Neighbor cell measurement method, electronic device and storage medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of terminals, and provides a neighbor cell measurement method, an electronic device and a storage medium, which can also perform neighbor cell measurement even when the quality of a serving cell where the electronic device camps is good, to obtain sufficient neighbor cell information, so that the electronic device can perform precise positioning on the basis of the sufficient neighbor cell information. The method comprises: an electronic device receives neighbor cell measurement configuration information from a network side device, wherein the neighbor cell measurement configuration information comprises a neighbor cell measurement threshold; and when a signal quality parameter of a target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result.

Description

Neighborhood measurement method, electronic device, and storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office on January 12, 2024, with application number 202410049580.7 and invention name “A Neighborhood Measurement Method, Electronic Device and Storage Medium”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The application relates to the field of terminal technology, and in particular to a neighboring cell measurement method, electronic device and storage medium. Background Art

[0003] In current communication technologies, when a user terminal (UE) resides in any service cell (such as a long term evolution (LTE) cell or a new radio / new air interface (NR) cell), the user terminal needs to be positioned for various possible needs or purposes of the user terminal (such as a function applied in the user terminal requires positioning information, etc.). In order to better locate, the terminal also needs to measure the neighboring cells of the server cell (such as co-frequency neighboring cells, hetero-frequency neighboring cells and hetero-system neighboring cells) to obtain the cell information of the neighboring cells (such as neighboring cell ID and signal quality parameters, or physical cell ID and cell signal strength), thereby assisting in completing the positioning. For the purpose of energy saving of user terminals, the network side equipment will configure the neighboring cell measurement threshold of the neighboring cells (including the respective measurement thresholds of co-frequency neighboring cells, hetero-frequency neighboring cells and hetero-system neighboring cells) for user terminals in idle and connected states. When the signal quality value of the service cell where the user terminal resides is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold of the neighboring cell, the corresponding neighboring cell will be measured at this time. When the value of the signal quality parameter of the serving cell where the user terminal resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold of the neighboring cell, the corresponding neighboring cell will not be measured.

[0004] In this way, when the signal quality of the serving cell where the user terminal is currently located is good (the value of the signal quality parameter is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold), the user terminal may not be able to obtain sufficient cell information of the neighboring cells, thereby making the final positioning result less accurate. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a neighboring cell measurement method, an electronic device, and a storage medium, which can perform neighboring cell measurement when the quality of the service cell where the electronic device resides is good, obtain sufficient neighboring cell information, and enable the electronic device to perform accurate positioning based on the sufficient neighboring cell information.

[0006] In order to achieve the above objectives, the embodiments of the present application adopt the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a neighboring cell measurement method, applicable to an electronic device. The method comprises: the electronic device receiving neighboring cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device; wherein the neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes a neighboring cell measurement threshold; and when a signal quality parameter of a target serving cell in which the electronic device is currently located is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device performs a neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0008] Based on the above technical solution, when the signal quality of the serving cell where the electronic device resides is good, the electronic device can also perform complete neighboring cell measurements to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. Furthermore, the electronic device can complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, thereby meeting the positioning needs of the electronic device. Furthermore, the functions of the electronic device that require positioning can better provide services to the user, improving the user experience.

[0009] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result, including: when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell; or, ignores the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information; the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0010] Based on the above design, the electronic device can increase the neighboring cell measurement threshold when the signal quality of the currently serving cell is good, so that the electronic device can smoothly perform neighboring cell measurements according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic. In this way, when the signal quality is good, the electronic device can also obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. Furthermore, the electronic device can also complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, so that the positioning needs of the electronic device are met, and the functions of the electronic device that require positioning can better provide services to the user, improving the user experience.

[0011] In a possible design method of the first aspect, the electronic device receives neighboring area measurement configuration information from a network side device, including: when the electronic device is in a connected state, the electronic device receives a reconfiguration message from the network side device, and the reconfiguration information carries the neighboring area measurement configuration information; when the electronic device is in an idle state, the electronic device receives a broadcast message from the network side device, and the broadcast message carries the neighboring area measurement configuration information.

[0012] Based on the above design, the electronic device can obtain neighboring cell measurement configuration information that can be used as a basis for neighboring cell measurement in both the idle state and the connected state.

[0013] In a possible design method of the first aspect, the neighboring area measurement configuration information also includes: at least one first frequency point and at least one second frequency point; the first frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target service cell where the electronic device is currently located, and the communication standard to which the first frequency point belongs is the same as the communication standard to which the target frequency band belongs; the second frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target service cell where the electronic device is currently located, and the communication standard to which the second frequency point belongs is different from the communication standard to which the target frequency band belongs; the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement to obtain a neighboring area measurement result, including: the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point to obtain a neighboring area measurement result.

[0014] Based on the above design, when performing neighbor cell measurement, the electronic device can obtain neighbor cell information for all measurable co-frequency neighbor cells, inter-frequency neighbor cells, and inter-system neighbor cells of the target serving cell where the electronic device is currently residing. In this way, the electronic device can obtain sufficient neighbor cell information and, based on this sufficient neighbor cell information, complete positioning. This satisfies the positioning needs of the electronic device, allowing the functions of the electronic device that require positioning to better provide services to the user, thereby improving the user experience.

[0015] In a possible design method of the first aspect, when the electronic device is in a connected state, the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes a first measurement threshold; when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, including: when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the first measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the first measurement threshold so that the increased first measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell.

[0016] Based on the above design, when the electronic device is in a connected state and the signal instruction of the target serving cell currently resident is good, the first measurement threshold can be increased so that the electronic device can smoothly perform neighboring cell measurement according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic. In this way, when the signal quality is good, the electronic device can also obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. Furthermore, the electronic device can also complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, so that the positioning needs of the electronic device are met, and the functions of the electronic device with positioning needs can better provide services to the user, thereby improving the user experience.

[0017] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, when the electronic device is in an idle state, the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes a second measurement threshold and a third measurement threshold; the second measurement threshold is a measurement threshold for performing neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point, and the third measurement threshold is a measurement threshold for performing neighboring cell measurement on the first frequency point and the second frequency point; when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, including: when both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are less than the signal quality of the target service cell, the electronic device increases both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold so that the increased second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell.

[0018] Based on the above design, when the electronic device is in an idle state and the signal instruction of the target serving cell currently resident is good, the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold can be increased, so that the electronic device can smoothly perform neighboring cell measurements according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic. In this way, when the signal quality is good, the electronic device can also obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. Furthermore, the electronic device can also complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, so that the positioning needs of the electronic device are met, and the functions of the electronic device with positioning needs can better provide services to the user, thereby improving the user experience.

[0019] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the method further includes: when a signal quality parameter of a target service cell is greater than a neighboring cell measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the first target measurement threshold so that the increased first target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell; the first target measurement threshold is any one of the second measurement threshold or the third measurement threshold; the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold to obtain a first neighboring cell measurement result; if the first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold includes the target frequency point; if the first target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold includes the first frequency point and the second frequency point; if the amount of neighboring cell information in the first neighboring cell measurement result is greater than or equal to the first preset amount, the electronic device determines the first neighboring cell measurement result as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0020] Based on the above design method, when the electronic device is in idle state and the signal instructions of the currently resident target service cell are good, when sufficient neighboring cell information can be obtained by performing neighboring cell measurements on only a part of the frequency points, the electronic device can perform neighboring cell measurements on only this part of the frequency points. While ensuring the subsequent positioning accuracy, the time and power consumption of the entire neighboring cell measurement are reduced, and the problem of the mobile terminal not being able to be used normally due to the neighboring cell measurement user being too long is avoided.

[0021] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold, the method further includes: if the amount of neighboring area information obtained by the neighboring area measurement in the first neighboring area measurement result is less than the first preset number, the electronic device increases the second target measurement threshold so that the increased second target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; the second target measurement threshold is the other of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold except the first target measurement threshold; the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold, obtains a second neighboring area measurement result, and adds the second neighboring area measurement result to the first neighboring area measurement result to obtain a neighboring area measurement result; if the second target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the first frequency point and the second frequency point; if the second target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the target frequency point.

[0022] Based on the above design method, when the electronic device is in idle state and the signal instructions of the currently resident target service cell are good, if only performing neighbor cell measurements on a part of the frequency points cannot obtain sufficient neighbor cell information, then the neighbor cell measurement can be performed on all frequency points to ensure that sufficient neighbor cell information is obtained, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently perform complete and sufficiently accurate positioning, thereby improving the user experience.

[0023] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold.

[0024] Because intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement only requires measuring and evaluating the signal on the current channel, while inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement requires switching and measuring on channels with different frequencies, the measurement speed of intra-frequency neighbor cells is generally faster than that of inter-frequency neighbor cells. Therefore, based on the above design, the electronic device can prioritize measuring intra-frequency neighbor cells corresponding to the target frequency, thereby more quickly obtaining the first preset number of neighbor cell information.

[0025] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, after the electronic device receives the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device, the method also includes: when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold to obtain a third neighboring area measurement result; the third target measurement threshold is one of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold that is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell; if the third target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold includes the target frequency point; if the third target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold includes the first frequency point and the second frequency point; if the amount of neighboring area information in the third neighboring area measurement result is greater than or equal to the first preset amount, the electronic device determines the third neighboring area measurement result as the neighboring area measurement result.

[0026] Based on the above design method, when the electronic device is in an idle state and the signal instruction parameter of the currently resident target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, when sufficient neighboring area information can be obtained by performing neighboring area measurement only on the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold that can be measured according to the existing logic, the electronic device can perform neighboring area measurement only on this part of the frequency points. While ensuring the subsequent positioning accuracy, the time and power consumption of the entire neighboring area measurement are reduced, and the problem of the mobile terminal not being able to be used normally due to the neighboring area measurement user being too long is avoided.

[0027] Furthermore, based on the above technical solution, the electronic device can obtain sufficient neighboring cell information by using appropriate forced measurement means when in idle state and when the signal instruction of the currently resident cell is good, thereby meeting the positioning requirements of the mobile terminal.

[0028] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold, the method also includes: if the amount of neighboring area information in the third neighboring area measurement result is less than the first preset number, the electronic device increases the fourth target measurement threshold so that the increased fourth target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell; the fourth target measurement threshold is the other of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold except the third target measurement threshold; the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold, obtains a fourth neighboring area side face result, and adds the fourth neighboring area measurement result to the third neighboring area measurement result to obtain a neighboring area measurement result; if the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold includes the first frequency point and the second frequency point; if the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold includes the target frequency point.

[0029] Based on the above design method, the electronic device can be in an idle state and the signal instruction parameter of the currently resident target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold. If only performing neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold cannot obtain sufficient neighboring area information, then the electronic device can further force neighboring area measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold that cannot be measured according to the existing logic, to ensure that sufficient neighboring area information is obtained, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently perform complete and sufficiently accurate positioning, thereby improving the user experience.

[0030] Furthermore, based on the above technical solution, the electronic device can use appropriate measurement methods to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information when in idle state and the signal instruction parameters of the currently resident target service cell are between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, thereby meeting the positioning requirements of the mobile terminal.

[0031] In a possible design method of the first aspect, the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement to obtain a neighboring area measurement result, including: the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point within a first preset time length; when the first preset time length ends, the electronic device stops the neighboring area measurement action, and determines the neighboring area information of the neighboring area obtained by performing the neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point as the neighboring area measurement result.

[0032] Based on the above design, the electronic device can limit the time required for neighbor cell measurement, thereby avoiding the problem that the electronic device's services cannot be used normally due to the neighbor cell measurement taking too long.

[0033] In a possible design of the first aspect, the electronic device receives neighboring area measurement configuration information from a network side device, including: when the electronic device has a positioning requirement, the electronic device receives the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device; after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency and the second frequency within a first preset time period, the method also includes: before the end of the first preset time period, if the electronic device obtains neighboring area information of a first preset number of neighboring areas, the electronic device stops the neighboring area measurement action and determines the neighboring area information of the first preset number of neighboring areas as the neighboring area measurement result.

[0034] When the purpose of neighbor cell measurement is positioning, obtaining a certain amount of neighbor cell information is sufficient to meet the positioning accuracy requirements. More neighbor cell information will only increase the power consumption of the mobile phone and have little impact on improving positioning accuracy. Therefore, based on the above design, the electronic device can promptly stop the neighbor cell measurement after obtaining sufficient neighbor cell information for positioning, reducing the duration of the neighbor cell measurement and the power consumption of the electronic device. This also further avoids the problem of the electronic device's services being unable to be used normally due to excessive neighbor cell measurement time.

[0035] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency belong to the first operator; after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency to obtain a neighboring area measurement result, the method also includes: when the number of neighboring area information in the neighboring area measurement result is less than a first preset number, the electronic device selects at least one third frequency from the preset frequency set, and performs neighboring area measurement on the third frequency to obtain a supplementary neighboring area measurement result, and updates the neighboring area measurement result; the preset frequency set includes multiple frequency points, and the multiple frequency points include frequency points of different operators; the third frequency point does not belong to the first operator.

[0036] Based on this design, even when the amount of neighboring cell information in the neighboring cell measurement results is insufficient for accurate positioning, the electronic device can measure the frequencies of other operators to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. This allows for precise positioning and improves the user experience.

[0037] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the number of third frequency points in the at least one third frequency point is less than the target number, and the target number is the sum of the number of target frequency points, the number of first frequency points, and the number of second frequency points.

[0038] Based on the above design method, the problem that the electronic device cannot be accurately used to produce more practical results due to the long measurement time it takes for the electronic device to obtain the supplementary neighboring cell measurement results can be avoided.

[0039] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the electronic device selects at least one third frequency point from the preset frequency point set, and performs neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point to obtain a supplementary neighboring area measurement result, including: the electronic device selects at least one third frequency point from the preset frequency point set, and performs neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point within a third preset time length; when the third preset time length ends, the electronic device stops the neighboring area measurement action, and determines the neighboring area information of the neighboring area obtained by performing the neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point as the supplementary neighboring area measurement result.

[0040] Based on the above design, the time required for neighboring cell measurement can be limited, thereby avoiding the problem that the electronic device services cannot be used normally due to the neighboring cell measurement taking too long.

[0041] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the electronic device selects at least one third frequency point from the preset frequency point set, and performs neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point within a third preset time period. The method also includes: before the end of the third preset time period, if the electronic device obtains neighboring area information of a second preset number of neighboring areas through measurement, the electronic device stops performing neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point, and determines the neighboring area information of the second preset number of neighboring areas as a supplementary neighboring area measurement result; the second preset number is the difference between the first preset number and the number of neighboring area information in the neighboring area measurement result.

[0042] Based on this design, after obtaining sufficient neighboring cell information for positioning, neighboring cell measurement can be stopped promptly, reducing the duration of neighboring cell measurement and the power consumption of electronic devices. This also further avoids the problem of electronic devices being unable to use services normally due to excessive neighboring cell measurement time.

[0043] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency to obtain the neighboring area measurement result, the method also includes: the electronic device lowers the improved neighboring area measurement threshold in the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device to the neighboring area measurement threshold before the increase.

[0044] Based on the above design, after the electronic device completes a forced neighboring cell measurement, the neighboring cell measurement threshold can be restored to the original neighboring cell measurement threshold provided by the network-side device as soon as possible, so that subsequent electronic devices can smoothly perform neighboring cell measurements according to the original logic.

[0045] In a possible design of the first aspect, after the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency to obtain the neighboring area measurement result, the method also includes: within a second preset time length, if the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the electronic device resides is greater than the neighboring area measurement threshold in the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device, the electronic device does not perform neighboring area measurement.

[0046] In practice, since the action of forcibly performing neighboring cell measurements when the signal instructions of the service cell where the electronic device resides are good is not an action specified by the 3GPP protocol, and it consumes a lot of energy for the electronic device, in order to minimize the power consumption of the electronic device and to make the electronic device perform neighboring cell measurements according to normal logic in most cases. After the electronic device performs forced neighboring cell measurements to obtain the neighboring cell measurement results, the electronic device needs to stop the related actions of forced measurement within a second preset time period, that is, stop ignoring the measurement threshold, or stop increasing the neighboring cell measurement threshold. That is, the technical solution corresponding to the above-mentioned design method is implemented. In this way, after the electronic device completes a forced neighboring cell measurement, it can perform neighboring cell measurements according to the normal measurement logic specified by 3GPP, preventing the mobile phone from forcibly performing neighboring cell measurements multiple times in a short period of time, reducing the power consumption of the electronic device, and improving the user experience.

[0047] In a possible design method of the first aspect, when the electronic device is in an idle state, the neighboring area measurement configuration information also includes the target frequency point priority, the priority of each first frequency point, and the priority of each second frequency point; the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point to obtain a neighboring area measurement result, including: the electronic device performs neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point in descending order of priority to obtain a neighboring area measurement result.

[0048] Based on the above design method, electronic devices can obtain neighboring cell information of different types of neighboring cells according to priority measurement, and the priority can reflect the number of neighboring cells or the amount of load at different frequency points. Therefore, based on the technical solution corresponding to this design method, sufficient neighboring cell information can be obtained faster, and the load at different frequency points can be made more balanced, thereby improving the stability of the entire communication network and better ensuring the user experience.

[0049] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the broadcast message includes at least one system information block SIB, and at least one SIB carries neighboring cell measurement configuration information.

[0050] Based on the above design, the electronic device can successfully obtain the required neighboring cell measurement information, and then can smoothly perform subsequent neighboring cell measurements.

[0051] In a possible design method of the first aspect, when the target service cell is a long term evolution LTE cell, at least one SIB includes: SIB3, SIB5 and SIB24; wherein, SIB3 includes a second measurement threshold and a third measurement threshold, SIB5 includes the priority of the target frequency, at least one first frequency and the priority of the first frequency, and SIB24 includes at least one second frequency and the priority of the second frequency; when the target service cell is a new radio interface NR cell, at least one SIB includes: SIB2, SIB4 and SIB5; wherein, SIB2 includes a second measurement threshold and a third measurement threshold, SIB4 includes the priority of the target frequency, at least one first frequency and the priority of the first frequency, and SIB5 includes at least one second frequency and the priority of the second frequency.

[0052] Based on the above design, the electronic device can successfully obtain the required neighboring cell measurement information, and then can smoothly perform subsequent neighboring cell measurements.

[0053] In a possible design of the first aspect, the neighboring cell measurement results include neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells; the neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells includes neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells corresponding to at least one frequency point; the neighboring cell information includes a cell identification ID and a signal quality parameter.

[0054] Based on the above design, since the neighboring cell measurement results include neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells, and the neighboring cell information may include cell IDs and signal quality parameters, after obtaining the neighboring cell measurement results, the electronic device can use an appropriate positioning method to achieve sufficiently accurate positioning based on the neighboring cell measurement results, thereby meeting the positioning requirements of the electronic device. In turn, functions in the electronic device that require positioning can better provide services to users, thereby improving the user experience.

[0055] In a possible design manner of the first aspect, the signal instruction parameter includes reference signal received power RSRP or reference signal received quality RSRQ.

[0056] Based on the above design, the electronic device can use appropriate parameters as signal instruction parameters, so that subsequent neighboring cell measurements can be carried out smoothly.

[0057] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a neighboring cell measurement device that can be applied to an electronic device. The functions of the device can be implemented in hardware or by executing corresponding software on the hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions, such as a communication module and a measurement module.

[0058] The communication module is configured to receive neighboring cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device, wherein the neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes a neighboring cell measurement threshold. The measurement module is configured to perform a neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result when a signal quality parameter of a target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information received by the communication module.

[0059] In a third aspect, the present application provides an electronic device comprising a display screen, a memory, and one or more processors; the display screen, the memory, and the processor are coupled; wherein the memory stores computer program code, and the computer program code comprises computer instructions, which, when executed by the processor, enables the electronic device to perform the neighboring area measurement method provided in the first aspect and any possible design method thereof.

[0060] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which includes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the neighboring area measurement method provided in the first aspect and any possible design thereof.

[0061] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product. When the computer program product runs on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the first aspect and any possible design thereof.

[0062] It can be understood that the beneficial effects that can be achieved by the technical solutions provided in the second to fifth aspects mentioned above can be referred to the beneficial effects in the first aspect and any possible design method thereof, and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0063] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a process of neighboring cell measurement provided by the related art;

[0065] FIG3 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a software architecture of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] FIG6 is a flowchart of a neighboring cell measurement method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] FIG7 is a second flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] FIG8 is a third flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0071] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of neighboring cell measurement provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0072] FIG10 is a fourth flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0073] FIG11 is a fifth flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0074] FIG12 is a sixth flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] FIG13 is a seventh flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG14 is a flowchart of a neighboring cell measurement method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG15 is a ninth flowchart of a neighboring cell measurement method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG16 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring cell measurement device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG17 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer program product provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0081] The terms used in the following embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used in the specification and appended claims of the present application, the singular expressions "a", "an", "said", "above", "the" and "this" are intended to include plural expressions as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that " / " means or, for example, A / B can mean A or B; "and / or" in the text is merely a description of an association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone.

[0082] References to "embodiments" in this application mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described in this application may be combined with other embodiments.

[0083] The terms "first" and "second" in the following embodiments of this application are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as implying or suggesting relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0084] First, the nouns involved in the embodiments of this application are explained as follows:

[0085] Frequency: Frequency refers to the specific frequency used in wireless communications. It indicates the location of the wireless signal in the spectrum and is used to transmit and receive data. Frequency is typically expressed in Hertz (Hz).

[0086] Intra-frequency cell: refers to a serving cell that belongs to the same communication system (or the same communication standard) as the serving cell where the user terminal is currently stationed, and has the same frequency as the serving cell where the user terminal is currently stationed.

[0087] Inter-frequency neighboring cell: refers to a service cell that belongs to the same communication system as the service cell where the user terminal is currently stationed, but has a different frequency from the service cell where the user terminal is currently stationed.

[0088] A heterogeneous neighboring cell refers to a serving cell that uses a different communication system (or a different communication standard) than the serving cell where the user terminal is currently stationed. A communication system refers to a communication system corresponding to a specific communication standard, such as the LTE communication system or the fifth-generation mobile communication technology (5G) communication system.

[0089] Reconfiguration message: Generally, the reconfiguration message may specifically be a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message. An RRC reconfiguration message is a message sent by the RRC layer to a user terminal through a base station, and is used to change or reconfigure information such as wireless parameters, network configuration, and service parameters of the user terminal. Generally, after a user terminal registers for Internet access through a base station, if the user terminal is in a connected state for data transmission or voice call, the base station may send an RRC reconfiguration message to the user terminal through an RRC connection. The specific sending timing may be after the user terminal sends a corresponding RRC reconfiguration request to the base station when positioning is required to be performed using neighboring cell measurement, or when the base station determines that the user terminal needs to perform neighboring cell measurement. The RRC reconfiguration message may include a first measurement threshold corresponding to a neighboring cell (including a same-frequency neighboring cell, an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and an inter-system neighboring cell), at least one first frequency point corresponding to an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and at least one second frequency point corresponding to an inter-system neighboring cell.

[0090] It should be noted that the inter-frequency neighboring cell in the at least one first frequency point corresponding to the inter-frequency neighboring cell does not refer to a single cell, but rather to a type of cell. That is, the at least one first frequency point corresponding to the inter-frequency neighboring cell may specifically include at least one first frequency point having a specific value different from the frequency point of the serving cell currently in which the user terminal is stationed, and the communication system to which the first frequency point belongs is the same as the communication system to which the frequency point of the serving cell currently in which the user terminal is stationed belongs. The cells corresponding to these first frequency points are the inter-frequency neighboring cells of the serving cell currently in which the user terminal is stationed.

[0091] The at least one second frequency point corresponding to the inter-system neighboring cell does not refer to a single cell, but rather to a type of cell. Specifically, the at least one second frequency point corresponding to the inter-frequency neighboring cell may include at least one second frequency point belonging to a different communication system than the frequency point of the serving cell currently hosting the user terminal. The cells corresponding to these second frequency points are the inter-system neighboring cells of the serving cell currently hosting the user terminal.

[0092] For example, according to protocols 36331 and 38331 of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the relevant codes for the first measurement threshold in the RRC reconfiguration message may be as follows:

[0093] Among them, the RSRP-Range corresponding to ssb-RSRP is the specific value of the first measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) obtained by channel state information (CSI) is used as the signal quality parameter; the RSRP-Range corresponding to csi-RSRP is the specific value of the first measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) obtained by synchronization signal block (SSB) is used as the signal quality parameter. Generally, when performing neighboring area measurement, since ssb-RSRP can provide relevant information on cell search and synchronization related to neighboring area measurement, the RSRP-Range corresponding to ssb-RSRP can be used as the first measurement threshold.

[0094] The above-mentioned first measurement threshold, at least one first frequency point and at least one second frequency point are neighboring cell measurement configuration information, which can be specifically referred to as neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the connected state.

[0095] System Information Block (SIB): A type of message used to transmit system information in wireless communication systems. Typically, after a user terminal registers for Internet access through a base station, if the user terminal is in an idle state (not transmitting data or making a voice call), the base station periodically sends broadcast messages to the user terminal via the broadcast channel (BCCH). These broadcast messages can include one or more SIBs. These SIBs can contain the neighboring cell measurement configuration information required by the user terminal for neighboring cell measurements.

[0096] For example, taking the cell where the user terminal is currently stationed as an LTE cell as an example, the broadcast message may include SIB3, SIB5, and SIB24. Among them, SIB3 may include the second measurement threshold of the same-frequency neighboring cell, and the third measurement threshold of the inter-frequency neighboring cell and the inter-system neighboring cell. Exemplarily, according to the protocols 36331 and 38331 of the third generation partnership project (3GPP), the configuration information related code including the second measurement threshold in SIB3 may be as follows:

[0097] cellReselectionServingFreqInfo SEQUENCE{

[0098] s-IntraSearchP ReselectionThreshold,

[0099] s-IntraSearchQ ReselectionThresholdQ OPTIONAL, --Need S

[0100] Among them, ReselectionThreshold is the specific value of the second measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) is used as the signal quality parameter; ReselectionThreshold is the specific value of the second measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) is used as the signal quality parameter.

[0101] The relevant codes of the configuration information including the third measurement threshold in SIB3 may be as follows:

[0102] cellReselectionServingFreqInfo SEQUENCE{

[0103] s-NonIntraSearchP ReselectionThreshold, OPTIONAL, --Need S

[0104] s-NonIntraSearchQ ReselectionThresholdQ OPTIONAL, --Need S

[0105] Similarly, ReselectionThreshold is the specific value of the third measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) is used as the signal quality parameter; ReselectionThreshold is the specific value of the third measurement threshold when the reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) is used as the signal quality parameter.

[0106] Generally, when performing neighboring cell measurements, RSRP is often used as a signal quality parameter to measure the signal quality of neighboring cells. This is because RSRP is an indicator that directly measures the strength of the received signal. It can provide an absolute value of the signal strength and is comparable between different cells. In contrast, RSRQ is an indicator that measures the quality of the received signal, which takes into account both signal strength and interference level. RSRQ is calculated by comparing RSRP with the interference level, so it focuses more on evaluating the quality of the signal rather than just the strength. In general, RSRP is chosen as the signal quality parameter for neighboring cell measurements because it provides a direct measurement of signal strength and is comparable between different cells, which helps the network perform operations such as cell switching and resource allocation.

[0107] SIB5 may include at least one first frequency point corresponding to the hetero-frequency neighboring area that needs to be measured, and SIB24 may include at least one second frequency point corresponding to the hetero-system neighboring area. The hetero-system may be a fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) system. In some embodiments, SIB5 may also include the priority of the target frequency point and the frequency priority of each first frequency point in at least one first frequency point corresponding to the hetero-frequency neighboring area, and SIB24 may also include the frequency priority of each second frequency point in at least one second frequency point corresponding to the hetero-system neighboring area.

[0108] For another example, taking the cell in which the user terminal is currently camped as an NR cell, the broadcast message may include SIB2, SIB4, and SIB5. Among them, SIB2 may include the second measurement threshold of the same-frequency neighboring cell, and the third measurement threshold of the inter-frequency neighboring cell and the inter-system neighboring cell. The relevant codes of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in SIB2 can refer to the relevant codes of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in SIB3, and will not be repeated here. SIB4 may include at least one first frequency point of the corresponding inter-frequency neighboring cell that needs to be measured, and SIB5 may include at least one second frequency point of the corresponding inter-system neighboring cell that needs to be measured. In some embodiments, SIB4 may include at least one second frequency point of the corresponding inter-system neighboring cell that needs to be measured, and SIB5 may include at least one first frequency point of the corresponding inter-frequency neighboring cell that needs to be measured. In some embodiments, SIB4 may also include the frequency priority of each first frequency point of the at least one first frequency point of the corresponding inter-frequency neighboring cell, and SIB5 may also include the frequency priority of each second frequency point of the at least one second frequency point of the corresponding inter-system neighboring cell. In some embodiments, SIB4 may also include the priority of the target frequency and the frequency priority of each second frequency in at least one second frequency corresponding to the heterosystem neighboring area, and SIB5 may also include the frequency priority of each first frequency in at least one first frequency corresponding to the heterofrequency neighboring area.

[0109] The above-mentioned second measurement threshold, third measurement threshold, at least one first frequency point, at least one second frequency point, and the priority of each frequency point are neighboring cell measurement configuration information, which can be specifically referred to as neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the idle state.

[0110] Of course, the above introduction to SIB is only an example. In practice, SIB2, SIB3, SIB4, SIB5, SIB24 and even other SIBs may also include any other possible system information; further, in some embodiments, any SIB information among SIB2, SIB3, SIB4, SIB5, SIB24 and even other SIBs may include the above-mentioned second measurement threshold, third measurement threshold, at least one first frequency point, at least one second frequency point and the neighboring area measurement configuration information of the priority of each frequency point.

[0111] In current communication technologies, user terminals need to be positioned in many possible situations (for example, when a certain application requires positioning). In order to better locate, the terminal needs to measure the neighboring cells of the server cell (such as the same-frequency neighboring cells, different-frequency neighboring cells, and different-system neighboring cells) to obtain the cell information of the neighboring cells (such as neighboring cell ID and signal quality parameters), thereby assisting in completing the positioning. In order to prevent the user terminal from frequently performing neighboring cell measurements and reduce power consumption, the network-side device will configure neighboring cell measurement thresholds (including measurement thresholds for the same-frequency neighboring cells, different-frequency neighboring cells, and different-system neighboring cells) for user terminals in idle and connected states. Only when the signal quality of the service cell where the user terminal resides (specifically, the signal quality of the downlink signal) is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold, the corresponding neighboring cell will be measured. When the value of the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the user terminal resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold, the corresponding neighboring cell will not be measured.

[0112] For example, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system to which a user terminal belongs when performing neighboring cell measurement. As shown in Figure 1 , the communication system may include multiple network-side devices 01 and multiple user terminals 02. Figure 1 uses the example of multiple network-side devices 01 including network-side device 01-1, network-side device 01-2, network-side device 01-3, and network-side device 01-4, and the example of multiple user terminals 02 including user terminal 02-1, user terminal 02-2, user terminal 02-3, and user terminal 02-4 as an example.

[0113] Each service cell managed by network device 01 can have at least one user terminal 02 distributed within it. After user terminal 01 is powered on within a service cell managed by a network device 01, user terminal 01 can register for Internet access through that network device 01. The ranges of service cells managed by different network devices 01 can overlap. For example, in Figure 1, service cell A managed by network device 01-1, service cell B managed by network device 01-2, service cell C managed by network device 01-3, and service cell D managed by network device 01-4 overlap. The ranges of service cells managed by different network devices 01 can also be non-intersecting.

[0114] Based on the communication system shown in FIG1 , and as shown in FIG2 , the existing neighboring cell measurement process may include:

[0115] After the user terminal is powered on, it will register to access the Internet through the network side device, which can be a base station, to establish a communication connection.

[0116] Afterwards, when the user terminal is in a connected state, if the user terminal needs to perform neighboring area measurement to complete positioning, the network side device may send a reconfiguration message to the user terminal. The reconfiguration message may carry the neighboring area measurement configuration information corresponding to the connected state. The neighboring area measurement configuration information corresponding to the connected state may include: the first measurement threshold of the same-frequency neighboring area, the different-frequency neighboring area, and the different-system neighboring area, at least one first frequency point corresponding to the different-frequency neighboring area, and at least one second frequency point corresponding to the different-system neighboring area.

[0117] When the user terminal is in the idle state, only a small number of communication connections are maintained between the network side device and the user terminal to support the network side device's mobility management of the user terminal and network access. Exemplarily, when the user terminal is in the idle state, the communication connection between the network side device and the user terminal may include a broadcast channel.

[0118] When the user terminal is in an idle state, the network-side device will periodically send a broadcast message to the user terminal via a broadcast channel. The broadcast message may include the neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the idle state. Exemplarily, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information may include a second measurement threshold for the same-frequency neighboring cell, a third measurement threshold for the different-frequency neighboring cell and the different-system neighboring cell, at least one first frequency point corresponding to the different-frequency neighboring cell, and at least one second frequency point corresponding to the different-system neighboring cell. The neighboring cell measurement configuration information may also include the priority of each of the at least one first frequency point and the at least one second frequency point.

[0119] As to which system information block is specifically used in the broadcast message to carry the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, reference may be made to the relevant description of the system information block in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0120] The user terminal can then perform neighbor measurement based on the neighbor measurement configuration information from the network device and locate the serving cell it is currently residing in based on the measurement results. For example, as shown in Figure 1, user terminal 02-1 can perform positioning based on the measured information of three neighboring cells of serving cell A: serving cell B, serving cell C, and serving cell D.

[0121] When the user terminal is in an idle state, the user terminal can perform neighboring area measurement according to the corresponding idle state neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device. Specifically, when the user terminal is in an idle state, for the purpose of energy saving, the user terminal will first determine whether the signal quality parameter of the currently resident service cell is greater than the second measurement threshold, and whether it is greater than the third measurement threshold. Only when the signal quality parameter of the currently resident service cell is less than the second measurement threshold, the user terminal will perform neighboring area measurement on the target frequency point to which the currently resident service cell belongs. Only when the signal quality parameter of the currently resident service cell is less than the third measurement threshold, the user terminal will perform neighboring area measurement on the first frequency point and the second frequency point in the neighboring area measurement configuration information. If the signal quality parameter of the currently resident service cell is greater than the second measurement threshold and / or the third measurement threshold, the user terminal may only perform neighboring area measurement on the frequency point to which the currently resident service cell belongs, or may only perform neighboring area measurement on the first frequency point and the second frequency point, or may not perform neighboring area measurement.

[0122] When the user terminal is in a connected state, the user terminal can perform neighboring cell measurement according to the corresponding connected state neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device. Specifically, when the user terminal is in a connected state, for the purpose of energy saving, the user terminal will first determine whether the signal quality parameter of the currently resident serving cell is greater than the first measurement threshold. Only when the signal quality parameter of the currently resident serving cell is less than the first measurement threshold will the user terminal perform neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point to which the currently resident serving cell belongs. If the signal quality parameter of the currently resident serving cell is greater than the first measurement threshold, the user terminal will not perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0123] As can be seen, in existing neighboring cell measurement solutions, if the signal quality of the serving cell where the user is currently stationed is relatively good, the user terminal will not be able to perform neighboring cell measurements, or can only measure a small number of frequency points. As a result, when the user terminal needs to locate the neighboring cell based on this information, it will not be able to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information, and thus cannot complete accurate positioning. The user terminal's services based on precise positioning cannot be effectively provided to the user, reducing the user experience.

[0124] In response to the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method, which is applied to an electronic device (or may be called a user terminal). In this technical solution, as shown in Figure 3, after the electronic device starts registering for the Internet, it can receive the neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the idle state from the network side device in the idle state, or receive the neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the connected state from the network side device in the connected state. Afterwards, if the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the electronic device resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold (the first measurement threshold or the second measurement threshold or the third measurement threshold) in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device can force the neighboring cell measurement of the frequency point of the currently resident service cell and all the frequency points (the first frequency point and the second frequency point) in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, thereby obtaining the neighboring cell measurement result, that is, obtaining the neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells. Among them, the forcing method can be to increase the neighboring cell measurement threshold so that the neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the electronic device resides, or to ignore the neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0125] If the signal quality parameter of the service cell in which the electronic device resides is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold (the first measurement threshold, the second measurement threshold, and the third measurement threshold) in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device can, according to the existing scheme, perform neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point of the currently resident service cell and all frequency points (the first frequency point and the second frequency point) in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, thereby obtaining a neighboring cell measurement result, that is, obtaining neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells.

[0126] Afterwards, the electronic device can locate its own position based on the neighboring cell measurement results.

[0127] It can be seen that in the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the signal quality of the serving cell where the electronic device resides is good, the electronic device can also perform complete neighboring cell measurements to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information for positioning. Furthermore, the electronic device can complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, so that the positioning requirements of the electronic device are met, and the functions of the electronic device that require positioning can better provide services to the user, thereby improving the user experience.

[0128] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0129] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to electronic devices. In some embodiments, the electronic devices can be mobile phones, tablet computers, handheld computers, personal computers (PCs), ultra-mobile personal computers (UMPCs), netbooks, as well as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, artificial intelligence (AI) devices, wearable devices, in-vehicle devices, smart home devices, and / or smart city devices. The embodiments of this application do not impose any special restrictions on the specific types of the electronic devices.

[0130] For example, taking the electronic device as a mobile phone as an example, FIG4 shows a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0131] 4 , the electronic device may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, an earphone interface 170D, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a display 193, a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 194, and a camera 195. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor, a gyroscope sensor, an air pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a distance sensor, a proximity light sensor, a fingerprint sensor, a temperature sensor, a touch sensor, an ambient light sensor, a bone conduction sensor, and the like.

[0132] The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and / or a neural-network processing unit (NPU). The different processing units may be independent devices or integrated into one or more processors.

[0133] The controller can be the nerve center and command center of the electronic device. The controller can generate operation control signals based on the instruction opcode and timing signals to complete the control of instruction fetching and execution.

[0134] Processor 110 may also include a memory for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in processor 110 is a cache memory. This memory can store instructions or data that have just been used or are being recycled by processor 110. If processor 110 needs to use the same instruction or data again, it can directly access the memory. This avoids duplicate accesses, reduces processor 110 latency, and thus improves system efficiency.

[0135] In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include one or more interfaces. The interfaces may include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuit sound (I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) interface, a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), a general-purpose input / output (GPIO) interface, a subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, and / or a universal serial bus (USB) interface.

[0136] The charging management module 140 is used to receive charging input from a power supply device (e.g., a charger, laptop charger, etc.). The charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some wired charging embodiments, the charging management module 140 can receive charging input from the wired charger through the USB interface 130. In some wireless charging embodiments, the charging management module 140 can receive wireless charging input through the wireless charging coil of the electronic device.

[0137] While charging the battery 142, the charging management module 140 can also power the electronic device through the power management module 141. Specifically, the battery 142 can be composed of multiple batteries connected in series. The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140, and the processor 110.

[0138] The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140, and the processor 110. The power management module 141 receives input from the battery 142 and / or the charging management module 140 and provides power to the processor 110, the internal memory 121, the display 193, the camera 195, and the wireless communication module 160. The power management module 141 can also be used to monitor parameters such as battery voltage, current, battery cycle count, and battery health status (leakage, impedance). In other embodiments, the power management module 141 can also be provided in the processor 110.

[0139] The external memory interface 120 can be used to connect to an external non-volatile memory device to expand the storage capacity of the electronic device. The external non-volatile memory device communicates with the processor 110 via the external memory interface 120 to implement data storage. For example, files such as music and videos can be stored in the external non-volatile memory device.

[0140] The internal memory 121 may include one or more random access memories (RAMs) and one or more non-volatile memories (NVMs). The RAM can be directly read and written by the processor 110 and can be used to store executable programs (e.g., machine instructions) of the operating system or other running programs, as well as user and application data. The NVM can also store executable programs and user and application data, and can be pre-loaded into the RAM for direct reading and writing by the processor 110.

[0141] A touch sensor, also known as a "touch control device," can be provided on the display screen 193. The touch sensor and the display screen 193 form a touch screen, also known as a "touch screen." The touch sensor is used to detect touch operations applied thereto or in the vicinity thereof. The touch sensor can transmit the detected touch operations to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. Visual output related to the touch operation can be provided via the display screen 193. In other embodiments, the touch sensor can also be provided on the surface of the electronic device, at a location different from that of the display screen 193.

[0142] The ambient light sensor is used to sense the brightness of ambient light. For example, the ambient light sensor can measure the light intensity of four channels of ambient light. The ambient light sensor outputs the measured light intensity of the four channels of ambient light to processor 110. Processor 110 can process the light intensity of the four channels of ambient light output by the ambient light sensor to obtain the ambient light intensity. In the bright screen state, the electronic device can adaptively adjust the display brightness based on the obtained ambient light intensity.

[0143] The pressure sensor is used to sense pressure signals and can convert pressure signals into electrical signals. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor can be set on the display screen 193. There are many types of pressure sensors, such as resistive pressure sensors, inductive pressure sensors, capacitive pressure sensors, etc. When a touch operation is applied to the display screen 193, the electronic device monitors the touch operation intensity based on the pressure sensor. The electronic device can also calculate the position of the touch based on the monitoring signal of the pressure sensor. In some embodiments, touch operations acting on the same touch position but with different touch operation intensities can correspond to different operation instructions. For example: when a touch operation with a touch operation intensity less than the first pressure threshold acts on the short message application icon, the instruction to view the short message is executed. When a touch operation with a touch operation intensity greater than or equal to the first pressure threshold acts on the short message application icon, the instruction to create a new short message is executed.

[0144] In some embodiments, the electronic device may include 1 or N cameras 195, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. In an embodiment of the present application, the type of camera 195 can be distinguished based on the hardware configuration and physical location. For example, the camera provided on the side of the display screen 193 of the electronic device can be called a front camera, and the camera provided on the side of the back cover of the electronic device can be called a rear camera; for another example, a camera with a short focal length and a larger viewing angle can be called a wide-angle camera, and a camera with a long focal length and a small viewing angle can be called a normal camera. Among them, the length of the focal length and the size of the viewing angle are relative concepts, and there are no specific parameters to limit them. Therefore, wide-angle cameras and normal cameras are also relative concepts, and can be specifically distinguished based on physical parameters such as focal length and viewing angle.

[0145] The electronic device implements display functionality through a GPU, display screen 193, and an application processor. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing that connects display screen 193 and the application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. Processor 110 may include one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generate or modify display information.

[0146] The electronic device can implement a shooting function through an ISP, a camera 195, a video codec, a GPU, a display screen 193, and an application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. The processor 110 may include one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generate or change display information. In the embodiment of the present application, the GPU function is used during the frame drawing process of each image frame to achieve better display effects and performance of the final displayed image.

[0147] The ISP processes data fed back by camera 195. For example, when taking a photo, the shutter is opened, and light is transmitted through the lens to the camera's photosensitive element. The light signal is converted into an electrical signal, which is then passed to the ISP for processing and converted into a visible image. The ISP can also perform algorithmic optimization on image noise and brightness. It can also optimize parameters such as exposure and color temperature of the captured scene. In some embodiments, the ISP can be incorporated into camera 195. Camera 195 is used to capture still images or video.

[0148] Digital signal processors (DSPs) are used to process digital signals. Besides digital image signals, they can also process other digital signals. For example, when an electronic device selects a frequency, the DSP performs a Fourier transform on the frequency energy.

[0149] Display screen 193 is used to display images, videos, and the like. Display screen 193 includes a display panel. The display panel can be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a MiniLED, a MicroLED, a Micro-oLed, or a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED). In some embodiments, the electronic device can include one or N display screens 193, where N is a positive integer greater than one.

[0150] In an embodiment of the present application, the display screen 193 can be used to display pages required by the electronic device (for example, wizard pages (including highlight recommendation pages and external module access pages), etc.), and display images captured by any one or more cameras 195 in the interface.

[0151] The wireless communication function of the electronic device can be implemented through antenna 1, antenna 2, mobile communication module 150, wireless communication module 160, modem and baseband processor.

[0152] Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in an electronic device can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization.

[0153] The mobile communication module 150 can provide solutions for wireless communications including 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G, etc., applied to electronic devices. The mobile communication module 150 can receive electromagnetic waves through the antenna 1, filter, amplify, and perform other processing on the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modulation and demodulation processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 150 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modulation and demodulation processor, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 1. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the processor 110. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the same device as at least some of the modules of the processor 110.

[0154] The modem processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. The modulator is used to modulate the low-frequency baseband signal to be transmitted into a medium-high frequency signal. The demodulator is used to demodulate the received electromagnetic wave signal into a low-frequency baseband signal. The demodulator then transmits the demodulated low-frequency baseband signal to the baseband processor for processing. After being processed by the baseband processor, the low-frequency baseband signal is passed to the application processor. The application processor outputs a sound signal through an audio device (not limited to the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, etc.) or displays an image or video through the display screen 193. In some embodiments, the modem processor may be an independent device. In other embodiments, the modem processor may be independent of the processor 110 and be set in the same device as the mobile communication module 150 or other functional modules.

[0155] The wireless communication module 160 can provide wireless communication solutions for electronic devices, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), Bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared (IR), etc. The wireless communication module 160 can be one or more devices that integrate at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 160 receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2, frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 110. The wireless communication module 160 can also receive the signal to be sent from the processor 110, frequency modulate it, amplify it, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 2.

[0156] SIM card interface 194 is used to connect a SIM card. A SIM card can be connected to and disconnected from the electronic device by inserting or removing it from the SIM card interface 194. An electronic device may support one or more SIM card interfaces. SIM card interface 194 can support Nano SIM cards, Micro SIM cards, and SIM cards. Multiple cards can be inserted into the same SIM card interface 194 simultaneously. SIM card interface 194 is also compatible with external memory cards. Electronic devices interact with the network through SIM cards to implement functions such as call and data communications. Each SIM card corresponds to one user number.

[0157] It is understood that the interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiments of the present invention is only for illustrative purposes and does not constitute a structural limitation on the electronic device. In other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device may also adopt different interface connection methods from the above embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection methods.

[0158] Of course, it is understood that FIG4 is merely an example of an electronic device in the form of a mobile phone. If the electronic device is a tablet computer, handheld computer, PC, PDA, wearable device (such as a smart watch, smart bracelet), or other device form factors, the structure of the electronic device may include fewer or more structures than shown in FIG4, and this is not limited here.

[0159] It is understandable that, in general, the realization of electronic device functions requires not only hardware support but also software cooperation. The software system of the electronic device can adopt a layered architecture, event-driven architecture, micro-core architecture, micro-service architecture, or cloud architecture. Taking the system as an example, the software structure of the electronic device is illustrated.

[0160] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the layered architecture of the software system of the electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The layered architecture divides the software into several layers, each with clear roles and division of labor. The layers communicate with each other through software interfaces (e.g., APIs).

[0161] In some examples, as shown in FIG5 , in an embodiment of the present application, the software of an electronic device is divided into five layers, namely, from top to bottom, the application layer, the framework layer (or application framework layer), the system library and Android runtime (Android runtime), the HAL layer (hardware abstraction layer), and the kernel layer (or driver layer). Among them, the system library and Android runtime can also be called the local framework layer or native layer.

[0162] The application layer may include a series of applications. As shown in FIG5 , the application layer may include applications (APPs) such as camera, gallery, calendar, map, WLAN, Bluetooth, music, video, short message, call, navigation, and instant messaging.

[0163] The framework layer provides an application programming interface (API) and programming framework for applications in the application layer. The application framework layer includes some predefined functions or services. For example, the application framework layer may include an activity manager, a window manager, a content provider, a view system, a telephony manager, a resource manager, a notification manager, a package manager, etc., but the embodiments of this application do not impose any restrictions on this.

[0164] Among them, the window manager is used to manage window programs. The window manager can obtain the size of the display screen, determine whether there is a status bar, lock the screen, take screenshots, etc. The content provider is used to store and obtain data and make this data accessible to applications. These data can include videos, images, audio, calls made and received, browsing history and bookmarks, phone books, etc. The view system includes visual controls, such as controls for displaying text, controls for displaying pictures, etc. The view system can be used to build the display interface of the application. The phone manager is used to provide communication functions for electronic devices. For example, the phone manager can manage the call status of the call application (including initiation, connection, hanging up, etc.). The resource manager provides various resources for applications, such as localized strings, icons, pictures, layout files, video files, etc. The notification manager enables applications to display notification information in the status bar, which can be used to convey notification-type messages and can automatically disappear after a short stay without user interaction. The package manager is in The system is used to manage application packages. It allows applications to obtain detailed information about installed applications and their services, permissions, and other information. The package manager also manages events such as application installation, uninstallation, and upgrades. The activity manager manages the application lifecycle and window state.

[0165] In an embodiment of the present application, the framework layer may also include a positioning service. When the radio resource control module of the system library obtains neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells of the serving cell where the electronic device is currently located, the positioning service can determine the location of the electronic device based on the neighboring cell information of the multiple neighboring cells. The determination method can be any feasible positioning method, and this application does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0166] The system library can include multiple functional modules, such as surface manager, media libraries, OpenGL ES, SGL, etc.

[0167] The surface manager manages the display subsystem and provides fusion of 2D and 3D layers for multiple applications. The media library supports playback and recording of various common audio and video formats, as well as static image files. The media library supports a variety of audio and video encoding formats, such as MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, and PNG. OpenGL ES is used for 3D graphics drawing, image rendering, compositing, and layer processing. SGL is the drawing engine for 2D graphics.

[0168] As shown in Figure 5 , the system library may also include a wireless communication protocol stack. This is a set of protocols and algorithms used to manage and control wireless communications. This stack manages and controls all aspects of wireless communications in electronic devices, ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and security of wireless communications.

[0169] The wireless communication protocol stack may include a wireless resource control module. The wireless resource control module can manage and control the process of the electronic device performing neighboring area measurement. In an embodiment of the present application, after the electronic device receives the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device, the wireless resource control module can also control the electronic device to force the neighboring area measurement when the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the electronic device currently resides is greater than the neighboring area measurement threshold in the neighboring area measurement configuration information. Thereby, the neighboring area measurement result is obtained, which may specifically include the neighboring area information of multiple neighboring areas (such as the cell ID and signal quality parameter of the neighboring area). Afterwards, the wireless resource control module can provide the obtained neighboring area measurement result to the positioning service in the framework layer for positioning.

[0170] The Android runtime consists of core libraries and the ART virtual machine. The Android runtime is responsible for scheduling and management of the Android system. The core libraries consist of two parts: one for Java-based functions and the other for the Android core library. The application layer and application framework layer run in the ART virtual machine. The ART virtual machine executes Java files from the application layer and application framework layer as binary files. The ART virtual machine is responsible for performing functions such as object lifecycle management, stack management, thread management, security and exception management, and garbage collection.

[0171] The HAL layer is an interface layer located between the operating system kernel and the hardware circuit. Its purpose is to abstract the hardware. It hides the hardware interface details of a specific platform and provides a virtual hardware platform for the operating system, making it hardware-independent and portable across multiple platforms. The HAL layer provides a standard interface to display device hardware capabilities to the higher-level Java API framework (i.e., the framework layer). The HAL layer contains multiple library modules, each of which implements an interface for a specific type of hardware component, such as the audio HAL audio module, the bluetooth HAL Bluetooth module, the camera HAL camera module (also known as the camera HAL or camera hardware abstraction module), and the sensors HAL sensor module (or sensor service).

[0172] The kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The kernel layer includes at least display driver, camera driver, audio driver, sensor driver, battery driver, etc., which are not limited in this application.

[0173] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can all be implemented in electronic devices having the above-mentioned hardware structure or software structure.

[0174] After an electronic device registers with a network device and resides in a serving cell, it can exist in two states: idle and connected. Regardless of whether it is in the idle or connected state, the electronic device can perform neighboring cell measurements. Therefore, the neighboring cell measurement method provided in this application can include a first neighboring cell measurement process for an electronic device in a connected state, and a first neighboring cell measurement process for an electronic device in an idle state.

[0175] The following is an introduction to the first neighboring area measurement process for a connected electronic device in a neighboring area measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application, in conjunction with Figure 6. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a first neighboring area measurement process for a connected electronic device in a neighboring area measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figure 6, taking the electronic device as a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone), the first neighboring area measurement process for a connected electronic device may include S601-S606:

[0176] S601: The mobile terminal is powered on and registers for Internet access through a network-side device to reside in a target service cell.

[0177] The target serving cell is the serving cell in which the mobile terminal is currently stationed, as mentioned in the aforementioned embodiment. The network-side device may be a base station, such as an LTE base station or an NR base station. The network-side device is used to manage the target serving cell.

[0178] Exemplarily, the process of registering a mobile terminal for Internet access may include: the terminal is powered on for initialization, the mobile terminal establishes an RRC connection with a network-side device for radio resource configuration, the mobile terminal requests attachment from the network-side device to complete network attachment, the mobile terminal establishes a default bearer with the network-side device, and the mobile terminal completes a tracking area update (TAU) through the network-side device. The specific implementation of each step of registering for Internet access may be any feasible method, and this application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0179] S602: When the mobile terminal is in a connected state, if the mobile terminal has a positioning service requirement, the mobile terminal receives a reconfiguration message from a network-side device.

[0180] Among them, the reconfiguration message can specifically be an RRC reconfiguration message, which can carry the neighboring cell measurement configuration information of the corresponding connection state, that is, the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information. Exemplarily, the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information may include: a first measurement threshold of the neighboring cell, at least one first frequency point corresponding to an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and at least one second frequency point corresponding to an inter-system neighboring cell. Among them, the first frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target service cell where the electronic device is currently located, and the communication standard to which the first frequency point belongs is the same as the communication standard to which the target frequency band belongs, that is, an inter-frequency neighboring cell; the second frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target service cell where the electronic device is currently located, and the communication standard to which the first frequency point belongs is different from the communication standard to which the target frequency band belongs, that is, an inter-system neighboring cell.

[0181] Among them, neighboring cells can include co-frequency neighboring cells, inter-frequency neighboring cells, and inter-system neighboring cells. When the mobile terminal is in a connected state, according to the 3GPP protocol, the neighboring cell measurement threshold for measuring co-frequency neighboring cells, inter-frequency neighboring cells, and inter-system neighboring cells is the first measurement threshold. Alternatively, it can be said that the measurement threshold for performing neighboring cell measurements on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point belonging to the target serving cell is the first measurement threshold.

[0182] Generally, after a mobile terminal is powered on and registered for Internet access, it is in a connected state. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal subsequently needs to transmit data with a network-side device or make calls with other mobile terminals via the network-side device, the mobile terminal will re-establish or maintain the corresponding communication connection in the connected state.

[0183] Exemplarily, when the mobile terminal is in a connected state, the communication connection between the mobile terminal and the network side device may include an RRC connection and a radio bearer (RB) connection. The network side device may send the reconfiguration message (or referred to as an RRC reconfiguration message) to the mobile terminal via the RRC connection.

[0184] It should be noted that the RRC reconfiguration message carrying the neighboring cell measurement configuration information can be sent only once before the cell in which the mobile terminal resides is switched. In other words, while the mobile terminal is residing in a certain cell, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information used for neighboring cell measurements is the same. Only after the cell in which the mobile terminal resides changes will the network-side device send the RRC reconfiguration message carrying the new neighboring cell measurement configuration information to the mobile terminal.

[0185] In some embodiments, the positioning request may be generated by an application on the mobile terminal when providing a certain function to the user. For example, when a user uses a food delivery application installed on the mobile terminal, the food delivery application needs to obtain the location of the mobile terminal in order to display food delivery information near the user's location. In this case, the mobile terminal has a positioning request, and the mobile terminal actively generates a positioning service request.

[0186] When the mobile terminal actively generates a positioning requirement, the mobile terminal can actively request the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device. After receiving the corresponding request, the network side device can send a reconfiguration message carrying the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information to the mobile terminal. Based on this, in combination with Figure 6 and as shown in Figure 7, S602 may specifically include S6021A-S6024A:

[0187] S6021A: When the mobile terminal is in a connected state, if the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement, the mobile terminal sends a reconfiguration request to the network side device.

[0188] The reconfiguration request may be an RRC reconfiguration request, which is used to request neighboring cell measurement configuration information. Of course, the specific request content of the actual RRC reconfiguration request may also include any other feasible content. The first neighboring cell measurement configuration information is only part or all of the content of the RRC reconfiguration request in one possible scenario in an embodiment of the present application, and this application does not impose any specific restrictions on this.

[0189] S6022A: The network-side device receives a reconfiguration request from the mobile terminal.

[0190] S6023A: The network-side device sends a reconfiguration message to the mobile terminal in response to the reconfiguration request.

[0191] The reconfiguration message carries the neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the connected state, that is, the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information.

[0192] Of course, in practice, whether the network side device will respond to the reconfiguration request from the mobile terminal also needs to be determined based on the information of the mobile terminal carried in the reconfiguration request (such as the identification of the mobile terminal, etc.) or other possible content. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0193] S6024A: The mobile terminal receives a reconfiguration message from the network-side device.

[0194] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to the above S6021A-S6023A, when the mobile terminal actively generates positioning needs, it can obtain the first neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device, and then complete the neighboring area measurement and obtain the neighboring area information as data support for positioning.

[0195] In other embodiments, since the mobile terminal may be constantly moving, the signal quality of the target service cell where the mobile terminal is currently located may also change due to environmental reasons. Therefore, in order to ensure the communication stability of the mobile terminal, the network side device may need to periodically send a reconfiguration message to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can perform neighboring area measurements and return the measurement results to the network side device. The network side device can then determine whether to switch the service cell where the mobile terminal is located based on the neighboring area measurement results. In this case, when the network side device needs to send a reconfiguration message to the mobile terminal, it can be considered that the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement. At this time, the reconfiguration message can be actively sent by the network side device to the electronic device. Based on this, in combination with Figure 6, as shown in Figure 8, S602 can specifically include S6021B and S6022B:

[0196] S6021B: When the mobile terminal is in a connected state, if the network side device determines that the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement, the network side device sends a reconfiguration message to the mobile terminal.

[0197] The reconfiguration message carries first neighboring cell measurement configuration information.

[0198] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to the above S6021B and S6022B, when the network side device determines that the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement, it can send a reconfiguration message carrying the first neighboring area measurement configuration information to the mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal can complete the neighboring area measurement based on the first neighboring area measurement configuration message and obtain the neighboring area information as data support for positioning.

[0199] S6022B. The mobile terminal receives a reconfiguration message from the network-side device.

[0200] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S6021A-S6023A above, the network-side device can proactively send a reconfiguration message to the mobile terminal when it determines that the mobile terminal has any possibility of positioning requirements. In this way, the mobile terminal can complete the neighboring cell measurement based on the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information in the reconfiguration message and obtain the neighboring cell information as data support for positioning.

[0201] After the mobile terminal obtains the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information while in a connected state, it can begin to determine whether neighboring cell measurement can be performed. Specifically, it can be determined whether the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the first neighboring cell measurement configuration. That is, S603 and S604 are executed after S602.

[0202] S603: The mobile terminal obtains the signal quality parameters of the target serving cell.

[0203] The signal quality parameter may be RSRP, specifically the RSRP of the downlink signal of the mobile terminal.

[0204] Specifically, the mobile terminal may obtain the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell in any feasible manner, such as directly measuring the downlink signal from the base station in the target serving cell.

[0205] Furthermore, it should be noted that since the location of the mobile terminal may change at any time, the signal quality of the target serving cell may also change at any time. Therefore, in order to ensure that the mobile terminal can be promptly switched to the cell where the mobile terminal is stationed when the communication signal of the mobile terminal deteriorates, the mobile terminal can actually obtain the signal quality parameters of the target serving cell in real time or periodically. In other words, S603 can be executed after S602, before S602, or simultaneously with S602.

[0206] S604: The mobile terminal determines whether the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device.

[0207] Among them, the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device is the neighboring area measurement configuration information carried by the reconfiguration message. The neighboring area measurement configuration information is specifically the first neighboring area measurement configuration information mentioned in the aforementioned embodiment. The neighboring area measurement threshold in the first neighboring area measurement configuration information can be specifically the first measurement threshold.

[0208] For example, the signal quality parameter in the present application may be RSRP, and the first measurement threshold is also a threshold corresponding to RSRP. Of course, the actual signal quality parameter may also be other parameters that can characterize the cell signal quality, such as RSRQ, signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), carrier received signal strength (RSSI), etc. At the same time, the first measurement threshold may also be adjusted accordingly, depending on the actual situation, and the present application does not impose specific restrictions on this. The same applies to subsequent embodiments.

[0209] When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic, it can be determined that the mobile terminal needs to perform neighboring cell measurement, that is, execute S605.

[0210] When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic, it can be determined that the mobile terminal does not currently need to perform neighboring cell measurement. However, in order to enable the mobile terminal to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information, it is necessary to force the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement, even if the mobile terminal is forced to execute S605.

[0211] In a possible implementation, a method of forcing the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement may be to ignore a neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device.

[0212] In another possible implementation, the method of forcing the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement may further include increasing a neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, so that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the increased measurement threshold. Thus, according to existing neighboring cell measurement logic, the mobile terminal can perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0213] Based on this, after S604 is executed, if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, as shown in Figure 6, the mobile terminal may first execute S604A and then execute S605.

[0214] S604A: The mobile terminal increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or, ignores the neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0215] Among them, the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device is specifically the first measurement threshold in the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information. After the first measurement threshold is increased to be greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the mobile terminal can re-execute S604. Since at this time, the first measurement threshold is already greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the judgment result of S604 is that the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, and then S605 will be executed. Of course, after the first measurement threshold is increased to be greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, since it is determined that the first measurement threshold is already greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the mobile terminal can directly perform neighboring cell measurement, that is, directly execute S605. In this way, the purpose of forcing the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement is achieved when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the original neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0216] It should be noted that, in practice, the first neighboring cell measurement process may not include a judgment step similar to S604. After S603, the mobile terminal may execute S605 if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device; and forcibly execute S604A if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device. Similar content in subsequent embodiments is similar and will not be repeated here.

[0217] In addition, the situation where the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is equal to the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device can be attributed to the situation where the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, or it can be attributed to the situation where the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this. Figure 6 only uses the situation where the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is equal to the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, and the situation where the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device as an example. Similar content in subsequent embodiments is similar and will not be repeated later.

[0218] S605: The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point to which the target serving cell belongs, and the first frequency point and the second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0219] Among them, the neighboring cell measurement results may include neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells. Multiple neighboring cells may include the same-frequency neighboring cells corresponding to the target frequency, the different-frequency neighboring cells corresponding to the first frequency, and the different-system neighboring cells corresponding to the second frequency. Exemplarily, the neighboring cell information may include any possible content such as cell ID and signal quality parameters. Among them, the cell ID (Cell ID) is a unique identifier used to identify a cell, and a cell refers to a geographical area in a communication network. The cell ID can be used to determine the cell to which the mobile device is currently connected, and to identify it when switching to other cells. The cell ID can be matched with the cell's location, frequency, channel and other information. That is to say, based on the cell ID, the cell's location (such as the longitude and latitude of the center position), frequency, channel and other information can be smoothly determined. In an embodiment of the present application, the signal quality parameter can specifically be the RSRP of the downlink signal.

[0220] The specific implementation method of the mobile terminal performing neighboring area measurement on each frequency point can be any feasible implementation method, and this application does not impose specific restrictions on this. For one frequency point, it can actually correspond to multiple cells. In the case where the mobile terminal performs neighboring area measurement for the target frequency point, the first frequency point and the second frequency point, there may be a frequency point that does not measure the neighboring area information of any neighboring area, while another frequency point may measure the neighboring area information of multiple neighboring areas. For example, as shown in Figure 9, for the electronic device B in the target service cell A, when it measures a first frequency point k, it can simultaneously measure the neighboring area information of the inter-frequency neighboring area C, the inter-frequency neighboring area D and the inter-frequency neighboring area E. Among them, the frequency points to which the inter-frequency neighboring area C, the inter-frequency neighboring area D and the inter-frequency neighboring area E belong are all the first frequency point k. The cell IDs and signal quality parameters of the inter-frequency neighboring area C, the inter-frequency neighboring area D and the inter-frequency neighboring area E are different.

[0221] In practice, since the number of neighboring cells near different target serving cells is uncertain, when a mobile terminal is forced to perform neighbor cell measurements on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency, many neighboring cells may be measured. However, if the neighbor cell information of each neighboring cell of each frequency is measured, it will generate high power consumption and take a long time. For example, if there are 2 same-frequency neighboring cells corresponding to the target frequency, 5 different-frequency neighboring cells corresponding to all first frequencies, and 5 different-system neighboring cells corresponding to all second frequencies, it takes 1 second to obtain the neighbor cell information of each neighboring cell. If the neighbor cell information of all neighboring cells needs to be measured, a total measurement time of 12 seconds is required.

[0222] The signal quality of the target service cell may change during this measurement duration, and the signal quality in the 12 neighboring cells may also change. If at some point during this measurement duration, the service quality of the target service cell deteriorates, and the cell where the electronic device resides needs to be switched to a neighboring cell with good signal quality, then since all neighboring cells have not been measured yet, the signal quality of the neighboring cells around the target service cell at that moment cannot be obtained in time. The electronic device will not be able to complete the handover in time, which may have adverse effects such as interruption of the ongoing service of the electronic device, seriously reducing the user experience.

[0223] In order to avoid this defect, it is necessary to limit the time of the entire neighboring cell measurement so that the time of a neighboring cell measurement will not be too long, thereby avoiding the above-mentioned problem. Based on this, in some embodiments, in combination with Figure 6 and as shown in Figure 10, S605 may specifically include S6051 and S6052:

[0224] S6051. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on a target frequency point of a target serving cell and a first frequency point and a second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device within a first preset duration.

[0225] For example, in one possible implementation, S6051 may specifically include the mobile terminal starting a first timer, where the timing duration of the first timer is a first preset duration. During the timing of the first timer, the mobile terminal may perform neighboring cell measurements on a target frequency point of the target serving cell and a first frequency point and a second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device.

[0226] For example, the first preset time length may be 5 seconds. The first preset time length may be determined by the mobile terminal manufacturer based on experience, and this application does not impose any specific restrictions on the value of the first preset time length.

[0227] S6052: When the first preset time period ends, the mobile terminal stops the neighboring cell measurement action, and determines the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cells obtained by performing the neighboring cell measurements on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0228] For example, in one possible implementation, S6052 can specifically be that the mobile terminal stops the neighboring cell measurement action when the first timer ends, and determines the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cell obtained by the current neighboring cell measurement of the target frequency point, the first frequency point and the second frequency point as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0229] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S6051 and S6052 above, the mobile terminal can limit the time required for neighboring cell measurement, thereby avoiding the problem that the mobile terminal's services cannot be used normally due to the long time taken for neighboring cell measurement.

[0230] Since the purpose of neighboring area measurement in this application is mainly for positioning, and for positioning using neighboring area information, the positioning accuracy can be increased quickly in the process of the number of neighboring area information increasing from 0 to a first preset number, and the change in positioning accuracy will be very small in the process of the number of neighboring area information continuing to increase from the first preset number. Therefore, in general, the number of neighboring area information required for positioning only requires the first preset number (or slightly more) of neighboring area information according to the accuracy requirements. Obtaining more neighboring area information will not change the positioning accuracy much, but will make the neighboring area measurement time longer. Based on this, in some embodiments, in combination with Figure 10, as shown in Figure 11, S6051 is followed by S6053:

[0231] S6053. If the mobile terminal obtains the neighboring cell information of the first preset number of neighboring cells by measurement before the first preset time period ends, the mobile terminal stops the neighboring cell measurement action and determines the neighboring cell information of the first preset number of neighboring cells as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0232] For example, the first preset number may be 5. In this way, the mobile terminal can promptly stop neighboring cell measurement after obtaining sufficient neighboring cell information for positioning, thereby reducing the duration of neighboring cell measurement and the power consumption of the mobile terminal. This further avoids the problem of the mobile terminal's services being unable to be used normally due to excessive neighboring cell measurement time.

[0233] In some embodiments, because the same-frequency neighboring area measurement only needs to measure and evaluate the signal on the current channel, while the different-frequency neighboring area measurement needs to switch and measure on channels of different frequencies, the measurement speed of the same-frequency neighboring area is generally faster than the measurement speed of the different-frequency neighboring area when measuring the neighboring area. Based on this, in an embodiment of the present application, in order to obtain the first preset number of neighboring area information faster and to shorten the time for the neighboring area measurement performed for positioning, the mobile terminal will first perform neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency when performing neighboring area measurement on the target frequency, the first frequency, and the second frequency. In this way, the mobile terminal can obtain the first preset number of neighboring area information more quickly, thereby completing the entire neighboring area measurement process faster, reducing the time consumed by the neighboring area measurement and reducing the power consumption of the mobile terminal. It also further avoids the problem that the mobile terminal's services cannot be used normally because the neighboring area measurement takes too long.

[0234] S606: The mobile terminal performs positioning based on the neighboring cell measurement results.

[0235] The positioning method used by the mobile terminal for positioning based on the neighboring cell measurement results may be any feasible method, and may be determined based on the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cell in the neighboring cell measurement results. This application does not impose any specific restrictions on this. For example, the positioning method may be a time difference of arrival (TOA) positioning method, an angle of arrival (AOA) positioning method, a positioning method based on signal strength (or signal quality parameter), etc. Among them, the positioning method based on signal strength may include trilateration, multi-variable positioning, fingerprint positioning, etc.

[0236] For example, taking the neighboring cell information including the cell ID and the signal quality parameter as an example, the process of the fingerprint positioning method in the positioning method based on signal strength may specifically include the following steps:

[0237] Data Collection: Within each area where positioning is required, select key points (such as intersections, landmark buildings, etc.) as reference points, and measure the signal quality parameters of the surrounding serving cells at these reference points. This measurement data constitutes the fingerprint database. The data collection phase can be performed before the first neighboring cell measurement process provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0238] Positioning stage: When the mobile terminal needs to be positioned, the mobile terminal can obtain the location of the neighboring cell based on the cell ID in the neighboring cell information of multiple neighboring cells obtained by neighboring cell measurement, and use the location of the neighboring cell and the signal quality parameters in the neighboring cell information to compare with the data in the fingerprint database.

[0239] Position estimation: The position of the key point corresponding to the fingerprint data that best matches the position of the neighboring cell and the signal quality parameters in the neighboring cell information in the comparison result is used as the estimated position of the user terminal.

[0240] The positioning stage and position estimation can be considered as a specific implementation of S606. The present application does not impose any specific restrictions on the specific positioning method used in S606.

[0241] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S601-S606, for a mobile terminal in a connected state, when the signal quality of the serving cell where the mobile terminal resides is good, the mobile terminal can be forced to perform a complete neighboring cell measurement to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information for positioning. Furthermore, the mobile terminal can complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, thereby meeting the positioning needs of the mobile terminal. This allows functions in the mobile terminal that require positioning to better provide services to users, thereby improving the user experience.

[0242] The following is an introduction to the second neighboring area measurement process for an electronic device in an idle state in the neighboring area measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application, in conjunction with Figure 12. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of a second neighboring area measurement process for an electronic device in an idle state in a neighboring area measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figure 12, with the electronic device being a mobile terminal, the second neighboring area measurement process for an electronic device in an idle state may include S1201-S1206:

[0243] S1201. The mobile terminal is powered on and registers for Internet access through a network-side device to reside in a target service cell.

[0244] The specific implementation of S1201 can refer to the relevant description of S601 in the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0245] S1202: When the mobile terminal is in an idle state, if the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement, the mobile terminal receives a broadcast message from a network-side device.

[0246] Among them, the broadcast message carries the neighboring cell measurement configuration information corresponding to the idle state, that is, the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information. Exemplarily, the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information may include: the second measurement threshold of the same-frequency neighboring cell, the third measurement threshold of the different-frequency neighboring cell and the different-system neighboring cell, at least one first frequency point corresponding to the different-frequency neighboring cell, and at least one second frequency point corresponding to the different-system neighboring cell. When the mobile terminal is in the idle state, according to the 3GPP protocol, the neighboring cell measurement threshold for measuring the same-frequency neighboring cell is the second measurement threshold, and the neighboring cell measurement threshold for measuring the different-frequency neighboring cell and the different-system neighboring cell is the third measurement threshold. Alternatively, it can be said that the measurement threshold for neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point to which the target service cell belongs is the second measurement threshold, and the measurement threshold for neighboring cell measurement on the first frequency point and the second frequency point is the third measurement threshold.

[0247] The second neighboring area measurement configuration information carried by the broadcast message may specifically be present in multiple SIBs in the broadcast message. For details about which SIBs contain the second neighboring area measurement configuration information, please refer to the relevant introduction to SIBs in the aforementioned embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0248] Generally, after a mobile terminal is powered on and has completed registration for the Internet, the mobile terminal is in a connected state. In some specific cases, the mobile terminal will switch from a connected state to an idle state. Exemplary specific situations may include: the mobile terminal has no new communication needs after completing a communication (call or data transmission), the mobile terminal has switched the resident cell, the network side device instructs the mobile terminal to enter the idle state when network optimization or resource allocation is required, the connection between the mobile terminal and the network side device (RRC connection, air interface connection, etc.) is abnormal (such as signal loss, signal interference, etc.), etc.

[0249] After the mobile terminal switches from the connected state to the idle state, the communication connection between the mobile terminal and the network may include a broadcast channel, a paging channel (PCH) and a random access channel (RACH). Among them, the network side device can periodically send broadcast messages through the broadcast channel to all electronic devices that are registered with the network through the network side device within the coverage area of ​​the service cell managed by the network side device. Among these electronic devices that receive the broadcast message, the electronic devices in the idle state will perform neighboring area measurement based on the second neighboring area measurement configuration information in the broadcast message.

[0250] It should be noted that the broadcast message carrying the neighboring cell measurement configuration information can be sent only once before the cell where the mobile terminal resides is switched. In other words, while the mobile terminal is residing in a certain cell, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information used for neighboring cell measurements is the same. Only after the cell where the mobile terminal resides changes will the network-side device send a broadcast message carrying the new neighboring cell measurement configuration information to the mobile terminal.

[0251] In the second neighboring cell measurement process, the positioning service request of the mobile terminal can be actively generated by the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal determines that there is a positioning service request, it can perform neighboring cell measurement based on the neighboring cell measurement configuration information in the broadcast message from the network side device.

[0252] After the mobile terminal obtains the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information while in the idle state, it can start to determine whether neighboring cell measurement can be performed. Specifically, it can be determined whether the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the first neighboring cell measurement configuration. That is, S1203 and S1204 are executed after S1202.

[0253] S1203. The mobile terminal obtains the signal quality parameters of the target serving cell.

[0254] The signal quality parameter may be RSRP, specifically the RSRP of the downlink signal of the mobile terminal.

[0255] The specific implementation of S1203 can refer to the relevant description of S603 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0256] S1204. The mobile terminal determines whether the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device. The neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device is the neighboring cell measurement configuration information carried by the broadcast message. The neighboring cell measurement configuration information is specifically the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information mentioned in the aforementioned embodiment. The neighboring cell measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information may specifically include a second measurement threshold and a third measurement threshold. In the embodiment of the present application, determining whether the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information carried by the broadcast message is specifically: determining whether the signal quality parameters of the target service cell are both less than the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold.

[0257] For example, the signal quality parameter in this application may be RSRP, and the second and third measurement thresholds also correspond to RSRP. Of course, in practice, the signal quality parameter may also be other parameters that can characterize cell signal quality, such as RSRQ, SINR, RSSI, etc. The second and third measurement thresholds may also be adjusted accordingly, depending on actual circumstances, and this application does not impose any specific limitations thereto. The same applies to subsequent embodiments.

[0258] In the embodiment corresponding to Figure 12, if the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, it can be considered that the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device. According to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic, it can be determined that the mobile terminal needs to perform neighboring cell measurement, that is, execute S1205.

[0259] In the embodiment corresponding to Figure 12, if the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both equal to the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, it can be considered that the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is equal to the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device.

[0260] In the embodiment corresponding to Figure 12, if both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are less than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, it can be considered that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device. According to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic, it can be determined that the mobile terminal is currently unable to perform neighboring cell measurements. In this way, the mobile terminal will not be able to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information and will not be able to perform accurate positioning. In order to enable the mobile terminal to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information, it is necessary to force the mobile terminal to perform all neighboring cell measurements at this time, even if the mobile terminal is forced to execute S1205.

[0261] In one possible implementation, the mobile terminal may be forced to perform neighboring cell measurement by ignoring the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device. In this implementation, after S1204 is executed, if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, as shown in FIG12 , the mobile terminal may directly force execution of S1205.

[0262] In another possible implementation, the method of forcing the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement can also increase the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device so that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the new measurement threshold. Thus, according to the existing neighboring cell measurement logic, the mobile terminal can perform neighboring cell measurement. In this implementation, after S1204 is executed, if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, as shown in Figure 11, S1204A can be executed first. After S1204A, S1205 is executed.

[0263] S1204A: The mobile terminal increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or, ignores the neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0264] The neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device specifically refers to the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information. Increasing the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device specifically refers to increasing both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold. The increased neighboring cell measurement threshold being greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell specifically refers to both the increased second measurement threshold and the increased third measurement threshold being greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell.

[0265] After the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are increased to be greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the mobile terminal can re-execute S1204. Since at this time, the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the judgment result of S1204 is that the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, and then S1205 will be executed. Of course, after the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are increased to be greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, since it is determined that the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, the mobile terminal can directly perform neighboring cell measurement, that is, directly execute S1205. In this way, the purpose of forcing the mobile terminal to perform neighboring cell measurement is achieved when the signal quality of the target service cell is less than the original measurement threshold.

[0266] It should be noted that in the actual second neighboring cell measurement process, there may be no judgment step similar to S1204. After S1203, the mobile terminal may execute S1205 when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device; and forcibly execute S1204A when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device.

[0267] S1205. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point to which the target serving cell belongs, and the first frequency point and the second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0268] The neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device may specifically refer to the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information carried in the broadcast message.

[0269] The specific implementation of S1205 can refer to the relevant description of S605 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0270] In some embodiments, in order to avoid the neighboring cell measurement duration being too long, the specific implementation of S1205 can refer to the relevant description of FIG. 10 in the aforementioned embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0271] In some embodiments, the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information may further include the priority of the target frequency, the frequency priority of each first frequency, and the frequency priority of each second frequency. In some possible implementations, the frequency with a higher priority may correspond to a greater number of serving cells. Based on this, in order to enable the mobile terminal to more quickly obtain neighboring cell information of more neighboring cells when performing neighboring cell measurement, S1205 may specifically include: the mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency, all first frequency points, and all second frequency points in descending order of priority to obtain neighboring cell measurement results. Of course, the actual setting of the frequency priority may also be related to any other possible content. For example, the fewer electronic devices corresponding to a certain frequency point, the higher the frequency priority of the frequency point. In this case, if the neighboring cell measurement is performed in descending order of priority, the load of different frequency points can be more balanced, the stability of the entire communication network can be improved, and the user experience can be better guaranteed.

[0272] S1206: The mobile terminal performs positioning based on the neighboring cell measurement results.

[0273] The specific implementation of S1206 can refer to the relevant implementation of S606 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0274] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S1201-S1206, for a mobile terminal in an idle state, when the signal quality of the serving cell in which the mobile terminal resides is good, the mobile terminal can be forced to perform a complete neighboring cell measurement to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information for positioning. Furthermore, the mobile terminal can complete positioning based on sufficient neighboring cell information, thereby meeting the positioning needs of the mobile terminal. This allows functions in the mobile terminal that require positioning to better provide services to users, thereby improving the user experience.

[0275] In some embodiments, for an electronic device in an idle state, when both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell where the electronic device is currently residing, in addition to the example shown in FIG12 , the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are ignored, or the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are increased so that both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, which is a way of forcibly completing the neighboring area measurement for all frequency points (target frequency point, first frequency point, and second frequency point). Based on the requirement that positioning only needs to obtain a first preset amount of neighboring area information, and the requirement to minimize the neighboring area measurement duration to avoid adversely affecting the normal use of the electronic device, the electronic device may only perform neighboring area measurement on a portion of the frequency points. If the amount of neighboring area information obtained after performing the neighboring area measurement on this portion of the frequency points is sufficient to meet the first preset amount, the neighboring area measurement may no longer be performed on the other portion of the frequency points. If the amount of neighboring area information obtained after performing the neighboring area measurement on this portion of the frequency points is less than the first preset amount, the neighboring area measurement is performed on the other portion of the frequency points.

[0276] Based on this, in combination with FIG12, as shown in FIG13, after S1204, when it is determined that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, the method may further include S1301-S1305:

[0277] S1301: The mobile terminal increases the first target measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information so that the increased first target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or ignores the first target measurement threshold.

[0278] The first target measurement threshold may be the second measurement threshold or the third measurement threshold.

[0279] S1302. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on a frequency point corresponding to a first target measurement threshold to obtain a first neighboring cell measurement result.

[0280] Among them, if the first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold is the target frequency point; if the first target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold is the first frequency point and the second frequency point.

[0281] The specific implementation manner in which the mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold may be any feasible implementation manner, and this application does not impose any specific limitation on this.

[0282] When the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes the priority of the target frequency, the frequency priority of each first frequency, and the frequency priority of each second frequency, S1302 can also be specifically: the mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on each frequency corresponding to the first target measurement threshold in descending order of the priority of each frequency corresponding to the first target measurement threshold.

[0283] In addition, to avoid adverse effects on the normal use of the user terminal caused by excessively long neighboring cell measurement durations, it is also necessary to ensure that the duration of neighboring cell measurement for the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold is not excessively long when executing 1302. For example, the mobile terminal may stop the neighboring cell measurement action when the duration of neighboring cell measurement for the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold reaches the first target duration, and determine the neighboring cell information obtained from the current neighboring cell measurement for the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold as the neighboring cell measurement result. The first target duration may be determined based on actual needs.

[0284] After S1302, S1303 or S1304 is executed, depending on the amount of neighboring cell information obtained after neighboring cell measurement is performed on the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold.

[0285] S1303: If the amount of neighboring cell information in the first neighboring cell measurement result is greater than or equal to a first preset amount, the mobile terminal determines the first neighboring cell measurement result as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0286] Since only a first preset number (or slightly more) of neighboring area information is needed to complete the positioning that meets the requirements, if the number of neighboring area information obtained by neighboring area measurement of the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold is enough for the first preset number, the entire neighboring area measurement process can be ended, that is, the neighboring area information obtained by neighboring area measurement of the frequency point corresponding to the first target measurement threshold is determined as the neighboring area measurement result.

[0287] Execute S1206 after S1303.

[0288] S1304. If the amount of neighboring cell information in the first neighboring cell measurement result is less than a first preset amount, the mobile terminal increases the second target measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information so that the increased second target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or, ignores the second target measurement threshold.

[0289] The second measurement threshold is the other of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, excluding the first target measurement threshold. Specifically, if the first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the second target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold; if the first target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the second target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold.

[0290] S1305. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold to obtain a second neighboring cell measurement result, and adds the second neighboring cell measurement result to the first neighboring cell measurement result to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0291] Wherein, if the second target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the target frequency point; if the second target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the first frequency point and the second frequency point. The second neighboring area measurement result is added to the neighboring area measurement result obtained from the first neighboring area measurement result, including all neighboring area information of the first neighboring area measurement result and the second neighboring area measurement result.

[0292] When the second neighboring area measurement configuration information includes the priority of the target frequency point, the frequency priority of each first frequency point, and the frequency priority of each second frequency point, S1305 can also be specifically: the mobile terminal performs neighboring area measurement on each frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold in descending order of the priority of each frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold, obtains a second neighboring area measurement result, and adds the second neighboring area measurement result to the first neighboring area measurement result to obtain a neighboring area measurement result.

[0293] In addition, in order to avoid adverse effects on the normal use of the user terminal caused by excessively long neighboring cell measurement durations, it is also necessary to ensure that the total duration of neighboring cell measurements for the frequency points corresponding to the second target measurement threshold is not too long when executing 1305. For example, when the total duration of neighboring cell measurements for the frequency points corresponding to the first target measurement threshold and the frequency points corresponding to the second target measurement threshold reaches the second target duration, the mobile terminal may stop the neighboring cell measurement action and determine the neighboring cell information obtained by performing neighboring cell measurements for the frequency points corresponding to the first target measurement threshold and the frequency points corresponding to the second target measurement threshold as the neighboring cell measurement result. The second target duration may be determined based on actual needs.

[0294] Furthermore, since the positioning requirement can be met as long as the amount of neighboring cell information reaches the first preset amount, before the duration of the neighboring cell measurement performed by the mobile terminal on the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold reaches the second target duration, if the sum of the amount of neighboring cell information in the first neighboring cell measurement result and the amount of neighboring cell information obtained by performing the neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the second target measurement threshold reaches the first preset amount, the mobile terminal can stop the neighboring cell measurement action and determine the first preset amount of neighboring cell information as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0295] In some embodiments, because the same-frequency neighboring area measurement only needs to measure and evaluate the signal on the current channel, while the different-frequency neighboring area measurement requires switching and measuring on channels of different frequencies, when measuring the neighboring area, the measurement speed of the same-frequency neighboring area is generally faster than the measurement speed of the different-frequency neighboring area. Based on this, in an embodiment of the present application, in order to obtain the first preset number of neighboring area information faster and to shorten the time for the neighboring area measurement for positioning, the first target measurement threshold here can be the second measurement threshold, and the second target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold. In this way, the mobile terminal can give priority to measuring the same-frequency neighboring area corresponding to the target frequency point, and thus can obtain the first preset number of neighboring area information more quickly.

[0296] After S1305, execute S1206.

[0297] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S1301-S1305 above, the mobile terminal can, when in idle state and the signal instructions of the currently resident cell are good, perform neighbor cell measurements on only a part of the frequency points to obtain sufficient neighbor cell information. This reduces the time and power consumption of the entire neighbor cell measurement while ensuring the subsequent positioning accuracy, and avoids the problem that the mobile terminal cannot be used normally due to the user taking too long to perform neighbor cell measurement. When performing neighbor cell measurements on only a part of the frequency points does not obtain sufficient neighbor cell information, neighbor cell measurements can be performed on all frequency points to ensure that sufficient neighbor cell information is obtained, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently perform complete and sufficiently accurate positioning, thereby improving the user experience. In summary, based on the above technical solutions, the mobile terminal can, when in idle state and the signal instructions of the currently resident cell are good, use appropriate forced measurement methods to obtain sufficient neighbor cell information, thereby meeting the positioning needs of the mobile terminal.

[0298] In some embodiments, for an electronic device in an idle state, in addition to the two situations where the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are both less than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell where the electronic device is currently residing, and the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell where the electronic device is currently residing, if the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are of different sizes, there may also be a situation where the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell where the electronic device is currently residing is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold. Specifically, if the second measurement threshold is greater than the third measurement threshold, then the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell being between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold means that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the second measurement threshold and less than the third measurement threshold; if the second measurement threshold is less than the third measurement threshold, then the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell being between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold means that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the third measurement threshold and less than the second measurement threshold.

[0299] In this case, based on the need to obtain only a first preset number of neighboring cell information for positioning, and the need to minimize the neighboring cell measurement duration to avoid adverse effects on the normal use of electronic equipment, the electronic device may first perform neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold that is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell. When the number of neighboring cell information obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is sufficient to meet the first preset number, neighboring cell measurement may no longer be forced on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold that is less than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell. When the number of neighboring cell information obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is insufficient to meet the first preset number, neighboring cell measurement is forced on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold.

[0300] Based on this, in combination with FIG12 , as shown in FIG14 , S1204 may be specifically replaced by S1401 , and the method may further include S1402 to S1406 :

[0301] S1401. The mobile terminal determines whether the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell.

[0302] If both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, then S1205 is executed. If both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are not greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, then S1402 is executed.

[0303] It should be noted that in the actual second neighboring cell measurement process, there may be no judgment step similar to S1401. After S1203, the mobile terminal can execute S1205 when the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are both greater than the signal quality parameters of the target service cell, and execute S1402 when the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are not both greater than the signal quality parameters of the target service cell.

[0304] S1402: The mobile terminal determines whether the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are both smaller than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell.

[0305] When the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are both less than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, it can be determined that the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device. According to the existing logic, neighboring cell measurement cannot be performed at this time. At this time, the mobile terminal can force the neighboring cell measurement, that is, execute S1204A and then execute S1206. Of course, in this case, in order to minimize the duration of the neighboring cell measurement, S1301-S1305 can also be executed. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this. Figure 14 only takes the case of executing S1204A and then executing S1206 as an example for illustration, and does not serve as a limitation to the technical solution provided by this application.

[0306] If the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information are not both less than the signal quality parameter of the target service cell, it can be determined that the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold. At this time, the neighboring cell measurement can be first performed on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold, that is, S1403 is executed.

[0307] S1403: The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on a frequency point corresponding to a third target measurement threshold to obtain a third neighboring cell measurement result.

[0308] The third target measurement threshold may be the one between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold that is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell. If the third target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is the target frequency; if the third target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is the first frequency and the second frequency.

[0309] The specific implementation of S1403 can refer to the relevant description of S1302 in the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0310] After S1403, S1404 or S1405 is executed, depending on the amount of neighboring cell information obtained after neighboring cell measurement is performed on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold.

[0311] S1404: If the amount of neighboring cell information in the third neighboring cell measurement result is greater than or equal to the first preset amount, the mobile terminal determines the neighboring cell information obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold as the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0312] Since only a first preset number (or slightly more) of neighboring area information is needed to complete the positioning that meets the requirements, if the number of neighboring area information obtained by neighboring area measurement of the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is enough for the first preset number, the entire neighboring area measurement process can be ended, that is, the neighboring area information obtained by neighboring area measurement of the frequency point corresponding to the third target measurement threshold is determined as the neighboring area measurement result.

[0313] Execute S1206 after S1404.

[0314] S1405. If the amount of neighboring cell information in the third neighboring cell measurement result is less than the first preset amount, the mobile terminal increases the fourth target measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information so that the increased fourth target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or, ignores the fourth target measurement threshold.

[0315] The fourth target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold or the third measurement threshold, whichever is smaller than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell. Specifically, if the third target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold; if the third target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the fourth target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold.

[0316] S1406. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold to obtain a fourth neighboring cell measurement result, and adds the fourth neighboring cell measurement result to the third neighboring cell measurement result to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0317] If the fourth target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold includes the target frequency; if the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold includes the first frequency and the second frequency. The fourth neighboring area measurement result is added to the neighboring area measurement result obtained from the third neighboring area measurement result, including all neighboring area information in the third and fourth neighboring area measurement results.

[0318] The specific implementation of S1406 can refer to the relevant description of S1305 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0319] After S1406, execute S1206.

[0320] Of course, when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, the mobile terminal can also directly force measurement of the target frequency, the first frequency and the second frequency, that is, execute the technical solutions corresponding to S1204A to S1205 as shown in Figure 12. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0321] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to the above S1401-S1406, the mobile terminal can be in an idle state and the signal instruction parameter of the target service cell currently resident is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold. When sufficient neighboring information can be obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement only on the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold that can be measured according to the existing logic, the mobile terminal can only perform neighboring cell measurement on this part of the frequency points, thereby reducing the time and power consumption of the entire neighboring cell measurement while ensuring the subsequent positioning accuracy, and avoiding the problem that the mobile terminal cannot be used normally due to the user performing neighboring cell measurement for too long. When sufficient neighboring cell information cannot be obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement only on the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold, the neighboring cell measurement can be forced to be performed on the frequency points corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold that cannot be measured according to the existing logic, to ensure that sufficient neighboring cell information is obtained, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently perform complete and sufficiently accurate positioning, thereby improving the user experience. In summary, based on the above technical solution, the mobile terminal can obtain sufficient neighboring cell information by using appropriate measurement methods when it is in idle state and the signal instruction parameters of the currently resident target service cell are between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, thereby meeting the positioning requirements of the mobile terminal.

[0322] It should be noted that in the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application, after the electronic device (e.g., a mobile terminal) obtains the neighboring cell measurement result, it may also perform cell switching according to the displayed switching logic, or it may not perform cell switching. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0323] In practice, when the signal instructions of the serving cell where the mobile terminal resides are good, the action of forcing neighbor cell measurement is not an action specified by the 3GPP protocol, and it consumes a lot of energy for the mobile terminal. Therefore, in order to minimize the power consumption of the mobile terminal and enable the mobile terminal to perform neighbor cell measurement according to normal logic in most cases.

[0324] After the mobile terminal compulsorily performs neighboring cell measurement and obtains the neighboring cell measurement result, it stops the related actions of the forced measurement within the second preset time length, that is, stops the action of ignoring the measurement threshold, or stops the action of increasing the neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0325] In the embodiments corresponding to Figures 6-8 and 10-14, when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, after executing S605 or S1205 or S1303 or S1305, the mobile terminal can stop the related actions of forced measurement within the second preset time length, that is, stop ignoring the neighboring cell measurement threshold, or stop increasing the neighboring cell measurement threshold. Among them, the action of stopping ignoring the neighboring cell measurement threshold means that within the second preset time length after S605 or S1205 or S1303 or S1305, if the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the mobile terminal resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, forced neighboring cell measurement will not be performed. Even if there is a positioning requirement, forced neighboring cell measurement will not be performed. The action of stopping increasing the neighboring cell measurement threshold means that, when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, after executing S605 or S1205 or S1303 or S1305, the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration message from the network side device is reduced to the original neighboring cell measurement threshold before the increase, and within the second preset time length, if the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the electronic device resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, the neighboring cell measurement will not be performed.

[0326] Based on this, in some embodiments, when the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, after executing S605 or S1205 or S1303 or S1305, the neighboring cell measurement method further includes: within a second preset time period, if the signal quality parameter of the serving cell where the mobile terminal resides is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, the mobile terminal does not perform neighboring cell measurement. Wherein, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device is specifically determined according to the state of the mobile terminal. If the mobile terminal is in a connected state, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device is the neighboring cell measurement configuration information carried by the reconfiguration message (i.e., the first neighboring cell measurement configuration information); if the mobile terminal is in an idle state, the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device is the neighboring cell measurement configuration information carried by the broadcast message (i.e., the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information).

[0327] Of course, within the second preset time period, if the signal quality parameter of the service cell where the mobile terminal is located is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, neighboring cell measurements can be performed on the target frequency point to which the target service cell belongs, as well as the first frequency point and the second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device.

[0328] The start and end of the second preset duration may be determined by the mobile terminal by starting a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is the second preset duration.

[0329] In addition, for the technical solution corresponding to S604A (or S1204A), when the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is greater than the neighboring area measurement threshold in the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device, after executing S605 (or S1205), the first neighboring area measurement process (or the second neighboring area measurement process) also includes: the mobile terminal reduces the improved neighboring area measurement threshold in the neighboring area measurement configuration information from the network side device to the neighboring area measurement threshold before the improvement.

[0330] In this way, the mobile terminal can perform neighbor cell measurements according to the normal measurement logic specified by 3GPP, preventing the mobile terminal from being forced to perform neighbor cell measurements multiple times in a short period of time, reducing the power consumption of the mobile terminal and improving the user experience.

[0331] In the embodiment corresponding to FIG14 , when the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold in the second neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, after executing S1406, the mobile terminal may stop performing related actions of forced measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold within the second preset duration, that is, stop ignoring the fourth target measurement threshold, or stop raising the fourth target measurement threshold. Stopping ignoring the fourth target measurement threshold means that within the second preset duration after S1406, if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is again between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, forced neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold will not be performed. Even if there is a positioning requirement, forced neighboring cell measurement on the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold will not be performed. The action of stopping increasing the fourth target measurement threshold means that after S1406, the increased fourth target measurement threshold is reduced to the original fourth target measurement threshold before the increase, and within the second preset time period, if the signal quality parameter of the target service cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, the forced neighboring area measurement of the frequency point corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold will not be performed.

[0332] Based on this, in some embodiments, after executing S1406, the neighboring cell measurement method further includes: within the second preset time period, if the signal quality parameter of the serving cell currently camped by the idle mobile terminal is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, then the mobile terminal does not perform neighboring cell measurement on the frequency corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold. In addition, with respect to the technical solution corresponding to S1406, after executing S1406, the second neighboring cell measurement process further includes: the mobile terminal lowering the increased fourth target measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device to the fourth target neighboring cell measurement threshold before the increase.

[0333] In this way, the mobile terminal can perform neighbor cell measurements according to the normal measurement logic specified by 3GPP, preventing the mobile terminal from being forced to perform neighbor cell measurements multiple times in a short period of time, reducing the power consumption of the mobile terminal and improving the user experience.

[0334] In practice, the frequencies in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device to the mobile terminal are all frequencies belonging to the same operator. In practice, the neighboring cells around a certain service cell may include cells of various operators, and there may not be enough cells belonging to the same operator. Even if all the neighboring cell information is measured, it is not enough to achieve accurate positioning. Therefore, after the mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement to obtain the neighboring cell measurement result, if the number of neighboring cell information in the neighboring cell measurement result is less than the first preset number, that is, the number of neighboring cells obtained by the mobile terminal after performing neighboring cell measurement is less than the first preset number. The mobile terminal needs to increase the neighboring cell measurement of the frequency points of other operators to obtain a sufficient amount of neighboring cell information. Based on this, the embodiment of the present application also provides another neighboring cell measurement method, as shown in Figure 15, the method may include S1501-S1508:

[0335] S1501. The mobile terminal is powered on and registers for Internet access through a network-side device to reside in a target service cell.

[0336] The specific implementation of S1501 can refer to the relevant description of S601 in the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0337] S1502: When the mobile terminal has a positioning requirement, the mobile terminal receives neighboring cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device.

[0338] The specific implementation of S1501 can refer to the relevant description of S602 or S1202 in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be repeated here. Among them, the target frequency point of the target serving cell, the first frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information, and the second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information all belong to the first operator.

[0339] S1503. The mobile terminal obtains the signal quality parameters of the target serving cell.

[0340] The specific implementation of S1503 can refer to the relevant description of S603 or S1203 in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0341] S1504: The mobile terminal determines whether the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device.

[0342] If the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, execute S1505. If the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, execute S1505 or S1504A.

[0343] The specific implementation of S1504 can refer to the relevant description of S604 or S1204 in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0344] In addition, the implementation of the neighboring cell measurement performed by the mobile terminal after S1503 can also refer to the relevant descriptions of the examples shown in Figures 13 and 14 in the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0345] Of course, in practice, whether to perform neighboring cell measurement after S1504 is executed can also be determined according to existing neighboring cell measurement logic. Specifically, if the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, S1505 is executed. If the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is less than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, no neighboring cell measurement is performed, that is, the entire neighboring cell measurement process is terminated. In this case, S1504A may not be performed.

[0346] S1504A. The mobile terminal increases the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network side device so that the increased neighboring cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or ignores the neighboring cell measurement threshold.

[0347] The specific implementation of S1504A may refer to the relevant description of S604A or S1204A in the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0348] S1505. The mobile terminal performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point to which the target serving cell belongs, and the first frequency point and the second frequency point in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result.

[0349] The specific implementation of S1505 can refer to the relevant description of S605 or S1205 in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0350] S1506. When the number of neighboring cell information in the neighboring cell measurement result is less than a first preset number, select at least one third frequency point from the preset frequency point set, and perform neighboring cell measurement on the third frequency point to obtain a supplementary neighboring cell measurement result.

[0351] The supplementary neighboring cell measurement result may include neighboring cell information of at least one neighboring cell.

[0352] Among them, the preset frequency point set can be a plurality of frequencies whose corresponding service cells are in the first preset order among all the frequencies of each operator in the entire network obtained by the mobile terminal manufacturer using big data technology. For example, taking the first 3 as an example, if operator A has 10 frequencies, and among the 10 frequencies, the number of service cells corresponding to frequency points a, b, and c ranks in the top three in the sorting result of the number of service cells corresponding to all 10 frequencies. Then the preset frequency point set can include frequency points a, b, and c. The operator to which the third frequency point belongs is not the first operator.

[0353] In some embodiments, based on the same reasons for executing S6051 and S6052 in the aforementioned embodiments, in order to avoid the excessive number of frequency points that need to be measured, resulting in a long neighboring area measurement time, thereby generating large power consumption and affecting the use of the normal service in the mobile terminal, the number of at least one third frequency point can be less than the target number, and the target number is the sum of the number of the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point. At the same time, the total execution time of S1506 should be less than the third preset time. Based on this, S1506 can specifically include S1 and S2:

[0354] S1. When the number of neighboring cell information in the neighboring cell measurement result is less than a first preset number, the mobile terminal selects at least one third frequency point from the preset frequency point set and performs neighboring cell measurement on the at least one third frequency point within a third preset time length.

[0355] Among them, the third preset duration can be any feasible duration value, and this application does not impose any specific restrictions on this.

[0356] In some embodiments, since S1505 itself has already performed neighboring cell measurements for a certain duration, in order to further reduce the entire neighboring cell measurement duration, the third preset duration should be less than the first preset duration mentioned in the above embodiment. In some embodiments, the third preset duration can be the difference between the first preset duration and the duration consumed by S1505 to obtain the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0357] For example, in one possible implementation, S1 may specifically include the mobile terminal starting a third timer, where the timing duration of the third timer is a third preset duration. During the timing of the third timer, the mobile terminal may perform neighboring cell measurement on at least one third frequency point.

[0358] S2. When the third preset time period ends, the mobile terminal stops the neighboring cell measurement action and determines the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cell currently obtained by performing the neighboring cell measurement on at least one third frequency point as the supplementary neighboring cell measurement result.

[0359] Exemplarily, in one possible implementation, S2 may specifically be that the mobile terminal stops the neighboring cell measurement action when the third timer ends, and determines the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cell obtained by the neighboring cell measurement of at least one third frequency point as the supplementary neighboring cell measurement result.

[0360] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S1 and S2 above, the mobile terminal can limit the time required for neighboring cell measurement in the process of obtaining supplementary neighboring cell measurement results, thereby avoiding the problem that the mobile terminal's services cannot be used normally due to the long time taken for neighboring cell measurement.

[0361] In addition, it should be noted that if a third frequency point among the at least one third frequency point is the same as the target frequency point, a first frequency point, or a second frequency point, then when executing S1506, the neighboring cell measurement is not performed on the third frequency point. This prevents repeated measurements of the same frequency point, thereby preventing duplicate neighboring cell information from being obtained.

[0362] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the present application, as long as the sum of the number of neighboring area information in the supplementary neighboring area measurement result and the number of neighboring area information in the neighboring area measurement result obtained in S1205 reaches the first preset number, the subsequent precise positioning can be completed. Obtaining more neighboring area information will only increase power consumption and will not have much effect on improving positioning accuracy. Based on this, S1 may also include: before the end of the third preset time, if the mobile terminal obtains the neighboring area information of the second preset number of neighboring areas by measurement, the action of performing neighboring area measurement on the third frequency point is stopped, and the neighboring area information of the second preset number of neighboring areas is determined as the supplementary neighboring area measurement result. The second preset number is the difference between the first preset number and the number of neighboring area information in the neighboring area measurement result.

[0363] S1507. The mobile terminal combines the supplementary neighboring cell measurement result with the neighboring cell measurement result to update the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0364] S1508. The mobile terminal performs positioning based on the neighboring cell measurement results.

[0365] The specific implementation of S1508 can refer to the relevant description of S606 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0366] Based on the technical solutions corresponding to S1501-S1508 above, when the amount of neighboring cell information in the neighboring cell measurement results is insufficient for accurate positioning, the mobile terminal can measure the frequencies of other operators to obtain sufficient neighboring cell information. This allows for accurate positioning and improves the user experience.

[0367] It is understandable that, in order to realize the above functions, the above electronic device includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. It should be easily appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware 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 to exceed the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0368] The embodiment of the present application can divide the functional modules of the above-mentioned electronic device according to the above-mentioned method example. For example, each functional module can be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present invention is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation.

[0369] In the case of dividing each functional module into corresponding functional modules, as shown in Figure 16, an embodiment of the present application further provides a neighboring cell measurement device, which can be applied to an electronic device. The device can include a communication module 1601 and a measurement module 1602.

[0370] Communication module 1601 is configured to receive neighboring cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device, wherein the neighboring cell measurement configuration information includes a neighboring cell measurement threshold. Measurement module 1602 is configured to perform a neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result when a signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighboring cell measurement threshold in the neighboring cell measurement configuration information received by communication module 1601.

[0371] In addition, the cooperation between the communication module 1601 and the measurement module 1602 can also enable the neighboring cell measurement device to complete all steps of the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0372] Regarding the electronic device in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the neighboring cell measurement method in the above embodiment and will not be further elaborated here. The related beneficial effects can also refer to the related beneficial effects of the above neighboring cell measurement method and will not be repeated here.

[0373] An embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device comprising: a display screen, a memory, and one or more processors; the display screen, the memory, and the processors being coupled; wherein the memory stores computer program code, which includes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device executes the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the aforementioned embodiment. The specific structure of the electronic device can be referenced to the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG4 .

[0374] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which includes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the neighboring area measurement method provided in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0375] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which includes executable instructions. When the computer program product is run on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0376] FIG17 schematically illustrates a conceptual partial view of a computer program product provided by an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the computer program product is provided using a signal-bearing medium 1700. The signal-bearing medium 1700 may include one or more program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, may provide the functions or portions of the functions described above with respect to FIG4. Thus, for example, one or more features or steps in the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the aforementioned embodiment may be performed by one or more instructions associated with the signal-bearing medium 1700. In addition, the program instructions in FIG17 also describe example instructions.

[0377] In some examples, the signal-bearing medium 1700 may include a computer-readable medium 1701, such as, but not limited to, a hard drive, a compact disk (CD), a digital video disk (DVD), a digital tape, a memory, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM), and the like.

[0378] In some implementations, the signal bearing medium 1700 may include a computer recordable medium 1702 such as, but not limited to, a memory, a read / write (R / W) CD, a R / W DVD, or the like.

[0379] In some embodiments, signal bearing medium 1700 may include communication medium 1703 such as, but not limited to, digital and / or analog communication media (eg, fiber optic cables, waveguides, wired communication links, wireless communication links, etc.).

[0380] Signal bearing medium 1700 may be communicated by a wireless form of communication medium 1703 (eg, a wireless communication medium conforming to the IEEE 802.150 standard or other transmission protocols). The one or more program instructions may be, for example, computer executable instructions or logic implemented instructions.

[0381] In some examples, a data writing device for receiving and storing external data may also be included, which may be configured to provide various operations, functions, or actions in response to one or more program instructions in the computer-readable medium 1701, the computer-recordable medium 1702, and / or the communication medium 1703.

[0382] The present application also provides a chip system, as shown in FIG18 . The chip system 1800 includes at least one processor 1801, a memory, and at least one interface circuit 1802. The processor 1801 and the interface circuit 1802 can be interconnected via a line. For example, the interface circuit 1802 can be used to receive signals from other devices (e.g., network-side devices). In another example, the interface circuit 1802 can be used to send signals to other devices (e.g., network-side devices).

[0383] For example, the interface circuit 1802 can read instructions or computer programs stored in the memory and send the instructions or computer programs to the processor 1801. When the instructions or computer programs are executed by the processor 1801, the various steps of the shooting method provided in the above embodiment can be implemented. Of course, the chip system can also include other discrete components, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the application.

[0384] Through the description of the above implementation methods, technical personnel in the relevant field can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be assigned to different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0385] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices / equipment and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device / equipment embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the modules or 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 device, 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.

[0386] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may be one physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed in multiple places. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0387] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0388] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a device (which can be a single-chip microcomputer, chip, etc.) or a processor (processor) 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.

[0389] The above content is only a specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited to this. Any changes or replacements 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 neighboring cell measurement method, characterized in that Applied to an electronic device, the method includes: The electronic device receives neighbor cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device; wherein, the neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes a neighbor cell measurement threshold. When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell where the electronic device currently camps is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step that when the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result includes: When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the electronic device increases the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information so that the increased neighbor cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; or, ignores the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information. The electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The step that the electronic device receives neighbor cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device includes: When the electronic device is in the connected state, the electronic device receives a reconfiguration message from the network-side device, and the neighbor cell measurement configuration information is carried in the reconfiguration information. When the electronic device is in the idle state, the electronic device receives a broadcast message from the network-side device, and the neighbor cell measurement configuration information is carried in the broadcast message.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein The neighbor cell measurement configuration information further includes: at least one first frequency point and at least one second frequency point; the first frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target serving cell where the electronic device currently camps, and the communication system to which the first frequency point belongs is the same as the communication system to which the target frequency band belongs; the second frequency point is different from the target frequency point of the target serving cell where the electronic device currently camps, and the communication system to which the second frequency point belongs is different from the communication system to which the target frequency band belongs. The step that the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result includes: the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the target frequency point, and the first frequency point and the second frequency point to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, When the electronic device is in the connected state, The neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes a first measurement threshold. When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold, the step that the electronic device increases the neighbor cell measurement threshold so that the increased neighbor cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell includes: when the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the first measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the first measurement threshold so that the increased first measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, When the electronic device is in the idle state, The neighbor cell measurement thresholds in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information include a second measurement threshold and a third measurement threshold; the second measurement threshold is the measurement threshold for performing neighbor cell measurement on the target frequency band, and the third measurement threshold is the measurement threshold for performing neighbor cell measurement on the first frequency band and the second frequency band; When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold, the electronic device increases the neighbor cell measurement threshold so that the increased neighbor cell measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell, including: when both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are less than the signal quality of the target serving cell, the electronic device increases both the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold so that the increased second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are both greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein The method further includes: When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold, the electronic device increases a first target measurement threshold so that the increased first target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; the first target measurement threshold is any one of the second measurement threshold or the third measurement threshold; The electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the frequency band corresponding to the first target measurement threshold to obtain a first neighbor cell measurement result; if the first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency band corresponding to the first target measurement threshold includes the target frequency band; if the first target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency band corresponding to the first target measurement threshold includes the first frequency band and the second frequency band; If the number of neighbor cell information in the first neighbor cell measurement result is greater than or equal to a first preset number, the electronic device determines the first neighbor cell measurement result as the neighbor cell measurement result.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that After the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the frequency band corresponding to the first target measurement threshold, the method further includes: If the number of neighbor cell information in the first neighbor cell measurement result is less than the first preset number, the electronic device increases a second target measurement threshold so that the increased second target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; the second target measurement threshold is the other one of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold except the first target measurement threshold; The electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the frequency band corresponding to the second target measurement threshold to obtain a second neighbor cell measurement result, and adds the second neighbor cell measurement result to the first neighbor cell measurement result to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result; if the second target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency band corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the first frequency band and the second frequency band; if the second target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency band corresponding to the second target measurement threshold includes the target frequency band.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that, The first target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein After the electronic device receives the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, the method further includes: When the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell is between the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold, the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold to obtain a third neighboring cell measurement result; the third target measurement threshold is the one of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold that is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; if the third target measurement threshold is the second measurement threshold, the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold include the target frequency point; if the third target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold include the first frequency point and the second frequency point; If the number of neighboring cell information in the third neighboring cell measurement result is greater than or equal to the first preset number, the electronic device determines the third neighboring cell measurement result as the neighboring cell measurement result.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein After the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency points corresponding to the third target measurement threshold, the method further includes: If the number of neighboring cell information in the third neighboring cell measurement result is less than the first preset number, the electronic device increases the fourth target measurement threshold so that the increased fourth target measurement threshold is greater than the signal quality parameter of the target serving cell; the fourth target measurement threshold is the other one of the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold except the third target measurement threshold; The electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the frequency points corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold to obtain a fourth neighboring cell measurement result, and adds the fourth neighboring cell measurement result to the third neighboring cell measurement result to obtain the neighboring cell measurement result; if the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency points corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold include the first frequency point and the second frequency point; if the fourth target measurement threshold is the third measurement threshold, the frequency points corresponding to the fourth target measurement threshold include the target frequency point.

12. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that The electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement to obtain a neighboring cell measurement result, including: The electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point within a first preset duration; When the first preset duration ends, the electronic device stops the neighboring cell measurement operation, and determines the neighboring cell information of the neighboring cells obtained by performing neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point as the neighboring cell measurement result.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein The electronic device receives the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device, including: when the electronic device has a positioning requirement, the electronic device receives the neighboring cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device; After the electronic device performs neighboring cell measurement on the target frequency point, the first frequency point, and the second frequency point within a first preset duration, the method further includes: Before the end of the first preset duration, if the electronic device obtains the neighbor cell information of the first preset number of neighbor cells, it stops the neighbor cell measurement operation and determines the neighbor cell information of the first preset number of neighbor cells as the neighbor cell measurement result.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The target frequency band, the first frequency band, and the second frequency band belong to the first operator; after the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the target frequency band, the first frequency band, and the second frequency band to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result, the method further includes: When the number of neighbor cell information in the neighbor cell measurement result is less than the first preset number, the electronic device selects at least one third frequency band from a preset frequency band set, performs neighbor cell measurement on the third frequency band to obtain a supplementary neighbor cell measurement result, and updates the neighbor cell measurement result; the preset frequency band set includes a plurality of frequency bands, and the plurality of frequency bands include frequency bands of different operators; the third frequency band does not belong to the first operator.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The number of the third frequency bands among the at least one third frequency band is less than a target number, and the target number is the sum of the number of the target frequency bands, the number of the first frequency bands, and the number of the second frequency bands.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The electronic device selects at least one third frequency band from a preset frequency band set and performs neighbor cell measurement on the third frequency band to obtain a supplementary neighbor cell measurement result, including: The electronic device selects at least one third frequency band from a preset frequency band set and performs neighbor cell measurement on the third frequency band within a third preset duration. When the third preset duration ends, the electronic device stops the neighbor cell measurement operation and determines the neighbor cell information of the neighbor cells obtained by performing neighbor cell measurement on the third frequency band as the supplementary neighbor cell measurement result.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein After the electronic device selects at least one third frequency band from a preset frequency band set and performs neighbor cell measurement on the third frequency band within a third preset duration, the method further includes: Before the end of the third preset duration, if the electronic device measures the neighbor cell information of the second preset number of neighbor cells, it stops the neighbor cell measurement operation on the third frequency band and determines the neighbor cell information of the second preset number of neighbor cells as the supplementary neighbor cell measurement result; the second preset number is the difference between the first preset number and the number of neighbor cell information in the neighbor cell measurement result.

18. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that After the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the target frequency band, the first frequency band, and the second frequency band to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result, the method further includes: The electronic device reduces the increased neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information from the network side device to the neighbor cell measurement threshold before the increase.

19. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, After the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurement on the target frequency band, the first frequency band, and the second frequency band to obtain a neighbor cell measurement result, the method further includes: Within a second preset duration, if the signal quality parameter of the serving cell where the electronic device camps is greater than the neighbor cell measurement threshold in the neighbor cell measurement configuration information from the network side device, the electronic device does not perform neighbor cell measurement.

20. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, When the electronic device is in the idle state, the neighbor cell measurement configuration information further includes the priority of the target frequency point, the priority of each first frequency point, and the priority of each second frequency point; The electronic device performs neighbor cell measurements on the target frequency point, the first frequency points, and the second frequency points to obtain neighbor cell measurement results, including: The electronic device performs neighbor cell measurements on the target frequency point, the first frequency points, and the second frequency points in descending order of priority to obtain the neighbor cell measurement results.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein The broadcast message includes at least one system information block SIB, and the neighbor cell measurement configuration information is carried in the at least one SIB.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein When the target serving cell is a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cell, the at least one SIB includes: SIB3, SIB5, and SIB24; wherein, the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are included in SIB3, the priority of the target frequency point, the at least one first frequency point, and the priority of the first frequency point are included in SIB5, and the at least one second frequency point and the priority of the second frequency point are included in SIB24; When the target serving cell is a New Radio (NR) cell, the at least one SIB includes: SIB2, SIB4, and SIB5; wherein, the second measurement threshold and the third measurement threshold are included in SIB2, the priority of the target frequency point, the at least one first frequency point, and the priority of the first frequency point are included in SIB4, and the at least one second frequency point and the priority of the second frequency point are included in SIB5.

23. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The neighbor cell measurement results include neighbor cell information of multiple neighbor cells; the neighbor cell information of the multiple neighbor cells includes neighbor cell information of multiple neighbor cells corresponding to at least one frequency point; the neighbor cell information includes a cell identifier ID and a signal quality parameter.

24. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The signal instruction parameter includes Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ).

25. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The electronic device receives neighbor cell measurement configuration information from a network-side device, including: when the electronic device has a positioning requirement, the electronic device receives neighbor cell measurement configuration information from the network-side device; After the electronic device performs neighbor cell measurements on the target frequency point, the first frequency points, and the second frequency points to obtain neighbor cell measurement results, the method further includes: the electronic device performs positioning based on the neighbor cell measurement results.

26. An electronic device, characterized in that, Including: A display screen, a memory, and one or more processors; the display screen and the memory are coupled to the processor; wherein, computer program code is stored in the memory, and the computer program code includes computer instructions, and when the computer instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device executes the neighbor cell measurement method according to any one of claims 1-25.

27. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, Including computer instructions, and when the computer instructions run on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the neighbor cell measurement method according to any one of claims 1-25.

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