CN111667382B

CN111667382B - Display method and device for dining table occupation condition

Info

Publication number: CN111667382B
Application number: CN201910175554.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 戴继松
Original assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Current assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-08
Filing date: 2019-03-08
Publication date: 2023-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-08
Also published as: CN111667382A

Abstract

The application relates to a display method and a device for the occupation condition of a dining table, comprising the following steps: determining current position information of the dinner plate; determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate; acquiring occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table; and displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied. According to the display method and device for the occupancy condition of the dining table, the dining time of the user can be saved, the dining experience of the user is improved, and the utilization rate of the dining table can be improved.

Description

Display method and device for dining table occupation condition

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of data processing, in particular to a display method and device for the occupation condition of a dining table.

Background

People can go to dining rooms, dining halls and other occasions except home for daily dining occasions.

In the occasion that the number of people having dinner is more and no service staff guides, for example: in a dining room, a user searches for an idle dining table or a dining position, so that the dining time of the user is occupied, and the dining table of the dining room cannot achieve an ideal utilization rate.

Disclosure of Invention

According to an aspect of the present application, a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table is provided, including:

determining current position information of the dinner plate;

determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

acquiring occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table;

and displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied.

In a possible implementation manner, the acquiring the occupancy information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table includes:

acquiring occupation information of each position of the first dining table from a first storage area, wherein the first storage area is used for storing the occupation information of each position in each dining table;

the occupancy information of each position in each dining table is obtained by carrying out image analysis processing on the images of each dining table collected by the monitoring camera.

In a possible implementation manner, each position in each dining table is provided with an infrared device, and the acquiring of the occupation information of each position of all the first dining tables within the range of the first dining table includes:

acquiring occupation information of each position of the first dining table from a second storage area, wherein the second storage area is used for storing the occupation information of each position in each dining table;

and the occupation information of each position in each dining table is determined according to the triggering condition of the infrared equipment arranged at each position in each dining table.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate;

and updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be occupied.

In one possible implementation, the determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate includes:

determining the position of the position information matched with the current position information of the dinner plate and the corresponding dining table, namely the first position and the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

acquiring first user identity information of a user holding the dinner plate;

and establishing an association relation between the first user identity information and a first position in the second dining table.

In a possible implementation manner, the displaying, in a display area of the dinner plate, occupancy information of each position of the first dinner table includes:

determining a related user of the user according to the first user identity information;

determining a second position in the first dining table, wherein the second position is a position in the first dining table where the current occupancy information is occupied;

determining second user identity information associated with the second location;

and displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, and displaying the identification information of the associated user at the second position when the second user identity information is matched with the associated user.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

when the current weight of the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold value, updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied;

and releasing the association relationship between the user and the first position in the second table.

According to another aspect of the present application, a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table is provided, which is applied to a server, and includes:

receiving current position information sent by the dinner plate;

and sending dining table occupation information to the dinner plate, wherein the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of the first dining table.

the occupancy information of each position in each dining table is obtained by carrying out image analysis processing on the images of each dining table acquired by the monitoring camera.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

In one possible implementation, determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate according to the current position information of the dinner plate includes:

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

receiving first user identity information sent by the dinner plate, wherein the first user identity information is used for identifying a user holding the dinner plate;

In a possible implementation manner, the sending the table occupancy information to the dinner plate includes:

and sending dinner plate occupation information to the dinner plate, wherein when the second user identity information is matched with the associated user, the occupation information of the second position in the dinner plate occupation information also comprises the associated user of the user.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

receiving the occupancy-removing information sent by the dinner plate;

and updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate to be unoccupied.

According to another aspect of the application, a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table is provided, and the method is applied to a dinner plate and comprises the following steps:

determining current position information of the dinner plate;

sending the current position information of the dinner plate to a server;

receiving dining table occupation information sent by the server, wherein the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of a first dining table, and the first dining table is located in a first dining table range corresponding to the current position information of the dining plate;

In a possible implementation manner, the occupancy information of the second position in the first table in the table occupancy information further includes an associated user of the user,

the display of the display area of the dinner plate shows the occupation information of each position of the first dinner table, and the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied information, and the display of the dinner plate comprises the following steps:

and displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, and displaying the identification information of the associated user at the second position.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

and when the current bearing weight of the dinner plate is less than the weight threshold value, sending the occupancy release information to the server.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table, the device comprising:

the first determining module is used for determining the current position information of the dinner plate;

the second determining module is used for determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

the first acquisition module is used for acquiring the occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table;

and the display module is used for displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, and the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied position.

In a possible implementation manner, the first obtaining module is further configured to:

In a possible implementation manner, each position of each dining table is provided with an infrared device, and the first obtaining module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a third determining module for determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate;

and the first updating module is used for updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be occupied.

In one possible implementation manner, the third determining module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the second acquisition module is used for acquiring first user identity information of a user holding the dinner plate;

and the establishing module is used for establishing the association relationship between the first user identity information and the first position in the second dining table.

In one possible implementation, the display module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the fourth determining module is used for determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

the second updating module is used for updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied when the current bearing weight of the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold value;

and the releasing module is used for releasing the association relationship between the user and the first position in the second dining table.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table, applied to a server, including:

the first receiving module is used for receiving the current position information sent by the dinner plate;

the first determining module is used for determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

the acquisition module is used for acquiring the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table;

and the sending module is used for sending dining table occupation information to the dinner plate, wherein the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of the first dining table.

In a possible implementation, the obtaining module is further configured to:

In a possible implementation process, infrared devices are disposed at positions of each dining table, and the obtaining module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the second determining module is used for determining the first position of a second dining table occupied by the dinner plate according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

In a possible implementation, the second determining module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the dinner plate information comprises identification information of the dinner plate and first user identity information associated with the dinner plate, and the first user identity information is used for identifying a user holding the dinner plate;

In a possible implementation process, the sending module is further configured to:

and sending meal plate occupation information to the meal plate, wherein when the second user identity information is matched with the associated user, the occupation information of the second position in the meal plate occupation information further comprises the associated user of the user.

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the third receiving module is used for receiving the occupation removing information sent by the dinner plate;

and the second updating module is used for updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate into unoccupied information.

According to another aspect of the present application there is provided a dining plate comprising: a positioning device, a communication device and a display device, wherein,

the positioning device is used for determining the current position information of the dinner plate;

the communication device is used for sending the current position information of the dinner plate to a server; and

the display device is used for displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table, and the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied.

In a possible implementation process, the occupancy information of the second position in the first position in the table occupancy information further includes an associated user of the user, and the display device is further configured to:

In a possible implementation, the dinner plate further comprises a gravity sensing device,

the gravity sensing device is used for determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

the communication device is further configured to send the occupancy release information to the server when the weight currently carried by the dinner plate is less than the weight threshold.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to perform the above method.

According to another aspect of the application, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the above-described method.

Therefore, after the current position information of the dinner plate is determined, the range of the first dinner table is determined according to the current position information of the dinner plate, the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table in the range of the first dinner table is obtained, and the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table is displayed in the display area of the dinner plate. The display method and the display device for the dining table occupation situation enable a user to know the occupation situation of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table displayed on the dining plate, and then find the dining position, can guide the user to find the dining position as soon as possible, can save the dining time of the user, improve the dining experience of the user, and can improve the utilization rate of the dining table.

Other features and aspects of the present application will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of an exemplary dining plate of the present application;

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary dining plate display area schematic of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a block diagram of a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a block diagram of a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 shows a block diagram of a dining plate according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1300 for display of occupancy of a table in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1900 for display of occupancy of a table, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail and completely with reference to the following specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only a few embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without making any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present application.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application. The method can be applied to a dinner plate with a display interface (provided with a display screen), and can also be applied to a terminal device or a server, as shown in fig. 1, and the method can comprise the following steps:

step 101, determining the current position information of the dinner plate.

For example, a positioning device may be installed in the dinner plate, and the positioning device may be used to collect the position of the dinner plate in real time, so as to obtain the current position information of the dinner plate, for example: a GPS positioning device may be installed in the dinner plate, and through this GPS positioning device, current position information of this dinner plate can be obtained, and the current position information of the dinner plate may be a position for identifying the current dinner plate, for example: the current position information of the dinner plate can be longitude and latitude information.

When the method is applied to the terminal equipment or the server, the terminal equipment or the server can perform information interaction with the dinner plate, and the current position information of the dinner plate is obtained according to the positioning device installed in the dinner plate.

And 102, determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate.

After the current position information of the dinner plate is determined, a first dining table range can be determined according to the current position information of the dining table, and the first dining table range can be a range to which a first dining table to be displayed with the dining table occupation condition belongs.

For example, it may be determined that a position represented by the current position information of the dining plate is taken as a center, a position range formed by positions away from the position by a preset distance is a first dining table range, and all dining tables within the first dining table range are first dining tables to be displayed with dining table occupancy.

And 103, acquiring the occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table.

After the first table range is determined, all first tables located in the first table range can be determined, and occupancy information of all positions of the first tables (for example, the first tables include 4 dining positions: position 1, position 2, position 3, and position 4) can be obtained, and the occupancy information of all positions of the first tables can include occupied or unoccupied.

For example, the occupation situation of each position of each dining table can be stored in the dining table occupation information storage area, and the dining table occupation information storage area can be used for storing the occupation situation of each position of each dining table. After each first dining table is determined, the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table can be obtained from the dining table occupation information storage area.

In a possible implementation manner, the acquiring the occupancy information of the positions of all the first tables within the range of the first table may include:

For example, at least one monitoring camera may be disposed in a restaurant or a dining hall, the monitoring camera may collect images of tables, and the occupancy information of each position of each table may be determined by performing image processing and analysis on the images of each table collected by the monitoring camera. For example: if the person is seated at the position 1 of the dining table No. 1 or a dinner plate is placed on the table top at the position 1 obtained through analysis, the occupied information of the position 1 of the dining table No. 1 can be determined to be occupied; when the position 2 of the table 1 is obtained by analysis to be still empty (no person sits, no dinner plate is placed on the table top), the occupation information of the position 2 of the table 1 can be determined to be unoccupied.

After the occupation information of each position in each dining table is determined according to the image collected by the monitoring camera, the occupation information of each position of each dining table can be stored or updated in the first storage area. For example, the occupancy information may be represented in the first storage area by a first identifier: occupied, representing occupancy information by a second identifier: is unoccupied. For example: the occupation information of the No. 1 position of the No. 1 dining table in the first storage area corresponds to a first identification: 1, representing that the occupation information of the No. 1 position of the No. 1 dining table is occupied; the occupation information of the No. 2 position of the No. 1 dining table in the first storage area corresponds to a second identification: 0, it can be represented that the occupancy information of the position 2 of the table 1 is unoccupied.

Like this, can confirm the occupation information of each position of each dining table according to the image that surveillance camera head gathered for can acquire the occupation information of each position of first dining table, and show the occupation information of each position of first dining table in the display area of dinner plate, make the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of current first dining table, convenience of customers seeks the position of having dinner, can practice thrift the time of having dinner, can improve the utilization ratio of dining position.

In a possible implementation manner, each position in each dining table is provided with an infrared device, and the acquiring of the occupation information of each position of all the first dining tables within the range of the first dining table may include:

For example, infrared devices may be disposed at each position of each dining table, and occupancy information of the dining table position corresponding to the infrared device may be determined according to the triggering condition of each infrared device. For example: when the infrared equipment that sets up in No. 1 position of No. 1 dining table was triggered, then can confirm the occupation information of No. 1 position of this No. 1 dining table for being occupied, otherwise can confirm the occupation information of No. 1 position of this No. 1 dining table for not being occupied.

After the occupation information of each position in each dining table is determined according to the infrared equipment arranged at each position of each dining table, the occupation information of each position of each dining table can be stored or updated in the second storage area. For example, the occupancy information may be represented in the second storage area by a first identifier: occupied, representing occupancy information by a second identifier: is unoccupied. For example: the occupation information of the No. 1 position of the No. 1 dining table in the first storage area corresponds to a first identification: 1, representing that the occupation information of the No. 1 position of the No. 1 dining table is occupied; or the occupation information of the No. 1 position of the No. 1 dining table in the first storage area corresponds to the second identifier: 0, it can be represented that the occupancy information of the position No. 1 of the table No. 1 is unoccupied.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned determining the occupancy information of each position of each dining table by using the monitoring camera or the infrared device is only used as two implementation manners for determining the occupancy information of each position of each dining table in the present application, and is not understood as a limitation on the manner of determining the occupancy information of each position of each dining table, and actually, the occupancy information of each position of each dining table may also be determined by other manners, for example:

image acquisition equipment can be set at each position of each dining table in a targeted manner, and images at each position of each dining table are acquired through the image acquisition equipment. When the image acquired by the image equipment contains the face image of the user, the occupation information of the position of the dining table can be determined to be occupied, otherwise, the occupation information of the position of the dining table is determined to be unoccupied.

Or, scanning equipment can be arranged at each position of the dining table, and scanning information can be arranged on the dinner plate. After scanning information set on the dinner plate through scanning equipment set on the dining table, the occupation information of the position of the dining table can be determined to be occupied, otherwise, the occupation information of the position of the dining table is determined to be unoccupied.

Or, a gravity sensor or a pressure sensor may be disposed at each position of the table top on each dining table, and when the gravity sensor or the pressure sensor senses gravity or pressure from the dinner plate, it may be determined that the occupancy information of the position of the dining table is occupied, otherwise, it is determined that the occupancy information of the position of the dining table is unoccupied.

The method for determining the occupancy information of each position of each dining table is not limited.

And 104, displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied position.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of an exemplary dining plate of the present application; FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of an exemplary display area of a dining plate of the present application.

For example, a display area (for example, refer to fig. 2) may be disposed on the dining plate, and the display area may be used to display occupancy information of each position of the first dining table. The display area of the dinner plate can display the first dining tables and the occupation information of the first dining tables at different positions, and the occupation information of the first dining tables at different positions can be represented by marks such as colors, characters and icons.

For example: the first color may represent that the occupancy information is occupied, and the second color different from the first color may represent that the occupancy information is unoccupied (a position where the occupancy information is occupied is represented as the first color, and a position where the occupancy information is unoccupied is represented as the second color). Or, whether the occupancy information at each position is occupied or unoccupied can be identified by whether the occupancy information has characters or icons (a first character or a first icon is displayed at the position where the occupancy information is occupied, the first character or the first icon is used for indicating that the position is occupied, or a second character or a second icon is displayed at the position where the occupancy information is unoccupied, the second character or the second icon is used for indicating that the position is not occupied), and the expression form of the occupancy information at each position of each first table is not specifically limited in the present application.

Illustratively, the range of the first table determined from the current position of the meal tray includes the first table: the dining tables 1 to 8 may display the occupancy information of each position of each first dining table in the display area after acquiring the occupancy information of each position of each first dining table (dining table 1 to dining table 8), as shown in fig. 3.

When the method is applied to the terminal device or the server, the terminal device or the server can send display information to the dinner plate, wherein the display information can include the occupation information of each position of each first dinner table, so that the occupation information of each position of each first dinner table can be displayed in the display area of the dinner plate.

Therefore, after the current position information of the dinner plate is determined, the range of the first dinner table is determined according to the current position information of the dinner plate, the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table in the range of the first dinner table is obtained, and the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table is displayed in the display area of the dinner plate. The display mode of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's dining time, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation manner, referring to fig. 4, the method may further include:

step 105, determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate.

For example, when a user occupies a table for a meal, a first position of a second table occupied by the meal tray held by the user can be determined.

Illustratively, scanning devices may be disposed at various locations on the dining table, and scanning information may be disposed on the dining plate, where the scanning information may include information about the dining plate (e.g., information about the code, identification, etc. of the dining plate). Scanning equipment arranged on the first position of the second dining table scans scanning information arranged on the dinner plate, and after the dinner plate information is obtained, the first position of the second dining table can be determined to be occupied by the dinner plate represented by the dinner plate information.

When the method is applied to the dinner plate, the terminal device or the server, the dining table can send an occupation indication to the dinner plate, the terminal device or the server after the scanning device scans the scanning information set on the dinner plate, and the occupation indication can include the identification information of the first position of the second dining table (for example, the coding information of the second dining table and the label information of the first position) and the identification information of the dinner plate.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining the first position of the second table occupied by the dinner plate may include:

For example, after the current position information of the dinner plate is obtained, the position of the position information matched with the current position information of the dinner plate and the dinner table corresponding to the position can be matched in real time. When the position information is consistent with the current position information of the dinner plate or the distance between the position information and the current position information of the dinner plate is within a preset range, the position information can be determined to be matched with the current position information of the dinner plate, and then the first position of the second dining table corresponding to the position information can be determined to be occupied by the dinner plate.

For example, the position information of each position of each table may be stored in the position information storage area. For example: each position department of each dining table all sets up positioner, to the positioner that any position department of arbitrary dining table set up, this positioner can real-time supervision this position of dining table positional information to with this position of dining table positional information storage area in the positional information storage area. After the position information of the dinner plate is obtained, the position information corresponding to each position of each first dining table can be obtained from the position information storage area, and then the first position of the second dining table matched with the position information of the dinner plate is determined from each position of each first dining table.

And 106, updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be occupied.

After determining that the first position of the second table is occupied by the dining plate, the occupancy information of the first position of the second table may be updated to be occupied (e.g., the occupancy information of the first position of the second table in the storage area storing the occupancy information of the positions of the tables is modified to be occupied).

Therefore, when the occupation conditions of the positions of the second dining table are displayed in the dinner plate display area of other users, the occupation information of the first position of the second dining table is displayed to be occupied, and the other users can timely know that the first position of the second dining table is occupied by people.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a table according to an embodiment of the application.

In one possible implementation, referring to fig. 5, the method may include:

and step 107, acquiring first user identity information of the user holding the service plate.

Step 108, establishing an association relationship between the first user identity information and the first position in the second dining table.

For example, the user holding the dinner plate can be identified through a face recognition technology, and then the first user identity information of the user is obtained. For example: the face image of the user at the first position in the second dining table can be acquired through a monitoring camera or an image acquisition device, the face image of the user is subjected to face recognition, the user corresponding to the face image is determined, the first user identity information corresponding to the user is acquired from a storage area for recording the identity information of the user, and the association relationship between the first user identity information and the first position in the second dining table is established.

For example: in a dining room of a certain company, the image of the position of No. 2 dining table No. 1 collected by a monitoring camera or image collection equipment is identified by the face image of the user in the image through the face identification technology. After the user is identified, the information of the user such as name, head portrait, nickname, job number code and the like can be acquired from the database for recording the basic information of the staff, and the association relationship between the user and the position of the No. 2 dining table No. 1 is established.

Or, scanning information may be set on the dinner plate, where the scanning information may include dinner plate information, for example, the scanning information may be two-dimensional code information, and when a user buys a meal and settles accounts, the scanning information may be face scanning for the user to identify the user; or by swiping a card (work card, meal card, etc.) identifying the user's identity. And after the user is identified and determined, first user identity information of the user is obtained. The dinner plate information of the dinner plate is obtained by scanning the scanning information on the dinner plate, the association relation between the first user identity information and the dinner plate information is established, and then the association relation between the first user identity information and the first position of the second dining table is established after the first position of the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate is determined.

Therefore, the incidence relation between the dining table position and the user occupying the dining table position can be established, when the occupied condition of the position on the dining table is displayed on the dinner plate of other users, the user corresponding to the occupied position is displayed, the user can know which positions are occupied by which people, the user is guided to find the dining position, the dining time of the user can be saved, and the user experience is improved.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include:

step 109, determining the associated user of the user according to the first user identity information.

The associated user of the user may be a user having an association relationship with the user. For example: the company of the user can be determined according to the first user identity information, and the related users of the user can be co-workers of the user in the same company; or, the address list of the user or the friend list in the social application may be obtained according to the first user identity information, and the associated user of the user may be a friend recorded in the address list or the friend list of the user.

And step 110, determining a second position in the first dining table, wherein the second position is a position in the first dining table where the current occupancy information is occupied.

After determining the first table based on the current position of the meal tray, a second position in the first table where the occupancy information is occupied can be determined.

And step 111, determining second user identity information associated with the second position.

Upon determining the second position of the first table, second user identity information associated with the second position of the first table may be obtained. For example, the association relationship between each position of each table and the user identity information may be recorded in the information storage area, and the second user identity information associated with the second position of the first table may be obtained from the information storage area.

Step 112, displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, and displaying the identification information of the associated user at the second position when the second user identity information is matched with the associated user.

Determining whether second user identity information matching the associated user of the user exists, and when the occupancy information of each position of the first dining table is displayed in the display area of the dining plate, displaying the identification information of the associated user at the second position associated with the second user identity information, for example: name, nickname, job number, avatar, etc., and the identification information of the associated user may be used to identify the identity of the associated user.

Thus, the user can know which positions are occupied by which friends according to the occupation situation of each position of each first dining table displayed on the dinner plate, and can guide the user to find dining positions, for example: the method and the device have the advantages that the user can conveniently and rapidly find friends, or people who want to avoid are avoided, and the dining experience of the user is improved while the dining speed of the user is improved.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation, referring to fig. 7, the method may further include:

and step 113, determining the current bearing weight of the dinner plate.

For example, a sensor device (pressure sensor or gravity sensor) can be provided in the dinner plate, which can be used to monitor the weight carried by the dinner plate in real time. The weight currently carried by the tray can be obtained by a sensor device provided in the tray.

Step 114, when the weight currently carried by the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold, updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied;

the weight threshold may be a predetermined value. When the weight that the dinner plate bore at present is less than the weight threshold value, can think that the user has dinner and finishes, will leave the first position in the second dining table that occupies at present, consequently can be with the occupation information of first position in this second dining table by occupied update for unoccupied for other users can in time confirm this position according to the occupation information of first position in the second dining table and vacate, can come this position to have dinner, can improve the utilization ratio of table position.

When the method is applied to the terminal device or the server, the dinner plate can send indication information to the terminal device or the server when the current bearing weight is smaller than the weight threshold value, and the terminal device or the server can update the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied in response to the indication information.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned setting of sensor equipment in the dinner plate is only used as an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, and in fact, sensor equipment may also be set on the table top at each position of the dining table, and when monitoring that the weight (the sum of the weight of the dinner plate itself and the weight of the dinner plate) borne by the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold value through the sensor equipment at each position of the dining table, indication information is sent to the dinner plate, the terminal equipment or the server, and the dinner plate, the terminal equipment or the server can respond to the indication information and update the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied.

And step 115, releasing the association relationship between the user and the first position in the second dining table.

When the current weight of the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold value, the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table can be updated to be unoccupied, meanwhile, the association relation between the first position of the second dining table and the user can be removed, and the first position of the second dining table is completely vacant.

Therefore, the occupation condition of the dining table can be changed in time according to the dining schedule of the user, and the utilization rate of the dining table can be improved.

In order to make the embodiments of the present application better understood by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present application are described below by using specific examples, where the following examples all use a dinner plate as an execution subject to describe the present application, but the examples do not limit the present application, and actually the present application may also use a terminal device or a server as an execution subject.

When a user buys meals and settles accounts in a dining room, a worker can perform face recognition on the user or scan certificates (work cards, meal cards and the like) for proving the identity of the user through the scanning device so as to identify the user, and further obtain user identity information of the user. Be provided with the two-dimensional code on the dinner plate, the staff can scan the two-dimensional code that sets up on the dinner plate through scanning device, and then carries out the information interaction with the dinner plate, sends user identity information to the dinner plate, and the incidence relation of user identity information and dinner plate can be established to the dinner plate.

When the user moves the dinner plate to find the dinner position, the dinner plate determines the current position information of the dinner plate in real time through the built-in positioning device. And determining a first dining table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate, and further acquiring the occupation information of each position of the first dining table within the first dining table range. For example: the occupation information of each position of the first dining table can be acquired from an information storage area, and the information storage area is used for storing the occupation information of each position of each dining table and recording the association relationship between the occupied position and the user occupying the position.

Determining the occupied position in the first dining table and the people occupying the position through the information recorded in the information storage area, acquiring the associated users of the users (through an address book or social software of the associated users), determining whether the people occupying the positions of the first dining table have the associated users (friends, colleagues and the like), displaying the occupation situation of the positions of the first positions in the display area of the dining plate when the associated users of the users exist in the people occupying the positions of the first dining table, and displaying identification information (head portrait, name and the like) corresponding to the associated users in the position to prompt the users occupying the position to be the associated users (referring to fig. 3, if the occupied position in fig. 3 is the associated user of the user, the head portrait of the associated user is displayed in the position, if the occupied position is not the associated user of the user, the position is displayed in a square shape, and if the unoccupied position is displayed in a circular shape). The user can find the dining position according to the occupation condition of each position of the first dining table displayed in the dinner plate display area.

In the dining process of the user, the dinner plate is matched with the first position of the second dining table matched with the current position information of the dinner plate, and the first position of the second dining table is as follows: table 2 position 2. The dining table can establish the association relationship between the user identity information and the position of the number 2 dining table, and the occupation information of the number 2 dining table position in the information storage area is updated to be occupied. Other users can know that this No. 2 dining table position is occupied, and user's friend or colleague can know to occupy this No. 2 dining table position for the user, and other users can directly seek this user of this No. 2 dining table position 2 and have a dinner together, perhaps can directly avoid No. 2 dining table position 2, avoid the awkward scene of having a dinner together.

The dinner plate is provided with a gravity sensing device inside, in the process of dining for a user, the weight borne by the dinner plate can be monitored in real time, when the weight borne by the dinner plate is lower than a weight threshold value, the dinner plate can determine that the dining for the user is finished, the occupation information of the No. 2 dining table position in the information storage area is updated to be unoccupied, the incidence relation between the user and the No. 2 dining table position can be removed, other users can know that the No. 2 dining table position is a vacant position, and the dining for the future can be realized.

In fact, also can be through being provided with the surveillance camera head in the dining room, according to carrying out image analysis to the image of gathering through the surveillance camera head and can confirming the occupation information of each position of each dining table (monitor that there is someone at the dining table position or the dining plate is put to the desktop and can confirm the occupation information of this dining table position for being occupied, or monitor that the dining table position does not have someone and do not put the dinner plate, can confirm the occupation information of this dining table position for not being occupied), and through face identification technique, can confirm the user who occupies the dining table position, acquire this user's user identity information, establish this occupied dining table position and this user's user identity information's associative relation. The occupation information of each position of each dining table can be updated in real time according to the image collected by the monitoring camera, and the association relation between the occupied dining table position and the user identity information of the user occupying the dining table position is also realized.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be applied to a server. As shown in fig. 8, the method may include:

step 801, receiving current position information sent by a service plate.

For example, a positioning device may be installed in the dinner plate, and is configured to obtain current position information of the dinner plate in real time (for a specific process, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiment, which is not described herein again), and send the current position information to the server.

Step 802, determining a first table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate.

After receiving the current position information of the dinner plate, a first dining table range can be determined according to the current position information of the dining table, and the first dining table range can be a range to which a first dining table to be displayed in the dinner plate belongs.

And 803, acquiring the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table.

Step 804, dining table occupation information is sent to the dinner plate, wherein the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of all positions of the first dining table.

For example, the occupation situation of each position of each dining table can be stored in the dining table occupation information storage area, and the dining table occupation information storage area can be used for storing the occupation information of each position of each dining table. After the server determines each first dining table, the server can acquire the occupation information of each position of each first dining table from the dining table occupation information storage area.

After confirming the occupation information of each position of each first dining table, the server generates dining table occupation information according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table, and sends the dining table occupation information to the dinner plate, so that after the dining table occupation information is received by the dinner plate, the occupation information of each position of each first dining table can be displayed in the display area of the dinner plate, and the dining position is found according to the dining table occupation information displayed in the display area by the user who holds the dinner plate.

Therefore, the server can determine the range of the first dining table according to the current position information of the dining plate after receiving the current position information of the dining plate, acquire the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table in the range of the first dining table, and send the dining table occupation information comprising the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table to the dining plate, so that the dining table displays the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table in the display area. The display mode of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's dining time, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table.

In a possible implementation manner, the obtaining of the occupancy information of the positions of all the first tables within the range of the first table may include:

The above two implementation processes of obtaining the occupation information of each position of the first dining table may specifically refer to the foregoing embodiments, and this application is not described herein again.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include:

determining a first position of a second dining table occupied by the dinner plate according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

For example, the service plate may obtain the current location information in real time and report the current location information to the server. The server may determine a first position of a second table occupied by the meal tray based on the current position information of the meal tray. And after determining that the first position of the second table is occupied by the dinner plate, the server may update the occupancy information of the first position in the second table to be occupied (e.g., modify the occupancy information of the first position of the second table in the storage area storing the occupancy information of the positions of the tables to be occupied).

In a possible implementation manner, the determining, according to the current position information of the dinner plate, a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate may include:

After determining the current position information of the dinner plate, the server can match the position of the position information matched with the current position information of the dinner plate and the dinner table corresponding to the position. When the position information is consistent with the current position information of the dinner plate or the distance between the position information and the current position information of the dinner plate is within a preset range, the position information can be determined to be matched with the current position information of the dinner plate, and then the first position of the second dining table corresponding to the position information can be determined to be occupied by the dinner plate. For a specific process, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

Therefore, when the occupation condition of each position of the second table is displayed in the dinner plate display area of other users, the occupation information of the first position of the second table is displayed to be occupied, and other users can timely know that the first position of the second table is occupied by people.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include:

receiving dinner plate information, wherein the dinner plate information comprises identification information of a dinner plate and first user identity information related to the dinner plate, and the first user identity information is used for identifying a user holding the dinner plate;

and establishing an association relationship between the first user identity information and a first position in the second dining table.

For example, scanning information may be set on the dinner plate, the scanning information may include identification information of the dinner plate, for example, the scanning information may be two-dimensional code information, and when a user buys a meal and checks out an account, the account-checking scanning device may first perform face scanning on the user to identify the user; or by swiping a card (a work card, a meal card, etc.) identifying the user. And after the user is identified and determined, first user identity information of the user is obtained. And scanning information on the dinner plate to acquire identification information of the dinner plate, establishing an association relation between the first user identity information and the dinner plate, and sending corresponding dinner plate information to the server. After determining the first position of the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate, the server establishes the association relationship between the first user identity information and the first position of the second dining table.

In a possible implementation manner, the sending the table occupancy information to the dinner plate may include:

For example, the server may determine the associated user of the user according to the first user identity information (the process of determining the user associated user may refer to the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described herein). The server may determine second locations in the first table where each occupancy information is occupied and determine second user identity information associated with each second location. When the second user identity information and the associated user of the user represent the same user, the occupancy information of the user may also include the associated user of the user in the dinner plate occupancy information sent to the dinner plate, so that when the occupancy information of each position of the first dining table in the Xianning city in the dinner plate is occupied, the identification information of the associated user of the user may be displayed at the second position, and the specific process may refer to the foregoing embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Thus, the user can know which positions are occupied by which friends according to the occupation situation of each position of each first dining table displayed on the dinner plate, and can guide the user to find dining positions, for example: the method and the device have the advantages that the user can conveniently and quickly find friends, or people who want to avoid the friends can be avoided, and the dining experience of the user can be improved while the dining speed of the user is improved.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include:

receiving the occupancy-removing information sent by the dinner plate;

For example, the dinner plate can be fitted with a sensor device (pressure sensor or gravity sensor) which can be used to monitor the weight carried by the dinner plate in real time. The dinner plate can acquire the current bearing weight through the sensor equipment arranged in the dinner plate, and sends the occupation removing information to the server when the current bearing weight is smaller than the weight threshold value. After receiving the occupation removing information sent by the dinner plate, the server determines the first position of the second dining table occupied by the dinner plate, updates the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table into unoccupied information, and simultaneously can remove the association relation between the first position of the second dining table and the user. For a specific process, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be applied to a dining plate, and as shown in fig. 9, the method may include:

step 901, determining the current position information of the dinner plate.

For example, a positioning device can be installed in the dinner plate, and the positioning device can be used to collect the position of the dinner plate in real time, so as to obtain the current position information of the dinner plate, for example: a GPS positioning device may be installed in the dinner plate, and through the GPS positioning device, the current position information of the dinner plate may be obtained, and the current position information of the dinner plate may be a position for identifying the current dinner plate, for example: the current position information of the dinner plate can be longitude and latitude information.

Step 902, sending the current position information of the service plate to a server.

Step 903, receiving dining table occupation information sent by the server, wherein the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of a first dining table, and the first dining table is located in a first dining table range corresponding to the current position information of the dining plate.

After determining the current location information, the dining plate may send the current location information to the server. Therefore, the server can determine the occupation information of each position of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table near the current position information according to the current position information of the dining plate, and send the occupation information of each position of the first dining table to the dining plate. For a specific process, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described in detail herein.

And 904, displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied positions.

For example, a display area (for example, refer to fig. 2) may be disposed on the dining plate, and the display area may be used to display occupancy information of each position of the first dining table. The display area of the dinner plate can display the first dining tables and the occupation information of the first dining tables at all positions, and the occupation information of the first dining tables at all positions can be represented by marks such as colors, characters and icons. For a specific display mode, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

Like this, can be after the current position information of definite dinner plate, send the current position to the server to through the current position of server according to the dinner plate, acquire the occupation information that is located each position of all first dining tables of this first dining table within range, and show the occupation information of each position of first dining table in the display area of dinner plate. The display mode of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's dining time, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table.

In one possible implementation manner, the occupancy information of the second position of the first table in the table occupancy information further includes an associated user of the user,

the displaying, in the display area of the dinner plate, occupation information of each position of the first dinner table, where the occupation information of each position includes occupied or unoccupied, may include:

The display process may refer to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not repeated herein.

In a possible implementation process, the method may further include:

determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

and when the current weight of the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold value, sending the unoccupied information to the server.

For example, a sensor device (pressure sensor or gravity sensor) can be provided in the dinner plate, which can be used to monitor the weight carried by the dinner plate in real time. The weight currently carried by the tray can be obtained by a sensor device provided in the tray. When the current weight carried by the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold (the weight threshold may be a preset value), it may be considered that the user has finished eating, and will leave the first position in the currently occupied second dining table, so that the unoccupied information may be sent to the service.

After the server receives the occupation removing information, the occupation information of the first position of the second dining table associated with the dinner plate can be updated to be unoccupied from occupied, so that other users can determine that the position is vacant according to the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table in time, the user can eat at the position in the future, and the utilization rate of the table position can be improved.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 10, the apparatus may include:

a first determining module 1001, which may be configured to determine current location information of a meal tray;

a second determining module 1002, configured to determine a first table range according to the current position information of the dinner plate;

a first obtaining module 1003, configured to obtain occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table;

a display module 1004 may be configured to display occupancy information of each position of the dining plate, including occupied or unoccupied positions, in a display area of the dining plate.

Therefore, after the current position information of the dinner plate is determined, the first dinner table range is determined according to the current position information of the dinner plate, the occupation information of all positions of the first dinner table within the first dinner table range is obtained, and the occupation information of all positions of the first dinner table is displayed in the display area of the dinner plate. The display device of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's the time of having dinner, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table.

In a possible implementation manner, the first obtaining module may be further configured to:

In a possible implementation manner, each position in each dining table is provided with an infrared device, and the first obtaining module may be further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus may further include:

In one possible implementation manner, the third determining module may be further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus may further include:

In one possible implementation manner, the display module may be further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus may further include:

the second updating module is used for updating the occupation information of the first position in the second dining table to be unoccupied when the current weight of the dinner plate is smaller than the weight threshold;

Fig. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table according to an embodiment of the present application, where the display device may be applied to a server, and as shown in fig. 11, the display device may include:

a first receiving module 1101, configured to receive current location information sent by a meal tray;

a first determining module 1102, configured to determine a first table range according to current location information of the dining plate;

an obtaining module 1103, configured to obtain occupation information of all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table;

a sending module 1104 may be configured to send dining table occupancy information to the dining plate, where the dining table occupancy information includes occupancy information of each position of the first dining table.

Therefore, the server can determine the range of the first dining table according to the current position information of the dining plate after receiving the current position information of the dining plate, acquire the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table in the range of the first dining table, and send the dining table occupation information comprising the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table to the dining plate, so that the dining table displays the occupation information of all the positions of the first dining table in the display area. The display device of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's dining time, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table.

In a possible implementation process, the obtaining module may be further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus may further include:

a second determining module, configured to determine, according to the current position information of the dinner plate, a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate;

the first updating module may be configured to update the occupancy information of the first location in the second table to be occupied.

In a possible implementation process, the second determining module may be further configured to:

the position of the determined position information matched with the current position information of the dinner plate and the corresponding dining table are the first position occupied by the dinner plate and the second dining table.

In one possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

the dinner plate information comprises identification information of the dinner plate and first user identity information related to the dinner plate, and the first user identity information is used for identifying a user holding the dinner plate;

In a possible implementation process, the sending module may be further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the apparatus may further include:

the third receiving module can be used for receiving the occupation removing information sent by the dinner plate;

a second updating module, configured to update the occupancy information of the first location in the second table occupied by the dinner plate to be unoccupied.

Fig. 12 shows a block diagram of a dining plate according to an embodiment of the present application, which can include a positioning device 1201, a communication device 1202, and a display device 1203, as shown in fig. 12, wherein,

the positioning device 1201 may be configured to determine current position information of the dinner plate;

the communication device 1202 may be configured to send current location information of the meal tray to a server; and

the display device 1203 may be configured to display occupancy information of each position of the first dining table, where the occupancy information of each position includes occupied or unoccupied.

In a possible implementation process, the occupancy information of the second position of the first table in the table occupancy information further includes an associated user of the user, and the display device may be further configured to:

In a possible implementation, the dinner plate can also comprise a gravity sensing device,

the gravity sensing device can be used for determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

the communication device may be further configured to send the occupancy-release information to the server when the weight currently carried by the meal tray is less than the weight threshold.

Therefore, after the current position information of the dinner plate is determined, the current position can be sent to the server, the server can acquire the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table within the range of the first dinner table according to the current position of the dinner plate, and the occupation information of all the positions of the first dinner table is displayed in the display area of the dinner plate. The display mode of dining table occupation condition that this application embodiment provided for the user can learn the occupation condition of each position of each first dining table according to the occupation information of each position of each first dining table that shows on the dinner plate, and then seeks the position of having dinner, can guide the user to find the position of having dinner as early as possible, not only can practice thrift user's dining time, improves user's the experience of having dinner, can also improve the utilization ratio of dining table. As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static Random Access Memory (SRAM), dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), read Only Memory (ROM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, a computer readable medium does not include a transitory computer readable medium such as a modulated data signal and a carrier wave.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a … …" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1300 for display of occupancy of a table, according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1300 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and so forth.

Referring to fig. 13, the apparatus 1300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1302, a memory 1304, a power component 1306, a multimedia component 1308, an audio component 1310, an input/output (I/O) interface 1312, a sensor component 1314, and a communication component 1316.

The processing component 1302 generally controls overall operation of the device 1300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1302 may include one or more processors 1320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1302 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1302 and other components. For example, the processing component 1302 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1309 and the processing component 1302.

The memory 1304 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 1300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1304 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile storage devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

Power supply component 1306 provides power to the various components of device 1300. Power components 1306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 1300.

The multimedia component 1308 includes a screen between the device 1300 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1309 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the apparatus 1300 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1310 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1310 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the apparatus 1300 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 1304 or transmitted via the communication component 1316. In some embodiments, the audio component 1310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1312 provides an interface between the processing component 1302 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 1314 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for the device 1300. For example, the sensor assembly 1314 can detect the open/closed state of the device 1300, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 1300, the sensor assembly 1314 can also detect a change in the position of the device 1300 or a component of the device 1300, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 1300, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 1300, and a change in the temperature of the device 1300. The sensor assembly 1314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1314 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1316 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 1300 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 1300 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1316 also includes a Near Field Communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1300 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, such as the memory 1304, including computer program instructions executable by the processor 1320 of the apparatus 1300 to perform the method described above is also provided.

Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1900 for display of occupancy of a table, according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1900 may be provided as a server. Referring to fig. 14, the device 1900 includes a processing component 1922 further including one or more processors and memory resources, represented by memory 1932, for storing instructions, e.g., applications, executable by the processing component 1922. The application programs stored in memory 1932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, the processing component 1922 is configured to execute instructions to perform the above-described method.

The device 1900 may also include a power component 1926 configured to perform power management of the device 1900, a wired or wireless network interface 1950 configured to connect the device 1900 to a network, and an input/output (I/O) interface 1958. The device 1900 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 1932, such as Windows Server, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, such as the memory 1932, is also provided that includes computer program instructions executable by the processing component 1922 of the apparatus 1900 to perform the above-described methods.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and so forth) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement or the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A display method for dining table occupation condition is characterized by comprising the following steps:

determining current position information of the dinner plate;

and displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied position.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining occupancy information for all positions of the first dining table within the range of the first dining table comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein infrared devices are disposed at positions of the tables, and the obtaining of the occupancy information of the positions of all the first tables within the range of the first table comprises:

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

determining a first position of a second table occupied by the dinner plate;

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the first position of the second table occupied by the meal tray comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

acquiring first user identity information of a user holding the dinner plate;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the occupancy information for the first table at each location within the display area of the meal tray comprises:

8. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, further comprising:

determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

and releasing the association relationship between the user and the first position in the second dining table.

9. A display method of dining table occupation condition is characterized by being applied to a server and comprising the following steps:

receiving current position information sent by the dinner plate;

sending dining table occupation information to the dinner plate so as to display occupation information of each position of the first dining table in a display area of the dinner plate; the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of the first dining table.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the obtaining occupancy information for all positions of the first table within the range of the first table comprises:

11. The method of claim 9, wherein infrared devices are disposed at positions of each dining table, and the obtaining of the occupancy information of the positions of all the first dining tables within the range of the first dining table comprises:

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining a first position of a second table occupied by the meal tray based on the current position information of the meal tray comprises:

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

15. The method of claim 14, wherein sending the table occupancy information to the meal tray comprises:

determining a second position in the first dining table, wherein the second position is a position in the first dining table where the current occupation information is occupied;

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving the occupancy-removing information sent by the dinner plate;

17. A method for displaying the occupancy condition of a dining table is applied to a dinner plate and comprises the following steps:

determining current position information of the dinner plate;

sending the current position information of the dinner plate to a server;

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the occupancy information for the second location of the first table in the table occupancy information further includes an associated user of the user,

displaying the occupation information of each position of the first dining table in the display area of the dinner plate, wherein the occupation information of each position comprises occupied or unoccupied information, and the method comprises the following steps:

19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, further comprising:

determining the current weight of the dinner plate;

20. A display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table, comprising:

21. The utility model provides a display device of dining table occupation condition which characterized in that is applied to the server, includes:

the sending module is used for sending dining table occupation information to the dinner plate so as to display the occupation information of each position of the first dinner table in the display area of the dinner plate; the dining table occupation information comprises occupation information of each position of the first dining table.

22. A dining plate, comprising: a positioning device, a communication device and a display device, wherein,

23. A display device for displaying occupancy of a dining table, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 19.

24. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 19.