WO2015027849A1

WO2015027849A1 - Methods, devices, and systems for correlating terminals

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Publication number: WO2015027849A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/084875
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jie Lin
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2013-08-29
Filing date: 2014-08-21
Publication date: 2015-03-05
Also published as: CN104426963A; TWI512525B; CN104426963B; HK1203249A1; TW201508533A

Abstract

Methods, system, and devices for correlating terminals are provided. A first terminal uploads a first terminal identifier to a server. The first terminal acquires a barcode corresponding to the first terminal. A second terminal scans the bar code and acquiring barcode information, where the barcode information in the server corresponds to the first terminal identifier. The second terminal uploads the barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the server correlates the first terminal identifier to the second terminal identifier. The method only requires that the second terminal scans the barcode of the first terminal, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals.

Description

METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CORRELATING

TERMINALS

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[001 ] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application

No.201310386165.2, filed on August29, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

[002] The present disclosure relates to computer technology field, and more particularly to a methods, devices, and systems for correlating terminals and.

BACKGROUND

[003] Generally, there are two ways of information sharing between terminals. One way is logging in a first terminal by use of account information and uploading information to a server, and then logging in a second terminal and downloading information by use of the same account information; the another way is establishing correlation among information of various accounts such as "add friend,""join group" and the like, and then logging in different terminals by the correlated account information, so that the correlation among terminals based on account information can be established and information synchronization can be realized accordingly.

[004] However, the inventor notices that there exists at least following problems in prior technology:

[005] The method for correlating terminals based on account information requires users to input account information to log in, but generally account information is complicated for the sake of safety. Thus,the terminal correlating operation turns to be cumbersome and operation time for users is increased, which increases terminal power consumption. Particularly, for mobile terminals which have limited power, the standby time will be shortened. SUMMARY

[006] By this token, because of the above mentioned technical problems that the correlating operation according to account information is complicated and the terminal power consumption is increased, it is necessary to provide a method for correlating terminals and terminal thereof.

[007] In a first aspect, a method is provided for correlating terminals. The method includes:a first terminal uploads a first terminal identifier to a server;the first terminal acquires a barcode corresponding to the first terminal identifier^ second terminal scans the barcode and acquiring barcode information, and the barcode information corresponding to the first terminal identifier in the server;the second terminal uploads the barcode information and a second terminal identifier

correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier may be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[008] In a second aspect, amethod is provided for correlating terminals. The method includes:a first terminal generating a barcode;the first terminal acquiring barcode information corresponding to the barcode, and uploading the barcode and a first terminal identifier correspondingly to a server;a second terminal scanning the barcode and acquiring the barcode information, and uploading the barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier may be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[009] In a third aspect, a method for correlating terminals. The

methodincludes:a first terminal generating a barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier^ second terminal scanning the barcode and acquiring a first terminal identifier, and uploading the first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to a server, so that the first terminal identifier may be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[010] In a fourth aspect, a method for correlating terminals. The method includes: a first terminal generating a barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier^ second terminal scanning the barcode and acquiring a first terminal identifier, and uploading the first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server;the server storing correspondence between the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier.

[011 ] In a fifth aspect, a terminal includes a hardware processor and a non- transitory storage medium that stores modules including: a scanning module and an uploading module. The scanning module is programmed to scan a first barcode of another terminal and acquire information of the first barcode, and the information of the first barcode in a server corresponds to an identifier of the another terminal. The uploading module is programmed to upload the information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal correspondingly to the server, so that the identifier of the terminal is correlated to the identifier of the another terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[012] To more clearly describe the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following gives an overview of the drawings needed to describe the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings show only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in existing art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

[013] Fig. 1 is an example flowchart of the method for correlating terminals according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[014] Fig. 2 is an example sequence diagram of the method for correlating terminals according to a specific usage scenario.

[015] Fig. 3 is an example flowchart of the method for correlating terminals according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[016] Fig. 4 is a flowchart of the method for correlating terminals according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[017] Fig. 5 is a flowchart of the method for correlating terminals according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[018] Fig. 6 is a block diagram of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure; [019] Fig. 7 is a block diagram of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[020] Fig. 8 is a block diagram of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[021 ] Fig. 9 is a block diagram of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[022] Fig. 10 is a block diagram of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[023] Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[024] Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment,""an embodiment,""example embodiment," or the like in the singular or plural means that one or more particular features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment,""in an example embodiment," or the like in the singular or plural in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[025] The terminology used in the description of the disclosure herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in the description of the disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a,""an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term

"and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms "may include,""including,""comprises," and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

[026] As used herein, the term "module" or "unit" may refer to, be part of, or include an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC); an electronic circuit; a combinational logic circuit; a field programmable gate array (FPGA); a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) that executes code; other suitable hardware components that provide the described functionality; or a combination of some or all of the above, such as in a system-on-chip. The term module or unit may include memory (shared, dedicated, or group) that stores code executed by the processor.

[027] The exemplary environment may include a server, a client, and a communication network. The server and the client may be coupled through the communication network for information exchange, such as sending/receiving identification information, sending/receiving data files such as splash screen images, etc. Although only one client and one server are shown in the environment, any number of terminals or servers may be included, and other devices may also be included.

[028] The communication network may include any appropriate type of communication network for providing network connections to the server and client or among multiple servers or clients. For example, communication network may include the Internet or other types of computer networks or telecommunication networks, either wired or wireless. In a certain embodiment, the disclosed methods and apparatus may be implemented, for example, in a wireless network that includes at least one client.

[029] In some cases, the client may refer to any appropriate user terminal with certain computing capabilities, such as a personal computer (PC), a work station computer, a server computer, a hand-held computing device (tablet), a smart phone or mobile phone, or any other user-side computing device. In various embodiments, the client may include a network access device. The client may be stationary or mobile.

[030] A server, as used herein, may refer to one or more server computers configured to provide certain server functionalities, such as database management and search engines. A server may also include one or more processors to execute computer programs in parallel.

[031 ] A user, as used herein, may refer to one or more persons or things that control a client. The user may control more than one clients or other devices.

[032] The solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are clearly and completely described in combination with the attached drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part, but not all, of the embodiments of the present disclosure. On the basis of the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments acquired by those of ordinary skill in the art under the precondition that no creative efforts have been made shall be covered by the protective scope of the present disclosure.

[033] In conjunction with the drawings provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, the following section clearly and comprehensively describes the technical solution provided by embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments that a person skilled in the art derives from the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative work fall within the claims of the present disclosure.

[034] To make clearer the purpose, technical solution, and benefits of the present disclosure, the following describes in further details the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with drawings.

[035] The purpose, technical proposal and advantages in the embodiments of the present disclosure will become more clear and complete from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the appended drawings. Apparently, the embodiments described thereinafter are merely a part of embodiments of the present disclosure, not all embodiments. Persons skilled in the art can obtain all other embodiments without creative works, based on these embodiments, which pertains to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[036] As shown in Fig. 1, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for correlating terminals, including the following steps:

[037] In step 102, a first terminal uploadsa first terminal identifier to a server. [038] The first terminal may be a terminal with a display screen and can be connected to network, which includes but is not limited to a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a e-book reader, a MP3 player (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III), a MP4 player (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV), a POS terminal, a laptop computer and a desk computer, and the like.

[039] The first terminal identifier may be an equipment identifier of the first terminal.For example, when the first terminal is a mobile phone, the first terminal identifier may be IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). The first terminal may send a request to the service platform so as to receive returned first terminal identifier from the service platform according to the identification request. For example, the first terminal identifier may be a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) also called UUID (Universally Unique Identifier), which is a kind of 128-bit digital identifier generated by algorithm. The first terminal may acquire the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) or the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) by sending a request to the service platform.

[040] In step 104, the first terminal acquiresa barcode corresponding to the first terminal identifier.

[041 ] A barcode is a graphic identifier used to store information, which may be barcode, two-dimension code (such as QR code, Quick Response Code) and color barcode, and the like, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[042] In an embodiment, step 104 includes: the first terminal receivesbarcode information thatis returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal, and generating the barcode according to the barcode information.

[043] In this embodiment, after the first terminal uploading the first terminal identifier to the server, the server maygenerate the barcode information according to the first terminal identifier and store correspondence between barcode information and the first terminal identifier and return the generated barcode information to the first terminal. Specifically, the server can generate the barcode information according to the first terminal identifier, which means the barcode information includes the first terminal identifier; certainly, the barcode information may not includethe first terminal identifier but merely be stored corresponding to the first terminal identifier.

[044] After receiving the barcode information, the first terminal generates a barcode according to the barcode information. Specifically, the barcode may be generated according to the received barcode information by conventional barcode generating method. In this embodiment, since what the first terminal receives is barcode information which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier, information content transferred through network can be small, and network resource occupied can be small, and a barcode can be generated under a circumstance of bad network, so as to be less subjected to network condition.

[045] In another embodiment, step 104 comprises: the first terminal receiving a barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier. In this embodiment, after the first terminal uploading the first terminal identifier to the server, the server can generate barcode information according to the first terminal identifier, and store correspondence between the barcode information and the first terminal identifier, and then generate a barcode according to barcode information, and then return the generated barcode information to the first terminal. The server generates the barcode and the first terminal receives the barcode returned from the server. Since there is no need locally generating barcode by the first terminal, local resource can be saved and there will be low requirements for hardware of the first terminal and high compatibility.

[046] In step 106, a second terminal scansthe barcode and acquiring barcode information, and the barcode information corresponding to the first terminal identifier in the server.

[047] The second terminal is provided with image acquisition device and can scan and parse a barcode. The second terminal includes but is not limited to a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a POS terminal, and the like. The second terminal scans the barcode and acquires image that includes the barcode by acquiring image information, and then parse of the barcode will be realized by barcode position, partition and decoding so as to acquire barcode information corresponding to the barcode which corresponds to the first terminal identifier in the server.

[048] In step 108, the second terminal uploadsthe barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[049] The second terminal identifier may be an equipment identifier of the second terminal, for example, when the second terminal is a mobile phone, the second terminal identifier may be IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). The second terminal may send a request to a service platform so as to receive returned second terminal identifier from the service platform according to the identification request. For example, the second terminal identifier may be a universally unique identifier. The second terminal may acquire the universally unique identifier by sending a request to the service platform.

[050] In this embodiment, the second terminal uploads the barcode information and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server. Since the barcode information corresponds to the first terminal identifier in the server, the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier according to the same barcode information, so the correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized, which means the first terminal may be bound to the second terminal.

[051 ] In the method for correlating terminals mentioned above, during the process of the correlating, there is no need to input complicated account

information.Actually, the methodonly requires that the second terminal scansbarcode of the first terminal, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals. If the barcode of the first terminal is scanned by multiple terminals, correlation among terminals maybe established among the multiple terminals and the first terminal.

[052] It should be noted that the first terminal and the second terminal according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are two terminals used in a general sense, in other embodiments, the first terminal may also scan a barcode acquired by the second terminal so as to realize correlation between the two terminals, which will not be explained here.

[053] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further includes: the first terminal sendsa query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a second terminal identifier thatis returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information.

[054] In this embodiment, after the first terminal is correlated to the second terminal, the first terminal may send a query request with the barcode information and the first terminal identifier to the server. After receiving the query request, the server determineswhether there exist a record of correspondence between the barcode information within the query request and the first terminal identifier. If so, authentication is passed, returning the second terminal identifier corresponding to the barcode information to the first terminal; if not, no information will be returned or a failure response will be returned. Accordingly, when multiple second terminal identifiers corresponding to the barcode information is found in the server, all the second terminal identifier corresponding to the barcode information will be returned to the first terminal.

[055] In this embodiment, the first terminal sends a query request to the server and acquires the second terminal identifier corresponding to the barcode information so as to transmit information to the second terminal according to the second terminal identifier and to realize information synchronization. For example, the first terminal sends information request including the first terminal identifier, the second terminal identifier and information contents to the server, and then the server sends information including the first terminal identifier and information content to the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier, so that the second terminal can receive the information content. Similarly, the second terminal may send information corresponding to receive first terminal identifier to the first terminal.

[056] Further, in an embodiment, after the first terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, the method further includes :the first terminal receiving attribute information of the second terminal thatis returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier.

[057] The attribute information of the second terminal may include terminal name, operation platform used in the terminal (such as Android, iOS or Windows), terminal type (such as smart phone, desk computer, laptop), and the like. The second terminal may upload the second terminal identifier and attribute information of the second terminal correspondingly to the server in advance. When returning the second terminal identifier corresponding to barcode information to the first terminal, the server also may return attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier together to the first terminal, thus attribute information of the second terminal can be visually displayed in the first terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[058] In another embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further includes: the second terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a first terminal identifier and/or a second terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information.

[059] In this embodiment, the second terminal may send a request to the server to query the correlated first terminal and/or another second terminal correlated to the first terminal. Specifically, the second terminal sends the server a query request with barcode information and the second terminal identifier. After receiving the query request, the server further queries the first terminal identifier corresponding to barcode information. If there are multiple second terminal identifiers corresponding to the barcode information, other second terminal identifiers corresponding to barcode information can be queried. Therefore, the second terminal may receive the first terminal identifier returned by the server corresponding to barcode information and/or other returned second terminal identifiers except for itself corresponding to the barcode information.

[060] In this embodiment, the second terminal maydisplay other second terminal identifiers correlating to the first terminal identifier as well as the first terminal identifier, which enables the second terminal to synchronize information with other terminals correlated to the first terminal other than the first terminal and reduces operation of scanning barcodes many times and reduces operation time for users, and further saves power consumption for terminals.

[061 ] Further, in an embodiment, after the second terminal sendsa query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, the method further includes: the second terminal receiving attribute information of the first terminal thatis returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier and/or attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier.

[062] The attribute information of the first terminal may includeterminal name, operation platform used in a terminal (such as Android, iOS or Windows), terminal type (such as smart phone, desk computer, laptop), and the like. The first terminal may upload the first terminal identifier and attribute information of the first terminal correspondingly to the server in advance. When returning the first terminal identifier and/or other second terminal identifiers to the second terminal, the server can return attribute information of the first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier and/or information of other second terminal properties corresponding to other second terminal identifiers together, thus attribute information of the first terminal can be visually displayed in the second terminal so that a user can acquire the first terminal attribute correlated to the second terminal and/or other second terminal properties correlated to the first terminal.

[063] Principle of the above-mentioned method for correlating terminals will be described according to a specific application scenario thereinafter. As shown in Fig 2, specifically, the method includes the following processes:

[064] (1) A first terminal uploadsa first terminal identifier to a server, the server generates barcode information according to the first terminal identifier and stores correspondence between barcode information and the first terminal identifier. The first terminal receives the barcode information which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier, thus generates a barcode according to the returned barcode information and displays the barcode on the screen of the first terminal. The second terminal scans the barcode and acquires barcode information, and then uploads the barcode information and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that barcode information in the server can correspond to the first terminal identifier and the first terminal identifier respectively and correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized.

[065] (2) When the second terminal is to send information to the first terminal, it sends the server a query request with barcode information acquired by scanning and the second terminal identifier. After receiving the query request, the server validates the query request, namely to query whether there is correspondence between the carried barcode information and the first terminal identifier. If there exist one, the validation succeeds, returning the first terminal identifier and attribute information of the first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier to second first terminal; if there exist none, information of failure validation will be returned. The second terminal receives attribute information of the first terminal and displays it, and receives select instruction aimed to the attribute information of the first terminal which input by a user, and then sends information to the selected first terminal corresponding to attribute information of the first terminal.

[066] (3) The second terminal sends an information request thatincludes the first terminal identifier, the second terminal identifier, barcode information and information content to information center. After receiving the information request, the information center sends the first terminal identifier, the second terminal identifier and barcode information to the server to validate, and then the server will determine whether the first terminal is correlated to the second terminal. For example, testing whether there is correspondence among barcode information and the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier, if there exist one, the first terminal is correlated to the second terminal, returning message of successful validation to message server. After the validation succeeds, the message server will send the second terminal identifier and information content to the first terminal, so that the delivery of information from the second terminal to the first terminal will be realized. Similarly, according to the received second terminal identifier, the first terminal can send information to the second terminal through the information center. [067] As shown in Fig. 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an example method for correlating terminals. The methodincludesthe following steps:

[068] In step 302, a first terminal generatesa barcode. For example, the first terminal may generate a barcode according to the first terminal identifier and to generating a random number, and also to information input by a user.

[069] In step 304, the first terminal acquiresbarcode information corresponding to the barcode, and uploading the barcode and a first terminal identifier

correspondingly to a server.

[070] When the first terminal generates a barcode according to the first terminal identifier, the barcode information may include the first terminal identifier; when generating a barcode according to generating a random number, the barcode information may include the generated random number; when generating a barcode according to information input by a user, the barcode information may include information input by a user. After receiving barcode information and the first terminal identifier uploaded by the first terminal, the server stores correspondence between barcode information and the first terminal identifier.

[071 ] In step 306, a second terminal scans the barcode and acquires the barcode information, and uploads the barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[072] The second terminal identifier uploads the barcode information and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server. Since the barcode

information corresponds to the first terminal identifier in the server, the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier according to the same barcode information, so that correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized, which means the first terminal has the ability to be bound to the second terminal.

[073] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further comprises: the first terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a second terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information. In this embodiment, after correlated to the second terminal, the first terminal may send a query request to the server and acquire barcode information correspondingly to the second terminal identifier, so as to deliver information to the second terminal according to the acquired second terminal identifier and realize information synchronization.

[074] In an embodiment, after the first terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, the method further comprises: the first terminal receiving attribute information of the second terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier. In this embodiment, when returning the second terminal identifier corresponding to barcode information to the first terminal, the server also can return attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier together, thus attribute information of the second terminal can be visually displayed in the first terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[075] In another embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further comprises: the second terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a first terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information and/or a second terminal identifier.

[076] In this embodiment, the second terminal may send a request to the server to query the correlated first terminal and/or another second terminal correlated to the first terminal. The server returns the first terminal identifier corresponding to the carried barcode information and/or other second terminal identifiers except for itself corresponding to the barcode information, the second terminal can display other second terminal identifiers correlating to the first terminal identifier as well as the first terminal identifier, which enables the second terminal to synchronize information with other terminals correlated to the first terminal other than the first terminal and reduces operation of scanning barcodes many times and reduces operation time for users and further saves power consumption for terminals.

[077] In an embodiment, after the second terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, the method further comprises:the second terminal receiving attribute information of the first terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier and/or attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier. In this embodiment, when returning the first terminal identifier and/or other second terminal identifiers to the second terminal, the server can return attribute information of the first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier and/or information of other second terminal properties corresponding to other second terminal identifiers together, thus attribute information of the first terminal can be visually displayed in the second terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the first terminal correlated to the second terminal and/or other second terminal attribute correlated to the first terminal.

[078] In the method for correlating terminals mentioned above, during the process of the correlating, there is no need inputting complicated account information, and only the second terminal scanning barcode of the first terminal is needed, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals. Since the first terminal can generate a barcode by itself, there is no need for the server to participate in the process of a barcode generating, which saves network resources.

[079] As shown in Fig. 4, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an example method for correlating terminals, including the following steps:

[080] In step 402, a first terminal generates a barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier, a first terminal generatesa barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier, and the barcode information corresponding to the barcode includes the first terminal identifier.

[081] In step 404, a second terminal scansthe barcode and acquiring a first terminal identifier, and uploadsthe first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to a server, so that the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[082] The second terminal uploads the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server. Since the first terminal identifier corresponds to the second terminal identifier in the server, the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier in the server, so that correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized. Correlation among multiple terminals can be realized by multiple second terminals scanning the barcode of the first terminal.

[083] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further comprises: the first terminal sending a query request with a first terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a second terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier In this embodiment, the first terminal sending a query request to the server and acquiring the second terminal identifier associated with the first terminal identifier, so as to deliver information to the second terminal according to the acquired second terminal identifier and realize information synchronization.

[084] In an embodiment, after the first terminal sending a query request with a first terminal identifier to the server, the method further comprises:the first terminal receiving attribute information of the second terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier. When returning the second terminal identifier associated with the first terminal identifier to the first terminal, the server also may return attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier together to the first terminal, thus the attribute information of the second terminal can be visually displayed in the first terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[085] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further comprises: the second terminal sending a query request with a second terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a first terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier. The second terminal may deliver information to the first terminal according to the acquired first terminal identifier, so as to realize information synchronization.

[086] In an embodiment, after the second terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, the method further comprises:the second terminal receiving attribute information of the first terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier. When returning the first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier to the second terminal, the server also can return attribute information of the first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier together to the second terminal, thus attribute information of the first terminal can be visually displayed in the second terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[087] In the method for correlating terminals mentioned above, the first terminal generates the barcode according to the first terminal identifier, and then the second terminal scans the barcode of the first terminal to acquire the first terminal identifier, and uploads the first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier

correspondingly to the server. Thus the first terminal identifier is correlated to the second terminal identifier in the server, so that the correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized. During the process of the correlating, there is no need inputting complicated account information, and only the second terminal scanning barcode generated by the first terminal is needed, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals. In addition, since the first terminal generating a barcode according to a first terminal identifier, there is no need for the first terminal to upload the first terminal identifier and barcode information correspondingly to the server, which saves network resources.

[088] As shown in Fig. 5, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an example method for correlating terminals, including the following steps:

[089] In step 502, a first terminal generates a barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier. Thefirst terminal may generatea barcode corresponding to a first terminal identifier, where thebarcode information corresponding to the barcode includes the first terminal identifier.

[090] In step 504, a second terminal scansthe barcode and acquiresa first terminal identifier, and uploadsthe first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server.

[091 ] The second terminal acquires the first terminal identifier by scanning the barcode of the first terminal. The second terminal may associatethe first terminal identifier withthe second terminal identifier, and then upload them to the server. Alternatively or additionally, the second terminal may also upload the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, and then the server associatesthe first terminal identifier withthe second terminal identifier.

[092] In step 506, the server storesthe correspondence relationship between the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier.

[093] After receiving the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier uploaded by the second terminal, the server stores correspondence between the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier, so that the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

[094] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further includes: the first terminal sends a query request with a first terminal identifier to the server, and the server returns a second terminal identifier associated withthe first terminal identifier to the first terminal. In this embodiment, the first terminal sends a query request to the server and acquiring the second terminal identifier associated with the first terminal identifier, so as to deliver information to the second terminal according to the acquired second terminal identifier and realize information synchronization.

[095] In an embodiment, after the first terminal sends a query request with a first terminal identifier to the server, the method further includes :the server returns attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier to the first terminal. When returning the second terminal identifier associated with the first terminal identifier to the first terminal, the server may return attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier together to the first terminal, thus attribute information of the second terminal can be visually displayed in the first terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[096] In an embodiment, the method for correlating terminals further includes: the second terminal sends a query request with a second terminal identifier to the server, and the server returns a first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier to the second terminal. The second terminal may deliver information to the first terminal according to the acquired first terminal identifier, so as to realize information synchronization.

[097] In an embodiment, after the second terminal sends a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, the method further includes :the server returns attribute information of the first terminalcorresponding to the first terminal identifier to the second terminal. When returning the first terminal identifier corresponding to the second terminal identifier to the second terminal, the server may also return attribute information of the first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier together to the second terminal. Thus, attribute information of the first terminal maybe visually displayed in the second terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[098] In the method for correlating terminals mentioned above, the first terminal generates the barcode according to the first terminal identifier, and then the second terminal scans the barcode of the first terminal to acquire the first terminal identifier, and uploads the first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier

correspondingly to the server. The server stores correspondence between the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier, thus the first terminal identifier is correlated to the second terminal identifier in the server, so that the correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized. During the process of the correlating, there is no need to input complicated account information. In the method, the second terminal only needs to scan the barcode generated by the first terminal, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals. In addition, since the first terminal generating a barcode according to a first terminal identifier, there is no need for the first terminal to upload the first terminal identifier and barcode information correspondingly to the server, which saves network resources.

[099] It's understood for person skilled in the art to accomplish part of or whole steps in the above embodiments by instructing the related hardware with program. Such program maybe stored in a computer-readable storage medium. For example, the program is stored in a terminal storage medium and is executed by at least one processor of the terminal so as to realize processes in embodiments of each method mentioned above. Accordingly, such storage medium can be magnetic or optical disk, read-only memory (ROM) or random access memory (RAM), etc.

[0100] As shown in Fig. 6, in an embodiment, a terminal 600 is provided. The terminal 600 maybe a mobile phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), POS (Point of Sales), and the like. The terminal 600 includes a hardware processor and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store modulesincluding:a scanning module 602 and an uploading module 604.

[0101 ] Thescanning module 602 is programmed to scan a first barcode of another terminal and acquiring information of the first barcode, and the information of the first barcode in a server corresponds to the identifier of the another terminal.

[0102] Thebarcode may includea graphic identifier used to store information, which may be barcode, two-dimension code (such as QR code, Quick Response Code) and color barcode, and the like, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0103] The first terminal identifier may be an equipment identifier of the first terminal 600, for example, when the first terminal is a mobile phone, the first terminal identifier may be IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). The first terminal 600 may send a request to the service platform so as to receive returned first terminal identifier from the service platform according to the identification request. For example, the first terminal identifier may be a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) also called UUID (Universally Unique Identifier), which is a kind of 128-bit digital identifier generated by algorithm. The first terminal 600 may acquire the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) or the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) by sending a request to the service platform.

[0104] Theuploading module 604 is programmed toupload the information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal correspondingly to the server, so that the terminal identifier can be correlated to or associated withthe identifier of the another terminal.

[0105] Since the barcode information corresponds to the identifier of the another terminal, after the information of the first barcode and the terminal identifier are uploaded correspondingly to the server, the terminal identifier can be corresponded to the identifier of the another terminal in the server according to the same barcode information, so that the correlation between the terminal and the another terminal can be realized. During the process of correlating, there is no need to inputcomplicated account information, and only the scanning the first barcode is needed, operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals is reduced and power consumption of terminals is saved.

[0106] As shown in Fig. 7, in an embodiment, the terminal 600 also includes a query module 606. The query module 606 is programmed to send a query request with the information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal to the server, and receivethe identifier of the another terminalwhich is returned from the server and corresponds to the information of the first barcode. The terminal 600 may send information to the another terminal according to the received the identifier of the another terminal so as to realize information synchronization.

[0107] In another embodiment, the query module 606 may be programmed to receive attribute information of the terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds tothe identifier of the another terminal. The attribute information of the terminal may include terminal name, operation platform used in the terminal (such as Android, iOS or Windows), terminal type (such as smart phone, desk computer, laptop), and the like. When returning the identifier of the another terminal

corresponding to the terminal identifier to the terminal 600, the server may also return attribute information of the terminal corresponding to the identifier of the another terminal together to the terminal 600, thus attribute information of the another terminal can be visually displayed in the first terminal so that a user can acquire attribute of the correlated terminal.

[0108] As shown in Fig. 8, in an embodiment, the terminal 600 also includes a barcode acquiring module 608, for acquiring a second barcode corresponding to an identifier of the terminal. The acquired second barcode corresponding to the terminal identifier may be used for the another terminal to scan and to acquire information of the second barcode corresponding to the second barcode, so as to initiate a terminal correlating operation by the another terminal. Therefore, both the terminal 600 and the another terminal can initiate a terminal correlating operation, which further reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals.

[0109] In an embodiment, the barcode acquiring module 608 is also programmed to receive information of the second barcode returned from the server and corresponds to the terminal identifier. The barcode acquiring module 608 is programmed to generate the second barcode corresponding to the information of the second barcode. In this embodiment, the server returns information of the second barcode

corresponding to the terminal identifier to the terminal 600, and generates the second barcode according to information of the second barcode, thus the another terminal can scan the second barcode to acquire information of the second barcode so that the another terminal can initiate a terminal correlating operation. Besides, since what the terminal 600 receives is information of the second barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the terminal identifier, the amount of information needs to be transferred through the network is small. Thus, the network resource occupied by the method can be small, and a barcode can be generated under a circumstance of bad network so as to be less subjected to network condition.

[0110] In an embodiment, the barcode acquiring module 608 is also programmed to receive a second barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the terminal identifier. In this embodiment, the server generates the second barcode, and the terminal 600 receives the second barcode returned from the server, since there is no need for the terminal 600 to generate the second barcode locally, local resource can be saved.

[0111] As shown in Fig. 9, in an embodiment, the terminal 600 further comprises a first barcode generating module 610, for generating a second barcode. The terminal 600 may generate the second barcode according to the terminal identifier and to generating a random number and also to information input by a user.

[0112] The uploading module is programmed to acquire information of the second barcode corresponding to the generated second barcode, and upload the acquired information of the second barcode and an identifier of the terminal correspondingly to the server. When the terminal 600 generates the second barcode according to the terminal identifier, information of the second barcode may include the terminal identifier; when generating the second barcode according to generating a random number, information of the second barcode may include the generated random number; when generating the second barcode according to information input by a user, information of the second barcode may include information input by the user.

[0113] In this embodiment, the terminal 600 generates the second barcode and uploads information of the second barcode and the terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, and the another terminal may acquire information of the second barcode by scanning the second barcode and upload the information of the second barcode and the identifier of the another terminal correspondingly to the server, thus the terminal identifier can be correlated to the identifier of the another terminal according to the same information of the second barcode so as to realize correlation between the terminal 600 and the another terminal.

[0114] As shown in Fig. 10, in an embodiment, the terminal 600 also includesa second barcode generating module 612, which isprogrammed to generatea second barcode according to an identifier of the terminal. In this embodiment, the second barcode is generated according to the terminal identifier, and information of the second barcode corresponding to the second barcode includes the terminal identifier, so that operation correlated to the terminal 600 can be initiated by the another terminal.

[0115] The present disclosure also provides another terminal according to another embodiment, as shown in Fig. 11. To simplify the expatiation, only some relevant portions associated with the present embodiment are illustrated, other details un- displayed can be reviewed in the method described above. Specifically, the terminal can be any terminal unit such as mobile phone, tablet PC, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), POS (Point of Sales), or car PC. Following is an example of a mobile phone.

[0116] Fig.11 is a block diagram of a partial structure related to a mobile phone. For example, the mobile phone includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit 1110, a memorizer 1120, an input unit 1130, a display unit 1140, a sensor 1150, an audio circuit 1160, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module 1170, a processor 1180, and a power 1190, etc.. It's understood for persons skilled in the art that, the structure of a mobile phone illustrated in Fig. 11 is not limited, some components can be added or omitted, or some combinations or arrangement can be included.

[0117] Following is a detailed description of the structure of the mobile phone by combining with Fig. 11.

[0118] The RF circuit 1110 is arranged for receiving and sending signals during calling or process of receiving and sending message. Specially, the RF circuit 1110 will receive downlink information from the base station and send it to the processor 1180; besides, the RF circuit 1110 will send uplink data to the base station. Generally, the RF circuit 1110 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier (LNA), a diplexer, and the like. In addition, the RF circuit 110 can communicate with network or other devices by wireless communication. Such wireless communication can use any one

communication standard or protocol, which includes, but is not limited to, global system of mobile communication (GSM), general packet radio service,(GPRS), code division multiple access(CDMA), wideband code division multiple access, (WCDMA), long term evolution(LTE), email, or short messaging service(SMS).

[0119] The memorizer 1120 is arranged for storing software program and module which will be run by the processor 1180, so as to perform multiple functional applications of the mobile phone and data processing. The memorizer 1130 mainly includes storing program area and storing data area. Concretely, the storing program area can store the operating system, at least one application program with required function (such as sound playing function, image playing function, etc.). The storing data area can store data established by mobile phone according to actual using demand (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.) Furthermore, the memorizer 1120 can be high-speed random access memory, or nonvolatile memory, such as disk storage, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state memory devices.

[0120] The input unit 1130 is arranged for receiving the entered number or character information, and the entered key signal related to user setting and function control of the mobile phone. Concretely, the input unit 1130 includes a touch panel 1131 or other input devices 1132. The touch panel 1131 is called as touch screen, which can collect user' s touch operations thereon or nearby (for example the operations generated by fingers of user or touchpen, and the like, touching on the touch panel 1131 or touching near the touch panel 1131), and drive the corresponding connection device according to the preset program. Optionally, the touch panel 1131 includes two portions including a touch detection device and a touch controller.

Specifically, the touch detection device is arranged for detecting touch position of the user and detecting signals accordingly, and then sending the signals to the touch controller. Subsequently, the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, and converts it to contact coordinates which are to be sent to the processor 1180, and then receives command sent by the processor 1180 to perform. In addition, besides the touch panel 1131, the input unit 1130 can include, but is not limited to, other input devices 1132, such as one or more selected from physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch key-press, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and an operating lever, etc..

[0121] The display unit 1140 is arranged for displaying information entered by the user or information supplied to the user, and menus of the mobile phone. For example, the display unit 1140 includes a display panel 1141, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). Furthermore, the display panel 1141 can be covered by the touch panel 1131, after touch operations are detected on or near the touch panel 1131, they will be sent to the processor 1180 to determine the type of the touching event. Subsequently, the processor 1180 supplies the corresponding visual output to the display panel 1141 according to the type of the touching event. As shown in Fig. 11, the touch panel 1131 and the display panel 1141 are two individual components to implement input and output of the mobile phone, but they can be integrated together to implement the input and output in some embodiments.

[0122] Furthermore, the mobile phone includes at least one sensor 1150, such as light sensors, motion sensors, or other sensors. Specifically, the light sensors includes ambient light sensors for adjusting brightness of the display panel 1141 according to the ambient light, and proximity sensors for turning off the display panel 1141 and/or maintaining backlight when the mobile phone is moved to the ear side. Accelerometer sensor as one of the motion sensors can detect the magnitude of accelerations in every direction (Triaxial, generally), and detect the magnitude and direction of gravity in an immobile status, which is applicable to applications of identifying attitudes of the mobile (such as switching between horizontal and vertical screens, related games, magnetometer attitude calibration, etc.), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, percussion, etc.). And the mobile phone also can configure other sensors (such as gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc.) whose detailed descriptions are omitted here.

[0123] The audio circuit 1160, the speaker 1161 and the microphone 1162 supply an audio interface between the user and the mobile phone. Specifically, the audio data is received and converted to electrical signals by audio circuit 1160, and then transmitted to the speaker 1161, which are converted to sound signal to output. On the other hand, the sound signal collected by the speaker is then converted to electrical signals which will be received and converted to audio data. Subsequently, the audio data are output to the processor 1180 to process, and then sent to another mobile phone via the RF circuit 1110, or sent to the memorizer 1120 to process further.

[0124] The WiFi module 1170 includes but is not limited to a wireless fidelity module, a Bluetooth module and an infrared communication module, and the like, by which the mobile phone can help the user to receive and send email, browse web, and access streaming media, etc.. Although the WiFi module 1170 is illustrated in Fig. 11, it should be understood that, WiFi module 1170 is not a necessary for the mobile phone, which can be omitted according the actual demand without changing the essence of the present disclosure.

[0125] The processor 1180 is a control center of the mobile phone, which connects with every part of the mobile phone by various interfaces or circuits, and performs various functions and processes data by running or performing software program/module stored in the memorizer 1120 or calling data stored in the memorizer 1120, so as to monitor the mobile phone. Optionally, the processor 1180 may include one or more processing units. Preferably, the processor 1180 can integrate with application processors and modem processors, for example, the application processors include processing operating system, user interface and applications, etc.; the modern processors are programmed to perform wireless communication. It can be understood that the modern processors may be integratedto the processor 1180.

[0126] Furthermore, the mobile phone may include a power supply 1190 (such as battery) supplying power for each component, preferably, the power supply can connect with the processor 1180 by power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging and power consuming.

[0127] In addition, the mobile phone may include a camera, and a Bluetooth module, etc., which are not illustrated.

[0128] In this embodiment, the processor 1180 in the terminal includes the following functions: scanning the first barcode of the another terminal and acquiring information of the first barcode, and information of the first barcode corresponds to the identifier of the another terminal; uploading information of the first barcode and the terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the terminal identifier can be correlated to the identifier of the another terminal.

[0129] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: sending a query request with information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal to the server and receiving the identifier of the another terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the information of the first barcode.

[0130] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: receiving the identifier of the another terminal and an identifier of the terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the information of the first barcode.

[0131 ] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: receiving attribute information of the terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the identifier of the another terminal.

[0132] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: acquiring a second barcode corresponding to the terminal identifier.

[0133] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: receiving information of the second barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the terminal identifier and generating the second barcode corresponding to the information of the second barcode; or receiving the second barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the terminal identifier

[0134] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: generating the second barcode; acquiring information of the second barcode corresponding to the generated second barcode, and uploading the acquired information of the second barcode and the terminal identifier correspondingly to the server.

[0135] In an embodiment, the processor 1180 further includes the following functions: generating the second barcode according to the terminal identifier.

[0136] In the above embodiments, the first terminal generates the barcode according to the first terminal identifier, and then the second terminal scans the barcode of the first terminal to acquire the first terminal identifier and uploads the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, and the server stores correspondence between the first terminal identifier and the second terminal identifier. Thus the first terminal identifier may be correlated to the second terminal identifier in the server, so that correlation between the first terminal and the second terminal can be realized. During the process of the correlating, there is no need inputting complicated account information, and only the second terminal scanning barcode generated by the first terminal is needed, which reduces operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals and saves power consumption of terminals.

[0137] The terminal disclosed above acquires the barcode information by scanning the first barcode of other terminals. Since the barcode information corresponds to an identifier of other terminals in the server, and the terminal uploads the information of the first barcode and the terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, the terminal identifier can be correlated to the identifier of other terminals. Thus, the terminal identifier is correlated to the identifier of other terminals in the server according to the same barcode information, which correlates the terminal identifier to the identifier of other terminals. Thus, the correlation between the terminal and other terminals can be realized. Because there is no need inputting complicated account information, and only the scanning the first barcode is needed, operation time for users to establish correlation among terminals is reduced and power consumption of terminals is reduced.

[0138] The embodiments described above are merely a part of embodiments of the present disclosure and are described specifically and in detail, but it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the protection scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that for persons skilled in the art, some modification and improvement maybe made so long as not departing from the gist of the present disclosure, which also pertains to the protection scope of the present disclosure. The protection scope of the present disclosure is subject to what is claimed thereafter.

Claims

Claims What is claimed is:

1. A method for correlating terminals, comprising:

uploading, by a first terminal, a first terminal identifier to a server;

acquiring, by the first terminal, a barcode corresponding to the first terminal identifier;

scanning, bya second terminal, the barcode and acquiring barcode information, and the barcode information corresponding to the first terminal identifier in the server; and

uploading, bythe second terminal, the barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier is correlated to the second terminal identifier.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring thebarcode

corresponding to the first terminal identifier comprises one of the following:

receiving, by the first terminal, barcode information which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier, and generating the barcode according to the barcode information; and

receiving, bythe first terminal, a barcode returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following:

sending,by the first terminal, a query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a second terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information; and

sending,by the second terminal, a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a first terminal identifier and/or a second terminal identifier thatis returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising one of the following: after sending thequery request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, receiving,by the first terminal, attribute information of the second terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier;and

after the second terminal sending a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, receiving, by the second terminal, attribute information of the first terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the first terminal identifier and/or attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the second terminal identifier.

5. A method for correlating terminals, comprising:

generating,by a first terminal, a barcode;

acquiring,by the first terminal, barcode information corresponding to the barcode, and uploading the barcode and a first terminal identifier correspondingly to a server; and

scanning,by a second terminal, the barcode and acquiring the barcode information, and uploading the barcode information and a second terminal identifier correspondingly to the server, so that the first terminal identifier can be correlated to the second terminal identifier.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

sending, by the first terminal, a query request with the barcode information and a first terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a second terminal identifier which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

after sending thequery request with the barcode information and thefirst terminal identifier to the server, receiving, by the first terminal, attribute information of the second terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the second terminal identifier.

8. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

sending, by the second terminal, a query request with the barcode information and a second terminal identifier to the server, and receiving a first terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the barcode information and/or a second terminal identifier.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

10. A terminal, comprising a hardware processor and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store modules comprising:

a scanning module, programmed to scan a first barcode of another terminal and acquiring information of the first barcode, and the information of the first barcode in a server corresponds to an identifier of the another terminal;and

an uploading module, programmed to upload the information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal correspondingly to the server, so that the identifier of the terminal is correlated to the identifier of the another terminal.

11. The terminal according to claim lOfurther comprising:

a query module, programmed to send a query request with the information of the first barcode and an identifier of the terminal to the server, and receiving the identifier of the another terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the information of the first barcode.

12. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the query module is programmed to receiveattribute information of the terminal which is returned from the server and corresponds to the identifier of the another terminal.

13. The terminal according to claim 10,further comprising:

a barcode acquiring module, programmed to acquire a second barcode corresponding to an identifier of the terminal.

14. The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the barcode acquiring module is programmed toreceiveinformation of the second barcode which is returned from the server and corresponds to the identifier of the terminal, and generating the second barcode corresponding to the information of the second barcode.

15. The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the barcode acquiring module is programmed to receive a second barcode returned from the server and corresponds to the identifier of the terminal.

16. The terminal according to claim 10,further comprising:

a first barcode generating module, programmed to generate a second barcode, whereinthe uploading module is programmed to acquireinformation of the second barcode corresponding to the generated second barcode, and upload the acquired information of the second barcode and an identifier of the terminal correspondingly to the server.

17. The terminal according to claim 10,further comprising:

a second barcode generating module, programmed to generate a second barcode according to an identifier of the terminal.