Method, device and system for positioning terminal

1. A method for positioning a terminal, performed by a positioning server comprising a processor and a transceiver, the method comprising:

sending, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability request information to the terminal;

receiving, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal from the terminal in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises an altitude measurement capability of the terminal;

sending, by the transceiver, an instruction to instruct the terminal to acquire three-dimensional positioning measurement information;

receiving, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the terminal, wherein the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises at least one of: 1) a barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, and 2) an altitude value of the terminal obtained by performing a calculation on the barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

deriving, by the processor, three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information,

wherein deriving, by the processor, the three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises:

obtaining, by the processor, two-dimensional location information of the terminal; and

deriving, by the processor, the three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the two-dimensional location information and the altitude reference information.

2. The method for positioning the terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the processor, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information based on the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal.

3. A method for positioning a terminal, performed by the terminal comprising a transceiver and a processor, the method comprising:

receiving, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability request information sent by a positioning server;

sending, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal to the positioning server in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises an altitude measurement capability of the terminal or a three-dimensional measurement capability of the terminal;

receiving, by the transceiver, an instruction for acquiring three-dimensional positioning measurement information, which is sent to the terminal by the positioning server;

performing, by the processor, a positioning measurement to obtain the three-dimensional positioning measurement information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises at least one of: 1) a barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, 2) an altitude value of the terminal obtained by performing a calculation on the barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, and 3) a value of a motion trail of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

sending, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to the positioning server to enable the positioning server to derive three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information.

4. The method for positioning the terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the sending, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to a positioning server comprises:

sending, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to the positioning server in response to the terminal receiving the instruction for acquiring the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the positioning server; or

sending, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to the positioning server according to a preset reporting period.

5. The method for positioning the terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning measurement failure information to the positioning server if the terminal fails to obtain the three-dimensional positioning measurement information.

6. A positioning server, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein

the transceiver is configured to send three-dimensional positioning capability request information to a terminal,

the transceiver is configured to receive three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal from the terminal in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises an altitude measurement capability of the terminal;

the processor is configured to instruct the transceiver to send to the terminal an instruction for acquiring three-dimensional positioning measurement information;

the transceiver is configured to receive the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the terminal, wherein the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises at least one of: 1) a barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, and 2) an altitude value of the terminal obtained by performing a calculation on the barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

the processor is configured to obtain two-dimensional location information of the terminal and derive three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the two-dimensional location information and the altitude reference information.

7. A terminal, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein

the transceiver is configured to receive three-dimensional positioning capability request information from a positioning server;

the transceiver is configured to send three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal to the positioning server in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises an altitude measurement capability of the terminal or a three-dimensional measurement capability of the terminal;

the transceiver is configured to receive an instruction for acquiring three-dimensional positioning measurement information, which is sent to the terminal by the positioning server, to inform the processor to perform a positioning measurement based on the instruction;

the processor is configured to perform the positioning measurement to obtain the three-dimensional positioning measurement information, wherein the three-dimensional position measurement information comprises at least one of: 1) a barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, and 2) an altitude value of the terminal obtained by performing a calculation on the barometric pressure value of the terminal measured by the terminal, and 3) a value of a motion trail of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

the transceiver is configured to send the three-dimensional positioning measurement information obtained by the processor to the positioning server to enable the positioning server to derive three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein

the transceiver is configured to

send the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to the positioning server in response to the transceiver receiving the instruction for acquiring the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the positioning server; or

send the three-dimensional positioning measurement information to the positioning server according to a preset reporting period.

9. A method for positioning a terminal, performed by a positioning server comprising a processor and a transceiver, the method comprising:

sending, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability request information to the terminal; and

receiving, by the transceiver, three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal from the terminal in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises a three-dimensional measurement capability of the terminal;

sending, by the transceiver, an instruction to instruct the terminal to acquire three-dimensional positioning measurement information;

receiving, by the transceiver, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the terminal, wherein the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises a value of a motion trail of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

deriving, by the processor, three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information,

wherein deriving, by the processor, the three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises:

deriving the three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional displacement information of the terminal and information about the reference point.

10. The method for positioning the terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the processor, the three-dimensional positioning measurement information based on the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal.

11. A positioning server, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein

the transceiver is configured to send three-dimensional positioning capability request information to a terminal;

the transceiver is configured to receive three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal from the terminal in response to the three-dimensional positioning capability request information, wherein the three-dimensional positioning capability information of the terminal comprises a three-dimensional measurement capability of the terminal;

the processor is configured to instruct the transceiver to send to the terminal an instruction for acquiring three-dimensional positioning measurement information;

the transceiver is configured to receive the three-dimensional positioning measurement information sent by the terminal, wherein the three-dimensional positioning measurement information comprises a value of a motion trail of the terminal measured by the terminal; and

the processor is configured to derive three-dimensional location information of the terminal based on the three-dimensional displacement information of the terminal and information about the reference point.