Method for exciting terminal and communication device

Abstract

The present application provides a method for exciting a terminal. The method comprises: obtaining an excitation strategy and an excitation parameter, wherein the excitation strategy and the excitation parameter are used for a second network element to collect statistics about a contribution amount of a terminal in a sensing service; sending the excitation strategy and the excitation parameter to the second network element; the second network element receiving sensing data of the terminal, and determining the contribution amount of the terminal on the basis of the sensing data; the second network element sending contribution amount information of the terminal to a fourth network element; and the fourth network element exciting the terminal on the basis of the contribution amount information. According to the embodiments of the present application, the provided method for exciting a terminal capable of providing a sensing service can enable a terminal to participate in a sensing service as much as possible, thereby improving the motivation and positivity of the terminal for providing resources for the sensing service.

Description

Method for stimulating terminal and communication device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on December 11, 2023, with application number 202311699884.X, and invention name “Method and communication device for stimulating terminal”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and more particularly, to a method for stimulating a terminal and a communication device. Background Art

[0003] In the evolution from fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems to 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology, integrated communication and perception technology is considered one of the key technologies for expanding the service capabilities of mobile communication networks. This technology aims to integrate wireless communication and perception functions into a single system, leveraging the various propagation characteristics of wireless signals to build the ability to detect and image targets. This allows communication and perception capabilities to coexist harmoniously within a single network, achieving even mutual benefit.

[0004] In existing network architectures, terminals are consumers of services. However, in integrated communication and perception technologies, terminals can become providers of data or signals in perception services and contribute their resources and capabilities to the network. Therefore, a method is needed to incentivize terminals so that they can participate in as many perception services as possible and increase their motivation and enthusiasm for providing resources for perception services.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide a method and a communication device for motivating a terminal, which can improve the motivation and enthusiasm of the terminal to provide resources for a sensing service.

[0007] In a first aspect, a method for motivating a terminal is provided, the method comprising: obtaining an incentive strategy and obtaining incentive parameters, wherein the incentive strategy and incentive parameters are used by a second network element to count the contribution of the terminal in the perceived service; and sending the incentive strategy and the incentive parameters to the second network element.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present application, the method can be used for the first network element.

[0009] The first network element may be a network element with a control function, such as SSCF.

[0010] In the perception service scenario, the terminal can become the provider of data or signals for the perception service. An embodiment of the present application provides a method for motivating the terminal. The first network element obtains the incentive strategy and incentive parameters and sends them to the second network element. The second network element counts the contribution of the terminal to the perception service and incentivizes the terminal based on the contribution. After receiving the incentive, the terminal will participate in the perception service more actively, which can improve the terminal's participation in the perception service and increase the terminal's motivation and enthusiasm to contribute resources to the perception service.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, obtaining the incentive strategy includes: sending first information to a third network element, where the first information is used to request the incentive strategy; and receiving the incentive strategy from the third network element.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the incentive strategy and incentive parameters may be sent to the terminal.

[0013] In this technical solution, after receiving the incentive strategy and incentive parameters, the terminal can collect statistics on its own contribution to the perception service.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, obtaining the incentive strategy includes: obtaining the locally configured incentive strategy.

[0015] It should be understood that there are multiple methods for the first network element to obtain the incentive policy, which can improve flexibility in configuring services.

[0016] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the incentive strategy is preconfigured, or the incentive strategy is predefined.

[0017] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, obtaining the incentive parameters includes: sending second information to a fourth network element, where the second information is used to request the incentive parameters; and receiving the incentive parameters from the fourth network element.

[0018] In conjunction with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the incentive strategy may include incentive parameters.

[0019] It should be understood that when the incentive policy includes incentive parameters, the first network element requests the incentive parameters from the fourth network element.

[0020] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on service type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on quality of service flow.

[0022] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: a statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

[0023] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the statistical mode includes at least one of the following: statistics based on traffic, statistics based on duration, or statistics based on the number of occurrences of perceived services.

[0024] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the statistical event includes at least one of the following: traffic reaches a threshold, duration reaches a threshold, the number of times the perception service occurs reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal when performing the perception service changes, or the time point when the terminal performs the perception service changes.

[0025] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: a traffic threshold, a duration threshold, or a threshold for the number of times a perceived service occurs.

[0026] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving contribution information from the second network element; in response to the contribution information, sending the contribution information to the fourth network element, wherein the contribution information is used to request the fourth network element to incentivize the terminal.

[0027] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: when the terminal signs a contract to provide perception business services, sending third information to the digital certificate processing device, wherein the third information is used to request the digital certificate processing device to deploy an incentive smart contract.

[0028] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving contribution information from the second network element; in response to the contribution information, sending the contribution information to the digital voucher processing device, and the contribution information is used to request the digital voucher processing device to incentivize the terminal.

[0029] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the second network element includes any one of a processing network element or a base station, the third network element includes a policy network element, and the fourth network element includes a billing network element.

[0030] The second network element may be a network element with processing function, such as SDPF.

[0031] The third network element may be a network element with a policy function, such as a PCF.

[0032] The fourth network element may be a network element with a charging function, such as CHF.

[0033] In the second aspect, a method for motivating a terminal is provided, the method comprising: receiving perception data, determining contribution information of the terminal based on the perception data; sending the contribution information of the terminal to a first network element, the contribution information being used to instruct the first network element to send the contribution information to a fourth network element.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present application, the method can be used for the second network element.

[0035] In this technical solution, the second network element can determine the contribution information of the terminal when performing the perception service based on the perception data, so as to quantify the contribution and facilitate further incentives for the terminal. After receiving the incentive, the terminal will participate in the perception service more actively, which can improve the terminal's participation in the perception service and increase the terminal's motivation and enthusiasm to contribute resources to the perception service.

[0036] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving an incentive strategy and an incentive parameter, where the incentive strategy and the incentive parameter are used to count the contribution of the terminal to the perception service.

[0037] In this technical solution, the second network element can analyze the perception data according to the incentive strategy and incentive parameters to better calculate the contribution of the terminal.

[0038] In conjunction with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

[0039] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on service type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on quality of service flow.

[0040] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: a statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

[0041] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the statistical mode includes at least one of the following: statistics based on traffic, statistics based on duration, or statistics based on the number of occurrences of perceived services.

[0042] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the statistical event includes at least one of the following: traffic reaches a threshold, duration reaches a threshold, the number of times the perception service occurs reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal when performing the perception service changes, or the time point when the terminal performs the perception service changes.

[0043] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: a traffic threshold, a duration threshold, a service occurrence count threshold, or a perception accuracy threshold.

[0044] According to a third aspect, a method for motivating a terminal is provided, the method comprising: receiving first information sent by a first network element, the first information being used by the first network element to request an incentive policy; and sending the incentive policy to the first network element.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present application, the method can be used for a third network element.

[0046] In this technical solution, the third network element provides an incentive strategy for the first network element. The incentive strategy is used to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service. The incentive strategy provides multiple dimensions for counting the contribution of the terminal, making the statistics more flexible and accurate.

[0047] In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

[0048] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on service type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on quality of service flow.

[0049] In a fourth aspect, a method for stimulating a terminal is provided, the method comprising: receiving second information sent by a first network element, where the second information is used by the first network element to request an incentive parameter; and sending the incentive parameter to the first network element.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present application, the method can be used for the fourth network element.

[0051] In this technical solution, the fourth network element provides the first network element with an incentive parameter, and the incentive parameter is used to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service, which can better count the contribution information of the terminal.

[0052] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: a statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

[0053] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the statistical mode includes at least one of the following: statistics based on traffic, statistics based on duration, or statistics based on the number of occurrences of perceived services.

[0054] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the statistical event includes at least one of the following: traffic reaches a threshold, duration reaches a threshold, the number of perceived service occurrences reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal changes, or the time point when the terminal starts to execute the service changes.

[0055] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: a traffic threshold, a duration threshold, or a service occurrence count threshold.

[0056] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the method further includes: receiving contribution information sent by the first network element, and incentivizing the terminal according to the contribution information.

[0057] In a fifth aspect, a method for incentivizing a terminal is provided, the method comprising: receiving third information sent by a first network element, the third information being used by the first network element to request deployment of an incentive smart contract; and deploying the incentive smart contract. The incentive smart contract is used to count terminal contributions / associations.

[0058] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, deploying the incentive smart contract includes: deploying the incentive smart contract according to the incentive parameters.

[0059] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, which is used to execute the methods described in the first to fourth aspects above.

[0060] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor configured to execute a computer program stored in a memory, so that the communication device executes the method described in the first to fourth aspects above.

[0061] In an eighth aspect, an electronic device is provided, which is used to execute the method described in the fifth aspect.

[0062] In a ninth aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a processor for executing a computer program stored in a memory, so that the electronic device executes the method described in the fifth aspect above.

[0063] In a tenth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer executes the methods described in the first to fifth aspects above.

[0064] In an eleventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising instructions for executing the methods described in the first to fifth aspects above.

[0065] In the twelfth aspect, a chip system is provided, comprising: a processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip system executes the methods described in the first to fifth aspects above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0066] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a perception scenario applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0067] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0068] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of an interactive flow of a method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0069] FIG4 is an interactive diagram of a method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0070] FIG5 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0071] FIG6 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0072] Figure 7 is a flow chart of deploying an incentive smart contract in a digital certificate processing device applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0073] FIG8 is an interactive schematic diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0074] FIG9 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0075] FIG10 is a structural block diagram of a communication device applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0076] FIG11 is a structural block diagram of another communication device applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0077] FIG12 is a structural block diagram of an electronic device applicable to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0078] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0079] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: fifth generation (5G) or new radio (NR) systems, long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, etc. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to future communication systems, such as the sixth generation mobile communication system. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to device to device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems or other communication systems.

[0080] The UE in the embodiments of the present application includes various devices with wireless communication functions, which can be used to connect people, objects, machines, etc. UE can be widely used in various scenarios, such as: cellular communication, D2D, V2X, peer to peer (P2P), M2M, MTC, IoT, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, autonomous driving, telemedicine, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wearable, smart transportation, smart city drones, robots, remote sensing, passive sensing, positioning, navigation and tracking, autonomous delivery, etc. UE can be a terminal in any of the above scenarios, such as an MTC terminal, IoT terminal, etc. A UE may be a user equipment (UE), a terminal, a fixed device, a mobile station device, or a mobile device, a subscriber unit, a handheld device, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a SIP phone, a wireless data card, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wireless modem, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a smart book, a vehicle, a satellite, a global positioning system (GPS) device, a target tracking device, an aircraft (e.g., a drone, a helicopter, a multicopter, a quadcopter, or an airplane), a ship, a remote control device, a smart home device, an industrial device, or a device built into the above devices (e.g., a communication module, a modem, or a chip in the above devices), or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. For ease of description, the UE is described below using a terminal or UE as an example.

[0081] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the UE may be the UE, or may be a device capable of supporting the UE to implement the function, such as a chip system or chip, which may be installed in the UE. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0082] The network device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device for communicating with a UE, and may also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device. For example, the network device may be a base station. The network device in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that connects a UE to a wireless network. Base station can broadly cover various names as follows, or replace with the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, access point, transmission point (TRP), transmitting point (TP), master station, auxiliary station, multi-standard wireless node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc. The base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station can also refer to a communication module, modem or chip used to be set in the aforementioned device or apparatus. The base station can also be a mobile switching center and a device that performs base station functions in D2D, V2X, and M2M communications, a network-side device in a 6G network, or a device that performs base station functions in future communication systems. The base station can support networks with the same or different access technologies. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form used by the network equipment.

[0083] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the network device can be a UE, or a device capable of supporting the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system or chip, which can be installed in the network device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0084] The network equipment and UE can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water; can also be deployed in the air on aircraft, balloons and satellites. The embodiments of this application do not limit the scenarios in which the network equipment and UE are located.

[0085] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief explanation of the terms involved in the embodiments of the present application.

[0086] Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC):

[0087] In the field of communications, communication and perception can be integrated, enabling a communication system to simultaneously perform both functions. This allows for both information transmission over wireless channels and the ability to perceive the physical characteristics of the surrounding environment by actively learning and analyzing channel characteristics, thereby enhancing the communication and perception functions. In communication-integrated perception technology, a sensing device can transmit a perception signal and receive a signal (also known as an echo signal) reflected from a perceived target to determine the target's attributes. For example, this information can include the target's speed, distance, shape, size, and other information. The perceived target can be a fixed object such as a mountain, forest, or building, or a movable object such as a vehicle, drone, pedestrian, or user equipment (UE). A sensing device can also be referred to as a sensing device, a detector, or a communication device with perception capabilities (such as a UE or access network equipment). Perception capabilities can include at least the ability to transmit a perception signal and receive an echo signal.

[0088] Self-perception:

[0089] In the embodiments of the present application, self-perception refers to the realization of perceptual measurement of a perception target by receiving a perception signal emitted by itself. For example, in wireless communications, self-perception may include the perception of transmission power, the perception of signal quality, and the like. For example, the transmitter transmits a perception signal, which is received by the transmitter after being reflected by the perception target. The transmitter can obtain the distance of the perception target based on the transmission time and reception time of the perception signal. Self-perception technology has applications in many fields, such as intelligent transportation, smart cities, smart homes, and the like. Self-perception can also be called a single-station perception mode. From the perspective of the perception signal process, the perception site must both send a perception signal and receive the signal reflected by the perception signal on the target surface. Therefore, the single-station perception mode is also called a self-transmitting and self-receiving mode.

[0090] Perception of separation of sending and receiving:

[0091] In the embodiments of the present application, separate transmit-receive sensing refers to performing the receiving and transmitting functions independently. Separate transmit-receive sensing can achieve better signal reception and transmission performance, while also reducing system complexity and improving system stability. For example, a separate transmit-receive sensing system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is responsible for transmitting a sensing signal, which is then reflected by the sensing target and received by the receiver. The receiver processes the sensing signal and obtains information about the sensing target. Separate transmit-receive sensing technology has applications in many fields, such as wireless communications, satellite communications, and radar. This technology can improve the transmission efficiency and reliability of communication systems while also reducing system complexity and cost. Separate transmit-receive sensing can also be referred to as a dual-station sensing mode. In terms of the sensing signal flow, the transmitter and receiver of the sensing signal are two different devices. After sensing station A transmits a sensing signal, the signal reflected by the target surface is received by sensing station B. Therefore, the dual-station sensing mode is also referred to as an A-transmit, B-receive mode.

[0092] It can be understood that in a single-station perception scenario, the access network device can transmit and receive signals by itself, or the UE can transmit and receive signals by itself. In a dual-station perception scenario, the access network device A can transmit and the access network device B can receive signals, or the access network device can transmit and the UE can receive signals, or the UE can transmit and the access network device can receive signals, or UE#1 can transmit and the access network device can receive signals, and UE#2 can transmit and receive signals.

[0093] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of perception scenarios applicable to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 shows six perception scenarios.

[0094] Among them, Figure 1 (a) shows a perception scenario in which access network device A sends and receives the perception signal itself. Access network device A transmits a perception signal, and access network device A receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the position, speed and other information of the target. Figure 1 (b) shows a perception scenario in which access network device A sends and receives the perception signal, and access network device B receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the position, speed and other information of the target. Figure 1 (c) shows a perception scenario in which access network device A sends and receives the perception signal, and UE receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the position, speed and other information of the target.

[0095] Among them, Figure 1 (d) shows a perception scenario in which UEs transmit and receive independently. UE#1 transmits a perception signal, and UE#1 receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the target's position, speed, and other information. Figure 1 (e) shows a perception scenario in which UE#1 transmits and receives an access network device. UE#1 transmits a perception signal, and access network device B receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the target's position, speed, and other information. Figure 1 (f) shows a perception scenario in which UE#1 transmits and UE#2 receives. UE#1 transmits a perception signal, and UE#2 receives the reflection signal generated when the perception signal encounters a target in the environment, thereby perceiving the target's position, speed, and other information.

[0096] The above perception scenarios are merely exemplary and do not limit the embodiments of the present application.

[0097] In the embodiments of the present application, the sensed targets include various tangible objects in the environment that can reflect electromagnetic waves, such as mountains, forests, or buildings. They may also include movable objects such as vehicles, drones, pedestrians, and UEs. The sensed targets may also be referred to as targets, detected targets, sensed objects, detected objects, or sensed devices, and are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0098] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0099] As shown in Figure 2, the network architecture includes but is not limited to the following network elements:

[0100] 1. Network exposure function (NEF) network element:

[0101] It is used to securely open the services and capabilities provided by 3GPP network functions to the outside world, mainly supporting the secure interaction between 3GPP networks and third-party applications.

[0102] 2. Application function (AF) network element:

[0103] Used for data routing affected by applications, accessing network open functional network elements, or interacting with the policy framework for policy control, such as influencing data routing decisions, policy control functions, or providing some third-party services to the network side.

[0104] 3. Access and mobility management function (AMF) network element:

[0105] It is mainly used for mobility management and access management, and can be used to implement other functions of the mobility management entity (MME) in the LTE system except session management, such as lawful interception and access authorization / authentication. When the AMF network element provides services for a session in the user equipment, it will provide control plane storage resources for the session to store the session identifier, the session management function (SMF) network element identifier associated with the session identifier, etc. In the embodiment of the present application, it can be used to implement the functions of the access and mobility management network element.

[0106] 4. User plane function (UPF) network element:

[0107] This network element can be used for packet routing and forwarding, or for quality of service (QoS) processing of user plane data. User data can be accessed through this network element to the data network (DN). User data can also be received from the data network and transmitted to the user device through the access network equipment. The transmission resources and scheduling functions that provide services to the user device in the UPF network element are managed and controlled by the SMF network element. In the embodiments of the present application, this network element can be used to implement the functions of the user plane network element.

[0108] 5. Access equipment (radio access network, AN):

[0109] The access device in the embodiment of the present application can be a device for communicating with a user equipment. The access device can also be called an access network device or a wireless access network device. For example, the access device can be an evolved NodeB (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, or the access device can be a relay station, access point, vehicle-mounted device, wearable device, access device in a 5G network, or access device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc. It can be an access point (AP) in a WLAN, or a gNB in ​​an NR system. The embodiment of the present application is not limited. Figure 2 shows two RAN devices, namely RAN1 and RAN2.

[0110] In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the access device is a device in the RAN, or in other words, a RAN node that connects the user equipment to the wireless network. For example, as an example and not a limitation, the access device can be listed as: gNB, transmission reception point (TRP), evolved Node B (eNB), radio network controller (RNC), Node B (NB), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), home base station (e.g., home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), base band unit (BBU), or wireless fidelity (Wifi) access point (AP). In a network structure, the network device may include a centralized unit (CU) node, a distributed unit (DU) node, or a RAN device including a CU node and a DU node, or a RAN device including a control plane CU node (CU-CP node) and a user plane CU node (CU-UP node) and a DU node. In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open access network (open RAN, O-RAN or ORAN) system, CU may also be called O-CU (open CU), DU may also be called O-DU, CU-CP may also be called O-CU-CP, CU-UP may also be called O-CU-UP, and RU may also be called O-RU. For the convenience of description, the embodiments of the present application are described by taking CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU as examples. Any unit of CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0111] An access device provides services for a cell, and a user device communicates with the access device through the transmission resources used by the cell (e.g., frequency domain resources, or spectrum resources). The cell may be a cell corresponding to the access device (e.g., a base station). The cell may belong to a macro base station or a base station corresponding to a small cell. Small cells may include: metro cells, micro cells, pico cells, femto cells, etc. These small cells have the characteristics of small coverage and low transmission power, and are suitable for providing high-speed data transmission services.

[0112] In addition, multiple cells can operate simultaneously on the same frequency on a carrier in an LTE or 5G system. In certain special scenarios, the concepts of carrier and cell can be considered equivalent. For example, in a carrier aggregation (CA) scenario, when a secondary carrier is configured for a UE, both the carrier index of the secondary carrier and the cell identification (Cell ID) of the secondary cell operating on the secondary carrier are carried. In this case, the concepts of carrier and cell can be considered equivalent, for example, user equipment accessing a carrier is equivalent to accessing a cell.

[0113] The communication system of the present application can also be applied to vehicle to everything (V2X) technology, that is, the user equipment of the present application can also be a car, for example, a smart car or a self-driving car.

[0114] The "X" in V2X represents different communication objectives. V2X can include but is not limited to: vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), vehicle to network (V2N), and vehicle to pedestrian (V2P).

[0115] In V2X, access devices can configure "zones" for UEs. These zones can also be called geographic regions. Once configured, the world is divided into multiple zones, defined by reference points, length, and width. When determining a zone identifier (ID), the UE uses the zone's length, width, the number of zones in the length, the number of zones in the width, and the reference points. This information can be configured by the access device.

[0116] V2X services can be provided in two ways: based on the proximity-based services communication (PC5) interface and based on the Uu interface. The PC5 interface is defined based on the sidelink and allows communication devices (e.g., vehicles) to communicate directly with each other. The PC5 interface can be used in both out-of-coverage (OOC) and in-coverage (IC) conditions, but only authorized communication devices can use the PC5 interface for transmission.

[0117] The access network device in the embodiment of the present application has perception capabilities and can act as a perception entity to send perception signals to the perception target and receive perception echo signals. The echo signals can also be received by other perception entities, or the echo signals of perception signals sent by other perception entities can be received. For details, please refer to the scenario in Figure 1, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

[0118] 6. Sensing service control function (SSCF):

[0119] The main function of SSCF is to receive capability registrations from sensing entities and implement the orchestration of sensing services.

[0120] During the capability registration phase of a sensing entity, the sensing entity may send a capability registration request message to the SSCF. The capability registration request message includes the sensing entity's indication information, indication information of its neighboring sensing entities, the sensing entity's location information, the sensing range of the sensing entity, and other parameters. After registration is completed, the SSCF may send a sensing capability registration response message to the sensing entity to notify the sensing entity of the completion of the sensing capability registration.

[0121] The indication information of the sensing entity may be an identifier or a name of the sensing entity, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0122] During the orchestration phase of the perception service, the SSCF can determine the sending entity and receiving entity of the perception signal based on service requirements. For example, the SSCF can select a suitable perception entity as the sending entity based on the perception service request, and send a perception control message to the RAN, which may include the perception signal Tx, the perception type, the key performance indicator (KPI) of the perception service, etc.; similarly, the SSCF can select a suitable perception entity as the receiving entity based on the perception service request, and send a perception control message to the UE, which may include the perception signal Rx, the perception type, etc.

[0123] The SSCF can communicate with other network functions (NFs) through a service based interface (SBI).

[0124] 7. Sensing data process function (SDPF):

[0125] SDPF is used to process perception service data.

[0126] The perception entity can send the perception raw data to the SDPF, the SDPF can calculate the perception measurement data based on the perception raw data, calculate the perception result based on the perception measurement data, and send the processed result to the DN. For example, it can be sent to the DN through the NEF or gateway (gateway, GW). This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

[0127] SDPF can be connected to the SBI bus for communication or a separate interface can be defined.

[0128] In the embodiment of the present application, the RAN can be directly connected to the SSCF or communicate through the AMF, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0129] In the embodiment of the present application, the perception data of the RAN or UE can be forwarded to the SDPF through the UPF, or can be sent directly to the SDPF, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0130] In addition to the network elements shown in Figure 2, the network architecture provided in this application may also include the following network elements:

[0131] Policy control network element: A unified policy framework used to guide network behavior and provide policy rule information to control plane functional network elements (such as AMF, SMF network elements, etc.).

[0132] In a 4G communication system, the policy control network element may be a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) network element. In a 5G communication system, the policy control network element may be a policy control function (PCF) network element. In future communication systems, the policy control network element may still be a PCF network element, or may have other names, which are not limited in this application.

[0133] Charging function (CHF) NE: This primarily provides billing and bandwidth control services. The CHF NE provides converged charging (Nchf_ConvergedCharging) and offline charging (Nchf_OfflineOnlyCharging) services to the session management NE, implementing functions such as batch pricing and quota management. The CHF NE provides bandwidth control (Nchf_SpendingLimitControl) services to the policy control NE, implementing bandwidth control and change notification.

[0134] It should be understood that all the network architectures shown above are only exemplary illustrations, and the network architecture applicable to the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereto. Any network architecture that can realize the functions of the above-mentioned network elements is applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0135] It should also be understood that the functions or network elements shown in Figure 2 can be understood as network elements used to implement different functions, for example, they can be combined into network slices as needed. These network elements can be independent devices, or they can be integrated into the same device to implement different functions, or they can be network elements in hardware devices, or they can be software functions running on dedicated hardware, or they can be virtualized functions instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform). This application does not limit the specific form of the above network elements.

[0136] It should also be understood that the above naming is defined only to facilitate the distinction between different functions and should not constitute any limitation to this application. This application does not exclude the possibility of adopting other naming in 6G networks and other future networks. For example, in a 6G network, some or all of the above network elements may continue to use the terminology used in 5G, or may adopt other names.

[0137] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal can become a provider of data or signals in the perception service in the communication integration technology, and the terminal can contribute its resources and capabilities to the network. Therefore, a method of motivating the terminal is needed so that the terminal can participate in the perception service as much as possible and improve the motivation and enthusiasm of the terminal to provide resources for the perception service.

[0138] In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for motivating a terminal, which can reasonably measure the perception service provided by the terminal and provide incentives to the terminal according to the contribution of the terminal.

[0139] The following will describe in detail the method for stimulating a terminal and the communication device provided by the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0140] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of an interactive flow of a method for stimulating a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG3 , the method includes:

[0141] The first network element obtains an incentive strategy and an incentive parameter, where the incentive strategy and the incentive parameter are used by the second network element to calculate the contribution of the terminal to the sensing service;

[0142] Send the incentive strategy and incentive parameters to the second network element.

[0143] In a possible implementation, obtaining an incentive strategy includes:

[0144] S301: A first network element sends first information to a third network element, where the first information is used to request an incentive strategy.

[0145] S302: The third network element sends an incentive policy to the first network element.

[0146] Correspondingly, the third network element receives the first information sent by the first network element, where the first information is used by the first network element to request an incentive strategy;

[0147] The third network element sends an incentive policy to the first network element.

[0148] In other embodiments provided in this application, the first network element may obtain the incentive policy in another way. For example, the first network element does not send the first information. In this case, the first network element may obtain the locally configured incentive policy.

[0149] As an example, the incentive strategy includes statistical granularity, and the statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on traffic type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on quality of service flow.

[0150] As an example, statistics based on service type means that a terminal can simultaneously execute multiple perception services of the same category, and statistics can be collected on the multiple perception services of the same category executed by the terminal. For another example, terminals that execute perception services of the same category can be grouped together, and statistics and incentives at the same level can be performed on this group of terminals. Statistics based on perception accuracy means that when a terminal executes multiple perception services, it achieves the same level of perception accuracy in the multiple perception services, and statistics can be collected on the multiple perception services executed by the terminal at the same time. For another example, terminals that are at the same level of accuracy when executing perception services can be grouped together, and statistics and incentives at the same level can be performed on this group of terminals. Statistics based on service quality flow means that when a terminal executes multiple perception services at the same time, it is at the same service quality flow level in the multiple perception services, and statistics can be collected on the multiple perception services executed by the terminal at the same time. For another example, terminals that are at the same service quality flow level when executing perception services can be grouped together, and statistics and incentives at the same level can be performed on this group of terminals.

[0151] S303: The first network element sends second information to the fourth network element, where the second information is used to request an incentive parameter.

[0152] S304: The fourth network element sends an incentive parameter to the first network element.

[0153] Correspondingly, the fourth network element receives the second information sent by the first network element, where the second information is used to request the excitation parameter;

[0154] The fourth network element sends the excitation parameter to the first network element.

[0155] As an example, the excitation parameters include but are not limited to statistical modes, statistical events or thresholds of statistical events, wherein the statistical modes include but are not limited to statistics based on traffic, statistics based on duration or statistics based on the number of occurrences of perceived services.

[0156] As an example, statistical events include but are not limited to traffic reaching a threshold, duration reaching a threshold, number of service occurrences reaching a threshold, location change when the terminal performs a perception service, or change in the time point when the terminal performs a perception service.

[0157] As an example, the threshold of the statistical event includes but is not limited to a traffic threshold, a duration threshold, or a change in the time point of sensing the service.

[0158] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the incentive policy may also include incentive parameters. If the incentive policy obtained by the first network element includes incentive parameters, the first network element does not need to obtain the incentive parameters from the fourth network element.

[0159] S305: The first network element sends an incentive policy and incentive parameters to the second network element.

[0160] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the first network element may send the incentive strategy and incentive parameters to the terminal. In this case, the terminal can realize statistics of its own contribution.

[0161] The following describes in detail the solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0162] In the following embodiments, the first network element may be a control network element, which refers to a network element capable of receiving capability registrations of perception entities and implementing orchestration of perception services, and is described using the SSCF as an example. The second network element may be a processing network element or a base station, which refers to a network element capable of processing perception data, and is described using the SDPF as an example. The third network element may be a policy network element, which refers to a network element that provides policy rule information to other network elements within the same policy framework that guides network behavior, and is described using the PCF as an example. The fourth network element may be a billing network element, which refers to a network element capable of providing billing services, and is described using the CHF as an example.

[0163] It should be understood that in Figures 4-9, the third-party entity refers to the consumer of perception data, and the perception entity refers to the producer of perception data. The perception entity can be a UE or a RAN, where RAN is a radio access device. The following description uses the RAN as an example of a base station.

[0164] FIG4 is an interactive diagram of a method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0165] S410: The third-party entity sends awareness service request information to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the awareness service request information from the third-party entity.

[0166] The third-party entity may be the UE in the interaction diagram, or may be another entity that requests to perceive the service.

[0167] The awareness service request information may include an awareness service identifier, where the awareness service identifier is used to identify the type of awareness service requested by the third-party entity.

[0168] The perception service type refers to the type of perception service that the perception entity can provide, which may include but is not limited to one or more of the following types: environmental, monitoring, imaging, positioning, etc. Among them, the environmental type may include but is not limited to one or more of the following: ambient temperature, ambient humidity, air quality, weather conditions, crowd density, traffic density, air pressure, etc. The monitoring type may include but is not limited to one or more of the following monitoring types: mobile monitoring, intrusion monitoring, fall monitoring, health monitoring, etc. Mobile monitoring may include but is not limited to one or more of the following monitoring types: distance monitoring, location monitoring, mobile speed monitoring, mobile path monitoring, etc. Health monitoring may include but is not limited to one or more of the following information: respiratory rate, heartbeat, etc. Imaging type may include but is not limited to one or more of the following: medical imaging, 3D map imaging, 3D map construction, building imaging, body temperature imaging, etc.

[0169] S411 (not shown in FIG4 ), the SSCF determines that the sensing entity includes the terminal.

[0170] It should be understood that in a perception service, the perception entity that can execute the perception service can be either a network device or a terminal, and the number of perception entities executing the perception service may be one or more. In the embodiment of the present application, since the terminal needs to be stimulated, the SSCF needs to determine that the perception entity executing the perception service includes the terminal before continuing to execute the corresponding stimulation process.

[0171] SSCF can determine that the perception entity includes a terminal based on the device type. Only when the perception entity includes the terminal does it need to stimulate the terminal. If the perception entity is a network device, the network device will not be stimulated.

[0172] S420, the SSCF sends first information to the PCF, where the first information is used to request the incentive strategy, and the PCF receives the first information.

[0173] When the SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal, it sends first information to the PCF to request an incentive strategy.

[0174] S430, the PCF receives first information sent by the SSCF, where the first information is used by the SSCF to request an incentive policy, sends the incentive policy to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the incentive policy sent by the PCF.

[0175] S440: The SSCF sends second information to the CHF, where the second information is used to request excitation parameters, and the CHF receives the second information.

[0176] S450, the CHF receives the second information sent by the SSCF, where the second information is used by the SSCF to request the excitation parameters, sends the excitation parameters to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the excitation parameters.

[0177] S460, SSCF sends an incentive policy and incentive parameters to SDPF, where the incentive policy and incentive parameters are used by SDPF to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service, and SDPF receives the incentive policy and incentive parameters.

[0178] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the SSCF may also send the incentive strategy and incentive parameters directly to the base station, and instruct the base station to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service.

[0179] The incentive strategy includes statistical granularity, and the statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on business type, statistics based on perception accuracy, and statistics based on service quality flow.

[0180] Considering the varying demands for different types of sensing services, different types of sensing services can be used as statistical granularity. For example, the incentive granularity of a terminal can be determined based on the type of sensing service it performs. For example, when the terminal performs an environmental sensing service, the terminal is determined to be at the first incentive level. When the terminal performs a monitoring sensing service, the terminal is determined to be at the second incentive level. If multiple terminals perform the same type of sensing service, for example, multiple terminals perform environmental sensing services, then these terminals can be determined to be at the first incentive level. The difference between different incentive levels can be the degree of incentive provided. It should be understood that, as previously mentioned, the types of sensing services can be more specifically categorized. Environmental sensing services may include, but are not limited to, one or more of ambient temperature, ambient humidity, air quality, weather conditions, crowd density, traffic density, and air pressure. Statistics can also be broken down by specific type, but the embodiments of this application do not limit this. For example, when the incentive standard is 10 yuan, the incentive strength of the first incentive level is 1.1 times the incentive standard fee, and the incentive strength of the second incentive level is 1.2 times the incentive standard fee, or vice versa. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the setting of the above incentive levels.

[0181] Considering that terminals can achieve varying levels of perception accuracy when performing sensing services, different levels of perception accuracy can be used as statistical granularity. For example, if a terminal achieves a perception accuracy of 90% when performing a sensing service, the terminal is determined to be at the first incentive level. If a terminal achieves a perception accuracy of 80% when performing a sensing service, the terminal is determined to be at the second incentive level. If multiple terminals achieve a perception accuracy of 90% when performing a sensing service, then these terminals can be determined to be at the first incentive level.

[0182] It should be understood that the aforementioned statistical granularities can be appropriately combined. For example, after determining the type of perception service performed by a terminal, further classification statistics can be performed based on the different perception accuracies of the terminals when performing the perception service. As an example, a terminal performing an environmental perception service with a perception accuracy of 90% when performing the service can be determined to be at the first incentive level.

[0183] The excitation parameter includes at least one of a statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of a statistical event.

[0184] The statistical mode includes at least one of traffic-based statistics, duration-based statistics, or service occurrence frequency-based statistics.

[0185] The statistical event includes at least one of traffic reaching a threshold, duration reaching a threshold, number of service occurrences reaching a threshold, location change when the terminal performs the perception service, or change in the time point when the terminal performs the perception service.

[0186] The threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of a traffic threshold, a duration threshold, or a service occurrence number threshold.

[0187] For example, when the statistics mode is flow-based, the statistical event is when the traffic reaches the threshold, and the threshold for the statistical event is the traffic threshold. For example, when a terminal is performing a sensing service and the traffic consumed reaches the traffic threshold, the SDPF updates the terminal's contribution and sends this information to the SSCF. For example, if the terminal provides 10M of traffic when performing the sensing service, the terminal's contribution is 1. If the traffic provided is 100M, the terminal's contribution is 10.

[0188] For example, when the statistics mode is duration-based, the statistical event is the duration reaching the threshold, and the threshold of the statistical event is the duration threshold. For example, when a terminal is performing a perception service, each time the duration of the service reaches the duration threshold, the SDPF updates the terminal's contribution and sends the contribution information to the SSCF. For example, if the terminal performs the perception service for 10 minutes, the terminal's contribution is 1. If it lasts for 100 minutes, the terminal's contribution is 10.

[0189] For example, when the statistics mode is based on the number of service occurrences, the statistical event is when the number of service occurrences reaches a threshold, and the threshold for the statistical event is the service occurrence threshold. For example, when a terminal executes a perception service, each time the number of executions reaches the threshold, the SDPF updates the terminal's contribution and sends the contribution information to the SSCF. For example, if a terminal executes the perception service once, the terminal's contribution is 1. If it executes the service 10 times, the terminal's contribution is 10.

[0190] As an example, the area where the terminal performs the perception service can be divided into multiple areas, such as a core business area and a non-core business area, and the division of the business areas can be performed by the SSCF. In the core business area, the demand for the perception service is relatively high, while in the non-core business area, the demand for the perception service is relatively low. If the terminal performs the perception service in the core area, the contribution of the terminal can be 1.5 times that of the terminal when performing the perception service in the non-core area. It should be understood that there are various ways to divide the business area, and the business area can be divided into three or more areas. The area of ​​each business area can be divided freely. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the number of business areas and the area size of each business area.

[0191] As an example, the time period during which the terminal performs the perception service can be divided into multiple time periods. For example, the period from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beijing time can be divided into the peak service period, and the rest of the day can be divided into the low service period. When the terminal performs the perception service during the above-mentioned peak service period, the contribution of the terminal can be 1.5 times that of when the perception service is performed during the low service period. It should be understood that the time period can be divided in a variety of ways. A day can be divided into three, four or more time periods, and the length of each time period can also be freely divided. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the number and length of the time period.

[0192] S470: The SSCF instructs the base station to send a perception signal to the terminal.

[0193] In this embodiment, the base station serves as a sender of the perception signal in the perception service and sends the perception signal to the terminal.

[0194] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the terminal may be both a sender and a receiver of the perception signal in the perception service.

[0195] S480: The terminal receives the sensing signal and performs a sensing service.

[0196] S490: The terminal sends the sensing data obtained after executing the sensing service to the base station.

[0197] In this embodiment, when the terminal executes the perception service, perception data is generated, such as providing certain traffic data for the perception service, time data used to execute the perception service, number of times the perception service is executed, etc.

[0198] S491, the base station transparently transmits the sensing data to the SDPF, and the SDPF receives the sensing data.

[0199] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the SSCF may send incentive strategies and incentive parameters to the base station and instruct the base station to process the perception data. In this case, S491 is not executed. At this time, the base station may directly perform fusion processing on the perception data and count the contribution of the terminal.

[0200] S492, SDPF receives the perception data, and determines the contribution information of the terminal based on the perception data.

[0201] S493: The SDPF sends the contribution information of the terminal to the SSCF. The contribution information is used to instruct the SSCF to send the contribution information to the CHF.

[0202] The contribution information is determined based on the contribution of the terminal. For example, the terminal may perform multiple different perception services at the same time. When performing different perception services, SDPF can count the contribution of the terminal based on different incentive parameters. For example, when the terminal performs environmental services, SDPF counts the contribution of the terminal based on the perception service traffic information, and when the terminal performs monitoring services, SDPF counts the contribution of the terminal based on the perception service duration information. The contribution information may include a collection of the results of the contributions counted under these two different methods. Of course, the terminal can also perform other perception services, and SDPF can also count the contribution of the terminal based on other incentive parameters.

[0203] S494: SSCF sends contribution information to CHF. The contribution information is used to request CHF to incentivize the terminal.

[0204] CHF generates a statement based on the contribution information and sends it to the accounting system to achieve the purpose of incentivizing terminals that perform perception services.

[0205] The incentive for terminals that perform the sensing service may be a reduction in the terminal's bill. For example, the incentive may be a reduction of 10 yuan in the terminal's bill. Another example may be a discount on the bill.

[0206] Based on the above solution, after a terminal executes a sensing service, the SDPF can calculate its contribution to the service and report this information to the CHF. The CHF can then provide incentives to the terminal based on this contribution information. The incentives received for executing the sensing service increase the terminal's likelihood of executing the service, thus increasing the terminal's motivation and enthusiasm for contributing resources to the service.

[0207] In the above solution, the terminal is the receiver of the perception signal. After receiving the perception signal, the terminal performs the perception service and transmits the perception data. In one possible implementation, the terminal can be the sender of the perception signal, sending the perception signal to the base station to perform the perception service. The following describes a technical solution in which the terminal acts as the sender of the perception signal in the perception service.

[0208] FIG5 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0209] S510: The third-party entity sends awareness service request information to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the awareness service request information from the third-party entity.

[0210] S511, SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal.

[0211] S520: The SSCF sends first information to the PCF, where the first information is used to request the incentive policy, and the PCF receives the first information.

[0212] When the SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal, it sends first information to the PCF to request an incentive strategy.

[0213] S530, the PCF receives first information sent by the SSCF, where the first information is used by the SSCF to request an incentive policy. The PCF sends the incentive policy to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the incentive policy sent by the PCF.

[0214] S540: The SSCF sends second information to the CHF, where the second information is used to request excitation parameters, and the CHF receives the second information.

[0215] S550: The CHF receives the second information sent by the SSCF. The second information is used by the SSCF to request the excitation parameters. The CHF sends the excitation parameters to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the excitation parameters.

[0216] S560, the SSCF sends an incentive strategy and incentive parameters to the base station. The incentive strategy and incentive parameters are used by the base station to count the contribution of the terminal in the sensing service. The base station receives the incentive strategy and incentive parameters.

[0217] In this embodiment, the SSCF does not send the incentive policy and incentive parameters to the SDPF, but directly sends them to the base station, and instructs the base station to collect statistics on the contribution of the terminal.

[0218] It should be understood that S510-S560 can refer to the relevant description of S410-S460 in the previous text, and for the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0219] S570: The SSCF instructs the base station to receive the perception signal sent by the terminal.

[0220] In this embodiment, the terminal acts as a sender of the sensing signal in the sensing service and sends the sensing signal to the base station. In this case, the base station is a receiver of the sensing signal.

[0221] In other embodiments provided in the present application, the terminal may be both a sender and a receiver of the perception signal in the perception service.

[0222] S580: The SSCF instructs the terminal to send the sensing signal to the base station and perform the sensing service.

[0223] S590: After executing the sensing service, the terminal sends a sensing signal to the base station.

[0224] In this embodiment, the terminal is the sender of the perception signal and does not directly send the perception data to the base station.

[0225] S591: After receiving the perception signal sent by the terminal, the base station counts the contribution of the terminal according to the incentive strategy and incentive parameters.

[0226] In this embodiment, after receiving the perception signal, the base station decodes it to obtain perception data and calculates the contribution of the terminal.

[0227] S592: The base station sends the contribution information of the terminal to the SSCF. The contribution information is determined according to the contribution of the terminal.

[0228] S593: SSCF sends contribution information to CHF. The contribution information is used to request CHF to incentivize the terminal.

[0229] CHF generates a statement based on the contribution information and sends it to the accounting system to achieve the purpose of incentivizing terminals that perform perception services.

[0230] Based on the above solution, the base station receives the incentive strategy and incentive parameters, decodes the perception signals sent by the terminal, obtains perception data, and then calculates the terminal's contribution. While the SDPF cannot process perception signals, the base station can process the perception signals sent by the terminal and obtain perception data. This allows the base station to calculate the terminal's contribution even if the terminal sends a perception signal.

[0231] In a possible implementation, there may be two or more terminals executing the same sensing service. In this case, the multiple terminals executing the same sensing service may be divided into terminal groups, and contribution statistics are performed on the terminal groups.

[0232] FIG6 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0233] S610: The third-party entity sends awareness service request information to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the awareness service request information from the third-party entity.

[0234] S611, SSCF determines that the perception entity includes terminals, such as UE#1 and UE#2 in Figure 6.

[0235] S620: Send first information to the PCF, where the first information is used to request the incentive strategy, and the PCF receives the first information.

[0236] In this embodiment, when the SSCF determines that the sensing entity includes the terminal, it sends first information to the PCF to request an incentive policy.

[0237] S630, the PCF receives first information sent by the SSCF, where the first information is used by the SSCF to request an incentive policy. The PCF sends the incentive policy to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the incentive policy sent by the PCF.

[0238] S640: The SSCF sends second information to the CHF, where the second information is used to request excitation parameters, and the CHF receives the second information.

[0239] S650: The CHF receives the second information sent by the SSCF. The second information is used by the SSCF to request the excitation parameters. The CHF sends the excitation parameters to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the excitation parameters.

[0240] S660, the SSCF sends an incentive strategy and incentive parameters to the base station. The incentive strategy and incentive parameters are used by the base station to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service. The SDPF receives the incentive strategy and incentive parameters.

[0241] In this embodiment, the SSCF does not send the incentive policy and incentive parameters to the SDPF, but directly sends them to the base station, and instructs the base station to collect statistics on the contribution of the terminal.

[0242] It should be understood that S610-S660 can refer to the relevant description of S410-S460 in the previous text, and for the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0243] S670: The SSCF instructs the base station to receive the perception data sent by UE#1 and receive the perception signal sent by UE#2.

[0244] S681, SSCF instructs UE#2 to send a sensing signal to the base station to perform the sensing service.

[0245] S682, SSCF instructs UE#1 to receive the perception signal sent by the base station and perform the perception service.

[0246] It should be understood that there is no clear order in which S681 and S682 are executed, and S682 may be executed first and then S681.

[0247] In other embodiments provided herein, the SSCF may instruct both UE#1 and UE#2 to transmit a perception signal. In this case, the corresponding base station receives the perception signals transmitted by UE#1 and UE#2 and decodes the perception signals to obtain perception data. Alternatively, the SSCF may instruct the base station to transmit a perception signal to both UE#1 and UE#2. In this case, the corresponding UE#1 and UE#2 receive the perception signal, perform a perception service, and generate perception data. In this embodiment of the present application, there is no limitation on whether the UE transmits or receives the perception signal.

[0248] S691, UE#1 sends perception data to the base station.

[0249] S692, UE#2 sends a perception signal to the base station.

[0250] It should be understood that there is no clear order for executing S691 and S692 above. S692 may be executed first and then S691, or S691 and S692 may be executed simultaneously. For example, UE#2 may complete the sensing service first and send the sensing signal first.

[0251] S693: The base station receives the perception data sent by UE#1 and the perception signal sent by UE#2. The base station counts the contributions of UE#1 and UE#2 according to the incentive strategy and incentive parameters.

[0252] S694: The base station sends UE#1 contribution information to the SSCF. The UE#1 contribution information is used to instruct the SSCF to send the UE#1 contribution information to the CHF.

[0253] S695: SSCF sends contribution information to CHF. The UE#1 contribution information is used to request CHF to incentivize UE#1.

[0254] S696: The base station sends the contribution information of UE#2 to the SSCF. The contribution information is used to instruct the SSCF to send the contribution information of UE#2 to the CHF.

[0255] S697: SSCF sends UE#2 contribution information to CHF. The contribution information is used to request CHF to incentivize UE#2.

[0256] CHF generates a statement based on the contribution information and sends it to the accounting system to achieve the purpose of incentivizing terminals that perform perception services.

[0257] It should be understood that there is no clear order in which the above S694 and S696 are executed, and S696 may be executed first and then S694.

[0258] Based on the above solution, terminals executing the same perception service are divided into a terminal group, and the contribution of each terminal in the terminal group is counted separately, which can improve the efficiency of the second network element in processing perception data.

[0259] In order to improve the fairness of terminal contribution statistics, an incentive smart contract can be introduced to make the terminal contribution statistics more accurate and further make the incentives obtained by the terminal more accurate.

[0260] Figure 7 is a flow chart of deploying an incentive smart contract in a digital certificate processing device applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0261] After the terminal signs a contract to provide perception business services, an incentive smart contract is deployed on the digital certificate processing device. The content of the incentive smart contract can be determined based on the above-mentioned incentive strategy and incentive parameters. For example, the terminal's contribution information can be determined based on the traffic information of the perception data provided by the terminal when performing the perception business.

[0262] After uploading the contribution information of the terminal to the digital certificate processing device, the incentive smart contract of the digital certificate processing device can be triggered to execute, and the incentive smart contract determines how to incentivize the terminal based on the contribution information.

[0263] Deploying incentive smart contracts in digital certificate processing devices can utilize programmatic design to meet contract judgment logic, reduce the occurrence of accidental exceptions and malice, reduce the need for trusted intermediaries, and after the execution of the incentive smart contract, it can be reconciled, traceable, and cannot be tampered with, thus meeting regulatory requirements.

[0264] FIG8 is an interactive schematic diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0265] S810, when the terminal signs a contract to provide perception business services, the SSCF sends a third message to the digital certificate processing device, where the third message is used to request the digital certificate processing device to deploy an incentive smart contract, and the digital certificate processing device receives the third message.

[0266] The digital certificate processing device deploys an incentive smart contract in response to the third information.

[0267] As an example, when the terminal signs a contract to provide perception services, or when the information of the terminal's contract to provide perception services changes, the contract authentication information will be sent to the unified data management function (UDM). After receiving the contract authentication information, the UDM will send an indication message to the SSCF. Only after receiving the indication message will the SSCF send the third message.

[0268] As an example, there are various ways to subscribe to a terminal for providing awareness services. For example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services at an offline business office. In another example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services by sending a text message. In another example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services within certain applications.

[0269] S820: The third-party entity sends awareness service request information to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the awareness service request information from the third-party entity.

[0270] S821: The SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal.

[0271] It should be understood that in a perception service, the perception entity that can execute the perception service can be either a network device or a terminal, and the number of perception entities executing the perception service may be one or more. In the embodiment of the present application, since the terminal needs to be stimulated, the SSCF needs to determine that the perception entity executing the perception service includes the terminal before continuing to execute the corresponding stimulation process.

[0272] SSCF can determine that the sensing entity includes a terminal according to the device type. Only when the sensing entity includes a terminal, the terminal needs to be stimulated. If the sensing entity is a network device, the network device will not be stimulated.

[0273] S830. The SSCF sends first information to the PCF. The first information is used to request the incentive strategy. The PCF receives the first information.

[0274] When the SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal, it sends first information to the PCF to request an incentive strategy.

[0275] S840. The PCF receives first information sent by the SSCF. The first information is used by the SSCF to request an incentive policy. The PCF sends the incentive policy to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the incentive policy sent by the PCF.

[0276] In this embodiment, the incentive policy received by the SSCF includes incentive parameters. Therefore, the SSCF no longer requests the CHF for incentive parameters.

[0277] S850: SSCF sends an incentive policy to SDPF. The incentive policy is used by SDPF to count the contribution of the terminal to the sensing service. SDPF receives the incentive policy.

[0278] It should be understood that S820-S850 can refer to the relevant description of S410-S460 in the previous text, and for the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0279] S860: The SSCF instructs the base station to send a perception signal to the terminal.

[0280] S870: The terminal receives the sensing signal and performs a sensing service.

[0281] S880: The terminal sends the sensing data obtained after executing the sensing service to the base station.

[0282] S881: The base station transparently transmits the sensing data to the SDPF, and the SDPF receives the sensing data.

[0283] S882, SDPF receives the perception data, and determines the contribution information of the terminal based on the perception data.

[0284] S883, SDPF sends the contribution information of the terminal to SSCF, and the contribution information is used to instruct SSCF to send the contribution information to the digital voucher processing device.

[0285] S884, SSCF sends contribution information to the digital voucher processing device, where the contribution information is used to request the digital voucher processing device to incentivize the terminal.

[0286] In this embodiment, the digital voucher processing device has deployed an incentive smart contract. The digital voucher processing device can automatically trigger the execution of the incentive smart contract based on the contribution information and report it to the accounting system to achieve incentives for the terminal.

[0287] Based on the above technical solution, the incentive smart contract can accurately count the reported contribution information, so that the incentive amount provided to the terminal is accurate.

[0288] FIG9 is an interactive diagram of another method for motivating a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0289] S910, when the terminal signs a contract to provide perception business services, the SSCF sends a third message to the digital certificate processing device, where the third message is used to request the digital certificate processing device to deploy an incentive smart contract, and the digital certificate processing device receives the third message.

[0290] The digital certificate processing device deploys an incentive smart contract in response to the third information.

[0291] As an example, when the terminal signs a contract to provide perception services, or when the information of the terminal's contract to provide perception services changes, the contract authentication information will be sent to the unified data management function (UDM). After receiving the contract authentication information, the UDM will send an indication message to the SSCF. Only after receiving the indication message will the SSCF send the third message.

[0292] As an example, there are various ways to subscribe to a terminal for providing awareness services. For example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services at an offline business office. In another example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services by sending a text message. In another example, users can apply for the provision of awareness services within certain applications.

[0293] S920: The third-party entity sends awareness service request information to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the awareness service request information from the third-party entity.

[0294] S921: The SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal.

[0295] In the perception service, since the perception entity that can execute the perception service can be either a network device or a terminal, and in the embodiment of the present application, since the terminal needs to be stimulated, the SSCF needs to determine that the perception entity includes the terminal before continuing to execute the incentive strategy.

[0296] SSCF can determine that the perception entity includes a terminal based on the device type. Only when the perception entity includes a terminal does it need to stimulate the terminal. If the perception entity is a network device, the network device will not be stimulated.

[0297] S930. The SSCF sends first information to the PCF. The first information is used to request the incentive policy. The PCF receives the first information.

[0298] When the SSCF determines that the perception entity includes the terminal, it sends first information to the PCF to request an incentive strategy.

[0299] S940, the PCF receives the first information sent by the SSCF, where the first information is used by the SSCF to request an incentive policy, sends the incentive policy to the SSCF, and the SSCF receives the incentive policy sent by the PCF.

[0300] In this embodiment, the incentive policy received by the SSCF includes incentive parameters. Therefore, the SSCF no longer requests the CHF for incentive parameters.

[0301] S950: SSCF sends an incentive policy to SDPF. The incentive policy is used by SDPF to count the contribution of the terminal to the sensing service. SDPF receives the incentive policy.

[0302] It should be understood that S920-950 can refer to the relevant description of S410-S460 in the previous text, and for the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0303] In this embodiment, the SSCF may send the incentive policy to the terminal. In this case, the terminal may perform statistics on its own contribution.

[0304] S960: The SSCF instructs the base station to send a perception signal to the terminal.

[0305] S970: The terminal receives the perception signal and performs a perception service.

[0306] S980: The terminal sends the sensing data obtained after executing the sensing service to the base station.

[0307] S981: The base station transparently transmits the sensing data to the SDPF, and the SDPF receives the sensing data.

[0308] S982, SDPF receives the perception data, and determines the contribution information of the terminal based on the perception data.

[0309] S983, SDPF sends the contribution information of the terminal to SSCF, and the contribution information is used to instruct SSCF to send the contribution information to the digital voucher processing device.

[0310] S984, SSCF sends contribution information to the digital voucher processing device, where the contribution information is used to request the digital voucher processing device to incentivize the terminal.

[0311] S990, the terminal counts its own contribution and uploads the contribution information to the digital certificate processing device.

[0312] As an example, the terminal may collect statistics on its own contribution to the execution of the perception service, such as the amount of traffic contributed by itself when executing the perception service, and the time spent on executing the perception service.

[0313] In this embodiment, the digital credential processing device has deployed an incentive smart contract. It receives contribution information from both the terminal and the SSCF. The digital credential processing device compares the contribution information sent by both parties. If the contribution amounts match, the incentive smart contract is triggered and reported to the accounting system, incentivizing the terminal.

[0314] Based on the above technical solution, the digital certificate processing device compares the contribution information sent by the terminal and the contribution information sent by the SSCF. If they are consistent, it will trigger the execution of the incentive smart contract, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal's contribution information and can incentivize the terminal more correctly.

[0315] The method provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above in conjunction with Figures 3 to 9. Below, the apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail in conjunction with Figures 10 to 12. It should be understood that the description of the apparatus embodiment corresponds to the description of the method embodiment. Therefore, for matters not described in detail, reference can be made to the method embodiment above. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0316] The device is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and related implementation methods, and the details that have been described will not be repeated. As used below, the term "module" can refer to a combination of software and / or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the devices described in the following embodiments are preferably implemented in software, implementation using hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

[0317] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1000 includes a transceiver unit 1010 and a processing unit 1020, wherein the transceiver unit 1010 can be used to implement corresponding communication functions, and the processing unit 1020 can be used to perform data processing.

[0318] As an example, the transceiver unit 1010 may also be referred to as a communication interface or communication unit, and may include a transmitting unit and / or a receiving unit. The transceiver unit 1010 may be a transceiver (including a transmitter and / or a receiver), an input / output interface (including an input and / or output interface), a pin, or a circuit. The transceiver unit 1010 may be configured to perform the transmitting and / or receiving steps in the above-described method embodiments.

[0319] As an example, the processing unit 1020 may be a processor (may include one or more), a processing circuit with processor functions, etc., and may be used to execute other steps except sending and receiving in the above method embodiment.

[0320] As an example, the communication device 1000 further includes a storage unit, which may be a memory, an internal storage unit (e.g., a register, a cache, etc.), an external storage unit (e.g., a read-only memory, a random access memory, etc.). The storage unit is used to store instructions, and the processing unit 1020 executes the instructions stored in the storage unit to enable the communication device to perform the above method.

[0321] In one design, the communication device 1000 can be used to perform the actions performed by the second network element in each of the above method embodiments. The second network element can be an SDPF or a base station. For example, the communication device 1000 can be used to perform the actions performed by the second network element in the above method. In this case, the communication device 1000 can be a component of the second network element, the transceiver unit 1010 is used to perform the operations related to transceiving of the second network element in the above method embodiments, and the processing unit 1020 is used to perform the operations related to processing of the second network element in the above method embodiments.

[0322] For example, the transceiver unit 1010 is used to receive the sensory excitation strategy and excitation parameters; the processing unit 1020 is used to process the sensory data.

[0323] As an example, the transceiver unit 1010 may also perform other operations performed by the first network element in any of the above methods. The first network element may be an SSCF, which will not be described in detail here.

[0324] As an example, the transceiver unit 1010 may also perform other operations performed by a third network element in any of the above methods. The third network element may be a PCF, which will not be described in detail here.

[0325] In one design, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform the actions performed by the fourth network element in each of the above method embodiments. The fourth network element may be a CHF. For example, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform the actions performed by the fourth network element in the above method. In this case, the apparatus 1000 may be a component of the fourth network element, the transceiver unit 1010 may be configured to perform the operations related to transceiving of the fourth network element in the above method embodiments, and the processing unit 1020 may be configured to perform the operations related to processing of the fourth network element in the above method embodiments.

[0326] For example, the transceiver unit 1010 is configured to receive the second information; and the processing unit 1020 is configured to motivate the terminal according to the contribution information.

[0327] It should be understood that the transceiver unit 1010 and the processing unit 1020 can also perform other operations performed by the fourth network element in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0328] It should also be understood that the device 1000 here is embodied in the form of a functional unit. The term "unit" here can refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (such as a shared processor, a dedicated processor or a group processor, etc.) and a memory for executing one or more software or firmware programs, a combined logic circuit and / or other suitable components that support the described functions. Those skilled in the art will understand that the device 1000 can be specifically a network device in the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be used to execute the various processes and / or steps corresponding to the network device in the above-mentioned method embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here.

[0329] The apparatus 1000 of each of the above-mentioned solutions has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by the device in the above-mentioned method, or the apparatus 1000 of each of the above-mentioned solutions has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by the access network device in the above-mentioned method. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or the corresponding software can be implemented by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-mentioned functions; for example, the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transceiver (for example, the sending unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transmitter, and the receiving unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a receiver), and other units, such as the processing unit, can be replaced by a processor to respectively perform the sending and receiving operations and related processing operations in each method embodiment.

[0330] In addition, the transceiver unit 1010 may also be a transceiver circuit (for example, may include a receiving circuit and a sending circuit), and the processing unit may be a processing circuit.

[0331] It should be noted that the apparatus in FIG10 may be a network element or device in the aforementioned embodiment, or may be a chip or chip system, such as a system on chip (SoC). The transceiver unit may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processing unit may be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. This is not limited here.

[0332] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1100 shown in Figure 11 includes: a processor 1110, a memory 1120, or one or more of a transceiver 1130. The processor 1110 is coupled to the memory 1120 and is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory 1120 to control the transceiver 1130 to transmit and / or receive signals.

[0333] It should be understood that the processor 1110 and memory 1120 can be combined into a processing device, and the processor 1110 is used to execute the program code stored in the memory 1120 to implement the above functions. In specific implementations, the memory 1120 can also be integrated into the processor 1110, or independent of the processor 1110. It should be understood that the processor 1110 can also correspond to the various processing units in the aforementioned communication device, and the transceiver 1130 can correspond to the various receiving units and transmitting units in the aforementioned communication device.

[0334] It should also be understood that the transceiver 1130 may include a receiver (or receiver) and a transmitter (or transmitter). The transceiver may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more. The transceiver may also be a communication interface or interface circuit.

[0335] As an example, the communication device 1100 may correspond to the first network element in the method according to the embodiment of the present application, which may be an SSCF. The communication device 1100 may perform the steps performed by the first network element in the above method. The communication device 1100 may correspond to the second network element in the method according to the embodiment of the present application, which may be an SDPF or a base station. The communication device 1100 may perform the steps performed by the second network element in the above method. The communication device 1100 may correspond to the third network element in the method according to the embodiment of the present application, which may be a PCF. The communication device 1100 may perform the steps performed by the third network element in the above method. The communication device 1100 may correspond to the fourth network element in the method according to the embodiment of the present application, which may be a CHF. The communication device 1100 may perform the steps performed by the fourth network element in the above method. It should be understood that the specific processes of the above corresponding steps have been described in detail in the above method embodiment and will not be repeated here for the sake of brevity.

[0336] When the communication device 1100 is a chip, the chip includes an interface unit and a processing unit, wherein the interface unit may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; and the processing unit may be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip.

[0337] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 1200 shown in Figure 12 includes: a processor 1210, a memory 1220, or one or more of a transceiver 1230. The processor 1210 is coupled to the memory 1220 and is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory 1220 to control the transceiver 1230 to transmit and / or receive signals.

[0338] It should be understood that the processor 1210 and memory 1220 can be combined into a processing device, and the processor 1210 is used to execute the program code stored in the memory 1220 to implement the above functions. In a specific implementation, the memory 1220 can also be integrated into the processor 1210, or independent of the processor 1210. It should be understood that the processor 1210 can also correspond to the various processing units in the aforementioned communication device, and the transceiver 1230 can correspond to the various receiving units and transmitting units in the aforementioned communication device.

[0339] It should also be understood that the transceiver 1230 may include a receiver (or receiver) and a transmitter (or transmitter). The transceiver may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more. The transceiver may also be a communication interface or interface circuit.

[0340] As an example, the electronic device 1200 may correspond to the digital credential processing device in the method according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 1200 may execute the steps performed by the digital credential processing device in the above-mentioned method; the electronic device 1200 may correspond to the digital credential processing device in the method according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 1200 may execute the steps performed by the digital credential processing device in the above-mentioned method. It should be understood that the specific processes of the above-mentioned corresponding steps have been described in detail in the above-mentioned method embodiment and will not be repeated here for the sake of brevity.

[0341] When the electronic device 1200 is a chip, the chip includes an interface unit and a processing unit, wherein the interface unit may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; and the processing unit may be a processor, a microprocessor, or an integrated circuit integrated on the chip.

[0342] During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the processor or by instructions in the form of software. The steps of the method disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in conjunction with its hardware. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0343] It should be noted that the processor in the embodiments of the present application can be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the processor or by instructions in the form of software. The above processor can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component. The various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0344] The present application also provides a computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0345] The present application also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0346] 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 instructions. When the computer instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions 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 instructions 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. Available media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, tapes), optical media (eg, high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (eg, solid state disks (SSDs)).

[0347] In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" and "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of the word "exemplary" is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner.

[0348] It should be understood that references to "embodiments" throughout this specification mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic associated with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Therefore, various embodiments throughout this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, these particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0349] It should be understood that in various embodiments of the present application, the size of the sequence number of each process does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiment of the present application. The names of all nodes and information in the embodiments of the present application are merely names set by the present application for the convenience of description. The names in the actual network may be different. It should not be understood that the present application limits the names of various nodes and information. On the contrary, any name with the same or similar function as the node or information used in the embodiments of the present application is regarded as a method or equivalent replacement of the present application, and is within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0350] It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, "when", "if" and "if" all mean that the UE or base station will take corresponding measures under certain objective circumstances. It is not a time limit, and it does not require the UE or base station to take judgment actions when implementing it, nor does it mean that there are other limitations.

[0351] Additionally, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. The term "and / or" is simply used to describe an association between related objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone.

[0352] As used herein, the term "at least one of" or "at least one of" refers to all or any combination of the listed items. For example, "at least one of A, B, and C" can mean: A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, B and C together, and A, B, and C together. As used herein, "at least one" means one or more. "A plurality" means two or more.

[0353] It should be understood that the terms "include", "comprising", "having" and their variations mean "including but not limited to", unless specifically emphasized otherwise.

[0354] It should be understood that in various embodiments of the present application, the first, second, and various numerical numbers are merely distinctions for ease of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0355] 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. Professional and technical personnel 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 application.

[0356] 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.

[0357] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0358] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0359] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0360] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0361] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application 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 application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for stimulating a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: Acquiring an incentive strategy and acquiring an incentive parameter, wherein the incentive strategy and the incentive parameter are used by the second network element to count the contribution of the terminal in the sensing service; The incentive strategy and the incentive parameter are sent to the second network element.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The acquisition incentive strategy includes: Sending first information to a third network element, where the first information is used to request the incentive strategy; The incentive strategy is received from the third network element.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The acquisition incentive strategy includes: The locally configured incentive strategy is obtained.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The incentive strategy is preconfigured, or the incentive strategy is predefined.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of obtaining the excitation parameters comprises: Sending second information to a fourth network element, where the second information is used to request the excitation parameter; The excitation parameter is received from the fourth network element.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on business type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on service quality flow.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that The excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: A statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The statistical model includes at least one of the following: Statistics based on traffic, duration, or the number of times a perceived service occurs.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The statistical events include at least one of the following: The traffic reaches a threshold, the duration reaches a threshold, the number of times the perception service occurs reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal when executing the perception service changes, or the time point when the terminal executes the perception service changes.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: Traffic threshold, duration threshold, or number of perceived service occurrences threshold.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receiving contribution information from the second network element; In response to the contribution information, the contribution information is sent to a fourth network element, where the contribution information is used to request the fourth network element to incentivize the terminal.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the terminal signs a contract to provide the perception business service, third information is sent to the digital certificate processing device, and the third information is used to request the digital certificate processing device to deploy an incentive smart contract.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receiving contribution information from the second network element; In response to the contribution information, the contribution information is sent to the digital voucher processing device, and the contribution information is used to request the digital voucher processing device to incentivize the terminal.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that The second network element includes any one of a processing network element or a base station, the third network element includes a policy network element, and the fourth network element includes a charging network element.

16. A method for stimulating a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving perception data, and determining contribution information of the terminal based on the perception data; Contribution information of the terminal is sent to the first network element, where the contribution information is used to instruct the first network element to send the contribution information to the fourth network element.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: An incentive strategy and an incentive parameter are received, where the incentive strategy and the incentive parameter are used to count the contribution of the terminal in the perception service.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on business type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on service quality flow.

20. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that The excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: A statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The statistical model includes at least one of the following: Statistics based on traffic, duration, or the number of times a perceived service occurs.

22. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The statistical events include at least one of the following: The traffic reaches a threshold, the duration reaches a threshold, the number of times the perception service occurs reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal when executing the perception service changes, or the time point when the terminal executes the perception service changes.

23. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: Traffic threshold, duration threshold, service occurrence threshold, or perception accuracy threshold.

24. A method for stimulating a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving first information sent by a first network element, where the first information is used by the first network element to request an incentive strategy; The incentive strategy is sent to the first network element.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The incentive strategy includes statistical granularity.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The statistical granularity includes at least one of statistics based on business type, statistics based on perception accuracy, or statistics based on service quality flow.

27. A method for stimulating a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving second information sent by the first network element, where the second information is used by the first network element to request an incentive parameter; Sending the excitation parameter to the first network element.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The excitation parameter includes at least one of the following: A statistical pattern, a statistical event, or a threshold value of the statistical event.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that The statistical model includes at least one of the following: Statistics based on traffic, duration, or the number of times a perceived service occurs.

30. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that The statistical events include at least one of the following: The traffic reaches a threshold, the duration reaches a threshold, the number of times the perceived service occurs reaches a threshold, the location of the terminal changes, or the time point at which the terminal starts to execute the service changes.

31. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that The threshold of the statistical event includes at least one of the following: Traffic threshold, duration threshold, or service occurrence count threshold.

32. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive contribution information sent by the first network element, and motivate the terminal according to the contribution information.

33. A method for stimulating a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receiving third information sent by the first network element, where the third information is used by the first network element to request the deployment of an incentive smart contract; The incentive smart contract is deployed, and the incentive smart contract is used to count the terminal contribution / relevance.

34. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The deployment incentive smart contract includes: Deploy incentive smart contracts based on incentive parameters.

35. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-15, or the method according to claims 16-23, or the method according to claims 24-26, or the method according to claims 27-32.

36. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A processor, configured to execute a computer program stored in a memory so that the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 15, or so that the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 16 to 23, or so that the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 24 to 26, or so that the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 27 to 32.

37. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device is used to execute the method of claim 33 or 34.

38. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: A processor, configured to execute a computer program stored in the memory so that the electronic device performs the operation as claimed in claim 33 or 34. method.

39. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute a method as described in any one of claims 1 to 15, or enables the computer to execute a method as described in any one of claims 16 to 23, or enables the computer to execute a method as described in any one of claims 24 to 26, or enables the computer to execute a method as described in any one of claims 27 to 32, or enables the computer to execute a method as described in claim 33 or 34.

40. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises instructions for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, or comprises instructions for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 23, or comprises instructions for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 24 to 26, or comprises instructions for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 27 to 32, or comprises instructions for executing the method as claimed in claim 33 or 34.

41. A chip system, characterized in that: It comprises: a processor, which is used to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip system executes the method described in any one of claims 1 to 15, or a device equipped with the chip system executes the method described in any one of claims 16 to 23, or a device equipped with the chip system executes the method described in any one of claims 24 to 26, or a device equipped with the chip system executes the method described in any one of claims 27 to 32, or a device equipped with the chip system executes the method described in claim 33 or 34.

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