Method for communication and device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025317841-A1
Application number	US-202519242924-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2025
Priority date	Jan 18, 2023
Publication date	Oct 9, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a method for communication. The method is performed by a first terminal device, and includes: receiving first information, wherein the first information includes related information of a target application function (AF), and the first information is used to trigger each of one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF to report data.

First claim

1 . A method for communication, performed by a first terminal device, the method comprising:
receiving first information, wherein the first information comprises related information of a target application function (AF), and the first information is used to trigger each of one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF to report data.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the first information comprises:
receiving the first information from an access network device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein subsequent to receiving the first information, the method further comprises:
reporting data to an access network device in a case where the first terminal device determines, based on the related information of the target AF, that the first terminal device is a terminal device associated with the target AF.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the related information of the target AF comprises one of: an identifier of a service provider to which the target AF belongs, or a portion of the identifier of the service provider to which the target AF belongs.

5 . An access network device, comprising:
a transceiver, a processor, and a memory; wherein the memory is configured to store at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, configures the access network device to:
transmit first information, wherein the first information comprises related information of a target application function (AF), and the first information is used to trigger each of one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF to report data.

6 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the related information of the target AF comprises one of: an identifier of a service provider to which the target AF belongs or a portion of the identifier of the service provider to which the target AF belongs.

7 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive third information from a first core network device prior to transmitting the first information, wherein the third information is used to determine identifier-related information of the target AF.

8 . The access network device according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive indication information from the first core network device, wherein the indication information comprises the third information, and the indication information is used to instruct the access network device to transmit the first information.

9 . The access network device according to claim 7 , wherein the third information comprises one of:
at least one of an identifier of the target AF or a portion of an identifier of the target AF; at least one of an identifier of a service provider to which the target AF belongs or a portion of an identifier of a service provider to which the target AF belongs; or indication information used to determine the identifier-related information of the target AF.

10 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive indication information from a first core network device prior to transmitting the first information, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the access network device to transmit the first information.

11 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive the data reported by the each of the one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF subsequent to transmitting the first information; and transmit the data reported by the each of the one or more terminal devices to the target AF.

12 . The access network device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
transmit to the target AF the data reported by the each of the one or more terminal devices via a first core network device.

13 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive fourth information, wherein the fourth information comprises related information of a device from which the target AF allows the access network device to acquire data, wherein the related information of the device from which the target AF allows the access network device to acquire data comprises at least one of: identifier-related information of the device from which the target AF allows the access network device to acquire data or a location of the device from which the target AF allows the access network device to acquire data.

14 . The access network device according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the access network device to:
receive the data reported by the each of the one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF; and transmit to the target AF data reported by each of the one or more terminal devices from which the target AF allows the access network device to acquire data.

15 . The access network device according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal device is a zero-power terminal.

16 . A first terminal device, comprising:
a transceiver, a processor, and a memory; wherein the memory is configured to store at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, configures the first terminal device to:
receive first information, wherein the first information comprises related information of a target application function (AF), and the first information is used to trigger each of one or more terminal devices associated with the target AF to report data.

17 . The first terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the first terminal device to:
receive the first information from an access network device.

18 . The first terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the first terminal device to:
report data to an access network device in a case where the first terminal device determines, based on the related information of the target AF, that the first terminal device is a terminal device associated with the target AF.

19 . The first terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein the related information of the target AF comprises one of: an identifier of a service provider to which the target AF belongs or a portion of the identifier of the service provider to which the target AF belongs.

20 . The first terminal device according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one computer program, which when executed by the processor, further configures the first terminal device to:
receive second information from an access network device prior to receiving the first information, wherein the second information is used to determine the identifier-related information of the target AF, and comprises one of: at least one of the identifier of the target AF or the portion o

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Fei
• Yang Haorui
• Guo Yali

Classifications

• H04W48/18 Primary

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W24/02

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title

• H04W48/08

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• H04W24/10 Primary

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04W60/04

  using triggered events · CPC title