Prose information transmission method, terminal, and communications device

• US 10,455,358 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ouyang, Guowei, Jin, Hui, Yi, Qiang, He, Yue
• Primary Examiner(s): Ajayi, Joel
• Application Number:
  US15/816,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20180091944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 4554562
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a ProSe information transmission method, a terminal, and a communications device. The method includes: acquiring, by a second terminal, a fourth code word broadcast by a first terminal, where the fourth code word is a code word that is allocated to the first terminal by a first ProSe entity; sending, by the second terminal, a first message to a second ProSe entity when the fourth code word matches a prestored code word, where the first message carries the fourth code word and a first application identity; receiving, by the second terminal, a second message sent by the second ProSe entity, where the second message carries a second identity; and discovering, by the second terminal, a first application user according to the second identity. The present disclosure is applicable to the communications field.

Claims

1. A proximity service (ProSe) information transmission method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a receiving ProSe entity, a first message sent by a monitoring terminal, the first message instructing the receiving ProSe entity to acquire a first application user identity that is allocated to a first application user by a first application server, the first application user being a user of a first application of a first terminal, the first message comprising a code word allocated by a first ProSe entity, the first application server being an application server of the first application, and the receiving ProSe entity being a ProSe entity in a first home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of the monitoring terminal;

acquiring, by the receiving ProSe entity, the first application user identity by, sending to the first ProSe entity the code word received in the first message, and in response, receiving from the first ProSe entity the first application user identity,

wherein the first ProSe entity is in a second HPLMN of the first terminal, the code word being related to a plurality of application user identities including the first application user identity, and the second HPLMN being a different HPLMN than the first HPLMN; and

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a second message to the monitoring terminal, the second message comprising the first application user identity received from the first ProSe entity, the first application user identity indicating the first application user discovered by the monitoring terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first application user identity comprises a temporary application user identity (Temp APP User ID) or a real application user identity allocated by the application server.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before receiving the first message sent by the monitoring terminal, receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a fifth message sent by the monitoring terminal, the fifth message instructing the receiving ProSe entity to acquire the code word allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity;

acquiring, by the receiving ProSe entity, the code word; and

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a sixth message to the monitoring terminal, wherein the sixth message comprises the code word.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the fifth message comprises a third identity and the application identity, the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity, and the application identity identifying the first application;

and

acquiring the code word comprises;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a seventh message to the first application server according to the application identity, wherein the seventh message comprises the third identity;

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, an eighth message sent by the first application server, the eighth message comprising a first identity, the first identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a ninth message to the first ProSe entity, the ninth message comprising the first identity; and

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a tenth message sent by the first ProSe entity, the tenth message comprising the code word.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the fifth message comprises first information, a fourth identity, and the application identity, the first information comprising a third identity or a sixth identity, the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity, the sixth identity comprising a terminal identity of the monitoring terminal, the fourth identity comprising a temporary application user identity allocated to a second application user by the first application server, the second application user being a user of the first application of the monitoring terminal, and the application identity being the application identity of the first application;

and

acquiring the code word comprises;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a seventh message to the first application server according to the application identity, the seventh message comprising the fourth identity;

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, an eighth message sent by the first application server, the eighth message comprising a first identity, the first identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a ninth message to the first ProSe entity, the ninth message comprising the first identity; and

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a tenth message sent by the first ProSe entity, the tenth message comprising the code word.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before sending the second message to the monitoring terminal, sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a third message to the first application server, the third message comprising the first application user identity, the first application user identity configured to cause the first application server to determine whether a broadcast request of the first application user is allowed; and

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a fourth message sent by the first application server, the fourth message indicating whether the broadcast request of the first application user is allowed.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

after sending the second message to the monitoring terminal, sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a fifth message to the first ProSe entity, the fifth message comprising a first identity, the application identity, and a fourth identity, the first identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity, the application identity identifying the first application, the fourth identity comprising a temporary application user identity allocated to a second application user by the first application server, the second application user being a user of the first application of the monitoring terminal.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before receiving the first message, receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a sixth message sent by the monitoring terminal, the sixth message comprising a third identity and the application identity, the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity, and the application identity identifying the first application;

determining, by the receiving ProSe entity, a fourth identity according to the third identity and the application identity, the fourth identity comprising a temporary application user identity allocated to a second application user by the first application server, the second application user being the user of the first application of the monitoring terminal;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a seventh message to the first application server, the seventh message comprising the fourth identity;

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, an eighth message sent by the first application server, the eighth message comprising a correspondence between the first identity and the first application user identity, the correspondence between the first identity and the first application user identity being determined by the first application server according to the fourth identity, the first identity comprising the temporary terminal identity allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a ninth message to the first ProSe entity, the ninth message comprising the first identity and the application identity;

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a tenth message sent by the first ProSe entity, the tenth message comprising the code word, the code word being determined by the first ProSe entity according to the first identity and the application identity; and

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, an eleventh message to the monitoring terminal, wherein the eleventh message comprises the code word.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, the first message, receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, a sixth message sent by the first application server, the sixth message comprising a correspondence between the first identity and the first application user identity, the application identity, and a third identity, the first identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the first terminal by the first ProSe entity, the application identity identifying the first application, and the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity;

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a seventh message to the first ProSe entity, the seventh message comprising the first identity and the application identity;

receiving, by the receiving ProSe entity, an eighth message sent by the first ProSe entity, the eighth message comprising the code word, the code word being determined by the first ProSe entity according to the first identity and the application identity; and

sending, by the receiving ProSe entity, a ninth message to the monitoring terminal, the ninth message comprising the code word.

10. A proximity service ProSe information transmission method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a monitoring terminal from a first terminal, a code word; and

discovering, by the monitoring terminal, a first application user according to a first application user identity by;

sending, by the monitoring terminal, a first message to a receiving ProSe entity when the received code word matches a prestored code word, the first message instructing the receiving ProSe entity to acquire the first application user identity that is allocated to the first application user by a first application server, the first application user being a user of a first application of a first terminal, the first application server being an application server of the first application, the first message comprising the received code word allocated by a first ProSe entity, the receiving ProSe entity being a ProSe entity in a first home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of the monitoring terminal;

receiving, by the monitoring terminal, a second message sent by the receiving ProSe entity, the second message comprising a first application user identity, the first application user identity being sent to the receiving ProSe entity by a first ProSe entity after the first ProSe entity receives the code word sent by the receiving ProSe entity, wherein the first ProSe entity is in a second HPLMN of the first terminal, the code word being related to a plurality of application user identities including the first application user identity, and the second HPLMN being a different HPLMN than the first HPLMN.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the first application user identity comprises a temporary application user identity (Temp APP User ID) or a real application user identity allocated by the application server.

12. The method according to claim 10, the method further comprising:

acquiring, by the monitoring terminal, the code word when the first terminal is broadcasting the code word,

wherein the first message comprising the code word and a first application identity, the first application identity identifying a first application corresponding to the first application user identity, and the second message further comprises the first application identity.

13. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

sending, by the monitoring terminal, a third message to the receiving ProSe entity, the third message comprising a third identity and a first application identity, the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity;

receiving, by the monitoring terminal, a fourth message sent by the receiving ProSe entity, the fourth message comprising a code word for prestoring; and

acquiring, by the monitoring terminal, the code word when the first terminal is broadcasting the code word;

wherein the first message comprises the code word and is sent when the code word matches the code word for prestoring.

14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

sending, by the monitoring terminal, a third message to the receiving ProSe entity, the third message comprising first information, a fourth identity, and a first application identity, the first information comprising a third identity or a sixth identity, the third identity comprising a temporary terminal identity allocated to the monitoring terminal by the receiving ProSe entity, the sixth identity identifying the monitoring terminal, the fourth identity comprising a temporary application user identity allocated to a second application user by the first application server, the second application user being a user of the first application of the monitoring terminal;

receiving, by the monitoring terminal, a fourth message sent by the receiving ProSe entity, wherein the fourth message comprising a code word for prestoring; and

acquiring, by the monitoring terminal, the code word when the first terminal is broadcasting the code word;

wherein the first message comprises the code word and is sent when the code word matches the code word for prestoring.

15. A receiving ProSe entity, comprising:

a receiver, a transmitter, a processor, and an acquiring circuit;

wherein;

the receiver is configured to receive a first message sent by a monitoring terminal, the first message being used to instruct the receiving ProSe entity to acquire a first application user identity that is allocated to a first application user by a first application server, the first application user being a user of a first application of a first terminal, the first message comprising a code word allocated by a first ProSe entity, the first application server being an application server of the first application, and the receiving ProSe entity being a ProSe entity in a first home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of the monitoring terminal;

the acquiring circuit is configured to acquire the first application user identity by,

sending by the processor to the first ProSe entity the code word received by the receiver in the first message, and

in response, receiving by the processor from the first ProSe entity the first application user identity,

wherein the first ProSe entity is in a second HPLMN of the first terminal, the code word being related to a plurality of application user identities including the first application user identity, and the second HPLMN being a different HPLMN than the first HPLMN; and

the transmitter is configured to send a second message to the monitoring terminal, the second message comprising the first application user identity received by the acquiring circuit.

16. The receiving ProSe entity according to claim 15, wherein the first application user identity comprises a temporary application user identity (Temp APP User ID) or a real application user identity allocated by the application server.