WO2015180119A1 - 一种定位方法、网络侧设备、定位节点及定位系统 - Google Patents
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- Positioning method Network side device, positioning node and positioning system
- the present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a positioning method, a network side device, a positioning node, and a positioning system. Background technique
- GPS positioning Global Positioning System
- mobile cellular network positioning deployed by operators.
- the principle of GPS positioning is: The user terminal uses the detected multiple positioning satellites, usually more than 4, the sequence and time difference of the signals arriving at the same time, calculates the distance between the users and the satellites, and then according to the satellite Point, further get the user's latitude and longitude and elevation.
- GPS positioning can reach an accuracy of less than 10 meters outdoors, meeting the needs of outdoor positioning services; but indoors, because the signal is blocked, it can not be used normally.
- the location range of the user can be initially determined according to the location of the base station of the cell where the user is located.
- the angle of arrival (AoA) or multi-cell joint measurement results in an arrival time difference (OTDOA, UTDOA), which results in a more accurate positioning result.
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- the present application provides a positioning method, a network side device, a positioning node, and a positioning system for solving the technical problem of low positioning accuracy existing in the prior art.
- the first aspect of the present application provides a network side device, including:
- a receiving unit configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning of the user equipment UE; the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device;
- a sending unit configured to send configuration information to the N positioning nodes after the receiving unit receives the positioning request, where the configuration information is used to indicate information about the UE and/or an uplink positioning reference sent by the UE Information of the signal; wherein, the N positioning nodes are located in the coverage area of the device, and the node coverage area of each positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1.
- the receiving unit is further configured to receive M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes, where the M measurement results are sent by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink sent by the UE And obtaining, by the positioning reference signal, the uplink positioning reference signal is received by the M positioning nodes according to the configuration information, where M is a positive integer less than or equal to N;
- a processing unit configured to determine, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- the positioning request is sent by the UE, or sent by another network side device,
- the sending unit is further configured to send the determined location to the UE or the another network side device.
- the processing unit is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically When the UE is located in the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes, and: when M When the value is greater than 1, the boundary location of the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is determined to be the location where the UE is located; when M is equal to 1, the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is determined to be the location of the UE. .
- the processing unit is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically Determining a location of the UE by calculating a distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers; or
- the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is determined to be the location where the UE is located.
- the processing unit is specifically configured to determine a location of a positioning node corresponding to a minimum distance as a center, The circular area with the smallest distance being the radius is the location where the UE is located.
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE and/or a transmission configuration in which the UE sends the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- the second aspect of the present application provides a network side device, including:
- a receiver configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning of the user equipment UE; the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device;
- a transmitter configured to send to the N positioning nodes after the receiver receives the positioning request Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate information about the UE and/or information of an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the N positioning nodes are located in the coverage area of the device, and each The node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1.
- the receiver is further configured to receive M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes, where the M measurement results are sent by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink sent by the UE And obtaining, by the positioning reference signal, the uplink positioning reference signal is received by the M positioning nodes according to the configuration information, where M is a positive integer less than or equal to N;
- a processor configured to determine, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- the location request is sent by the UE, or sent by another network side device,
- the transmitter is further configured to send the determined location to the UE or the another network side device.
- the processor is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically When the UE is located in the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes, and: when M is greater than 1, the boundary location of the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is determined to be the location where the UE is located; When it is equal to 1, it is determined that the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is the location where the UE is located.
- the processor is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically Determining a location of the UE by calculating a distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers; or determining a highest received signal.
- the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the power is the location where the UE is located.
- the processor is specifically configured to determine a location of the positioning node corresponding to the minimum distance as The center of the circle, where the minimum distance is a radius, is the location where the UE is located.
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE and/or a transmission configuration in which the UE sends the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- the third aspect of the present application provides a positioning node, including:
- a receiving unit configured to receive configuration information sent by the network side device, where the configuration information is used to indicate information of the user equipment UE and/or information of an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the positioning node is located in the a device coverage area of the network side device, and a node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area;
- the receiving unit is further configured to receive an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in a coverage area of the device;
- a processing unit configured to obtain a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information
- a sending unit configured to send the measurement result to the network side device, to enable the network side device to determine a location where the UE is located according to the measurement result.
- the measurement result is specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node; or is the uplink positioning reference signal Receive signal power.
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE, and/or the UE sends the The transmission configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the positioning node is specifically specific Machine-to-machine M2M terminal; or, the positioning node is specifically supporting device-to-device
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- a fourth aspect of the present application provides a positioning node, including:
- a receiver configured to receive configuration information sent by the network side device, where the configuration information is used to indicate information of the user equipment UE and/or information of an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the positioning node is located in the a device coverage area of the network side device, and a node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area;
- the receiver is further configured to receive an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in a coverage area of the device;
- a processor configured to obtain a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information
- a transmitter configured to send the measurement result to the network side device, to enable the network side device to determine a location where the UE is located according to the measurement result.
- the measurement result is specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node; or is the uplink positioning reference signal Receive signal power.
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE, and/or the UE sends the The transmission configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the positioning node is specifically a specific machine-to-machine M2M terminal; or the positioning node is specifically a supporting device-to-device
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- a fifth aspect of the present application provides a positioning system, including:
- a network side device configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning on the user equipment UE, and send configuration information to the N positioning nodes according to the positioning request, where the configuration information is used to indicate the UE And the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device, and the N positioning nodes are located in the device coverage area, and each The node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1;
- the N positioning nodes are configured to receive an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information, and obtain N measurement results based on the uplink positioning reference signal, where M of the N positioning nodes
- the positioning node sends the M measurement results corresponding to the M positioning nodes to the network side device; where M is a positive integer less than or equal to N;
- the network side device is configured to determine, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- a sixth aspect of the present application provides a positioning method, including:
- the network side device receives a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning of the user equipment UE; the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device;
- the network side device sends configuration information to the N positioning nodes, where the configuration information is used to indicate information about the UE and/or information about an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where Said N positioning nodes are located in the coverage area of the device, and each said The node coverage area of the bit node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1;
- the network side device receives M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes, where the M measurement results are sent by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE Obtaining; the uplink positioning reference signal is received by the M positioning nodes according to the configuration information, where M is a positive integer equal to or less than N;
- the network side device determines, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- the network side device sends the determined location to the UE or the other network side device.
- the network side device determines the location of the UE based on the M measurement results, specifically:
- a boundary location of the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is a location where the UE is located
- the M measurement results are specifically the received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal
- the network side device determines, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located, specifically:
- Determining a location of the UE by calculating a distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers; or
- the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is determined to be the location of the UE.
- the fourth possible implementation in the sixth aspect In the current mode, the determining the location of the UE by determining the distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers is specifically:
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE and/or a transmission configuration in which the UE sends the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- a seventh aspect of the present application provides a positioning method, including:
- the locating node receives the configuration information sent by the network side device, where the configuration information is used to indicate the information of the user equipment UE and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the positioning node is located at the network side device.
- the device coverage area, and the node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area;
- the positioning node Receiving, by the positioning node, an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in a coverage area of the device;
- the positioning node obtains a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information
- the positioning node sends the measurement result to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine the location where the UE is located according to the measurement result.
- the measurement result is specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node; or The received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the configuration information includes an identifier of the UE, and/or the UE sends the The transmission configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the uplink positioning reference signal Specifically one or any combination of the following:
- a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE to the network side device a specifically defined uplink positioning reference signal for the positioning node detection.
- An eighth aspect of the present application provides a positioning method, including:
- the network side device receives a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger the positioning of the user equipment UE, and sends configuration information to the N positioning nodes according to the positioning request, where the configuration information is used to indicate the information of the UE. And the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, where the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device, and the N positioning nodes are located in the device coverage area, and each of the The node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1;
- the M locating nodes of the N locating nodes send the M measurement results corresponding to the M locating nodes to the network side device; where M is a positive integer less than or equal to N;
- the network side device determines, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- At least one positioning node is deployed in the coverage of the network side device, and each positioning node covers a smaller area, and the positioning node receives the uplink sent by the user equipment UE according to the configuration information sent by the network side device.
- Positioning the reference signal and according to the uplink positioning reference signal The measurement result is obtained, and then the measurement result is reported to the network side device, and the network side device determines, according to the measurement result reported by the positioning node, the location of the user equipment UE is located in the coverage area of the positioning node, so the positioning method in the embodiment of the present application is A smaller range of positioning can be obtained within the coverage of the network side device, so the positioning accuracy is improved compared with the conventional GPS positioning and macro cellular network positioning; further, by changing the size of the coverage area of the positioning node, various precisions can be satisfied. The need, so you can flexibly deploy the network according to the actual accuracy requirements.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a positioning system according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of relationship between a coverage area of a network side device and a coverage area of a positioning node according to an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a positioning method of a positioning system in Embodiment 1 of the present application;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of interaction of network elements in a positioning method according to Embodiment 1 of the present application;
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a positioning method on a network side device side in Embodiment 2 of the present application.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a positioning node side positioning method in Embodiment 3 of the present application
- FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a network side device in Embodiment 4 of the present application
- FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of a hardware implementation of a network side device according to Embodiment 5 of the present application
- FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a positioning node in Embodiment 6 of the present application
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of an example of a hardware implementation of a positioning node in Embodiment 7 of the present application. detailed description
- the embodiment of the present invention provides a positioning method, a network side device, a positioning node, and a positioning system, which are used to solve the technical problem of low positioning accuracy existing in the prior art.
- the technical solution in the embodiment of the present application is to solve the above technical problem.
- the general idea is as follows: In the embodiment of the present application, at least one positioning node is deployed in the coverage of the network side device, and each positioning node covers a smaller area. Area, the positioning node is based on the configuration sent by the network side device Receiving the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the user equipment UE, and obtaining the measurement result according to the uplink positioning reference signal, and then reporting the measurement result to the network side device, where the network side device determines the location of the user equipment UE according to the measurement result reported by the positioning node.
- the positioning method in the embodiment of the present application can obtain a smaller range of positioning within the coverage of the network side device, so the positioning accuracy is improved compared with the conventional GPS positioning and macro cellular network positioning accuracy. Further, by changing the size of the coverage area of the positioning node, various precision requirements can be met, so the network deployment can be flexibly performed according to actual precision requirements.
- the user equipment which may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing device connected to the wireless modem.
- the wireless terminal can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (eg, RAN, Radio Access Network), which can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and with a mobile terminal
- RAN Radio Access Network
- the computers for example, can be portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated or in-vehicle mobile devices that exchange language and/or data with the wireless access network.
- a wireless terminal may also be called a system, a Subscriber Unit, a Subscriber Station, a Mobile Station, a Mobile, a Remote Station, an Access Point, Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, User Device, or User Equipment (User) Equipment ).
- PCS Personal Communication Service
- SIP Session Initiation Protocol
- WLL Wireless Local Loop
- PDA Personal Digital Assistant
- Equipment such as meters that automatically read water/electric/gas functions.
- a wireless terminal may also be called a system, a Subscriber Unit, a Subscriber Station, a Mobile Station, a Mobile, a Remote Station, an Access Point, Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, User Device, or User Equipment (User) Equipment ).
- the network side device is specifically a base station, a Wi-Fi access point, a base station controller, a positioning server integrated in the base station, or a positioning server connected to the base station.
- a base station e.g., an access point
- the base station can refer to a device in an access network that communicates with a wireless terminal over one or more sectors over an air interface.
- the base station can be used to convert the received air frame to the IP packet as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, wherein the remainder of the access network can include an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the base station can also coordinate attribute management of the air interface.
- the base station may be a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in GSM, or may be a base station (NodeB) in the UTMS, or may be an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB in LTE or LTE-A, Evolutional Node B).
- the base station may be a macro base station (Macro) or a small base station (Micro) deployed outdoors, or a small base station (Pico or pRRU) deployed indoors, which is not limited in this application.
- the base station controller may be a base station controller (BSC) in CDMA or a radio network controller (RNC) in WCDMA.
- BSC base station controller
- RNC radio network controller
- the positioning system includes a network side device 10 and N positioning nodes, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; only two positioning nodes are shown in FIG. 1 . , respectively, a positioning node 201 and a positioning node 202.
- the N positioning nodes are located in the device coverage area of the network side device 10, and the node coverage area of each positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area.
- the node coverage areas of the N positioning nodes are between the two. They are not identical, that is, they can be connected or intersected, but they do not overlap completely or they do not. As shown in FIG.
- the device coverage area of the network side device 10 is the area 101
- the node coverage of the positioning node 201 is The area is the area 2011, and the node coverage area of the positioning node 202 is the area 2022, and the area 2011 and the area 2022 are both located within the area 101, and both cover a partial area of the area 101; the area 2011 and the area 2022 do not intersect at all.
- a user equipment UE 30 is located in a device coverage area of the network side device 10, and the user equipment 30 can send a location request to the network side device 10, for example, due to traffic navigation or location information sharing requirements. .
- the user equipment UE is triggered by another network side device.
- the network side device 10 can initiate the pair. The positioning request of the UE for positioning. Then, the network side device 10 can start the process of locating.
- the network side device 10 is configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning of the user equipment UE 30.
- the location request is sent, for example, by the user equipment UE 30, or by another network side device.
- the network side device 10 is further configured to send configuration information to the N positioning nodes based on the positioning request, where the configuration information is used to indicate the information of the UE 30 and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30.
- the N positioning nodes are configured to receive the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30 according to the configuration information, and obtain N measurement results based on the uplink positioning reference signal, where the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes and the M positioning nodes
- the corresponding M measurement results are sent to the network side device 10; where M is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
- the network side device 10 is further configured to determine the location of the UE 30 based on the M measurement results. For example, to determine which node coverage area the UE 30 is located, the node coverage area is taken as the location of the UE 30. Further, the network side device 10 is further configured to send the determined location to the UE 30 or another network side device. If it is sent to another network side device, it can be sent to the UE 30 or other user equipment by another network side device.
- the positioning method includes:
- Step 301 The network side device 10 receives a positioning request, and the positioning request is used to trigger the positioning of the UE 30.
- the configuration information is sent to the N positioning nodes based on the positioning request.
- the positioning request may be sent by the user equipment UE 30. Can be sent by another network side device; configuration letter
- the information is used to indicate the information of the UE 30 and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30.
- Step 302 The N positioning nodes receive the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30 according to the configuration information, and obtain the uplink positioning reference signal based on the uplink positioning reference signal. N measurement results;
- Step 303 The M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes send the M measurement results corresponding to the M positioning nodes to the network side device 10;
- Step 304 The network side device 10 determines the location where the UE 30 is located based on the M measurement results. For example, the coverage area of the node where the UE 30 is located is determined as the location of the UE 30.
- the network side device 10 also transmits the determined location to the UE 30 or another network side device.
- the positioning request is sent, and the network side device 10 receives the positioning request sent by the UE 30.
- the other server for example, the social network server, also needs to locate the UE 30, it can also send a location request to the network side device 10.
- the network side device 10 then sends the configuration information to the N positioning nodes in the coverage area of the device based on the positioning request, where the configuration information may include the identifier of the UE 30, and/or the transmission configuration including the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE, for example, Frequency resource location, code sequence used, transmit power, etc.
- the identity of UE 30 is used to uniquely identify UE 30 that is unique or within a certain range. In this way, the positioning node knows at what position to receive the uplink positioning reference signal transmitted by the UE 30.
- the uplink positioning reference signal may be: a traffic channel or a control channel signal sent by the UE 30 to the network side device 10, a reference signal used by the UE 30 to the network side device 10 for measurement or channel estimation, or specifically defined.
- the uplink positioning reference signal used for locating the node detection may be: a traffic channel or a control channel signal sent by the UE 30 to the network side device 10, a reference signal used by the UE 30 to the network side device 10 for measurement or channel estimation, or specifically defined.
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically a traffic channel or a control channel signal sent to the network side device 10 or a reference signal for measurement or channel estimation sent by the UE 30 to the network side device 10.
- the resource scheduling of the UE 30 is performed by the UE 30 and The communication requirement between the network side devices 10 is determined, and it is irrelevant whether the UE 30 requests the positioning. Therefore, before the N positioning nodes receive the configuration information, the signal transmission of the UE 30 is already configured, and the network side device 10 does not. The configuration information needs to be sent to the UE again.
- the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically a defined uplink positioning reference signal for positioning node detection, the network side device 10 further sends the same configuration information to the UE 30. Therefore, in summary, when the N positioning nodes receive the configuration information, the UE 30 does not receive the same configuration information, then The network side device 10 also transmits the same configuration information to the UE 30.
- the UE 30 then sends the uplink positioning reference signal according to the received configuration information. Therefore, in step 302, the N positioning nodes receive the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30 according to the configuration information, and obtain N measurement results based on the uplink positioning reference signal. .
- the N measurement results are obtained based on the uplink positioning reference signal, and specifically, there are multiple implementation manners.
- the positioning node detects the received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal, and determines whether the power exceeds a predetermined power threshold. When the power exceeds the power threshold, the power exceeds the predetermined power threshold.
- the predetermined power threshold indicates that the UE 30 is located in the node coverage area of the positioning node, and vice versa, indicating that the UE 30 is not in the node coverage area of the positioning node; therefore, in this case, the measurement result may specifically be
- the UE 30 is at or not the result of being located within the node coverage area of the positioning node.
- the second is to directly measure the received signal power as a measurement result.
- step 303 is performed, that is, the M measurement results corresponding to the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes are sent to the network side device 10.
- the M positioning nodes that report the measurement result also change, for example: when the measurement result indicates that the UE 30 is located or not in the coverage area of the node of the positioning node, only The positioning node whose measurement result is "Yes" sends the measurement result to the network side device 10.
- the measurement result of the positioning node 201 is YES, that is, the UE 30 is located at the node coverage area of the positioning node 201.
- the positioning node 201 will measure the result "Yes” or use other symbols, such as "1". It is sent to the network side device 10, and the positioning node 202 is not sent.
- the positioning nodes in the N positioning nodes transmit the measured signal power measured by themselves to the network side device; or only the received signal power exceeds a predetermined power threshold.
- the positioning node transmits the measured signal power measured by itself to the network side device 10, and the positioning node whose received signal power does not exceed the predetermined power threshold does not send the measurement result.
- step 304 is performed, that is, the network side device 10 determines the node coverage area where the UE 30 is located based on the M measurement results, and uses the node coverage area where the UE 30 is located as the location of the UE 30.
- the network side device also transmits the determined location to the UE 30 or another network side device. If it is sent to another network side device, it is sent to the UE 30 or other user equipment by another network side device.
- the network side device 10 determines the location where the UE 30 is located based on the M measurement results, and has different implementation manners, for example: corresponding to the foregoing first measurement result, because the measurement result indicates the UE.
- the result of the coverage in the node coverage area of the M locating nodes is determined by the network side device 10 based on the M measurement results. Specifically, the coverage area of the node where the UE 30 is located is determined based on the M measurement results.
- the node of the M positioning nodes covers the boundary position of the area.
- M is 1, that is, only one positioning node "3 ⁇ 4" the measurement result
- M is greater than 1, that is, multiple positioning nodes report the measurement result "Yes”, so it is determined that the boundary location of the node coverage area of the plurality of positioning nodes is the coverage area of the node where the UE 30 is located, and further The boundary position is taken as the location where the UE 30 is located, so that the positioning accuracy is higher.
- the location of the UE 30 may be sent to the UE 30, so that the location of the UE 30 is displayed on the client of the social network. It can also be sent to other user devices.
- the network side device 10 determines the coverage area of the node where the UE 30 is located based on the M measurement results, specifically: calculating the distance between the UE 30 and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers, Determine the coverage area of the node where the UE is located.
- M is 1, that is, when only one positioning node reports, the uplink reference positioning is calculated according to the difference between the received signal power and the transmitted signal power of the UE 30.
- the distance between the UE 30 and the positioning node which can be further located in the node coverage area of the positioning node, for example: the radius of the node coverage area of the positioning node is 5m, but by calculation , determining that the UE 30 is located at the positioning node The distance is 2m, then it can be determined that the location of the UE 30 is the zone i or within 2m of the radius of the coverage area of the node.
- M is greater than 1, that is, a plurality of positioning nodes report received signal power, and the reported received signal power is greater than a predetermined power threshold, that is, the UE 30 is simultaneously located in the node coverage area of the plurality of positioning nodes, that is, It is said that the UE 30 is located at the intersection of the node coverage areas of the plurality of positioning nodes, and then calculates the distance between the UE 30 and each of the positioning nodes respectively, and the position of the UE 30 can be further reduced at the boundary position, so the positioning accuracy is higher.
- M is equal to N, that is, all the positioning nodes report the received signal power, and the power of the reported received signals exceeds a predetermined power threshold, and the rest does not exceed the predetermined power threshold, then the network side device 10 first judges, and then The location of the UE 30 can be determined by considering only the predetermined power threshold beyond the method described in the previous second. Or the network side device 10 does not determine the relationship with the predetermined power threshold, but selects the first few positioning nodes with the highest received signal power, and combines the distance of the UE 30 to the positioning node and the boundary position of the positioning nodes. Determine the location of the UE 30.
- the network side device 10 determines the coverage area of the node where the UE 30 is located based on the M measurement results, specifically: determining the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power as the location where the UE 30 is located. . Specifically, the received received signal power is sorted to determine the highest received signal power, and the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is the node coverage area where the UE 30 is located.
- the received received signal power may be sent by a part of the positioning node, or may be sent by all the positioning nodes; the received received signal power may all exceed a predetermined power threshold, or may exceed a predetermined power threshold, and the rest may be Not exceeding the predetermined power threshold.
- the network side device 10 After determining the location of the UE 30, the network side device 10 transmits the determined location to the UE 30. After receiving the UE 30, the UE 30 can display its own location in the application, for example, displaying the icon on the navigation map. The current location of the UE 30.
- the N positioning nodes further measure the arrival angle (AoA) of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30 to the self, and use the angle of arrival as a measurement result. And reporting to the network side device 10 in step 303, the network side device 10 may also determine the location of the UE 30 in conjunction with the angle of arrival in step 304, and further narrow the range of the UE 30 within the node coverage area of the positioning node.
- AoA arrival angle of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE 30 to the self
- the network side device 10 sends configuration information to the N positioning nodes, and the N positioning nodes report the measurement result to the network side device 10, which may be transmitted through an air interface communication protocol, where the air interface communication is performed.
- the protocol is, for example, an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol in the cellular communication system is specifically, for example, an air interface communication protocol of a Machine to Machine (M2M) service, such as a low-cost machine type communication (MTC) air interface communication protocol defined by 3GPP, Port: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Air Interface Communication Protocol in Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems.
- M2M Machine to Machine
- MTC low-cost machine type communication
- 3GPP Port: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Air Interface Communication Protocol in Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems.
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- the positioning node is specifically a specific M2M terminal, for example, a function and a module (including an antenna, a radio frequency sensing device, etc.) for receiving and detecting a UE uplink positioning reference signal on an M2M terminal in a cellular network or a wireless local area network, Locate the node.
- the positioning node receives the uplink positioning reference signal according to the communication protocol used by the UE 30 and the network side device 10 between the positioning node and the UE 30.
- the positioning node may also be a terminal with a device to device (D2D) communication function in the cellular network, and the communication between the network side device 10 and the positioning node uses the uplink and downlink of the cellular system.
- the air interface communication protocol, and the positioning node and the UE 30 can implement the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal transmitted by the positioning node to the UE by using the D2D communication mode.
- the positioning node may also receive the uplink positioning reference signal according to the communication protocol used by the UE 30 and the network side device 10.
- the air interface communication protocol is used between the network side device 10 and the positioning node, so that the deployment of the positioning node is very flexible, and the deployment complexity is greatly reduced.
- the communication between the network elements in the embodiment of the present application reuses the existing communication standard, and has no impact on the UE, but the implementation of the positioning node is simple, the cost is low, and the network side changes are small. Further, if the M2M terminal is used as the positioning node, since it is specifically designed for small packet transmission, the equipment cost is compressed and the power consumption is low.
- wireless charging Using wireless charging technology, continuously through the space electromagnetic signal sensing, charging.
- the network side device 10 can obtain the PHR (Power Headroom) of the positioning node, and determine whether the battery needs to be replaced.
- PHR Power Headroom
- the positioning method includes:
- Step 1 The UE sends a location request to the base station. For example, when the user corresponding to the UE sends the microblog, the user selects the “insert location”, and then the UE sends a location request to the base station.
- Step 2 After receiving the positioning request, the base station sends configuration information to the positioning node, where the configuration information includes the unique identifier of the UE, and the transmission configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE.
- Step 3 The base station sends a transmission configuration for transmitting the uplink positioning reference signal to the UE.
- This step is optional, because if the uplink positioning reference signal is specifically a reference channel for the traffic channel, control channel signal, measurement, channel estimation, etc. sent by the UE to the base station.
- the resource scheduling is determined by the communication requirement between the UE and the base station. Therefore, it is possible that the signal transmission of the UE is already configured before the positioning node receives the configuration information, and the base station does not need to send the signal to the UE again.
- Configuration information in other words, step 3 is not required to be executed in each positioning process.
- Step 4 The UE sends an uplink positioning reference signal to the positioning node, specifically, the UE according to the base.
- the transmission configuration sent by the station sends an uplink positioning reference signal.
- Step 5 The positioning node receives the uplink positioning reference signal according to the configuration information, and measures the uplink positioning reference signal, for example, the received signal power of the received uplink positioning reference signal, and/or the angle of arrival.
- Step 6 The positioning node reports the measurement result to the base station, and reports the measurement result to the base station, for example, by using an over-the-air communication protocol.
- Step 7 The base station determines the location of the UE according to the measurement result, and the specifically determined location is a node coverage area of a certain positioning node, or a boundary location of a node coverage area of a certain positioning node.
- Step 8 The base station feeds back the location of the UE to the UE, and then the location of the UE can be reflected in the UE. For example, on the interface for writing a new microblog, the location of the user is displayed as “XX Shopping Mall, XX Restaurant”.
- the base station After step 1, before step 3, the base station sends a trigger information to the positioning node to trigger the positioning measurement, and the positioning node enters the positioning measurement process; correspondingly, after step 8, the base station also sends the closing information to the positioning node. , turn off positioning measurement. Therefore, by the method of the embodiment, the positioning node can enter the sleep state when there is no measurement task, and wake up by the base station when there is a measurement task, so that the power consumption of the positioning node can be reduced.
- the positioning method in this embodiment is described above in terms of system interaction.
- the positioning method will be described from a single side.
- the network side device is described. Referring to FIG. 5, the network side device side is shown.
- the positioning methods include:
- Step 401 The network side device receives a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to locate the UE, and the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device.
- the location request may be sent by the user equipment UE or sent by another network side device.
- Step 402 The network side device sends configuration information to the N positioning nodes based on the positioning request.
- the N positioning nodes are located in the device coverage area, and the node coverage area of each positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area. A positive integer greater than one.
- the configuration information is used to indicate information of the UE and/or information of an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE.
- Step 403 The network side device receives M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes, where the M measurement results are obtained by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; Received by M positioning nodes according to configuration information, M is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
- Step 404 The network side device determines, according to the M measurement results, the location where the UE is located. For example: Determine which node coverage area the UE is located, and use the node coverage area where the UE is located as the location of the UE.
- the method further includes the step 405: the network side device sends the determined location to the UE or another network side device.
- the network side device further sends configuration information to the UE, and allocates resources for transmitting the uplink positioning reference signal to the UE.
- the network side device further sends trigger information for triggering the positioning measurement to the positioning node.
- the network side device further sends the closing information of the positioning measurement to the positioning node. . Therefore, by the method of the embodiment, the positioning node can enter the sleep state when there is no measurement task, and wake up by the network side device when there is a measurement task, so that the power consumption of the positioning node can be reduced.
- step 404 when the M measurement results are specifically the result that the UE is located in the coverage area of the node of the M positioning nodes, the network side device determines the location of the UE based on the M measurement results, specifically: when M is greater than At 1 o'clock, it is determined that the boundary location of the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is the location where the UE is located; when M is equal to 1, it is determined that the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is the location where the UE is located.
- the network side device determines the location of the UE based on the M measurement results, specifically: calculating the UE to the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers.
- the distance between the UEs is determined by the distance between the UEs; or, the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is the location where the UE is located.
- the network side device specifically determines that the location of the positioning node corresponding to the smallest distance is the center of the circle, and the circular area where the minimum distance is the radius is the location where the UE is located. Further, the step 402 is specifically to send the configuration information to the N positioning nodes by using the air interface communication protocol; and the step 403 is specifically, the network side device receives the M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes by using the air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the positioning method on the positioning node side includes:
- Step 501 The positioning node receives the configuration information sent by the network side device.
- the positioning node is located in the device coverage area of the network side device, and the node coverage area of the positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area.
- the configuration information is used to indicate information of the user equipment UE and/or information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE.
- Step 502 The positioning node receives the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in the coverage area of the device.
- Step 503 The positioning node obtains a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information.
- Step 504 The positioning node sends the measurement result to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine the location where the UE is located according to the measurement result.
- the positioning node before the step 501, the positioning node further receives the trigger information sent by the network side device, and triggers the positioning measurement function.
- the positioning node further receives the shutdown information sent by the network side device, and closes the positioning. Measurement function.
- the step 501 is specifically: the positioning node receives the configuration information sent by the network side device by using the air interface communication protocol; the step 504 is specifically: the positioning node sends the measurement result to the network side device by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the step 502 specifically includes: the positioning node receives the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the user equipment UE according to the configuration information according to the communication protocol used by the UE and the network side device or according to the device D2D protocol.
- the measurement result obtained in step 503 may specifically be a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node, and may also be a received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the measurement result is sent to the network side device, specifically, the result that the UE identifies that the UE is located in the node coverage area of the positioning node, for example, "Yes”; may also directly transmit the received signal power; or may be receiving Transmitted when the signal power exceeds a predetermined threshold power.
- a network side device is also provided in an embodiment of the present application. Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a functional block diagram of the network side device in this embodiment. In FIG. 7 , each unit is arranged according to the processing sequence in the positioning process. .
- the network side device includes: a receiving unit 601, configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning on the user equipment UE; the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device; and the sending unit 602 is configured to be in the receiving unit 601.
- the configuration information is used to indicate the information of the UE and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; wherein, the N positioning nodes are located in the coverage area of the device, and each The node coverage area of the locating node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1; the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive M measurement results sent by the M positioning nodes of the N positioning nodes, where The M measurement results are obtained by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; the uplink positioning reference signal is received by the M positioning nodes according to the configuration information, and M is a positive integer less than or equal to N; the processing unit 603 is configured to Based on the M measurement results, the location of the UE is determined.
- the location request is specifically sent by the user equipment UE, or sent by another network side device.
- the sending unit 602 is further configured to send the determined location to the UE or another network side device.
- the processing unit 603 is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically the result that the UE is located in the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes, and: when M is greater than 1, determine the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes.
- the boundary location is the location where the UE is located; when M is equal to 1, it is determined that the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is the location where the UE is located.
- the processing unit 603 is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically the received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal, determine the location of the UE by calculating the distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers. Or determining that the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is the location where the UE is located.
- processing unit 603 is specifically configured to determine that the location of the positioning node corresponding to the smallest distance is the center of the circle, and the smallest distance is the radius of the circle where the UE is located.
- the sending unit 602 is specifically configured to send configuration information to the N positioning nodes by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the receiving unit 601 is specifically configured to receive M measurement results by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the network side device is specifically a base station, a Wi-Fi access point, a base station controller, a positioning server integrated in the base station, or a positioning server connected to the base station.
- the receiving unit 601 and the transmitting unit 602 may be integrated together, or may be two physically separate units.
- the receiving unit 601 itself may be a module for supporting multiple communication modes, and may also include multiple receiving modules to support different communication modes.
- Transmitting unit 602 is similar to receiving unit 601.
- the network side device includes: a receiver 701, configured to receive a positioning request, where the positioning request is used to trigger positioning on the user equipment UE; the UE is located in a device coverage area of the network side device; and the transmitter 702 After the receiver 701 receives the positioning request, sends configuration information to the N positioning nodes; the configuration information is used to indicate the information of the UE and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; wherein, the N positioning nodes are located.
- the coverage area of the device, and the node coverage area of each positioning node is a partial area of the device coverage area; N is a positive integer greater than 1; the receiver 701 is further configured to receive the M positioning nodes sent by the N positioning nodes. M measurement results, wherein the M measurement results are obtained by the M positioning nodes according to the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; the uplink positioning reference signal is received by the M positioning nodes according to the configuration information, and M is a positive integer less than or equal to N
- the processor 704 is configured to determine, according to the M measurement results, a location where the UE is located.
- the location request is sent by the user equipment UE, or sent by another network side device.
- bus 700 can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, and bus 700 will include one or more processors and memory 705 represented by processor 704. The various circuits of the memory are linked together.
- the bus 700 can also link various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and, therefore, will not be further described herein.
- Bus interface 703 provides an interface between bus 700 and receiver 701 and transmitter 702.
- Receiver 701 and transmitter 702 can be the same component, i.e., a transceiver, providing means for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium.
- the receiver 701 itself may be a module, for example, a chip for supporting a plurality of communication modes, and may also include a plurality of receiving modules, for example, a chipset, respectively supporting different communication modes.
- Transmitter 702 is similar to receiver 701. Data processed by processor 704 can be transmitted over the wireless medium via an antenna. Further, the antenna also receives the data and transmits the data to processor 704.
- the processor 704 is responsible for managing the bus 700 and the usual processing, and can also provide various functions including timing, peripheral interfaces, voltage regulation, power management, and other control functions. And the memory 705 It can be used to store data used by processor 704 in performing operations.
- the processor 704 is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the M positioning nodes, and: when M is greater than 1, determine a node coverage area of the M positioning nodes.
- the boundary location is the location where the UE is located; when M is equal to 1, it is determined that the node coverage area of the M positioning nodes is the location where the UE is located.
- the processor 704 is specifically configured to: when the M measurement results are specifically the received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal, determine the location of the UE by calculating the distance between the UE and the M positioning nodes based on the M received signal powers. Or determining that the node coverage area of the positioning node corresponding to the highest received signal power is the location where the UE is located.
- the processor 704 is specifically configured to determine that the location of the positioning node corresponding to the minimum distance is the center of the circle, and the smallest distance is the radius of the location where the UE is located.
- the transmitter 702 is specifically configured to send configuration information to the N positioning nodes by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the receiver 701 is specifically configured to receive M measurement results by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the network side device is specifically a base station, a Wi-Fi access point, a base station controller, a positioning server integrated in the base station, or a positioning server connected to the base station.
- the locating node includes: a receiving unit 802, configured to receive configuration information sent by the network side device; the configuration information is used to indicate information of the user equipment UE and/or information of an uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE; The device is located in the device coverage area of the network side device, and the node coverage area of the location node is a partial area of the device coverage area.
- the receiving unit 802 is further configured to receive the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in the device coverage area.
- the processing unit 803 is configured to obtain a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information, and the sending unit 804 is configured to send the measurement result to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine the location where the UE is located according to the measurement result.
- the measurement result is specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node; or is a received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the receiving unit 802 is specifically configured to receive configuration information by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the sending unit 804 is specifically configured to send the measurement result to the network side device by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the positioning node is specifically a specific machine-to-machine M2M terminal; or, the positioning node is specifically a terminal that supports the device-to-device D2D communication function.
- the receiving unit 802 is specifically configured to receive, according to the configuration information, the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the user equipment UE according to the communication protocol used by the UE and the network side device or according to the device-to-device D2D protocol.
- the receiving unit 802 and the transmitting unit 804 may be integrated together, or may be two physically separate units.
- the receiving unit 802 itself may be a module for supporting multiple communication modes, and may also include multiple receiving modules to support different communication modes.
- Transmitting unit 804 is similar to receiving unit 601.
- FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 are also applicable to the positioning node of the embodiment.
- the detailed description of the positioning method can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art. Knowing the implementation method of the positioning node in this embodiment, for the sake of brevity of the description, it will not be described in detail herein.
- the positioning node includes: a receiver 901, configured to receive a configuration sent by the network side device The information is used to indicate the information of the user equipment UE and/or the information of the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE.
- the positioning node is located in the equipment coverage area of the network side device, and the node coverage area of the positioning node is the equipment coverage area.
- the receiver 901 is further configured to: receive the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the UE according to the configuration information; the UE is located in the coverage area of the device; the processor 903 is configured to obtain a measurement result based on the uplink positioning reference information; And sending the measurement result to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine the location of the UE according to the measurement result.
- bus 900 can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, and bus 900 will include one or more processors and memory 906 represented by processor 903. The various circuits of the memory are linked together. Bus 900 can also link various other circuits, such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, as is known in the art, and therefore, will not be further described herein.
- Bus interface 905 provides an interface between bus 900 and receiver 901 and transmitter 902. Receiver 901 and transmitter 902 can be the same component, i.e., a transceiver, providing means for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium.
- the receiver 901 itself may be a module, for example, a chip for supporting multiple communication modes, and may also include multiple receiving modules, for example, a chipset, which supports different communication modes.
- Transmitter 902 is similar to receiver 901.
- a user interface 904 can also be provided, such as a keypad, display, speaker, microphone, joystick.
- the processor 903 is responsible for managing the bus 900 and the usual processing, and the memory 906 can be used to store the data used by the processor 903 in performing the operations.
- the measurement result is specifically a result indicating that the UE is located in a node coverage area of the positioning node; or is a received signal power of the uplink positioning reference signal.
- the receiver 901 is specifically configured to receive configuration information by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the transmitter 902 is specifically configured to send the measurement result to the network side device by using an air interface communication protocol.
- the air interface communication protocol is specifically an air interface communication protocol in a cellular communication system; or a WiFi or Bluetooth protocol.
- the positioning node is specifically integrated on the machine-to-machine M2M terminal; or the positioning node is specifically a terminal that supports the device-to-device D2D communication function.
- the receiver 901 is specifically configured to receive, according to the configuration information, the uplink positioning reference signal sent by the user equipment UE according to the communication protocol used by the UE and the network side device or according to the device-to-device D2D protocol.
- FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 are also applicable to the positioning node of the embodiment.
- the detailed description of the positioning method can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art. Knowing the implementation method of the positioning node in this embodiment, for the sake of brevity of the description, it will not be described in detail herein.
- At least one positioning node is deployed in the coverage of the network side device, and each positioning node covers a smaller area, and the positioning node receives the uplink sent by the user equipment UE according to the configuration information sent by the network side device. Locating a reference signal, and obtaining a measurement result according to the uplink positioning reference signal, and then reporting the measurement result to the network side device, where the network side device determines, according to the measurement result reported by the positioning node, which location of the positioning node is located in the coverage area of the positioning node.
- the positioning method in the embodiment of the present application can obtain a smaller range of positioning within the coverage of the network side device, so the positioning accuracy is improved compared with the conventional GPS positioning and the macro cellular network; further, by changing the positioning node
- the size of the coverage area can meet the requirements of various precisions, so the network deployment can be flexibly performed according to the actual accuracy requirements.
- embodiments of the present application can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product.
- the application can be in the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware.
- the application can be in the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) in which computer usable program code is embodied.
- the present application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present application.
- the flow chart can be implemented by computer program instructions And/or a combination of the processes and/or blocks in the block diagrams, and the flowcharts and/or blocks in the flowcharts and/or block diagrams.
- These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device.
- the computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device.
- the apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.
- These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device.
- the instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.
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