CN117131892A

CN117131892A - Product tracking method and device, computing device, storage medium and program product

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Publication number: CN117131892A
Application number: CN202210538450.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 路元元; 柴栋; 杨凯; 雷一鸣; 王洪
Original assignee: BOE Technology Group Co Ltd; Beijing Zhongxiangying Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: BOE Technology Group Co Ltd; Beijing Zhongxiangying Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-18
Filing date: 2022-05-18
Publication date: 2023-11-28
Also published as: WO2023221768A9; WO2023221768A1

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a product tracking method and apparatus for a client device installed in a packaging structure of a product. The method comprises the following steps: switching the client device from a dormant state to a communication state in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from a last trigger, and sending first device information to the server, the first device information including a device identification of the client device; responsive to receiving the positioning feedback information from the server, causing the client device to switch from the communication state to the dormant state, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned; in response to detecting that the wrapper is opened, causing the client device to switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or to maintain the communication state, and transmitting second device information to the server, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the wrapper is opened.

Description

Product tracking method and device, computing device, storage medium and program product

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular, to a product tracking method and apparatus for a client device, a product tracking method and apparatus for a server device, a client device management method and apparatus, a product tracking system, a computing device, a computer readable storage medium, and a computer program product.

Background

In consumer product industries such as the wine industry, the luxury industry, the food industry, etc., there are often issues with unclear inventory, dealer blowby, production of counterfeit products from original packaging, etc. Thus, in these industries, there is a need for locating and tracking consumable products to enable monitoring of product logistics, inventory, consumption status, and the like. However, in the related art, the apparatus for positioning tracking generally has a large size and high power consumption, and it is difficult to satisfy the demands for miniaturization and low power consumption in many application scenarios.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the foregoing, the present disclosure provides a product tracking method and apparatus for a client device, a product tracking method and apparatus for a server device, a client device management method and apparatus, a product tracking system, a computing device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product, which may alleviate, mitigate, or even eliminate the above-mentioned problems.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a product tracking method for a client device installed in a packaging structure of a product, the method comprising: switching the client device from a dormant state to a communication state in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from a last trigger, and sending first device information to the server, the first device information including a device identification of the client device; responsive to receiving the positioning feedback information from the server, causing the client device to switch from the communication state to the dormant state, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned; in response to detecting that the wrapper is opened, causing the client device to switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or to maintain the communication state, and transmitting second device information to the server, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the wrapper is opened.

In some embodiments, the first device information includes first device connection information and first device state information, and wherein transmitting the first device information to the server includes: transmitting first equipment connection information to a server, wherein the first equipment connection information comprises equipment identification; in response to receiving connection feedback information from the server, sending first device state information to the server, wherein the connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful, the first device state information including at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device power, current signal quality, current time, and product usage status.

In some embodiments, sending the first device information to the server further comprises: and retransmitting the first device connection information to the server in response to the connection feedback information not being received within the first waiting time threshold and the first device connection information transmission number not reaching the first transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, sending the first device information to the server further comprises: and switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the connection feedback information not being received within the first waiting time threshold and the first device connection information transmission number having reached the first transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, sending the first device information to the server further comprises: and retransmitting the first device state information to the server in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within the second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number not reaching the second transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, sending the first device information to the server further comprises: and switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within the second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number having reached the second transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, the positioning feedback information further comprises at least one of: information indicating modification of the predetermined time interval, information indicating modification of the first waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the second waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the first transmission number threshold, information indicating modification of the second transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, the second device information includes second device connection information and second device state information, and wherein transmitting the second device information to the server includes: sending second equipment connection information to a server, wherein the second equipment connection information comprises equipment identification; in response to receiving the connection feedback information from the server, sending second device state information to the server, wherein the second connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful, the second device state information includes information indicating that the packaging structure was opened and at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device power, current signal quality, current time, and product usage status.

In some embodiments, sending the first device information to the server comprises: transmitting the first device information to the server via the base station, the base station configured to forward the first device information from the client device to the server, and wherein transmitting the second device information to the server comprises: the second device information is sent to the server via the base station, the base station being configured to forward the second device information from the client device to the server.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: transmitting registration information to a server, wherein the registration information comprises equipment identification; and receiving registration feedback information from the server, the registration feedback information including a device identification and a device key, and wherein the first device information and the second device information further include the device key.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a product tracking method for a server-side device, including: in response to receiving the first device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the first device information, wherein the client device is installed in a packaging structure of the product and the first device information includes a device identification of the client device; transmitting positioning feedback information to the client device, the positioning feedback information including information indicating the positioned client device; in response to receiving the second device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the second device information and storing information indicating that the packaging structure of the product was opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure was opened.

In some embodiments, the first device information includes first device connection information and first device state information, and wherein, in response to receiving the first device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the first device information includes: transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving first device connection information from the client device, wherein the first device connection information includes a device identification and the connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful; in response to receiving the first device state information from the client device, storing the first device state information, wherein the first device state information includes at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device electric quantity, current signal quality, current time and product use state; based on the first device identification, the client device is located.

In some embodiments, the second device information includes second device connection information and second device state information, and wherein, in response to receiving the second device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the second device information includes: transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving second device connection information from the client device, wherein the second device connection information includes a device identification and the connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful; in response to receiving second device state information from the client device, storing the second device state information, wherein the second device state information includes information indicating that the packaging structure is opened and at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device electric quantity, current signal quality, current time and product use state; and positioning the client device based on the second device identification.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the first device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the first device information includes: receiving, via a base station, first device information from a client device, the base station configured to forward the first device information from the client device to a server; querying, at the base station, location information of the client device based on the device identification of the client device, and wherein in response to receiving second device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the second device information comprises: receiving, via the base station, second device information from the client device, the base station configured to forward the second device information from the client device to the server; the location information of the client device is queried at the base station based on the device identification of the client device.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving a management instruction for a client device, the management instruction comprising at least one of: a predetermined time interval between two triggers of the modifying client device is indicated, a first waiting time threshold value of the modifying client device for connecting feedback information is indicated, a second waiting time threshold value of the modifying client device for positioning feedback information is indicated, a first sending frequency threshold value of the modifying client device for the first device connecting information is indicated, and a second sending frequency threshold value of the modifying client device for the first device state information is indicated; based on the management instructions, adding at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating modification of the predetermined time interval, information indicating modification of the first waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the second waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the first transmission number threshold, information indicating modification of the second transmission number threshold.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a client device management method, the client device being installed in a packaging structure of a product and configured to perform the product tracking method described according to the foregoing aspect, the client device management method including: first device information and second device information transmitted by the client device to the server and location information of the client device determined by the server are recorded.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving user management input, the user management input comprising at least one of: modifying the predetermined time interval, modifying the first waiting time threshold, modifying the second waiting time threshold, modifying the first transmission number threshold, modifying the second transmission number threshold; based on the user management input, sending a management instruction to the server, so that the server adds at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating modification of the predetermined time interval, information indicating modification of the first waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the second waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the first transmission number threshold, information indicating modification of the second transmission number threshold.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: the client device is identified on the map based on the location information of the client device.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a product tracking apparatus for a client device, the client device being mounted in a packaging structure of a product, the apparatus comprising: the first sending module is configured to respond to the fact that a preset time interval is reached from the last trigger, enable the client device to be switched from a dormant state to a communication state, and send first device information to the server, wherein the first device information comprises a device identifier of the client device; a switching module configured to switch the client device from the communication state to the sleep state in response to receiving positioning feedback information from the server, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned; and the second sending module is configured to respond to the detection that the packaging structure is opened, enable the client device to switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or keep the communication state, and send second device information to the server, wherein the second device information comprises a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure is opened.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a product tracking apparatus for a server-side device, including: a first positioning module configured to, in response to receiving device information from a client device, position the client device based on the device information, wherein the client device is installed in a packaging structure of a product and the device information includes a device identification of the client device; a transmitting module configured to transmit positioning feedback information to the client device, the positioning feedback information including information indicating that the client device has been positioned; and a second positioning module configured to, in response to receiving second device information from the client device, position the client device based on the second device information and store information indicating that the packaging structure of the product is opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure is opened.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a client device management apparatus, the client device being installed in a packaging structure of a product and configured to perform a product tracking method described according to the foregoing aspect, the client device management apparatus including: and a recording module configured to record the first device information and the second device information transmitted to the server by the client device and the location information of the client device determined by the server.

According to a further aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a product tracking system comprising a product tracking apparatus for a client device according to the previous aspect and a product tracking apparatus for a server device according to the previous aspect.

In some embodiments, the system further comprises a client device management apparatus as described in accordance with the previous aspects.

In some embodiments, the system further comprises an identification code means that can be scanned to read or write information related to the client device or the product.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computing device comprising: a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; a processor configured to perform the method according to the preceding aspect when the computer executable instructions are executed by the processor.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method according to the preceding aspect.

According to a further aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a computer program product comprising computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in accordance with the preceding aspects.

These and other aspects of the disclosure will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.

Drawings

Further details, features and advantages of the present disclosure are disclosed in the following description of exemplary embodiments, with reference to the following drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an example scenario in which the technical solution of some embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a product tracking method for a client device according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

3A-3B schematically illustrate schematic diagrams of trigger structures in product packages according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a product package opening process according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a product tracking method for a server-side device according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a client device management method according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

7A-7H schematically illustrate example interface diagrams for managing client devices according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a product tracking process according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking apparatus for a client device according to some embodiments of this disclosure;

FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking apparatus for a server-side device according to some embodiments of this disclosure;

FIG. 11 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a client device management apparatus according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 12 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking system according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 13 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a computing device according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 14 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking device according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 15 schematically illustrates an example circuit board according to some embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 16 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a cover according to some embodiments of the disclosure; and

fig. 17 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking system according to some embodiments of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 schematically illustrates an example application scenario 100 in which the technical solution of some embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied.

As shown in fig. 1, the application scenario 100 includes a client device 110. The client device 110 may be installed in a packaging structure of a product, for example in a bottle or bottle cap (or can or lid, etc.) such as wine or other beverages, cosmetics, etc., a tamper evident such as apparel, jewelry, or bags, etc. The client device 110 may be implemented in a printed circuit board (PCB, printed Circuit Board), a flexible circuit board (FPC, flexible Printed Circuit), a System on Chip (SoC), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC, application Specific Integrated Circuit), a field programmable gate array (FPGA, field Programmable Gate Array), a programmable logic device (PLD, programmable Logic Device), or similar hardware structure, or may be implemented in a combination of one or more of the above structures.

In some embodiments, client device 110 may include one or more of a chip 111, an antenna 112, and a power supply 113, and may optionally include other apparatus or structures. Illustratively, the chip 111 may perform the functions of switching from a sleep state to a communication state, monitoring the opening of the product packaging structure, transmitting device information, receiving feedback information, etc., either independently or in conjunction with peripheral circuitry. For example, the chip 111 may be a miniaturized, low power consumption NB-IOT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things, narrowband internet of things) chip or the like, such as an XY1100 chip or the like. Antenna 112 may be used to transceive signals (e.g., NB signals), and may be implemented as, for example, a custom FPC antenna, or the like. The power supply 113 may be used to power the chip 111, the antenna 112, and/or other devices or structures of the client device 110, and may be implemented as a disposable battery, a rechargeable battery, a solar cell, or the like. For example, the power source 113 may be a custom lithium thionyl chloride high energy density battery or the like.

In some embodiments, the client device 110 may have attached thereto identification code means such as two-dimensional codes, bar codes, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency tag), NFC (Near Field Communication ) tags, etc., which the user 120 may scan using his terminal device 122 (e.g., smart phone, tablet, smart watch, smart glasses, etc.) to read information related to the client device 110 or the product, such as product name, manufacturer, production time, historical shipping track, on status, etc., or may also write information, such as purchase information, personal information, etc., related to the user 120. Alternatively, some or all of this readable or writable information may be stored in the identification code device itself, in the client device 110, or sent to a server-side device (or simply server).

The application scenario 100 further comprises a server 130. For example, server 130 may receive device information from one or more client devices 110, locate the one or more client devices 110, send feedback information thereto, and so forth. The server 130 may be an independent physical server, a server cluster or a distributed system formed by a plurality of physical servers, or a cloud server providing cloud services, cloud databases, cloud computing, cloud functions, cloud storage, network services, cloud communication, middleware services, domain name services, security services, CDNs, basic cloud computing services such as big data and artificial intelligence platforms, and the like. Moreover, it should be understood that server 130 is shown by way of example only, and that in fact other devices or combinations of devices having computing power and storage capabilities may alternatively or additionally be used to provide corresponding services.

In some embodiments, the application scenario 100 may also include a management platform device 140. The management platform device 140 may be used to manage the client device 110, for example, to obtain location information of the client device 110 from the server 130 and record and analyze such location information, to receive various control inputs from the user 142 (such as viewing location data, adjusting communication latency of the client device, etc.), and to send control instructions to the server 130 based on the control inputs, etc. The management platform device 140 may be implemented as a variety of computing devices, such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, etc., depending on the particular application requirements. The management platform device 140 may be connected to the server 130 via a wired or wireless network, for example via a cable, fiber optic or other wired network, or via a wireless network of 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, wi-Fi, bluetooth, zigBee, li-Fi or the like.

Client device 110 may connect with server 130 via network 150. The network 150 may be a wired network connected via a cable, an optical fiber, or the like, or may be a wireless network such as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, wi-Fi, bluetooth, zigBee, li-Fi, or the like, or may be a combination of one or more of the foregoing networks. In embodiments where client device 110 includes an NB-IOT chip, network 150 may be a cellular communication network such as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, or the like.

Fig. 2 schematically illustrates an example flowchart of a product tracking method 200 for a client device, where the client device may be installed in a packaging structure of a product, according to some embodiments of the disclosure. Illustratively, the product tracking method 200 may be deployed on the client device 110 in the scenario 100 shown in FIG. 1.

Specifically, in step 210, in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from the last trigger, the client device is switched from the dormant state to the communication state and first device information is sent to the server, the first device information including a device identification of the client device.

For example, when the client device is in a communication state, it may support a data transfer function, for example, it may connect with a server or other external device and send/receive data to/from the server or other external device; when the client device is in a dormant state, it may not support the data transfer function, but only maintain a small number of necessary functions, such as a timing function, a package structure monitoring function, and the like. Thus, when the client device is in the sleep state, its power consumption may be significantly reduced compared to the communication state, e.g., only about 1/100, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/3000 or less of the communication state power consumption.

Whether the predetermined time interval has been reached from the last trigger may be determined by various mechanical or electronic timing means, for example. For example, the timing device may be implemented by means of a crystal oscillator circuit, an RC (resistance capacitance) oscillator, a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System, micro-electromechanical system) clock oscillator, or the like. Alternatively, the predetermined time interval may be set or modified by the manufacturer of the client device, a product manager, a product consumer, etc. The predetermined time interval may be set to, for example, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, or other time length according to actual needs. Alternatively, the predetermined time interval may be set indirectly by setting a frequency or the like.

The device identification of the client device may be, for example, a predetermined character string of one or more of numbers, letters, symbols, or other characters, which may be used to uniquely identify the corresponding client device, and thus the corresponding product. For example, the device identification may be one or more of an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity ) number, ICCID (Integrate Circuit Card Identity, integrated circuit card identity) number, IMIS (Internet Management Information System ) number, and the like. Optionally, the first device information may include other information in addition to the device identification, such as device power information, monitored product package open status, time stamps, current signal strength information, and the like. Illustratively, the client device may store address information of the server, such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator ) address, an IP (Internet Protocol, internet protocol) address, etc., in advance, so that the server can be accessed and the first device information transmitted based on the address information.

In response to receiving positioning feedback information from the server, the client device is caused to switch from the communication state to the dormant state, step 220, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned. For example, the positioning feedback information may include an identifier indicating whether the client device was successfully positioned, e.g., whether the client device was successfully positioned may be represented by one or more characters; alternatively, the positioning feedback information itself may indicate that the client device has been successfully positioned, e.g. the server may send the positioning feedback information only if the client device is successfully positioned, in which case the positioning feedback information may include any character content or even no specific character content, depending on the specific application requirements. Illustratively, after receiving the first device information sent by the client device, the server may determine the location of the client device according to a base station, gateway, etc. used when the client device connects to the server; alternatively, where the first device information includes signal characteristic information such as the current signal strength of the client device, the location of the client device may also be determined based on signal fingerprinting techniques; alternatively, in case the first device information comprises positioning related information, the position of the client device may also be determined directly based on the positioning related information; etc. Further, locating a client device may refer to determining an accurate location (e.g., latitude and longitude coordinates, etc.) or a local area (e.g., latitude and longitude coordinates, city, county, street, cell, etc.) of the client device, depending on the actual application requirements.

After the client device resumes to the sleep state, it may be triggered again when the trigger condition is met. For example, when the client device is triggered by meeting a predetermined time interval condition, it may be triggered again after a predetermined time interval after resuming to the sleep state, or may also be triggered by the packaging structure being opened.

In response to detecting that the wrapper is opened, the client device is caused to switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or remain in the communication state, and second device information is sent to a server, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the wrapper is opened, step 230.

For example, monitoring whether the packaging structure is opened may be accomplished by mechanical and/or electrical circuitry structures. For example, whether the packaging structure is opened may be monitored by an external monitoring device, which may send a trigger signal to trigger a state switch of the client device when the packaging structure is opened; alternatively, a lead structure connected to the client device may be arranged at the opening location of the packaging structure such that the lead is broken therewith when the packaging structure is opened, thereby triggering a state switch of the client device; alternatively, sensing means, such as a light sensitive sensor or the like, connected to the client device may be arranged in the packaging structure such that when the package is opened, the sensing means may generate an electrical signal to trigger a state switch of the client device; etc.

For example, when the client device is triggered by the package structure being opened, if the client device is in a dormant state, the client device may switch from the dormant state to a communication state; if the client device is in a communication state, the client device may maintain the communication state to transmit the second device information. When the second device information is sent, the second device information can also be restored to the sleep state under the condition of the device power allowance, so as to be triggered again when the predetermined time interval condition is met, or alternatively, the client device can also take other operations, such as automatic closing, automatic destroying or continuously maintaining the communication state until the power is exhausted, etc. It should be appreciated that in embodiments of the present disclosure, the triggering condition that the package is opened may occur only once, for example, as will be described in detail below, whether the package is opened may be monitored by whether the associated leads are broken, which is not recoverable. Thus, the product tracking method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure helps to avoid recycling the packaging structure to manufacture counterfeit products and the like.

Illustratively, the second device information may include an identifier indicating that the packaging structure is opened, and optionally a timestamp representing the current time, or the like. Alternatively, the second device information may not include a time stamp, but rather the server determines when the packaging structure was opened based on the time the second device information was received. Therefore, the function of monitoring the opening state and the opening time of the product package in real time can be realized.

By the product tracking method 200 provided by the present disclosure, when a timing condition is satisfied, a client device installed in a product packaging structure may be switched from a sleep state to a communication state, and first device information may be transmitted to a server, and then, when positioning feedback information from the server is received, the client device may be restored to the sleep state. And, when it is detected that the product package is opened, the client device may be switched from the sleep state to the communication state and/or kept in the communication state, and send second device information to the server, where the second device information may additionally include information indicating that the package structure is opened, compared to the first device information. Thus, a function of periodically monitoring the position of the apparatus can be realized, and whether the product package is opened or not (i.e., whether the product is used or not can be monitored) can be monitored in real time. Meanwhile, the power consumption of the client device can be effectively reduced by enabling the client device to be triggered to be in a communication state only when the device information needs to be sent and to be in a dormant state when the client device is not triggered. In the case of disposable batteries, this helps to extend the operating time of the client device. Furthermore, in case the client device is located by the server, there may be no need to deploy a more complex or power-consuming locating means at the client device, which helps to simplify the structure of the client device and further reduce its power consumption.

It should be understood that while steps 210-230 in the product tracking method 200 are shown and described sequentially, this does not mean that the steps must be performed in the order shown or described, and that there may be other optional steps between the two steps shown or described sequentially.

By way of example, the structure shown in fig. 3A-3B may be used to monitor whether the packaging structure is opened. As shown, fig. 3A-3B illustrate a monitoring structure for monitoring whether a packaging structure is opened, using a bottle cap (e.g., a wine bottle cap) as an example.

As shown in fig. 3A, the bottle cap 300A includes an outer cap 310, an inner cap 320, and a severable conductor film 330 therebetween. Illustratively, the outer cap 310 and the inner cap 320 may be made of resin, glass, or other non-conductive material, and the severable conductor membrane 330 may be an aluminum membrane, such as a thin membrane made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, which may be, for example, 0.5 mm or other thickness. Alternatively, films made of other electrical conductor materials may be used in addition to aluminum films. As shown, the inner cap 320 may include an inner cap sidewall surrounding a cavity, the outer cap 310 may include an outer cap sidewall surrounding at least a portion of the inner cap sidewall outside the inner cap 320, and the severable conductor membrane 330 may extend at least between the outer cap sidewall and the inner cap sidewall.

At least one of the inner cap sidewall, the outer cap sidewall, and the severable conductor film may have a frangible hole 340. The frangible holes 340 may form loops and divide the outer cap 310, the inner cap 320, and/or the severable conductor membrane 330 into upper and lower portions. Illustratively, the loop line formed by the frangible holes 340 may lie in a plane perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the cap 300A, or may lie in other planes or curved surfaces that do not include the direction of elongation. The frangible holes 340 can have a variety of forms. Illustratively, a circle of hole structures may be pre-punched at the location indicated by reference numeral 340 to facilitate breakage of the bottle cap 300A thereat, or other operations may be performed at the location, such as treating the outer and/or inner caps near the location as hollow structures or thin-walled structures to facilitate breakage of the bottle cap 300A thereat, or the like. Illustratively, the outer cap 310 and/or the inner cap 320 may be opened by rotating the cap 300A to fracture at the frangible aperture 340. As the outer cap 310 and/or the inner cap 320 are broken at the frangible aperture 340, the severable conductor membrane 330 may be severed therewith, thereby breaking the trigger lead associated therewith. The client device 350 may be secured to the inside top of the outer cover 310 by glue or other means. There may also be at least one lead slot 360 between the outer cap 310 and the inner cap 320. The trigger leads may be received in at least one lead slot 360. Alternatively, the lead slots 360 may be asymmetric slot structures as shown in FIG. 3A, with one side longer and the other side shorter, or may be symmetric, or there may be only a single lead slot.

Illustratively, a chip may be provided in the client device 350 that includes a wake-up pin, which may have a wake-up circuit connected thereto, which may extend out of a trigger lead that includes two leads that may extend through the lead slot 360 and be secured to the severable conductor membrane 330 by conductive glue, e.g., one lead may be secured to the severable conductor membrane 330 above the frangible hole 340 and the other lead may be secured to the severable conductor membrane 330 below the frangible hole 340. The wake-up circuit may be designed to: when the bottle cap 300A is not opened, the two leads may be shorted by the severable conductor membrane 330, causing the wake-up pin to be high (or vice versa), thereby causing the client device 350 to be in a sleep state; when the bottle cap 300A is opened, the bottle cap 300A breaks at the frangible hole 340, the severable conductor membrane 330 breaks, and the connection between the two leads is broken, such that the wake-up pin level is pulled down (or vice versa) by the pull-down resistor, thereby causing the client device 350 to wake up to a communication state. Further, by way of example, the client device 350 may include an antenna (such as an NB antenna, etc.), which may be connected to a circuit board in the client device 350 by, for example, a pin interface, and may be at least partially housed in, for example, the lead slot 360.

Alternatively, the client device 350 may include a housing that may be secured to the outer cover 310 by an adhesive glue. The housing may be made of a material such as a photosensitive resin, for example, and may have an opening through which the above-described leads and/or antenna may extend from the housing into, for example, the lead slots 360. Optionally, RFID, NFC tags, etc. may also be attached at the client device 350 so that the user may scan these tags using a terminal device such as a smart phone, etc. to obtain device information (e.g., device identification such as IMEI number, etc. and/or other information) or write other information. Illustratively, the RFID, NFC tag may be affixed to the housing of the client device 350, such as to the top, sides, bottom, etc. thereof.

Illustratively, the cover 310 may include a cover top wall that closes the cavity at one end of the cover side wall, and a product tracking device (e.g., a housing of the product tracking device) may be attached to a side of the cover top wall that faces the cavity. Alternatively, the client device 350 or below its housing may have a spacer 370 that may be glued or otherwise attached to the product tracking device and may cooperate with the cover top wall, cover side walls to define a subchamber that houses the product tracking device. The barrier 370 may be made of the same material as the inner cap 320, or may be made of other glass or resin-like materials to isolate the client device 350 from liquids, powders, pastes, etc. within the vial cavity in order to protect the circuit structures in the client device 350 while ensuring that the vial cavity contents are not contaminated. Alternatively, the spacer 370 may be left out of the wire groove 360 or have an opening so that the wire may extend into the wire groove 360. Optionally, the client device 350 may further comprise or be connected to sensing means for detecting the amount or amount of product usage, in order to monitor the amount or amount of product usage; alternatively, the client device 350 may also include or be connected to other means for obtaining more product-related information. Alternatively, these related information may be included in the aforementioned first and/or second device information and transmitted to the server. Further, the outer cover 310 may optionally be sprayed with identification codes such as two-dimensional codes or bar codes so that a user may acquire client device or product information, etc. by scanning the identification codes.

Illustratively, fig. 3B schematically illustrates example dimensions of a bottle cap 300B. As shown, the diameter D1 of the first portion of the upper side of the outer cap may be 40 mm, the diameter D2 of the second portion of the lower side may be 35 mm, the height L1 of the first portion may be 16 mm, the height L2 of the second portion from the bottom side to the frangible hole may be 40 mm, and the height L3 of the second portion from the top side to the frangible hole may be 5 mm. In such an example, the client device is required to have a small size in order to be accommodated in the bottle cap 300B. By simplifying the operation of the client device and reducing its power consumption requirements, various structures in the client device provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure may be customized to the following dimensions. Illustratively, the chips and peripheral circuitry in the client device may be arranged on a circular or near circular PCB, which may be fabricated to a thickness of less than or equal to 2 mm, and a diameter of less than or equal to 25 mm; the power supply for powering the PCB may be a custom-made button cell, which may be sized to be 24 a mm a diameter, 3 a mm a thickness, an output voltage of 3.6 a V a power level of greater than or equal to 200 mAH; the housing may be 27 a mm a in diameter and 6 a mm a in thickness. It should be appreciated that the above dimensions are merely exemplary, and that in practice, different sized client devices and associated structures may be designed depending on the particular application.

Fig. 4 schematically illustrates an opening process of the bottle cap 400. Similarly as described above, by rotating the upper portion of the bottle cap 400, the outer cap 410 and/or the inner cap 420 may break at the frangible aperture 450 such that the two leads 440 may change from a shorted state to an open state, thereby triggering the client device 430 to switch from a dormant state to a communication state.

In some embodiments, the first device information transmitted in step 210 may include first device connection information and first device state information, and step 210 may include: transmitting first device connection information to a server, wherein the first device connection information can comprise a device identifier; in response to receiving the connection feedback information from the server, sending first device state information to the server, wherein the connection feedback information may include information indicating that the connection was successful, the first device state information may include at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device power, current signal quality, current time, and product usage status. In these embodiments, after the client device switches from the dormant state to the communication state, the first device connection information may be sent to the server first to establish a connection with the server. Alternatively, the first device connection information may include server address information, device authentication information, and the like, in addition to a device identification such as the device ID, IMEI, ICCID. After receiving the first device connection information from the client device, the server may determine whether to allow the client device to connect to the server based on the stored client device list or according to other preset verification mechanisms, and if so, may send connection feedback information to the client device to indicate that the connection is successful; if the connection feedback information is not the allowed client device, the connection feedback information is not transmitted. The client device, upon receiving the connection feedback information from the server, may send first device status information to the server to report to the server the current status of the client device and/or the product, such as one or more of battery remaining, current network signal quality, whether the product packaging has been opened, product usage, etc. In such an embodiment, by transmitting the first device connection information first and then transmitting the first device state information, it is possible to ensure that the first device state information is transmitted to the correct server, avoiding the problem of information leakage or additional power consumption due to transmission failure or transmission error.

In the foregoing embodiment in which the first device information includes the first device connection information and the first device status information, step 210 may further include: and retransmitting the first device connection information to the server in response to the connection feedback information not being received within the first waiting time threshold and the first device connection information transmission number not reaching the first transmission number threshold. And, in these embodiments, step 210 may further comprise: and switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the connection feedback information not being received within the first waiting time threshold and the first device connection information transmission number having reached the first transmission number threshold. The first waiting time threshold and the first number of transmissions threshold may be preset by the manufacturer of the client device or the manufacturer of the product, for example, and may alternatively be adjusted by a manager of the client device or the product as desired or by the consumer as desired. For example, the first waiting time threshold may be set to 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, etc., and the first transmission number threshold may be set to 1, 2, 3, 5, etc., according to actual application requirements. By setting the first waiting time threshold and the first transmission number threshold, it can be further ensured that the first device connection information is successfully transmitted to the server, while unnecessary power consumption can be avoided. For example, when the network condition is poor, the connection feedback information of the first device may be difficult to be successfully transmitted to the server or the connection feedback information from the server may not be transmitted to the client device, and at this time, by setting the first transmission number threshold, the number of reconnections of the client device to the server may be limited, so that power consumption caused by repeated reconnections is avoided. Instead, in this case, the client device may switch back to the sleep state first, connect to the server when the network conditions are improved, and send the first device state information.

In the foregoing embodiment in which the first device information includes the first device connection information and the first device status information, step 210 may further include: and retransmitting the first device state information to the server in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within the second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number not reaching the second transmission number threshold. And, in these embodiments, step 210 may further comprise: and switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within the second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number having reached the second transmission number threshold. The second waiting time threshold and the second transmission number threshold may be preset by the manufacturer of the client device or the product manufacturer, for example, and may alternatively be adjusted by a manager of the client device or the product as required, or by the consumer as required. For example, the second waiting time threshold may be set to 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, etc., and the second transmission number threshold may be set to 1, 2, 3, 5, etc., according to actual application requirements. Alternatively, the second waiting time threshold may be the same as or different from the first waiting time threshold, and the second transmission number threshold may be the same as or different from the first transmission number threshold. Similarly, by setting the second waiting time threshold and the second transmission number threshold, it can be further ensured that the first device state information is successfully transmitted to the server, while unnecessary power consumption can be avoided. For example, the first device state information may be difficult to successfully transmit to the server or the positioning feedback information from the server may not be able to be transmitted to the client device when the network condition is poor, and at this time, the number of times the client device transmits the first device state information to the server may be limited by setting the second transmission number threshold, so that power consumption caused by repeated retransmissions is avoided. Instead, in this case, the client device may switch back to the sleep state first, reconnect the server and send the first device state information when the network conditions are improved.

In some embodiments, the positioning feedback information received in step 220 may further include at least one of: information indicating to modify the predetermined time interval, information indicating to modify the first waiting time threshold, information indicating to modify the second waiting time threshold, information indicating to modify the first number of transmissions threshold, information indicating to modify the second number of transmissions threshold. The various information related to the modification instruction may be generated at the server-side device based on management input of a manager or automatically determined by the server-side device according to historical device information and historical positioning uploaded by the client device, and added to the positioning feedback information at the server-side so as to be transmitted to the client device, for example. Upon receiving such information, the client device may modify one or more of the predetermined time interval, the first latency threshold, the second latency threshold, the first number of transmissions threshold, the second number of transmissions threshold, respectively, according to the modification indication in the information. These modifications may be in effect immediately, i.e. the next trigger of the client device may be made according to a modified predetermined time interval, and the device connection/status information may be sent according to a modified time and/or number of times threshold. By the modification mechanism, the preset time interval, the first/second waiting time threshold and the first/second sending times threshold can be allowed to be adjusted according to actual requirements, so that the management flexibility of the client equipment is improved. For example, these time and/or frequency parameters may be adjusted based on information about the remaining power of the client device, where the client device is located, the status of the product on, and so on. For example, when the remaining power is low, when the location of the client device has not changed for a period of time, or after the product has been turned on, a predetermined time interval may be appropriately prolonged, the first/second transmission number threshold value may be lowered, or the like, so as to save power.

In some embodiments, the operation of transmitting the second device information to the server in step 230 may be similar to the operation of transmitting the first device information described above. For example, the second device information may similarly include second device connection information and second device state information, and transmitting the second device information to the server may include: sending second equipment connection information to a server, wherein the second equipment connection information comprises equipment identification; in response to receiving the connection feedback information from the server, sending second device state information to the server, wherein the second connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful, the second device state information includes information indicating that the packaging structure was opened and at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device power, current signal quality, current time, and product usage status. Thereby, it is possible to ensure that the second device status information is transmitted to the correct server, avoiding the problem of information leakage or additional power consumption due to transmission failure or transmission error. And, for example, the transmission procedure of the second device connection information and the second device state information may also have a feedback mechanism similar to that described above with respect to the first device connection information and the first device state information, which is not described herein for brevity. Alternatively, the operation of sending the second device information to the server may be different from the operation of sending the first device information, for example, the client device may maintain a communication state and continue to send the second device information to the server until the power is exhausted; or the client device may send the second device information to the server for a preset number of times, and then take operations such as closing, dormancy or destruction; etc.

In some embodiments, step 210 may include transmitting the first device information to the server via a base station, which may be configured to forward the first device information from the client device to the server; and step 230 may include sending the second device information to the server via the base station, which may be configured to forward the second device information from the client device to the server. By way of example, a base station may refer to a public mobile communication base station set up by a mobile communication operator, such as a base station in a cellular network. Thus, wireless communication can be realized by using the existing base station, and a wide communication range can be realized with low cost investment. Alternatively, the base station may be self-built by the producer or the consumer of the client device. In such embodiments, the client device may support a communication protocol associated with base station communications, such as a corresponding communication protocol in a cellular network, and may transmit signals to and/or receive signals from the base station via an antenna structure, such as a radio frequency antenna. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that when communicating with a base station, the base station, upon receiving a signal from a client device, may determine the location of the client device via triangulation or other positioning algorithms based on the received signal. Thus, the server can obtain the location information of the corresponding client device from the base station so as to complete the positioning of the client device.

In some embodiments, the method 200 may further comprise: transmitting registration information to the server, the registration information may include a device identification; registration feedback information is received from the server, which may include a device identification and a device key. In these embodiments, the first device information sent in step 210 and the second device information sent in step 230 may also include a device key. For example, in an embodiment in which the first device information includes first device connection information and first device state information, the above-described device key may be included in the first device connection information; in embodiments in which the second device information includes second device connection information and second device state information, the above-described device keys may be included in the second device connection information. The device key may be a string randomly generated by the server for the client device, or may be a string determined according to a preset mechanism, or may also be a string pre-specified by a manager, or the like, for example. In such an embodiment, the client device may automatically connect to the server after first power-on, through pre-stored server address information, or may be manually connected to the server by an administrator. The client device may then send information such as a device identifier (e.g., IMEI, ICCID, etc.) to the server in a wireless or wired manner, and the server may store the device identifier, generate and store a corresponding device key, and send the device key and other optional information to the client device, e.g., setting information for the foregoing predetermined time interval, the first/second latency thresholds, the first/second transmission times thresholds, etc. By means of the registration mechanism, it can be ensured that only successfully registered client devices can be connected to the server, so that malicious connection is avoided, and the safety of the whole product tracking system is ensured.

Fig. 5 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a product tracking method 500 for a server-side device according to some embodiments of this disclosure. Illustratively, the product tracking method 500 may be deployed on the server 130 in the scenario 100 shown in FIG. 1.

Specifically, in step 510, in response to receiving the first device information from the client device, the client device may be located based on the first device information. The client device may be installed in a packaging structure of the product, and the first device information may include a device identification of the client device. Illustratively, as described with respect to method 200 of fig. 2, the client device may switch from the dormant state to the communication state and send the first device information to the server upon reaching a predetermined time interval from the last trigger. Upon receiving the first device information, the server may locate the corresponding client device based on the received first device information, and may send location feedback information to the client device, which may include information indicating the located client device, at step 520. In step 530, in response to receiving second device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the second device information, and storing information indicating that the packaging structure of the product was opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure was opened. This process has been described in detail in the description of steps 210 to 230 and is not repeated here for the sake of brevity.

In addition, the server may monitor and record when the packaging structure of the product is opened, via step 530. Illustratively, when the client device is triggered by monitoring that the packaging structure of the product is opened, the second device information it sends may include information indicating that the packaging structure of the product is opened, which is also described in detail in the description of method 200. When the server receives the second device information, the corresponding device identifier, the product opening identifier, the corresponding time information and the like can be stored. The time information may be obtained from the second device information transmitted from the client device, or may be determined based on the time at which the second device information was received by the server, for example. Alternatively, the stored information may be stored in a storage device of the server, or may be stored in an external device. The stored information may be queried by a manager of the client device or product, or may be queried by a consumer, such as by a management platform device, by scanning a logo device at the client device, etc.

In some embodiments, the first device information may include first device connection information and first device state information. In these embodiments, step 510 may include: transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving first device connection information from the client device, wherein the first device connection information may include a device identification and the connection feedback information may include information indicating that the connection was successful; in response to receiving the first device state information from the client device, storing the first device state information, wherein the first device state information may include at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device electric quantity, current signal quality, current time and product use state; and locating the client device based on the device identification. These embodiments and their advantages have been described in the previous description of the related embodiments of step 210 and are not repeated here. In addition, the server, upon receiving the first device state information from the client device, may store the received first device state information, for example, in a storage device of the server or in an external device. Similar to the foregoing, the stored first device state information may then be queried by a manager or consumer of the client device or product. Alternatively, the client device may be located based on the device identification contained in the first device connection information or the first device status information, and optionally other information.

Similarly, in some embodiments, the second device information may include second device connection information and second device state information. In these embodiments, step 530 may include: transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving second device connection information from the client device, wherein the second device connection information may include a device identification and the connection feedback information may include information indicating that the connection was successful; in response to receiving the second device state information from the client device, storing the second device state information, wherein the second device state information may include at least one of: device identification, network card identification, device electric quantity, current signal quality, current time and product use state; and locating the client device based on the device identification. These embodiments and their advantages have been described in the previous description of the related embodiments of step 230 and are not repeated here. In addition, the server, upon receiving the second device state information from the client device, may store the received second device state information, for example, in a storage device of the server or in an external device. Similar to the foregoing, the stored second device state information may then be queried by a manager or consumer of the client device or product. Alternatively, the client device may be located based on the device identification and optionally other information contained in the second device connection information or the second device status information.

It should be understood that the method steps described herein and elsewhere herein do not necessarily have to be performed in the order described, where some steps may be performed in parallel or in reverse order. The storing and locating steps described in this paragraph may be performed in parallel or in an order reverse to the order of description, for example.

In some embodiments, step 510 may include: receiving, via a base station, first device information from a client device, the base station configured to forward the first device information from the client device to a server; the location information of the client device is queried at the base station based on the device identification of the client device. In some embodiments, step 530 may include: receiving, via the base station, second device information from the client device, the base station configured to forward the second device information from the client device to the server; the location information of the client device is queried at the base station based on the device identification of the client device. These embodiments and their advantages have been described in the related embodiments of steps 210 and 230, and are not described here again. It will be appreciated that in such embodiments, the transceiving of other information may also be implemented on a base station basis.

In some embodiments, the method 500 may further comprise: receiving a management instruction for a client device, the management instruction comprising at least one of: a predetermined time interval between two state switching of the modifying client device is indicated, a first waiting time threshold value of the modifying client device for connecting feedback information is indicated, a second waiting time threshold value of the modifying client device for positioning feedback information is indicated, a first sending frequency threshold value of the modifying client device for the first device connecting information is indicated, and a second sending frequency threshold value of the modifying client device for the first device state information is indicated; based on the management instructions, adding at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating modification of the predetermined time interval, information indicating modification of the first waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the second waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the first transmission number threshold, information indicating modification of the second transmission number threshold. These embodiments and their advantages are described in the related embodiments with respect to steps 220 and 230, and are not described here again.

It should be appreciated that method 500 may be implemented in conjunction with method 200 and may have the same or similar embodiments as method 200 and the same or similar advantages.

Fig. 6 schematically illustrates an example flowchart of a client device management method 600 according to some embodiments of the disclosure. Illustratively, the client device management method 600 may be deployed on the management platform device 140 in the scenario 100 shown in fig. 1, or may be deployed on the server 130 or another server and accessible and usable through the management platform device 140. Illustratively, the stored information may be presented and/or various management inputs received through interface diagrams 700A-700H of a device management platform similar to those shown in FIGS. 7A-7H. Various embodiments of the method 600 are described below in connection with fig. 7A-7H.

Specifically, the method 600 may include step 610: first device information and second device information transmitted by the client device to the server and location information of the client device determined by the server are recorded. The client device may be installed in a packaging structure of a product and may be configured to perform the product tracking method 200 described with reference to fig. 2. For example, the management platform device may acquire the first/second device information and the location information from the server. For example, the newly added or updated information may be acquired and stored from the server in real time, or periodically, or based on management input of a manager.

As shown in interface 700A in fig. 7A, at the device management platform, the device identifications (such as serial numbers, IMEIs, etc.) of the respective client devices may be recorded and presented, for example, in list form, and optionally the corresponding import times (e.g., time to register with the server or time to import from the server to the device management platform) may be presented. Further, optionally, identifiers of the logo devices provided at the respective client apparatuses, such as the numbers of RFID and NFC shown in the figure, may also be presented. In addition, as shown in interfaces 700B, 700C, 700E, 700F, 700G in fig. 7B, 7C, 7E, 7F, 7G, at the device management platform, more abundant device information such as location information, product on state, current signal quality, communication frequency, battery level, key, connected server and port, threshold parameters regarding waiting time/number of transmissions, whether the client device connection is normal, etc. may also be recorded and presented. Such information may be sent by the client device to the server based on the various embodiments described above, or generated and/or stored by the server based on the various embodiments described above.

In some embodiments, the method 600 may further comprise: receiving user management input, the user management input may include at least one of: modifying the predetermined time interval, modifying the first waiting time threshold, modifying the second waiting time threshold, modifying the first transmission number threshold, modifying the second transmission number threshold; based on the user management input, sending a management instruction to the server, so that the server adds at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating modification of the predetermined time interval, information indicating modification of the first waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the second waiting time threshold, information indicating modification of the first transmission number threshold, information indicating modification of the second transmission number threshold.

Illustratively, the administrator may select one or more client devices for which modifications are desired in interface 700B shown in fig. 7B, and enter user management inputs in interface 700C shown in fig. 7C. As shown in fig. 7B, one or more client devices may be selected by a selection box preceding each client device serial number, and then, for example, a "bulk modify" option may be clicked. One or more of the modified predetermined time interval, the first latency threshold, the second latency threshold, the first number of transmissions threshold, the second number of transmissions threshold, etc. (i.e., the frequency of communications, the time-out of communications, the number of reconnections, etc., shown in fig. 7C) may then be set in the dialog box presented as shown in fig. 7C. The modified parameters may be presented, for example, in brackets after the corresponding current parameters. For example, when a manager modifies a certain parameter, the parameter may be transmitted to the server, and if the corresponding client device is in a communication state at this time, the modified parameter may be sent to the corresponding client device through positioning feedback information; if the corresponding client device is in the sleep state at this time, the modification parameters may be stored at the server and transmitted to the corresponding client device through positioning feedback information after the client device switches to the communication state.

In some embodiments, the method 600 may further comprise: the client device is identified on the map based on the location information of the client device.

Illustratively, the manager may view the location information of each client device and view its historical track in interface 700E shown in FIG. 7E. Illustratively, upon clicking on a historical track of a certain client device, an interface 700F, as shown in FIG. 7F, may be presented in which all historical location data sent by the corresponding client device to the server is presented. And, optionally, the current or historical location of the client device may be presented on a map. In addition, as shown in fig. 7H, in the interface 700H, location information of a plurality of even all client devices, such as the number of client devices present in each location area, etc., may be presented in the map. Therefore, the manager can grasp the distribution situation of the client device more intuitively, so that the distribution situation of related products can be grasped more intuitively and comprehensively.

In addition, optionally, as shown in interface 700A, information for a particular client device may be allowed to be manually added or imported via an option of "add" or "import", and some or all of the data for a particular client device may be allowed to be downloaded in a particular format via an option of "data download" or "template download". In addition, as illustrated by interfaces 700A-700E and 700G, the information of the client device may be allowed to be filtered by filtering conditions to view the information of the desired client device. Optionally, as shown in interface 700D, traffic conditions for each client device, such as used traffic, total traffic, whether to package year, time to card, expiration time, etc., may also be presented, and optionally, such information may be allowed to be modified, such as modifying traffic package size, options whether to package year, expiration time, etc. Optionally, as shown in the interface 700G, product information and consumer information corresponding to each client device may also be obtained and displayed. For example, consumer information may be obtained from a shopping website or dealer after consumer approval, or may be uploaded by the consumer itself. For example, the consumer may use his terminal device to scan the identification code means in the product and write the relevant information, or use his terminal device to scan the identification code means to access the server and send the relevant information directly to the server.

To further facilitate understanding, fig. 8 schematically illustrates an example flow chart of a product tracking process 800 according to some embodiments of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, after the client device is powered on, the cloud platform server may be connected to obtain registration information, such as the device key described in the foregoing embodiments. After registration is completed, the client device may enter a dormant state. Then, when the timing trigger condition is met, e.g., a predetermined time interval since the last trigger, the client device may switch from the dormant state to the communication state and connect to the cloud platform server, e.g., by sending first device connection information. After receiving the connection feedback information, the first device state information may be sent; if the connection feedback information is not received within the preset waiting time, the connection of the cloud platform server can be retried. After the connection is attempted a predetermined number of times, it may switch to the sleep state and wait for the next trigger condition to be met. After sending the equipment state information (for example, the first equipment state information), if positioning feedback information from the cloud platform server is received, switching back to the dormant state; if the connection feedback information is not received within the preset waiting time, the device state information can be retransmitted. After the number of times of sending the device state information reaches a predetermined number of times, the device can be switched to the sleep state as well, and the next time the timing trigger condition is satisfied is waited. Further, upon detecting that the wrapper is opened, the client device may switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or maintain the communication state and send device information (e.g., second device information) to the server to report that the wrapper is opened. When the client device is in the sleep state, it may be triggered when a switch for monitoring whether the product packaging structure is opened is triggered or when a timing time is reached, and connect to the cloud platform server, send the first or second device state information, or may send the first or second device information directly to the cloud platform server. The various steps described above may be performed in accordance with the various embodiments described above and will not be described in detail herein.

Fig. 9 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking apparatus 900 for a client device that may be installed in a packaging structure of a product, according to some embodiments of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 9, the product tracking device 900 includes a first transmitting module 910, a switching module 920, and a second transmitting module 930. Illustratively, the product tracking apparatus 900 may be deployed on the client device 110 shown in FIG. 1.

Specifically, the first sending module 910 may be configured to switch the client device from the sleep state to the communication state in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from the last trigger, and send first device information to the server, the first device information including a device identification of the client device; the switching module 920 may be configured to cause the client device to switch from the communication state to the dormant state in response to receiving positioning feedback information from the server, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned; the second transmitting module 930 may be configured to switch the client device from the sleep state to the communication state and/or maintain the communication state in response to the monitoring that the wrapper structure is opened, and transmit second device information to the server, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the wrapper structure is opened.

Fig. 10 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking device 1000 for a server according to some embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in fig. 10, the product tracking device 1000 includes a first positioning module 1010, a transmitting module 1020, and a second positioning module 1030. Illustratively, the product tracking device 1000 may be deployed on the server 130 shown in FIG. 1.

In particular, the first positioning module 1010 may be configured to, in response to receiving first device information from a client device, position the client device based on the first device information, wherein the client device may be installed in a packaging structure of a product and the first device information may include a device identification of the client device; the transmitting module 1020 may be configured to transmit positioning feedback information to the client device, which may include information indicating that the client device has been positioned; the second positioning module 1030 may be configured to, in response to receiving second device information from the client device, position the client device based on the second device information and store information indicating that the packaging structure of the product was opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure was opened.

Fig. 11 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a client device management apparatus 1100 according to some embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in fig. 11, the client device management apparatus 1100 includes a recording module 1110. The client device management apparatus 1100 may be deployed on the management platform device 140 or the server 130 shown in fig. 1, or on another server accessible to the management platform device 140, for example.

In particular, the recording module 1110 may be configured to record first device information and second device information transmitted by the client device to the server and location information of the client device determined by the server.

It should be appreciated that apparatus 900, 1000 and/or 1100 may be implemented in software, hardware or a combination of software and hardware. The different modules may be implemented in the same software or hardware structure or one module may be implemented by different software or hardware structures.

Furthermore, the apparatus 900, 1000, and/or 1100 may be used to implement the methods 200, 500, and/or 600 described above, the relevant details of which have been described in detail above and are not repeated here for brevity. The apparatus 900, 1000 and/or 1100 may have the same features and advantages as described with respect to the methods previously described.

Fig. 12 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a product tracking system 1200 according to some embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in fig. 12, a product tracking system 1200 may include a product tracking device 900 and a product tracking device 1000. Further, optionally, the product tracking system 1200 may also include a client management device 1100. And, optionally, the product tracking system 1200 may also include an identification code device 1210, the identification code device 1210 may be scanned to read or write information related to the client device or product. Illustratively, the identification code device 1210 may be implemented as one or more of an RFID tag, an NFC tag, a two-dimensional code, a bar code, or the like. The consumer or manager may acquire information stored in the identification code means themselves and write information thereto by scanning the identification code means, or may acquire information stored on the respective client device or server by scanning the identification code means and write information to the client device or server.

Fig. 13 schematically illustrates an example block diagram of a computing device 1300 according to some embodiments of the disclosure. For example, it may represent terminal device 110, server 130, management platform device 140, or other types of computing devices that may be used to deploy apparatus 900, 1000, and/or 1100 provided by the present disclosure in fig. 1.

As shown, example computing device 1300 may include a processing system 1301, one or more computer-readable media 1302, and one or more I/O interfaces 1303 communicatively coupled to each other. Although not shown, computing device 1300 may also include a system bus or other data and command transfer system that couples the various components to one another. A system bus may include any one or combination of different bus structures, such as a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, a universal serial bus, and/or a processor or local bus that utilizes any of a variety of bus architectures, or may further include such as control and data lines.

Processing system 1301 represents functionality that performs one or more operations using hardware. Thus, processing system 1301 is illustrated as including hardware elements 1304 that may be configured as processors, functional blocks, and the like. This may include implementing application specific integrated circuits in hardware or other logic devices formed using one or more semiconductors. The hardware element 1304 is not limited by the materials from which it is formed or the processing mechanisms employed therein. For example, the processor may be comprised of semiconductor(s) and/or transistors (e.g., electronic Integrated Circuits (ICs)). In such a context, the processor-executable instructions may be electronically-executable instructions.

Computer-readable medium 1302 is illustrated as including memory/storage 1305. Memory/storage 1305 represents memory/storage associated with one or more computer-readable media. The memory/storage 1305 may include volatile storage media (such as Random Access Memory (RAM)) and/or nonvolatile storage media (such as Read Only Memory (ROM), flash memory, optical disks, magnetic disks, and so forth). The memory/storage 1305 may include fixed media (e.g., RAM, ROM, a fixed hard drive, etc.) and removable media (e.g., flash memory, a removable hard drive, an optical disk, etc.). The memory/storage 1305 may be used to store various device connection information, device status information, and the like mentioned in the above embodiments, for example. The computer-readable medium 1302 may be configured in a variety of other ways as described further below.

One or more input/output interfaces 1303 represent functionality that allows a user to enter commands and information to computing device 1300, and also allows information to be presented to the user and/or sent to other components or devices using various input/output devices. Examples of input devices include a keyboard, a cursor control device (e.g., a mouse), a microphone (e.g., for voice input), a scanner, touch functionality (e.g., capacitive or other sensors configured to detect physical touches), a camera (e.g., motion that does not involve touches may be detected as gestures using visible or invisible wavelengths such as infrared frequencies), a network card, a receiver, and so forth. Examples of output devices include a display device (e.g., a monitor or projector), speakers, a printer, a haptic response device, a network card, a transmitter, and so forth. Illustratively, in the above-described embodiments, the user may be permitted to view various data information, as well as enter management inputs, and the like, through the input device.

Computing device 1300 also includes a product tracking application or client device management application 1306. The product tracking application or client device management application 1306 may be stored as computer program instructions in the memory/storage 1305. The product tracking application or client device management application 1306, along with the processing system 1301 and the like, performs the full functionality of the various modules of the apparatus 900, 1000 and/or 1100 described with respect to fig. 13.

Various techniques may be described herein in the general context of software, hardware, elements, or program modules. Generally, these modules include routines, programs, objects, elements, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The terms "module," "functionality," and the like as used herein generally represent software, firmware, hardware, or a combination thereof. The features of the techniques described herein are platform-independent, meaning that the techniques may be implemented on a variety of computing platforms having a variety of processors.

An implementation of the described modules and techniques may be stored on or transmitted across some form of computer readable media. Computer readable media can include a variety of media that are accessible by computing device 1300. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise "computer readable storage media" and "computer readable signal media".

"computer-readable storage medium" refers to a medium and/or device that can permanently store information and/or a tangible storage device, as opposed to a mere signal transmission, carrier wave, or signal itself. Thus, computer-readable storage media refers to non-signal bearing media. Computer-readable storage media include hardware such as volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media and/or storage devices implemented in methods or techniques suitable for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, logic elements/circuits or other data. Examples of a computer-readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital Versatile Disks (DVD) or other optical storage, hard disk, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or other storage devices, tangible media, or articles of manufacture adapted to store the desired information and which may be accessed by a computer.

"computer-readable signal medium" refers to a signal bearing medium configured to transmit instructions to hardware of computing device 1300, such as via a network. Signal media may typically be embodied in computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave, data signal, or other transport mechanism. Signal media also include any information delivery media. By way of example, and not limitation, signal media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

As previously described, hardware element 1301 and computer-readable medium 1302 represent instructions, modules, programmable device logic, and/or fixed device logic implemented in hardware that may be used in some embodiments to implement at least some aspects of the techniques described herein. The hardware elements may include integrated circuits or components of a system on a chip, application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and other implementations in silicon or other hardware devices. In this context, the hardware elements may be implemented as processing devices that perform program tasks defined by instructions, modules, and/or logic embodied by the hardware elements, as well as hardware devices that store instructions for execution, such as the previously described computer-readable storage media.

Combinations of the foregoing may also be used to implement the various techniques and modules described herein. Thus, software, hardware, or program modules, and other program modules may be implemented as one or more instructions and/or logic embodied on some form of computer readable storage medium and/or by one or more hardware elements 1301. Computing device 1300 may be configured to implement particular instructions and/or functions corresponding to software and/or hardware modules. Thus, for example, by using the computer-readable storage medium of the processing system and/or the hardware element 1301, a module may be implemented at least in part in hardware as a module executable by the computing device 1300 as software. The instructions and/or functions may be executed/operable by, for example, one or more computing devices 1300 and/or processing systems 1301 to implement the techniques, modules, and examples described herein.

The techniques described herein may be supported by these various configurations of computing device 1300 and are not limited to the specific examples of techniques described herein.

It should be understood that for clarity, embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to different functional units. However, it will be apparent that the functionality of each functional unit may be implemented in a single unit, in a plurality of units or as part of other functional units without departing from the present disclosure. For example, functionality illustrated to be performed by a single unit may be performed by multiple different units. Thus, references to specific functional units are only to be seen as references to suitable units for providing the described functionality rather than indicative of a strict logical or physical structure or organization. Thus, the present disclosure may be implemented in a single unit or may be physically and functionally distributed between different units and circuits.

The present disclosure provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions that when executed implement the product tracking method and/or client device management method for a client device or server described above.

The present disclosure provides a computer program product or computer program comprising computer instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium. The processor of the computing device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions, so that the computing device performs the product tracking method and/or the client device management method provided in the various embodiments described above.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided a product tracking apparatus. Illustratively, the product tracking device may include the client device 110 shown in FIG. 1. Schematically, fig. 14 shows an example block diagram of a product tracking device 1400. As shown in fig. 14, the product tracking device 1400 includes a trigger lead 1410, a wake-up circuit 1420, and a communication circuit 1430.

Specifically, the trigger lead 1410 may be configured to be broken when the packaging structure of the product is opened. Illustratively, the trigger lead 1410 may include a lead that may alternatively electrically connect the wake-up circuit 1420 to a high level or a low level and may be disconnected as the package is opened, thereby cutting off the electrical connection; alternatively, the trigger lead 1420 may include two leads that may be connected by a severable conductor that may be severed when the packaging structure of the product is opened, which structure may be similar to the trigger structure described with reference to fig. 3A, wherein the severable conductor film 330 may act as the severable conductor described above. In addition, other similar trigger lead configurations are also contemplated.

The wake-up circuit 1420 may be coupled to the trigger lead 1410 and configured to generate a wake-up signal in response to the trigger lead 1410 being disconnected. Alternatively, the wake-up signal may be a wake-up level, such as a high level, a low level, a rising or falling edge of a level, etc. Illustratively, when the wake-up pin of wake-up circuit 1420 is connected to a high level or a low level through a trigger pin, it may monitor for a level change at the wake-up pin and generate a corresponding wake-up signal when a level change occurs. Illustratively, the wake-up circuit 1420 may include a switching device, such as a transistor. For example, in the case of using a field effect transistor, the source of the field effect transistor may be connected to a high level or a low level, and the source and gate thereof may be connected through a trigger lead, so that when the trigger lead is turned off, state switching of the field effect transistor between an off state and an on state may be achieved, thereby triggering generation of a wake-up signal. In addition, other types of wake-up circuits are also conceivable.

The communication circuit 1430 may be configured to transmit device information in response to the wake-up signal. In some embodiments, the communication circuit 1430 may switch from the sleep state to the communication state in response to the wake-up signal and communicate device information in the communication state. In some embodiments, the communication circuit 1430 may also switch back from the communication state to the sleep state in response to receiving the feedback information. The operation of the communication circuit 1430 may be similar to the various embodiments of the product tracking method 200 described above with reference to fig. 2 and will not be described in detail herein. Alternatively, the communication circuit 1430 may include a chip, such as the chip 111 shown in FIG. 1.

In some embodiments, the communication circuit 1430 and the wake-up circuit 1420 may be arranged on a circuit board. Illustratively, fig. 15 shows a schematic diagram of a circuit board 1500. Illustratively, the trigger leads may be connected to the circuit board 1500 at the recess 1510 of the circuit board 1500, which in turn is connected to the wake-up circuit 1420 by a lead structure on the circuit board 1500. Illustratively, the circuit board 1500 may be a PCB, FPC, or the like.

In some embodiments, the product tracking device 1400 may also include an antenna connected to the communication circuit 1430 and configured to transmit device information from the communication circuit to a server. Optionally, the antenna may also receive feedback information from the server. The antenna may be, for example, antenna 112 described with reference to fig. 1. For example, the communication circuit may transmit device information using an antenna and receive feedback information using the antenna. In this case, an interface 1520, such as a pin interface, for example, may also be provided on the circuit board 1500 to connect the antenna so that the antenna may be connected to the circuit board through the interface 1520 and, in turn, to the communication circuit through a lead structure on the circuit board. Through the bullet needle interface, can assemble circuit board and antenna conveniently, this helps realizing the modularization manufacturing and the equipment of product tracking equipment, helps promoting equipment production efficiency. In some embodiments, the communication circuitry may include an NB-IOT chip, such as the XY1100 chip mentioned previously. At this point, the antennas may include NB antennas to access the NB network.

In some embodiments, the circuit board 1500 may be secured in a housing. The housing may include a lead opening through which the trigger lead may extend from the circuit board to the exterior of the housing, for example to the severable conductors. In addition, the housing may also include an antenna opening such that the antenna may be connected to a circuit board within the housing through the opening. For example, the antenna may be attached to the outer surface of the housing, for example, glued to the outer surface of the housing. Further, the product tracking device may also include an electronic tag, which may also be attached to the exterior surface of the housing, for example. For example, as mentioned previously, the electronic tag may include at least one of an RFID tag and an NFC tag and may be scanned to obtain information related to the product or product tracking device. For example, the housing may be cylindrical, the antenna may be attached to one circular bottom surface of the housing, the NFC tag may be attached to the other circular bottom surface of the housing, and the RFID tag may be attached to a side curved surface of the housing. Alternatively, the antenna and the electronic tag may be arranged in other ways.

In some embodiments, the product tracking device 1400 may also include a battery. The battery may be configured to power at least one of the trigger circuit and the communication circuit, which may be similar to the power supply 113 described with reference to fig. 1. Illustratively, the battery may be the aforementioned lithium thionyl chloride battery, which has a high energy density and is capable of storing more electricity in a smaller size, thereby contributing to miniaturization of the product tracking apparatus 1400. Alternatively, the battery may be connected to a corresponding interface on the circuit board and thus to at least one of the communication circuit and the trigger circuit via a lead structure on the circuit board. Further alternatively, the battery may be stacked in the same housing as the circuit board.

Further, in some embodiments, the product tracking device 1400 may also include a clock circuit connected to the communication circuit and configured to generate a clock signal. In such an embodiment, the communication circuit may be further configured to transmit the device information in response to the clock signal indicating that the predetermined time interval has been reached from the last trigger. In some embodiments, the communication circuit may switch from the sleep state to the communication state in response to the clock signal indicating that a predetermined time interval has been reached since the last trigger, which may be similar to the various embodiments of the product tracking method 200 described above with reference to fig. 2. The clock circuit may be implemented according to various embodiments of the aforementioned timing device, and is not described herein.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided a cap. Schematically, fig. 16 shows an example block diagram of a cover 1600. As shown in fig. 16, the cover 1600 includes a cover body 1610 and a product tracking device 1620. Wherein the product tracking device 1620 may be similar to the product tracking device 1400 described above. Here, the product packaging structure may be a cover body 1610, and the product tracking device 1620 may be attached to the cover body 1610. Further, alternatively, the cover main body 1610 may include: an inner cap 1611 comprising an inner cap sidewall surrounding the cavity; an outer cap 1613 comprising an outer cap sidewall surrounding at least a portion of the inner cap sidewall; the severable conductor membrane 1612 extends at least between the outer cap sidewall and the inner cap sidewall, is connected to the trigger leads, and is configured to be severed when the cap body is opened.

Alternatively, the lid 1600 may be a lid for a bottle, can, barrel, or other container, such as a wine bottle cap, cosmetic bottle cap, or the like. Illustratively, the cover 1600 may have the form of the embodiment described with reference to fig. 3A-3B, or may have other similar forms as well.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided a product tracking system. Schematically, fig. 17 shows an example block diagram of a product tracking system 1700. As shown in fig. 17, the product tracking system 1700 includes the product tracking device 1400 and the server 1710 described above. The server 1710 may be configured to respond to receiving device information from the product tracking device 1400 and to locate the product tracking device 1400 based on the device information and, optionally, may send corresponding feedback information to the product tracking device 1400. The interaction process between the server 1710 and the product tracking device 1400 may be performed according to various embodiments of the product tracking method described with reference to fig. 2, 5, etc., and will not be described herein. Further, optionally, the product tracking system 1700 may also include a management platform 1720 configured to receive input instructions and manage the product tracking device 1400 based on the received input instructions. The management platform 1720 may have the functionality of the various embodiments described with reference to fig. 6-7H, etc., and will not be described in detail herein.

Variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art in practicing the claimed subject matter, from a study of the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.

Claims

1. A product tracking method for a client device installed in a packaging structure of the product, the method comprising:

switching the client device from a dormant state to a communication state in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from a last trigger, and sending first device information to a server, wherein the first device information comprises a device identifier of the client device;

causing the client device to switch from the communication state to the dormant state in response to receiving positioning feedback information from the server, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned;

in response to detecting that the wrapper is opened, causing the client device to switch from the dormant state to the communication state and/or maintain the communication state, and sending second device information to a server, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the wrapper is opened.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device information comprises first device connection information and first device state information, and wherein the sending the first device information to the server comprises:

transmitting the first device connection information to the server, wherein the first device connection information comprises the device identifier;

transmitting the first device state information to the server in response to receiving connection feedback information from the server, wherein the connection feedback information includes information indicating that a connection was successful, the first device state information including at least one of: the device identification, the network card identification, the device electric quantity, the current signal quality, the current time and the product use state.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sending the first device information to the server further comprises:

and retransmitting the first device connection information to the server in response to the connection feedback information not being received within a first waiting time threshold and the number of first device connection information transmissions not reaching a first number of transmission times threshold.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the sending the first device information to the server further comprises:

And switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the connection feedback information not being received within the first waiting time threshold and a first device connection information transmission number having reached the first transmission number threshold.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the sending the first device information to the server further comprises:

and retransmitting the first device state information to the server in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within a second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number not reaching a second transmission number threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the sending the first device information to the server further comprises:

and switching the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to the positioning feedback information not being received within the second waiting time threshold and the first device state information transmission number having reached the second transmission number threshold.

7. The method of any of claims 1-6, wherein the positioning feedback information further comprises at least one of: information indicating to modify the predetermined time interval, information indicating to modify the first latency threshold, information indicating to modify the second latency threshold, information indicating to modify the first number of transmissions threshold, information indicating to modify the second number of transmissions threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device information comprises second device connection information and second device state information, and wherein the sending the second device information to the server comprises:

transmitting the second equipment connection information to the server, wherein the second equipment connection information comprises the equipment identifier;

transmitting the second device state information to the server in response to receiving connection feedback information from the server, wherein the second connection feedback information includes information indicating that a connection was successful, the second device state information including information indicating that the packaging structure was opened and at least one of: the device identification, the network card identification, the device electric quantity, the current signal quality, the current time and the product use state.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the first device information to the server comprises:

transmitting the first device information to the server via a base station, the base station being configured to forward the first device information from the client device to the server,

and wherein the sending the second device information to the server comprises:

The second device information is sent to the server via a base station configured to forward the second device information from the client device to the server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting registration information to the server, wherein the registration information comprises equipment identification;

receiving registration feedback information from the server, the registration feedback information including a device identification and a device key, and

wherein the first device information and the second device information further comprise the device key.

11. A product tracking method for a server-side device, comprising:

in response to receiving first device information from a client device, locating the client device based on the first device information, wherein the client device is installed in a packaging structure of the product and the first device information includes a device identification of the client device;

transmitting positioning feedback information to the client device, the positioning feedback information including information indicating that the client device has been positioned;

in response to receiving second device information from the client device, locating the client device based on the second device information and storing information indicating that the packaging structure of the product was opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure was opened.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first device information comprises first device connection information and first device state information, and wherein the locating the client device based on the first device information in response to receiving the first device information from the client device comprises:

transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving first device connection information from a client device, wherein the first device connection information includes the device identification and the connection feedback information includes information indicating that a connection was successful;

in response to receiving first device state information from the client device, storing the first device state information, wherein the first device state information includes at least one of: the device identifier, the network card identifier, the device electric quantity, the current signal quality, the current time and the product use state;

and positioning the client device based on the first device identifier.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the second device information comprises second device connection information and second device state information, and wherein the locating the client device based on the second device information in response to receiving the second device information from the client device comprises:

Transmitting connection feedback information in response to receiving second device connection information from the client device, wherein the second device connection information includes the device identification and the connection feedback information includes information indicating that the connection was successful;

in response to receiving second device state information from the client device, storing the second device state information, wherein the second device state information includes information indicating that the packaging structure is opened and at least one of: the device identifier, the network card identifier, the device electric quantity, the current signal quality, the current time and the product use state;

and positioning the client device based on the second device identifier.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the locating the client device based on the first device information in response to receiving the first device information from the client device comprises:

receiving the first device information from the client device via a base station configured to forward first device information from the client device to the server;

querying, at the base station, location information of the client device based on a device identification of the client device,

And wherein said locating the client device based on the second device information in response to receiving the second device information from the client device comprises:

receiving the second device information from the client device via a base station, the base station configured to forward second device information from the client device to the server;

and inquiring the position information of the client device at the base station based on the device identification of the client device.

15. The method of any of claims 11 to 14, further comprising:

receiving a management instruction for the client device, the management instruction comprising at least one of: a predetermined time interval between two triggers of the client device is indicated to be modified, a first waiting time threshold of the client device for the connection feedback information is indicated to be modified, a second waiting time threshold of the client device for the positioning feedback information is indicated to be modified, a first sending frequency threshold of the client device for the first device connection information is indicated to be modified, and a second sending frequency threshold of the client device for the first device state information is indicated to be modified;

Based on the management instruction, adding at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating to modify the predetermined time interval, information indicating to modify the first latency threshold, information indicating to modify the second latency threshold, information indicating to modify the first number of transmissions threshold, information indicating to modify the second number of transmissions threshold.

16. A client device management method installed in a packaging structure of a product and configured to perform the product tracking method according to any one of claims 1-11, the client device management method comprising:

first device information and second device information transmitted by the client device to the server and location information of the client device determined by the server are recorded.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving user management input, the user management input comprising at least one of: modifying the predetermined time interval, modifying the first waiting time threshold, modifying the second waiting time threshold, modifying the first transmission number threshold, modifying the second transmission number threshold;

Based on the user management input, sending a management instruction to the server, so that the server adds at least one of the following in the positioning feedback information: information indicating to modify the predetermined time interval, information indicating to modify the first latency threshold, information indicating to modify the second latency threshold, information indicating to modify the first number of transmissions threshold, information indicating to modify the second number of transmissions threshold.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

the client device is identified on a map based on the location information of the client device.

19. A product tracking apparatus for a client device, the client device being mounted in a packaging structure of the product, the apparatus comprising:

a first sending module configured to switch the client device from a dormant state to a communication state in response to reaching a predetermined time interval from a last trigger, and send first device information to a server, the first device information including a device identifier of the client device;

a switching module configured to switch the client device from the communication state to the dormant state in response to receiving positioning feedback information from the server, wherein the positioning feedback information includes information indicating that the client device has been positioned;

And a second sending module configured to switch the client device from the dormant state to the communication state and/or maintain the communication state in response to detecting that the packaging structure is opened, and send second device information to a server, wherein the second device information comprises a device identifier of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure is opened.

20. A product tracking apparatus for a server-side device, comprising:

a first positioning module configured to, in response to receiving device information from a client device, position the client device based on the device information, wherein the client device is installed in a packaging structure of the product and the device information includes a device identification of the client device;

a transmitting module configured to transmit positioning feedback information to the client device, the positioning feedback information including information indicating that the client device has been positioned;

and a second positioning module configured to, in response to receiving second device information from the client device, position the client device based on the second device information and store information indicating that the packaging structure of the product is opened at the current time, the second device information including a device identification of the client device and information indicating that the packaging structure is opened.

21. A client device management apparatus installed in a packaging structure of a product and configured to perform the product tracking method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, the client device management apparatus comprising:

a recording module configured to record first device information and second device information transmitted by the client device to the server and location information of the client device determined by the server.

22. A product tracking system comprising a product tracking apparatus for a client device according to claim 19 and a product tracking apparatus for a server device according to claim 20.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising a client device management apparatus according to claim 21.

24. The system of claim 22, further comprising an identification code device that can be scanned to read or write information related to the client device or the product.

25. A computing device, comprising:

a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;

a processor configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 when the computer executable instructions are executed by the processor.

26. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed, perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 18.

27. A computer program product comprising computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 18.