CN112014867A

CN112014867A - User positioning method, device, server and system

Info

Publication number: CN112014867A
Application number: CN202010686733.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐超; 朱勇; 刘广权
Original assignee: Hanhai Information Technology Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hanhai Information Technology Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-16
Filing date: 2020-07-16
Publication date: 2020-12-01

Abstract

The specification discloses a user positioning method, a device, a server and a system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: detecting whether an event for locating a first user occurs; acquiring a target light emitting mode of a target light emitting device bound with the first user under the condition that the event occurs; and controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode to provide the target light-emitting mode to a second user having an order association relationship with the first user, so that the second user can position the first user according to the target light-emitting mode.

Description

User positioning method, device, server and system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of positioning technologies, and in particular, to a user positioning method, a user positioning apparatus, a server, and a user positioning system.

Background

With the progress of society and the development of internet service industry, a plurality of users are urged to place orders through the internet, and service personnel need to arrive at a place designated by the users to provide services. Such as take-out delivery service, express delivery service, network appointment service, etc.

The user and the service personnel do not need to be familiar with each other before the order is created, so after the service personnel arrives at the place designated by the user, the user usually finds and confirms the service personnel through prompt information of the client, oral communication with the service personnel, telephone communication and the like, which causes the trouble of finding the service personnel for the user and the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present description to provide a new solution to at least one of the above problems.

According to a first aspect of the present specification, there is provided a user positioning method comprising:

detecting whether an event for locating a first user occurs;

acquiring a target light emitting mode of a target light emitting device bound with the first user under the condition that the event occurs;

controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode;

and providing the target light-emitting mode to a second user having an order incidence relation with the first user so as to enable the second user to locate the first user according to the target light-emitting mode.

Optionally, the obtaining of the target light-emitting manner of the target light-emitting device bound to the first user includes:

obtaining a target order associated with the first user and the second user;

acquiring a target position in the target order;

and acquiring the target light-emitting mode according to the target position.

Optionally, the obtaining the target light emitting manner according to the target position includes:

determining a target area where the target position is located;

determining the priority of a preset light-emitting mode in the target area;

and selecting the target light-emitting mode from the preset light-emitting modes according to the priority.

Optionally, the method further includes:

determining the current using times of the preset light-emitting mode in the target area;

and determining the priority of the preset light-emitting mode according to the current using times.

and acquiring the lighting mode provided by the first user or the second user as the target lighting mode.

Optionally, the event of locating the first user includes at least one of:

the first user or the second user arrives at a designated area; the designated area is an area where a target position in a target order is located, and the target order is an order associated with the first user and the second user;

receiving a light emitting instruction sent by the second user;

an order associated with the first user is created.

Optionally, the method further includes:

responding to a request sent by the first user for modifying the target light-emitting mode, and acquiring the modified light-emitting mode; providing the modified lighting modality to the second user for the second user to locate the first user according to the modified lighting modality;

or,

acquiring a modified lighting mode in response to a request for modifying the target lighting mode, which is sent by the second user;

and controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the modified light-emitting mode so as to enable the second user to position the first user according to the modified light-emitting mode.

Optionally, the target lighting manner includes a display color and a color conversion frequency.

Optionally, the controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting manner includes:

generating a control instruction for controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode;

providing the control instruction to a first terminal device used by the first user, and forwarding the control instruction to the target light-emitting device for execution by the first terminal device so that the target light-emitting device emits light according to the target light-emitting manner;

wherein the first terminal device is connected with the target lighting apparatus through a short-distance communication signal.

According to a second aspect of the present specification, there is provided a user positioning apparatus comprising:

the event detection module is used for detecting whether an event for positioning the first user occurs or not;

a mode acquiring module, configured to acquire, when the event occurs, a target lighting mode of a target lighting apparatus bound to the first user;

the light emitting control module is used for controlling the target light emitting device to emit light according to the target light emitting mode;

and the mode providing module is used for providing the target light-emitting mode to a second user having an order incidence relation with the first user so as to enable the second user to position the first user according to the target light-emitting mode.

According to a third aspect of the present specification, there is provided a server comprising:

the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present description, or,

a processor and a memory for storing an executable computer program for controlling the processor to perform the method according to the first aspect of the present description.

According to a fourth aspect of the present specification, there is provided a user positioning system comprising the server according to the third aspect of the present specification, a target lighting apparatus bound to a first user, and a second terminal device used by a second user;

and the second terminal equipment is used for receiving and displaying the target light-emitting mode so as to be viewed by the second user.

One beneficial effect of the present specification is that, through the embodiments of the present specification, in the case of an event that a first user is located, a target light-emitting device is controlled to emit light according to a target light-emitting manner, and the target light-emitting manner is provided to a second user, so that the second user can quickly find the target light-emitting device according to the target light-emitting manner, and the target light-emitting device is used to assist in locating the first user, which is convenient for the user to quickly find the first user, and improves user experience.

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of one example of a hardware configuration of a positioning system that can be used to implement embodiments of the present description.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a user positioning method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a step of acquiring a target lighting pattern according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a step of acquiring a target light-emitting pattern according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 illustrates a functional block diagram of a user-locating device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a functional block diagram of a server in one embodiment of the present description.

FIG. 7 illustrates a functional block diagram of a user location system in accordance with one embodiment of the present description.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present specification will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present specification unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

< hardware configuration >

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a positioning system to which the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied.

As shown in fig. 1, the positioning system 1000 of the present embodiment includes a server 1100, a first terminal device 1200, a network 1300, a second terminal device 1400, and a light-emitting device 1500.

The server 1100 may be, for example, a blade server, a rack server, or the like, and the server 1100 may also be a server cluster deployed in a cloud, which is not limited herein. The server may be a server providing an online transaction platform service party, or a server of the above administrative function department, which is not limited herein.

As shown in FIG. 1, server 1100 may include a processor 1110, a memory 1120, an interface device 1130, a communication device 1140, a display device 1150, and an input device 1160. The processor 1110 may be, for example, a central processing unit CPU or the like. The memory 1120 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 1130 includes, for example, a USB interface, a serial interface, and the like. The communication device 1140 is capable of wired or wireless communication, for example. The display device 1150 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel. Input devices 1160 may include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like.

In this embodiment, the server 1100 may be used to participate in implementing a method according to any embodiment of the present description.

In this embodiment, the server 1100 already stores therein data necessary for positioning, which is transmitted to the server 1100 by, for example, a terminal device of a user.

As applied to any embodiment of the present description, the memory 1120 of the server 1100 is configured to store instructions for controlling the processor 1110 to operate so as to support implementing a user location method according to any embodiment of the present description. The skilled person can design the instructions according to the solution disclosed in the present specification. How the instructions control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that although a number of devices are shown in FIG. 1 for the server 1100, the server 1100 of embodiments of the present specification may refer to only some of the devices, for example, the processor 1110 and the memory 1120.

As shown in fig. 1, the first terminal apparatus 1200 may include a processor 1210, a memory 1220, an interface device 1230, a communication device 1240, a display device 1250, an input device 1260, a positioning device 1270, an audio device 1280, and the like. The processor 1210 may be a central processing unit CPU, a microprocessor MCU, or the like. The memory 1220 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 1230 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone interface, and the like. The communication device 1240 can perform wired or wireless communication, for example. The display device 1250 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a touch display, or the like. The input device 1260 may include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. The first terminal device 1200 may perform positioning by the positioning apparatus 1270, and report the location information to the server 1100 by the communication apparatus 1240. The first terminal apparatus 1200 may output audio information through an audio device 1280, and/or pick up voice information input by a user, the audio device 1280 including, for example, a speaker and/or a microphone.

The first terminal device 1200 may be a terminal device used by the first user, and may be any device that can support order taking, such as a smart phone, a laptop, a desktop computer, and a tablet computer.

In this embodiment, the first terminal device 1200 may be configured to obtain the location information of itself, and report the location information to the server 1100 to implement the method of this embodiment. The first terminal apparatus 1200 can also be used for short-range communication with the light emitting device 1500.

In embodiments applicable to this description, the memory 1220 of the first terminal device 1200 is used to store instructions for controlling the processor 1210 to operate in support of implementing a method according to any of the embodiments of this description. The skilled person can design the instructions according to the solution disclosed in the present specification. How the instructions control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that although a plurality of apparatuses of the first terminal device 1200 are shown in fig. 1, the terminal device 1200 of the present specification may refer to only some of the apparatuses, for example, only the processor 1210, the memory 1220, the communication apparatus 1240, the positioning apparatus 1270, and the like.

The communication network 1300 may be a wireless network or a wired network, and may be a local area network or a wide area network. The terminal apparatus 1200 can communicate with the server 1100 through the communication network 1300.

As shown in fig. 1, the second terminal apparatus 1400 may include a processor 1410, a memory 1420, an interface device 1430, a communication device 1440, a display device 1450, an input device 1460, a pointing device 1470, an audio device 1480, and so on. The processor 1410 may be a central processing unit CPU, a microprocessor MCU, or the like. The memory 1420 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface 1430 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone interface, and the like. The communication device 1440 can perform wired or wireless communication, for example. The display device 1450 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, a touch panel, or the like. The input device 1460 may include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. The second terminal device 1400 can perform positioning by the positioning device 1470 and report the position information to the server 1100 through the communication device 1440. The second terminal device 1400 may output audio information through an audio means 1480, which audio means 1480 may for example comprise a loudspeaker and/or a microphone, and/or pick up voice information input by a user.

The second terminal device 1400 may be a terminal device used by the second user, and may be, for example, a smart phone, a portable computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, or other electronic products supporting order creation.

In this embodiment, the second terminal device 1400 may be configured to obtain the location information of itself and report the location information to the server 1100, so as to implement the method of this embodiment.

In embodiments applicable to this description, the memory 1420 of the second terminal device 1400 is configured to store instructions for controlling the processor 1410 to operate in support of implementing a method according to any of the embodiments of this description. The skilled person can design the instructions according to the solution disclosed in the present specification. How the instructions control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that although a plurality of devices of the second terminal apparatus 1400 are shown in fig. 1, the terminal apparatus 1400 of the present specification may refer to only some of the devices, for example, the processor 1410, the memory 1420, the communication device 1440, the positioning device 1470, and the like.

The light emitting device 1500 can emit light according to a corresponding light emitting manner. The light emitting device 1500 can communicate with the corresponding first terminal device 1200 through short-distance communication methods such as bluetooth, wifi, ultrasonic, sound, infrared, and the like. In one example, the lighting apparatus 1500 may also communicate with the server 1100 through the network 1300. The light emitting apparatus 1500 may have a binding relationship with a first user using the first terminal device 1200.

In the case where the first user using the first terminal apparatus 1200 is a distributor, the light emitting device 1500 may be installed on a clothing, shoes, a helmet, a distribution box, a backpack, or the like of the first user or on a travel tool. In the case where the first user using the second terminal apparatus 1400 is a net car reservation driver, the light emitting device 1500 may also be a car light, a roof display screen, a window display screen, an in-car light emitting device, or the like.

The positioning system 1000 shown in fig. 1 is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present description, its application, or uses. For example, although fig. 1 shows only one server 1100 and one first terminal device 1200 and one second terminal device 1400, the respective numbers are not meant to be limiting, and a plurality of servers 1100, a plurality of first terminal devices 1200, and/or a plurality of second terminal devices 1400 may be included in the positioning system 1000.

< method examples >

Fig. 2 is a user positioning method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The user location method may be implemented by a server. In one embodiment, the server may be the server 1100 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in fig. 2, the method of the present embodiment includes the following steps S1000 to S4000:

step S1000, whether an event for positioning the first user occurs is detected.

In one embodiment of the present description, the event of locating the first user may include at least one of:

the first user or the second user arrives at the designated area;

receiving a light emitting instruction sent by a second user;

an order associated with the first user is created.

In embodiments of the present description, the designated area may be an area in which a target location in a target order is located, the target order being an order associated with the first user and the second user. The target order has a target position, and a first user using the first terminal device needs to reach the target position to provide corresponding service for a second user. The target position may be set by the second user according to the requirement of the second user in the case of creating an order.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the designated area where the target position is located may be determined according to the target position. For example, the designated area where the target position is located may be a circular area with the target position as a center and a preset distance as a radius. For another example, the designated area where the target position is located may be a rectangular area centered on the target position and having a preset distance as a diagonal length. The preset distance may be preset according to an application scenario or a specific requirement, and for example, the preset distance may be 10 m.

In one embodiment of the present description, it may be that an order is created by a second user through a second terminal device used, the order being associated with the second user; in case the first user takes an order through the first terminal device used, the order is also associated with the first user.

In an embodiment where the event of locating the first user includes that the first user arrives at the designated area, since the first terminal device is a terminal device used by the first user, short-distance communication may be performed between the target lighting apparatus bound by the first user and the first terminal device used by the first user through bluetooth, wifi, ultrasonic waves, sound, infrared, and the like, and therefore, the distance between the target lighting position and the corresponding first user is relatively short, and the position information of the target lighting apparatus may indicate the position of the corresponding first user. When the target light-emitting device arrives within the designated area, it indicates that the corresponding first user also arrives within the designated area.

In this embodiment, a positioning module and a communication module may be disposed in the target light-emitting device, and the positioning module may be configured to position the target light-emitting device through a global navigation satellite system (including at least one of a GPS positioning system, a beidou positioning system, and a galileo positioning system). The communication module can report the position information to the server through the network. The server may determine whether the first user arrives in the designated area according to the location information reported by the target light emitting device. The server may determine that an event for locating the first user occurs in a case where it is determined that the first user arrives at the designated area based on the location information.

In the case where the first user using the first terminal device is a distributor, the target light-emitting device may be mounted on clothing, shoes, a helmet, a distribution box, a backpack, or other wearing ornaments or travel tools of the distributor. In the case where the first user using the first terminal device is a net car reservation driver, the target lighting device may also be a car light, a roof display screen, a window display screen, an in-car lighting device, or the like.

In an embodiment where the event of locating the first user includes the first user reaching the designated area, the location information of the first terminal device may indicate the location of the first user because the first terminal device is a terminal device used by the first user and the first terminal device is closer to the first user. When the first terminal device arrives in the designated area, it indicates that the corresponding first user also arrives in the designated area.

In this embodiment, the first terminal device may be provided with a positioning module and a communication module, and the positioning module may be configured to position the first terminal device through a global navigation satellite system (including at least one of a GPS positioning system, a beidou positioning system, and a galileo positioning system). The communication module can report the position information to the server through the network. The server may determine whether the first user arrives in the designated area according to the location information reported by the first terminal device. The server may determine that an event for locating the first user occurs in a case where it is determined that the first user arrives at the designated area based on the location information.

In an embodiment where the event of locating the first user includes that the second user arrives at the designated area, since the second terminal device is a terminal device used by the second user, and the distance between the second terminal device and the second user is short, the location information of the second terminal device may indicate the location of the second user. When the second terminal device arrives in the designated area, it indicates that the corresponding second user also arrives in the designated area.

In this embodiment, the second terminal device may be provided with a positioning module and a communication module, and the positioning module may be configured to position the second terminal device through a global navigation satellite system (including at least one of a GPS positioning system, a beidou positioning system, and a galileo positioning system). The communication module can report the position information to the server through the network. The server may determine whether the second user arrives in the designated area according to the location information reported by the second terminal device. The server may determine that an event for locating the first user occurs in a case where it is determined that the second user arrives at the designated area based on the location information.

In an embodiment, where the event of locating the first user comprises receiving a lighting instruction, the lighting instruction may be sent by the second terminal device or by the first terminal device. In the case where the server receives the light emission instruction, it may be determined that an event for locating the first user occurs.

In the case where the light emission instruction is transmitted by the first terminal device, it may be that a first button for triggering the light emission instruction is provided in the first terminal device. And the first user triggers the first terminal device to send the light-emitting instruction to the server by clicking the first button.

For example, when the first user arrives near a target position in a target order, the first user may click a first button to trigger the first terminal device to send a light emitting instruction to the server, and when the server receives the light emitting instruction, the server determines that an event for locating the first user occurs, acquires a target light emitting manner, and controls the target light emitting device to emit light according to the target light emitting manner, so that the second user can quickly find the first user when arriving near the target position.

In the case where the light emission instruction is transmitted by the second terminal device, it may be that a second button for triggering the light emission instruction is provided in the second terminal device. And the user triggers the second terminal device to send the light-emitting instruction to the server by clicking the second button.

For example, the second user may click the second button to trigger the second terminal device to send a light emitting instruction to the server when reaching the vicinity of the target position in the target order, and the server determines that an event for locating the first user occurs when receiving the light emitting instruction, obtains the target light emitting manner, and controls the target light emitting device to emit light according to the target light emitting manner, so that the user can quickly find the corresponding first user.

For another example, the second user using the second terminal device may click the first button to trigger the second terminal device to send the light emitting instruction to the server when the second user who completes the corresponding order instead of the second user reaches the target position in the corresponding order, and the server determines that the event for positioning the first user occurs and obtains the target light emitting manner and controls the target light emitting device to emit light according to the target light emitting manner when receiving the light emitting instruction, so that the other user can quickly find the corresponding first user. Wherein the other user may be a user who completes the order instead of the user using the second terminal device. The order may be fulfilled, for example, by picking up items delivered by the first user, or by taking a car order corresponding to the first user.

In an embodiment where locating the event of the first user comprises creating an order associated with the first user, creating the order associated with the first user may be the first user taking an order submitted by a second user through the first terminal device used. In the event an order related to the first user is created, an event may be determined to occur that locates the first user.

In the embodiment of the present specification, in the case that an event of locating the first user occurs, a second user and/or the first user who is about to complete an order arrives near a target position in the target order, and the target light-emitting device is controlled to emit light in a target light-emitting manner, so that the first user can be located in an auxiliary manner, and the second user who is about to complete the order can quickly find the corresponding first user.

Step S2000, acquiring a target lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus bound to the first user when the event for locating the first user occurs.

The target light-emitting device bound to the first user may be a light-emitting device that is connected to the first terminal device used by the first user in a short distance, may be a light-emitting device that logs in through an account of the first user, or through an account previously bound to the account of the first user, or may be a light-emitting device that has a unique identification code previously bound to the first user.

In one embodiment of the present description, the target lighting manner may include a display color and a color conversion frequency.

In the case where the display color is one, the color conversion frequency may be set to an arbitrary value or may not be set.

For example, the target light-emitting pattern may be red, and the color conversion frequency may be 0 or not set, and then, in the case of light emission in the target light-emitting pattern, the target light-emitting device may be configured to continuously emit red light.

For another example, the target light-emitting pattern may be red, and the color conversion frequency may be 1hz, and then, in the case of light emission in the target light-emitting pattern, the target light-emitting device may blink to emit red light once per second.

In the case where the display colors are plural, the color conversion frequency may represent the conversion frequencies of the plural display colors. The color conversion frequencies of the plurality of display colors may be the same or different.

For example, the target light emission pattern may be red green yellow, and the frequency of color conversion for each display color may be 1hz, and then, in the case of light emission in the target light emission pattern, the target light emitting device may convert one color per second in the display order of red green yellow. In one period of 3s, the display time lengths of the red light, the green light and the yellow light are the same and are all 1 s.

For another example, the target light-emitting manner may be red green yellow, and the color conversion frequency of each display color is 0.5hz, 1hz, and 2hz, respectively, so that in the case of light emission according to the target light-emitting manner, the target light-emitting device may perform color conversion according to the display order of red green yellow, and in one period of 3.5s, the display duration of red light is 2s, the display duration of green light is 1s, and the display duration of yellow light is 0.5 s.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the acquiring of the target light emission pattern may include: and acquiring the lighting mode provided by the first user as a target lighting mode. That is, the target lighting manner may be set by the first user through the first terminal device.

In another embodiment of the present specification, the acquiring of the target light emission pattern may include: and acquiring the light-emitting mode provided by the second user as a target light-emitting mode. That is, the target lighting manner may be set by the second user through the second terminal device.

In still another embodiment of the present specification, the step of acquiring the target lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus bound with the first user may include: acquiring a current light emitting mode of a target light emitting device; the current light emission mode is set as a target light emission mode.

In this embodiment, the first user bound to the target lighting device may have an association relationship with a plurality of orders, i.e. the first user processes a plurality of orders simultaneously. If the target lighting apparatus is lighting in the current lighting manner in the event of locating the first user, the current lighting manner may be the target lighting manner, that is, the lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus is not changed.

In still another embodiment of the present specification, the step of acquiring the target light emitting manner of the target light emitting device bound with the first user may include steps S2100 to S2300 shown in fig. 3:

in step S2100, a target order associated with a first user and a second user is obtained.

In case the order associated with the first user comprises a plurality of orders, the target order may be any of the orders being processed, or may be an order selected by the first user through the corresponding first terminal device.

Step S2200 is to obtain a target position in the target order.

In this embodiment, the target location in the target order is the location that the first user needs to reach to complete the target order.

In the case where the target order is an order to deliver an item, the target location may be a location to which the item needs to be delivered.

In the case where the target order is an order for taking a passenger to take a net appointment, the target location may be a location where the passenger gets on the vehicle.

Step S2300, a target light emitting manner is obtained according to the target position.

In this embodiment, the target light-emitting manner is obtained according to the target position in the target order associated with the first user and the second user, and the target light-emitting manner which is more conspicuous and convenient for the second user to search can be determined according to the actual use condition of the light-emitting manner in the target area where the target position is located.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the preset region may be divided into a plurality of control regions, and a corresponding light emission manner may be set for each control region. The step of acquiring the target light emitting manner according to the target position may include: and determining a light emitting mode corresponding to the control area where the target position is located as a target light emitting mode.

In this embodiment, the preset region may be a region set in advance according to an application scenario or a specific requirement. For example, the preset area may be a certain city or a certain administrative district of a certain city.

For example, the shape and area of each control region may be preset, for example, the geographic unit is a square region with a preset side length, the preset side length may be set according to specific requirements, for example, the preset side length is 10 meters, the corresponding control region is a square region with 10 meters by 10 meters, correspondingly, the preset region may be divided into grids along the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction, each grid is a control region with 10 meters by 10 meters, and the geographic position of the control region may be geographic coordinate information of the central position of the region, for example, latitude and longitude information of the central position.

In another embodiment of the present specification, the step of acquiring the target light-emitting manner according to the target position may include steps S2310 to S2330 shown in fig. 4:

in step S2310, a target area where the target position is located is determined.

In one embodiment of the present description, the target area may be determined based on a target location. For example, the target area may be a circular area with the target position as a center and another preset distance as a radius. For another example, the target area may be a rectangular area centered at the target position and having another preset distance as a diagonal length. The other preset distance may be preset according to an application scenario or specific requirements, and for example, the other preset distance may be 50 m.

Step S2320, the priority of the preset light-emitting mode in the target area is determined.

In this embodiment, at least one preset light emitting manner may be preset according to an application scenario or a specific requirement.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the priority of the preset lighting manner may be set in advance according to an application scenario or a specific requirement. For example, red light may be more prominent and the red priority may be set higher.

In an embodiment of the present specification, the current number of times of use of a preset lighting manner in a target area may also be determined; and determining the priority of the preset light-emitting mode according to the current use times.

Specifically, the light emitting devices in the target area and the light emitting modes of the light emitting devices may be determined according to the positions of the light emitting devices. The position of the light-emitting device may be provided by the light-emitting device, or may be provided by a first terminal device used by a first user bound to the light-emitting device.

The current number of uses of the preset lighting pattern may be determined according to the lighting devices located within the target area and the lighting patterns of the lighting devices.

In one example, the priority of the preset lighting manner may be higher as the number of current uses is smaller.

For the preset light emitting modes with the same number of current uses, the priority of the preset light emitting modes can be determined according to the degree of prominence of the preset light emitting modes. The degree of conspicuousness may be set in advance according to actual conditions.

For example, if the current number of uses of red light and green light having a color change frequency of 0 is the same and the degree of conspicuousness of red light is higher than that of green light, then red light having a color change frequency of 0 may be set higher than that of green light having a color change frequency of 0.

In the embodiments of the present description, the priority of the preset light-emitting manner is determined according to the current usage times of the preset light-emitting manner in the target area where the target position is located, and then, when the target light-emitting manner is selected according to the priority, a target light-emitting device that uses less current usage times in the target area can be selected as the target light-emitting manner, so that the target light-emitting device that emits light according to the target light-emitting manner is more conspicuous at the target position, which is convenient for a second user to find the target light-emitting device, and thus the first user is quickly and accurately located.

In step S2330, a target lighting manner is selected from the preset lighting manners according to the priority.

In one embodiment of the present specification, a preset lighting manner with the highest priority may be selected as the target lighting manner.

In another embodiment of the present specification, a preset lighting manner with a designated priority may be selected as the target lighting manner. The designated priority can be designated in advance according to an application scenario or specific requirements.

In the embodiments of the present description, the target light-emitting manner is selected according to the priority of the preset light-emitting manner in the target area where the target position is located, so that the target light-emitting device emitting light according to the target light-emitting manner is more conspicuous at the target position, and a second user can conveniently find the target light-emitting device, thereby quickly and accurately positioning the first user.

Step S3000, controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting manner.

In one embodiment of the present specification, a communication module for communicating with a server is provided in the target lighting apparatus, and then controlling the target lighting apparatus to emit light in the target lighting manner may include: and sending a control instruction for emitting light according to the target light-emitting mode to the target light-emitting device. When receiving the control command, the target light-emitting device executes the control command and emits light in accordance with the target light-emitting manner.

In another embodiment of the present specification, a short-range communication module for performing short-range communication with a corresponding first terminal device is provided in the target lighting apparatus, and the target lighting apparatus and the first terminal device used by the first user can be connected by a short-range communication signal. Then, controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light in the target light-emitting manner may include: generating a control instruction for controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode; and providing the control instruction to a first terminal device used by the first user, so that the first terminal device can forward the control instruction to the target light-emitting device for execution. When receiving the control command, the target light-emitting device executes the control command and emits light in accordance with the target light-emitting manner.

Through the embodiments of the present description, the server may control the target light-emitting device to emit light according to a target light-emitting manner, so that the second user may find the target light-emitting device, and the first user may be quickly and accurately located.

Step S4000, providing the target light-emitting manner to a second user having an order association relationship with the first user, so that the second user can locate the first user according to the target light-emitting manner.

Specifically, the target lighting device may be provided to a second terminal device used by a second user for presentation. The second user can search the target light-emitting device which emits light according to the target light-emitting manner displayed in the second terminal device, thereby locating the first user.

Through the embodiment of the specification, under the condition that the event of locating the first user occurs, the target light-emitting device is controlled to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode, and the target light-emitting mode is provided for the second user, so that the second user can quickly find the target light-emitting device according to the target light-emitting mode, the first user can be located in an auxiliary mode through the target light-emitting device, the second user can conveniently and quickly find the first user, and user experience is improved.

In an article distribution scene, a user can quickly find a distributor carrying a target light-emitting device, the article distribution efficiency can be improved, and the phenomenon that the user takes the article by mistake is reduced. In the network car booking scene, a user can quickly find a car for receiving a list according to the target light-emitting device, and the phenomenon of getting on a wrong car can be reduced.

In one embodiment of the present description, the method may further comprise:

responding to a request sent by a first user for modifying a target light-emitting mode, and acquiring the modified light-emitting mode; and providing the modified lighting mode to the second user so that the second user can position the first user according to the modified lighting mode.

When the first user arrives near the target position in the target order, if more surrounding devices emitting light according to the target light emitting mode are found, the target light emitting mode can be modified according to the actual scene.

In the embodiment, the first terminal equipment is connected with the target lighting device through a short-distance communication signal. The first user may send a request for modifying the target lighting manner to the server and the target lighting apparatus simultaneously through the first terminal device. The target lighting apparatus may directly emit light in the modified target lighting manner in response to a request for modifying the target lighting manner issued by the first user. The server provides the modified lighting manner to the second user in response to a request for modifying the target lighting manner issued by the first user, so that the second user knows that the lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus is changed, knows the modified lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus, and is convenient for the second user to search for the target lighting apparatus which is lighted according to the modified lighting manner, thereby locating the first user.

In one embodiment of the present specification, it may be a modification interface that provides a target lighting manner in the first terminal device. The first user can modify the target lighting mode through a modification interface in the first terminal device, and trigger a request for modifying the target lighting mode after the modification is completed.

In another embodiment of the present description, the method may further include:

and in response to a request sent by the second user for modifying the target lighting mode, acquiring the modified lighting mode, and controlling the target lighting device to light according to the modified lighting mode so as to enable the second user to locate the first user according to the modified lighting mode.

When the second user arrives near the target position in the target order, if more surrounding devices emitting light according to the target light emitting mode are found, the target light emitting mode can be modified according to the actual scene.

In this embodiment, the server controls the target lighting apparatus to emit light in the modified target lighting manner in response to a request for modifying the target lighting manner issued by the second user, so that the second user searches for the target lighting apparatus that emits light in the modified lighting manner, thereby locating the first user.

In one embodiment of the present specification, it may be a modification interface that provides a target lighting manner in the second terminal device. The second user may modify the target lighting manner through a modification interface in the second terminal device, and trigger a request to modify the target lighting manner after the modification is completed.

In this embodiment, the first user or the second user may modify the target light-emitting manner of the target light-emitting device according to the actual application scenario, so that the target light-emitting device emits light according to the modified target light-emitting manner, which may further accelerate the speed of finding the corresponding first user by the user, and further improve the user experience.

On the basis of the present embodiment, the shortest maintenance period of the modified light-emitting manner may be set, so that any user cannot modify the modified light-emitting manner of the target light-emitting device again within the shortest maintenance period. The minimum sustain period may be a minimum length of time for which the target light-emitting device emits light in the modified light-emitting manner. The minimum maintenance period may be set in advance according to an application scenario or a specific requirement, and for example, the minimum maintenance period may be 5 minutes.

Therefore, the problem that the second user cannot quickly locate the first user due to the fact that the light-emitting mode of the target light-emitting device is changed too fast when a plurality of users continuously modify the light-emitting mode of the target light-emitting device can be avoided.

< apparatus embodiment >

Corresponding to the above method, the present specification also provides a user positioning apparatus 5000. As shown in fig. 5, the user positioning apparatus 5000 may include an event detection module 5100, a mode acquisition module 5200, a light emitting control module 5300, and a mode providing module 5400. The event detecting module 5100 is configured to detect whether an event for locating a first user occurs; the mode obtaining module 5200 is configured to obtain, when an event occurs, a target lighting mode of a target lighting device bound to a first user; the light emission control module 5300 is configured to control the target light emitting device to emit light according to a target light emission manner; the mode providing module 5400 is configured to provide the target lighting mode to a second user having an order association relationship with the first user, so that the second user can locate the first user according to the target lighting mode.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the acquiring the target lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus bound with the first user includes:

acquiring a target order associated with a first user and a second user;

acquiring a target position in a target order;

and acquiring a target light-emitting mode according to the target position.

In one embodiment of the present specification, acquiring the target light emission pattern according to the target position includes:

determining a target area where a target position is located;

determining the priority of a preset light-emitting mode in a target area;

and selecting a target light-emitting mode from preset light-emitting modes according to the priority.

In one embodiment of the present description, the user positioning device 5000 may further include:

a module for determining the current number of uses of a preset lighting mode in a target area;

and the module is used for determining the priority of the preset light-emitting mode according to the current use times.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the obtaining of the target lighting manner of the target lighting apparatus bound to the first user may include:

and acquiring the lighting mode provided by the first user or the second user as a target lighting mode.

In one embodiment of the present description, the event of locating the first user comprises at least one of:

the first user or the second user arrives at the designated area; the designated area is an area where a target position in the target order is located, and the target order is an order related to the first user and the second user;

receiving a light emitting instruction sent by a second user;

an order associated with the first user is created.

the system comprises a first user, a second user and a controller, wherein the first user is used for responding to a request sent by the first user for modifying a target lighting mode and acquiring the modified lighting mode; a module for providing the modified lighting manner to a second user for the second user to position the first user according to the modified lighting manner; or,

a module for acquiring a modified lighting manner in response to a request for modifying a target lighting manner issued by a second user;

and the module is used for controlling the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the modified light-emitting mode so as to enable the second user to position the first user according to the modified light-emitting mode.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the target lighting manner includes a display color and a color conversion frequency.

In one embodiment of the present description, the lighting control module 5300 is further configured to:

providing the control instruction to first terminal equipment used by a first user, and forwarding the control instruction to a target light-emitting device for execution by the first terminal equipment so as to enable the target light-emitting device to emit light according to a target light-emitting mode;

wherein the first terminal equipment is connected with the target light-emitting device through a short-distance communication signal.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the user positioning means 5000 may be implemented in various ways. For example, the user positioning device 5000 may be implemented by an instruction configuration processor. For example, the user positioning apparatus 5000 may be implemented by storing instructions in ROM and reading the instructions from ROM into a programmable device when the device is started. For example, the user-positioning device 5000 may be solidified into a dedicated device (e.g., an ASIC). The user positioning means 5000 may be divided into separate units or they may be implemented by being combined together. The user positioning means 5000 may be implemented by one of the various implementations described above, or may be implemented by a combination of two or more of the various implementations described above.

In this embodiment, the user positioning apparatus 5000 may have various implementation forms, for example, the user positioning apparatus 5000 may be any functional module running in a software product or an application program providing a positioning function, or a peripheral insert, a plug-in, a patch, etc. of the software product or the application program, and may also be the software product or the application program itself.

Through the embodiment of the specification, under the condition that the event of locating the first user occurs, the target light-emitting device is controlled to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode, and the target light-emitting mode is provided for the second user, so that the second user can quickly find the target light-emitting device according to the target light-emitting mode, the first user can be located in an auxiliary mode through the target light-emitting device, the first user can be conveniently and quickly found by the user, and user experience is improved.

< Server embodiment >

The present specification also provides a server 6000. The server 6000 may be the server 1100 as shown in fig. 1.

In one example, the electronic device 6000 may include the user positioning apparatus 5000 provided in the foregoing embodiments, for performing the user positioning method of any embodiment of the present specification.

In another example, as shown in fig. 6, the server 6000 may also include a processor 6100 and a memory 6200, the memory 6200 being used to store computer programs; the computer program is used to control the processor 6100 to perform the user positioning method of any of the embodiments of the present description.

Through the embodiment of the specification, the server controls the target light-emitting device to emit light according to the target light-emitting mode under the condition that the event for positioning the first user occurs, and provides the target light-emitting mode to the second user, so that the second user can quickly find the target light-emitting device according to the target light-emitting mode, the first user can be positioned in an auxiliary mode through the target light-emitting device, the user can conveniently and quickly find the first user, and user experience is improved.

< subscriber location System embodiment >

The present specification also provides a user positioning system 7000, and as shown in fig. 7, the user positioning system 7000 may include the server 6000, the target light emitting device 7100 bound to the first user, and the second terminal device 7200 used by the second user as described in the previous embodiments.

The second terminal device 7200 is configured to receive the target lighting manner provided by the server 6000 and display the target lighting manner for the second user to view.

The target light-emitting device 7100 is controlled by the server 6000 to emit light in a target light-emitting manner.

The present description may be systems, methods, and/or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied thereon for causing a processor to implement various aspects of the specification.

The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.

The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.

The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present specification may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source code or secondary code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, an electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), can execute computer-readable program instructions to implement various aspects of the present description by utilizing state information of the computer-readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuit.

Aspects of the present description are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the description. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, 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/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present description. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. It is well known to those skilled in the art that implementation by hardware, by software, and by a combination of software and hardware are equivalent.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present specification has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the present description is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A user location method, comprising:

detecting whether an event for locating a first user occurs;

2. The method of claim 1, the obtaining the target lighting manner of the target lighting device bound to the first user comprising:

obtaining a target order associated with the first user and the second user;

acquiring a target position in the target order;

and acquiring the target light-emitting mode according to the target position.

3. The method of claim 2, the obtaining the target lighting pattern according to the target location comprising:

determining a target area where the target position is located;

determining the priority of a preset light-emitting mode in the target area;

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

5. The method of claim 1, the obtaining the target lighting manner of the target lighting device bound to the first user comprising:

6. The method of claim 1, the event locating the first user comprising at least one of:

receiving a light emitting instruction sent by the second user;

an order associated with the first user is created.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

or,

8. The method of claim 1, the target lighting regime comprising a display color and a color shift frequency.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the target lighting device to emit light in the target lighting manner comprises:

10. A user positioning device comprising:

11. A server, comprising:

the apparatus of claim 10, or,

a processor and a memory for storing an executable computer program for controlling the processor to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

12. A user location system comprising the server of claim 11, a target lighting device bound to a first user, and a second terminal device used by a second user;