Privacy protection method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a privacy protection method and apparatus, and a storage medium. In the present disclosure, a first communication device determines, on the basis of a privacy parameter, whether first information can be sent to a second communication device, so as to ensure that the first communication device can send the first information to the second communication device only when a privacy protection condition is met, thereby protecting user privacy.

Description

Privacy protection method and device, and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication, and in particular to a privacy protection method and device, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous complication of services and the continuous increase of service data, it is urgent to improve the network computing power. Efficient computing power not only supports the rapid execution of complex services, but also improves the processing performance and processing speed of services, and promotes the progress of digital society and the development of intelligent era.

[0003] In related technologies, the computing power of a single node in the network is limited, which may not be able to support services requiring high computing power. Therefore, in the case that the computing power of a single node is insufficient to meet the service requirements, other nodes in the network can share computing power with the node to ensure that the node can process high-computing-power services. However, in the case of sharing computing power between different nodes in the network, how to protect the privacy of users is a problem to be considered.

[0004] SUMMARY

[0005] In order to protect the privacy of users in the case of sharing computing power between different nodes in the network, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a privacy protection method and device, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a privacy protection method is provided, applied to a first communication device, and the method comprises:

[0007] Based on a privacy parameter, it is determined whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device, the first information being used for a service.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a privacy protection method is provided, applied to a second communication device, and the method comprises:

[0009] In the case that the first communication device determines based on a privacy parameter that the first information can be sent to the second communication device, the first information sent by the first communication device is received, the first information being used for a service.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a privacy protection method is provided, applied to a third communication device, and the method comprises:

[0011] The first communication device is sent first information, the first information being used for a service, and the first communication device is used to determine based on a privacy parameter whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a first communication device is provided, comprising:

[0013] a processing module configured to determine, based on a privacy parameter, whether the first information can be transmitted to a second communication device, the first information being used for a service.

[0014] According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a second communication device is provided, comprising:

[0015] a transceiver configured to receive the first information transmitted by the first communication device in a case that the first communication device determines that the first information can be transmitted to the second communication device based on a privacy parameter, the first information being used for a service.

[0016] According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a third communication device is provided, comprising:

[0017] a transceiver configured to transmit, to a first communication device, first information, the first information being used for a service, the first communication device being configured to determine, based on a privacy parameter, whether the first information can be transmitted to a second communication device.

[0018] According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a first communication device is provided, comprising:

[0019] one or more processors;

[0020] The first communication device is configured to perform the privacy protection method of the first aspect.

[0021] According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a second communication device is provided, comprising:

[0022] one or more processors;

[0023] The second communication device is configured to perform the privacy protection method of the second aspect.

[0024] According to a ninth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a third communication device is provided, comprising:

[0025] one or more processors;

[0026] The third communication device is configured to perform the privacy protection method of the third aspect.

[0027] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a first communication device, a second communication device and a third communication device, wherein the first communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to the first aspect, the second communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to the second aspect, and the third communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to the third aspect.

[0028] According to an eleventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the privacy protection method according to the first aspect or the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0029] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information is sent by the third communication device to the first communication device, so that the first communication device determines whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on the privacy parameter, so as to ensure that the first communication device can send the first information to the second communication device only when the privacy protection condition is met, thereby protecting the user privacy.

[0030] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of interactions of a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a flow of a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a flow of a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram of a flow of a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a structure of a first communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a structure of a second communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram of a structure of a third communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 5100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0041] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 5200 proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0042] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0043] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of at least one associated listed item.

[0044] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various messages, these messages should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish messages of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, a first message may also be referred to as a second message, and similarly, a second message may also be referred to as a first message. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0045] This disclosure provides a privacy protection method, apparatus, and storage medium.

[0046] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a privacy protection method applied to a first communication device, the method comprising:

[0047] Based on privacy parameters, it is determined whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device, and the first information is used for services.

[0048] In the above embodiments, by having the first communication device determine whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on privacy parameters, it is ensured that the first communication device can only send the first information to the second communication device when the privacy protection conditions are met, thereby protecting user privacy.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0050] data;

[0051] resource;

[0052] Business information.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the first information may include a variety of contents, so that it is possible to determine whether the various first information can be shared with the second communication device based on privacy parameters, thereby improving the flexibility and diversity of the privacy protection process.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0055] Upon receiving a first service request, at least one second communication device is determined to respond to the first service request based on the first service request.

[0056] In the above embodiments, by having the first communication device determine at least one second communication device that responds to the first service request upon receiving the first service request, it is ensured that the first communication device can determine whether the first information can be shared for a specific second communication device, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the privacy protection process.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0058] Receive the first information sent by the third communication device.

[0059] In the above embodiments, one possible way to obtain the first information is that the third communication device sends the first information to the first communication device so that the first communication device can obtain the first information and thereby determine whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on privacy parameters.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0061] Receive the privacy parameters sent by the fourth communication device.

[0062] In the above embodiments, a method is provided for the first communication device to obtain privacy parameters, namely, the fourth communication device sends privacy parameters to the first communication device to ensure that the first communication device can obtain privacy parameters, thereby determining whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on the privacy parameters.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0064] The service information corresponding to the first service request is sent to the fourth communication device, and the service information corresponding to the first service request is used by the fourth communication device to determine the privacy parameter;

[0065] The device information of the second communication device is sent to the fourth communication device, and the device information of the second communication device is used by the fourth communication device to determine the privacy parameter.

[0066] In the above embodiments, by sending the service information corresponding to the first service request and / or the device information of the second communication device to the fourth communication device through the first communication device, the fourth communication device can determine the privacy parameters of the information sent by the first communication device, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of the subsequent privacy protection process.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third communication device or the fourth communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0068] Core network equipment;

[0069] Access network equipment;

[0070] User equipment;

[0071] Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment;

[0072] Other privacy-focused devices.

[0073] In the above embodiments, multiple optional device types for the third and fourth communication devices are provided so that the appropriate type of device can be selected as the third and fourth communication devices as needed, thereby improving the flexibility of the privacy protection process.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0075] First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0076] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0077] The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information;

[0078] The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0079] The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0080] The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0081] The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0082] In the above embodiments, by providing a variety of optional information included in the privacy parameters, the specific content included in the privacy parameters can be flexibly configured as needed, thereby increasing the diversity of privacy parameters and thus improving the flexibility of the privacy protection process.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0084] In the above embodiments, by providing a method of indicating communication devices that are allowed or prohibited from sharing the first information with third indication information, the indication of communication devices that are allowed or prohibited from sharing the first information can be fully implemented through a list.

[0085] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0086] Community signage;

[0087] Tracking area TA identifier;

[0088] Registered Area (RA) identifier;

[0089] Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier;

[0090] Base station identifier.

[0091] In the above embodiments, multiple optional information included in the fourth instruction information are provided so that the specific content included in the fourth instruction information can be flexibly configured as needed, thereby improving the diversity of the fourth instruction information and thus improving the diversity of privacy protection information.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or,

[0093] The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

[0094] In the above embodiments, multiple optional carriers for privacy parameters are provided to improve the flexibility of the privacy parameter transmission process. By using a first container for storing user privacy parameters as the carrier of privacy parameters, the first container can be reused, improving its utilization rate; similarly, by using a second container for storing QoS parameters as the carrier of privacy parameters, the second container can be reused, improving its utilization rate.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0096] A communication device for storing the first information;

[0097] Communication devices used for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources;

[0098] Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

[0099] In the above embodiments, multiple optional device functions of the first communication device are provided so that a communication device with the corresponding function can be selected as the first communication device as needed, thereby improving the flexibility of the privacy protection process.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0101] User equipment;

[0102] Access network equipment;

[0103] Core network equipment;

[0104] Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment;

[0105] AI entity.

[0106] In the above embodiments, multiple optional device types of the first communication device are provided so that the appropriate type of device can be used as the first communication device as needed, thereby improving the flexibility of the privacy protection process.

[0107] Secondly, this disclosure provides a privacy protection method applied to a second communication device, the method comprising:

[0108] If the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it can send the first information to the second communication device, it receives the first information sent by the first communication device, and the first information is used for services.

[0109] In the above embodiments, by having the second communication device receive the first information sent by the first communication device, the first information being sent by the first communication device after determining, based on privacy parameters, that the first information can be shared with the second communication device, thereby ensuring that the first communication device can only send the first information to the second communication device when privacy protection conditions are met, thus achieving the protection of user privacy.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0111] data;

[0112] resource;

[0113] Business information.

[0114] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is sent by the third communication device to the first communication device;

[0115] The privacy parameters are sent from the fourth communication device to the first communication device.

[0116] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third communication device or the fourth communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0117] Core network equipment;

[0118] Access network equipment;

[0119] User equipment;

[0120] Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment;

[0121] Other privacy-focused devices.

[0122] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0123] First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0124] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0125] The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information;

[0126] The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0127] The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0128] The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0129] The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0130] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0131] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0132] Community signage;

[0133] Registration area TA identifier;

[0134] Routing area (RA) identifier;

[0135] Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier;

[0136] Base station identifier.

[0137] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or,

[0138] The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

[0139] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0140] A communication device for storing the first information;

[0141] Communication devices provided for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources;

[0142] Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

[0143] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0144] User equipment;

[0145] Access network equipment;

[0146] Core network equipment;

[0147] Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment;

[0148] AI entity.

[0149] Thirdly, this disclosure provides a privacy protection method applied to a third communication device, the method comprising:

[0150] Send first information to a first communication device, the first information being used for business purposes, and the first communication device being used to determine whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device based on privacy parameters.

[0151] In the above embodiments, by having a third communication device send first information to a first communication device, the first communication device can determine whether it can send the first information to a second communication device based on privacy parameters. This ensures that the first communication device can only send the first information to the second communication device when privacy protection conditions are met, thereby protecting user privacy.

[0152] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0153] data;

[0154] resource;

[0155] Business information.

[0156] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0157] The privacy parameters are sent to the first communication device.

[0158] In the above embodiments, by sending privacy parameters from a third communication device to a first communication device, the first communication device can obtain the privacy parameters, thereby achieving privacy protection of the first information based on the privacy parameters.

[0159] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0160] The privacy parameter is determined based on the service information corresponding to the first service request. The first service request is used to request the first communication device to perform service processing. The first service request is also used by the first communication device to determine at least one second communication device that responds to the first service request.

[0161] The privacy parameters are determined based on the device information of the second communication device.

[0162] In the above embodiments, multiple optional implementations of the third communication device determining privacy parameters are provided, so that the third communication device can determine privacy parameters in multiple ways, thereby improving the flexibility of the privacy parameter determination process.

[0163] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0164] First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0165] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0166] The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information;

[0167] The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0168] The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0169] The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0170] The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0171] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0172] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0173] Community signage;

[0174] Tracking area TA identifier;

[0175] Registered Area (RA) identifier;

[0176] Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier;

[0177] Base station identifier.

[0178] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or,

[0179] The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

[0180] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0181] A communication device for storing the first information;

[0182] Communication devices used for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources;

[0183] Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

[0184] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0185] User equipment;

[0186] Access network equipment;

[0187] Core network equipment;

[0188] Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment;

[0189] AI entity.

[0190] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a first communication device, comprising:

[0191] The processing module is configured to determine, based on privacy parameters, whether first information can be sent to the second communication device, the first information being used for services.

[0192] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a second communication device, comprising:

[0193] The transceiver module is configured to receive the first information sent by the first communication device when the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it can send the first information to the second communication device, wherein the first information is used for services.

[0194] Sixthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a third communication device, comprising:

[0195] The transceiver module is configured to send first information to a first communication device, the first information being used for services, and the first communication device being configured to determine, based on privacy parameters, whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device.

[0196] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a first communication device, comprising:

[0197] One or more processors;

[0198] The first communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method as described in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect.

[0199] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a second communication device, comprising:

[0200] One or more processors;

[0201] The second communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method as described in the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect above.

[0202] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a third communication device, comprising:

[0203] One or more processors;

[0204] The third communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method as described in the third aspect and any embodiment of the third aspect above.

[0205] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system including a first communication device, a second communication device, and a third communication device, wherein the first communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method as described in the first aspect and any embodiment thereof, the second communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method as described in the second aspect and any embodiment thereof, and the third communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method as described in the third aspect and any embodiment thereof.

[0206] Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the privacy protection method as described in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect, and the third aspect and any embodiment of the third aspect.

[0207] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the privacy protection method as described in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect, and the third aspect and any embodiment of the third aspect.

[0208] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the privacy protection method as described in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect, and the third aspect and any embodiment of the third aspect.

[0209] In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the privacy protection methods described in the first aspect and any embodiment thereof, the second aspect and any embodiment thereof, and the third aspect and any embodiment thereof.

[0210] It is understood that the aforementioned first communication device, second communication device, third communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip, or chip system are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0211] This disclosure provides a privacy protection method, apparatus, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "privacy protection method" and "information processing method," "communication method," etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms "privacy protection apparatus" and "information processing apparatus," "communication apparatus," etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0212] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0213] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0214] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0215] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0216] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0218] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0219] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0220] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0221] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0222] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0223] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0224] In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

[0225] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

[0226] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," or "bandwidth part (BWP)."

[0227] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," etc.

[0228] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0229] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0230] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0231] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a first communication device 101, a second communication device 102, and a third communication device 103.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first communication device 101 includes at least one of user equipment (UE), access network device, core network device, operations-administration-maintenance (OAM) device, and artificial intelligence (AI) entity.

[0233] In some embodiments, the UE may also be referred to as a terminal. The UE includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication capabilities, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0234] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects the UE to the wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved NodeB (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation NodeB (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in 6th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (6G) system, open RAN, cloud RAN, next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), base station in other communication systems, and access node in Wi-Fi system.

[0235] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0236] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0237] In some embodiments, the core network equipment can be a single device comprising multiple network elements, or it can be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the multiple network elements. Network elements can be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of the following: Evolved Packet Core (EPC), 5G Core Network (5GCN), 6G Core Network (6GCN), and Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0238] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a first network element, such as a Unified Data Management (UDM) function.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first network element is used to implement user subscription data management, roaming control, etc., but is not limited to these.

[0240] In some embodiments, the core network equipment may include a second network element, such as an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

[0241] In some embodiments, the second network element is used for user access management and mobility management, but is not limited thereto.

[0242] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a third network element, such as a Session Management Function (SMF).

[0243] In some embodiments, the third network element is used for session management of the control plane and user plane, but is not limited thereto.

[0244] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fourth network element, such as a User Plane Function (UPF).

[0245] In some embodiments, the fourth network element is used for user plane data forwarding, traffic statistics, Quality of Service (QoS) management, etc., but is not limited to these.

[0246] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fifth network element, such as a Policy Control Function (PCF).

[0247] In some embodiments, the fifth network element is used to implement user control policy management, including but not limited to QoS control, service access control, etc.

[0248] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a sixth network element, such as an Authentication Server Function (AUSF).

[0249] In some embodiments, the sixth network element is used to implement user authentication, but is not limited thereto.

[0250] In some embodiments, each of the above network elements can be independent of the core network equipment.

[0251] In some embodiments, each of the above network elements may be part of the core network equipment.

[0252] In some embodiments, the OAM device includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a network management system (NMS), a performance management device, a fault management device, a configuration management device, a security management device, a bandwidth management device, a device manager, and a server quality of service (QoS) management device.

[0253] In some embodiments, AI entities include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: mechanical equipment, robots, smart home devices, intelligent driving vehicles, smart cameras, industrial automation equipment, medical and health monitoring devices, and education and training devices that have sensing, decision-making and execution capabilities.

[0254] In some embodiments, the second communication device 102 includes at least one of a UE, an access network device, and a core network device.

[0255] For details on UE, access network equipment and core network equipment, please refer to the aforementioned content, which will not be repeated here.

[0256] In some embodiments, the third communication device includes at least one of a user equipment, an access network device, a core network device, an OAM device, and other privacy policy devices.

[0257] For details on UE, access network equipment, core network equipment, and OAM equipment, please refer to the aforementioned content; they will not be repeated here.

[0258] In more possible implementations, the communication system 100 may also include a fourth communication device.

[0259] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device includes at least one of a user equipment, an access network device, a core network device, an OAM device, and other privacy policy devices.

[0260] For details on UE, access network equipment, core network equipment, and OAM equipment, please refer to the aforementioned content; they will not be repeated here.

[0261] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0262] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0263] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0264] With the booming development of intelligent services such as AI, extended reality (XR), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and industrial IoT, the demand for network and computing power in future communication systems will become more urgent. Edge computing power can play an important role in meeting real-time service needs, application intelligence, and security and privacy protection. Therefore, it is worth considering using computing power networks to achieve widespread connectivity of computing power, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of single-point computing power and promoting the "flow" of computing power through global intelligent scheduling and optimization.

[0265] In 6G communication systems, computing networks will be able to be deeply integrated with the network to enable 6G communication systems to support computing power sharing. This allows multiple nodes to provide computing power in conjunction when the computing power of a single node is limited and cannot support services that require high computing power (such as AI services), in order to meet the diverse service needs of 6G communication systems.

[0266] In some embodiments, when multiple nodes jointly provide computing power to a node with limited computing power, it is possible to consider having the data provider grant single-point authorization to the node with limited computing power to use the data, so that the node with limited computing power can process the data based on the computing power provided by multiple nodes. However, there is currently no effective solution for protecting user data privacy in a 6G computing power sharing network.

[0267] In view of this, the present disclosure aims to provide a privacy protection method to achieve user data privacy protection in a 6G computing power sharing network.

[0268] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a privacy protection method, which includes:

[0269] Step S2101: The third communication device sends the first information to the first communication device.

[0270] In some embodiments, the first communication device receives first information sent by the third communication device.

[0271] In some embodiments, the third communication device may be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, NG-RAN, etc.), a core network device (such as an AMF, UDM or other privacy information management function node, etc.), an OAM device or other privacy policy device, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0272] In some embodiments, the name of the third communication device is not limited, and it may be, for example, "third node", "first information provider", "first information providing node", etc.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of a communication device for storing first information, a communication device for controlling and / or scheduling AI resources, and a communication device for providing AI resources.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first communication device may be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, NG-RAN, etc.), a core network device (such as an AMF, UDM or other privacy information management function node, etc.), an OAM device or an AI entity, but is not limited thereto.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first communication device is a communication device for storing first information, that is, the first communication device is a first information storage node. In this case, the first communication device can be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, etc.), a core network device (such as a core network functional node), or an AI entity, but is not limited thereto.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first communication device is a communication device for controlling and / or scheduling AI resources. That is, the first communication device is an AI control node. The AI ​​control node can control and schedule the resources of other AI nodes to implement AI services. In this case, the first communication device can be a UE, access network equipment (such as base station, CU, DU, etc.), core network equipment (such as core network functional node), or AI entity, but is not limited to these.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first communication device is a communication device for providing AI resources, that is, the first communication device is an AI resource node. The AI ​​resource node can be used to provide AI resources. In this case, the first communication device can be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, etc.), a core network device (such as a core network functional node), or an AI entity, but is not limited to these.

[0278] In some embodiments, the name of the first communication device is not limited, and it may be, for example, "first node".

[0279] For example, the third communication device is the UE, and the first communication device is an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, etc.), a core network device (such as a core network functional node), or an AI entity, etc. Another example: the third communication device is an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, etc.), a core network device (such as a core network functional node), or an AI entity, etc., and the first communication device is the UE.

[0280] In some embodiments, AI services may include AI training services, AI data services, AI inference services, AI verification services, etc., but are not limited to these.

[0281] In some embodiments, AI resources may include, but are not limited to, AI computing power resources, AI algorithm resources, AI data resources, AI connectivity resources, etc.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first information is used for business operations, for example, the first information is used to implement business processing, or the first information is used to indicate information related to the business processing procedure.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of data, resources, and business information, but is not limited thereto.

[0284] In some embodiments, the data included in the first information may be business data associated with the first service, for example, the data included in the first information may be user data to be processed by the first service; or, the data included in the first information may be business data unrelated to the first service. Optionally, the data may be various training sets, or the data may be intermediate processing data such as label data, but is not limited thereto.

[0285] In some embodiments, the resources included in the first information may be business resources associated with the first service. For example, the resources included in the first information may be user resources used to implement the first service; or, the resources included in the first information may be business resources unrelated to the first service. Optionally, the resources may include AI connection resources, AI computing power resources, AI algorithm resources, AI data resources, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0286] In some embodiments, the business information included in the first information may be the business type of the first business and / or the business identifier of the first business, but is not limited thereto.

[0287] In some embodiments, the business type may be AI training business, AI data business, AI inference business, AI verification business, etc., but is not limited to these.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first service may be a service that has already been triggered, or a service that is predicted to be triggered for processing, but is not limited thereto.

[0289] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "business-related information", "data-related information", "resource-related information", etc.

[0290] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0291] In step S2102, the first communication device determines whether it can send the first information to the second communication device based on privacy parameters.

[0292] In some embodiments, upon receiving a first service request, the first communication device may determine at least one second communication device that responds to the first service request, thereby determining whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on privacy parameters.

[0293] In some embodiments, the first service request can be used to request the first communication device to perform service processing. For example, the first service request can be used to request the first communication device to process a first service. For a description of the first service, please refer to step S2101, which will not be repeated here.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by a third communication device, but is not limited thereto; the first service request may also be initiated by other communication devices.

[0295] In some embodiments, the second communication device may be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, etc.), a core network device (such as a core network functional node), etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0296] In some embodiments, the name of the second communication device is not limited, and it may be, for example, "second node".

[0297] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters may be provided by a fourth communication device.

[0298] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device may determine privacy parameters based on the service information corresponding to the first service request and / or the device information of the second communication device.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by a fourth communication device, in which case the fourth communication device may determine privacy parameters based on the service information corresponding to the first service request.

[0300] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by the fourth communication device, in which case the first communication device may send the device information of the second communication device to the fourth communication device; the fourth communication device may receive the device information sent by the first communication device, and thereby determine privacy parameters based on the device information of the second communication device.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by the fourth communication device, in which case the first communication device may send the device information of the second communication device to the fourth communication device; the fourth communication device may receive the device information sent by the first communication device, and thereby determine the privacy parameters based on the device information of the second communication device and the service information corresponding to the first service request.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by a communication device other than the fourth communication device. In this case, the first communication device may send the service information corresponding to the first service request to the fourth communication device. The fourth communication device may receive the service information corresponding to the first service request sent by the first communication device and thereby determine the privacy parameters based on the service information corresponding to the first service request.

[0303] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by a communication device other than the fourth communication device. In this case, the first communication device may send the device information of the second communication device to the fourth communication device. The fourth communication device may receive the device information sent by the first communication device and thereby determine privacy parameters based on the device information of the second communication device.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first service request may be initiated by a communication device other than the fourth communication device. In this case, the first communication device may send the service information corresponding to the first service request and / or the device information of the second communication device to the fourth communication device. The fourth communication device may receive the service information corresponding to the first service request and the device information of the second communication device sent by the first communication device, and thereby determine the privacy parameters based on the service information corresponding to the first service request and the device information of the second communication device.

[0305] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device may determine privacy parameters based on user privacy policies and local security privacy policies, but is not limited thereto.

[0306] In some embodiments, the service information corresponding to the first service request includes, but is not limited to, the service type and / or service identifier.

[0307] In some embodiments, the device information of the second communication device includes the device type and / or the device identifier of the second communication device, but is not limited thereto.

[0308] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device may be the same as the third communication device, or the fourth communication device may be different from the third communication device.

[0309] It should be noted that the fourth communication device is the same as the third communication device, that is, the first information and privacy parameters can be provided by the same communication device; the fourth communication device is different from the third communication device, that is, the first information and privacy parameters can be provided by different communication devices.

[0310] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device is the same as the third communication device. In this case, the third communication device may indicate privacy parameters when sending the first information to the first communication device, and the first communication device may acquire the privacy parameters when receiving the first information.

[0311] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device is different from the third communication device. The first communication device can, in response to receiving the first service request, interact with the fourth communication device to obtain privacy parameters after receiving the first information sent by the third communication device, so that the first communication device can obtain the privacy parameters.

[0312] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device differs from the third communication device. The first communication device may, in response to a first service request, send a parameter acquisition request to the fourth communication device. The parameter acquisition request may include service information corresponding to the first service request. The parameter acquisition request is used to request the acquisition of privacy parameters. The fourth communication device receives the parameter acquisition request sent by the first communication device, and in response to the parameter acquisition request, determines the privacy parameters and sends the privacy parameters to the first communication device. The first communication device receives the privacy parameters sent by the fourth communication device to achieve the acquisition of privacy parameters by the first communication device.

[0313] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device may be a UE, an access network device (such as a base station, CU, DU, NG-RAN, etc.), a core network device (such as an AMF, UDM or other privacy information management function node, etc.), an OAM device or other privacy policy device, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0314] In some embodiments, the name of the fourth communication device is not limited, and it may be, for example, "fourth node".

[0315] In some embodiments, the privacy parameter may be associated with first information, and different pieces of first information may correspond to different privacy parameters; or, the privacy parameter may be associated with the device type of the communication device. For example, the privacy parameter may be associated with the device type of the communication device, and the privacy parameters corresponding to the same type of communication device are the same, while the privacy parameters corresponding to different types of communication devices may be the same or different.

[0316] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters include at least one of a first indication information, a second indication information, a third indication information, a fourth indication information, a fifth indication information, a sixth indication information, and a seventh indication information.

[0317] In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices.

[0318] In some embodiments, the name of the first instruction information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "shared license instruction", "shared license information", etc.

[0319] In some embodiments, the second indication information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second indication information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0320] Taking the second instruction information as an example of indicating the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, the second instruction information can be used to indicate the purpose of sharing the first information with other communication devices, such as for AI training services, AI data services, AI inference services, AI verification services, etc., but not limited to these.

[0321] It should be noted that the first piece of information that is allowed to be shared can only be used for a specific purpose in accordance with the instructions of the second instruction information.

[0322] In some embodiments, the name of the second instruction information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "sharing purpose instruction" or "sharing purpose information".

[0323] In some embodiments, the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0324] In some embodiments, the third indication information is used to indicate the communication device that is allowed to share the first information. That is, the third indication information is used to indicate the scope of objects that the first information can be shared with, and the first information can only be provided to the communication device indicated by the third indication information.

[0325] In some embodiments, the third indication information is used to indicate communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information. That is, the third indication information is used to indicate the scope of objects to which the first information cannot be shared, and the first information can only be provided to communication devices other than the communication devices indicated by the third indication information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the name of the third indication information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "shared node indication", "shared node information", "shared node list", etc.

[0327] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs.

[0328] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information may be a cell identifier, a tracking area (TA) identifier, a registration area (RA) identifier, a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier, a base station identifier, or other geographic information identifiers, but is not limited thereto.

[0329] In some embodiments, the terms "cell", "component carrier (CC)", "frequency carrier", and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0330] It should be noted that the first information can only be used by communication devices within the geographical area indicated by the fourth instruction information.

[0331] In some embodiments, the name of the fourth indication information is not limited, and it may be, for example, “shared domain indication”, “shared domain information”, “shared domain”, “trusted shared domain”, etc.

[0332] In some embodiments, the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0333] In some embodiments, the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the first information needs to be encrypted and / or desensitized before use, or the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the first information needs to be encrypted during the collection process.

[0334] In some embodiments, the name of the fifth instruction information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "sharing policy", "sharing policy instruction", "sharing policy information", etc.

[0335] In some embodiments, the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether notification information and / or verification information need to be provided to the third communication device when using the shared first information.

[0336] In some embodiments, the name of the sixth instruction information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "Usage Notification and Verification", "Usage Method Information", etc.

[0337] In some embodiments, the seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0338] In some embodiments, the name of the seventh indication information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "shared time information", "shared timer", etc.

[0339] In some embodiments, terms such as “time,” “moment,” “point in time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “time,” “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” and “window.”

[0340] In some embodiments, privacy parameters may be carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or, privacy parameters may be carried in a second container for transmission, which is a container for storing service quality (QoS) parameters.

[0341] In some embodiments, the name of the first container is not limited, and it may be, for example, a "privacy container".

[0342] In some embodiments, the name of the second container is not limited, and it may be, for example, "QoS parameter container".

[0343] In step S2103, the first communication device determines that it can send the first information to the second communication device and sends the first information to the second communication device.

[0344] In some embodiments, the second communication device receives the first information sent by the first communication device.

[0345] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0346] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0347] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0348] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0349] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

[0350] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step S2102+S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0351] In some embodiments, steps S2101 and S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0352] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2 may be referred to.

[0353] According to the solution provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the first node (i.e., the first communication device) determines whether the first information can be provided to the second node (i.e., the second communication device) based on privacy parameters.

[0354] As an example, a first node receives a service request, such as an AI model training service, determines a second node to respond to the service request, which may be one or more nodes, and determines whether the first information (such as UE data) can be provided to the second node based on privacy parameters.

[0355] Optionally, the first node can send service information and second node information to the privacy information management node (which can be a third communication device or a fourth communication device). The privacy information management node determines whether the first information (such as UE data) used for the service can be provided to the second node based on the user privacy policy and in conjunction with the local security and privacy policy.

[0356] Optionally, the first node can send service information to the privacy information management node. The privacy information management node determines the privacy parameters of the first information (such as UE data) based on the user privacy policy and in conjunction with the local security and privacy policy, and responds to the first node. The first node determines, based on the privacy parameters, whether the first information (such as UE data) used for the service can be provided to the second node.

[0357] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters may be provided by a first information provider (i.e., a third communication device) such as a UE, or by a UDM or other privacy information management function node, such as OAM, NG-RAN, AMF or other privacy policy nodes.

[0358] In some embodiments, the first information and its privacy parameters may be provided by the same node or by different nodes.

[0359] Optionally, a first information provider, such as a UE, sends first information to a first node and indicates the privacy parameters of the first information. The first node determines whether the first information can be provided to a second node based on the privacy parameters of the first information.

[0360] Optionally, a first information provider, such as a UE, sends first information to a first node. Subsequently, the first node receives a service request, which can be initiated by the UE or by other nodes. Upon receiving the service request, the first node interacts with the privacy policy node that provides privacy parameters to exchange the privacy parameters of the first information. Based on the privacy parameters of the first information, the first node determines whether the first information can be provided to the second node.

[0361] In some embodiments, the privacy parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0362] A sharing permission indicator is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other nodes;

[0363] The sharing purpose indication is used to indicate the purpose for which the first information is shared with other nodes, such as for AI training operations, etc. The shared first information can only be used for a specific purpose;

[0364] The shared node list is used to indicate the scope of objects that the first information can be shared with. The first information can only be used by nodes within the scope of the first information user list.

[0365] The shared domain can include cell identifiers, TA identifiers, RA identifiers, PLMN identifiers, base station identifiers, etc., and can also be other geographic information identifiers; the first shared information can only be provided to nodes in the trusted shared domain.

[0366] The sharing strategy indicates whether the first information shared needs to be encrypted or de-identified before use, or whether it needs to be encrypted during the collection process.

[0367] The use of notification and verification indicates whether notification and / or verification should be performed on the provider of the first information when using this shared first information;

[0368] A shared timer is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first piece of information.

[0369] In some embodiments, the first node may be at least one of the following:

[0370] The first information storage node, wherein the user storage node may be a UE, a base station, an AI entity, a core network node, a CU or DU, or a core network first information storage function node;

[0371] AI control node, which can control and schedule the resources of other AI nodes to provide AI services, including but not limited to AI training services, AI data services, AI inference services, AI verification services, etc., and AI resources including but not limited to AI computing power resources, AI algorithm resources, AI data resources, AI connection resources, etc., and the AI ​​control node can be UE, base station, AI entity, core network node, CU or DU;

[0372] AI resource nodes, which are used to provide AI resources, can be UE, base station, AI entity, core network node, CU or DU;

[0373] In some embodiments, the first information may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0374] User data, such as various training sets, label data, and other intermediate processing data;

[0375] User resources, such as AI connectivity resources, AI computing power resources, AI algorithm resources, AI data resources, etc.

[0376] User services, such as AI training, AI data, AI inference, and AI verification.

[0377] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters may be transmitted in a privacy container or in a QoS parameter container.

[0378] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a privacy protection method, which includes:

[0379] Step S3101: Obtain the first information.

[0380] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0381] In some embodiments, the first communication device receives first information sent by a third communication device, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive first information sent by other entities.

[0382] In some embodiments, the first communication device acquires first information as defined by a protocol.

[0383] In some embodiments, the first communication device obtains first information from the upper layer(s).

[0384] In some embodiments, the first communication device processes information to obtain the first information.

[0385] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and the first communication device autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is a default or default setting.

[0386] In some embodiments, the first information is used for business purposes.

[0387] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of data, resources, and business information.

[0388] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of a communication device for storing first information, a communication device for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources, and a communication device for providing AI resources.

[0389] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of user equipment, access network equipment, core network equipment, OAM equipment, and AI entity.

[0390] In some embodiments, the third communication device includes at least one of core network equipment, access network equipment, user equipment, operation and maintenance management (OAM) equipment, and other privacy policy equipment.

[0391] Step S3102: Based on privacy parameters, determine whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device.

[0392] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0393] In some embodiments, the first communication device may acquire privacy parameters to determine whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on the privacy parameters.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first communication device receives privacy parameters sent by the fourth communication device, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive privacy parameters sent by other entities.

[0395] In some embodiments, the first communication device acquires privacy parameters defined by the protocol.

[0396] In some embodiments, the first communication device obtains privacy parameters from the upper layer(s).

[0397] In some embodiments, the first communication device processes data to obtain privacy parameters.

[0398] In some embodiments, the above steps are omitted, and the first communication device autonomously implements the function indicated by the privacy parameters, or the above function is the default or default setting.

[0399] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device is the same as the third communication device, or the fourth communication device is different from the third communication device.

[0400] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device includes at least one of core network equipment, access network equipment, user equipment, operation and maintenance management (OAM) equipment, and other privacy policy equipment.

[0401] In some embodiments, privacy parameters include at least one of the following:

[0402] The first instruction information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0403] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0404] The third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are permitted to share the first information, or the third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0405] The fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0406] The fifth instruction information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0407] The sixth instruction information is used to indicate whether notification information and / or verification information need to be provided to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0408] The seventh instruction information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0409] In some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0410] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following: cell identifier, TA identifier, RA identifier, PLMN identifier, and base station identifier.

[0411] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or, the privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container for storing service quality of QoS parameters.

[0412] Step S3103: Determine that the first information can be sent to the second communication device, and send the first information.

[0413] The optional implementation of step S3103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0414] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S3101+S3102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step S3102+S3103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0415] In some embodiments, steps S3101 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0416] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a privacy protection method, which includes:

[0417] Step S3201: Obtain the first information.

[0418] The optional implementations of step S3201 can be found in the optional implementations of steps S2101, S2102, and S2103 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0419] In some embodiments, the second communication device receives the first information sent by the first communication device, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0420] In some embodiments, the second communication device acquires first information as defined by the protocol.

[0421] In some embodiments, the second communication device obtains the first information from the upper layer(s).

[0422] In some embodiments, the second communication device processes the information to obtain the first information.

[0423] In some embodiments, step S3201 is omitted, and the second communication device autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or default.

[0424] In some embodiments, the first information is sent by the first communication device to the second communication device when the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it is capable of sending the first information to the second communication device.

[0425] In some embodiments, the first information is sent from the third communication device to the first communication device.

[0426] In some embodiments, the first information is used for business purposes.

[0427] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of data, resources, and business information.

[0428] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters are sent from the fourth communication device to the first communication device, and the fourth communication device is the same as the third communication device, or the fourth communication device is different from the third communication device.

[0429] In some embodiments, privacy parameters include at least one of the following:

[0430] The first instruction information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0431] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0432] The third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are permitted to share the first information, or the third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0433] The fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0434] The fifth instruction information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0435] The sixth instruction information is used to indicate whether notification information and / or verification information need to be provided to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0436] The seventh instruction information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0437] In some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0438] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following: cell identifier, TA identifier, RA identifier, PLMN identifier, and base station identifier.

[0439] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or, the privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container for storing QoS parameters.

[0440] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of a communication device for storing first information, a communication device for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources, and a communication device for providing AI resources.

[0441] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of user equipment, access network equipment, core network equipment, OAM equipment, and AI entity.

[0442] In some embodiments, the third communication device includes at least one of core network equipment, access network equipment, user equipment, operation and maintenance management (OAM) equipment, and other privacy policy equipment.

[0443] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device includes at least one of core network equipment, access network equipment, user equipment, operation and maintenance management (OAM) equipment, and other privacy policy equipment.

[0444] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least step S3201, and step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0445] In this embodiment of the disclosure, step S3201 can be combined with step S3103 of FIG3A.

[0446] Figure 3C is a schematic flowchart illustrating a privacy protection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3C, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a privacy protection method, which includes:

[0447] Step S3301: Send the first message.

[0448] The optional implementation of step S3301 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0449] In some embodiments, the third communication device sends the first information to the first communication device, but it is not limited to this; it may also send the first information to other entities.

[0450] In some embodiments, the second communication device acquires first information as defined by the protocol.

[0451] In some embodiments, the second communication device obtains the first information from the upper layer(s).

[0452] In some embodiments, the second communication device processes the information to obtain the first information.

[0453] In some embodiments, step S3201 is omitted, and the second communication device autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or default.

[0454] In some embodiments, the first information is used for business purposes.

[0455] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of data, resources, and business information.

[0456] In some embodiments, the first communication device is used to determine whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device based on privacy parameters.

[0457] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters are sent from the fourth communication device to the first communication device, and the fourth communication device is the same as the third communication device, or the fourth communication device is different from the third communication device.

[0458] In some embodiments, privacy parameters include at least one of the following:

[0459] The first instruction information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices;

[0460] The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared.

[0461] The third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are permitted to share the first information, or the third instruction information is used to instruct communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0462] The fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth instruction information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs;

[0463] The fifth instruction information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified.

[0464] The sixth instruction information is used to indicate whether notification information and / or verification information need to be provided to the third communication device when using the shared first information;

[0465] The seventh instruction information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

[0466] In some embodiments, the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

[0467] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information includes at least one of the following: cell identifier, TA identifier, RA identifier, PLMN identifier, and base station identifier.

[0468] In some embodiments, the privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container for storing user privacy parameters; or, the privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container for storing QoS parameters.

[0469] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of a communication device for storing first information, a communication device for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources, and a communication device for providing AI resources.

[0470] In some embodiments, the first communication device includes at least one of user equipment, access network equipment, core network equipment, OAM equipment, and AI entity.

[0471] In some embodiments, the third communication device includes at least one of core network equipment, access network equipment, user equipment, operation and maintenance management (OAM) equipment, and other privacy policy equipment.

[0472] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least step S3301, and step S3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0473] In this embodiment of the disclosure, step S3301 can be combined with step S3101 of FIG3A.

[0474] In the embodiments disclosed herein, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations in other embodiments.

[0475] This disclosure also provides embodiments of apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the first communication device in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the second communication device in any of the above methods. Yet another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the third communication device in any of the above methods.

[0476] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0477] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0478] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the first communication device 4100 may include at least a processing module 4101. In some embodiments, the processing module 4101 is configured to determine, based on privacy parameters, whether first information can be sent to a second communication device, wherein the first information is used for services. Optionally, the processing module 4101 is used to perform at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2102, but not limited thereto) performed by the first communication device in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. In some embodiments, the first communication device 4100 may further include a transceiver module. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S2101, S2103, but not limited thereto) performed by the first communication device in any of the above methods, such as sending and / or receiving, which will not be elaborated here.

[0479] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the second communication device 4200 may include at least a transceiver module 4201. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 4201 is configured to receive the first information sent by the first communication device when the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it can send the first information to the second communication device, wherein the first information is used for services. Optionally, the transceiver module 4201 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2103, but not limited thereto) performed by the second communication device in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. In some embodiments, the second communication device 4200 may further include a processing module. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the second communication device in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0480] Figure 4C is a schematic diagram of the structure of the third communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4C, the third communication device 4300 may include at least a transceiver module 4301. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 4301 is configured to send first information to a first communication device, the first information being used for services, and the first communication device being configured to determine whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device based on privacy parameters. Optionally, the transceiver module 4301 may be configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto) performed by the third communication device in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. In some embodiments, the third communication device 4300 may further include a processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the third communication device in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0481] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0482] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0483] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 5100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 5100 can be a first communication device, a second communication device, a third communication device, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the first communication device in implementing any of the above methods; it can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the second communication device in implementing any of the above methods; or it can be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the third communication device in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 5100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific details can be found in the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0484] As shown in Figure 5A, the communication device 5100 includes one or more processors 5101. The processor 5101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 5100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0485] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5102 may also be located outside the communication device 5100.

[0486] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more transceivers 5103. When the communication device 5100 includes one or more transceivers 5103, the transceivers 5103 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101, S2103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 5101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., step S2102, but not limited thereto).

[0487] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0488] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 may include one or more interface circuits 5104. Optionally, the interface circuit 5104 is connected to the memory 5102, and the interface circuit 5104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 5102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 5102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5104 can read instructions stored in the memory 5102 and send the instructions to the processor 5101.

[0489] The communication device 5100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 5100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 5100 may not be limited by FIG. 5A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0490] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 5200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 5100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 5200 shown in Figure 5B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0491] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201, which are used to perform any of the above methods.

[0492] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more interface circuits 5202. Optionally, the interface circuit 5202 is connected to memory 5203, and the interface circuit 5202 can be used to receive signals from memory 5203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 5202 can be used to send signals to memory 5203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5202 can read instructions stored in memory 5203 and send the instructions to processor 5201.

[0493] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 5202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101, S2103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 5201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2102, but not limited thereto).

[0494] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0495] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more memories 5203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5203 may be located outside of chip 5200.

[0496] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 5100, cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0497] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 5100, causes the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0498] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0499] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0500] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A privacy protection method, characterized in that, Applied to a first communication device, the method includes: Based on privacy parameters, it is determined whether the first information can be sent to the second communication device, and the first information is used for services.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: data; resource; Business information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive a first service request, and determine at least one second communication device that will respond to the first service request based on the first service request.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive the first information sent by the third communication device.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive the privacy parameters sent by the fourth communication device.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The method further includes at least one of the following: The service information corresponding to the first service request is sent to the fourth communication device, and the service information corresponding to the first service request is used by the fourth communication device to determine the privacy parameter; The device information of the second communication device is sent to the fourth communication device, and the device information of the second communication device is used by the fourth communication device to determine the privacy parameter.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that, The third communication device or the fourth communication device includes at least one of the following: Core network equipment; Access network equipment; User equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; Other privacy-focused devices.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The privacy parameters include at least one of the following: First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices; The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared. The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information; The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs; The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified. The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information; The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that, The fourth instruction information includes at least one of the following: Community signage; Tracking area TA identifier; Registered Area (RA) identifier; Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier; Base station identifier.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container used to store user privacy parameters; or, The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: A communication device for storing the first information; Communication devices used for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources; Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: User equipment; Access network equipment; Core network equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; AI entity.

14. A privacy protection method, characterized in that, Applied to a second communication device, the method includes: If the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it can send the first information to the second communication device, it receives the first information sent by the first communication device, and the first information is used for services.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: data; resource; Business information.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that, The first information was sent from the third communication device to the first communication device; The privacy parameters are sent from the fourth communication device to the first communication device.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The third communication device or the fourth communication device includes at least one of the following: Core network equipment; Access network equipment; User equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; Other privacy-focused devices.

18. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, characterized in that, The privacy parameters include at least one of the following: First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices; The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared. The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information; The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs; The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or de-identified. The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information; The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that, The third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

20. The method according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that, The fourth instruction information includes at least one of the following: Community signage; Registration area TA identifier; Routing area (RA) identifier; Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier; Base station identifier.

21. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 20, characterized in that, The privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container used to store user privacy parameters; or, The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

22. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 21, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: A communication device for storing the first information; Communication devices provided for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources; Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

23. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: User equipment; Access network equipment; Core network equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; AI entity.

24. A privacy protection method, characterized in that, Applied to a third communication device, the method includes: Send first information to a first communication device, the first information being used for business purposes, and the first communication device being used to determine whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device based on privacy parameters.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: data; resource; Business information.

26. The method according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that, The method further includes: The privacy parameters are sent to the first communication device.

27. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 26, characterized in that, The method further includes at least one of the following: The privacy parameter is determined based on the service information corresponding to the first service request. The first service request is used to request the first communication device to perform service processing. The first service request is also used by the first communication device to determine at least one second communication device that responds to the first service request. The privacy parameters are determined based on the device information of the second communication device.

28. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 27, characterized in that, The privacy parameters include at least one of the following: First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first information is allowed to be shared with other communication devices; The second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is allowed to be shared, or the second instruction information is used to indicate the purpose of the first information that is prohibited from being shared. The third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is used to indicate a communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information; The fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is allowed to share the first information belongs, or the fourth indication information is used to indicate the geographical area to which the communication device that is prohibited from sharing the first information belongs; The fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the shared first information needs to be encrypted and / or not. Or desensitization treatment; The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether it is necessary to provide notification information and / or verification information to the third communication device when using the shared first information; The seventh indication information is used to indicate the effective time for sharing the first information.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The third indication information is a list of communication devices that are allowed to share the first information, or the third indication information is a list of communication devices that are prohibited from sharing the first information.

30. The method according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that, The fourth instruction information includes at least one of the following: Community signage; Tracking area TA identifier; Registered Area (RA) identifier; Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier; Base station identifier.

31. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 30, characterized in that, The privacy parameters are carried in a first container, which is a container used to store user privacy parameters; or, The privacy parameters are carried in a second container, which is a container used to store the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters.

32. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 31, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: A communication device for storing the first information; Communication devices used for controlling and / or scheduling artificial intelligence (AI) resources; Communication devices used to provide AI resources.

33. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 32, characterized in that, The first communication device includes at least one of the following: User equipment; Access network equipment; Core network equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; AI entity.

34. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 33, characterized in that, The third communication device includes at least one of the following: Core network equipment; Access network equipment; User equipment; Operation, maintenance, and management of OAM equipment; Other privacy-focused devices.

35. A first communication device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is configured to determine, based on privacy parameters, whether first information can be sent to the second communication device, the first information being used for services.

36. A second communication device, characterized in that, include: The transceiver module is configured to receive the first information sent by the first communication device when the first communication device determines, based on privacy parameters, that it can send the first information to the second communication device, wherein the first information is used for services.

37. A third communication device, characterized in that, include: The transceiver module is configured to send first information to a first communication device, the first information being used for services, and the first communication device being configured to determine, based on privacy parameters, whether the first information can be sent to a second communication device.

38. A first communication device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The first communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 1-13.

39. A second communication device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The second communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 14-23.

40. A third communication device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The third communication device is used to perform the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 24-34.

41. A communication system, characterized in that, The device includes a first communication device, a second communication device, and a third communication device, wherein the first communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 1-13, the second communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 14-23, and the third communication device is configured to implement the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 24-34.

42. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the privacy protection method as described in any one of claims 1-13, 14-23, or 24-34.

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