Granted Patent B2

US 12,262,236 · App. 17/564,118 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventors: Jianhua Liu (Dongguan, CN); Haorui Yang (Dongguan, CN)

Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

H04W24/10H04W76/23

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method for configuring information, applicable by a terminal, comprising:

receiving a usage information reporting configuration sent by a network device, wherein the usage information reporting configuration is used for configuring a report of usage information of the terminal, and the network device is a 5th Generation (5G) core network device; and

reporting, based on the usage information report configuration, usage information generated by direct communication with another terminal to the network device,

wherein the usage information reporting configuration comprises application group information, application identity, usage information collection period, reporting period, reporting event, and content comprised in the reported usage information, wherein the content comprised in the reported usage information comprises location information, time information, configured radio parameter information, application group information corresponding to the reported usage information, application information corresponding to the reported usage information, information of data amount transmitted by the terminal, information of data amount received by the terminal, data amount sent or received by the terminal for a specific service or application, and applicable Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information, wherein the reporting event comprises reporting when the data amount received by the terminal reaches a first threshold, and reporting when the amount of data sent by the terminal reaches a second threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network device is a second network device, and receiving the usage information reporting configuration sent by the network device comprises:

receiving the usage information reporting configuration sent by the second network device through a third network device,

wherein the usage information reporting configuration is generated by the second network device according to a processing rule.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein reporting, based on the usage information reporting configuration, the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal to the network device comprises:

reporting, according to the reporting period comprised in the usage information reporting configuration, usage information of at least one application collected in the reporting period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting, based on the usage information reporting configuration, the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal to the network device comprises:

determining whether usage information of at least one application collected by the terminal satisfies the reporting event; and

in response to the reporting event being satisfied, reporting the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal to the network device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein reporting the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal to the network device comprises:

sending a Non-access stratum (NAS) message to the network device, by carrying through the NAS message, the usage information generated by the direct communication with the other terminal; or

sending user plane data to the network device, by carrying through the user plane data, the usage information generated by the direct communication with the other terminal.

6. A terminal, comprising a processor and a memory for storing computer programs capable of running on the processor,

wherein the memory is configured to store the computer programs, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer programs stored in the memory to perform operations of:

receiving a usage information reporting configuration sent by a network device, wherein the usage information reporting configuration is used for configuring a report of usage information of the terminal and the network device is a 5G core network device; and

reporting, based on the usage information report configuration, usage information generated by direct communication with another terminal to the network device,

wherein the usage information reporting configuration comprises application group information, application identity, usage information collection period, reporting period, reporting event, and content comprised in the reported usage information, wherein the content comprised in the reported usage information comprises location information, time information, configured radio parameter information, application group information corresponding to the reported usage information, application information corresponding to the reported usage information, information of data amount transmitted by the terminal, information of data amount received by the terminal, data amount sent or received by the terminal for a specific service or application, and applicable Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information, wherein the reporting event comprises reporting when the data amount received by the terminal reaches a first threshold, and reporting when the amount of data sent by the terminal reaches a second threshold value.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the usage information reporting configuration is generated by the first network device based on a processing rule sent by a second network device.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprises:

collecting, based on the usage information collection period in the usage information reporting configuration, usage information generated through at least one application during direct communication with the other terminal.

9. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein reporting, based on the usage information report configuration, the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal further comprises:

determining, according to the reporting event and the reporting period comprised in the usage information reporting configuration, whether usage information of at least one application collected in the reporting period satisfies the reporting event; and

in response to the reporting event being satisfied, report the usage information generated by direct communication with the other terminal to the network device.

10. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the usage information reporting configuration further comprises:

an application identity or application group information instructing that the terminal not to report; or

application provider information.

11. A first network device, the first network device being a network device in 5G core network (5GC), comprising a processor and a memory for storing computer programs capable of running on the processor,

wherein the memory is configured to store the computer programs, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer programs stored in the memory to perform operations:

receiving a processing rule sent from a second network device; and

a delivering a usage information reporting configuration for the terminal through the second communication unit based on the processing rule,

wherein the terminal is a terminal in a direct communication state with another terminal and the usage information reporting configuration is used for configuring report of usage information of the terminal,

wherein the usage information reporting configuration comprises application group information, application identity, usage information collection period, reporting period, reporting event, and content comprised in the reported usage information, wherein the content comprised in the reported usage information comprises location information, time information, configured radio parameter information, application group information corresponding to the reported usage information, application information corresponding to the reported usage information, information of data amount transmitted by the terminal, information of data amount received by the terminal, data amount sent or received by the terminal for a specific service or application, and applicable Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information, wherein the reporting event comprises reporting when the data amount received by the terminal reaches a first threshold, and reporting when the amount of data sent by the terminal reaches a second threshold value.

12. The first network device of claim 11 , wherein delivering the usage information reporting configuration for the terminal comprises:

deliver the usage information reporting configuration for the terminal on a Non-access stratum (NAS).

13. The first network device of claim 12 , wherein the usage information reporting configuration further comprises:

an application identity or application group information instructing the terminal not to report; or

application provider information.

14. The first network device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprises:

sending usage information reported by the terminal and an identity of the terminal to a fourth network device, wherein the fourth network device is configured to perform statistical processing for the terminal based on the usage information; or

sending the usage information reported by the terminal and the identity of the terminal to the fourth network device through the second network device.

15. The first network device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprises:

determining, according to application provider information corresponding to application information comprised in usage information reported by the terminal, whether to send the usage information reported by the terminal and an identity of the terminal to a fourth network device.

16. The first network device of claim 15 , wherein the application provider information is provided by the second network device or by an application server.

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