. These LPWA technologies achieve low cost, low power consumption, and large-scale connectivity, which can meet the requirements of many applications. However, there are still many use cases and applications that cannot be solved in the following situations. First, devices driven by traditional batteries are not applicable, such as in extreme environmental conditions (such as high voltage, extremely high / low temperature, and humid environments). Second, maintenance-free devices are required (for example, traditional batteries that do not need to be replaced in the device). Finally, ultra-low complexity, very small device size / form factor (such as mm thickness), and longer life cycle are required.

[0133] Ambient-powered IoT is a promising technology that can address the aforementioned unmet needs. An ambient-powered IoT device is an IoT device powered by energy harvesting, either without a battery or with limited energy storage capabilities (e.g., using capacitors), by harvesting radio waves, light, motion, heat, or any other suitable power source.

[0134] Energy harvested from the environment can power sensor nodes for data transmission and wireless communication. Current mainstream low-power IoT communication chips (such as BLE, LoRa, and NB-IoT) consume tens or even hundreds of milliwatts of power for both transmission and reception. However, ambient energy harvesting only yields microwatts, making it inadequate for these nodes. Therefore, new wireless communication technologies are needed to reduce communication energy consumption to tens or even below ten microwatts. Backscatter communications is currently the mainstream approach. Backscatter communications is a key technology for building a green, energy-efficient, and flexibly deployable future IoT, and a crucial means of achieving the "Intelligent Connection of Everything."

[0135] Backscatter communication is a modulation and transmission technology designed with extremely low power consumption, which utilizes the principle of backscattering of radio frequency signals. For example, when a radio frequency signal reaches the surface of an object, a portion of it will be reflected. The sending node adjusts the matching between the receiving antenna and the impedance according to the information to be sent, thereby enhancing the reflection of the incident radio frequency signal and modulating the acquired sensing data onto the reflected signal to complete the transmission of the data. This process is similar to that of a reflector. Compared with other communication technologies, backscatter communication does not require a complex radio frequency structure, reduces the use of devices such as power amplifiers, high-precision crystal oscillators, duplexers, and high-precision filters, and does not require complex baseband processing. Therefore, it can simplify terminal design and significantly reduce the cost of terminal nodes.

[0136] Backscatter communication has been widely used in RFID (radio frequency identification) systems, with numerous large-scale commercial applications. Its operating principle is that a receiver (typically an RFID reader) transmits a radio frequency excitation signal, activating a passive node (typically an RFID tag). The tag then uses backscatter communication to modulate its information onto the radio frequency signal. The reader then receives the reflected signal from the passive tag and demodulates it, achieving information transmission.

[0137] Currently, RFID technology also has numerous drawbacks, such as limited coverage (the wireless signal experiences double-path fading during the round-trip communication process, resulting in high path loss and a short effective communication range), single-channel transmission, the need for strict tag alignment, and a lack of power control. RFID technology still has significant room for improvement in communication. Integration with 3GPP communication technologies is needed to improve the wireless communication performance of RFID technology in the passive IoT.

[0138] To conserve power and reduce device complexity in communication systems, new devices, such as the Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) devices, have been introduced. These A-IoT devices require energy from radio waves emitted by the surrounding environment or surrounding devices before they can operate. Therefore, before sourcing energy, A-IoT devices are typically powered off, meaning they are disconnected from the network. To address this, communication systems must support data communication methods with shorter transmission times, lower memory consumption, and more convenient terminal management to expedite data communication.

[0139] In some embodiments, the present disclosure implements a wireless communication design based on backscatter technology to communicate with an ambient energy device (also referred to as an ambient IoT device, i.e., the first device in this article). Optionally, the above-mentioned ambient IoT device (also called an Ambient IOT device, or an A-IOT device) can be applicable to a variety of different communication architectures in a communication system, wherein Figures 2A-2E are schematic diagrams of the architecture when an A-IoT device communicates with a network device and / or a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Optionally, as shown in Figure 2A, data or signals can be directly received and sent between the A-IoT device (i.e., the Ambient IoT device in Figure 2A) and the network device (such as a base station (BS)).

[0140] Optionally, as shown in FIG2B , the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) can indirectly receive and send data or signals through an intermediate node, where the intermediate node can be, for example, a relay, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, a terminal, or a repeater.

[0141] Optionally, as shown in FIG2C , uplink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and downlink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node, which can be, for example, a relay, an IAB device, a terminal, or a repeater.

[0142] Optionally, as shown in FIG2D , downlink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and uplink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node.

[0143] Optionally, as shown in FIG2E , data can be directly received and sent between the A-IoT device and the terminal (or user equipment (UE)), and the terminal can be responsible for collecting data from the A-IoT device and forwarding the collected data to the network device.

[0144] Based on the above content, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus thereof, which can solve the problem of how to select a specific type of A-IoT device in an A-IoT scenario, realize customized paging in an A-IoT scenario, and improve the device paging efficiency in an A-IoT scenario.

[0145] Figure 3 is an interactive diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0146] Step S3101: The second device 102 sends a first instruction.

[0147] In some embodiments, the first instruction is sent by the second device 102. For example, the second device 102 sends the first instruction to the first device 101, and accordingly, the first device 101 receives the first instruction sent by the second device 102. In some embodiments, the first instruction can be, for example, a selection instruction, such as a select command or a paging command, or other names, which are not limited in this disclosure.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to select an A-IOT device in an A-IOT scenario. In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to indicate the type of the selected first device, that is, the first instruction may indicate which type of A-IOT device to select.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include a first device type field, which may be used to indicate the selected first device type, that is, to indicate which type of A-IOT device is selected. Exemplarily, the first instruction defines a first device type field, which indicates which type of A-IOT device is selected.

[0150] In some embodiments, the device type of an A-IOT device may include a first type and a second type. The number of bits in the first device type field may be 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, indicating that the first type of A-IOT device is selected; and the first device type field is a second value, indicating that the second type of A-IOT device is selected. Exemplarily, the device type of an A-IOT device may be divided into a first type and a second type. The first device type field in the first instruction may be represented by 1 bit. For example, a value of 0 in the first device type field indicates that the first type of A-IOT device is selected, and a value of 1 in the first device type field indicates that the second type of A-IOT device is selected. For another example, a value of 1 in the first device type field indicates that the first type of A-IOT device is selected, and a value of 0 in the first device type field indicates that the second type of A-IOT device is selected. The first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and relies on backscatter transmission for uplink transmission. The second type of A-IOT device has energy storage and independent signal amplification, and its uplink transmission is based on an internally generated signal or relies on backscatter transmission for uplink transmission. Alternatively, the peak power consumption of the first type of A-IOT device is less than 1 microwatt (uW); the peak power consumption of the second type of A-IOT device is less than or equal to several hundred uW. Alternatively, the first type of A-IOT device may refer to a "backscattering" A-IOT device, and the second type of A-IOT device may refer to a "non-backscattering" A-IOT device, where "backscattering" may, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering (or uplink transmission relying on backscattering transmission); and "non-backscattering" may, for example, refer to being able to actively send signals (or uplink transmission based on internally generated signals).

[0151] In some embodiments, the device type of the A-IOT device may include a first type and a second type. The number of bits of the first device type field in the first instruction may be 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of A-IOT device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of A-IOT device; the first device type field is a fifth value or a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of A-IOT devices. Exemplarily, the device type of the A-IOT device can be divided into a first type and a second type. The first device type field in the first instruction can be represented by 2 bits. For example, the value of the first device type field is 00, which can indicate the selection of the first type of A-IOT device; the value of the first device type field is 01, which can indicate the selection of the second type of A-IOT device; the value of the first device type field is 10 or 11, which can indicate the selection of all types of A-IOT devices (i.e., the selection of the first type of A-IOT device and the second type of A-IOT device). The first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; the second type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Alternatively, the peak power consumption of the first type of A-IOT device is less than 1 microwatt (uW); the peak power consumption of the second type of A-IOT device is less than or equal to several hundred uW. Alternatively, the first type of A-IOT device may refer to a "backscattering" A-IOT device, and the second type of A-IOT device may refer to a "non-backscattering" A-IOT device, wherein "backscattering" may, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering (or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission); "non-backscattering" may, for example, refer to being able to actively send signals (or uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals). It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are merely examples given for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value may also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there may be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0152] In some embodiments, the device type of the A-IOT device may include a first type, a second type, and a third type. The number of bits of the first device type field in the above-mentioned first instruction may be 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of A-IOT device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of A-IOT device; the first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of A-IOT device; the first device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of A-IOT devices. Exemplarily, the device type of the A-IOT device can be divided into a first type, a second type, and a third type. The first device type field in the first instruction can be represented by 2 bits. For example, the value of the first device type field is 00, which can indicate the selection of the first type of A-IOT device. The value of the first device type field is 01, which can indicate the selection of the second type of A-IOT device. The value of the first device type field is 10, which can indicate the selection of the third type of A-IOT device. The value of the first device type field is 11, which can indicate the selection of all types of A-IOT devices (i.e., the selection of the first type of A-IOT device, the second type of A-IOT device, and the third type of A-IOT device). Among them, the first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; the second type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and the uplink transmission is based on an internally generated signal; the third type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and the uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are merely examples given for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value may also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there may be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0153] In some embodiments, the first instruction can be used by the first device 101 to determine whether it is a matching A-IOT device. That is, the second device 102 can send the first instruction and use it to determine which A-IOT device is a matching A-IOT device in the A-IOT scenario; the first device 101 receives the first instruction sent by the second device 102 and can determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device based on the first instruction, so that the second device 102 can inventory part of the first device 101.

[0154] Step S3102: The first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a matching environmental IoT device based on the first instruction.

[0155] In some embodiments, the first device 101 receives a first instruction sent by the second device 102, and the first device 101 can determine whether it is a matching A-IOT device based on the first instruction.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines the default Mask field in the first instruction, where the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison; based on the first device type field in the first instruction, the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. Exemplarily, the first instruction defines a Mask field, which may be default. When the Mask field is defaulted in the first instruction, it may indicate that the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. If the Mask field is defaulted in the first instruction received by the first device 101, the first device 101 may determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device based on the first device type field in the first instruction. In other words, the first device 101 may use the first device type field to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. In some embodiments, the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the first device type field, and the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device. In some embodiments, the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the first device type field, and the first device 101 is determined to be a non-matching A-IOT device. Exemplarily, if the device type indicated by the value of the first device type field is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device. For example, taking the value of the first device type field as 0, indicating the selection of the first type of A-IOT device, and the value of the first device type field as 1, indicating the selection of the second type of A-IOT device, as an example, when the value of the first device type field in the first instruction received by the first device 101 is 0, if the device type of the first device 101 is the first type, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device; if the device type of the first device 101 is the second type, the first device 101 is determined to be a non-matching A-IOT device.

[0157] In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines that a Mask field exists in the first instruction, and the Mask field is used to indicate the content to be compared by the first device 101; the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction. Exemplarily, the Mask field is defined in the first instruction, and the Mask field can be defaulted. When the Mask field is defaulted in the first instruction, it can indicate that the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device; when the Mask field exists in the first instruction, it can indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. If the Mask field exists in the first instruction received by the first device 101, the first device 101 uses the first device type field and the Mask field to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device.

[0158] In some embodiments, the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the first device type field, and the first device 101 matches the value of the Mask field, and the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device. In some embodiments, the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device 101 does not match the value of the Mask field, and the first device 101 is determined to be a non-matching A-IOT device. Exemplarily, if the device type indicated by the value of the first device type field is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device. For example, taking the value of the first device type field as 0, indicating the selection of the first type of A-IOT device, and the value of the first device type field as 1, indicating the selection of the second type of A-IOT device, when the value of the first device type field in the first instruction received by the first device 101 is 0, if the device type of the first device 101 is the first type and the first device 101 matches the value of the Mask field, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device; if the device type of the first device 101 is the second type and / or the first device 101 does not match the value of the Mask field, the first device 101 is determined to be an unmatched A-IOT device.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes the first device type field, and may further include a Mask field and first indication information, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content to be compared by the first device 101, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. The first indication information is a first value, which is used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device; and the first indication information is a second value, which is used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device.

[0160] In some embodiments, the number of bits of the first indication information may be 1, wherein the first indication information is a first value (e.g., 0), indicating that only the first device type field or the Mask field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device; the first indication information is a second value (e.g., 1), indicating that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. In some embodiments, the number of bits of the first indication information may be 2, wherein the first indication information is a third value (e.g., 00), indicating that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device; the first indication information is a fourth value (e.g., 01), indicating that only the Mask field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device; the first indication information is a fifth value (e.g., 10) or a sixth value (e.g., 11), indicating that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. It should be noted that the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are only examples given to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value may also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there may be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0161] Exemplarily, the first indication information is defined in the first instruction, and the first indication information indicates whether to use the first device type field to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device, or to use the first device type field and the Mask field to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. For example, the first indication information is a first value, which can indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. The first indication information is a second value, which can indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device.

[0162] In this embodiment, the first device 101 determines that the first indication information is the first value; based on the first device type field, the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. Exemplarily, if the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the first device type field, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device; if the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the first device type field, the first device 101 is determined to be a non-matching A-IOT device.

[0163] In this embodiment, the first device 101 determines that the first indication information is the second value; the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device based on the first device type field and the Mask field. Exemplarily, if the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the first device type field and the first device 101 matches the value of the Mask field, the first device 101 is determined to be a matching A-IOT device; if the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device 101 does not match the value of the Mask field, the first device 101 is determined to be a non-matching A-IOT device.

[0164] In some embodiments, if the second device 102 selects an A-IOT device that can actively send signals through the first instruction, the second device 102 may not send an excitation signal (e.g., a continuous wave (CW)) in the subsequent process. In other words, the second device 102 may not send an excitation signal to the "A-IOT device that can actively send signals" in the subsequent process. If the second device 102 selects an A-IOT device that sends signals based on backscattering through the first instruction, the second device 102 needs to send an excitation signal in the subsequent process to facilitate the "A-IOT device that sends signals based on backscattering" to perform backscatter transmission based on the excitation signal to send signals to the second device 102. Exemplarily, the second device 102 needs to send an excitation signal in the subsequent process to provide excitation or energy to the "A-IOT device that sends signals based on backscattering". The "A-IOT device that sends signals based on backscattering" achieves uplink transmission through backscatter CW. CW is actually also a type of ES. A-IoT devices can receive CW and store energy.

[0165] Step S3103: The second device 102 sends a second instruction.

[0166] In some embodiments, the second instruction is sent by the second device 102. For example, the second device 102 sends the second instruction to the first device 101, and accordingly, the first device 101 receives the second instruction sent by the second device 102. In some embodiments, the second device 102 may send the second instruction upon determining that the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. For example, the first device 101 determines that it is a matching A-IOT device and sends information or a signal to the second device 102. The second device 102 determines that the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device based on the information or signal and sends the second instruction, such as sending the second instruction to the first device 101 as the matching A-IOT device. In some embodiments, the second device 102 does not need to determine whether the first device 101 is a matching A-IOT device. After sending the first instruction, the second device 102 sends the second instruction. For example, after sending the first instruction, the second device 102 sends the second instruction to the A-IOT device in the A-IOT scenario after a period of time. For example, the second device 102 sends the second instruction based on the implementation determination. In some embodiments, the second instruction may be, for example, an inventory instruction, for example, named as a query command, an inventory command, or a paging command, or other names, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0167] In some embodiments, the second instruction can be used to inventory the first device to be inventoried. The second instruction includes a second device type field, which is used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried. That is, the second instruction can indicate which type of A-IOT device to inventory, or the second instruction can indicate which type of A-IOT device responds to the second instruction.

[0168] In some embodiments, the device type of an A-IOT device may include a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the second device type field may be 1, wherein the second device type field is a first value, used to indicate that an A-IOT device of the first type is being inventoried; and the second device type field is a second value, used to indicate that an A-IOT device of the second type is being inventoried. Exemplarily, the device type of an A-IOT device may be divided into a first type and a second type, and the second device type field in the first instruction may be represented by 1 bit, for example, the value of the second device type field is 0, indicating that an A-IOT device of the first type is being inventoried, and the value of the second device type field is 1, indicating that an A-IOT device of the second type is being inventoried; for another example, the value of the second device type field is 1, indicating that an A-IOT device of the first type is being inventoried, and the value of the second device type field is 0, indicating that an A-IOT device of the second type is being inventoried. The first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; the second type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Alternatively, the peak power consumption of the first type of A-IOT device is less than 1 microwatt (uW); the peak power consumption of the second type of A-IOT device is less than or equal to several hundred uW. Alternatively, the first type of A-IOT device may refer to a "backscattering" A-IOT device, and the second type of A-IOT device may refer to a "non-backscattering" A-IOT device, wherein "backscattering" may, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering (or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission); "non-backscattering" may, for example, refer to being able to actively send signals (or uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals).

[0169] In some embodiments, the device type of an A-IOT device may include a first type and a second type. The number of bits of the second device type field in the first instruction may be 2, wherein the second device type field is a third value, used to indicate an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device; the second device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate an inventory of the second type of A-IOT device; and the second device type field is a fifth value or a sixth value, used to indicate an inventory of all types of A-IOT devices. Exemplarily, the device types of an A-IOT device may be divided into a first type and a second type. The second device type field in the first instruction may be represented by 2 bits. For example, a value of 00 in the second device type field may indicate an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device; a value of 01 in the second device type field may indicate an inventory of the second type of A-IOT device; and a value of 10 or 11 in the second device type field may indicate an inventory of all types of A-IOT devices (i.e., an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device and the second type of A-IOT device). The first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; the second type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. Alternatively, the peak power consumption of the first type of A-IOT device is less than 1 microwatt (uW); the peak power consumption of the second type of A-IOT device is less than or equal to several hundred uW. Alternatively, the first type of A-IOT device may refer to a "backscattering" A-IOT device, and the second type of A-IOT device may refer to a "non-backscattering" A-IOT device, wherein "backscattering" may, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering (or uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission); "non-backscattering" may, for example, refer to being able to actively send signals (or uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals). It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are merely examples given for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value may also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there may be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0170] In some embodiments, the device type of the A-IOT device may include a first type, a second type, and a third type. The number of bits of the second device type field in the above-mentioned first instruction may be 2, wherein the second device type field is a third value, used to indicate an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device; the second device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate an inventory of the second type of A-IOT device; the second device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate an inventory of the third type of A-IOT device; and the second device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate an inventory of all types of A-IOT devices. Exemplarily, the device types of A-IOT devices can be divided into a first type, a second type, and a third type. The second device type field in the first instruction can be represented by 2 bits. For example, the value of the second device type field is 00, which can indicate an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device. The value of the second device type field is 01, which can indicate an inventory of the second type of A-IOT device. The value of the second device type field is 10, which can indicate an inventory of the third type of A-IOT device. The value of the second device type field is 11, which can indicate an inventory of all types of A-IOT devices (i.e., an inventory of the first type of A-IOT device, the second type of A-IOT device, and the third type of A-IOT device). The first type of A-IOT device has energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; the second type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and uplink transmission is based on an internally generated signal; the third type of A-IOT device has energy storage, independent signal amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are merely examples given for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value may also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there may be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0171] In step S3104 , the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction.

[0172] In some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; wherein, the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried.

[0173] In some embodiments, the number of bits of the second indication information may be 1, wherein the second indication information is a first value (e.g., 0), indicating that only the second device type field or the first field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value (e.g., 1), indicating that the second device type field and the first field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried. In some embodiments, the number of bits of the second indication information may be 2, wherein the second indication information is a third value (e.g., 00), indicating that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a fourth value (e.g., 01), indicating that only the first field is used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; and the second indication information is a fifth value (e.g., 10) or a sixth value (e.g., 11), indicating that the second device type field and the first field are used to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried. It should be noted that the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value are only examples given to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the values ​​of the third value, fourth value, fifth value and sixth value can also have other combinations, for example, the third value is 01, the fourth value is 00, the fifth value is 11, the sixth value is 10, or there can be other combinations, etc. This disclosure does not limit this and will not go into details.

[0174] In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines that the second indication information in the second instruction is a first value, and the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried based on the second device type field. Exemplarily, the second indication information is the first value, and the first device 101 may use only the second device type field to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried. In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines whether its device type matches the value of the second device type field. If the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the second device type field, the first device 101 determines that the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried; if the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the second device type field, the first device 101 determines that the first device 101 is not a device to be inventoried. Exemplarily, if the device type indicated by the value of the second device type field is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, the first device 101 determines that it is a device to be inventoried; if the device type indicated by the value of the second device type field is inconsistent with the device type of the first device 101, the first device 101 determines that it is not a device to be inventoried.

[0175] In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines that the second indication information in the second instruction is a second value, and the first device 101 determines whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried based on the first field and the second device type field. Exemplarily, the second indication information is the second value, and the first device 101 may use the second device type field in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried. In some embodiments, the first device 101 determines whether its device type matches the value of the second device type field and whether the value of the first field matches that of the first device 101. If the device type of the first device 101 matches the value of the second device type field and the value of the first field matches that of the first device 101, the first device 101 determines that the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried. If the device type of the first device 101 does not match the value of the second device type field and / or the value of the first field does not match that of the first device 101, the first device 101 determines that the first device 101 is not a device to be inventoried. Exemplarily, if the device type indicated by the value of the second device type field is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, and the value of the first field matches the first device 101, then the first device 101 determines that it is a device to be inventoried; if the device type indicated by the value of the second device type field is inconsistent with the device type of the first device 101, and / or the value of the first field does not match the first device 101, then the first device 101 determines that it is not a device to be inventoried.

[0176] Exemplarily, the first field includes but is not limited to the Sel field, the Session field, and the Target field. For example, if the first device 101 only determines whether it is a device to be inventoried through the first field, exemplarily, if Sel is set to 10, it means that the first device 101 with the SL flag set to ~SL is inventoried, that is, the first device 101 with the SL flag set to ~SL is the device to be inventoried; if Sel is set to 11, it means that the first device 101 with the SL flag set to SL is inventoried, that is, the first device 101 with the SL flag set to SL is the device to be inventoried. If Sel is set to 00 or 01, it means that the first device 101 with the SL fag set to ~SL or the SL flag set to SL is inventoried, that is, if Sel is set to 00 or 01, Sel is not used to determine whether it is a device to be inventoried, but the Session and Target fields are used instead. For example, if Session is set to 00 and Target is set to 0, it means that the first device 101 with Session S0 set to A is inventoried, that is, the first device 101 with Session S0 set to A is the device to be inventoried.

[0177] In step S3105 , the first device 101 determines that the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried.

[0178] In some embodiments, step S3104 is optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. Exemplarily, the first device 101 receives the second instruction sent by the second device 102, and the first device 101 may determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction. For example, the second indication information in the second instruction is a first value, and the first device 101 determines that the value of the second device type field in the second instruction is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, and the first device 101 may determine that it is a device to be inventoried. For another example, the second indication information in the second instruction is a second value, and the first device 101 determines that the value of the second device type field in the second instruction is consistent with the device type of the first device 101, and the device identifier indicated by the value of the first field in the second instruction is consistent with the device identifier of the first device 101, and the first device 101 may determine that it is a device to be inventoried.

[0179] In step S3106 , the first device 101 sends a response message to the second device 102 , where the response message is a message responding to the second instruction.

[0180] In some embodiments, the response message is sent from the first device 101 to the second device 102 . For example, the first device 101 sends the response message to the second device 102 , and correspondingly, the second device 102 receives the response message sent by the first device 101 .

[0181] In some embodiments, if the first device 101 determines that it is a device to be inventoried, then, if certain conditions are met, the first device 101 may send a response message to the second device 102. For example, when the value of the first parameter Q decreases to 0, the first device 101 sends a response message to the second device 102. In some embodiments, the response message may include, but is not limited to, the device identifier of the first device 101. For example, the device identifier may be a random number generated based on the first parameter. The first parameter may be represented by Q or may be named by other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. The first parameter can be configured or pre-configured by the second device 102 (such as a network device). The first parameter (such as the Q value) is used to resolve conflicts. For example, the first device 101 that obtains the first parameter can randomly select a number from (0 to 2 to the power of Q) and use the random number as the initial value of the counter. Each time the second instruction is received, the value of the counter is subtracted by 1. When the value of the counter is reduced to 0, the first device 101 can send a response message to the second device 102 in response to the second instruction. The response message can carry the random number.

[0182] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0183] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0184] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0185] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0186] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0187] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0188] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3106. For example, step S3101 + step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101 + step S3102 + step S3103 + step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101 + step S3102 + step S3103 + step S3105 + step S3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101 + step S3102 + step S3103 + step S3104 + step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 + step S3102 + step S3103 + step S3104 + step S3105 + step S3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0189] In some embodiments, step S3103, step S3104, step S3105 and step S3106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0190] In some embodiments, step S3104 and step S3106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0191] In some embodiments, step S3104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0192] In some embodiments, step S3106 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0193] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 .

[0194] FIG4A is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the first device 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0195] Step S4101: Receive a first instruction.

[0196] In some embodiments, the first instruction is sent by the second device 102 . For example, the second device 102 sends the first instruction to the first device 101 , and correspondingly, the first device 101 receives the first instruction sent by the second device 102 .

[0197] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0198] Step S4102: Determine whether the first device 101 is a matching environmental IoT device based on the first instruction.

[0199] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3102 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0200] Step S4103: Receive a second instruction.

[0201] In some embodiments, the second instruction is sent by the second device 102 . For example, the second device 102 sends the second instruction to the first device 101 , and correspondingly, the first device 101 receives the second instruction sent by the second device 102 .

[0202] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0203] Step S4104: Determine whether the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction.

[0204] The optional implementation of step S4104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3104 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0205] Step S4105: Determine that the first device 101 is a device to be inventoried.

[0206] The optional implementation of step S4105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3105 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0207] Step S4106: Send a response message to the second device 102, where the response message is a message responding to the second instruction.

[0208] The optional implementation of step S4106 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3106 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0209] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4106. For example, step S4101 + step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101 + step S4102 + step S4103 + step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101 + step S4102 + step S4103 + step S4105 + step S4106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101 + step S4102 + step S4103 + step S4104 + step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4101 + step S4102 + step S4103 + step S4104 + step S4105 + step S4106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0210] In some embodiments, step S4103, step S4104, step S4105 and step S4106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0211] In some embodiments, step S4104 and step S4106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0212] In some embodiments, step S4104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0213] In some embodiments, step S4106 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0214] FIG4B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the first device 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0215] Step S4201: Receive a first instruction sent by a second device, where the first instruction is used to select an ambient Internet of Things device in an ambient Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a selected first device type.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, where the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0217] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the bit number of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0218] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is the third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0219] In some embodiments, the device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include a first type, a second type, and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0220] Step S4202: Based on the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device.

[0221] In some embodiments, based on the first instruction, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device includes: determining a default mask field in the first instruction, where the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0222] In some embodiments, based on the first instruction, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device includes: determining that there is a Mask field in the first instruction, and the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison; based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0224] In some embodiments, based on the first instruction, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device includes: determining that the first indication information is a first value; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0225] In some embodiments, based on the first instruction, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device includes: determining that the first indication information is a second value; and determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction.

[0226] In some embodiments, based on the first device type field in the first instruction, optional implementation methods for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device include: the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field, and the first device is determined to be a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field, and the first device is determined to be a non-matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0227] In some embodiments, based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, optional implementation methods for determining whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device include: if the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field and the first device matches the value of the Mask field, the first device is determined to be a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, if the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device does not match the value of the Mask field, the first device is determined to be an unmatched environmental Internet of Things device.

[0228] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a second instruction sent by a second device, the second instruction being used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction including a second device type field, the second device type field being used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried; and determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction.

[0229] In some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0230] In some embodiments, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction includes: determining that the second indication information is a first value; and determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on a second device type field in the second instruction.

[0231] In some embodiments, an optional implementation method for determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction includes: determining that the second indication information is a second value; and determining whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the first field and the second device type field in the second instruction.

[0232] In some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of: determining that the first device is a device to be inventoried; and sending a response message to the second device, where the response message is a message responding to the second instruction.

[0233] For optional implementations of the method on the first device 101 side involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to the description of the relevant steps of the first device 101 in Figure 3 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] FIG5A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the second device 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0235] Step S5101: Send a first instruction.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first instruction is sent by the second device 102 . For example, the second device 102 sends the first instruction to the first device 101 , and correspondingly, the first device 101 receives the first instruction sent by the second device 102 .

[0237] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] Step S5102: Send a second instruction.

[0239] In some embodiments, the second instruction is sent by the second device 102 . For example, the second device 102 sends the second instruction to the first device 101 , and correspondingly, the first device 101 receives the second instruction sent by the second device 102 .

[0240] The optional implementation of step S5102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0241] Step S5103: receive a response message sent by the first device 101.

[0242] In some embodiments, the response message is sent from the first device 101 to the second device 102 . For example, the first device 101 sends the response message to the second device 102 , and correspondingly, the second device 102 receives the response message sent by the first device 101 .

[0243] The optional implementation of step S5103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3106 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0244] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5103. For example, step S5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S5101 + step S5102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S5101 + step S5102 + step S5103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0245] In some embodiments, step S5102 and step S5103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0246] In some embodiments, step S5103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0247] FIG5B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the second device 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0248] Step S5201: Send a first instruction to a first device. The first instruction is used to select an ambient Internet of Things device in an ambient Internet of Things scenario. The first instruction is used to indicate the type of the selected first device.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used for the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, where the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0251] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the bit number of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0252] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is the third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0253] In some embodiments, the device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include a first type, a second type, and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the third value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the fourth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the fifth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; and the sixth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first instruction contains a default mask field, and the first device type field is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison by the first device; or, the first instruction contains a Mask field, and the first device type field and the Mask field are used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device.

[0255] In some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0256] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending a second instruction to the first device, the second instruction being used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction including a second device type field, the second device type field being used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried; wherein the second instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a device to be inventoried.

[0257] In some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0258] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a response message sent by the first device, where the response message is a message sent by the first device in response to the second instruction after the first device determines that the device is the device to be inventoried.

[0259] For optional implementations of the method on the second device 102 side involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to the description of the relevant steps of the second device 102 in Figure 3 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0260] Figure 6 is an interactive diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0261] Step S6101: The second device 102 sends a first instruction to the first device 101.

[0262] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to select an ambient Internet of Things device in an ambient Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0263] The optional implementation of step S6101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0264] In step S6102, the first device 101 receives a first instruction sent by the second device 102, and determines whether the first device 101 is a matching environmental IoT device based on the first instruction.

[0265] The optional implementation of step S6102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3102 in Figure 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0266] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the first device side, the second device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0267] It is worth noting that the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method in an A-IOT scenario, which solves the problem of how to select and inventory specific types of A-IOT devices in an A-IOT scenario. This will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments.

[0268] In some embodiments, the device type selected is indicated in the selection instruction, and only A-IOT devices with matching device types and / or matching masks are matching A-IOT devices.

[0269] In some embodiments, a device type is defined in a selection command (e.g., a select command / paging command). For example, the selection command defines one bit, such as type, where 0 indicates device type 1 and 1 indicates device type 2. For another example, the selection command defines two bits, where 00 indicates device type 1, 01 indicates device type 2, and 10 / 11 indicates all device types, for example, "all" does not distinguish between device types.

[0270] Exemplarily, 0 or 00 indicates device type 1, where the A-IOT device of device type 1 refers to: a peak power consumption of less than 1uW, energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relying on backscatter transmission.

[0271] Exemplarily, 1 or 01 indicates device type 2, where the A-IOT device of device type 2 refers to: peak power consumption less than or equal to several hundred uW, storage capability, support for signal amplification, uplink transmission based on internally generated signals or uplink transmission relying on backscatter transmission.

[0272] For example, if a 1-bit is defined in the selection instruction, 0 indicates device type 1, and 1 indicates device type 2. Another example is if a 2-bit is defined in the selection instruction, 00 indicates device type 1, 01 indicates device type 2, and 10 / 11 indicates all device types. For example, "all" does not distinguish between device types. 0 or 00 indicates device type 1, and an A-IOT device of this device type 1 means that uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. 1 or 01 indicates device type 2, and an A-IOT device of this device type 2 means that uplink transmission is based on internally generated signals.

[0273] Exemplarily, 2 bits are defined in the selection instruction, such as type. Among them, 00 indicates device type 1, and the A-IOT device of device type 1 refers to: peak power consumption less than 1uW, with energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. 01 indicates device type 2, and the A-IOT device of device type 2 refers to: peak power consumption less than or equal to several hundred uW, with storage capability, support for signal amplification, and uplink transmission based on internally generated signals. 10 indicates device type 3, and the A-IOT device of device type 3 refers to: peak power consumption less than or equal to several hundred uW, with storage capability, support for signal amplification, and uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission. 11 indicates all device types, such as all, without distinguishing between device types.

[0274] In some embodiments, the device type can be used to determine whether the A-IOT device is matching. For example, an A-IOT device with a matching device type is a matching A-IOT device, and an A-IOT device with an unmatched device type is a non-matching A-IOT device.

[0275] In some embodiments, the device type can be combined with the Mask to determine whether the A-IOT device is matching. For example, an A-IOT device with a matching device type and a matching Mask is a matching A-IOT device, otherwise it is a non-matching A-IOT device.

[0276] In some embodiments, if the base station or the intermediate node selects a device that can actively send a signal through a selection instruction, it may not send an excitation signal (eg, CW) in a subsequent process.

[0277] In some embodiments, the inventory instruction indicates the type of device to be inventoried, and an A-IOT device with a matching device type responds to the inventory instruction.

[0278] In some embodiments, the inventory command (eg, query command / inventory command / paging command) defines a device type, such as type. Specific optional implementations of type can refer to the optional implementations of the device type defined in the selection command above, which will not be repeated here.

[0279] In some embodiments, the device type defined in the inventory instruction can be used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried. An A-IOT device with a matching device type responds to the inventory instruction by, for example, feeding back an A-IOT identifier, such as a random number, which is generated based on the first parameter Q. Exemplarily, each time the A-IOT device receives an inventory instruction, the random number is decremented by one. When the random number reaches 0, the A-IOT device feeds back the random number.

[0280] In some embodiments, an A-IOT device whose device type and the first field in the inventory command match responds to the inventory command.

[0281] In some embodiments, an A-IOT device whose device type matches the device type in the inventory instruction responds to the inventory instruction.

[0282] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide apparatuses for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the first device in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the second device in any of the above methods.

[0283] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0284] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with information processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0285] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the first device 7100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7101 and a processing module 7102. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is configured to receive a first instruction from a second device, the first instruction being configured to select an AIoT device in an AIoT scenario and indicating the type of the selected first device; and the processing module 7102 is configured to determine, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching AIoT device.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, where the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0287] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the bit number of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0288] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is the third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0289] In some embodiments, the device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include a first type, a second type, and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0290] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: determine the default mask field in the first instruction, where the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison; and determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0291] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: determine whether there is a Mask field in the first instruction, and the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison; based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0293] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: determine that the first indication information is a first value; and determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field in the first instruction.

[0294] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: determine that the first indication information is the second value; and determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction.

[0295] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: if the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field, determine that the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, if the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field, determine that the first device is a non-matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0296] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically used to: if the device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field and the first device matches the value of the Mask field, determine that the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or, if the device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device does not match the value of the Mask field, determine that the first device is an unmatched environmental Internet of Things device.

[0297] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further used to: receive a second instruction sent by a second device, the second instruction is used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction includes a second device type field, and the second device type field is used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried; the processing module 7102 is further used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second instruction.

[0298] In some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0299] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically configured to: determine that the second indication information is a first value; and determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the second device type field in the second instruction.

[0300] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is specifically configured to: determine that the second indication information is a second value; and determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried based on the first field and the second device type field in the second instruction.

[0301] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is further used to determine that the first device is a device to be inventoried; the transceiver module 7101 is further used to: send a response message to the second device, where the response message is a message responding to the second instruction.

[0302] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the first device 101 in any of the above methods (for example, step S3106, but not limited thereto), which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S3102, step S3104, step S3105, but not limited thereto) performed by the first device 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0303] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the second device 7200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7201 and a processing module 7202. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send a first instruction to the first device, the first instruction being configured to select an AIoT device in an AIoT scenario and indicating the type of the selected first device.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used for the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes a first device type field, where the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

[0306] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the bit number of the first device type field is 1, wherein the first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

[0307] In some embodiments, the device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the first device type field is the third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0308] In some embodiments, the device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include a first type, a second type, and a third type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein the third value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; the fourth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; the fifth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; and the sixth value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first instruction contains a default mask field, and the first device type field is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison by the first device; or, the first instruction contains a Mask field, and the first device type field and the Mask field are used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first instruction also includes a Mask field and first indication information, the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; wherein, the first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; the first indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the first device type field and the Mask field are used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

[0311] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is also used to: send a second instruction to the first device, the second instruction is used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, the second instruction includes a second device type field, the second device type field is used to indicate the type of device to be inventoried; wherein the second instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a device to be inventoried.

[0312] In some embodiments, the second instruction also includes a first field and second indication information, the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein the second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; the second indication information is a second value, used to indicate that the second device type field is used in combination with the first field to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

[0313] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further used to: receive a response message sent by the first device, where the response message is a message in response to the second instruction after the first device determines that the device is a device to be inventoried.

[0314] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the second device 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S3101 and step S3103, but not limited thereto), which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the second device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0315] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0316] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules each execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0317] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0318] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 8101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0319] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., step S3101, step S3103, and step S3106, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S3102, step S3104, step S3105, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0320] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuits 8104 are connected to the memories 8102 and may be configured to receive data from the memories 8102 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 may read data stored in the memories 8102 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0321] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0322] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0323] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. The chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0324] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 8203 may be located external to chip 8200. Optionally, interface circuit 8202 is connected to memory 8203 and may be used to receive data from memory 8203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 may read data stored in memory 8203 and send the data to processor 8201.

[0325] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S3101, S3103, and S3106) of the above method, such as sending and / or receiving. For example, the interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps (e.g., steps S3101, S3103, and S3106) of the above method means that the interface circuit 8202 performs data exchange between the processor 8201, chip 8200, memory 8203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., steps S3102, S3104, and S3105, such as steps S3102, S3104, and S3105, such as steps S3105, but not limited thereto).

[0326] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0327] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0328] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0329] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0330] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0331] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0332] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient Internet of Things devices in an ambient Internet of Things scenario. The method includes: receiving a first instruction sent by a second device, where the first instruction is used to select an environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device; Based on the first instruction, determining whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device; The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first instruction includes a first device type field, and the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 1, wherein, The first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein The device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type. The number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein: The first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, which is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein The device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include the first type, the second type and the third type. The number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein: The first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is the sixth value, which is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: The determining, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: Determine a default mask field in the first instruction, where the mask field is used to indicate content to be compared by the first device; Based on the first device type field in the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: The determining, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: Determining that a Mask field exists in the first instruction, where the Mask field is used to indicate content to be compared by the first device; Based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: The first instruction further includes a Mask field and first indication information, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device; wherein, The first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; The first indication information is a second value, used to indicate the use of the first device type field and the Mask field to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The determining, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: Determine that the first indication information is the first value; Based on the first device type field in the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein The determining, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: Determining that the first indication information is the second value; Based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

11. The method according to claim 6 or 9, characterized in that The determining, based on the first device type field in the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: The device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field, and the first device is determined to be a matching environmental Internet of Things device; or The device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field, and the first device is determined to be an unmatched environmental Internet of Things device.

12. The method according to claim 7 or 10, characterized in that The determining, based on the first device type field and the Mask field in the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device includes: The device type of the first device matches the value of the first device type field and the first device matches the value of the Mask field, and the first device is determined to be a matching environmental IoT device; or The device type of the first device does not match the value of the first device type field and / or the first device does not match the value of the Mask field, and it is determined that the first device is an unmatched environmental Internet of Things device.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: receiving a second instruction sent by the second device, where the second instruction is used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, and the second instruction includes a second device type field, where the second device type field is used to indicate a type of the device to be inventoried; A determination is made based on the second instruction whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The second instruction further includes a first field and second indication information, wherein the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein, The second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; The second indication information is a second value, which is used to indicate whether the first device is a device to be inventoried by using the second device type field in combination with the first field.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The determining, based on the second instruction, whether the first device is a device to be inventoried includes: Determine that the second indication information is a first value; Based on the second device type field in the second instruction, it is determined whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein The determining, based on the second instruction, whether the first device is a device to be inventoried includes: Determine that the second indication information is a second value; Based on the first field and the second device type field in the second instruction, it is determined whether the first device is a device to be inventoried.

17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein: The method further comprises at least one of: determining that the first device is a device to be inventoried; A response message is sent to the second device, where the response message is a message responding to the second instruction.

18. An information processing method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a second device, and includes: Sending a first instruction to a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the first instruction is used to select an ambient IoT device in the ambient IoT scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device; Wherein, the first instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein The first instruction includes a first device type field, and the first device type field is used to indicate the selected first device type.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type, and the number of bits of the first device type field is 1, wherein, The first device type field is a first value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a second value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein The device type of the environmental Internet of Things device includes a first type and a second type. The number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein: The first device type field is a third value, used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is the fifth value or the sixth value, which is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein: The device types of the environmental Internet of Things devices include the first type, the second type and the third type. The number of bits of the first device type field is 2, wherein: The third value of the first device type field is used to indicate the selection of the first type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fourth value, used to indicate the selection of the second type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is a fifth value, used to indicate the selection of the third type of environmental Internet of Things device; The first device type field is the sixth value, which is used to indicate the selection of all types of environmental Internet of Things devices.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, wherein: The first instruction contains a default Mask field, and the first device type field is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the comparison by the first device; or The Mask field exists in the first instruction, and the first device type field and the Mask field are used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental IoT device.

24. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, wherein: The first instruction further includes a Mask field and first indication information, wherein the Mask field is used to indicate the content of the first device comparison, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device; wherein, The first indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the first device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; The first indication information is a second value, used to indicate the use of the first device type field and the Mask field to determine whether the first device is a matching environmental Internet of Things device.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending a second instruction to the first device, where the second instruction is used to inventory the first device to be inventoried, and the second instruction includes a second device type field, where the second device type field is used to indicate a type of the device to be inventoried; The second instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a device to be inventoried.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein: The second instruction further includes a first field and second indication information, wherein the first field is used to indicate the first device to be inventoried, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; wherein, The second indication information is a first value, used to indicate that only the second device type field is used to determine whether the first device is a device to be inventoried; The second indication information is a second value, which is used to indicate whether the first device is a device to be inventoried by using the second device type field in combination with the first field.

27. The method according to claim 25 or 26, wherein The method further comprises: A response message sent by the first device is received, where the response message is a message sent by the first device in response to the second instruction after the first device determines that the device is a device to be inventoried.

28. A first device, characterized in that: The first device is one or more environmental Internet of Things devices in an environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first device includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive a first instruction sent by a second device, wherein the first instruction is used to select an environmental Internet of Things device in the environmental Internet of Things scenario, and the first instruction is used to indicate a type of the selected first device; a processing module, configured to determine, based on the first instruction, whether the first device is a matching environmental IoT device; The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

29. A second device, characterized in that: include: a transceiver module, configured to send a first instruction to a first device, where the first device is one or more ambient IoT devices in an ambient IoT scenario, the first instruction being configured to select an ambient IoT device in the ambient IoT scenario, and the first instruction being configured to indicate a type of the selected first device; Wherein, the first instruction is used by the first device to determine whether it is a matching environmental Internet of Things device; The second device is a network device or an intermediate node in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

30. A communication system, characterized in that: include: A first device, configured to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 17; The second device is configured to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 18 to 27.

31. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1-17 and 18-27.

32. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 and 18 to 27.

33. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that When the computer program is executed by the communication device, the computer program implements the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 and 18 to 27.

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