CN114626490A

CN114626490A - Pointing device and pointing system

Info

Publication number: CN114626490A
Application number: CN202011458256.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高税; 黄秉尧; 陈沭文; 张峪铨
Original assignee: Jabil Circuit Singapore Pte Ltd
Current assignee: Jabil Circuit Singapore Pte Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-10
Filing date: 2020-12-10
Publication date: 2022-06-14

Abstract

An indicating device comprising: a box body; the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving collected contents obtained by scanning from the code scanning terminal; the second connecting end is arranged on the box body and used for transmitting the collected content to the management server and receiving judgment result information obtained after the management server judges the collected content from the management server; and the indicator is arranged on the box body and can correspondingly judge result information and prompt an operator through at least one of light or sound. Compared with a computer matched with a traditional code scanning terminal for use, the device is simple in design and structure, the performance requirements of required components are reduced, and the cost is reduced. The operator can be intuitively reminded of the relevant conditions of the scanned object through the indicator on the device to make corresponding treatment.

Description

Pointing device and pointing system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of signal indication technologies, and in particular, to an indication device and an indication system.

Background

Currently, in the industrial field, during the processing, treatment and the like of an article, it is common to receive collected contents through a conventional desktop, and then upload the collected contents to a management server (hereinafter abbreviated as MES) through a network for subsequent treatment. However, with the rapid increase in the scale of factory processed goods, the demand for desktop computers is also sharply increasing. Thus, the manufacturing cost also sharply increases. In addition, conventional desktop machines also do not intuitively provide various indications to an Operator (OP) who processes and handles articles.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an indicating device, indicating device connect and collect terminal and data transmission server, and the management server is further connected to the data transmission server, and indicating device includes: a case body; the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal; the second connecting end is arranged on the box body, is used for transmitting the collected content to the management server through the data transmission server, and receives a judgment result obtained after the management server judges the collected content from the management server through the data transmission server; and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt in at least one mode of color or sound of the indicator according to the judgment result.

The present application further provides an indication system, the system comprising: collecting a terminal; an indicating device connected with the collecting terminal and used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal; a data transmission server connected with the pointing device and used for receiving the collected content from the pointing device; the management server is connected with the data transmission server and is used for receiving the collected content from the data transmission server, judging the collected content to obtain a judgment result and transmitting the judgment result to the indicating device through the data transmission server so as to enable the indicating device to make corresponding indication; wherein the number of the indicating devices is larger than the number of the data transmission servers.

This application still provides an indicating device, its characterized in that, indicating device connects and sweeps a yard terminal and server, and indicating device includes: a box body; the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving collected contents obtained by scanning from the code scanning terminal, and the collected contents are at least one of QR codes, bar codes, two-dimensional codes, serial numbers, graphs or radio frequency identification electronic tags; a second connection terminal provided to the cartridge body for transmitting the collected contents to the server and receiving a judgment result corresponding to the collected contents from the server; and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt in at least one mode of color or sound of the indicator according to the judgment result.

The application also provides an indicating device, its characterized in that, indicating device connects and collects terminal and server, and indicating device includes: a box body; the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal; a second connection terminal provided to the cartridge body for transmitting the collected contents to the server and receiving a judgment result corresponding to the collected contents from the server; and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt through at least one of a light-emitting diode or a loudspeaker according to a judgment result.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an application environment for a pointing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an appearance of an indicating device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an indicating device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is an architecture diagram of a pointing system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

Fig. 1 is an application environment diagram of a pointing device according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 1 depicts an indicating device, which is connected with a collecting terminal and a data transmission server, the data transmission server is further connected with a management server, the indicating device comprises: a box body; the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal; the second connecting end is arranged on the box body, is used for transmitting the collected content to the management server through the data transmission server, and receives a judgment result obtained after the management server judges the collected content from the management server through the data transmission server; and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt in at least one of the color or the sound of the indicator according to the judgment result.

The collection terminal 101, such as a code scanning terminal, may be a handheld type as shown in fig. 1, or a fixed type, and is used for scanning, for example, a QR code, a two-dimensional code, a barcode, or other graphics or RFID tags representing specific information on a product, a component, a cargo, a packing box, an article, a living body, to obtain the collected content obtained through the scanning, and is connected to the indication device 102 through, for example, a USB port as shown in fig. 1. In other embodiments, the collection terminal 101 may be other types of readers, detectors or sensors for reading or detecting and sensing specific collection contents, such as information representing products, parts, goods or articles, or environmental condition parameters including temperature, humidity, light, sound, temperature, or biological parameters such as body temperature, heart beat, or operation status parameters of the production equipment. The collection terminal 101 may also be connected to the indication device 102 via a wired port of other specifications or wirelessly (e.g., bluetooth communication).

One end of the pointing device 102 is connected to the collection terminal 101 through, for example, a USB port shown in fig. 1 to receive the collected content obtained from the collection terminal 101. The other end of the pointing device 102 is connected to a data transfer server 103 (hereinafter, abbreviated as DTS) via a network. The DTS 103 is connected to a management server 104 (hereinafter abbreviated MES) via a network. Further, the other end of the pointing device 102 may be connected to a device 105, such as a machine device that processes and handles a product, through an I/O interface.

The MES 104 is connected to the DTS 103 via a network for receiving the collected content obtained from the collection terminal 101 via the DTS 103 and the instructing means 102 and storing the collected content and a time stamp (e.g., a product scan time) at which the collected content is collected in a storage means (not shown, e.g., a hard disk) of the MES 104. The memory device of the MES 104 also pre-stores the correct reference information, such as the correct bar code information, corresponding to the collected content. The MES 104 further has a determining module (not shown), which can be implemented by software or other means, and is configured to determine the collected content obtained by the collecting terminal 101 to obtain a determining result, and transmit the determining result to the indicating device 102 through the DTS 103, so that the indicating device 102 prompts the operator to indicate the user or the operator by at least one of a light color or a sound according to the determining result. In an embodiment, the collected content obtained by the collecting terminal 101 is a barcode obtained by scanning the to-be-processed article by the collecting terminal 101, the determining module of the MES 104 compares the barcode information with the correct barcode information stored in the storage device in advance, if the two barcode information match, the determining module generates a "pass" determination result, and the indicating device 102 prompts the operator through green light according to the determination result; however, if the bar code obtained by scanning does not match the correct bar code stored in advance, the judgment module will generate a "failure" judgment result, and the indicating device 102 will prompt the operator through the red light according to the judgment result.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an appearance of an indication device according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an indicating device according to an embodiment of the present application. The operation of the indicating means 102 will now be described with reference to fig. 2 and 3.

The indicating device 102 includes: a case 201; a first connection end 202 disposed on the box 201 and configured to receive the collected content obtained from the collection terminal 101; a second connection end 203, which is disposed on the box 201 and is used for transmitting the collected content to the MES 104 through the DTS 103, and receiving a judgment result obtained after the MES 104 judges the collected content from the MES 104 through the DTS 103; and the indicator comprises a loudspeaker 204 and a light emitting diode 205, is arranged on the box body 201, and generates a prompt in at least one of color or sound through the loudspeaker 204 and/or the light emitting diode 205 of the indicator according to the judgment result. In the present invention, the term case 201 includes the housing itself or a surface of the pointing device 102 or an internal space of the housing.

Some of the components of the pointing device 102 are described below.

Connecting end

In one embodiment, the first connection 202 includes 2 USB ports; the second connection end 203 comprises 2 network ports and 1 serial port; the third connection terminal comprises 1I/O port (the I/O port supports 5V-24V voltage), but the application is not limited thereto, and the communication can be performed by other wired transmission methods or wireless communication methods. The wireless communication mode includes bluetooth, WiFi, and the like.

In one embodiment, the connecting end may be provided inside the case 201, or the connecting end may be provided on the case 201.

Indicator device

In an embodiment, the light emitting diode 205 (hereinafter, referred to as LED) in the indicator is disposed on the box 201, and the color thereof may include green, red, and yellow, but the present application is not limited thereto, and may also include other colors capable of prompting the attention of the operator. The speaker 204 of the indicator is provided on the case 201, but may be provided inside the case 201, and may emit continuous beeps or beeps with intervals, for example, "drip", or "drip", but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include a prompting method such as voice.

In one embodiment, when the indicating device 102 receives a notification from the DTS 103 that the determination made by the determination module of the MES 104 represents a "pass," the speaker 204 sounds 1 "drop" and the LED 205 can display a green color. When the pointing device 102 receives a notification representing "failure" from the DTS 103, the speaker 204 sounds "drop" 2 times, and the LED 205 may display red. When the pointing device 102 receives a notification representing "abnormal" from the DTS 103, the speaker 204 sounds "drop" 3 times, and the LED 205 may display yellow.

In one embodiment, taking the collection terminal 101 as a code scanning terminal as an example, the notification of "pass" indicates that the item scanned by the code scanning terminal is a correct item to be processed. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, the battery's barcode is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drop," this indicates that the next item to be assembled is the correct battery size.

In one embodiment, the notification of "failure" indicates that the item scanned by the code scanning terminal is the wrong item to be processed. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, the battery's barcode is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drop" it indicates that the next item to be assembled is not the originally intended battery or the wrong battery type and must be removed from the production line.

In one embodiment, the notification of "exception" indicates that the item scanned by the code scanning terminal is the correct item to be processed, but the code scanning terminal scanned the wrong barcode. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, a first barcode of the battery is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drip," this indicates that the next item to be assembled is a battery, but that the first barcode of the battery should not be scanned, and another second barcode on the same battery should be scanned.

Further, the above-described "pass" notification, "fail" notification, and "exception" notification may also represent other meanings.

In one embodiment, a "pass" notification may also indicate that the last treatment of the item scanned by the code scanning terminal was correct. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, the battery's barcode is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drop," this indicates that the battery has been properly installed.

In one embodiment, the notification of "failure" may also indicate that the last processing of the item scanned by the code scanning terminal was erroneous. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, the battery's barcode is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drop" it indicates that the mounted item is not the originally intended battery and has to be removed from the production line.

In one embodiment, the "exception" notification may also indicate that the last treatment of the item scanned by the code scanning terminal was correct, but that the code scanning terminal scanned the wrong barcode. For example, during the assembly of a cell phone, a first barcode of the battery is scanned. If the speaker 204 sounds a "drip," it indicates that the item that has been assembled should be a battery, but that the first barcode of the battery should not be scanned, and another second barcode on the same battery should be scanned.

The pointing device 102 requires fewer components than a conventional computer used with a code scanning terminal, while reducing cost and size. The indicator on the indicating device can intuitively remind the operator of the relevant condition of the scanned article to perform corresponding treatment.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the indicating device 102 is further connected to the equipment 105 to send control information to control the equipment 105 according to the judgment made by the judgment module of the MES 104. The control information may include activating the device 105 to assemble the item, deactivating the device 105 to assemble the item, and so forth. For example, when the determination module of the MES 104 generates a "failure" determination result, the instructing device 102 sends a control message representing the closing to the equipment 105 according to the determination result, so as to stop the equipment 105 from assembling the article.

Referring to FIG. 3, pointing device 102 includes a controller that receives a serial number from, for example, a USB port, and then communicates with a server (e.g., DTS 103, MES 104) via a portal. Specifically, the controller transmits the serial number to the MES through the DTS, and receives a determination result obtained after the determination of the serial number from the MES 104 through the DTS 103. And the controller controls the working state of the indicator according to the judgment result.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an indication system according to an embodiment of the present application. The system includes a plurality of pointing devices 102, a DTS 103, and a MES 104. The plurality of pointing devices 102 may be connected to the DTS 103 by wireless communication or wired transmission. The DTS 103 may be connected to the MES 104 by wireless communication or by wired transmission. Wherein the number of indication devices 102 is larger than the number of DTSs 103.

In this way, the number of DTSs 103 can be greatly reduced. For example, using one DTS 103 to control thousands of pointing devices 102, as previously described, significantly reduces the cost of producing the system because the pointing devices 102 may reduce component costs relative to conventional computer components.

In one embodiment, the system further comprises an indication system further comprising: and a device 105, wherein the indicating apparatus 102 is further connected to the device 105, and controls the device 105 according to the determination result.

DTS 103 may run a web service to support pointing device 102. The ID of the pointing device 102 is mapped to the device ID. For example, one pointing device ID may correspond to one device ID and be recorded as a serial number. The indicating device 102 then sends the serial number to the MES 104 by communicating with the DTS 103. The DTS 103 obtains the determination from the MES 104 and transmits the determination (pass, fail, exception) to the indicating device 102.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An indicating device, wherein the indicating device is connected to a collecting terminal and a data transmission server, the data transmission server is further connected to a management server, the indicating device comprises:

a box body;

the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal;

the second connecting end is arranged on the box body, is used for transmitting the collected content to the management server through the data transmission server, and receives a judgment result obtained after the management server judges the collected content from the management server through the data transmission server; and

and the indicator is arranged on the box body, and the indicator generates a prompt in at least one of the color or the sound of the indicator according to the judgment result.

2. The indicating device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first connection end and the second connection end comprises a USB port transfer.

3. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the collection terminal is a code scanning terminal, and the collected content is at least one of a QR code, a barcode, a two-dimensional code, a serial number, a graphic, or a radio frequency identification electronic tag scanned by the collection terminal.

4. The indicating device of claim 1 wherein the indicator comprises at least one of a light emitting diode and a speaker.

5. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the indication device is further connected to an apparatus and controls an operation of the apparatus according to the determination result.

6. An indication system, the system comprising:

collecting a terminal;

an indicating device connected with the collecting terminal and used for receiving the collected content obtained from the collecting terminal;

a data transmission server connected with the pointing device and used for receiving the collection content from the pointing device; and

the management server is connected with the data transmission server and is used for receiving the collected content from the data transmission server, judging the collected content to obtain a judgment result and transmitting the judgment result to the indicating device through the data transmission server so that the indicating device can make corresponding indication;

wherein the number of the indicating devices is larger than the number of the data transmission servers.

7. The indicating system of claim 6 further comprising:

the equipment is characterized in that the equipment comprises a device,

the indicating device is also connected to the equipment and controls the equipment according to the judgment result.

8. The indicating system of claim 6 wherein the indicating means produces a cue by at least one of color or sound.

9. The pointing system according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the data transfer servers is connected to a plurality of the pointing devices.

10. The indicating system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the collecting terminal is a barcode scanning terminal, and the collected content is at least one of a barcode, a two-dimensional code, a serial number, a graphic or a radio frequency identification electronic tag scanned by the collecting terminal.

11. An indicating device, characterized in that, the indicating device connects a code scanning terminal and a server, the indicating device includes:

a box body;

the first connecting end is arranged on the box body and is used for receiving collected contents obtained by scanning from the code scanning terminal, and the collected contents are at least one of QR codes, bar codes, two-dimensional codes, serial numbers, figures or radio frequency identification electronic tags;

a second connection terminal provided to the cartridge and configured to transmit the collected content to the server and receive a determination result corresponding to the collected content from the server; and

and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt in at least one of the color or the sound of the indicator according to the judgment result.

12. An indicating device, wherein the indicating device is connected to a collecting terminal and a server, the indicating device comprising:

a box body;

and the indicator is arranged on the box body and generates a prompt through at least one of a light-emitting diode or a loudspeaker according to the judgment result.