TW201719408A - A system for providing a monitoring data of an electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system for providing a monitoring data of an electronic device including a smart device disposed in the electronic device and a mobile device with a display. The smart device generates the monitoring data of the electronic device and the mobile device can be used to get the monitoring data. The smart device and the mobile device connect with each other via bluetooth pairing process. When the mobile device transmits a reading signal to the smart device, the smart device sends the monitoring data to the mobile device and the monitoring data is displayed on the display of the mobile device. The present invention is convenient for users to get the monitoring data from the electronic device.

Description

System for providing electronic device monitoring data

The present invention relates to a system for providing data, and more particularly to a system for providing electronic device monitoring data.

With the popularization of commercial sales systems, electronic stores (POS systems) of point-of-sale information management systems are used in various stores or business premises, and rely on electronic devices for sale. Electronic devices for sale generally include a host computer, a screen or a printer. When an abnormality occurs in the electronic device, the user must notify the original maintenance engineer to attend and detect each device included in the electronic device. The maintenance engineer will report the data generated by each device to the original factory for further evaluation. Or the maintenance engineer removes the abnormal equipment from the electronic device, and then carries the equipment to be repaired back to the original factory for recalibration or further inspection.

However, the electronic device for sale causes great inconvenience in actual repair repair or inspection and maintenance. For example, the electronic devices used for sales are mainly important business tools for stores or business premises. They need to be combined with the electronic devices of the sales system to calculate the number of products or items and the turnover of the day. statistics. If the store or business premises is interrupted due to equipment abnormality or inspection and maintenance, the use of the business will be greatly reduced, which will bring great business losses and inconvenience to customers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for providing electronic device monitoring data that facilitates user reading of monitoring data of an electronic device to solve the problems of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, a system for providing electronic device monitoring data includes: a smart device disposed in an electronic device, comprising: a processing unit, generating a corresponding one of the monitoring according to at least one value of the electronic device Data storage module for storing the monitoring data and a first Bluetooth transmission module, and a mobile device for generating a read signal. The mobile device further includes: a second Bluetooth transmission module; a microprocessor; and a display. The read signal is transmitted to the smart device via the second Bluetooth transmission module, and is received by the first Bluetooth transmission module and transmitted to the processing unit, where the processing unit should read the signal. The monitoring data of the electronic device is transmitted to the mobile device via the first Bluetooth transmission module, and the monitoring data is received by the second Bluetooth transmission module, and an application is executed by the microprocessor for the display. A user interface is displayed and the monitoring data is displayed on the user interface.

Preferably, the user interface is at least one graphical user interface.

Preferably, the first Bluetooth transmission module and the second Bluetooth transmission module are paired by the application, and the monitoring data is synchronously transmitted and received.

Preferably, the processing unit of the smart device updates the monitoring data stored by the storage module according to a preset time period.

Preferably, the processing unit of the smart device updates the monitoring data stored by the storage module immediately after the electronic device updates the monitoring data.

Preferably, the electronic device includes a first power supply unit for supplying power to the electronic device, the smart device includes a second power supply unit for supplying power to the smart device, and the first power supply unit and the second The power supply unit operates independently.

Preferably, the monitoring data includes a product serial number of the electronic device, a maintenance record of the electronic device, and at least one setting parameter of the electronic device.

Preferably, the mobile device is a smart phone, a tablet or a notebook computer.

Preferably, the application further includes performing an authentication process to determine the permission range of the mobile device to obtain the monitoring data signal before generating the read signal.

Preferably, the electronic device is a point-of-sale (POS) host, a screen or a printer.

Preferably, an electronic device of the system as described above is used.

Preferably, the electronic device includes a servo information device for storing the at least one value, the servo information device comprising: an information recording unit coupled to the smart device for storing the monitoring data; and a third The Bluetooth transmission module transmits the monitoring data to the mobile device.

Preferably, wherein the at least one numerical value of the electronic device One of the operating states of the electronic device.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧First power supply unit

200‧‧‧Smart device

210‧‧‧First Bluetooth Transmission Module

220‧‧‧Processing unit

230‧‧‧ storage module

240‧‧‧second power supply unit

300‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Second Bluetooth Transmission Module

320‧‧‧Microprocessor

330‧‧‧ display

331‧‧‧First display interface

331a‧‧‧Wireless Link Block

331b‧‧‧Host Status Block

331c‧‧‧System Status Block

332‧‧‧Second display interface

332a‧‧‧Module status blocks

332b‧‧‧Abnormal information block

400‧‧‧Servo information device

410‧‧‧Information Recording Unit

420‧‧‧ Third Bluetooth Transmission Module Processing Unit

430‧‧‧ third power supply unit

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data for FIG. 1A in a preferred embodiment.

1C is a block diagram of another preferred embodiment of the system for providing electronic device monitoring data for FIG. 1A.

2A is a schematic diagram of a first display interface of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data in FIG. 1A in a preferred embodiment.

2B is a schematic diagram of a second display interface of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data for FIG. 1A in a preferred embodiment.

Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings.

Referring first to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data according to the present invention. FIG. 1B is a block diagram of a system for providing electronic device monitoring data in FIG. 1A in a preferred embodiment. 1C is a block diagram of another preferred embodiment of the system for providing electronic device monitoring data of FIG. 1A.

As shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, the system for providing electronic device monitoring data of the present invention includes an electronic device 100, a smart device 200, a servo information device 400, and a mobile device 300. The smart device 200 includes a first Bluetooth transmission module 210, a processing unit 220, a storage module 230, and a second power supply unit 240 that are electrically connected to each other. The servo information device 400 includes an information recording unit 410, a third Bluetooth transmission module 420, and a third power supply unit 430 that are electrically connected to each other. In addition, the mobile device 300 includes a second Bluetooth transmission module 310, a microprocessor 320, and a display 330. The mobile device 300 is connected to the smart device 200 and the servo information device 400 by means of Bluetooth wireless pairing.

As shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, the electronic device monitoring data provided in the present invention mainly provides a system for conveniently reading the monitoring data of the electronic device. This embodiment takes the electronic device of the system applied to the sales system as an example. The system of the present invention stores the monitoring data of the electronic device 100 by installing the smart device 200 in the electronic device 100, and reads the monitoring data from the smart device 200 by using the mobile device 300, so that the user can conveniently obtain the stored information in the electronic device 100. Information on the operational status. The monitoring data includes, for example, a product serial number of one of the electronic devices 100, a maintenance record, and a plurality of setting parameters of the electronic device 100. The smart device 200 and the mobile device 300 perform signal transmission by means of a Bluetooth connection. In addition, the mobile device 300 of the system further provides an application program for displaying a user interface on the display 330 of the mobile device 300 and displaying the monitoring data of the electronic device 100 on the user interface.

The basic operation of the system for providing electronic device monitoring data of the present invention is described in detail below. Referring to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , the electronic device 100 includes a first power supply unit 110 for supplying power to the electronic device 100 . The smart device 200 is installed inside the electronic device 100. The processing unit 220 of the electronic device 100 stores the monitoring data of the electronic device 100 in the storage module 230 of the smart device 200 according to a preset time, for example, at the end of the daily business hours. Or in the electronic device 100 After the new monitoring data, the monitoring data stored in the storage module 230 of the smart device 200 is updated. The monitoring data relates to the states of various modules included in the electronic device 100. So-called modules include, for example, power supply systems, motherboards, displays, printers, hard drives, and other peripherals. In the preferred embodiment, the smart device 200 further includes a second power supply unit 240 that is separate from the first power supply unit 110 for continuously supplying power to the smart device 200. Next, the operation of the mobile device 300 to receive the monitoring data will be described. The mobile device 300 first establishes a signal connection with the smart device 200 by pairing the second Bluetooth transmission module 310 with the first Bluetooth transmission module 210. The smart device 200 is then used to send a read signal to the smart device 200 and receive the monitoring data transmitted by the smart device 200. Mobile device 300 includes an application. After execution by the microprocessor 320, the application can display a user interface on the display 330 and display the monitoring data on the user interface.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C , the electronic device 100 further includes a servo information device 400 coupled to the smart device 200 . The servo information device 400 includes an electrically connected information recording unit 410, a third Bluetooth transmission module 420, and a third power supply unit 430. The servo information device 400 is used to back up the monitoring data of the electronic device 100 and transmit the backed up monitoring data to the storage module 230 of the smart device 200 for storage. The third power supply unit 430 is configured to supply power to the servo information device 400. In actual use, the mobile device 300 can perform Bluetooth pairing with the first Bluetooth transmission module 210 of the smart device 200 to form a wireless signal connection and read the monitoring data from the smart device 200; or the mobile device 300 can select and The third Bluetooth transmission module 420 of the servo information device 400 performs Bluetooth pairing to form a wireless signal connection and reads the monitoring data from the servo information device 400.

The following describes the user interface that the monitoring data is presented by the mobile device 300 after being received by the mobile device 300. Referring to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , FIG. 2A is a first display interface 331 of the user interface, which is mainly used to present the operating state of the electronic device 100 as a whole. 2B is a second display interface 332 of the user interface, mainly used The operating states of the modules connected to the electronic device 100 are displayed.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the first display interface 331 includes a wireless connection block 331a, a host status block 331b, and a system status block 331c. The wireless connection block 331a mainly displays the wireless connection mode of the mobile device 300, such as Bluetooth pairing, regional network authentication connection or WiFi connection. In this embodiment, the Bluetooth pairing method is connected, but the implementation is not limited thereto. The host status block 331b displays the host operating status of the electronic device 100, such as the host temperature, the host operating rate, the power supply system temperature, and the like. The host status block 331b of this embodiment is presented in a graphical user interface, such as a circle representing the host CPU temperature. The system status block 331c located at the bottom of the first display interface 331 displays information such as the wind speed, the power supply of the first power supply unit 110, and the overall temperature of the electronic device 100.

When the electronic device 100 generates an abnormal operation, the application of the mobile device 300 sends a prompt signal. The prompt signal can be displayed on the display 330 of the mobile device 300 by, for example, pushing a message. When the user receives the prompt message, the second display interface 332 can be accessed to view the operating status of each module. Referring to FIG. 2B again, the second display interface 332 includes a module status block 332a and an abnormality information block 332b. In FIG. 2B, the module described in the module status block 332a includes a power supply system, a motherboard, a display, a printer, a hard disk, and peripheral devices. The module status block 332a presents the name of the installed module in a bar-like manner, and indicates whether the operation state of each module is normal in a light manner. The abnormal message block 332b is used to display the message of the abnormal module. As shown in FIG. 2B, the abnormality light of the peripheral device of the module status block 332a is lit, indicating that the peripheral device is in an abnormal state. At the same time, the "unwired" message is displayed in the abnormal message block 332b, indicating that the electronic device 100 cannot detect whether the peripheral device and the electronic device 100 are connected. Therefore, the user can quickly detect the abnormal condition of the peripheral device by detecting the message according to the message.

In addition, when the user interface presented by the monitoring data is actually in operation, the product serial number of the display electronic device 100, the maintenance record, and Set parameters and other information. When the electronic device 100 is operating abnormally, the user can enter the module status block 332a to further select the connection of each module to view the above-mentioned monitoring data (not shown), for example, if the printer is exhausted due to the paper roll. When an abnormal situation occurs, the user can know the paper roll corresponding to the model of the printer according to the product serial number provided by the monitoring data. For example, when the motherboard sends an abnormality, the user can initially determine the possible abnormal cause according to the maintenance record provided by the monitoring data.

Furthermore, the mobile device of the system can be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet or a notebook computer with an application (APP) installed. In addition, the application can be used to set the scope of access to view monitoring data. In this case, an authentication process is performed before the application generates the read signal to determine the scope of the mobile device to obtain the monitoring data signal. For example, the permission range is categorized through a preset account, such as the store owner's permission to view only the monitoring data and the electronic device manufacturer has the authority to edit the monitoring data.

It can be seen from the above description that the system for providing electronic device monitoring data in the present case mainly uses the mobile device to read the monitoring data of the smart device from the near end through an application, and clearly displays the operating state of each module in a user interface manner. In the actual operation, a servo information device and a smart device can be coupled to synchronize the monitoring data of the smart device, so that the mobile device can select the monitoring data of the electronic device via the servo information device or the smart device, so as to quickly and easily understand each The operational status of the module.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of the patent application.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

200‧‧‧Smart device

300‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Second Bluetooth Transmission Module

320‧‧‧Microprocessor

330‧‧‧ display

400‧‧‧Servo information device

Claims (13)

A system for providing electronic device monitoring data, comprising: a smart device, disposed in an electronic device, comprising: a processing unit, generating a corresponding monitoring data according to at least one value of the electronic device; and a storage module for storing The monitoring data; and a first Bluetooth transmission module; and a mobile device for generating a read signal, the mobile device further comprising: a second Bluetooth transmission module; a microprocessor; and a display The read signal is transmitted to the smart device via the second Bluetooth transmission module, and is received by the first Bluetooth transmission module and transmitted to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit should read the signal The monitoring data of the electronic device is transmitted to the mobile device via the first Bluetooth transmission module, and the monitoring data is received by the second Bluetooth transmission module, and an application is executed by the microprocessor. The display displays a user interface and displays the monitoring data on the user interface. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is at least one graphical user interface. The system of claim 1, wherein the first Bluetooth transmission module and the second Bluetooth transmission module are paired by the application, and the monitoring data is synchronously transmitted and received. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit of the smart device updates the monitoring data stored by the storage module according to a preset time period. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit of the smart device updates the monitoring data stored by the storage module after the electronic device updates the monitoring data. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a first power supply unit for supplying power to the electronic device, the smart device comprising a second power supply unit for supplying power to the smart device, and The first power supply unit operates independently of the second power supply unit. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring data comprises a product serial number of the electronic device, a maintenance record of the electronic device, and at least one setting parameter of the electronic device. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a smart phone, a tablet or a notebook computer. The system of claim 1, wherein the application further comprises an authentication process for determining the permission range of the mobile device to obtain the monitoring data signal before generating the read signal. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a point-of-sale (POS) host, a screen or a printer. An electronic device using the system of claim 1 of the patent application. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a servo information device for storing the at least one value, the servo resource The information device includes: an information recording unit coupled to the smart device for storing the monitoring data; and a third Bluetooth transmission module for transmitting the monitoring data to the mobile device. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one value of the electronic device indicates an operational state of the electronic device.