CN-122003882-A - System and method for managing location history

CN122003882ACN 122003882 ACN122003882 ACN 122003882ACN-122003882-A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to 5G or 6G communication systems for supporting higher data transmission rates. The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for managing location history by a service providing entity. The method includes receiving a first request including configuration information for configuring a location history service for one or more target UEs associated with the service providing entity, enabling the location history service for the one or more target UEs based on the configuration information, receiving location information associated with the configuration information when the location history service is enabled, wherein the location information is stored as location history information by the service providing entity, receiving a second request including query information related to the location history information of the one or more target UEs, and transmitting the location history information of the one or more target UEs based on the query information.

Inventors

S.P.Sha
A. Lamaurus
PATTAN BASAVARAJ JAYAWANT

Assignees

三星电子株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20241008
Priority Date: 20231009

Claims (15)

1. A method of managing location history by a service providing entity, the method comprising: Receiving a first request from a service requesting entity, the first request comprising configuration information for configuring a location history service for one or more target user equipments, UEs, associated with a service providing entity; Enabling the location history service for one or more target UEs based on the configuration information; Receiving location information associated with the configuration information from the one or more target UEs when the location history service is enabled, wherein the location information is stored as location history information by the service providing entity; Receiving a second request from the service requesting entity, the second request including query information related to location history information of the one or more target UEs, and And sending the location history information of the one or more target UEs to the service requesting entity based on the query information.
2. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the configuration information includes at least one of an identity of the one or more target UEs, a predefined period of time until the service providing entity needs to store location history data for tracking and storing location information of the one or more target UEs, a geographic area for tracking location history of the one or more target UEs, quality of service (QoS) requirements for the location information, service identification information, or one or more preferred positioning methods for tracking locations of the one or more target UEs, Wherein the location history service is enabled in the one or more target UEs supporting the one or more preferred positioning methods, Wherein location history information of the one or more target UEs to be transmitted to the service requesting entity is determined from the stored location information based on the query information, and Wherein the query information includes at least one of an identity of the one or more target UEs, a geographic location area, a preferred positioning method, or a corresponding duration for which the location history information is required.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to enabling the location history service for the one or more target UEs, the method comprises: Storing the configuration information for each of the one or more target UEs; transmitting the configuration information to each of the one or more target UEs in the event that the service requesting entity is identified as an authorized entity requesting the location history service, and And receiving, from each of the one or more target UEs, a location information positioning method supported by each of the one or more target UEs, wherein the received location information positioning method of each of the one or more target UEs is stored by the service providing entity.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: location information of one or more target UEs is determined based on location information of the one or more neighboring target UEs.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Receiving a third request from the service requesting entity to disable the location history services of the one or more target UEs; disabling the location history services for the one or more target UEs if the service requesting entity is identified as an authorized entity requesting disabling of the location history services, and And deleting the stored position information of the one or more target UEs.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: a notification is sent to the service requesting entity indicating availability of the stored location information of the one or more target UEs.
7. A method of managing location history by a service requesting entity, the method comprising: Transmitting a first request to a service providing entity, the first request comprising configuration information for configuring location history services for one or more target UEs, wherein the location history services are enabled for the one or more target UEs based on the configuration information; After enabling the location history service for the one or more target UEs, sending a second request to the service providing entity for receiving location history information of the one or more target UEs, and The location history information of the one or more target UEs associated with the configuration information is received from the service providing entity.
8. The method according to claim 7, Wherein, in case the service request entity is identified as an authorized entity requesting the location history information of the one or more target UEs, the location history information of the one or more target UEs is received, Wherein the location history information of the one or more target UEs received from the service providing entity is determined from the stored location information based on query information, and Wherein the query information includes at least one of an identity of the one or more target UEs, a geographic location area, a preferred positioning method, or a corresponding duration for which the location history information is required.
9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: a third request to disable the location history service for the one or more target UEs is sent to the service providing entity.
10. A service providing entity for managing a location history, the service providing entity comprising: processor, and A memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores the processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: Receiving a first request from a service requesting entity, the first request comprising configuration information for configuring a location history service for one or more target user equipments, UEs, associated with the service providing entity; enabling the location history service for one or more target UEs based on the configuration information; Receiving location information associated with the configuration information from the one or more target UEs when the location history service is enabled, wherein the location information is stored as location history information by the service providing entity; Receiving a second request from the service requesting entity, the second request including query information related to location history information of the one or more target UEs, and And sending the location history information of the one or more target UEs to the service requesting entity based on the query information.
11. The service providing entity of claim 10, Wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of an identity of the one or more target UEs, a predefined period of time until the service providing entity needs to store location history data for tracking and storing location information of the one or more target UEs, a geographic area for tracking location history of the one or more target UEs, quality of service (QoS) requirements for the location information, service identification information, or one or more preferred positioning systems for tracking locations of the one or more target UEs, Wherein the location history service is enabled in the one or more target UEs supporting one or more preferred positioning methods, Wherein location history information of the one or more target UEs to be transmitted to the service requesting entity is determined from the stored location information based on the query information, and Wherein the query information includes at least one of an identity of the one or more target UEs, a geographic location area, a preferred positioning method, or a corresponding duration for which the location history information is required.
12. The service providing entity of claim 10, wherein prior to enabling the location history service for the one or more target UEs, the processor is configured to: Storing the configuration information for each of the one or more target UEs; transmitting the configuration information to each of the one or more target UEs in the event that the service requesting entity is identified as an authorized entity requesting the location history service, and And receiving, from each of the one or more target UEs, a location information positioning method supported by each of the one or more target UEs, wherein the received location information positioning method of each of the one or more target UEs is stored by the service providing entity.
13. The service providing entity of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to: The location information of one or more target UEs is determined based on the location information of one or more neighboring target UEs.
14. The service providing entity of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to: Receiving a third request from a service requesting entity to disable the location history services of the one or more target UEs; disabling the location history services for the one or more target UEs if the service requesting entity is identified as an authorized entity requesting disabling of the location history services, and And deleting the stored position information of the one or more target UEs.
15. A service request entity for managing a location history, the service request entity comprising: processor, and A memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores the processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: Transmitting a first request to a service providing entity, the first request comprising configuration information for configuring location history services for one or more target UEs, wherein the location history services are enabled for the one or more target UEs based on the configuration information; After enabling the location history service for the one or more target UEs, sending a second request to the service providing entity for receiving location history information of the one or more target UEs, and The location history information of the one or more target UEs associated with the configuration information is received from the service providing entity.

Description

System and method for managing location history Technical Field The present disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless networks, and more particularly to fifth generation (5G) networks. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods of managing location history in a wireless network. Background At the beginning of development of 5G mobile communication technology, in order to support various services and meet performance requirements related to enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-delay communication (URLLC), and large-scale machine type communication (mMTC), standardization is underway regarding beamforming and massive MIMO to mitigate radio wave path loss in millimeter waves and increase radio wave transmission distances, support parameter sets for dynamic operation (e.g., operating a plurality of subcarrier intervals) for effectively utilizing millimeter wave resources and slot formats, initial access technologies for supporting multi-beam transmission and broadband, definition and operation of BWP (bandwidth part), new channel coding methods such as LDPC (low density parity check) codes for mass data transmission and polarization codes for highly reliable transmission of control information, L2 preprocessing, and network slicing for providing a dedicated network for a specific service. Currently, in view of services to be supported by the 5G mobile communication technology, discussions about improvement and performance enhancement of the initial 5G mobile communication technology are underway, and there have been physical layer standardization regarding technologies such as V2X (vehicle to everything), NR-U (new radio unlicensed), NR UE power saving, non-terrestrial network (NTN) and positioning, where V2X is used to assist driving judgment of an autonomous car based on vehicle position and status information transmitted by a vehicle and enhance user convenience, NR-U is intended to meet system operations required in association with various regulations in an unlicensed band, and NTN is UE-satellite direct communication for providing coverage in an area where communication with a terrestrial network is impossible. Furthermore, air interface architecture/protocols are being standardized with respect to technologies such as industrial internet of things (IIoT) for supporting new services through interworking and convergence with other industries, IAB (integrated access and backhaul) for providing nodes for network service area extension by supporting wireless backhaul links and access links in an integrated manner, mobility enhancements including conditional handoffs and DAPS (dual active protocol stack) handoffs, and two-step random access (2-step RACH for NR) for simplifying random access procedures. System architecture/services are also being standardized with respect to 5G baseline architecture (e.g., service-based architecture or service-based interface) for combining Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Network (SDN) technologies, as well as Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) for receiving services based on UE location. With commercialization of the 5G mobile communication system, a connection device that has been exponentially increased will be connected to the communication network, and thus it is expected that enhanced functions and performance of the 5G mobile communication system and integrated operation of the connection device will be necessary. For this reason, new researches related to augmented reality (XR) are being arranged to effectively support AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), MR (mixed reality), etc., 5G performance improvement and complexity reduction by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), AI service support, metauniverse service support, and unmanned aerial vehicle communication. Further, such development of the 5G mobile communication system will serve not only as a basis for developing a new waveform for providing coverage in the terahertz band of the 6G mobile communication technology, a multi-antenna transmission technology such as full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas, and large-scale antennas, metamaterial-based lenses and antennas for improving coverage of terahertz band signals, a high-dimensional spatial multiplexing technology using OAM (orbital angular momentum) and RIS (reconfigurable intelligent surface), but also as a basis for developing a full duplex technology for improving frequency efficiency of the 6G mobile communication technology and improving a system network, an AI-based communication technology for realizing system optimization and internalizing an end-to-end AI support function by utilizing satellites and AI (artificial intelligence) from a design stage, and a next-generation distributed computing technology for realizing services at a complexity degree exceeding the UE operation capability limit by utilizing ultra-high performance communica