TWI625695B - Bluetooth beacon information gathering method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for collecting information of a Bluetooth transmitter includes the following steps: A10: providing at least one electronic device, the electronic device comprising an application and a Bluetooth communication module, wherein the application is implanted into a detection module, The detection module is adapted to capture at least one Bluetooth transmitter information through the Bluetooth communication module; A20: the electronic device is close to the Bluetooth transmitter; A30: the detection module captures the Bluetooth transmitter information; A40: Detect The test module transmits the transmitter information to a servo host through the electronic device.

Description

Bluetooth transmitter information gathering method and system thereof

The present invention relates to a Bluetooth transmitter information gathering method, and more particularly to a Bluetooth transmitter information gathering method capable of collecting different specifications of Bluetooth transmitters.

Positioning technology is widely used in today's society, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), which can determine the actual position of the signal transmitter via satellite positioning. It has been widely used in the transportation field or wearable devices. . However, although GPS can provide location services, GPS is currently not available indoors or in tunnels, and is limited by the cost of GPS devices and communication costs. Therefore, the application of GPS as a tracker has not yet been popularized.

In order to solve the problem that GPS can not be used indoors, a micro positioning service is proposed. First, multiple Bluetooth transmitters are deployed in a specific field, and then the signals of the Bluetooth transmitter are received via a specific APP. After that, as long as the signal of the Bluetooth transmitter received by the APP is confirmed, the actual location of the APP device can be estimated and the positioning can be completed. At present, this technology is commonly used in department stores or business districts to provide consumer information push or location navigation services.

Although the above method solves the indoor positioning problem, since the signal of the Bluetooth transmitter can only be received through a specific APP, the positioning service can only be used in the specific field, and different APPs must be used in different fields to make the application. Subject to many restrictions. At present, the application of micro-location services on the market is also quite small. Moreover, if the relevant operators need to deploy the Bluetooth transmitter themselves, they will have to bear a lot of related expenses.

Therefore, how to use micro-location services more effectively, as well as the Bluetooth transmitters that have been deployed by the industry, is worthy of consideration for those with ordinary knowledge in the field.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system and a collecting method, which can collect information of a Bluetooth transmitter and can be applied to various purposes.

Based on the above and other objects, the present invention provides a method for collecting information of a Bluetooth transmitter, comprising the following steps: A10: providing at least one electronic device, the electronic device comprising an application and a Bluetooth communication module, the application The detection module is adapted to capture at least one Bluetooth transmitter information through the Bluetooth communication module; A20: the electronic device is close to the Bluetooth transmitter; A30: the detection module is Take the information of the Bluetooth transmitter; A40: The detection module transmits a transmitter information to a servo host through the electronic device.

In the above method for collecting Bluetooth transmitter information, in step A30, the transmitter information includes the identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter, the current time recorded by the electronic device, the coordinates, and the signal strength of the Bluetooth transmitter. .

In the above method for collecting information of the Bluetooth transmitter, the method further includes the following steps: A50: the server determines the content of the received transmitter information; A51: if the received transmitter information has the same information as the stored transmitter information The content of the server will not store the received transmitter information; and A52: if the received transmitter information has different content from the stored transmitter information, the server host stores the received transmitter information.

In the above method for collecting Bluetooth transmitter information, in step A30, the transmitter information further includes information of the electronic device and information of the application.

Based on the above and other objects, the present invention further provides another Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, which is suitable for collecting transmitter information of at least one Bluetooth transmitter, and a Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system includes at least one electronic device and A servo host. The electronic device includes a Bluetooth communication module and an application. The application is embedded in a detection module, and the detection module is adapted to capture information of the Bluetooth transmitter through the Bluetooth communication module. The servo host is adapted to receive transmitter information transmitted by the electronic device and store the transmitter information. The detection module captures information of the Bluetooth transmitter, and the detection module transmits an emitter information to the servo host through the electronic device.

In the above-mentioned Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, the detecting module is a software development kit suitable for being implanted in any application.

In the above-described Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, the transmitter information includes the identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter, the current time recorded by the electronic device, the coordinates, and the signal strength of the Bluetooth transmitter.

In the above-mentioned Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, the server host further includes an operation unit, and the operation unit is adapted to determine the transmitter information received by the server host.

In the above-mentioned Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, the transmitter information further includes information of the electronic device and information of the application.

In the above-mentioned Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, the electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet, and the application is a mobile application.

100‧‧‧Blue Launcher Information Collection System

110‧‧‧Electronic devices

111‧‧‧Application

1111‧‧‧Detection module

112‧‧‧Bluetooth Communication Module

120‧‧‧Servo host

121‧‧‧ arithmetic unit

130‧‧‧Blue Launcher

S10~S52‧‧‧Step flow chart

1 is a Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system of the present invention

FIG. 2 illustrates a method for collecting information of a Bluetooth transmitter.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the information content of the transmitter

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 illustrates a Bluetooth transmitter information gathering system 100 of the present invention. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system 100 includes at least one electronic device 110 and a servo host 120. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system 100 is adapted to collect transmitter information of at least one Bluetooth transmitter 130. The electronic device 110 is, for example, a mobile device such as a smart phone or a tablet. The electronic device 110 includes an application 111 and a Bluetooth communication module 112. The Bluetooth communication module 112 is a communication device installed in the mobile phone, and the Bluetooth communication module 112 is adapted to receive and transmit Bluetooth wireless signals. In this embodiment, the application 111 is a mobile application (APP). The application 111 is embedded with a detection module 1111. The detection module 1111 is adapted to capture Bluetooth transmission through the Bluetooth communication module 112. The transmitter module 1111 can also identify the Bluetooth transmitter 130 of different specifications or brands, so that the detection module 1111 can smoothly capture the transmitter information in the different Bluetooth transmitters 130. The detection module 1111 is a software development kit (SDK), and the detection module 1111 can be implanted into any unspecified application 111. In other words, the application 111 can be any APP or other application that is implanted into the detection module 1111, rather than a specific dedicated application. Therefore, the application 111 can search for the Bluetooth transmitter 130 in the vicinity of the electronic device 110 through the detection module 1111.

The Bluetooth transmitter 130 is a low-power Bluetooth signal transmitting device that emits a Bluetooth signal and has a low life consumption of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, and has a service life of 1 to 2 years and a small volume. Characteristics. Each of the Bluetooth transmitters 130 has a unique identification code that is set when the Bluetooth transmitter 130 is shipped, and the identification codes of each of the Bluetooth transmitters 130 are different. The maximum effective range of the Bluetooth emitter 130 signal is approximately 30 to 50 meters, depending on the design of the Bluetooth emitter 130. In this embodiment, the Bluetooth emitter 130 is a Bluetooth transmitter that has been deployed by various users, such as a beacon.

When the electronic device 110 approaches and enters the signal valid range of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, the detection module 1111 of the application 111 identifies the Bluetooth transmitter 130 and transmits the Bluetooth communication module 112 of the electronic device 110. The Bluetooth signal of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 is received. At this time, the detection module 1111 retrieves the information in the Bluetooth transmitter 130, such as the identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter 130. At the same time, the detecting device 1111 can further analyze the distance between the electronic device 110 and the Bluetooth transmitter 130 through the signal strength of the Bluetooth transmitter 130.

After the detection module 1111 successfully receives the information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, the detection module 1111 transmits a transmitter information to the server host 120 through the network function of the electronic device 110. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of the information content of the transmitter. The transmitter information includes the identifier of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 , the current time recorded by the electronic device 110 , the coordinate , and the Bluetooth transmitter 130 . The signal strength, the information of the electronic device 110, and the information of the application 111, wherein the information of the electronic device 110 is, for example, information such as an identification code, a brand or a model of the electronic device 110; and the information of the application 111 is, for example, the application 111. Information such as identification code, name, or developer. The server host 120 is adapted to receive the transmitter information transmitted by the electronic device 110 and store the transmitter information. In this embodiment, the operation is performed for a servo host 120, but is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, multiple servo hosts 120 may also be used for joint operations. The server host 120 also has an operation unit 121, and the operation unit 121 is adapted to determine the transmitter information received by the server host 120. After the servo host 120 receives the transmitter information from the electronic device 110, the operation unit 121 compares the received transmitter information with the stored transmitter information, confirms whether the transmitter information is repeated, and determines whether to store or not. For example, the operation unit 121 compares the identifier and the coordinates in the transmitter information. If the identifier and the coordinates of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 in the transmitter information are the same as the transmitter information stored in the server host 120, the operation is performed. The unit 121 determines that the Bluetooth transmitter 130 does not have any position change and is still in the same position, and the operation unit 121 does not store the transmitter information, and only updates the acquisition time of the pen transmitter information; otherwise, if the transmitter The coordinates of the information are different from the transmitter information stored in the server host 120, but the identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 is the same, and the operation unit 121 can It is confirmed that the position of the Bluetooth emitter 130 has changed, and the Bluetooth emitter 130 may be moved. At this time, the operation unit 121 determines to store the pen transmitter information.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 illustrates a method for collecting Bluetooth transmitter information, which is performed by using the Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system 100 in the above embodiment. First, at least one electronic device 110 is provided (step S10). The electronic device 110 has an application 111 and a Bluetooth communication module 112. The application 111 is implanted into a detection module 1111. The detection module is The 1111 is adapted to retrieve information of at least one Bluetooth transmitter 130 through the Bluetooth communication module 112. Further, the electronic device 110 is brought close to the Bluetooth transmitter 130 (step S20). At this time, the detecting module 1111 recognizes and retrieves the information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 (step S30). Then, the detection module 1111 transmits a transmitter information to the server host 120 through the electronic device 110 (step S40). The transmitter information includes the identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, and the current record recorded by the electronic device 110. The time, coordinates, signal strength of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, information of the electronic device 110, and information of the application 111. Next, the server host 120 determines the content of the received transmitter information (S50). If the received transmitter information has the same content as the stored transmitter information, the server host 120 does not store the received transmission. Information (step S51). If the received transmitter information has different content from the stored transmitter information, the server host 120 stores the received transmitter information (step S52). Then, the steps S20 to S52 are repeatedly performed to continuously collect the information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130.

The transmitter information collected by the Bluetooth transmitter information gathering system 100 and its information gathering method can generate different applications through analysis or query. For example, it can be applied to an association, such as an elder or pet who is easily lost. Since the Bluetooth emitter 130 has only a single Bluetooth signal transmission function, its volume is very small, and the battery can last for one to two years, so the Bluetooth emitter 130 can be placed in the clothing of the elderly or in the collar of the pet. When the elder or the pet is lost, as long as the elder or pet carries the Bluetooth transmitter 130, and the electronic device 110 is installed around the application 111 of the implanted detection module 1111, the information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 is The electronic device 110 is transferred to the servo host 120. At this point, just query the blue hair The identification code of the emitter 130 can be used to find out where the Bluetooth transmitter 130 was last found by the detection module 1111, thereby searching for lost elderly or pets. On the other hand, the detection module 1111 also uploads the related information of the electronic device 110 and the application 111, and can also confirm the transmitter information content returned by the electronic device 110 by querying the identification codes of the electronic device 110 and the application 111. The location of the electronic device 110 can be determined, thereby utilizing the Bluetooth emitter 130 to find the location of the electronic device 110. In other words, the Bluetooth transmitter information gathering system 100 can query the location of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 by the electronic device 110, and can also query the location of the electronic device 110 by the Bluetooth transmitter 130.

The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system 100 of the present invention and its information collecting method can collect a large number of transmitter information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130, and can provide a plurality of different micro positioning services by using the collected transmitter information, compared with With the conventional GPS and micro-positioning services, the Bluetooth transmitter information gathering system 100 and its information gathering method of the present invention can provide a lower cost and more accurate and effective application. In addition, the detection module 1111 of the Bluetooth transmitter information collection system 100 has the function of capturing different brands of different Bluetooth transmitters 130, so that the information of the blue transmitter 130 that has been deployed in the market can be retrieved. The application can eliminate the cost of deploying the Bluetooth transmitter 130 by itself, and provide the micro-location service using the existing Bluetooth transmitter 130. Moreover, the detection module 1111 is an SDK that can be implanted into any application 111, that is, any user who downloads the application module 111 that is implanted into the detection module 1111 will become a Bluetooth transmitter information collection system. 100 data collection end. If the application 111 is a fairly common APP, such as Line, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc., the information of the Bluetooth transmitter 130 can be collected more quickly, and the accuracy of the micro positioning service can be increased.

The present invention has been described above, but it is not intended to limit the scope of patent rights claimed herein. The scope of patent protection is subject to the scope of the patent application and its equivalent fields. Any changes or modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of this patent are subject to the equivalent changes or designs made in the spirit of the present disclosure and should be included in the scope of the patent application below. Inside.

Claims (10)

A method for collecting information of a Bluetooth transmitter includes the following steps: A10: providing at least one electronic device, the electronic device comprising an application and a Bluetooth communication module, wherein the application is implanted into a detection module, The detection module is adapted to capture information of at least one Bluetooth transmitter through the Bluetooth communication module; A20: the electronic device is adjacent to the Bluetooth transmitter; A30: the detection module captures the Bluetooth transmission Information of the device; A40: the detection module transmits a transmitter information to a server through the electronic device; A50: the server determines the content of the received transmitter information; and A52: if the received If the transmitter information has different content from the stored transmitter information, the server host stores the received transmitter information; wherein the application is a non-specific application, the Bluetooth transmitter has been Set by different users. The method for collecting Bluetooth transmitter information according to claim 1, wherein in step A30, the transmitter information includes an identification code of the Bluetooth transmitter, a current time recorded by the electronic device, and a coordinate And the signal strength of the Bluetooth transmitter. The method for collecting Bluetooth transmitter information according to claim 1, further comprising the following steps: A51: if the received transmitter information has the same content as the stored transmitter information, The servo host does not store the received transmitter information. The method for collecting the information of the Bluetooth transmitter according to the second aspect of the patent application, wherein in step A30, the transmitter information further includes information of the electronic device and information of the application. A Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system, configured to collect at least one transmitter information of a Bluetooth transmitter, the Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system comprising: at least one electronic device, comprising: a Bluetooth communication module; In an application, the application is embedded in a detection module, and the detection module is adapted to capture information of the Bluetooth transmitter through the Bluetooth communication module, and the application is a non-specific application. And a servo host adapted to receive a transmitter information transmitted by the electronic device and store the transmitter information; wherein, when the detecting module captures information of the Bluetooth transmitter, the detecting The module transmits the transmitter information to the server through the electronic device; wherein the Bluetooth transmitter has been set by different users. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system according to claim 5, wherein the detecting module is a software development kit suitable for being implanted in any application. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system according to claim 5, wherein the transmitter information includes an identifier of the Bluetooth transmitter, a current time recorded by the electronic device, a coordinate, and the Bluetooth emission. The signal strength of the device. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system of claim 5, wherein the server further comprises an operation unit, wherein the operation unit is adapted to determine the transmitter information received by the server. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system of claim 7, wherein the transmitter information further includes information of the electronic device and information of the application. The Bluetooth transmitter information collecting system according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet, and the application is a mobile application.