Sensing methods and devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026101203-A1
Application number	US-202519414762-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 10, 2025
Priority date	Feb 27, 2023
Publication date	Apr 9, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A sensing methods and a device are provided. A first device sends target scheduling information to a second device, the target scheduling information being used for determining a participation state of the second device in directional multi-gigabit (DMG) sensing measurement, the first device being a sensing initiation device or a sensing proxy device, and the second device being a sensing response device.

First claim

1 . A sensing method, comprising:
transmitting, by a first device, target scheduling information to a second device, wherein the first device is a sensing device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the second device in a directional multi-gigabit (DMG) sensing measurement, the first device is a sensing initiating device or a sensing by proxy (SBP) device, and the second device is a sensing response device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the second device in a DMG sensing instance or a presence state of the second device in a DMG sensing burst, wherein the target scheduling information comprises a fifth number field, and the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive absence of the second device.

2 . A sensing device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the sensing device is a first device, the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:
transmitting target scheduling information to a second device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the second device in a directional multi-gigabit (DMG) sensing measurement, the sensing device is a sensing initiating device or a sensing by proxy (SBP) device, and the second device is a sensing response device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the second device in a DMG sensing instance or a presence state of the second device in a DMG sensing burst, wherein the target scheduling information comprises a fifth number field, and the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive absence of the second device.

3 . The sensing device of claim 2 , wherein the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive absence starting from a next DMG sensing instance.

4 . The sensing device of claim 2 , wherein the fifth number field is sent during a DMG sensing measurement phase.

5 . The sensing device of claim 4 , wherein the fifth number field is carried in a DMG Sensing Request frame or a Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) frame.

6 . The sensing device of claim 5 , wherein the fifth number field is carried in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) Beamforming Information field in a second frame.

7 . The sensing device of claim 2 , wherein the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive presence of the second device.

8 . The sensing device of claim 7 , wherein the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive presence starting from a next DMG sensing instance.

9 . The sensing device of claim 3 , wherein presence of the second device in a current DMG sensing instance is default.

10 . The sensing device of claim 6 , wherein the fifth number field occupies bit B97 to bit B104 of the TDD Beamforming Information field.

11 . The sensing device of claim 6 , wherein the TDD Beamforming Information field comprises at least one of:
a DMG measurement setup identifier (ID) field, which occupies B0 bit to B7 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a measurement burst ID field, which occupies B8 bit to B15 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a sensing instance sequence number (SN) field, which occupies B16 bit to B23 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a sensing type field, which occupies B24 bit to B26 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a station (STA) ID field, which occupies B27 bit to B29 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a first beam index field, which occupies B30 bit to B37 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a number (Num) of STAs in instance field, which occupies B38 bit to B40 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a Num of physical protocol data units (PPDUs) in instance field, which occupies B41 bit to B42 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; an enhanced DMG (EDMG) training (TRN) length field, which occupies B43 bit to B50 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a RX TRN-Units per each TX TRN-Unit field, which occupies B51 bit to B58 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a EDMG TRNUnit P field, which occupies B59 bit to B60 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a EDMG TRNUnit M field, which occupies B61 bit to B64 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a EDMG TRNUnit N field, which occupies B65 bit to B66 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a TRN subfield sequence length field, which occupies B67 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a bandwidth (BW) field, which occupies B68 bit to B75 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a sense multiple Golays field, which ccupies B76 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a sense Golay index field, which occupies B77 bit to B79 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a monostatic sounding mode field, which occupies B80 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a Num of TX beams in instances field, which occupies B81 bit to B88 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a Num of repeat in instances field, which occupies B89 bit to B96 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; a fifth number field, which occupies B97 bit to B104 bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field; and an updated TX Beam list field, which ends at B(8×n−1) bit of the TDD Beamforming Information field.

12 . A sensing device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the sensing device is a second device, the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:
receiving target scheduling information sent by a first device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the sensing device in a directional multi-gigabit (DMG) sensing measurement, the first device is a sensing initiating device or a sensing by proxy (SBP) device, and the sensing device is a sensing response device, wherein the target scheduling information is used for determining a presence state of the sensing device in a DMG sensing instance or a presence state of the sensing device in a DMG sensing burst, wherein the target scheduling information comprises a fifth number field, and the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive absence of the sensing device.

13 . The sensing device of claim 12 , wherein the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive absence starting from a next DMG sensing instance.

14 . The sensing device of claim 12 , wherein the fifth number field is sent during a DMG sensing measurement phase.

15 . The sensing device of claim 14 , wherein the fifth number field is carried in a DMG Sensing Request frame or a Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) frame.

16 . The sensing device of claim 15 , wherein the fifth number field is carried in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) Beamforming Information field in a second frame.

17 . The sensing device of claim 12 , wherein the fifth number field is used for indicating a number of DMG sensing instances with consecutive presence of the sensing device.

18 . The sensing device of claim 17 , wherein the fifth number field is used fo

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• He Shiwen
• Gao Ning
• Huang Shiyue
• Cai Kangli
• Luo Chaoming

Classifications

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W52/0216

  using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame · CPC title

• H04W24/10 Primary

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

• H04W52/0209

  in terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W24/02 Primary

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title