Processing method, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are a processing method, a communication device, and a storage medium. The processing method comprises: a first device acquiring first content of at least one target device on the basis of first information. The technical solution of the present application defines how to acquire sensing data of a user equipment or an access network device on the basis of an SENF, thereby enabling intelligent sensing based on the integration of sensing and intelligence.

Description

Processing methods, communication equipment and storage media Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, specifically to a processing method, communication device, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In existing communication protocols, communication and sensing functions are separated in the architecture design, with sensing functions often serving as an additional function to communication functions.

[0003] In the process of conceiving and implementing this application, the inventors discovered at least the following problems:

[0004] In scenarios integrating communication and sensing, sensing functions are abstracted as independent network functions, implemented by SENF (Sensing Function). However, existing communication protocols do not clearly define how to acquire sensing data from user equipment or access network devices based on SENF for intelligent sensing, and this remains to be addressed.

[0005] The preceding description is intended to provide general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art. Technical solutions

[0006] The main purpose of this application is to provide a processing method, communication device and storage medium, which aims to clarify how to obtain the sensing data of user equipment or access network equipment based on SENF, so as to support the realization of intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a processing method applicable to a first device (such as a sensing device), comprising the following steps:

[0008] S0: Obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0009] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0010] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[0011] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[0012] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[0013] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[0014] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[0015] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[0016] Optionally, step S0 includes:

[0017] The authorized target device is determined based on the first information;

[0018] Based on the second information, at least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices;

[0019] Send the target device's status notification to the third device;

[0020] Receive the first content sent by the target device.

[0021] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0022] Send a second request to the third device;

[0023] A third request is sent to the second device based on the target device information;

[0024] Send a fourth request to the target device.

[0025] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0026] Send the first request to the fourth device;

[0027] Identify at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information;

[0028] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0029] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[0030] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[0031] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[0032] The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

[0033] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0034] The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a configuration-triggered mechanism;

[0035] The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a data request;

[0036] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[0037] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by sending a subscription request to the second device;

[0038] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[0039] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[0040] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[0041] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0042] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, stop obtaining the first content of the target device, and / or send an unsubscribe request to the second device;

[0043] Based on the target device's SUPI, send a fifth request to the fourth device;

[0044] Send a sixth request to the target device.

[0045] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0046] The notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is used to confirm whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked.

[0047] The target device information update notification is used to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[0048] The update notification for the target device information is sent by a third-party device;

[0049] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0050] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0051] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0052] This application also provides a processing method applicable to a second device (such as a unified data management device), comprising the following steps:

[0053] S1: Send first information to enable the first device to obtain first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0054] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0055] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[0056] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[0057] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[0058] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[0059] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[0060] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[0061] Optionally, the first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including:

[0062] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0063] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0064] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[0065] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0066] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0067] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[0068] In response to the third request, the first information is sent to the first device;

[0069] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[0070] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0071] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[0072] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[0073] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0074] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[0075] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[0076] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[0077] The third request is sent by the first device based on the target device information;

[0078] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[0079] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0080] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0081] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[0082] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[0083] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[0084] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[0085] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[0086] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[0087] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0088] Based on the subscription request, a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is sent to the first device;

[0089] Based on the unsubscription request, stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device;

[0090] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[0091] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[0092] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[0093] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0094] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0095] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0096] This application also provides a processing method applicable to a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), comprising the following steps:

[0097] S2: In response to the second request, send target device information within the target area so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0098] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0099] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[0100] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[0101] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[0102] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[0103] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[0104] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[0105] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0106] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0107] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0108] Receive the status notification of the target device sent by the first device;

[0109] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0110] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Based on the second request, send target device information within the target area to the first device;

[0112] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information;

[0113] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[0114] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0115] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[0116] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[0117] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0118] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[0119] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[0120] Configure the access network equipment;

[0121] Configure the terminal device through the access network equipment.

[0122] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0123] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[0124] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[0125] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[0126] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[0127] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[0128] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[0129] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[0130] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0131] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0132] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0133] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[0134] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[0135] Send an update notification of the target device information to the first device;

[0136] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0137] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0138] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0139] This application also provides a processing method applicable to a fourth device (such as a network storage device), comprising the following steps:

[0140] S4: In response to the first request, send third device information for the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0141] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0142] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[0143] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[0144] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[0145] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[0146] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[0147] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices;

[0148] The first request is sent by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[0149] The first request is sent by the first device based on a data request.

[0150] Optionally, the first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including:

[0151] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0152] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0153] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[0154] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0155] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0156] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[0157] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information;

[0158] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[0159] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0160] Based on the first request, send information about a third device serving the target device within the target area to the first device;

[0161] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[0162] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[0163] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0164] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[0165] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[0166] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[0167] The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

[0168] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0169] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[0170] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[0171] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[0172] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[0173] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0174] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device;

[0175] In response to the fifth request, at least one target device within the target area is identified;

[0176] The first device sends a sixth request to the target device;

[0177] The fifth request is sent by the first device based on the target device's SUPI.

[0178] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0179] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[0180] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[0181] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[0182] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0183] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0184] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0185] This application also provides a processing method applicable to a target device (such as a terminal device), comprising the following steps:

[0186] S3: Send the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

[0187] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0188] The first content is sent to the first device based on the fourth request;

[0189] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[0190] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[0191] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[0192] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[0193] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[0194] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[0195] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0196] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0197] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0198] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0199] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0200] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[0201] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information.

[0202] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0203] The fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information;

[0204] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[0205] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[0206] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0207] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[0208] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[0209] Access network devices receive configuration parameters sent by third-party devices.

[0210] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0211] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[0212] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[0213] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[0214] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[0215] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[0216] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[0217] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[0218] The fourth request was rejected based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0219] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0220] Optionally, the processing method further includes at least one of the following:

[0221] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[0222] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[0223] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[0224] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0225] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0226] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0227] This application also provides a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising:

[0228] The processing module is used to obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0229] This application also provides a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising:

[0230] A first sending module is configured to send first information so that a first device can obtain first content from at least one target device based on the first information.

[0231] This application also provides a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising:

[0232] The second sending module is used to send target device information within the target area in response to the second request, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0233] This application also provides a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising:

[0234] The third sending module is used to respond to the first request by sending third device information of the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0235] This application also provides a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising:

[0236] The fourth sending module is used to send the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

[0237] This application also provides a communication device, including: a memory, a processor, and a processing program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processing program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of any of the processing methods described above.

[0238] The communication device in this application can be a first device (such as a sensing function device), a second device (such as a unified data management device), a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), a fourth device (such as a network storage device), a target device (such as a terminal device), or a chip (such as a SOC or a baseband chip with communication functions). The specific meaning needs to be clarified in the context.

[0239] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of any of the processing methods described above.

[0240] The technical solution of this application involves a first device acquiring first content of at least one target device based on first information, clarifying how to acquire sensing data of user equipment or access network equipment based on SENF to support intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence. Attached Figure Description

[0241] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application. To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0242] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of this application;

[0243] Figure 2 is a communication network system architecture diagram provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0244] Figure 3 is a diagram of another communication network system architecture provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0245] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a controller 140 provided in this application;

[0246] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network node 150 provided in this application;

[0247] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the first embodiment;

[0248] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the second embodiment;

[0249] Figure 8 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the fourth embodiment;

[0250] Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the fifth embodiment;

[0251] Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the sixth embodiment;

[0252] Figure 11 is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the seventh embodiment;

[0253] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the interaction timing according to the eighth embodiment;

[0254] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the interaction timing according to the ninth embodiment;

[0255] Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of the processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0256] Figure 15 is a second structural schematic diagram of the processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0257] Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of the processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0258] Figure 17 is a schematic diagram of the processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0259] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of the processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0260] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device provided in the embodiment of this application.

[0261] The realization of the objectives, functional features, and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings have illustrated specific embodiments of this application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of this application to those skilled in the art through reference to specific embodiments.

[0262] Implementation methods of this application

[0263] 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 numbers 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 application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0264] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element, and / or, components, features, and elements with the same names in different embodiments of this application may have the same meaning or different meanings, the specific meaning of which must be determined by its interpretation in that specific embodiment or further in conjunction with the context of that specific embodiment.

[0265] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this document, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if," as used herein, may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination." Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to also include the plural forms unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms "comprising," "including," indicate the presence of the stated feature, step, operation, element, component, item, kind, and / or group, but do not exclude the presence, occurrence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, kinds, and / or groups. The terms "or," "and / or," "including at least one of the following," etc., as used in this application, may be interpreted as inclusive, or mean any one or any combination thereof. For example, "including at least one of the following: A, B, C" means "any one of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C." Similarly, "A, B, or C" or "A, B, and / or C" means "any one of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C." Exceptions to this definition only occur when the combination of elements, functions, steps, or operations is inherently mutually exclusive in some way.

[0266] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of this application's embodiments are shown sequentially according to the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the figures may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. These sub-steps or stages are not necessarily completed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be performed alternately or in turn with other steps or at least a portion of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0267] Depending on the context, the words “if” or “suppose” as used here can be interpreted as “when” or “in response to determination” or “in response to detection.” Similarly, depending on the context, the phrases “if determination” or “if detection (of the stated condition or event)” can be interpreted as “when determination” or “in response to determination” or “when detection (of the stated condition or event)” or “in response to detection (of the stated condition or event).”

[0268] It should be noted that step designations such as S1 and S2 are used in this document for the purpose of more clearly and concisely describing the corresponding content, and do not constitute a substantial limitation on the order. In specific implementation, those skilled in the art may execute S2 first and then S1, etc., but these should all be within the protection scope of this application.

[0269] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0270] In the following description, the use of suffixes such as "module," "part," or "unit" to denote elements is solely for the purpose of illustrative purposes and has no specific meaning in itself. Therefore, "module," "part," or "unit" may be used interchangeably.

[0271] The communication device in this application may be a first device (such as a sensing function device), a second device (such as a unified data management device), a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), a fourth device (such as a network storage device), a target device (such as a terminal device), or a chip (such as a SOC or a baseband chip with communication functions). The specific meaning needs to be clarified according to the context.

[0272] Terminal devices can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal devices described in this application may include smart terminal devices such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, wearable devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, etc., as well as fixed terminal devices such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

[0273] The following description will use a mobile terminal as an example. Those skilled in the art will understand that, apart from elements specifically designed for mobile purposes, the construction according to the embodiments of this application can also be applied to fixed-type terminal devices.

[0274] Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of this application. The mobile terminal 100 may include: a radio frequency unit 101, a WiFi module 102, an audio output unit 103, an A / V (audio / video) input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, a processor 110, and a power supply 111, etc. Those skilled in the art will understand that the mobile terminal structure shown in Figure 1 does not constitute a limitation on the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements.

[0275] The following section, with reference to Figure 1, provides a detailed description of each component of the mobile terminal:

[0276] The radio frequency unit 101 can be used for receiving and transmitting signals during information transmission or calls. Specifically, it receives downlink information from the base station and processes it with the processor 110; additionally, it transmits uplink data to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc. And / or, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate wirelessly with networks and other devices. The aforementioned wireless communications may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System of Mobile communication), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution), TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution), 5G, and 6G.

[0277] WiFi is a short-range wireless transmission technology. Mobile terminals using WiFi module 102 can help users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media, providing wireless broadband internet access. Although Figure 1 shows WiFi module 102, it is understood that it is not an essential component of the mobile terminal and can be omitted as needed without altering the essence of the invention.

[0278] The audio output unit 103 can convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into audio signals and output them as sound when the mobile terminal 100 is in call signal receiving mode, call mode, recording mode, voice recognition mode, broadcast receiving mode, or other modes. Furthermore, the audio output unit 103 can also provide audio output related to specific functions performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., call signal receiving sound, message receiving sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, etc.

[0279] The A / V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The A / V input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042. The GPU 1041 processes image data of still images or videos acquired by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The processed image frames can be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the GPU 1041 can be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102. The microphone 1042 can receive sound (audio data) in operating modes such as telephone call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 in telephone call mode. The microphone 1042 can implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to eliminate (or suppress) noise or interference generated during the reception and transmission of audio signals.

[0280] The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Optionally, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. Optionally, the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the ambient light level, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 1061 and / or backlight when the mobile terminal 100 is moved to the ear. As a type of motion sensor, an accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary. It can be used for applications that recognize the phone's posture (such as landscape / portrait switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc. Other sensors that may be configured in the phone, such as fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, and infrared sensors, will not be described in detail here.

[0281] The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

[0282] User input unit 107 can be used to receive input numerical or character information, and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Optionally, user input unit 107 may include touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. Touch panel 1071, also known as touch screen, can collect touch operations on or near the user (such as operations performed by the user using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or accessory on or near touch panel 1071), and drive corresponding connection devices according to a pre-set program. Touch panel 1071 may include two parts: touch detection device and touch controller. Optionally, touch detection device detects the user's touch position and the signal generated by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to touch controller; touch controller receives touch information from touch detection device, converts it into touch point coordinates, sends it to processor 110, and can receive and execute commands from processor 110. And / or, touch panel 1071 can be implemented using various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072. Optionally, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, joystick, etc., without being specifically limited here.

[0283] Optionally, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits the information to the processor 110 to determine the type of touch event. Subsequently, the processor 110 provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of touch event. Although in FIG. 1, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are implemented as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 can be integrated to realize the input and output functions of the mobile terminal. The specific implementation is not limited here.

[0284] Interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can connect to mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video I / O port, a headphone port, etc. Interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data, power, etc.) from the external device and transmit the received input to one or more components within mobile terminal 100, or it may be used to transmit data between mobile terminal 100 and the external device.

[0285] The memory 109 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 109 may primarily include a program storage area and a data storage area. Optionally, the program storage area may store the operating system, applications required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.), etc.; the data storage area may store data created based on the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.). And / or, the memory 109 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

[0286] The processor 110 is the control center of the mobile terminal. It connects various parts of the mobile terminal via various interfaces and lines. By running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 109, and by calling data stored in the memory 109, it performs various functions and processes data of the mobile terminal, thereby providing overall monitoring of the mobile terminal. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Optionally, the application processor mainly handles the operating system, user interface, and applications, while the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110.

[0287] The mobile terminal 100 may also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) that supplies power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 111 can be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system.

[0288] Although not shown in Figure 1, the mobile terminal 100 may also include a Bluetooth module, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0289] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of this application, the communication network system on which the mobile terminal of this application is based is described below.

[0290] Please refer to Figure 2, which is a communication network system architecture diagram provided in an embodiment of this application. The communication network system is a New Radio (NR) system based on general mobile communication technology. The NR system includes a UE (User Equipment) 201, an E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, an EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 203, and the operator's IP services 204, which are connected in sequence.

[0291] Optionally, UE201 can be the aforementioned terminal device 100, which will not be described in detail here.

[0292] E-UTRAN202 includes eNodeB2021 and other eNodeB2022, etc. Optionally, eNodeB2021 can connect to other eNodeB2022 via backhaul (e.g., X2 interface), and eNodeB2021 connects to EPC203, providing access from UE201 to EPC203.

[0293] EPC203 may include MME (Mobility Management Entity) 2031, HSS (Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MMEs 2033, SGW (Serving Gateway) 2034, PGW (Packet Data Network Gateway) 2035, and PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) 2036, etc. Optionally, MME2031 is the control node that handles signaling between UE201 and EPC203, providing bearer and connection management. HSS2032 is used to provide registers to manage functions such as the Home Location Register (not shown in the figure) and stores user-specific information such as service characteristics and data rates. All user data can be sent through SGW2034. PGW2035 can provide UE 201 IP address allocation and other functions. PCRF2036 is the policy and charging control decision point for service data flow and IP bearer resources. It selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions for the policy and charging enforcement function unit (not shown in the figure).

[0294] IP services 204 may include the Internet, intranet, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), or other IP services.

[0295] Although the above description uses the LTE system as an example, those skilled in the art should know that this application is not only applicable to the LTE system, but also to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, 5G and future new network systems (such as 6G), etc., without limitation.

[0296] Please refer to Figure 3, which is another communication network system architecture diagram provided in the embodiments of this application. The communication network system is a NR (New Radio) system of general mobile communication technology, which is at least applied to 5G systems. The network functions (NF) of the communication network system architecture may include: AUSF (Authentication Service Function), AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function), DN (Data Network) (e.g., operator services, Internet access or third-party services), NEF (Network Exposure Function), NRF (Network Repository Function), NSACF (Network Slice Admission Control Function), NSSAAF (Network Slice-Specific and SNPN Authentication and Authorization Function), NSSF (Network Slice Selection Function), PCF (Policy Control Function), SMF (Session Management Function), UDM (Unified Data Management), UPF (User Plane Function), AF (Application Function), UE (User Equipment), (R)AN ((Radio) Access Network), and EASDF (Edge Application Server Discovery Function).

[0297] In addition, the communication network system architecture may also include the following network entities: SCP (Service Communication Agent) and multiple interfaces. Among them, interface N1 is the interface between UE and AMF, N2 is the interface between RAN and AMF, interface N3 is the interface between RAN and UPF, N4 is the interface between UPF and SMF, N6 is the interface between UPF and DN, and N9 is the interface between UPFs.

[0298] In addition, the communication network system architecture may also include the following service-based interfaces: Namf, Nsmf, Nnef, Npcf, Nudm, Naf, Nnrf, Nnsacf, Nnssf, Nnssaaf, Nausf, Neasdf, and Nupf, where Namf is the service-based interface presented by AMF, Nsmf is the service-based interface presented by SMF, Nnef is the service-based interface presented by NEF, Npcf is the service-based interface presented by PCF, Nudm is the service-based interface presented by UDM, Naf is the service-based interface presented by AF, Nnrf is the service-based interface presented by NRF, Nnsacf is the service-based interface presented by NSACF, Nnssf is the service-based interface presented by NSSF, Nnssaaf is the service-based interface presented by NSSAAF, Nausf is the service-based interface presented by AUSF, Neasdf is the service-based interface presented by EASDF, and Nupf is the service-based interface presented by UPF.

[0299] Although the above description uses LTE and NR systems as examples, those skilled in the art should know that this application is not only applicable to LTE and NR systems, but also to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, 5GA, and future new network systems (such as 6G), etc., without limitation here.

[0300] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a controller 140 provided in this application. The controller 140 includes a memory 1401 and a processor 1402. The memory 1401 is used to store program instructions, and the processor 1402 is used to call the program instructions in the memory 1401 to execute the steps performed by the controller in the first embodiment of the above method. The implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar, and will not be described again here.

[0301] Optionally, the controller further includes a communication interface 1403, which can be connected to the processor 1402 via a bus 1404. The processor 1402 can control the communication interface 1403 to implement the receiving and sending functions of the controller 140.

[0302] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network node 150 provided in this application. The network node 150 includes a memory 1501 and a processor 1502. The memory 1501 is used to store program instructions, and the processor 1502 is used to call the program instructions in the memory 1501 to execute the steps performed by the first node in the above-described method embodiment. The implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar, and will not be described again here.

[0303] Optionally, the controller further includes a communication interface 1503, which can be connected to the processor 1502 via a bus 1504. The processor 1502 can control the communication interface 1503 to implement the receiving and sending functions of the network node 150.

[0304] The integrated modules described above, implemented as software functional modules, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. These software functional modules, stored in a storage medium, include several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute some steps of the methods of the various embodiments of this application.

[0305] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. A computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the flow or function according to the embodiments of this application is generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a storage medium or transmitted from one storage medium to another. For example, computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., solid-state disk, SSD), etc.

[0306] Based on the above-described mobile terminal hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of this application are proposed.

[0307] Technical terms used in this embodiment:

[0308] 5GC: 5G Core Network;

[0309] AI / ML: Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning;

[0310] AMF: Access and Mobility Management Function;

[0311] AOI: Area of ​​Interest;

[0312] AUSF: Authentication Server Function;

[0313] DN: Data Network;

[0314] ID: Identity Document, ID card identification number;

[0315] MTLF: Model Training Logical Function;

[0316] NR: New Radio;

[0317] NRF: Network Repository Function;

[0318] NWDAF: Network Data Analytics Function;

[0319] (R)AN: (Radio)Access Network;

[0320] NG-RAN: Next Generation Radio Access Network;

[0321] PCF: Policy Control Function;

[0322] UE: User Equipment;

[0323] UDM: Unified Data Management;

[0324] UPF: User Plane Function;

[0325] SMF: Session Management Function;

[0326] SRU: Sensing Reference Unit;

[0327] SENF: Sensing Function;

[0328] SUPI: Subscription Permanent Identifier.

[0329] First Embodiment

[0330] Referring to Figure 6, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method of the first embodiment of this application, the processing method of this embodiment can be applied to a first device (such as a sensing device), including step S0:

[0331] Step S0: The first device acquires the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0332] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0333] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0334] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0335] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0336] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0337] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0338] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0339] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0340] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0341] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0342] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0343] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0344] Optionally, the first information is obtained by the first device sending a third request to the second device.

[0345] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0346] Optionally, the third request is sent from the first device to the second device based on the target device information.

[0347] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0348] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0349] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0350] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0351] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0352] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0353] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0354] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0355] Optionally, the first content is collected by the target device through sensing operations.

[0356] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0357] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0358] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device based on the first information to obtain the first content.

[0359] Optionally, the target device collects the first content based on the fourth request in order to return the first content to the first device.

[0360] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[0361] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[0362] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0363] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0364] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0365] Optionally, the target device information is obtained by the first device sending a second request to the third device.

[0366] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0367] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0368] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0369] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0370] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0371] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0372] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0373] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0374] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0375] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0376] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0377] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0378] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0379] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0380] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0381] Optionally, the first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information.

[0382] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0383] Optionally, the third device information is obtained by the first device sending a first request to the fourth device.

[0384] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0385] Optionally, the first request is triggered by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0386] Optionally, the first request is sent by the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0387] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0388] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0389] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0390] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0391] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0392] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0393] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0394] The technical solution of this embodiment specifically uses a first device (such as a sensing function device) to obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information, clarifying how to obtain the sensing data of user equipment or access network device based on SENF, so as to support the realization of intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence.

[0395] Second Embodiment

[0396] Referring to Figure 7, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method according to the second embodiment, this embodiment further discloses step S0 based on any of the foregoing embodiments of this application. Step S0 includes steps S01 to S04:

[0397] Step S01: Determine the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0398] Step S02: Determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0399] Step S03: Send the target device's status notification to the third device;

[0400] Step S04: Receive the first content sent by the target device.

[0401] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0402] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[0403] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[0404] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[0405] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[0406] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[0407] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[0408] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[0409] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[0410] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[0411] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[0412] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[0413] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[0414] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[0415] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[0416] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[0417] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[0418] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[0419] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[0420] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[0421] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[0422] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0423] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0424] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[0425] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[0426] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0427] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0428] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[0429] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0430] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0431] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[0432] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[0433] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[0434] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[0435] The technical solution of this embodiment specifically involves a first device (such as a sensing device) determining an authorized target device based on first information; determining at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on second information; sending a status notification of the target device to a third device; and receiving first content sent by the target device. This solution clarifies how to obtain sensing data from user equipment or access network devices based on first information to support intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence.

[0436] Third Embodiment

[0437] Based on any of the foregoing embodiments of this application, a third embodiment of this application is proposed, which mainly describes a processing method for the first content.

[0438] Specifically, the first content is obtained based on the User Plane and / or Control Plane.

[0439] Specifically, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[0440] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[0441] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[0442] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[0443] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[0444] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0445] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0446] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0447] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0448] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0449] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[0450] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[0451] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[0452] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[0453] The technical solution of this embodiment specifically obtains the first content based on the user plane and / or control plane; and / or, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device (such as a sensing function device) stops obtaining the first content of the target device; and / or, the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device, thereby improving the method for obtaining and / or stopping the acquisition of sensing data of user devices or access network devices, so as to support the realization of intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence; and / or, improving the interaction efficiency between the first device and the second device.

[0454] Fourth embodiment

[0455] Referring to Figure 8, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method of the fourth embodiment of this application, the processing method of this embodiment can be applied to a second device (such as a unified data management device), including step S1:

[0456] Step S1: The second device sends first information so that the first device can obtain first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0457] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0458] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0459] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0460] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0461] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0462] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0463] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0464] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0465] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0466] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0467] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0468] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0469] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0470] Optionally, the first information is obtained by the first device sending a third request to the second device.

[0471] Optionally, the third request is sent from the first device to the second device based on the target device information.

[0472] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0473] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0474] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0475] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0476] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0477] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0478] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0479] Optionally, the target device information is obtained by the first device sending a second request to the third device.

[0480] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0481] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0482] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0483] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0484] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0485] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0486] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0487] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0488] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0489] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0490] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0491] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0492] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0493] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0494] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0495] Optionally, the first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information.

[0496] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0497] Optionally, the third device information is obtained by the first device sending a first request to the fourth device.

[0498] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0499] Optionally, the first request is triggered by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0500] Optionally, the first request is sent by the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0501] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0502] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0503] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0504] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0505] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0506] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0507] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0508] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0509] Optionally, the first content is collected by the target device through sensing operations.

[0510] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0511] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0512] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0513] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0514] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0515] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information, including the following steps:

[0516] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0517] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0518] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[0519] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0520] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0521] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[0522] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[0523] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[0524] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[0525] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[0526] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[0527] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[0528] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[0529] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[0530] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[0531] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[0532] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[0533] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[0534] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[0535] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[0536] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[0537] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[0538] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[0539] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[0540] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[0541] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0542] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0543] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[0544] Optionally, the fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information.

[0545] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[0546] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0547] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[0548] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[0549] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0550] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[0551] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0552] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0553] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[0554] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[0555] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[0556] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[0557] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the User Plane.

[0558] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the control plane.

[0559] Optionally, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[0560] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[0561] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[0562] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[0563] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[0564] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0565] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0566] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0567] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0568] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0569] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[0570] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[0571] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[0572] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[0573] The technical solution of this embodiment specifically involves sending first information through a second device, enabling the first device to obtain first content of at least one target device based on the first information. Through the interaction between the first device and the second device, it clarifies how to obtain the perception data of user equipment or access network equipment based on SENF, so as to support the realization of intelligent perception that combines perception and intelligence.

[0574] Fifth embodiment

[0575] Referring to Figure 9, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method of the fifth embodiment of this application, the processing method of this embodiment can be applied to a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), including step S2:

[0576] Step S2: In response to the second request, the third device sends target device information within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0577] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0578] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0579] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0580] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0581] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0582] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0583] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0584] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0585] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0586] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0587] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0588] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0589] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0590] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0591] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0592] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0593] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0594] Optionally, the target device information is obtained by the first device sending a second request to the third device.

[0595] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0596] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0597] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0598] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0599] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0600] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0601] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0602] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0603] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0604] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0605] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0606] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0607] Optionally, the first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information.

[0608] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0609] Optionally, the third device information is obtained by the first device sending a first request to the fourth device.

[0610] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0611] Optionally, the first request is triggered by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0612] Optionally, the first request is sent by the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0613] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0614] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0615] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0616] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0617] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0618] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0619] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0620] Optionally, the first information is obtained by the first device sending a third request to the second device.

[0621] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0622] Optionally, the third request is sent from the first device to the second device based on the target device information.

[0623] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0624] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0625] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0626] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0627] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0628] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device stops acquiring the target device's first content.

[0629] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0630] Optionally, the first content is collected by the target device through sensing operations.

[0631] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0632] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0633] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0634] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0635] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0636] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information, including the following steps:

[0637] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0638] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0639] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[0640] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0641] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0642] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[0643] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[0644] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[0645] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[0646] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[0647] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[0648] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[0649] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[0650] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[0651] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[0652] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[0653] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[0654] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[0655] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[0656] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[0657] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[0658] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[0659] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[0660] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[0661] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[0662] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0663] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0664] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[0665] Optionally, the fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information.

[0666] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[0667] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0668] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[0669] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[0670] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0671] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[0672] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0673] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0674] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[0675] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[0676] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[0677] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[0678] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the User Plane.

[0679] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the control plane.

[0680] Optionally, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[0681] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[0682] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[0683] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[0684] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[0685] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0686] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0687] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0688] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0689] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0690] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[0691] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[0692] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[0693] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[0694] In this embodiment, the third device responds to the second request by sending target device information within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information. Through the interaction between the first device and the third device, the first device can further determine the target device based on the target device information. This clarifies how to obtain the perception data of user equipment or access network equipment based on SENF to support intelligent perception that combines perception and intelligence.

[0695] Sixth Embodiment

[0696] Referring to Figure 10, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method of the sixth embodiment of this application, the processing method of this embodiment can be applied to a fourth device (such as a network storage device), including step S4:

[0697] Step S4: In response to the first request, the fourth device sends third device information serving the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0698] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0699] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0700] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0701] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0702] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0703] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0704] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0705] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0706] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0707] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0708] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0709] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0710] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0711] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0712] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0713] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0714] Optionally, the third device information is obtained by the first device sending a first request to the fourth device.

[0715] Optionally, the first request is triggered by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0716] Optionally, the first request is sent by the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0717] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0718] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0719] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0720] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0721] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0722] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0723] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0724] Optionally, the first information is obtained by the first device sending a third request to the second device.

[0725] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0726] Optionally, the third request is sent from the first device to the second device based on the target device information.

[0727] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0728] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0729] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0730] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0731] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0732] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0733] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0734] Optionally, the target device information is obtained by the first device sending a second request to the third device.

[0735] Optionally, the third device is determined by the first device based on the information of the third device.

[0736] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0737] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0738] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0739] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0740] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0741] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0742] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0743] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0744] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0745] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0746] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0747] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0748] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0749] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0750] Optionally, the first content is collected by the target device through sensing operations.

[0751] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0752] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0753] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0754] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0755] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0756] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information, including the following steps:

[0757] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0758] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0759] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[0760] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0761] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0762] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[0763] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[0764] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[0765] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[0766] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[0767] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[0768] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[0769] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[0770] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[0771] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[0772] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[0773] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[0774] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[0775] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[0776] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[0777] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[0778] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[0779] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[0780] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[0781] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[0782] Optionally, the target device collects the first content through a sensing operation in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0783] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0784] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0785] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[0786] Optionally, the fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information.

[0787] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[0788] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0789] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[0790] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[0791] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0792] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[0793] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0794] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0795] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[0796] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[0797] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[0798] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[0799] Optionally, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[0800] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[0801] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[0802] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[0803] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[0804] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0805] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0806] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0807] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0808] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0809] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[0810] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[0811] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[0812] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[0813] In this embodiment, the fourth device responds to the first request and sends third device information for the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information. Through the interaction between the first device and the fourth device, the first device can further obtain target device information based on the third device information. This clarifies how to obtain the perception data of user equipment or access network equipment based on SENF to support intelligent perception that combines perception and intelligence.

[0814] Seventh Embodiment

[0815] Referring to Figure 11, which is a flowchart illustrating the processing method of the seventh embodiment of this application, the processing method of this embodiment can be applied to a target device (such as a terminal device), and includes step S3:

[0816] Step S3: The target device sends the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

[0817] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0818] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0819] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0820] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0821] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0822] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0823] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0824] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0825] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0826] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0827] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0828] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0829] Optionally, the target device collects the first content through a sensing operation in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0830] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[0831] Optionally, the fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information.

[0832] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[0833] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[0834] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0835] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0836] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0837] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[0838] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[0839] Optionally, the first information is obtained by the first device sending a third request to the second device.

[0840] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0841] Optionally, the third request is sent from the first device to the second device based on the target device information.

[0842] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0843] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0844] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0845] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0846] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0847] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0848] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0849] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0850] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[0851] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[0852] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[0853] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[0854] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[0855] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[0856] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[0857] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[0858] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[0859] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[0860] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[0861] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[0862] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[0863] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0864] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0865] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0866] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[0867] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[0868] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[0869] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[0870] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[0871] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[0872] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[0873] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[0874] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0875] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[0876] Optionally, the target device information is obtained by the first device sending a second request to the third device.

[0877] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0878] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0879] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0880] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0881] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0882] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0883] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0884] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0885] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0886] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0887] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0888] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0889] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0890] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0891] Optionally, the first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information.

[0892] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0893] Optionally, the third device information is obtained by the first device sending a first request to the fourth device.

[0894] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0895] Optionally, the first request is triggered by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0896] Optionally, the first request is sent by the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0897] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0898] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0899] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0900] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0901] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0902] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0903] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0904] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the User Plane.

[0905] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the control plane.

[0906] Optionally, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[0907] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[0908] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[0909] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[0910] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[0911] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[0912] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0913] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[0914] The target device is not located within the target area.

[0915] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0916] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[0917] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[0918] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[0919] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[0920] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0921] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[0922] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0923] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[0924] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[0925] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[0926] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[0927] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[0928] Through the technical solution of this embodiment, the target device sends the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information. Through the interaction between the first device and the target device, it is clear how to obtain the perception data of the user equipment or access network device based on SENF, so as to support the realization of intelligent perception that combines perception and intelligence.

[0929] Eighth embodiment

[0930] Referring to Figure 12, which is a schematic diagram of the interaction flow between the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, and the target device according to the eighth embodiment of the processing method, the eighth embodiment of this application proposes a processing method including steps S0 to S4:

[0931] Step S0: The first device acquires the first content of at least one target device based on the first information;

[0932] Step S1: The second device sends first information, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information;

[0933] Step S2: In response to the second request, the third device sends target device information within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information;

[0934] Step S3: The target device sends the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information;

[0935] Step S4: In response to the first request, the fourth device sends third device information serving the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[0936] Optionally, the first device includes sensing function devices and / or network data analysis devices, such as SENF network elements.

[0937] Optionally, the second device is a unified data management device, such as a UDM network element.

[0938] Optionally, the third device is an access and mobility management device, such as an AMF network element.

[0939] Optionally, the fourth device is a network storage device, such as an NRF network element.

[0940] Optionally, the target equipment includes terminal equipment, SRU and / or access network equipment.

[0941] Optionally, the access network equipment includes RAN and / or NG-RAN.

[0942] Optionally, the first information includes the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0943] Optionally, the first content includes sensing operation-related data of the terminal device and / or access network device.

[0944] Optionally, the first content is used for model training and / or model performance monitoring or surveillance.

[0945] Optionally, the sensing operation-related data includes at least one of sensing measurement data, data quality indicators, and sensing support data.

[0946] Optionally, the data quality metric is a quality assessment value for the perceived measurement data, such as accuracy and / or confidence.

[0947] Optionally, the model includes AI models and / or ML models.

[0948] Optionally, the first device performs AI perception based on an AI model.

[0949] Optionally, the first device performs ML perception based on an ML model.

[0950] Optionally, the first device calculates the perceived measurement data based on the model to obtain perceived estimation information.

[0951] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capability information of the target devices.

[0952] Optionally, the third device information is AMF-related information within the target area.

[0953] Optionally, the target area includes at least one region of interest.

[0954] Optionally, the first device triggers the first request based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request.

[0955] Optionally, the first device sends a first request to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism and / or a data request to obtain information about the third device.

[0956] Optionally, the first device may send a first request to the fourth device by calling the Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request service to obtain information about the third device.

[0957] Optionally, the first request includes a request based on an internal trigger of the first device for requesting sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0958] Optionally, the data request is a request from a sixth device (such as an NWDAF network element) in the communication network, used to request sensing operation-related data from the first device.

[0959] Optionally, the fourth device receives the first request sent by the first device, and based on the first request, discovers a third device serving the target device within the target area, determines or generates third device information, and then sends the third device information to the first device.

[0960] Optionally, the fourth device sends a response message corresponding to the first request to the first device, such as Nnrf_NFDiscovery_Request Response.

[0961] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the first request includes information about the third device.

[0962] Optionally, the first device receives information about the third device sent by the fourth device.

[0963] Optionally, the first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information.

[0964] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device to obtain target device information within the target area.

[0965] Optionally, the first device sends a second request to the third device by calling the Namf_EventExposure_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to target device information within the target area.

[0966] Optionally, the second request may include at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and the additional request indication.

[0967] Optionally, the event request target can be any target device, the event ID is used to indicate whether the target device is in or outside the target area, and the additional request indication is an indication to request the target device's sensing capabilities.

[0968] Optionally, the third device receives a second request sent by the first device to determine or generate target device information within the target area based on the second request, and then sends the target device information to the first device.

[0969] Optionally, the third device searches for target devices within the target area based on the second request, in order to identify or generate target device information within the target area.

[0970] Optionally, if the target device information changes, the third device sends an update notification of the target device information to the first device.

[0971] Optionally, the third device may send an update notification of the target device information to the first device by invoking the Namf_EventExposure_Notify service.

[0972] Optionally, the third device sends a response message corresponding to the second request to the first device, such as a Namf_EventExposure_Subscriber Response.

[0973] Optionally, the response message corresponding to the second request includes target device information.

[0974] Optionally, if the second request includes an additional request indication, the target device information includes the target device's sensing capability information.

[0975] Optionally, the target device's perception capability information includes the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0976] Optionally, the first device receives target device information sent by the third device.

[0977] Optionally, if the first device does not receive the perception capability information of the target device, the first device requests the target device to query the target device's perception capability and / or the target device's user plane perception capability.

[0978] Optionally, the first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information to obtain the first information.

[0979] Optionally, the target device list is a SUPI list and / or an access network device (e.g., base station) ID list.

[0980] Optionally, the third request may include at least one SUPI and / or base station ID.

[0981] Optionally, the first device identifies at least one target device based on the target device information in order to request the second device to obtain the perception authorization information of the target device.

[0982] Optionally, the first device may send a third request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service in order to request the first information from the second device.

[0983] Optionally, for any target device (such as a UE) in the target device list, the first device requests the perception authorization information of the target device from the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Get service.

[0984] Optionally, the second device receives a third request sent by the first device to determine or generate first information based on the third request, and then sends the first information to the first device.

[0985] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the first information to obtain the first content of the target device.

[0986] Optionally, the first content is collected by the target device through sensing operations.

[0987] Optionally, if the target device's perception authorization information indicates consent, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device, so that the third device can configure the target device and enable the target device to perform perception operations.

[0988] Optionally, the target device collects the first content through a sensing operation in order to send the first content to the first device.

[0989] Optionally, if the target device's perceived authorization information indicates disagreement with authorization, the first device will not initiate the target device's first content collection procedure and will not send a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[0990] Optionally, step S0 includes steps S01 to S04:

[0991] Step S01: Determine the authorized target device based on the first information;

[0992] Step S02: Determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[0993] Step S03: Send the target device's status notification to the third device;

[0994] Step S04: Receive the first content sent by the target device.

[0995] Optionally, the target device sends a sensing signal to the sensing target to receive the reflected and / or diffracted signals of the sensing signal to achieve the sensing operation.

[0996] Optionally, the sensing methods can be categorized based on how the target device performs sensing operations.

[0997] Optionally, the sensing methods include base station self-transmission and self-reception, base station A transmitting and base station B receiving, base station transmitting and terminal receiving, terminal transmitting and base station receiving, terminal self-transmission and self-reception, and terminal A transmitting and terminal B receiving.

[0998] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the User Plane.

[0999] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the control plane.

[1000] Optionally, based on the 5G communication network architecture that separates the user plane and the control plane, the first content can be collected by the target device, or it can be obtained by other network elements in the communication network (such as AMF and UPF). For example, the UE's location information can be collected through AMF.

[1001] Optionally, the user plane is responsible for the transmission and forwarding of user data, implementing the routing and / or forwarding of data traffic.

[1002] Optionally, the first content is obtained based on the user plane through UPF and / or DN network elements.

[1003] Optionally, the control plane is responsible for the management and control of the communication network, implementing at least one of user access control, session management, mobility management, and security control.

[1004] Optionally, the first content is acquired based on the control plane through at least one of the AMF, SMF, PCF, and AUSF network elements.

[1005] This embodiment's technical solution involves a first device acquiring first content from at least one target device based on first information; a second device sending first information to enable the first device to acquire the first content from at least one target device; a third device responding to a second request sending target device information within a target area to enable the first device to acquire the first content from at least one target device; the target device sending first content to enable the first device to acquire the first content from the first information; and a fourth device responding to a first request sending third device information serving the target device within a target area to enable the first device to acquire the first content from at least one target device. Through the interaction between the first, second, and third devices, the first device (e.g., a sensing function device) acquires the first content from at least one target device based on the first information, clarifying how to acquire sensing data from user equipment or access network devices based on SENF to support intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence.

[1006] Ninth Embodiment

[1007] Based on the above embodiments of this application, and referring to FIG13, FIG13 is a schematic diagram of the interaction flow between the first device, the second device, the third device and the target device of the processing method according to the ninth embodiment. The ninth embodiment of this application further discloses the processing method in the foregoing embodiments.

[1008] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1009] Optionally, the notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device.

[1010] Optionally, the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device is SRU information available in the SENF network element.

[1011] Optionally, the first device may send a subscription request to the second device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Subscribe service operation to subscribe to the target device's notification of changes in perception authorization information.

[1012] Optionally, the second device receives the subscription request sent by the first device and returns a subscription response message to the first device to indicate the subscription status to the first device based on the subscription response message.

[1013] Optionally, if the first device successfully subscribes to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information from the second device, the second device sends the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information to the first device.

[1014] Optionally, the second device may send a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device by calling the Nudm_SDM_Notification service.

[1015] Optionally, the first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information, so as to determine at least one target device from the authorized target devices, and then obtain the first content of the target device.

[1016] Optionally, the first device may determine at least one target device from among the authorized target devices based on the target device's sensing capability information and / or second information.

[1017] Optionally, the first device updates the authorized target devices according to the change notification of the target device's perception authorization information, and then determines at least one target device from the updated authorized target devices.

[1018] Optionally, the first device performs the following processing based on at least one of the sensing reference unit information associated with the first device, operator policy, target device sensing capability, and target device user plane sensing capability:

[1019] At least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; or at least one target device is determined from the updated authorized target devices.

[1020] Optionally, the first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device so that the third device can configure the target device.

[1021] Optionally, the status notification of the target device is obtained by the first device from the second device.

[1022] Optionally, the third device receives status notifications from the target device to configure the target device.

[1023] Optionally, the third device configures the target device, including the third device configuring the access network device; and / or, the third device configures the terminal device through the access network device.

[1024] Optionally, the third device configures the access network device to enable the access network device to perform sensing operations.

[1025] Optionally, the third device sends configuration parameters to the access network device.

[1026] Optionally, the configuration parameters include the configuration parameters of the terminal device.

[1027] Optionally, the access network device configures the terminal device based on configuration parameters to enable the terminal device to perform sensing operations.

[1028] Optionally, if it is determined that the first content is obtained through at least one target device, the first device may initiate the first content collection program of at least one target device in parallel, so that the third device may execute the configuration processing of at least one target device in parallel.

[1029] Optionally, if the target device is successfully configured, the target device collects first content through sensing operations in order to send the first content to the first device.

[1030] Optionally, the first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[1031] Optionally, the first device sends a fourth request to the target device to request the first content.

[1032] Optionally, the fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information.

[1033] Optionally, the target device receives a fourth request sent by the first device to collect first content through a sensing operation based on the fourth request.

[1034] Optionally, the target device may reject the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1035] Optionally, if the first content is collected by a terminal device (such as a UE), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the terminal device through sensing operations.

[1036] Optionally, when the first content is collected by an access network device (such as NG-RAN), the first content includes at least sensing measurement data. Optionally, the sensing measurement data is collected by the access network device through sensing operations. The first content may also include sensing support data. Optionally, the sensing support data is requested by the first device from the terminal device.

[1037] Optionally, the target device may be an associated SRU of the first device. If it is necessary to use the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU of the first device to train the model, the first device needs to collect the perception operation-related data of the associated SRU set of the first device.

[1038] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device), so that the fourth device can discover the target device (such as the SRU in the associated SRU set of the first device) within the target area based on the fifth request, determine or generate target device information, and then send the target device information to the first device.

[1039] Optionally, the target device information includes a list of SUPIs corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[1040] Optionally, the first device sends a fifth request to the fourth device based on the SUPI of at least one associated SRU of the first device, in order to discover other associated SRUs of the first device in the target area, thereby determining the associated SRU set of the first device and determining or generating a SUPI list corresponding to the associated SRU set of the first device.

[1041] Optionally, the first device determines at least one target device based on the target device information, sends a sixth request to the target device, and then obtains the first content through the target device.

[1042] Optionally, the sixth request is used to request the target device to collect the first content.

[1043] Optionally, the first device sends a sixth request to the target device (such as the associated SRU of the first device) by calling the Nsenf_Sensing_MeasurementData service operation, so that the target device collects the first content based on the sixth request.

[1044] Optionally, the associated SRU of the first device collects the first content through a sensing operation based on the sixth request, and then sends the first content to the access network device so that the first device can obtain the first content collected by the associated SRU of the first device from the access network device.

[1045] Optionally, in response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[1046] Optionally, satisfying the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1047] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1048] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1049] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked based on the change notification of the perception authorization information of the target device.

[1050] Optionally, the first device confirms whether the target device is located within the target area based on the updated target device information notification.

[1051] Optionally, if the target device's sensing authorization is revoked, the target device stops sensing operations and stops sending the first content to the first device.

[1052] Optionally, the first device sends a seventh request to the target device to request the target device to stop sending the first content.

[1053] Optionally, the first device may send an unsubscribe request to the second device by invoking the Nudm_SDM_Unsubscribe service operation, so that the second device may stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information based on the unsubscribe request.

[1054] This embodiment's technical solution specifically involves a first device determining an authorized target device based on first information. The first device subscribes to a second device for change notifications regarding the acquisition of sensing authorization information, thereby determining at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information. The first device sends a status notification of the target device to a third device, enabling the third device to configure the target device, and ultimately allowing the first device to acquire the first content of the target device. Through the interaction between the first device, the second device, the third device, and the target device, the method for acquiring sensing data from user equipment or access network devices based on first information is clarified, supporting intelligent sensing that combines sensing and intelligence.

[1055] Tenth Embodiment

[1056] Please refer to Figure 14, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the processing device provided in the embodiment of this application. This device can be mounted on or is the first device (such as a sensing device) in the above method embodiment. The processing device shown in Figure 14 can be used to perform some or all of the functions in the method embodiment described in the above embodiment. As shown in Figure 14, the processing device 160 includes:

[1057] Processing module 1601 is used to obtain first content of at least one target device based on first information.

[1058] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1059] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[1060] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[1061] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[1062] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[1063] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[1064] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[1065] Optionally, obtaining the first content of at least one target device based on the first information includes:

[1066] The authorized target device is determined based on the first information;

[1067] Based on the second information, at least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices;

[1068] Send the target device's status notification to the third device;

[1069] Receive the first content sent by the target device.

[1070] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1071] Send a second request to the third device;

[1072] A third request is sent to the second device based on the target device information;

[1073] Send a fourth request to the target device.

[1074] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1075] Send the first request to the fourth device;

[1076] Identify at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information;

[1077] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1078] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[1079] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[1080] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[1081] The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

[1082] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1083] The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a configuration-triggered mechanism;

[1084] The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a data request;

[1085] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[1086] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by sending a subscription request to the second device;

[1087] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[1088] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[1089] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[1090] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1091] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, stop obtaining the first content of the target device, and / or send an unsubscribe request to the second device;

[1092] Based on the target device's SUPI, send a fifth request to the fourth device;

[1093] Send a sixth request to the target device.

[1094] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1095] The notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is used to confirm whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked.

[1096] The target device information update notification is used to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[1097] The update notification for the target device information is sent by a third-party device;

[1098] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1099] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1100] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1101] The processing device provided in this application embodiment is similar in implementation principle and beneficial effect to the technical solution shown in the corresponding method embodiment above, and will not be described again here.

[1102] Eleventh Embodiment

[1103] Please refer to Figure 15, which is a second structural schematic diagram of the processing device provided in the embodiments of this application. This device can be mounted on or is the second device (such as a unified data management device) in the above method embodiments. The processing device shown in Figure 15 can be used to perform some or all of the functions in the method embodiments described above. As shown in Figure 15, the device 170 includes:

[1104] The first sending module 1701 is used to send first information so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1105] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1106] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[1107] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[1108] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[1109] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[1110] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[1111] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[1112] Optionally, the first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including:

[1113] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[1114] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[1115] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[1116] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[1117] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1118] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[1119] In response to the third request, the first information is sent to the first device;

[1120] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[1121] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1122] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[1123] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[1124] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1125] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[1126] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[1127] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[1128] The third request is sent by the first device based on the target device information;

[1129] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[1130] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[1131] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1132] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[1133] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[1134] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[1135] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[1136] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[1137] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[1138] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1139] Based on the subscription request, a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is sent to the first device;

[1140] Based on the unsubscription request, stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device;

[1141] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[1142] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[1143] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[1144] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1145] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1146] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1147] The processing device provided in this application embodiment is similar in implementation principle and beneficial effect to the technical solution shown in the corresponding method embodiment above, and will not be described again here.

[1148] Twelfth Embodiment

[1149] Please refer to Figure 16, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the processing device provided in the embodiment of this application. This device can be mounted on or is the third device (such as an access and mobility management device) in the above method embodiments. The processing device shown in Figure 16 can be used to perform some or all of the functions in the method embodiments described above. As shown in Figure 16, the device 180 includes:

[1150] The second sending module 1801 is used to send target device information within the target area in response to the second request, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1151] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1152] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[1153] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[1154] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[1155] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[1156] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[1157] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[1158] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1159] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[1160] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[1161] Receive the status notification of the target device sent by the first device;

[1162] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[1163] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1164] Based on the second request, send target device information within the target area to the first device;

[1165] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information;

[1166] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[1167] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1168] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[1169] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[1170] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1171] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[1172] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[1173] Configure the access network equipment;

[1174] Configure the terminal device through the access network equipment.

[1175] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1176] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[1177] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[1178] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[1179] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[1180] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[1181] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[1182] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[1183] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1184] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[1185] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1186] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[1187] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[1188] Send an update notification of the target device information to the first device;

[1189] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1190] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1191] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1192] The processing device provided in this application embodiment is similar in implementation principle and beneficial effect to the technical solution shown in the corresponding method embodiment above, and will not be described again here.

[1193] Thirteenth Embodiment

[1194] Please refer to Figure 17, which is a schematic diagram of the fourth structure of the processing device provided in the embodiment of this application. This device can be mounted on or is the fourth device (such as a network storage device) in the above method embodiments. The processing device shown in Figure 17 can be used to perform some or all of the functions in the method embodiments described above. As shown in Figure 17, the device 190 includes:

[1195] The third sending module 1901 is used to send third device information of the target device within the target area in response to the first request, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1196] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1197] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[1198] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[1199] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[1200] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[1201] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[1202] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices;

[1203] The first request is sent by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[1204] The first request is sent by the first device based on a data request.

[1205] Optionally, the first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including:

[1206] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[1207] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[1208] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device;

[1209] The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

[1210] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1211] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[1212] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information;

[1213] The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

[1214] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1215] Based on the first request, send information about a third device serving the target device within the target area to the first device;

[1216] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[1217] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[1218] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1219] The third device configures the access network equipment;

[1220] The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device;

[1221] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[1222] The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

[1223] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1224] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[1225] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[1226] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[1227] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[1228] The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1229] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device;

[1230] In response to the fifth request, at least one target device within the target area is identified;

[1231] The first device sends a sixth request to the target device;

[1232] The fifth request is sent by the first device based on the target device's SUPI.

[1233] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1234] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[1235] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[1236] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[1237] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1238] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1239] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1240] The processing device provided in this application embodiment is similar in implementation principle and beneficial effect to the technical solution shown in the corresponding method embodiment above, and will not be described again here.

[1241] Fourteenth Embodiment

[1242] Please refer to Figure 18, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the processing device provided in the embodiment of this application. This device can be mounted on or is the target device (such as a terminal device) in the above method embodiments. The processing device shown in Figure 18 can be used to perform some or all of the functions in the method embodiments described above. As shown in Figure 18, the device 200 includes:

[1243] The fourth sending module 2001 is used to send the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

[1244] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1245] The first content is sent to the first device based on the fourth request;

[1246] The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information;

[1247] The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices;

[1248] The first content is obtained based on the user interface.

[1249] The first content is obtained based on the control plane;

[1250] Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment;

[1251] The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

[1252] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1253] The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information;

[1254] The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information;

[1255] The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device.

[1256] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1257] The first device sends a second request to the third device;

[1258] The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information.

[1259] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1260] The fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information;

[1261] The first device sends a first request to the fourth device;

[1262] The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device;

[1263] The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies.

[1264] The target region includes at least one region of interest;

[1265] Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices;

[1266] Access network devices receive configuration parameters sent by third-party devices.

[1267] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1268] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism;

[1269] The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request;

[1270] The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions;

[1271] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device;

[1272] Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information;

[1273] The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list;

[1274] The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities;

[1275] The fourth request was rejected based on the target device status and / or user input.

[1276] In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

[1277] Optionally, the processing apparatus further includes at least one of the following:

[1278] The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked.

[1279] The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area;

[1280] The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device;

[1281] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1282] The target device's perception authorization was revoked;

[1283] The target device is not located within the target area.

[1284] The processing device provided in this application embodiment is similar in implementation principle and beneficial effect to the technical solution shown in the corresponding method embodiment above, and will not be described again here.

[1285] Referring to Figure 19, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application, the communication device 210 described in this embodiment may be a first device (or a component that can be used in the first device), a second device (or a component that can be used in the second device), a third device (or a component that can be used in the third device), a fourth device (or a component that can be used in the fourth device), or a target device (or a component that can be used in the target device) mentioned in the foregoing method embodiments. The communication device 210 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments corresponding to the first device, second device, third device, fourth device, or target device, as detailed in the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[1286] The communication device 210 may include one or more processors 2101, which may also be referred to as processing units, and can perform certain control or processing functions. The processor 2101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device, execute software programs, and process data from the software programs.

[1287] Optionally, the processor 2101 may also store instructions 2103 or data (e.g., intermediate data). Optionally, the instructions 2103 may be executed by the processor 2101 to cause the communication device 210 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments corresponding to the first device, second device, third device, fourth device, or target device.

[1288] Optionally, the communication device 210 may include a circuit that can perform the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments.

[1289] Optionally, the communication device 210 may include one or more memories 2102, which may store instructions 2104 that can be executed on the processor 2101 to cause the communication device 210 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[1290] Optionally, the memory 2102 may also store data. The processor 2101 and the memory 2102 may be configured separately or integrated together.

[1291] Optionally, the communication device 210 may further include a transceiver 2105 and / or an antenna 2106. The processor 2101, which may be referred to as a processing unit, controls the communication device 210 (terminal device, core network device, or wireless access network device). The transceiver 2105, which may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, or transceiver, is used to implement the transceiver functions of the communication device 210.

[1292] Optionally, if the communication device 210 is used to implement the operation corresponding to the first device in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 2105 may receive the first information; and / or the processor 2101 may obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1293] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[1294] Optionally, if the communication device 210 is used to implement the operation corresponding to the second device in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 2105 can send first information so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1295] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[1296] Optionally, if the communication device 210 is used to implement the operation corresponding to the third device in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 2105 may respond to the second request and send target device information within the target area so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1297] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[1298] Optionally, if the communication device 210 is used to implement the operation corresponding to the fourth device in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 2105 may respond to the first request by sending third device information of the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

[1299] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[1300] Optionally, if the communication device 210 is used to implement the operation corresponding to the target device in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 2105 can send the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

[1301] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[1302] The processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 described in this application can be implemented on ICs (Integrated Circuits), analog integrated circuits, RFICs (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits), mixed-signal integrated circuits, ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards), electronic devices, etc. The processor 2101 and transceiver 2105 can also be manufactured using various integrated circuit process technologies, such as CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), NMOS (N-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), PMOS (Positive channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor), BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor), Bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[1303] In this application, the communication device can be a first device (such as a sensing function device), a second device (such as a unified data management device), a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), a fourth device (such as a network storage device), or a target device (such as a terminal device), depending on the context. Furthermore, the terminal device can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal devices described in this application can include mobile terminals such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, wearable devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, etc., as well as fixed terminal devices such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

[1304] Although the communication device is described above as a first device, a second device, a third device, a fourth device, or a target device, the scope of the communication device described in this application is not limited to the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, or the target device, and the structure of the communication device is not limited to FIG19. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device.

[1305] This application also provides a communication system, including: a first device as described in any of the above embodiments; and / or, a second device as described in any of the above embodiments; and / or, a third device as described in any of the above embodiments; and / or, a fourth device as described in any of the above embodiments; and / or, a target device as described in any of the above embodiments.

[1306] This application also provides a communication device, including a memory and a processor. The memory stores a processing program, and when the processing program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the processing method in any of the above embodiments.

[1307] The communication device in this application may be a first device (such as a sensing function device), a second device (such as a unified data management device), a third device (such as an access and mobility management device), a fourth device (such as a network storage device), a target device (such as a terminal device), or a chip (such as a SOC or a baseband chip with communication functions). The specific meaning needs to be clarified according to the context.

[1308] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a processing program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the processing method in any of the above embodiments.

[1309] In the embodiments of the communication device and storage medium provided in this application, all the technical features of any of the above-described processing method embodiments may be included. The extended and explained contents of the specification are basically the same as the embodiments of the above methods, and will not be repeated here.

[1310] This application also provides a computer program product, which includes computer program code. When the computer program code is run on a computer, it causes the computer to perform the methods described in the various possible implementations above.

[1311] This application also provides a chip, including a memory and a processor. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that a device with the chip installed performs the methods described in the various possible implementations above.

[1312] It is understood that the above scenarios are merely examples and do not constitute a limitation on the application scenarios of the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. The technical solutions of this application can also be applied to other scenarios. For example, as those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[1313] The sequence numbers of the embodiments in this application are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[1314] The steps in the method of this application embodiment can be adjusted, combined, or deleted according to actual needs.

[1315] The units in the device of this application embodiment can be merged, divided, and deleted according to actual needs.

[1316] In this application, the same or similar terms, concepts, technical solutions and / or application scenario descriptions are generally described in detail only when they appear for the first time. When they appear again, they are generally not repeated for the sake of brevity. When understanding the technical solutions and other contents of this application, the same or similar terms, concepts, technical solutions and / or application scenario descriptions that are not described in detail later can be referred to their previous relevant detailed descriptions.

[1317] In this application, the descriptions of the various embodiments have different focuses. For parts that are not described in detail or recorded in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[1318] The technical features of the present application can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of the present application.

[1319] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above, and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, controlled terminal device, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of each embodiment of this application.

[1320] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. A computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the flow or function according to the embodiments of this application is generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a storage medium or transmitted from one storage medium to another. For example, computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, storage disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state disk (SSD)).

[1321] The above are merely preferred embodiments of this application and do not limit the patent scope of this application. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made using the content of this application's specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A processing method, wherein, Applied to the first device, including the following steps: S0: Obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information; The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices; The first content is obtained based on the user interface. The first content is obtained based on the control plane; Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment; The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, Step S0 includes: The authorized target device is determined based on the first information; Based on the second information, at least one target device is determined from the authorized target devices; Send the target device's status notification to the third device; Receive the first content sent by the target device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: Send a second request to the third device; A third request is sent to the second device based on the target device information; Send a fourth request to the target device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: Send the first request to the fourth device; Identify at least one third device within the target area based on the third device information; The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies. The third device configures the access network equipment; The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device; The target region includes at least one region of interest; The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, Includes at least one of the following: The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a configuration-triggered mechanism; The first request is sent to the fourth device based on a data request; The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions; The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by sending a subscription request to the second device; Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information; The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list; The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities; The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input. In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, stop obtaining the first content of the target device, and / or send an unsubscribe request to the second device; Based on the target device's SUPI, send a fifth request to the fourth device; Send a sixth request to the target device.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device is used to confirm whether the perception authorization of the target device has been revoked. The target device information update notification is used to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area; The update notification for the target device information is sent by a third-party device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The target device's perception authorization was revoked; The target device is not located within the target area.

8. A processing method, wherein, Applied to a second device, including the following steps: S1: Send first information to enable the first device to obtain first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information; The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices; The first content is obtained based on the user interface. The first content is obtained based on the control plane; Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment; The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including: The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information; The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information; The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device; The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device sends a second request to the third device; In response to the third request, the first information is sent to the first device; The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device sends a first request to the fourth device; The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device; The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies. The third device configures the access network equipment; The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device; The target region includes at least one region of interest; The third request is sent by the first device based on the target device information; Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices; In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism; The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request; The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions; Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information; The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list; The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities; The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input. Based on the subscription request, a notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is sent to the first device; Based on the unsubscription request, stop sending notifications of changes to the target device's perception authorization information to the first device; The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked. The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area; The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The target device's perception authorization was revoked; The target device is not located within the target area.

14. A processing method, wherein, Applied to a third device, including the following steps: S2: In response to the second request, send target device information within the target area so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information; The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices; The first content is obtained based on the user interface. The first content is obtained based on the control plane; Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment; The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information; The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information; Receive the status notification of the target device sent by the first device; The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: Based on the second request, send target device information within the target area to the first device; The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information; The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device sends a first request to the fourth device; The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device; The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies. The target region includes at least one region of interest; Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices; Configure the access network equipment; Configure the terminal device through the access network equipment.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism; The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request; The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions; The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device; Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information; The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list; The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities; The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input. In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked. The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area; Send an update notification of the target device information to the first device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The target device's perception authorization was revoked; The target device is not located within the target area.

21. A processing method, wherein, Applied to a fourth device, including the following steps: S4: In response to the first request, send third device information for the target device within the target area, so that the first device can obtain the first content of at least one target device based on the first information.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information; The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices; The first content is obtained based on the user interface. The first content is obtained based on the control plane; Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment; The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices; The first request is sent by the first device based on a configuration triggering mechanism; The first request is sent by the first device based on a data request.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein, The first device obtains first content from at least one target device based on first information, including: The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information; The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information; The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device; The first device receives the first content sent by the target device.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device sends a second request to the third device; The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information; The first device sends a fourth request to the target device.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: Based on the first request, send information about a third device serving the target device within the target area to the first device; The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions; The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device; The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies. The third device configures the access network equipment; The third device configures the terminal device through the access network device; The target region includes at least one region of interest; The target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device; Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information; The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list; The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities; The target device rejects the fourth request based on the target device status and / or user input. In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device; In response to the fifth request, at least one target device within the target area is identified; The first device sends a sixth request to the target device; The fifth request is sent by the first device based on the target device's SUPI.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked. The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area; The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The target device's perception authorization was revoked; The target device is not located within the target area.

28. A processing method, wherein, Applied to the target device, including the following steps: S3: Send the first content so that the first device can obtain the first content based on the first information.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first content is sent to the first device based on the fourth request; The first information includes the target device's sensing authorization information; The first content includes data related to the sensing operations of terminal devices and / or access network devices; The first content is obtained based on the user interface. The first content is obtained based on the control plane; Target equipment includes terminal equipment and / or access network equipment; The first device includes sensing devices and / or network data analysis devices.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device determines the authorized target device based on the first information; The first device determines at least one target device from the authorized target devices based on the second information; The first device sends a status notification of the target device to the third device.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first device sends a second request to the third device; The first device sends a third request to the second device based on the target device information.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The fourth request is sent by the first device based on the first information; The first device sends a first request to the fourth device; The first device determines at least one third device within the target area based on the information from the third device; The second information includes at least one of the following: a notification of changes to the perception authorization information of the target device, perception reference unit information associated with the first device, and operator policies. The target region includes at least one region of interest; Target device information includes a list of target devices and / or the sensing capabilities of the target devices; Access network devices receive configuration parameters sent by third-party devices.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a configuration triggering mechanism; The first request is sent from the first device to the fourth device based on a data request; The second request includes at least one of the following: the event request target, the event ID, and additional request instructions; The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is obtained by the first device sending a subscription request to the second device; Authorized target devices are updated based on notifications of changes to the target device's perceived authorization information; The target device list is a SUPI list and / or a base station ID list; The target device's sensing capability information includes the target device's sensing capabilities and / or the target device's user plane sensing capabilities; The fourth request was rejected based on the target device status and / or user input. In response to the fulfillment of the first condition, the first device stops acquiring the first content of the target device, and / or the first device sends an unsubscribe request to the second device.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein, It also includes at least one of the following: The notification of changes to the target device's perception authorization information is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device's perception authorization has been revoked. The target device information update notification is used by the first device to confirm whether the target device is located within the target area; The update notification of the target device information is sent from the third device to the first device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The target device's perception authorization was revoked; The target device is not located within the target area.

35. A communication device, wherein, include: A memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a processing program, and the processing program, when executed by the processor, implements the processing method as described in claim 1, 8, 14, 21 or 28.

36. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores a processing program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the processing method as described in claim 1, 8, 14, 21, or 28.

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