Energy supply method, communication apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided are an energy supply method, a communication apparatus, and a storage medium. The energy supply method comprises: a first node determines an energy supply service process; and the first node supplies energy to a second node on the basis of the energy supply service process.

Description

Energy supply method, communication device, and storage medium

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202410193063.7, filed on February 20, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a power supply method, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0003] In existing medium- and long-distance wireless energy supply systems, the terminal devices requiring energy and the energy supply scenarios are complex and diverse. Energy supply equipment is typically designed to serve only one or a few specific terminal devices, and the energy supply equipment corresponding to different energy supply scenarios and different terminal devices is not universal. Furthermore, during the energy supply process, the terminal devices requiring energy and the energy supply scenarios are complex and diverse, and the corresponding energy supply service process is constantly changing.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In one aspect, a power supply method is provided, applied to a first node. The power supply method includes:

[0006] Determine the energy supply service process;

[0007] Based on the energy supply service process, energy is supplied to the second node.

[0008] In another aspect, a power supply device is provided, which is applied to a first node. The power supply device includes:

[0009] A processing module, used to determine the energy supply service process;

[0010] The energy supply module supplies energy to the second node based on the energy supply service process.

[0011] In another aspect, a communication device is provided. The energy supply device includes: a memory and a processor; the memory and the processor are coupled; the memory is used to store computer program instructions executable by the processor; and the processor implements the energy supply method described in any of the above aspects when executing the computer program instructions.

[0012] On the other hand, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored. When the computer program instructions are executed on a computer (for example, a power supply device or a signal transmission device), the power supply method described in any of the above aspects is implemented.

[0013] In yet another aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising computer program instructions, which implement the energy supply method described in any one of the above aspects when executed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG2 is an interactive flow chart of an energy supply method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a registration / authentication process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of another registration / authentication process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an energy signal sending process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of another energy signal sending process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy supply device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0023] In the description of this disclosure, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B can mean A or B. "And / or" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: only A, only B, and A and B. In addition, "at least one" means one or more, and "a plurality" means two or more. Words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not necessarily mean different.

[0024] It should be noted that in this disclosure, words such as "exemplarily" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design described in this disclosure as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplarily" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0025] In existing medium- and long-distance wireless power supply systems, power supply equipment is usually designed to serve only one or several specific devices, and power supply equipment in different scenarios and from different manufacturers cannot be used interchangeably, resulting in low system compatibility.

[0026] Furthermore, in medium- and long-distance wireless power supply systems, the terminals requiring power supply and the power supply scenarios are complex and diverse. For example, in some scenarios, terminals must be registered and authenticated before they can be powered, while in other scenarios, the terminals requiring power supply do not need to undergo registration and authentication.

[0027] In light of this, the present disclosure proposes a power supply method in which a first node determines a power supply service process; based on this process, the first node supplies power to a second node. This method, for complex and diverse terminal types and power supply scenarios, first determines the power supply service process, and then supplies power based on this process. This increases system flexibility, reduces unnecessary power supply service processes, and ultimately improves power supply efficiency and user experience.

[0028] The energy supply method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to communication systems of various formats. For example, the energy supply method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to systems including, but not limited to, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, various versions based on LTE evolution, and fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) systems. In addition, the energy supply method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can also be applied to future-oriented communication systems (for example, 6G communication systems).

[0029] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system may include at least a first node and a second node. It should be understood that in this example, during the charging process, the first node may be a power supply device (for example, including but not limited to a wireless power supply device), and the second node may be a terminal-side device (for example, including but not limited to a terminal); or, during the charging process, the first node may be a terminal-side device, and the second node may be a power supply device.

[0030] For example, taking the first node as a power supply device and the second node as a terminal, as shown in Figure 1, a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a terminal, a power supply device, and a base station. There can be one or more terminals, base stations, and power supply devices, and the number is not limited.

[0031] In some embodiments, the energy supply device provides wireless energy supply services to the terminal, and can send energy signals to the terminal device to supply energy to the terminal. One energy supply device can supply energy to multiple terminals, and of course one terminal can be connected to multiple energy supply devices.

[0032] In some embodiments, the base station can be a base station or an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in long term evolution LTE, long term evolution advanced (LTEA), a base station device in a 5G network, or a base station in a future communication system, etc. The base station can include various macro base stations, micro base stations, home base stations, wireless remote devices, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), routers, relays, transmitter receiver points (TRP), wireless fidelity (WIFI) devices and other network side devices.

[0033] In some embodiments, the terminal can be a device with wireless transceiver function. The terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, an Internet of Things device, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the application scenarios. The terminal can sometimes also be called a user, user equipment (UE), a user equipment with an independent SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, an access terminal, a UE unit, a UE station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a UE terminal, a communication device, a UE agent or a UE device, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0034] It should be noted that Figure 1 is only an exemplary framework diagram. The number of devices included in Figure 1 and the names of each device are not restricted. In addition to the devices shown in Figure 1, the communication system may also include other devices, such as core network devices.

[0035] The application scenarios of the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited. The system architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is known to those skilled in the art that with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0036] The present disclosure provides an energy supply method. As shown in FIG2 , the method includes the following steps:

[0037] S101. The first node determines an energy supply service process.

[0038] S102: The first node supplies energy to the second node based on the energy supply service process.

[0039] For example, taking the first node as a power supply device and the second node as a terminal, the power supply node determines the power supply service process corresponding to the terminal and then supplies power to the terminal based on the power supply service process corresponding to the terminal. The power supply device may be a wireless power supply device.

[0040] In some embodiments, the energy supply service process is one of a first energy supply service process, a second energy supply service process, and a third energy supply service process. The first energy supply service process includes a registration / authentication process, a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process. The second energy supply service process includes a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process. The third energy supply service process includes an energy transmission process and an energy release process.

[0041] In some embodiments, for example, the first node is a power supply device and the second node is a terminal. The terminal performs a registration / authentication process. The registration / authentication process involves the terminal registering and authenticating with a server, core network, or power supply node to identify itself as a legitimate terminal. The server, core network, or power supply node maintains the terminal's registration information.

[0042] In some embodiments, for example, where the first node is a power supply device and the second node is a terminal, the registration / authentication process can bypass the core network, and the power supply device itself can complete the registration and authentication of the terminal. For example, the power supply device can directly connect to the terminal using a sidelink, Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WI-FI), or other method to complete the terminal registration and authentication.

[0043] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG3 , the registration / authentication process includes:

[0044] The first node sends first indication information to the second node, where the first indication information is used to indicate an access mode;

[0045] The first node receives a first request message sent by the second node, where the first request message is used to request access;

[0046] The first node sends a first response message to the second node, where the first response message is used to indicate successful access;

[0047] The first node receives a second request message sent by the second node, where the second request message is used to request registration authentication at the first node, and the second request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0048] The first node sends a second response message to the second node, where the second response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

[0049] Exemplarily, taking the first node as the energy supply device and the second node as the terminal as an example, the energy supply device first sends a broadcast message (i.e., the first indication information mentioned above) to the terminal to inform the terminal of the method for access authentication; then the terminal initiates an access request (i.e., the first request message mentioned above), and after receiving the first response message of the energy supply device, that is, after successful access, the terminal sends a second request message to the energy supply device for registration authentication, and the second request message includes identity authentication information; after the energy supply device authenticates and registers the terminal, it sends a second response message to the terminal, and the second response message includes the registration authentication result of the terminal on the energy supply device side.

[0050] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG4 , the registration / authentication process includes:

[0051] The first node sends a second indication message to the second node, where the second indication message is used to indicate an access and registration authentication method;

[0052] The first node receives a third request message sent by the second node, where the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the third request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0053] The first node sends a third response message to the second node, where the third response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

[0054] Exemplarily, the power supply device sends a broadcast message (i.e., the above-mentioned second indication message) to the terminal to inform the terminal of the method for access and registration authentication; then the terminal initiates an access request (i.e., the above-mentioned third request message) to the power supply device, and the access request carries the identity authentication information of the terminal; after receiving the identity authentication information of the terminal, the power supply device authenticates and registers the terminal and sends a third response message to the terminal, and the third response message is used to indicate the registration authentication result of the terminal on the power supply device side.

[0055] In some embodiments, taking the first node as an energy supply device and the second node as a terminal as an example, the registration and authentication process may be a process in which a terminal with an independent subscriber identity module (SIM) card accesses the core network and performs registration and authentication, or a process in which multiple terminals belonging to the same terminal access the core network through a personal mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone) or other device as a proxy, including an access process performed on a random access channel (RACH) specified in the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) standard, an access process performed on a sidelink specified in the fifth generation mobile communication technology, an access and authentication process specified in the IEEE 802.11 protocol, or a registration and authentication process performed by using a proxy device to relay and access the core network through other methods such as Bluetooth and wireless local area network technology (WI-FI).

[0056] In some embodiments, the registration / authentication process includes:

[0057] The first node receives a fourth request message sent by the second node, where the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication to the core network, and the fourth request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0058] The first node sends a fourth response message to the second node, where the fourth response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result in the core network.

[0059] In some embodiments, the triggering process is mainly used to trigger the start of the energy transfer process, that is, the triggering process is used to trigger the first node to start energy transfer to the second node. The triggering process may include triggering the first node to start sending energy to the second node and triggering the second node to start receiving energy.

[0060] In some embodiments, the triggering process includes: the first node receiving a fifth request message sent by the second node, where the fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission.

[0061] In some embodiments, the fifth request message includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

[0062] In this way, after receiving the fifth request message sent by the second node, the first node can start transmitting energy to the second node, and at the same time use the measurement reference signal contained in the fifth request message to perform channel measurement and beam calibration, so that the first node can adjust the energy transmission strategy based on the channel measurement and beam calibration results to ensure the normal transmission of energy.

[0063] In some embodiments, the triggering process includes: the first node sending second indication information to the second node, where the second indication information is used to indicate the start of energy transmission.

[0064] In some embodiments, the second indication information includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

[0065] In this way, after receiving the second indication information sent by the first node, the second node can start preparing to receive energy, and at the same time use the measurement reference signal contained in the second indication information to perform channel measurement and beam calibration, so that the channel measurement and beam calibration results can be informed to the first node to adjust the energy transmission strategy and ensure the normal transmission of energy.

[0066] Exemplarily, taking the first node as an energy supply device and the second node as a terminal, the terminal and the energy supply device perform a triggering process. This process includes triggering the energy supply device to start supplying energy to the terminal and triggering the terminal to start receiving energy. For example, when the terminal needs energy supply service, it sends energy supply request information (that is, the fifth request message mentioned above) to the energy supply device; for another example, the energy supply device may send downlink notification information (that is, the second indication information mentioned above) to inform the terminal to start energy supply.

[0067] In some embodiments, the energy transfer process mainly refers to the process from the first node to the second node starting to supply energy to the end of the energy supply. The energy transfer process can also have other names, such as the energy supply process.

[0068] In some embodiments, the energy transfer process includes: a first node sending an energy signal to a second node.

[0069] In some embodiments, the energy transfer process further includes periodic authentication and periodic measurement processes. Periodic authentication refers to periodically receiving identity authentication information sent by the second node. Periodic measurement refers to periodically receiving measurement results or reference signals sent by the second node, where the measurement results are determined based on the energy signal received by the second node.

[0070] The measurement results include energy receiving power, energy transmitting power and channel information. The reference signal carries the identity authentication information of the second node.

[0071] In this way, periodic authentication can help the first node regularly receive and verify the identity authentication information of the second node to ensure the security and reliability of network communications. Periodic measurement can help the first node perform channel measurement and beam calibration to achieve energy-efficient transmission.

[0072] In some embodiments, after the energy transfer process ends, the first node and the second node may further perform an energy release process. The energy release process primarily refers to the process of terminating energy transfer, including the first node notifying the second node of the termination of energy transfer or the second node notifying the first node of the termination of energy transfer. The energy release process may also be referred to by other names, such as a release process, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0073] In some embodiments, the energy release process includes:

[0074] The first node sends third indication information to the second node, where the third indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or,

[0075] The first node receives fourth indication information sent by the second node, where the fourth indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or,

[0076] If the first node does not receive a signal sent by the second node for longer than a preset time, it stops supplying energy to the second node. The signal includes a reference signal, a measurement result, and identity authentication information.

[0077] For example, taking the first node as the energy supply device and the second node as the terminal, when the terminal expects to stop supplying energy, it sends an energy supply termination request signal (i.e., the fourth indication information mentioned above) to inform the energy supply device to stop supplying energy, or, due to deterioration of channel conditions or other reasons, the energy supply device sends a downlink signal (i.e., the third indication information mentioned above) to inform the terminal to terminate energy supply. In some cases, the process can also be that during the energy supply process, the terminal unilaterally stops sending signals (the signal includes an uplink reference signal, reported measurement results and identity authentication information), and the energy supply device stops supplying energy to the terminal when it does not receive the signal within a preset time.

[0078] In some embodiments, the first node determines the energy supply service process, including: the first node determines the energy supply service process according to the energy supply service scenario.

[0079] In some embodiments, the first node determines the energy supply service process, including: the first node determines the energy supply service process according to the type of the second node.

[0080] In some embodiments, the uplink signal (e.g., the first request message, the second request message, the third request message, the fourth request message, and the fifth request message) sent by the second node to the first node includes type information of the second node, and the first node determines the type of the second node based on the uplink signal. In this way, determining the type of the second node based on the uplink signal avoids the need to send additional information indicating the type of the second node, thus saving resources. It also facilitates subsequent energy supply by the first node to the second node based on the type of the second node, thereby improving energy supply efficiency.

[0081] In some embodiments, the type of the second node is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0082] When receiving a message sent by the second node that is a first type message, determining that the type of the second node is the first type; the first type message includes at least one of the following: a first request message, a third request message, and a fourth request message. The first request message is used to request access, the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication to the core network;

[0083] When the first type message sent by the second node is not received and a fifth request message sent by the second node is received, determining that the type of the second node is the second type. The fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission;

[0084] When the first type message and the fifth request message sent by the second node are not received and the sixth request message sent by the second node is received, it is determined that the type of the second node is the third type. The sixth request message includes a binary on-and-off keying (OOK) signal.

[0085] In some embodiments, determining the energy supply service process according to the type of the second node includes:

[0086] In a case where the type of the second node is the first type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the first energy supply service process;

[0087] When the type of the second node is the second type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the second energy supply service process;

[0088] When the type of the second node is the third type, it is determined that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process.

[0089] Exemplarily, the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the second energy supply service process. Taking the first node as the energy supply device and the second node as the terminal as an example, the energy supply service process based on which the energy supply device supplies energy to the terminal includes a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process, i.e., no registration / authentication process is required.

[0090] For example, in some special scenarios such as homes, factories, hospitals, etc., when there is a high probability that there are no illegal terminals, the terminals do not need to go through the registration / authentication process; or, when wireless power is supplied to some IoT terminals that do not have the registration / authentication capability, there is no need to go through the registration / authentication process.

[0091] For example, in some cases, when some terminals can only send a few preset waveforms or simple OOK signals, there is no need to perform a registration / authentication process, and the energy supply service process based on which the energy supply equipment supplies energy to these terminals includes a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process. At this time, the terminal can use several specific waveforms or several specific OOK sequences to represent energy supply request signals (for example, the fifth request message and the second indication information mentioned above), different measurement results, and energy supply termination request signals (for example, the third indication information and the fourth indication information mentioned above).

[0092] Exemplarily, taking the first node as the energy supply device and the second node as the terminal as an example, the energy supply service process based on which the energy supply device supplies energy to the terminal is the third energy supply service process, that is, it includes the energy transmission process and the energy release process, that is, there is no need to perform a registration / authentication process or a trigger process. For example, in some cases (such as when the terminal is out of power), when the terminal is unable to send an energy request signal (for example, the fifth request message mentioned above) to the wireless energy supply device, the terminal is unable to complete the trigger process, and the energy supply service process based on which the energy supply device supplies energy to the terminal is the third energy supply service process. For another example, for some special terminals such as IoT sensors, the terminal itself does not have energy reserves and needs to rely on the energy provided by the energy supply device to work. At this time, the energy supply service process based on which the energy supply device supplies energy to the terminal does not need to include a trigger process.

[0093] In some embodiments, when the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process, the first node periodically sends an energy signal to the second node until receiving a response message from the second node, and starts to supply energy to the second node; the response information includes beam calibration information of the energy signal.

[0094] Exemplarily, taking the first node as the energy supply device and the second node as the terminal as an example, FIG5 shows a schematic diagram of an energy signal transmission process. The energy supply device transmits the energy signal in a beam scanning manner, and uses different beams to transmit the energy signal at different times. After the terminal receives the energy signal in a certain direction, it can obtain the index information of the energy signal and carry the index information in the response signal for reporting, thereby helping the energy supply device to perform beam calibration. If the terminal reports a certain index information i, it means that the i-th beam has been activated, and the i-th beam is sent each time in the subsequent beam scanning process, and other beams are sent in sequence. As shown in FIG6, when terminal 1 reports index 1, the beam of energy signal 1 is sent in each scan, and when terminal 1 sends a power supply termination request signal, beam 1 is released.

[0095] Based on this, for complex and diverse terminal types and energy supply scenarios, the energy supply service process is first determined, and then energy is supplied based on the energy supply service process, which increases the flexibility of the system, thereby improving energy supply efficiency and improving user experience.

[0096] The above mainly introduces the solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure from the perspective of method. The following also shows an energy supply device, which is used to perform the energy supply method in any of the above embodiments and possible implementations thereof.

[0097] It is understandable that, in order to implement the energy supply method, the energy supply device includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function; those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure 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 preset application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each preset application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0098] The embodiments of the present disclosure can divide the functional modules of the energy supply device according to the above-mentioned method embodiments. For example, each functional module can be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one functional module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present disclosure is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. The following is an example of dividing each functional module corresponding to each function.

[0099] 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an energy supply device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a first node. The energy supply device 700 includes: a processing module 701 and an energy supply module 702.

[0100] Processing module 701, used to determine the energy supply service process;

[0101] The energy supply module 702 is configured to supply energy to the second node based on the energy supply service process.

[0102] In some embodiments, the energy supply service process is one of the first energy supply service process, the second energy supply service process and the third energy supply service process; the first energy supply service process includes a registration / authentication process, a triggering process, an energy transmission process and an energy release process; the second energy supply service process includes a triggering process, an energy transmission process and an energy release process; the third energy supply service process includes an energy transmission process and an energy release process; the triggering process is to trigger the first node to start energy transmission to the second node.

[0103] In some embodiments, the registration / authentication process includes:

[0104] Sending first indication information to the second node, where the first indication information is used to indicate an access mode;

[0105] receiving a first request message sent by the second node, where the first request message is used to request access;

[0106] Sending a first response message to the second node, where the first response message is used to indicate successful access;

[0107] Receive a second request message sent by the second node, where the second request message is used to request registration authentication at the first node, and the second request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0108] A second response message is sent to the second node, where the second response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

[0109] In some embodiments, the registration / authentication process includes:

[0110] Sending a second indication message to the second node, where the second indication message is used to indicate an access and registration authentication method;

[0111] receiving a third request message sent by the second node, where the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the third request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0112] A third response message is sent to the second node, where the third response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

[0113] In some embodiments, the registration / authentication process includes:

[0114] receiving a fourth request message sent by the second node, where the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication to the core network, and the fourth request message includes identity authentication information of the second node;

[0115] A fourth response message is sent to the second node, where the fourth response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result in the core network.

[0116] In some embodiments, the triggering process includes:

[0117] receiving a fifth request message sent by the second node, where the fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission; or,

[0118] Second indication information is sent to the second node, where the second indication information is used to indicate starting energy transmission.

[0119] In some embodiments, the fifth request message includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

[0120] In some embodiments, the second indication information includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

[0121] In some embodiments, the energy transfer process includes: sending an energy signal to the second node.

[0122] In some embodiments, the energy transmission process also includes periodic authentication and periodic measurement processes. Periodic authentication refers to periodically receiving identity authentication information sent by the second node. Periodic measurement refers to periodically receiving measurement results sent by the second node or periodically receiving reference signals sent by the second node. The measurement results are determined based on the energy signal received by the second node.

[0123] In some embodiments, the measurement result includes energy receiving power, energy transmitting power and channel information, and the reference signal carries identity authentication information of the second node.

[0124] In some embodiments, the energy release process includes:

[0125] Sending third indication information to the second node, where the third indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or,

[0126] receiving fourth indication information sent by the second node, where the fourth indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or,

[0127] If the time for not receiving the signal sent by the second node exceeds the preset time, the power supply to the second node is stopped. The signal includes a reference signal, a measurement result, and identity authentication information.

[0128] In some embodiments, determining the energy supply service process includes:

[0129] The energy supply service process is determined according to the type of the second node.

[0130] In some embodiments, the type of the second node is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0131] receiving a message sent by the second node as a first type message, determining that the type of the second node is the first type; the first type message includes at least one of the following: a first request message, a third request message, and a fourth request message; the first request message is used to request access, the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication on the core network;

[0132] determining that the type of the second node is the second type when the first type message sent by the second node is not received and a fifth request message sent by the second node is received; wherein the fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission;

[0133] When the first type message and the fifth request message sent by the second node are not received and the sixth request message sent by the second node is received, it is determined that the type of the second node is the third type; the sixth request message includes a binary on-off keying signal.

[0134] In some embodiments, determining the energy supply service process according to the type of the second node includes:

[0135] In a case where the type of the second node is the first type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the first energy supply service process;

[0136] When the type of the second node is the second type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the second energy supply service process;

[0137] When the type of the second node is the third type, it is determined that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process.

[0138] In some embodiments, the energy supply module 702 is also used to periodically send an energy signal to the second node until receiving a response message from the second node, and start supplying energy to the second node when the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process; the response information includes beam calibration information of the energy signal.

[0139] In the case of implementing the functions of the above-mentioned integrated modules in hardware, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a structure of a communication device for executing the energy supply method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 800 includes: a memory 801, a processor 802, a communication interface 803, and a bus 804.

[0140] The memory 801 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store dynamic information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0141] The processor 802 may be a logic block, module, and circuit that implements or executes the various exemplary methods described in conjunction with the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 802 may be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array, or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. The processor 802 may also implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 802 may also be a combination that implements computing functions, for example, a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, etc.

[0142] The communication interface 803 is used to connect to other devices via a communication network, such as Ethernet, wireless access network, or wireless local area network (WLAN).

[0143] In one implementation, the memory 801 may exist independently of the processor 802 and may be connected to the processor 802 via a bus 804 for storing instructions or program codes. When the processor 802 calls and executes the instructions or program codes stored in the memory 801, the energy supply method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented.

[0144] In one implementation, the memory 801 may also be integrated with the processor 802 .

[0145] Bus 804 can be an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, for example. Bus 804 can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, FIG8 shows bus 804 with only one bold line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0146] Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium), which stores computer program instructions. When the computer program instructions are executed on a computer, the computer executes the energy supply method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0147] In an exemplary embodiment, the computer may be the aforementioned communication device, and the present disclosure does not limit the specific form of the computer.

[0148] In some examples, the computer-readable storage media described above may include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disks, floppy disks, or magnetic tapes), optical disks (e.g., compact disks (CDs), digital versatile disks (DVDs), etc.), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g., erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROMs), cards, sticks, or key drives, etc.). The various computer-readable storage media described in this disclosure may represent one or more devices and / or other machine-readable storage media for storing information. The term "machine-readable storage medium" may include, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, containing, and / or carrying instructions and / or data.

[0149] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product comprising instructions. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the energy supply method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0150] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A power supply method, applied to a first node, wherein: The method comprises: Determine the energy supply service process; Based on the energy supply service process, energy is supplied to the second node.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The energy supply service process is one of the first energy supply service process, the second energy supply service process and the third energy supply service process; The first energy supply service process includes a registration / authentication process, a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process; The second energy supply service process includes a triggering process, an energy transmission process, and an energy release process; The third energy supply service process includes an energy transmission process and an energy release process; The triggering process is to trigger the first node to start energy transmission to the second node.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The registration / authentication process includes: Sending first indication information to the second node, where the first indication information is used to indicate an access mode; receiving a first request message sent by the second node, where the first request message is used to request access; Sending a first response message to the second node, where the first response message is used to indicate successful access; receiving a second request message sent by the second node, where the second request message is used to request registration authentication at the first node, and the second request message includes identity authentication information of the second node; A second response message is sent to the second node, where the second response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The registration / authentication process includes: Sending a second indication message to the second node, where the second indication message is used to indicate an access and registration authentication method; receiving a third request message sent by the second node, where the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the third request message includes identity authentication information of the second node; A third response message is sent to the second node, where the third response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result at the first node.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The registration / authentication process includes: receiving a fourth request message sent by the second node, where the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication to the core network, and the fourth request message includes identity authentication information of the second node; A fourth response message is sent to the second node, where the fourth response message is used to indicate a registration authentication result in the core network.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The triggering process includes: receiving a fifth request message sent by the second node, where the fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission; or, Second indication information is sent to the second node, where the second indication information is used to indicate starting energy transmission.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The fifth request message includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The second indication information includes a measurement reference signal, where the measurement reference signal is used to perform channel measurement and beam calibration on the first node.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The energy transmission process includes: sending an energy signal to the second node.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The energy transmission process also includes periodic authentication and periodic measurement processes, wherein the periodic authentication refers to periodically receiving identity authentication information sent by the second node, and the periodic measurement refers to periodically receiving measurement results sent by the second node or periodically receiving reference signals sent by the second node, and the measurement results are determined based on the energy signal received by the second node.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The measurement result includes energy receiving power, energy transmitting power and channel information, and the reference signal carries identity authentication information of the second node.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The energy release process includes: sending third indication information to the second node, where the third indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or, receiving fourth indication information sent by the second node, where the fourth indication information is used to instruct to stop supplying energy to the second node; or, If the time for not receiving the signal sent by the second node exceeds a preset time, stop supplying energy to the second node, and the signal includes a reference signal, a measurement result, and identity authentication information.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The energy supply service determination process includes: The energy supply service process is determined according to the type of the second node.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The type of the second node is determined according to at least one of the following: When receiving a message sent by the second node as a first type message, determining that the type of the second node is the first type; the first type message includes at least one of the following: a first request message, a third request message, and a fourth request message; The first request message is used to request access, the third request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the first node, and the fourth request message is used to request access and registration authentication at the core network; determining that the type of the second node is the second type when the first type message sent by the second node is not received and a fifth request message sent by the second node is received, wherein the fifth request message is used to request to start energy transmission; When the first type message and the fifth request message sent by the second node are not received, and a sixth request message sent by the second node is received, it is determined that the type of the second node is the third type; the sixth request message includes a binary on-off keying signal.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The determining the energy supply service process according to the type of the second node includes: In a case where the type of the second node is the first type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the first energy supply service process; In a case where the type of the second node is the second type, determining that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the second energy supply service process; In a case where the type of the second node is the third type, it is determined that the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: When the energy supply service process corresponding to the second node is the third energy supply service process, an energy signal is periodically sent to the second node until a response message from the second node is received, and energy supply to the second node is started; the response information includes beam calibration information of the energy signal.

17. A communication device comprising: A memory and a processor; wherein the memory and the processor are coupled; the memory is used to store instructions executable by the processor; when the processor executes the instructions, it performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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