# US 12,604,293 B2 · Information processing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,293 B2 - Document ID: US12604293B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/911,371 - Filed: 2020-03-13 - Published: 2023-06-15 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-13 - Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xiandong Dong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604293B2 ## CPC - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04W 68/005: {Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication} - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract An information processing method applied to a first base station anchored by a UE is provided. The method includes: broadcasting, in response to receiving a positioning request message, a first paging message carrying the positioning request message, where the UE is in an RRC disconnected state, and the positioning request message is configured to request a positioning result of the UE. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing method, comprising: in response to receiving a positioning request message, broadcasting, by a first base station anchored by user equipment (UE), a first paging message carrying the positioning request message, wherein the UE is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) disconnected state, and the positioning request message is configured to request a positioning result of the UE. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the first base station, the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message in a random access procedure; and sending, by the first base station, the positioning result of the UE. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: in response to determining that the UE is in the RRC disconnected state, sending, by the first base station, triggering information to a second base station in a Radio Access Network based Notification Area (RNA) of the UE, wherein the triggering information comprises: the first paging message, or the positioning request message and a second paging message not carrying the positioning request message, wherein the second paging message is configured to trigger the second base station to send the first paging message to the UE; and the first paging message is configured to trigger the UE to perform positioning measurement and obtain the positioning result to be reported to a location management function (LMF). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein sending the triggering information to the second base station in the RNA of the UE comprises: sending the triggering information to the second base station in the RNA of the UE through an Xn interface between base stations. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the positioning request message further comprises: positioning configuration for performing positioning measurement by the UE, wherein the positioning configuration is configured to indicate at least one of following configurations: a positioning measurement manner; a measurement parameter of positioning; a positioning quality of service (Qos) request; or identifier information of the UE performing the positioning measurement. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the first paging message carries the positioning configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the first paging message comprises at least one of followings: a first IE, carrying positioning indication information that indicates the UE to perform the positioning measurement; or a second IE, carrying the positioning configuration. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the first base station, a request message configured to request positioning assistance information, wherein the positioning assistance information comprises at least one of following information: a cell identifier of positioning measurement, a base station identifier of the positioning measurement, or resource location information of a positioning reference signal of the positioning measurement. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message in the random access procedure comprises: receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message through a message A of a 2-step random access procedure; or receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message through a message 3 or a message 5 of a 4-step random access procedure. ### Claim 10 An information processing method, comprising: receiving, by a second base station in a Radio Access Network based Notification Area (RNA) of user equipment (UE), triggering information sent by a first base station, wherein the second base station is different from the first base station anchored by the UE, the triggering information comprises: a first paging message carrying a positioning request message of a location management function (LMF), or the positioning request message and a second paging message not carrying the positioning request message; and broadcasting, by the second base station, the first paging message based on the triggering information, wherein the first paging message is configured to trigger the UE to perform positioning measurement and obtain a positioning result to be reported to the LMF. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: receiving, by the second base station, the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message in a random access procedure; and reporting, by the second base station, the positioning result directly to the LMF or reporting the same to the LMF through the first base station. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the positioning request message further comprises: positioning configuration for performing the positioning measurement by the UE, wherein the positioning configuration is configured to indicate at least one of following configurations: a positioning measurement manner; a measurement parameter of positioning; a positioning quality of service (Qos) request; or identifier information of the UE performing the positioning measurement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the first paging message carries the positioning configuration. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the first paging message comprises at least one of followings: a first IE, carrying positioning indication information that indicates the UE to perform the positioning measurement; or a second IE, carrying the positioning configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: sending, by the second base station, a request message for obtaining positioning assistance information to the LMF or the first base station, wherein the positioning assistance information comprises at least one of following information: a cell identifier of the positioning measurement, a base station identifier of the positioning measurement, or resource location information of a positioning reference signal of the positioning measurement. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message in the random access procedure comprises: receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message through a message A of a 2-step random access procedure; or receiving the positioning result reported by the UE based on the first paging message through a message 3 or a message 5 of a 4-step random access procedure. ### Claim 17 An information processing method, comprising: in response to receiving a first paging message carrying a positioning request message, performing, by user equipment (UE), positioning measurement, wherein the first paging message is broadcasted by a first base station anchored by the UE in response to receiving the positioning request message, the UE is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) disconnected state, and the positioning request message is configured to request a positioning result of the positioning measurement of the UE; and reporting, by the UE, the positioning result of the positioning measurement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein the first paging message further carries positioning configuration; and wherein in response to receiving the first paging message carrying the positioning request message, performing the positioning measurement comprises: performing, in response to receiving the first paging message carrying the positioning request message, the positioning measurement according to the positioning configuration. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the positioning configuration is configured to indicate at least one of following configurations: a positioning measurement manner; a measurement parameter of positioning; a positioning quality of service (Qos) request; or identifier information of the UE performing the positioning measurement. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein reporting the positioning result of the positioning measurement comprises: reporting the positioning result based on the first paging message through a message A of a 2-step random access procedure; or reporting the positioning result based on the first paging message through a message 3 or a message 5 of a 4-step random access procedure.