Business process starting method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12505458-B2
Application number	US-201916435874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	Jun 9, 2017
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

A business process starting method, which is applied to a terminal and includes: acquiring multimedia data, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario, and uploading the multimedia data to a server; receiving business entry information returned by the server, wherein the server maintains a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, and the returned business entry information corresponds to standard image information matching the uploaded image data; and starting a business process based on the business entry information. The technical solution of the present application starts a corresponding business process by using a predetermined scenario that is easy to distinguish, thereby avoiding a wrong business process caused by the scanning of a wrong two-dimensional code, and increasing the security of a business while improving user experience.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A business process starting method, applied to a system including a server and a terminal, the server maintaining a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, each predetermined scenario corresponding to an object related to a business process to be started, the object being distinguishable by human eye, the method comprising:
receiving multimedia data uploaded by the terminal, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario; searching for standard image information matching the uploaded image data; and returning, to the terminal, first business entry information corresponding to the standard image information matching the uploaded image data, the first business entry information being configured to cause initiation of a payment process on the terminal, wherein the correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information comprises a correspondence between the standard image information of the predetermined scenarios as well as geographic locations of the predetermined scenarios and the business entry information; and the method further comprises: receiving location information of a current geographic location uploaded by the terminal; and searching, based on the uploaded location information, the predetermined scenarios for the standard image information matching the uploaded image data, wherein a distance from an address location of each of the searched predetermined scenarios to the uploaded location information does not exceed a set deviation threshold value, wherein the standard image information of the predetermined scenario comprises a standard feature code generated according to at least one of a color feature, a texture feature, a shape feature, or a spatial relationship feature of a standard image of the predetermined scenario; and the searching for the standard image information matching the uploaded image data comprises generating an upload feature code according to at least one of a color feature, a texture feature, a shape feature, or a spatial relationship feature of the uploaded image data, and matching standard feature codes of a plurality of distinct objects in a correspondence table with the upload feature code, to find a standard feature code of which a degree of matching with the upload feature code exceeds a set matching threshold value, wherein each of the plurality of distinct objects is one of a merchant logo or a merchant trademark.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multimedia data carrying image data of the predetermined scenario comprises a picture taken for the predetermined scenario, a video shot for the predetermined scenario, or scanned data of the predetermined scenario.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first business entry information comprises at least one of a page address of a business process starting page, or invoking information of a business entry program.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the page address of the business process starting page comprises a page address of a local page of a client installed on the terminal.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the standard image of the predetermined scenario uploaded by a user and corresponding business entry information, and generating the standard image information according to the standard image and saving a correspondence between the standard image information and the business entry information.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined scenario comprises at least one of a merchant logo or a merchant trademark.

7 . A system, comprising:
a terminal; and a server, the server maintaining a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, each predetermined scenario corresponding to an object related to a business process to be started, the object being distinguishable by human eye, the server comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: receive multimedia data uploaded by the terminal, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario; search for standard image information matching the uploaded image data; and return, to the terminal, first business entry information corresponding to the standard image information matching the uploaded image data, the first business entry information being configured to cause initiation of a payment process on the terminal, wherein the correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information comprises a correspondence between the standard image information of the predetermined scenarios as well as geographic locations of the predetermined scenarios and the business entry information; and the processor is further configured to: receive location information of a current geographic location uploaded by the terminal; and search, based on the uploaded location information, the predetermined scenarios for the standard image information matching the uploaded image data, wherein a distance from an address location of each of the searched predetermined scenarios to the uploaded location information does not exceed a set deviation threshold value, wherein the standard image information of the predetermined scenario comprises a standard feature code generated according to at least one of a color feature, a texture feature, a shape feature, or a spatial relationship feature of a standard image of the predetermined scenario; and the processor is further configured to generate an upload feature code according to at least one of a color feature, a texture feature, a shape feature, or a spatial relationship feature of the uploaded image data, and match standard feature codes of a plurality of distinct objects in a correspondence table with the upload feature code, to find a standard feature code of which a degree of matching with the upload feature code exceeds a set matching threshold value, wherein each of the plurality of distinct objects is one of a merchant logo or a merchant trademark.

8 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the multimedia data carrying image data of the predetermined scenario comprises at least one of: a picture taken for the predetermined scenario, a video shot for the predetermined scenario, or scanned data of the predetermined scenario.

9 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the first business entry information comprises at least one of: a page address of a business process starting page, or invoking information of a business entry program.

10 . The system according to claim 9 , wherein the page address of a business process starting page comprises a page address of a local page of a client installed on the terminal.

11 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the standard image of the predetermined scenario uploaded by a user and corresponding business entry information, and generate the standard image information according to the standard image and save a correspondence between the standard image information and the business entry information.

12 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined scenario comprises at least one of a merchant logo or a merchant trademark.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server in a system including the se

Assignees

• Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• He Sanyuan
• Xia Yan

Classifications

• G06Q20/40

  Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists · CPC title

• G06Q30/00

  Commerce · CPC title

• G06Q20/02 Primary

  involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP] · CPC title

• G06F9/54

  Interprogram communication · CPC title

• G06Q20/3276

  using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device · CPC title