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US 12,732,798 · App. 18/343,315 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Tong Sha (Beijing, CN); Junren Chang (Beijing, CN); Bingzhao Li (Beijing, CN); Shulan Feng (Beijing, CN); Jianghua Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W8/24
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Patent No.
US 12,732,798
App. No.
18/343,315
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and apparatus are provided. One example method includes: receiving a first message from a network device, wherein the first message comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates to allow a request to adjust a capability mode of a terminal device to one capability mode in M capability modes; and the one capability mode in the M capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets, and M is an integer greater than 0; and determining the M capability modes based on the first message.

Claims (38)

1 . A communication method, comprising:

receiving a first message from a network device, wherein the first message comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates to allow a request to adjust a capability mode of a terminal device to one capability mode in M capability modes by allowing the terminal device to send a request message that indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the one capability mode to the network device, wherein the first message includes the M capability modes; and the one capability mode in the M capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets that include a positioning capability of the terminal device, and M is an integer greater than 0; and

determining the M capability modes based on the first message.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the receiving a first message from a network device, the method further comprises:

sending a second message to the network device, wherein the second message comprises second indication information; and

the second indication information indicates N capability modes, one capability mode in the N capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets, the M capability modes are included in the N capability modes, and N is an integer greater than or equal to M.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a third message to the network device, wherein the third message comprises third indication information, the third indication information indicates a first capability mode, and the first capability mode is one capability mode in the M capability modes; and the third message indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the first capability mode.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the third message further comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates an adjustment reason or an adjustment purpose of the first capability mode.

5 . The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the request message requires feedback that indicates agreeing with content of the request message from the network device.

6 . A communication method, comprising:

determining a first message; and

sending the first message to a terminal device, wherein the first message comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates to allow a request to adjust a capability mode of the terminal device to one capability mode in M capability modes by allowing the terminal device to send a request message that indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the one capability mode to a network device, wherein the first message includes the M capability modes; and the one capability mode in the M capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets that include a positioning capability of the terminal device, and the M capability modes are included in N capability modes, and Mis an integer greater than 0 and less than or equal to N.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second message from the terminal device, wherein the second message comprises second indication information; and

the second indication information indicates the N capability modes, one capability mode in the N capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a third message from the terminal device, wherein the third message comprises third indication information, the third indication information indicates a first capability mode, and the first capability mode is one capability mode in the M capability modes; and the third message indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the first capability mode.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the third message further comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates an adjustment reason or an adjustment purpose of the first capability mode.

10 . The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein a type of the first message is a broadcast message or a multicast message.

11 . An apparatus comprising: one or more processors configured to receive a first message from a network device, wherein the first message comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates to allow a request to adjust a capability mode of a terminal device to one capability mode in M capability modes by allowing the terminal device to send a request message that indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the one capability mode to the network device, wherein the first message includes the M capability modes; and the one capability mode in the M capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets that include a positioning capability of the terminal device, and M is an integer greater than 0; and

determine the M capability modes based on the first message.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein before receiving the first message from the network device, the one or more processors is configured to:

send a second message to the network device, wherein the second message comprises second indication information; and

the second indication information indicates N capability modes, one capability mode in the N capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets, the M capability modes are included in the N capability modes, and N is an integer greater than or equal to M.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

send a third message to the network device, wherein the third message comprises third indication information, the third indication information indicates a first capability mode, and the first capability mode is one capability mode in the M capability modes; and the third message indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the first capability mode.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the third message further comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates an adjustment reason or an adjustment purpose of the first capability mode.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the request message requires feedback that indicates agreeing with content of the request message from the network device.

16 . An apparatus comprising: one or more processors configured to determine a first message; and

send the first message to a terminal device, wherein the first message comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates to allow a request to adjust a capability mode of the terminal device to one capability mode in M capability modes by allowing the terminal device to send a request message that indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the one capability mode to a network device, wherein the first message includes the M capability modes; and the one capability mode in the M capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets that include a positioning capability of the terminal device, and the M capability modes are included in N capability modes, and M is an integer greater than 0 and less than or equal to N.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

receive a second message from the terminal device, wherein the second message comprises second indication information; and

the second indication information indicates the N capability modes, one capability mode in the N capability modes corresponds to a group of capability information sets.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

receive a third message from the terminal device, wherein the third message comprises third indication information, the third indication information indicates a first capability mode, and the first capability mode is one capability mode in the M capability modes; and the third message indicates to adjust the capability mode of the terminal device to the first capability mode.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the third message further comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates an adjustment reason or an adjustment purpose of the first capability mode.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein a type of the first message is a broadcast message or a multicast message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: SHA, TONG; CHANG, JUNREN; LI, BINGZHAO; FENG, SHULAN; LIU, JIANGHUA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020142380 · Dec 31, 2020
Related Publication 20230345232A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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