Method and system for applying barcode, and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020356830-A1
Application number	US-202016939260-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Mar 23, 2018
Publication date	Nov 12, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, system and server for utilizing barcode. The method includes: a server receiving a decoding request sent by a user terminal, the decoding request comprising a barcode image associated with a smart device, or a code value of a barcode presented in the barcode image associated with the smart device; the barcode server acquiring state information associated with the code value of the barcode; returning operation information associated with the user if the state information is a second state information; or sending configuration address information to the user terminal for configuring the smart device, and changing the state information associated with the code value, if the state information is a first state information.

First claim

What is clamed is:

1 . A method for utilizing a barcode, comprising:
receiving, by a server, a decoding request sent by a terminal of a user, said decoding request including a barcode image associated with a smart device, or a code value of a barcode presented in the barcode image associated with the smart device; obtaining, by said server, state information associated with the code value of said barcode; returning operation information associated with said user if said state information is a second state information; or, sending configuration address information to said terminal for configuring said smart device, and changing the state information associated with the code value of said barcode, if said state information is a first state information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the code value of the barcode presented in said barcode image has a one-to-one correspondence with said smart device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said state information is corresponding to an operation associated with the code value.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the state information is stored in said server beforehand and is readable and changeable.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein said state information is a string of characters.

6 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein
the operation associated with the code value that is corresponding to said state information includes an initial configuration operation, when said state information is the first state information; or, the operation associated with the code value that is corresponding to said state information includes a reset operation or a transaction operation, when said state information is the second state information.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the operation information associated with said user comprises operation information corresponding to a user category.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein said user category comprises a first category and a second category, users of said first category include users that are associated with said smart device, and users of said second category include users that are not associated with said smart device.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein said operation information associated with said user comprises:
reset operation information, if said user is a user of the first category; or, transaction operation information, if said user is a user of the second category.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein changing the state information associated with the code value of said barcode comprises changing the state information associated with the code value of said barcode to the second state information.

11 . A system for utilizing a barcode, comprising a user terminal, a smart device and a server, wherein,
said user terminal is configured to obtain a barcode image associated with said smart device, and send a decoding request including said barcode image or a code value of a barcode presented in said barcode image to said server, said user terminal is further configured to receive operation information associated with said user returned by said server, or to receive configuration address information sent by said server, and configure said smart device based on said configuration address information; said smart device is configured to provide said barcode image and broadcast voice message; said server is configured to receive the decoding request sent by said user terminal and obtain state information associated with the code value of said barcode, said server is further configured to return operation information associated with said user when the state information associated with the code value of said barcode is a second state information, or to send configuration address information to said user terminal for configuring said smart device and change the state information associated with the code value when said state information associated with the code value is a first state information.

12 . A server comprising a request receiving module, a state information obtaining module, an information returning module and a state changing module, wherein,
said request receiving module is configured to receive a decoding request sent by a user terminal, said decoding request including a barcode image associated with a smart device or a code value of a barcode presented in the barcode image associated with the smart device; said state information obtaining module is configured to obtain state information associated with the code value of said barcode, said state information being a first state information or a second state information; said information returning module is configured to return an operation information associated with said user when the state information obtained by said state information obtaining module is the second state information, or to send a configuration address information to said user terminal for configuring said smart device when the state information obtained by said barcode state information obtaining module is the first state information; said state changing module is configured to change the state information associated with the code value to the second state information.

13 . The server according to claim 12 , wherein said information returning module comprises a user category determining sub-module and a user information returning sub-module when the state information obtained by said state information obtaining module is the second state information,
said user category determining sub-module is configured to determine a category of said user, the category comprising a first category or a second category, said user information returning sub-module is configured to return an operation information corresponding to the category of the user, wherein the operation information corresponding to the category of the user includes reset operation information corresponding to users of the first category, or transaction operation information corresponding to users of the second category, the users of the first category comprise users that are associated with said smart device, and the users of said second category include users that are not associated with said smart device.

Assignees

• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

Inventors

• Qin Yao
• Zou Qimeng
• Xiao Nan
• Wang Linqing
• Sun Jiankang

Classifications

• H04L41/0806 Primary

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title

• G06K7/1413

  1D bar codes · CPC title

• G06Q20/3274

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

• G06K17/0025 Primary

  the arrangement consisting of a wireless interrogation device in combination with a device for optically marking the record carrier · CPC title

• G06Q20/3276

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