# US 2025/0097752 A1 · Sensing terminal selection method and apparatus and communication device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097752 A1 - Document ID: US20250097752A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/963,475 - Filed: 2024-11-27 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-30 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yannan YUAN; Dajie JIANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097752A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04B 17/328: {Reference signal received power [RSRP]; Reference signal received quality [RSRQ]} - H04B 17/346: {Noise values (signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] H04B17/336)} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract This application discloses a sensing terminal selection method and apparatus and a communication device. The sensing terminal selection method includes: A first device determines a first condition for selecting a sensing terminal, where the first condition includes a geographical location requirement for the sensing terminal to participate in sensing, or a measurement quantity value requirement corresponding to the geographical location requirement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sensing terminal selection method, comprising: determining, by a first device, a first condition for selecting a sensing terminal, wherein the first condition comprises a geographical location requirement for the sensing terminal to participate in sensing, or a measurement quantity value requirement corresponding to the geographical location requirement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, by a first device, a first condition for selecting a sensing terminal comprises: determining, by the first device, whether a terminal is required to participate in sensing; and when the first device determines that the terminal is required to participate in the sensing, determining, by the first device, the first condition for selecting the sensing terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement quantity value requirement comprises at least one of the following: an uplink received signal strength measurement value requirement or a downlink received signal strength measurement value requirement; a signal-to-noise ratio requirement; an uplink reference signal received power measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal received power measurement value requirement; an uplink reference signal received quality measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal received quality measurement value requirement; a channel impulse response measurement value requirement; an uplink reference signal time difference measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal time difference measurement value requirement; a round-trip time measurement value requirement between a base station and a terminal; an uplink angle-of-arrival measurement value requirement; a downlink angle-of-departure measurement value requirement; a measurement value requirement on the terminal for a downlink signal of one or more base stations; or a measurement value requirement on the one or more base stations for an uplink signal of the terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 1, wherein the geographical location requirement comprises at least one of the following: a geographical location at which a terminal is required to participate in sensing when a sensing manner is that a base station sends a sensing signal and the terminal receives the sensing signal and performs sensing measurement; a geographical location at which a terminal is required to participate in sensing when a sensing manner is that the terminal sends a sensing signal and a base station receives the sensing signal and performs sensing measurement; a geographical location at which a terminal is required to participate in sensing when a sensing manner is that the terminal sends a sensing signal and the terminal receives the sensing signal and performs sensing measurement; or a geographical location at which a terminal is required to participate in sensing when a sensing manner is that the terminal sends a sensing signal and another terminal receives the sensing signal and performs sensing measurement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 1, wherein the first device is a sensing function node, and after the determining, by a first device, a first condition for selecting a sensing terminal, the method further comprises: sending, by the sensing function node, a second sensing request to a base station, wherein the second sensing request comprises the first condition and an identifier of a second device for receiving a sensing response, and the second sensing request is broadcast by the base station. ### Claim 6 A sensing terminal selection method, comprising: receiving, a terminal, a sensing request, wherein the sensing request comprises a first condition, and the first condition comprises a geographical location requirement for a sensing terminal to participate in sensing, or a measurement quantity value requirement corresponding to the geographical location requirement; determining, by the terminal according to the first condition, whether the terminal is capable of participating in sensing; and when the terminal is capable of participating in the sensing, sending, by the terminal, a sensing response. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 6, wherein the measurement quantity value requirement comprises at least one of the following: a downlink received signal strength measurement value requirement; a signal-to-noise ratio requirement; a downlink reference signal received power measurement value requirement; a downlink reference signal received quality measurement value requirement; a downlink reference signal time difference measurement value requirement; or a downlink angle-of-departure measurement value requirement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 7, wherein the measurement quantity value requirement comprises: a measurement value requirement for a downlink signal of one or more base stations; or a measurement value requirement for a signal of one or more beams. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 6, wherein the sensing request further comprises an identifier of a second device for receiving the sensing response or a candidate sensing terminal quantity indication; and the sending, by the terminal, a sensing response comprises: sending, by the terminal, the sensing response to the second device for receiving the sensing response. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 6, wherein the determining, by the terminal according to the first condition, whether the terminal is capable of participating in sensing comprises: determining, by the terminal according to a result of currently completed downlink signal measurement, whether the first condition is fulfilled; or measuring, by the terminal, a downlink signal according to the first condition, and determining, according to a measurement result, whether the first condition is fulfilled. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 6, wherein the determining, by the terminal according to the first condition, whether the terminal is capable of participating in sensing comprises: when the first condition is fulfilled, determining, by the terminal, that the terminal is capable of participating in the sensing; or when the first condition is fulfilled, determining, by the terminal according to a status of the terminal, whether the terminal is capable of participating in the sensing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the sensing request further comprises sensing information, and the sensing information comprises at least one of the following: cost information for participating in sensing or estimated sensing duration; and the determining, by the terminal according to a status of the terminal, whether the terminal is capable of participating in the sensing comprises: determining, by the terminal according to the sensing information, whether the terminal is capable of participating in the sensing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the sensing response comprises at least one of the following: an identifier of the terminal; indication information indicating that the terminal is willing to participate in sensing; a measurement quantity value fulfilling the first condition; or assistance information for assisting in selecting the sensing terminal. ### Claim 14 A sensing terminal selection method, comprising: obtaining, by a base station, a first condition, wherein the first condition comprises a geographical location requirement for a sensing terminal to participate in sensing, or a measurement quantity value requirement corresponding to the geographical location requirement; executing, by the base station, at least one of the following: determining a candidate sensing terminal list according to the first condition, and sending a sensing response, wherein the sensing response comprises the candidate sensing terminal list; or broadcasting the first condition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 14, wherein the measurement quantity value requirement comprises at least one of the following: an uplink received signal strength measurement value requirement or a downlink received signal strength measurement value requirement; a signal-to-noise ratio requirement; an uplink reference signal received power measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal received power measurement value requirement; an uplink reference signal received quality measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal received quality measurement value requirement; a channel impulse response measurement value requirement; an uplink reference signal time difference measurement value requirement or a downlink reference signal time difference measurement value requirement; a round-trip time measurement value requirement between the base station and a terminal; an uplink angle-of-arrival measurement value requirement; or a downlink angle-of-departure measurement value requirement. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 15, wherein the measurement quantity value requirement comprises: a measurement value requirement for a downlink signal of one or more base stations; a measurement value requirement on the one or more base stations for an uplink signal of the sensing terminal; or a measurement value requirement for a signal of one or more beams. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The sensing terminal selection method according to claim 14, wherein the sensing response further comprises at least one of the following: a measurement quantity value fulfilling the first condition; or assistance information for assisting in selecting the sensing terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A communication device, comprising: a memory storing a computer program; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform the sensing terminal selection method according to claim 1. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) A communication device, comprising: a memory storing a computer program; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform the sensing terminal selection method according to claim 6. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) A communication device, comprising: a memory storing a computer program; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform the sensing terminal selection method according to claim 14.