Summary of the invention
Present invention contemplates that providing a kind of means of barcode scanning operation that monitoring trade company/service provider is executed using barcode scanning device.It borrows
Help the means, monitoring/assessment of the barcode scanning operation executed to trade company/service provider can be conveniently realized.
On the one hand, the present invention provides a kind of for monitoring the equipment operated by the barcode scanning that barcode scanning device executes.The equipment
Including data collection module, it is configured as collecting data relevant to barcode scanning operation;And monitoring cloud device, quilt
It is configured to the data to be analyzed, to determine information relevant to barcode scanning operation;Wherein, the data collection list
Member further includes communication unit, is configured as sending data from the data collection module to the monitoring cloud device.
In accordance with the invention it is possible to data relevant to the barcode scanning operation that trade company/service provider carries out be obtained first, then in cloud
These data are analyzed at end, to determine information relevant to barcode scanning operation.These information can be for example as to trade company/clothes
The barcode scanning that business quotient executes operates the basis assessed, the barcode scanning operation executed convenient for monitoring/assessment trade company/service provider.
According to one embodiment, the data collection module further includes data processing unit, is configured as to collection
Data are handled and/or are analyzed;Wherein, the data for being handled and/or being analyzed are sent monitoring cloud device by communication unit;
And the monitoring cloud device is further analyzed based on the data for being handled and/or being analyzed, with it is determining with it is described
Barcode scanning operates relevant information.
According to this embodiment, simple processing/analysis can be realized at data collection module, such as is extracted user and felt emerging
The data of interest, so as to reduce the quantity for the data for being sent to monitoring cloud device.
According to one embodiment, data collection module further includes one or more interfaces, is configured such that the number
It can be connected with the barcode scanning device and/or host according to collector unit, to be passed between the barcode scanning device and the host
It send and the data that the barcode scanning operation obtains is executed by using the barcode scanning device.
According to this embodiment, data collection module is enabled to easily with barcode scanning device/main-machine communication, to receive convenient for data
Collect unit and locally obtains information relevant to barcode scanning operation.
Especially preferably, one or more of interfaces include first interface for being connected with the barcode scanning device and
Second interface for being connected with the host.
According to this embodiment, the data collection list can be conveniently inserted between the barcode scanning device and host of the prior art
Member, without changing structure/function of original barcode scanning device and host;Furthermore can have by insertion different configuration of logical
The data collection module for believing unit, to realize the unrestricted choice to different communication network, to realize the communication in cloud.
According to further embodiments, the first interface and the second interface are configured such that the data collection
Unit can removedly be connect with the barcode scanning device and the host respectively.
In this case, neatly it can dispose or remove from existing scan code system and is according to the present invention for supervising
The equipment for controlling barcode scanning operation, without changing structure/function of all parts in existing scan code system.This is convenient for not needing
When being monitored/analyzing, the monitoring device is removed, and with transformation host or barcode scanning device with compared with including the monitoring device,
It reduces costs.
On the other hand, the present invention provides a kind of scan code system comprising barcode scanning device is configurable for executing barcode scanning
Operation;It is according to the present invention to be used to monitor the equipment operated by the barcode scanning that barcode scanning device executes;Host is configured as receiving simultaneously
And parsing executes the data that the barcode scanning operation obtains by using the barcode scanning device;Business cloud device, is configured as
To the main-machine communication and with the host collaboration to provide the relevant service with barcode scanning operation.
In another aspect, the present invention provide it is a kind of monitor the method that operate by the barcode scanning that barcode scanning device executes, including collect and
The barcode scanning operates relevant data;The data are sent to monitoring cloud device;It is analyzed based on the data, with determination
Information relevant to barcode scanning operation.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 is the structure chart of the scan code system 10 of the prior art.The scan code system 10 includes barcode scanning device 11,12 and of host
Business cloud device 13.Barcode scanning device 11 refers to trade company/service provider's scanning user code to complete certain service, as identity is tested
Card, payment, tool.Barcode scanning device 11 can be barcode scanning gun, barcode scanning module/barcode scanning platform etc..Barcode scanning device 11 and host 12
Communication, when user, which shows its user code, carries out such as authentication or payment, barcode scanning device 11 scans the user code, and will lead to
The data transmission of barcode scanning operation acquisition is crossed to host 12.Host 12 receives the data and parses to the data, to obtain
Indicate the information of the exclusive ID/ account of user.Host 12 is further communicated with business cloud device 13, based on the special of expression user
The information for belonging to ID/ account cooperates to business cloud device 13 to provide the relevant service with barcode scanning operation, for example, authentication or
Payment.
According to the scan code system 10 of the prior art, it is not provided with the prison of the barcode scanning operation executed to trade company/service provider
Control.And current barcode scanning pays Market competition, many companies all consider to mend trade company/service provider using its service link
Patch/excitation, but how to determine subsidy/excitation standard, the effect of current subsidy/excitation how is evaluated, there is no a standards
True foundation.
Accordingly, present invention improves over current scan code systems, are wherein introducing the barcode scanning behaviour executed to trade company/service provider
The monitoring of work.Specifically, scan code system of the invention, which joined, is operated for monitoring by the barcode scanning that barcode scanning device 11 executes
Equipment 100, as shown in Figure 2.By introducing the monitoring device 100, it can collect and be executed with trade company/service provider using barcode scanning device
Barcode scanning operate relevant all data.Based on these data, can monitor/analyze barcode scanning device whether be deployed to it is specified
Whether whether scene is actively used, if be worth subsidy/excitation and subsidy/excitation helpful to payment stroke count.Although
/ the barcode scanning operation that service provider the executes subsidize/scene description motivated the purpose of the present invention and the effect referring especially to trade company
Fruit executes monitoring according to the present invention and is also beneficial at other it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is not limiting
Application in scape, for example, whether effective, with benefit if can assess businessman/service provider marketing methods based on the obtained data of monitoring
Subsequent marketing decision-making is carried out in businessman/service provider.
Fig. 2 is according to one embodiment of present invention, includes being operated for monitoring by the barcode scanning that barcode scanning device 11 executes
The structure chart of the scan code system 10 ' of equipment 100.The scan code system 10 ' includes barcode scanning device 11, for monitoring by barcode scanning device 11
The equipment 100 of the barcode scanning operation of execution, host 12 and business cloud device 13;Wherein, barcode scanning device 11, host 12 and business cloud
End device 13 is similar to the structure and function of scan code system 10 of the prior art shown in FIG. 1, scan code system 10 ' shown in Fig. 2
It is the provision of monitoring device 100 with the main difference of scan code system 10 shown in FIG. 1.
Specifically, which includes the data collection module being arranged between barcode scanning device 11 and host 12
110 and monitoring cloud device 120 beyond the clouds.Data collection module 110 is arranged in what barcode scanning device 11 was communicated with host 12
In link, facilitate and collect data relevant to the barcode scanning operation that the barcode scanning device 11 executes, is including but not limited to filled from barcode scanning
Set 11, in trade company/service provider the data that obtain when barcode scanning operates are executed to user code using the barcode scanning device 11, and/or sweep
Code time, number etc.;On the one hand, host 12 is sent to by the data that barcode scanning operation obtains to be parsed, on the other hand, institute
The data of collection can be sent to monitoring cloud device 120 and be recorded, handled and be analyzed.
Fig. 3 shows the structure of data collection module 110 according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in figure 3, data
Collector unit 110 includes at least one or more interfaces 111 and communication unit 112, optionally further includes data processing unit
113 (shown in dotted line).
The one or more interface 111 is configured such that data collection module 110 can be with barcode scanning device 11 and/or master
Machine 12 is coupled, and is preferably connected.In one embodiment, one or more interfaces 111 include first interface 111a and the
Two interface 111b, enable data collection module 110 to be connected respectively with barcode scanning device 11 and host 12, to ensure in the future
It is operated from barcode scanning device by barcode scanning while obtain data transmission and arrive host 12, easily acquisition is to barcode scanning operation related
Data.Fig. 4 shows data collection module 110 according to this embodiment.
Preferably, the first interface and second interface be configured to so that data collection module 110 and barcode scanning device and
Host removedly connects.In such manner, it is possible to easily exist in the case where not changing structure/function of barcode scanning device and host
Deployment/dismounting is used to monitor the monitoring device 100 of barcode scanning operation in current scan code system.
With difference shown in Fig. 2, it may also be envisaged that data collection module 110 is arranged in barcode scanning device or host, into
And current barcode scanning device or host are improved, to realize similar function.In one embodiment, current barcode scanning can be improved
Device 11 is to include data collection module 110.In this case, data collection module 110 only needs that phase will be operated with barcode scanning
The data of pass, the data such as obtained by barcode scanning operation, send monitoring cloud device 120 to, can utilize barcode scanning device
Originally the interface for being included realizes the communication with host.Alternatively, enabling to the data collection module 110 includes to carry out with host
The interface of communication, this is not limiting.
In another embodiment, current host 12 can be improved comprising data collection module 110.In such case
Under, data collection module 110 equally only needs that relevant data will be operated to barcode scanning, such as by the data biography of barcode scanning operation acquisition
Monitoring cloud device 120 is given, the communication with barcode scanning device can be realized using the interface that host was included originally.Or
Person, enabling to the data collection module 110 includes the interface communicated with barcode scanning device, this is equally not limiting.
Communication unit 112 in data collection module 110 is realized in data collection module 110 and monitoring cloud device 120
Between communication, this can by means of network implementations, such as the existing network of trade company/service provider or the network of operator, wrap
It includes but is not limited by GSM, GPRS, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, NB-IoT or WiFi etc. and carry out above-mentioned communication.It is any so that equipment
The means communicated with server-side can be applicable in.Specifically, by means of communication unit 112, data collection module 110 is by its institute
The data of collection are sent to monitoring cloud device 120 and handle/analyze.
As shown in figure 3, the data collection module 110 optionally includes data processing unit 113.The data processing unit
113 can carry out preliminary treatment and/or analysis to collected data.For example, it can be handled the data of collection, with
Extract or determine interested data, such as barcode scanning number, barcode scanning time etc..Then, communication unit will through preliminary treatment and/
Or the data that analysis obtains are sent to monitoring cloud device 120.In this case, monitoring cloud device 120 is based on this through locating
Reason and/or the data of analysis are further analyzed.
Monitoring cloud device 120 can analyze collected data, this includes statistics/classification/conclusion.Specifically
Ground, monitoring cloud device 120 can parse collected data, handle collected data, and then based on these numbers
According to determining information relevant to trade company/barcode scanning operation of service provider's execution.The information includes but is not limited to that user uses each clothes
The habit and/or rule for the service that the ratio of business link, user are provided using a certain trade company/service provider.These information can be made
Barcode scanning to execute for trade company/service provider operates the basis assessed, and also can be used in business department and formulates business game
Preferably to service trade company, additionally it is possible to formulate more suitable marketing strategy for trade company.
In one embodiment, monitoring cloud device 120 can be analyzed based on collected data, determine trade company/
Service provider execute barcode scanning operation rule, such as when section execute barcode scanning operation it is more frequent, and use which kind of service chaining
Road.In another embodiment, monitoring cloud device 120 can also determine that trade company/service provider uses based on collected data
Promotion sale marketing strategy it is whether effective, for example whether increasing payment stroke count.Preferably, 120 energy of cloud device is monitored
It is enough that collected data are recorded, are handled and then for statistical analysis.
The scan code system of each embodiment according to the present invention is described by reference to Fig. 2-4 above and is swept for monitoring
The equipment of code operation.But this is not limiting, it is certain to be not shown with the incoherent component of improvement of the invention, such as
Data collection module 110 may include battery, power to it.Alternatively, data collection module 110 can take electricity from host.
The flow chart of method 200 according to an embodiment of the invention is described referring to Fig. 5.
201, preferably it is local, collect data relevant to the barcode scanning operation executed by using barcode scanning device, this
It is not limited solely to operate the data directly obtained by barcode scanning.
Optionally, 202, preliminary treatment and/or analysis is carried out to the data of collection, determine interested data.
203, collected data are sent to monitoring cloud preferable through the data of preliminary treatment and/or analysis
Device;
204, monitoring cloud device is based on received data and is analyzed, to determine letter relevant to barcode scanning operation
Breath, the basis that these information can for example as assessment trade company/service provider barcode scanning operation.
The present invention is described above by reference to specific embodiment, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that without departing substantially from the present invention
Spirit and essential characteristics in the case where, can realize technical solution of the present invention in various ways.Specific embodiment is only
It is only illustrative, and not restrictive.In addition, between these embodiments can any combination, to achieve the object of the present invention.
Protection scope of the present invention is defined by appended claims.
One word of " comprising " in description and claims is not excluded for the presence of other element or steps.It says in the description
The function of each element that is bright or recording in the claims can also be split or combine, by corresponding multiple element or list
One element is realized." first " and " second " in description and claims is used only for indicating title, is not offered as any
Specific sequence.