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WO2025072001A1
WO2025072001A1 PCT/US2024/047210 US2024047210W WO2025072001A1 WO 2025072001 A1 WO2025072001 A1 WO 2025072001A1 US 2024047210 W US2024047210 W US 2024047210W WO 2025072001 A1 WO2025072001 A1 WO 2025072001A1
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Oghenekome Oteri
Benedikt SCHWEIZER
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  • This application relates generally to wireless communication systems, including notifying a UE, and therefore a user, of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation.
  • Wireless mobile communication technology uses various standards and protocols to transmit data between a base station and a wireless communication device.
  • Wireless communication system standards and protocols can include, for example. 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) (e.g., 4G), 3GPP New Radio (NR) (e.g., 5G), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) (commonly known to industry groups as Wi-Fi®).
  • 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • NR 3GPP New Radio
  • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.11 standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) (commonly known to industry groups as Wi-Fi®).
  • 3GPP RANs can include, for example, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) RAN (GERAN), Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), and/or Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
  • GERAN Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
  • UTRAN Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • NG-RAN Next-Generation Radio Access Network
  • Each RAN may use one or more radio access technologies (RATs) to perform communication between the base station and the UE.
  • RATs radio access technologies
  • the GERAN implements GSM and/or EDGE RAT
  • the UTRAN implements Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) RAT or other 3GPP RAT
  • the E-UTRAN implements LTE RAT (sometimes simply referred to as LTE)
  • NG-RAN implements NR RAT (sometimes referred to herein as 5G RAT, 5G NR RAT, or simply NR).
  • the E-UTRAN may also implement NR RAT.
  • NG-RAN may also implement LTE RAT.
  • a base station used by a RAN may correspond to that RAN.
  • E-UTRAN base station is an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E- UTRAN) Node B (also commonly denoted as evolved Node B, enhanced Node B, eNodeB, or eNB).
  • E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • Node B also commonly denoted as evolved Node B, enhanced Node B, eNodeB, or eNB.
  • NG-RAN base station is a next generation Node B (also sometimes referred to as a g Node B or gNB).
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a sensing indicator turning on when a UE is aware of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation or is in a sensed area.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of notifying one or more UEs of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a cell broadcast message from a base station to the one or more UEs.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example of notifying a UE of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a system information broadcast (in a system information block (SIB)) from a base station to one or more UEs.
  • SIB system information block
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of notifying a UE of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a non-access stratum (NAS) and/or radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station to one or more UEs.
  • NAS non-access stratum
  • RRC radio resource control
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of notifying a UE of a second operator of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation corresponding to a first operator by sharing sensing operation notifications and/or information between operators.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a diagram of a first UE delivering an indication of an ongoing sensing operation to one or more second UEs via D2D communication.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a first UE notifying a second UE of an ongoing sensing operation via sidelink communication or more generally D2D communication.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a method of a UE according to embodiments herein.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a method of a RAN according to embodiments herein.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a method of a RAN according to embodiments herein.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a method of a UE according to embodiments herein.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a method of a UE according to embodiments herein.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system, according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a system for performing signaling between a wireless device and a network device, according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Various embodiments are described with regard to a UE. However, reference to a UE is merely provided for illustrative purposes. The example embodiments may be utilized with any electronic component that may establish a connection to a network and is configured with the hardware, software, and/or firmware to exchange information and data with the network. Therefore, the UE as described herein is used to represent any appropriate electronic component.
  • a sensing operation acquires information about characteristics of the environment and/or objects within the environment using radio waves to determine, for example, a distance, range, angle, or instantaneous linear velocity of objects within a sensing operation area.
  • a sensing operation relies on analyzing the transmissions, reflections, and scattering of wireless sensing signals (radio frequency (RF) signals).
  • RF radio frequency
  • a sensing operation considers data derived from radio signals impacted (e.g. reflected, refracted, diffracted) by an object or environment of interest for sensing purposes, and optionally processed within the wireless communication system.
  • sensing operations may provide capabilities to get information about characteristics of the environment and/or objects within the environment (e.g.
  • the output of a sensing operation may depend on the resolution, frequency, or frequency bands of the radio waves used in the sensing operation.
  • the RF signals that are used for sensing operations within the wireless communication system as described herein may be RF resources that are dedicated for/to sensing operation purposes and/or that are not also used for communication (or other) purposes.
  • a sensing operation area may be, for example, a cell area, a short or long range from a sensing transmission and/or reception origin, a specific geographical area, and/or some other range over which a sensing operation is performed.
  • sensing operations may take various forms.
  • a sensing operation may be network-based, which may in some cases potentially be relatively longer range, while a UE-based sensing operation may potentially be of relatively shorter range.
  • a UE performs a sensing operation as activated by a user and in other cases a UE performs the sensing operation as activated by the network.
  • nearby UEs may perform a sensing operation.
  • a notification to the user that a sensing operation has started, that a sensing operation is ongoing, or that a sensing operation is upcoming may need to be transmitted to devices within range of the sensing capability (or in other words within a sensing operation area) regardless of their connectivity states and/or the network the UEs are connected to.
  • certain such devices may include UEs with users behind them, but may not include internet of things (loT) devices. Note that in some cases, a notification may not be sent to UEs that are loT devices that do not correspond to/that are not carried by a human user (as privacy concerns may be less in such cases).
  • a sensing operation may be used to determine information such as environmental conditions, the presence of objects or humans, human activities, etc.
  • a sensing operation may be either in an active state (e.g.. performing sensing measurements in a sensing operation area) or being in an inactive state (not currently performing sensing measurements).
  • sensing operations may be utilized for various durations.
  • a sensing operation may occur for a specific period of time or the sensing operation may have a specific start time and/or end time.
  • a sensing operation may have a sensing range, or in other words a sensing operation area over which the sensing operation is completed. This maybe for example, a cell area, a short or long range from a sensing transmission and/or reception origin, a specific geographical area, and other ranges. Further, sensing may occur in various frequency bands and is not limited to one frequency band. Note that in cases where a sensing operation is performed by a base station, a sensing operation area of the sensing operation may or may not be coextensive with a coverage of a cell of the base station.
  • Sensing operations may have various purposes. For example, sensing operations may provide enhancements to security or surveillance. Similarly, sensing operations may generate various statistics. For example, in a mall, sensing operations may provide statistics on the number of people in a mall, or the most frequented areas in the mall. In another example, a sensing operation may provide statistics on how many residents reside within a household, even if the household residents are not currently carrying a device or a UE. As a third example, a sensing operation may be utilized to detect various environmental factors such as precipitation type, the occurrence of wind, etc. As a fourth example, a sensing operation may be utilized for tracking a user's physical activity and/or exercise when they prefer to not have a device or UE on their person.
  • possible intended recipients of information that is a result of the sensing operation may include, but are not limited to, for example, a user, an internet technology (IT) company, a landlord, public authorities, and/or network operators.
  • IT internet technology
  • applications may have access to sensing operation data and/or results.
  • Embodiments disclosed herein provide a way to notify a UE, and therefore a user, of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation in the area that they are in.
  • a first UE 104 upon reception of a sensing notification message from a base station 102, a first UE 104 is made aware of ongoing sensing measurements at its current lo cation/ within the sensing operation area 108.
  • User notification mechanisms may be implemented on the first UE 104 to notify the user of the ongoing sensing measurements.
  • a sensing indicator 110 may be used.
  • the sensing indicator 110 is a light emitting diode (LED) light that turns on when a first UE 104 is aware of an ongoing sensing operation in a sensing operation area 108.
  • LED light emitting diode
  • the first UE 104 may cause the sensing indicator 110 LED to turn on or light up, thus informing the user of the first UE 104 of the ongoing sensing operation. Further, if there is no ongoing sensing operation, the sensing indicator 110 LED on the first UE 104 may remain off, thus indicating to the user that there is no ongoing sensing operation. With respect to such cases, the sensing indicator 110 LED may also be turned off if/when the first UE 104 leaves the sensing operation area 108.
  • a sensing notification from the base station 102 could make the first UE 104 aware of an upcoming sensing measurements at the UE location/within the sensing operation area 108.
  • the sensing notification may describe scheduling aspects for a future sensing operation in the sensing operation area 108. such as, for example, a start time, an end time, a duration, etc.
  • the first UE 104 may cause the sensing indicator 110 LED to turn on or light up, thus informing the user of the first UE 104 of the upcoming sensing operation.
  • the sensing indicator 110 LED on the first UE 1 4 may remain off, thus indicating to the user that there is no upcoming sensing operation. With respect to such cases, the sensing indicator 110 LED may also be turned off if/when the first UE 104 leaves the sensing operation area 108.
  • a second UE 106 may enter the sensing operation area 108, in which case indications may occur at the second UE 106 in a similar manner that is described in relation to the first UE 104.
  • a sensing notification from the base station 102 could make the second UE 106 aware of sensing measurements at a location that the second UE 106 will later be in (and at the time that the second UE 106 will be in that location). For example, as illustrated, the second UE 106 has not yet in the sensing operation area 108.
  • the second UE 106 determines, based on its trajectory’ 112, that it will be within the sensing operation area 108 at a time corresponding to a sensing operation within that sensing operation area 108. In such cases, the second UE 106 may cause the sensing indicator 110 LED to turn on or light up, thus informing the user of the first UE 104 of the sensing operation. If the trajectory 112 of the second UE 106 changes, such that the second UE 106 will no longer enter the sensing operation area 108 corresponding to the time of the sensing operation, the sensing indicator 110 LED on the second UE 106 may be turned off, thus indicating to the user that there is no applicable and upcoming sensing operation.
  • a sensing indicator 110/sensing indicator 116 that is an LED is given by way of example and not by way of limitation.
  • a sensing indicator may be an icon that turns on or lights up on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the UE (the first UE 104, the second UE 106). thus informing the user of the UE of the ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation (or may tum/remain off. thus indicating to the user of the first UE 104 that there is no ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation).
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • a sensing indicator 110/sensing indicator 116 that provides an indication by the UE to a user of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation may additionally or alternatively take the form of, for example, a vibration, an audio alert, a notification through an application (e.g., that is accessible by the user), a push notification, etc., and/or any combination of one or more of these.
  • a sensing notification could be provided to the UE in any one of: a cell broadcast message, a system information block (SIB), a radio resource control (RRC) message, a non-access-stratum (NAS) signaling message, a medium access control control element (MAC-CE), downlink control information (DCI), etc.
  • SIB system information block
  • RRC radio resource control
  • NAS non-access-stratum
  • MAC-CE medium access control control element
  • DCI downlink control information
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of notifying one or more UEs 202 of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a cell broadcast message from a base station 206 to the one or more UEs 202.
  • a cell broadcast message may be transmitted to the one or more UEs 202 in a cell that indicates that a cell-wide sensing operation is in progress.
  • a cell broadcast message 204 may be transmitted to the one or more UEs 202 at regular intervals.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram 200 for one such example, where a cell broadcast message 204 that indicates an ongoing sensing operation is transmitted from a base station 206 to one or more UEs 202 that reside within a sensing operation area 208.
  • a UE 202 may receive the notification message, for example, upon entering the sensing operation area 208. periodically while remaining in the sensing operation area 208, when a sensing operation begins in the sensing operation area 208. and/or when sensing operation parameters change. Further, in some examples, a UE 202 may stop receiving the notification message when leaving the sensing operation area 208 or when the sensing operation in the sensing operation area 208 has stopped.
  • the UE notification to the user may be stopped when the UE no longer receives the sensing notification in the broadcast messaging, when a time period of the sensing operation has ended, when an end time for the sensing operation has passed, or if the UE 302 no longer receives the sensing notification in subsequent broadcast messaging.
  • broadcast messaging could (additionally or alternatively) be used to provide a UE with information about upcoming sensing operations and/or applicable sensing notification areas, which may then be used by the UE in the manner described elsewhere herein.
  • this cell broadcast message 204 may be used to notify UEs 202 connected to, for example, a public land mobile network (PLMN), a network, or an operator that provides the sensing notification.
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • the cell broadcast message 204 may not, for example, provide the sensing notification to UEs connected to other PLMNs, networks, or operators that having user's that may (also) be affected by the ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation or sensing measurements (e.g., that are in the sensing operation area 208).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example of notifying one or more UEs 302 of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a system information broadcast (in a SIB) from a base station 306 to the one or more UEs 302.
  • a SIB system information broadcast
  • system information may be introduced/used that indicates when a sensing operation is being conducted in a cell.
  • SI may be provided/updated to a UE 302 through the transmission of a SIB
  • reception at the UE 302 of the indication of a sensing operation is accordingly supported in all radio resource control (RRC) states (an RRC IDLE state, an RRC INACTIVE state and/or an RRC CONNECTED state).
  • RRC radio resource control
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram 300 showing a system information broadcast 304 (in an SIB) from a base station 306 to one or more UE 302 to indicate an ongoing sensing operation within a sensing operation area 308.
  • UEs 302 that read the SIB may provide a notification to the user when an indication of a sensing operation is received (delivered in the SIB). This may take the form of, for example, one or more of energizing an LED light, presenting an icon, presenting an indication on a GUL playing an audio indication, and/or providing a vibration indication, etc.
  • the UE notification to the user may be stopped when the UE 302 no longer receives the sensing notification, when a time period of a sensing operation has ended, when an end time for the sensing operation has passed, or if the UE 302 no longer receives the sensing notification in a subsequent SIB.
  • a system information broadcast 304 could (additionally or alternatively) be used to provide a UE with information about upcoming sensing operations and/or applicable sensing notification areas, which may then be used by the UE in the manner described elsewhere herein.
  • a system information broadcast 304 may be used to notify UEs 302 connected to, for example, a PLMN, a network, or an operator that provides the sensing notification.
  • UEs 302 connected to, for example, a PLMN, a network, or an operator that provides the sensing notification.
  • it may not, for example, provide the sensing notification to UEs connected to other PLMNs, networks, or operators that having users that may (also) be affected by the ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation or sensing measurements (e.g., that are in the sensing operation area 308).
  • NAS Non-Access Stratum
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of notifying one or more UEs 402 of an ongoing sensing operation through the transmission of a non-access stratum (NAS) and/or radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station 406 to one or more UEs 402.
  • NAS non-access stratum
  • RRC radio resource control
  • a new information element (IE) or a new message may be introduced in existing non-access stratum (NAS) and/or RRC signaling procedures to indicate when a sensing operation is being conducted in a cell.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram 400 showing that a NAS or RRC signaling message 404 is transmitted, from a base station 406, to one or more UEs 402 to indicate ongoing sensing within a sensing operation area 408.
  • a Configuration Update Command can be used to provide the new IE and/or message.
  • an RRC reconfiguration message can be used to provide the new IE and/or message.
  • the use of NAS and/or RRC signaling when notifying UEs of sensing may be more targeted relative to other possible cases.
  • the network may determine the location of a UE 402 using one or more positioning methods (such as, for example uplink (UL) time difference of arrival (UL-TDOA). UL angle of arrival (UL-AOA), etc.).
  • the UE may report its location to the network as part of one or more positioning methods (e.g., uplink (UL) time difference of arrival (UL-TDOA), UL angle of arrival (UL-AOA), etc.).
  • the network may provide NAS and/or RRC signaling to the UE 402 when it is determined to be within the applicable sensing operation area 408.
  • UEs that are alternatively determined not to be within the applicable sensing operation area 408 may not be notified (even if they are in coverage of the corresponding cell).
  • the one or more UEs 402 receiving the sensing notification may also provide a notification to the user that a sensing operation is ongoing. This may take the form of one or more of energizing an LED light, presenting an icon, presenting an indication on a GUI, playing an audio indication, and/or providing a vibration indication, etc.
  • the UE notification to the user may be stopped when the UE no longer receives the sensing notification in the NAS/RRC signaling, when a time period of the sensing operation has ended, when an end time for the sensing operation has passed, or if the UE 402 no longer receives the notification in NAS/RRC signaling.
  • a NAS or RRC signaling message 404 could (additionally or alternatively) be used to provide a UE with information about upcoming sensing operations and/or applicable sensing notification areas, which may then be used by the UE in the manner described elsewhere herein.
  • a NAS or RRC signaling message 404 may be used to notify UEs 402 connected to, for example, a PLMN, a network, or an operator that provides the sensing notification.
  • UEs 402 may not, for example, provide the sensing notification to UEs connected to other PLMNs, networks, or operators that having user's that may (also) be affected by the ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation or sensing measurements (e.g., that are in the sensing operation area 408).
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of notifying a UE 504 of a second operator (e.g., of a second PLMN) of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation corresponding to a first operator (e.g., a first PLMN) by sharing sensing operation notifications and/or information between operators.
  • a second operator e.g., of a second PLMN
  • a first operator e.g., a first PLMN
  • UEs that are under the coverage of a different PLMN than the PLMN providing the sensing notification may not receive the notification of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation.
  • information of sensing operations as performed by one operator or PLMN may be shared with other operator(s) or PLMN(s). This may be enabled by various architecture enhancements.
  • a server or an aggregator architecture may be adapted, where all operators are connected to the aggregator, and information about one operator's sensing operations is shared via the aggregator with other operators covering the same geographical area.
  • sensing network functions (NFs) of different operators may be enabled to exchange information on sensing operations in a given geographical area.
  • a sensing NF of one operator may exchange information on sensing operations with a sensing NF of another operator, or more generally may exchange information sensing operations with another operator.
  • base stations of different operators may be enabled to exchange information on sensing operations in a given geographical area. For example, if base stations are co-located on the same site, the base stations may exchange information on sensing operations at the base station level without having the exchange on a data-network-wide basis.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram 500 for one example of an operator sharing sensing operations and/or sensing indications with other operators.
  • a UE 502 is connected to a base station of a first operator and thus may receive a sensing notification 508 from the base station 506 of the first operator that notifies the UE 502 connected to the base station 506 of the first operator that the UE 502 is in a sensing operation area 510 of the first operator.
  • sensing operation information may be shared with another base station of a second operator (not illustrated) to which the UE 504 is connected, such that base station can notify the UE 504 that it is in the sensing operation area 510 corresponding to the first operator (even though the UE 504 is not connected to a base station 506 of the first operator).
  • notification messages may be, for example, broadcast to all UEs in a cell, or groupcast/unicast to specific UEs that are in a sensed area.
  • the sensed area in some examples may be based on their network-measured and/or UE- reported locations.
  • unicast may be utilized in the form of NAS and/or RRC signaling as described in embodiments herein.
  • groupcast may be used to provide the ongoing and/or upcoming sensing notification to those UEs.
  • an enhancement may be provided wherein notifications may be based on a UE location measured by the 5G network.
  • Advanced localization methods in 3GPP may allow the network to determine the location of UEs accurately enough to determine whether they are in an area that is sensed or not. This may not utilize a new positioning session (and new measurements), for example the network may rely on network based enhanced cell ID (E-CID). This information can be used by a 5G network to, for example, generate UE-specific messages.
  • E-CID enhanced cell ID
  • D2D communication or more generally a wireless communication link established for use between UEs in close proximity without utilizing RAN infrastructure, to exchange data or perform various tasks without relying on a traditional cellular network connection.
  • sidelink technology facilitates D2D communication (also known as D2D communication in ProSe).
  • sidelink enhances communication capabilities such as expanding the possibilities for various applications, such as public safety, loT, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications.
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • a notification of an ongoing sensing operation may be transmitted by one UE and delivered to another UE via D2D communication mechanisms.
  • the notifications of an ongoing sensing operation may take the form of a broadcast message and may be, for example, repeated by the transmitting UE at regular intervals.
  • PC5 and/or sidelink communication may be used for scenarios where the UE is performing sensing and simultaneously generating the notification messages.
  • the same device or UE may be both generating the sensing notification message and transmitting it to other UEs via the D2D (e.g., sidelink) communication.
  • a first UE may listen to known resources (e.g., in pre-configured frequency band(s)) that a second UE is transmitting the sensing notification within and may accordingly receive the sensing notification from the second UE.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a diagram 600 of a first UE 602 delivering an indication of an ongoing sensing operation to one or more second UEs 604 via D2D communication.
  • the first UE 602 that is performing sensing may transmit, via D2D communication, a sensing notification 608 to one or more second UEs 604 to notify the one or more second UEs 604 that they are within a sensing operation area 606.
  • the sensing operation area 606 corresponds to a sensing operation of the first UE 602 (unlike other embodiments described herein where a sensing operation area corresponds to a sensing operation of a base station).
  • D2D communication enables direct communication between UEs in close proximity, utilizing radio resources allocated by the network.
  • D2D communication in wireless networks allows UEs to directly exchange data, such as messages, files, or multimedia content, without routing the data through the cellular network's core infrastructure.
  • This direct communication link can be established either in unicast mode (one-to-one communication) or in multicast or broadcast mode (one-to-many/many-to- many communication).
  • D2D communication offers several advantages, including reduced latency, improved network efficiency, and enhanced user experience. Examples of D2D communication may include, but are not limited to, sidelink communication, WLAN communication, and/or Bluetooth communication.
  • a second UE 604 may receive the sensing notification message, for example, when entering the sensing operation area 606, periodically while remaining in the sensing operation area 606, when sensing operation starts, or when sensing operation parameters change. Further, in some examples, a second UE 604 may stop receiving the sensing notification message when leaving the sensing operation area 606. or when the sensing operation has stopped.
  • a D2D-based sensing notification message could (additionally or alternatively) be used to provide a UE with information about upcoming sensing operations and/or applicable sensing notification areas, which may then be used by the UE in the manner described elsewhere herein.
  • UEs under control of different PLMNs can inform each other of sensing operations without being restricted to informing one PLMN of ongoing and/or upcoming sensing.
  • UEs operating in the context of a first PLMN can send the notification to other UEs that are in the context of a second PLMN using the D2D messaging as has been described.
  • D2D mechanism as described in relation to FIG. 6 may be used in cases where the first UE 602 is out of coverage of the network (but note that this is not required).
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram 700 of a first UE 706 notifying one or more second UEs 708 of an ongoing sensing operation via D2D communication.
  • a notification of an ongoing sensing operation may be delivered by the base station 704 to the first UE 706.
  • the notification of ongoing sensing from the network may take the form of a broadcast message, as has been described.
  • the notification of ongoing sensing may be, for example, repeated at regular intervals.
  • the notification of ongoing sensing may be provided by the base station 704 to the first UE 706 in a NAS/RRC signaling message 702.
  • a subsequent notification of the ongoing sensing operation may then be delivered by the first UE 706, via D2D communication, to the one or more second UEs 708.
  • the first UE 706 (that receives the sensing notification from the network as described) forwards the sensing notification (for example, via a Uu interface) to the one or more second UEs 708 using D2D communications 712 to the second UEs 708.
  • this may occur, for example, via a PC5 interface while using layer 2 (L2) UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay UE functionalities.
  • L2 layer 2
  • U2N UE-to-Network
  • Such forwarding aspects may be useful in partial coverage scenarios where, for example, a cell is smaller than the sensing operation area 710, thus enabling the first UE 706 that is both in coverage and in a sensing operation area 710 to forward a received sensing notification to a second UE 708 that is out coverage but still within the sensing operation area 710.
  • the partial coverage example is given by way of example and not by way of limitation (e g., in alternative cases corresponding to FIG. 7, the D2D communication 712 may still be used as described even in cases where the second UE 708 is also within coverage).
  • the one or more second UEs 708 may receive the sensing notification message from the first UE 706, for example, when entering the sensing operation area 710, periodically while remaining in the sensing operation area 710, when a sensing operation starts, or when sensing operation parameters change. Further, in some examples, a UE may stop receiving the message when leaving the sensing operation area 710, or when the sensing operation has stopped.
  • a second UE 708 may provide a notification to a user when an indication of sensing is received. This may take the form of one or more of energizing an LED light, displaying an icon, presenting an indication on a GUI, playing an audio indication, and/or providing a vibration indication.
  • the notification to the user may be stopped when the second UE 708 no longer receives the sensing notification from the first UE 706. when a time period of the sensing operation has ended, when an end time for the sensing operation has passed, or when the UE is no longer in the sensing operation area 710.
  • a D2D-based sensing notification could (additionally or alternatively) be used to provide a UE with information about upcoming sensing operations and/or applicable sensing notification areas, which may then be used by the UE in the manner described elsewhere herein.
  • a UE may transmit a notification of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation to a second UE via D2D communication, and the second UE may transmit the same notification of an ongoing and/or upcoming sensing operation to a third UE via D2D communication, and so forth.
  • UEs under control of different PLMNs can inform each other of sensing operations without being restricted to informing only entities associated with one PLMN of ongoing and/or upcoming sensing.
  • UEs receiving a sensing notification (e.g., from the network) in the context of a first PLMN can send/forward the sensing notification to other UEs that operate outside the context of the first PLMN (e.g.. in a second PLMN) using the D2D messaging as has been described.
  • embodiments disclosed herein may be applied to cellular communications such as 3GPP 5G systems or other wireless communication systems such as WiFi.
  • WiFi wireless communication systems
  • privacy problems may be more severe, as WiFi may be operated in more intimate scopes (such as within a users’ home), especially in multi-party 7 properties with multiple access points (APs) in operation.
  • APs access points
  • acute privacy concerns may arise with respect to WiFi when sensing is conducted on unknowing users.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a method 800 of a first UE according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 800 includes receiving 802. from a RAN, a notification message indicating that the first UE is within a sensing area from which measurements of RF signals are collected.
  • the method 800 further includes presenting 804 a notification that the first UE is within the sensing area.
  • the notification message comprises a cell broadcast message that further indicates that cell-wide sensing is occurring.
  • the notification message comprises an SIB with SI that indicates that sensing is occurring.
  • the notification message comprises an RRC signaling message.
  • the RRC signaling message comprises an RRC Reconfiguration message.
  • the notification message comprises a MAC-CE message.
  • the notification message comprises a DCI message.
  • the notification message is received in a groupcast transmission.
  • the notification message is received in a unicast transmission.
  • the method 800 further comprises transmitting, from the first UE to a second UE, the notification message, via D2D communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises sidelink communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises WLAN communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises Bluetooth communication.
  • presenting the notification that the first UE is within the sensing area comprises presenting an indication on a GUI.
  • presenting the notification that the first UE is within the sensing area comprises playing an audio indication.
  • presenting the notification that the first UE is within the sensing area comprises providing a vibration indication.
  • presenting the notification that the first UE is within the sensing area comprises providing an indication to an application that is accessible by an end user.
  • the method 800 further comprises receiving retransmissions of the notification message from the RAN on a periodic basis. Some such embodiments further comprise stopping presenting the notification that the first UE is within the sensing area when the first UE stops receiving the re-transmissions of the notification message from the RAN.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a method 900 of a RAN according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 900 includes determining 902, at the RAN, that a sensing area from which measurement of RF signals are collected covers a cell operated by the RAN.
  • the method further includes broadcasting 904, in the cell, a notification message indicating that a receiving UE is within the sensing area.
  • the method 900 further comprises collecting, at the RAN, the measurements of the RF signals.
  • the method 900 further comprises re-transmitting the notification message to the UE on a periodic basis. Some such embodiments further comprise stopping the re-transmission of the notification message to the UE when the RAN determines that the UE is not within the sensing area.
  • the notification message comprises an SIB with SI that indicates that sensing is occurring.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a method 1000 of a RAN according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 1000 includes determining 1002, at the RAN, that a UE is within a sensing area from which measurements of RF signals are collected.
  • the method 1000 further includes transmitting 1004, to the UE, a notification message indicating that the UE is within the sensing area.
  • the notification message comprises an RRC signaling message.
  • the RRC signaling message comprises an RRC Reconfiguration message.
  • the notification message comprises a NAS signaling message.
  • the NAS signaling message comprises a Configuration Update Command.
  • the notification message comprises a MAC-CE message.
  • the notification message comprises a DCI message.
  • the method 1000 further comprises receiving, from a foreign PLMN, an identification of the sensing area.
  • the RAN determines that the UE is in the sensing area based on a UE localization procedure.
  • the notification message is transmitted in a groupcast transmission.
  • the notification message is transmitted in a unicast transmission.
  • the method 1000 further comprises collecting, at the RAN, the measurements of the RF signals.
  • the method 1000 further comprises re-transmitting the notification message to the UE on a periodic basis. Some such embodiments further comprise stopping the re-transmission of the notification message to the UE when the RAN determines that the UE is not within the sensing area.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a method 1100 of a first UE according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 1100 includes performing 1102, at the first UE, measurements of RF signals in a sensing area.
  • the method 1100 further includes generating 1104. at the first UE, a notification message indicating that the first UE is performing the measurements.
  • the method 1100 further includes transmitting 1106, via D2D communication, the notification message to a second UE.
  • the D2D communication comprises sidelink communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises WLAN communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises Bluetooth communication.
  • the method 1100 further comprises re-transmitting the notification message to the second UE on a periodic basis.
  • the first UE stops re-transmitting the notification message to the second UE when the first UE is no longer performing the measurements.
  • the first UE is out of coverage.
  • the second UE is out of coverage.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a method 1200 of a first UE according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 1200 includes receiving 1202, via D2D communication, a notification message from a second UE indicating that the second UE is performing measurements of RF signals in a sensing area.
  • the method 1200 further includes presenting 1204 a notification that the first UE is within the sensing area.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises playing an audio indication.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises providing a vibration indication.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises providing an indication to an application that is accessible by an end user.
  • the D2D communication comprises sidelink communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises WLAN communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises Bluetooth communication.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a method 1300 of a UE according to embodiments herein.
  • the method 1300 includes receiving 1302, from a RAN, a notification message indicating that the first UE will enter a sensing area from which measurements of RF signals are collected.
  • the method 1300 further includes presenting 1304 a notification that the first UE will enter the sensing area.
  • the notification message comprises a cell broadcast message.
  • the notification message comprises an SIB.
  • the notification message comprises an RRC signaling message.
  • the notification message comprises a NAS signaling message.
  • the notification message comprises a MAC-CE message.
  • the notification message comprises a DCI message.
  • the notification message is received in a unicast transmission.
  • the method 1300 further includes transmitting, from the first UE to a second UE, the notification message, via D2D communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises sidelink communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises WLAN communication.
  • the D2D communication comprises Bluetooth communication.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises presenting an indication on a GUI.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises playing an audio indication.
  • presenting the notification that the UE is within the sensing area comprises providing an indication to an application that is accessible by an end user.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system 1400, according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the following description is provided for an example wireless communication system 1400 that operates in conjunction with the LTE system standards and/or 5G or NR system standards as provided by 3GPP technical specifications.
  • the wireless communication system 1400 includes UE 1402 and UE 1404 (although any number of UEs may be used).
  • the UE 1402 and the UE 1404 are illustrated as smartphones (e.g., handheld touchscreen mobile computing devices connectable to one or more cellular networks), but may also comprise any mobile or non-mobile computing device configured for wireless communication.
  • the UE 1402 and UE 1404 may be configured to communicatively couple with a RAN 1406.
  • the RAN 1406 may be NG-RAN. E-UTRAN, etc.
  • the UE 1402 and UE 1404 utilize connections (or channels) (shown as connection 1408 and connection 1410, respectively) with the RAN 1406, each of which comprises a physical communications interface.
  • the RAN 1406 can include one or more base stations (such as base station 1412 and base station 1414) that enable the connection 1408 and connection 1410.
  • connection 1408 and connection 1410 are air interfaces to enable such communicative coupling, and may be consistent with RAT(s) used by the RAN 1406, such as. for example, an LTE and/or NR.
  • the UE 1402 and UE 1404 may also directly exchange communication data via a sidelink interface 1416.
  • the UE 1404 is shown to be configured to access an access point (shown as AP 1418) via connection 1420.
  • the connection 1420 can comprise a local wireless connection, such as a connection consistent with any IEEE 802.11 protocol, wherein the AP 1418 may comprise a Wi-Fi® router.
  • the AP 1418 may be connected to another network (for example, the Internet) without going through a CN 1424.
  • the UE 1402 and UE 1404 can be configured to communicate using, for example, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication signals with each other or with the base station 1412 and/or the base station 1414 over a multicarrier communication channel in accordance with various communication techniques, such as, but not limited to, an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication technique (e.g., for downlink communications) or a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) communication technique (e.g., for uplink and ProSe or sidelink communications), although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.
  • OFDM signals can comprise a plurality of orthogonal subcarriers.
  • the base station 1412 or base station 1414 may be implemented as one or more software entities running on server computers as part of a virtual network.
  • the base station 1412 or base station 1414 may be configured to communicate with one another via interface 1422.
  • the interface 1422 may be an X2 interface.
  • the X2 interface may be defined between two or more base stations (e.g., two or more eNBs and the like) that connect to an EPC, and/or between two eNBs connecting to the EPC.
  • the interface 1422 may be an Xn interface.
  • the Xn interface is defined between two or more base stations (e.g., two or more gNBs and the like) that connect to 5GC, between a base station 1412 (e.g., a gNB) connecting to 5GC and an eNB. and/or between two eNBs connecting to 5GC (e.g.. CN 1424).
  • the RAN 1406 is shown to be communicatively coupled to the CN 1424.
  • the CN 1424 may comprise one or more network elements 1426, which are configured to offer various data and telecommunications services to customers/subscribers (e.g., users of UE 1402 and UE 1404) who are connected to the CN 1424 via the RAN 1406.
  • the components of the CN 1424 may be implemented in one physical device or separate physical devices including components to read and execute instructions from a machine- readable or computer-readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium).
  • the CN 1424 may be an EPC, and the RAN 1406 may be connected with the CN 1424 via an SI interface 1428.
  • the SI interface 1428 may be split into two parts, an SI user plane (Sl-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 1412 or base station 1414 and a serving gateway (S-GW), and the SI -MME interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 1412 or base station 1414 and mobility management entities (MMEs).
  • SI-U SI user plane
  • S-GW serving gateway
  • MMEs mobility management entities
  • the CN 1424 may be a 5GC, and the RAN 1406 may be connected with the CN 1424 via an NG interface 1428.
  • the NG interface 1428 may be split into two parts, an NG user plane (NG-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 1412 or base station 1414 and a user plane function (UPF), and the SI control plane (NG-C) interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 1412 or base station 1414 and access and mobility management functions (AMFs).
  • NG-U NG user plane
  • UPF user plane function
  • SI control plane NG-C interface
  • an application server 1430 may be an element offering applications that use internet protocol (IP) bearer resources with the CN 1424 (e.g., packet switched data services).
  • IP internet protocol
  • the application server 1430 can also be configured to support one or more communication services (e.g., VoIP sessions, group communication sessions, etc.) for the UE 1402 and UE 1404 via the CN 1424.
  • the application server 1430 may communicate with the CN 1424 through an IP communications interface 1432.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a system 1500 for performing signaling 1534 between a wireless device 1502 and a network device 1518, according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the system 1500 may be a portion of a wireless communications system as herein described.
  • the wireless device 1502 may be, for example, a UE of a wireless communication system.
  • the network device 1518 may be, for example, a base station (e.g., an eNB or a gNB) of a wireless communication system.
  • the wireless device 1502 may include one or more processor(s) 1504.
  • the processor(s) 1504 may execute instructions such that various operations of the wireless device 1502 are performed, as described herein.
  • the processor(s) 1504 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a controller, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • the wireless device 1502 may include a memory 1506.
  • the memory 1506 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 1508 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor(s) 1504).
  • the instructions 1508 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program.
  • the memory 1506 may also store data used by. and results computed by. the processor(s) 1504.
  • the wireless device 1502 may include one or more transceiver(s) 1510 that may include radio frequency (RF) transmitter circuitry and/or receiver circuitry that use the antenna(s) 1512 of the wireless device 1502 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 1534) to and/or from the wireless device 1502 with other devices (e.g., the network device 1518) according to corresponding RATs.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the wireless device 1502 may include one or more antenna(s) 1512 (e.g., one, two, four, or more). For embodiments with multiple antenna(s) 1512, the wireless device 1502 may leverage the spatial diversity of such multiple antenna(s) 1512 to send and/or receive multiple different data streams on the same time and frequency resources. This behavior may be referred to as, for example, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) behavior (referring to the multiple antennas used at each of a transmitting device and a receiving device that enable this aspect).
  • MIMO multiple input multiple output
  • MIMO transmissions by the wireless device 1502 may be accomplished according to precoding (or digital beamforming) that is applied at the wireless device 1502 that multiplexes the data streams across the antenna(s) 1512 according to known or assumed channel characteristics such that each data stream is received with an appropriate signal strength relative to other streams and at a desired location in the spatial domain (e.g., the location of a receiver associated with that data stream).
  • Certain embodiments may use single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) methods (where the data streams are all directed to a single receiver) and/or multi user MIMO (MU-MIMO) methods (where individual data streams may be directed to individual (different) receivers in different locations in the spatial domain).
  • SU-MIMO single user MIMO
  • MU-MIMO multi user MIMO
  • the wireless device 1502 may implement analog beamforming techniques, whereby phases of the signals sent by the antenna(s) 1512 are relatively adjusted such that the (joint) transmission of the antenna(s) 1512 can be directed (this is sometimes referred to as beam steering).
  • the wireless device 1502 may include one or more interface(s) 1514.
  • the interface(s) 1514 may be used to provide input to or output from the wireless device 1502.
  • a wireless device 1502 that is a UE may include interface(s) 1514 such as microphones, speakers, a touchscreen, buttons, and the like in order to allow for input and/or output to the UE by a user of the UE.
  • Other interfaces of such a UE may be made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver(s) 1510/antenna(s) 1512 already described) that allow for communication between the UE and other devices and may operate according to known protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and the like).
  • known protocols e.g., Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and the like.
  • the wireless device 1502 may include a sensing module 1516.
  • the sensing module 1516 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof.
  • the sensing module 1516 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and/or instructions 1508 stored in the memory 1506 and executed by the processor(s) 1504.
  • the sensing module 1516 may be integrated within the processor(s) 1504 and/or the trans DCver(s) 1510.
  • the sensing module 1516 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry) within the processor(s) 1504 or the transceiver(s) 1510.
  • the sensing module 1516 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5. FIG. 6, and FIG. 7.
  • the sensing module 1516 may configure the wireless device 1502 to receive a notification of an ongoing sensing operation and/or an upcoming sensing operations and display the notification of an ongoing or upcoming sensing operation on the wireless device 1502.
  • the sensing module 1516 may configure the wireless device 1502 to perform the sensing operation and further, in some such cases, transmit a notification of an ongoing or upcoming sensing operation.
  • the sensing module 1516 may configure the wireless device 1502 to determine that the wireless device 1502 is within a sensing area based on information received from the network device 1518.
  • the network device 1518 may include one or more processor(s) 1520.
  • the processor(s) 1520 may execute instructions such that various operations of the network device 1518 are performed, as described herein.
  • the processor(s) 1520 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, a controller, an FPGA device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
  • the network device 1518 may include a memory 1522.
  • the memory 1522 may be a non-transitory' computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 1524 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor(s) 1520).
  • the instructions 1524 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program.
  • the memory 1522 may also store data used by, and results computed by, the processor(s) 1520.
  • the network device 1518 may include one or more transceiver(s) 1526 that may include RF transmitter circuitry and/or receiver circuitry that use the antenna(s) 1528 of the network device 1518 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 1534) to and/or from the network device 1518 with other devices (e.g., the wireless device 1502) according to corresponding RATs.
  • transceiver(s) 1526 may include RF transmitter circuitry and/or receiver circuitry that use the antenna(s) 1528 of the network device 1518 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 1534) to and/or from the network device 1518 with other devices (e.g., the wireless device 1502) according to corresponding RATs.
  • the network device 1518 may include one or more antenna(s) 1528 (e.g., one, two, four, or more). In embodiments having multiple antenna(s) 1528, the network device 1518 may perform MIMO, digital beamforming, analog beamforming, beam steering, etc., as has been described.
  • the network device 1518 may include one or more interface(s) 1530.
  • the interface(s) 1530 may be used to provide input to or output from the network device 1518.
  • a network device 1518 that is a base station may include interface(s) 1530 made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver(s) 1526/antenna(s) 1528 already described) that enables the base station to communicate with other equipment in a core network, and/or that enables the base station to communicate with external networks, computers, databases, and the like for purposes of operations, administration, and maintenance of the base station or other equipment operably connected thereto.
  • circuitry e.g., other than the transceiver(s) 1526/antenna(s) 1528 already described
  • the network device 1518 may include a sensing module 1532.
  • the sensing module 1532 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof.
  • the sensing module 1532 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and/or instructions 1524 stored in the memory 1522 and executed by the processor(s) 1520.
  • the sensing module 1532 may be integrated within the processor(s) 1520 and/or the trans DCver(s) 1526.
  • the sensing module 1532 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry ) within the processor(s) 1520 or the transceiver(s) 1526.
  • the sensing module 1532 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7.
  • the sensing module 1532 may configure the network device 1518 to transmit a notification of an ongoing sensing operation and/or of an upcoming sensing operation.
  • the sensing module 1532 may configure the network device 1518 to perform the sensing operation and further, in some such cases, transmit a notification of an ongoing or upcoming sensing operation.
  • the sensing module 1532 may configure the network device 1518 to determine that the wireless device 1502 is within a sensing area and to transmit to the wireless device 1502 a sensing notification message indicating that the wireless device 1502 is within the sensing area.
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising means to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, and/or the method 1200.
  • This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, and/or the method 1200.
  • This non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a UE (such as a memory 1506 of a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, and/or the method 1200.
  • This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising: one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, and/or the method 1200.
  • This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include a signal as described in or related to one or more elements of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, and/or the method 1200.
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include a computer program or computer program product comprising instructions, wherein execution of the program by a processor is to cause the processor to carry out one or more elements of the method of any one or more of the method 800, the method 1100, or the method 1200.
  • the processor may be a processor of a UE (such as a processor(s) 1504 of a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein). These instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and/or on a memory of the UE (such as a memory 1506 of a wireless device 1502 that is a UE, as described herein).
  • inventions contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising means to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 900 and/or the method 1000.
  • This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a base station (such as a network device 1518 that is a base station, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 900 and/or the method 1000.
  • This non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a base station (such as a memory' 1522 of a network device 1518 that is a base station, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of any one or more of the method 900 and/or the method 1000.
  • This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a base station (such as a network device 1518 that is a base station, as described herein).
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include a signal as described in or related to one or more elements of any one or more of the method 900 and/or the method 1000.
  • Embodiments contemplated herein include a computer program or computer program product comprising instructions, wherein execution of the program by a processing element is to cause the processing element to carry out one or more elements of any one or more of the method 900 and/or the method 1000.
  • the processor may be a processor of a base station (such as a processor(s) 1520 of a network device 1518 that is a base station, as described herein). These instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and/or on a memory of the base station (such as a memory 1522 of a network device 1518 that is a base station, as described herein).
  • At least one of the components set forth in one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to perform one or more operations, techniques, processes, and/or methods as set forth herein.
  • a baseband processor as described herein in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein.
  • circuitry associated with a UE, base station, network element, etc. as described above in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein.
  • Embodiments and implementations of the systems and methods described herein may include various operations, which may be embodied in machine-executable instructions to be executed by a computer system.
  • a computer system may include one or more general-purpose or special-purpose computers (or other electronic devices).
  • the computer system may include hardware components that include specific logic for performing the operations or may include a combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware.
  • personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users.
  • personally identifiable information data should be managed and handled so as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés pour effectuer des notifications d'une opération de détection en cours. Un équipement utilisateur (UE) peut recevoir (par exemple, en provenance d'une station de base, en provenance d'un autre UE) un message de notification indiquant que l'UE se trouve, ou va entrer, à l'intérieur d'une zone d'opération de détection à partir de laquelle des mesures de signaux radiofréquence (RF) sont/seront collectées, et présenter une notification (par exemple, à un utilisateur de l'UE) que l'UE se trouve/entre à l'intérieur de la zone d'opération de détection. La notification peut prendre la forme, par exemple, d'une lampe DEL d'indication de détection, d'une icône d'indication, d'une indication sur une interface utilisateur graphique, d'une lecture d'une indication audio et/ou d'une fourniture d'une indication par vibration. Une communication de dispositif à dispositif (D2D) peut être utilisée pour transmettre des notifications de détection entre des UE. En outre, les messages de notification de détection peuvent être, par exemple, diffusés à tous les UE dans une cellule, ou diffusés de manière groupée/uni-diffusés à des UE spécifiques qui se trouvent dans une zone détectée.
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