WO2021057087A1

WO2021057087A1 - Internet of things (iot) device activation method and apparatus, and device

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Publication number: WO2021057087A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/094579
Authority: WO
Inventors: 曹剑锋; 卢声晓; 钱涨洋
Original assignee: 支付宝(杭州)信息技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-09-26
Filing date: 2020-06-05
Publication date: 2021-04-01
Also published as: TW202113710A; CN110751244B; CN110751244A; TWI779291B

Abstract

Disclosed in one or more embodiments of the present description are an Internet of things (IOT) device activation method and apparatus, and a device. In one embodiment, the IOT device activation method comprises: a point of sales (POS) front-end system receives entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to an IOT device; query, in the POS front-end system, network information of an entity object corresponding to the IOT device; generate a scan code on the basis of the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device; and send the scan code, so that the IOT device obtains, by means of the scan code, the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device for executing activation of the IOT device.

Description

Internet of Things IOT equipment activation method, device and equipment

Technical field

This manual belongs to the field of the Internet of Things, and in particular relates to a method, device and device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device.

Background technique

At present, when deploying Internet of Things (IOT) devices, workers need to open the activation interface on the IOT device, and then enter the information required for activation on the activation interface, and finally store the information in the IOT device. So as to realize the activation of the IOT device.

However, this manual activation method is particularly inefficient, and manual input of information is prone to errors.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of this specification provide a method, device, and device for activating an IoT device, which can improve the efficiency of IOT device activation.

In the first aspect, the embodiments of this specification provide a method for activating an IoT device, which is applied to a point-of-sale POS front-end system. The method includes:

Receive entity object information and interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device;

Query the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system;

Generating a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information;

The scan code is sent so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information through the scan code, so as to perform activation of the IOT device.

In the second aspect, the embodiments of this specification provide a method for activating an IoT device, which is applied to a server, and the method includes:

Receive the activation request of the IOT device;

In response to the activation request of the IOT device, query the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device;

The entity object information and the interactive account information are sent to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and all the information queried by the POS front-end system The network information of the physical object generates a scan code, and the scan code is used to activate the IOT device.

In a third aspect, the embodiments of this specification provide a method for activating an Internet of Things IOT device, which is applied to the IOT device, and the method includes:

Obtain the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, and the network information of the entity object through the scan code;

Obtain the product serial number of the IOT device;

Configuring the network information into the network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the physical object;

The entity object information, the interaction account information and the product serial number are configured to the device activation file of the IOT device to activate the IOT device.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of this specification provide a device for activating Internet of Things IOT equipment, which is applied to a point-of-sale POS front-end system, and the device includes:

The information receiving module is used to receive entity object information and interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device;

An information query module for querying the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system;

A scan code generation module, configured to generate a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information;

Scan code sending module, configured to send the scan code so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interaction account information and the network information through the scan code for executing the IOT device Activation.

In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present specification provide a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device, which is applied to a server, and the device includes:

The request receiving module is used to receive the activation request of the IOT device;

The request response module is used to respond to the activation request of the IOT device and query the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device;

The information sending module is configured to send the entity object information and the interactive account information to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and the POS The network information of the physical object queried by the front-end system generates a scan code, and the scan code is used to activate the IOT device.

In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present specification provide a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device, which is applied to the IOT device, and the device includes:

The first obtaining module is configured to obtain the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, and the network information of the entity object through the scan code;

The second obtaining module is used to obtain the product serial number of the IOT device;

A network configuration module, configured to configure the network information to a network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the physical object;

The device activation module is configured to configure the entity object information, the interaction account information and the product serial number to the device activation file of the IOT device to activate the IOT device.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of this specification provides a POS front-end system, the system including: a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device as described in the first aspect above is implemented.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of this specification provides a server, the server including: a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device as described in the second aspect above is implemented.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of this specification provides an IOT device, the device including: a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device as described in the third aspect above is implemented.

The Internet of Things IOT device activation method, device and device in the embodiments of this specification can use the network information stored in the POS front-end system to query the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device, and realize the network information stored in the POS front-end system. Reuse. Moreover, the scan code is generated based on at least the physical object information, the interactive account information and the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device, so that the IOT device can obtain this information through the scan code, and it is not necessary for the staff to visit the installation site of the IOT device to manually input the information Manual activation not only reduces the probability of errors during manual activation by staff, but also improves the activation efficiency of IOT equipment. Especially when the number of IOT devices that need to be activated is particularly large or multiple IOT devices that need to be activated are distributed across regions, the activation efficiency can be effectively improved and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the activation of IOT equipment can be realized based on the existing network architecture, without the need to add additional equipment, thereby effectively controlling the cost.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of this specification more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments of this specification. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, Other drawings can be obtained from these drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an IoT device provided by an embodiment of this specification;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by another embodiment of this specification;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an Internet of Things IOT device according to another embodiment of this specification;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by an embodiment of this specification;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by another embodiment of this specification;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device according to another embodiment of this specification;

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a computer device provided by an embodiment of this specification.

detailed description

The features and exemplary embodiments of each aspect of this specification will be described in detail below. In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this specification clearer, the following further describes in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only configured to explain the embodiments of this specification, and are not configured to limit the embodiments of this specification. For those skilled in the art, this description can be implemented without some of these specific details. The following description of the embodiments is merely to provide a better understanding of this specification by showing examples of this specification.

It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply one of these entities or operations. There is any such actual relationship or order between. Moreover, the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes those that are not explicitly listed Other elements of, or also include elements inherent to this process, method, article or equipment. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including..." does not exclude the existence of other same elements in the process, method, article, or equipment that includes the element.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the embodiments of this specification provide a method, device and device for activating an IoT device. The following first introduces the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device provided by the embodiment of this specification.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an IoT device provided by an embodiment of this specification. As shown in Figure 1, the method for activating an IoT device includes:

S102: The server receives an activation request of the IOT device. IoT is an information carrier such as the Internet and traditional telecommunications networks, which enables all ordinary objects that can perform independent functions to achieve interconnection and interoperability.

S104: In response to the activation request of the IOT device, the server queries the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device.

Among them, the entity object may include: a merchant store, a train station, a gas station, or a hospital. A merchant store can be a catering store or a retail store. For example, a retail store can be a supermarket, a convenience store, a clothing store, or a grocery store.

The entity object information includes at least one of the geographic location of the entity object, the name of the entity object, and the number corresponding to the entity object. The interactive account information includes receiving account information. For example, the receiving account information includes the payee's bank account, bank name, and the name of the payee corresponding to the account.

The IOT device can be a self-service IOT device. The self-service IOT device includes: self-service cashier equipment, self-service ordering equipment (such as voice ordering equipment), self-service ticketing equipment, self-service registration equipment, self-service payment equipment, or self-service refueling equipment.

S106: The server sends the entity object information and the interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device to the point of sales (POS) front-end system.

S108: The POS front-end system receives the entity object information and the interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device; queries the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system; at least based on the network information of the entity object and the entity object corresponding to the IOT device Information and the interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device generate a scan code.

Among them, the scan code can include a two-dimensional code, which is also called a two-dimensional bar code. The common two-dimensional code is Quick Response (QR) Code. QR Code is a very popular encoding method on mobile devices in recent years. It can store more information than traditional bar codes, and can also represent more data types. The two-dimensional code can be a circular two-dimensional code or a rectangular two-dimensional code.

S110: The POS front-end system sends a scan code, and the IOT device obtains the entity object information, the interaction account information and the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device through the scan code, so as to execute the activation of the IOT device.

In the embodiment of this specification, the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device is queried by using the network information pre-stored in the POS front-end system to realize the multiplexing of the network information in the POS front-end system.

The scan code is generated based on the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interaction account information, and the network information of the entity object, so that the IOT device can obtain this information through the scan code. Therefore, it is not necessary for the staff to arrive at the installation site of the IOT device and manually enter the information required for activation, which not only avoids errors when the staff manually enters the information, but also ensures the integrity, consistency, correctness and transferability of the configuration information, and can also improve The activation efficiency of IoT devices.

When the number of IOT devices that need to be activated is particularly large or multiple IOT devices that need to be activated are distributed across regions, the activation of batch IOT devices can be realized, which effectively improves the activation efficiency. For example, it takes about 30 minutes to activate an IOT device of a physical object based on the embodiment of this specification. It can be seen that, based on the embodiments of this specification, the activation efficiency of the IOT device can be greatly improved.

In addition, the activation of IOT equipment can be realized based on the existing network architecture, without the need to add additional equipment, and the installation time of the staff is also greatly reduced, thereby greatly reducing the implementation cost.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an IoT device provided by another embodiment of this specification. As shown in Figure 2, the activation method of the Internet of Things IOT device includes:

S202: The server receives the activation request of the IOT device, and the activation request of the IOT device includes the product serial number (Serial Number or SerialNo, SN) of the IOT device. Among them, the product sequence is a concept introduced to verify the "legitimate identity of the product". It is used to protect users' legal rights and enjoy legal services; a set of genuine products corresponds to a set of product serial numbers.

S204: In response to the activation request of the IOT device, the server queries the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device.

Among them, the server queries the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device according to the product serial number of the IOT device.

S206: The server sends the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, and the product serial number of the IOT device to the POS front-end system.

S208: The POS front-end system queries the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system.

S210: The POS front-end system generates a scan code based on the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, the network information of the entity object, and the product serial number of the IOT device.

S212: The POS front-end system sends the scan code to the POS machine of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device, or the POS front-end system sends the scan code to the client of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device.

If the POS front-end system sends the scan code to the POS machine, the scan code will be displayed on the POS machine. Since the POS machine and the IOT device are installed in the same physical object, for example, the POS machine and the IOT device are installed in the same store, so the staff can align the scan code displayed on the POS machine to the scanner of the IOT device to make the IOT device Able to scan the scan code. Or the staff can take a photo of the scan code displayed on the POS machine, so that the IOT device can scan the scan code.

If the POS front-end system sends the scan code to the client inside the entity object, since the staff installs the client on the mobile terminal (mobile phone or pad), the scan code can be obtained through the client so that the IOT device can scan The scan code.

Among them, the POS machine is a multi-function terminal. Install it in the special merchants and acceptance outlets of the credit card to connect to the computer to form a network to realize automatic transfer of electronic funds. It has support for consumption, pre-authorization, balance inquiry and transfer, etc. Features. The POS front-end system (POSP) is mainly used to manage the front-end POS machines and the forwarding of transactions.

S214: The IOT device obtains the entity object information, the interaction account information, the network information of the entity object, and the product serial number of the IOT device corresponding to the IOT device through the scan code, so as to execute the activation of the IOT device.

The embodiment of Figure 2 sends the scan code to the POS machine or client, and displays the scan code on the POS machine or client, so that the IOT device can scan the scan code displayed on the POS machine or client to obtain the corresponding IOT device Entity object information, interactive account information and network information of the entity object.

In addition to sending the scan code to the POS machine or client, the scan code can also be sent to the IOT device, and the scan code can be displayed on the IOT device so that the IOT device can scan the scan code. For example, a photo is obtained by taking a photo of the scan code displayed on the IOT device, and the photo is used for scanning the IOT device to obtain the entity object information, the interactive account information and the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device.

In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the generated scan code includes the product serial number of the IOT device, so that the IOT device can directly obtain the product serial number of the IOT device through the scan code, and there is no need to consider how to get it from the IOT device when the IOT device is activated. Read the product serial number stored in it, making the activation of the IOT device easier to implement.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the IOT device performs the following steps: obtain the entity object information, interaction account information, and network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device through the scan code; obtain the product serial number of the IOT device; Configure the network information obtained through the scan code to the network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the entity object; the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information and the product serial number of the IOT device Configure the device activation file to the IOT device to activate the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, obtaining the product serial number of the IOT device by the IOT device includes: the IOT device obtains the product serial number through a scan code; or, the IOT device reads the product serial number from the memory of the IOT device.

Among them, if the IOT device obtains the product serial number through the scan code, it does not need to read the product serial number from the memory of the IOT device; if the IOT device cannot obtain the product serial number through the scan code, it can read it from the memory of the IOT device Product Serial Number.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, after the scan code is sent, if the IOT device is not successfully connected to the local area network of the physical object, the POS front-end system detects whether the IOT device is allocated a network port; if the IOT device is not allocated a network In the case of a port, a network port is allocated to the IOT device so that the IOT device is connected to the local area network of the physical object through the allocated network port.

If no available network port is allocated for the IOT device, the network port is occupied by the POS machine of the physical object, so that the IOT device has no available network port. This situation will cause the IOT device to be unable to connect to the local area network of the physical object. Therefore, when the IOT device fails to connect to the network, the IOT device can be successfully connected to the network by assigning a network port to the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the server receives the activation request of the IOT device sent by the terminal. Among them, the terminal may be a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, or a mobile phone.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the server may receive an activation request for the IOT device sent from the IOT device.

Among them, if the IOT device can communicate before activation, the IOT device can send the activation request of the IOT device to the server; if the IOT device cannot communicate before activation, the terminal can send the activation request of the IOT device to the server.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic flowchart of a method for activating an IoT device provided by another embodiment of this specification. In the embodiment of this specification, the server is a merchant backend server, the IOT device is a self-service cash register device, and the entity object is a merchant store.

As shown in Figure 3, the method for activating an IoT device includes:

S302: The self-service cash register device is installed in the merchant store and is waiting for activation, and the terminal sends an activation request of the self-service cash register device to the merchant back-end server, and the activation request includes the product serial number of the self-service cash register device.

As an example, every time a self-service cash register device is activated, the terminal sends an activation request for the next self-service cash register device to the merchant's back-end server, so that the self-service cash register devices are activated one by one.

As another example, the terminal concurrently sends activation requests for multiple self-service cashier devices, thereby concurrently activating multiple self-service cashier devices.

In S304, the merchant back-end server responds to the activation request of the self-service cash register device, and queries the merchant store information and the collection account information corresponding to the self-service cash register device according to the product serial number of the self-service cash register device.

S306: The merchant back-end server sends the merchant store information and the payment account information corresponding to the self-service cash register device, and the product serial number of the self-service cash register device to the POS front-end system.

S308: After receiving the merchant store information, the payment account information and the product serial number corresponding to the self-service cash register device, the POS front-end system queries the network information of the merchant store where the self-service cash register device is installed.

Generate a QR code based on merchant store information, payment account information, product serial number, and merchant store network information.

S310: The POS front-end system sends the two-dimensional code to the POS machine installed in the merchant's store, so that the POS machine displays the two-dimensional code.

S312, since the self-service cashier device to be activated and the POS machine are installed in the same merchant store, the self-service cashier device can scan the QR code displayed on the POS machine, so that the self-service cashier device can scan the QR code to obtain the merchant’s store information and collect information. Account information, product serial number, and network information of the merchant’s store.

The self-service cash register device configures the network information of the merchant store to the network configuration file in the root file of the self-service cash register device, and configures the merchant store information, the collection account information, and the product serial number to the device of the operating system of the self-service cash register device Activate the file to activate the self-checkout device.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by an embodiment of this specification. The device is applied to a point-of-sale POS front-end system. As shown in FIG. 4, the device 400 includes: an information receiving module 402, an information query module 404, a scan code generating module 406, and a scan code sending module 408.

The information receiving module 402 is configured to receive entity object information and interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device.

The information query module 404 is configured to query the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system.

The scan code generation module 406 is configured to generate a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information.

The scan code sending module 408 is configured to send the scan code, so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and the network information through the scan code for executing the IOT device Activation.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the device 400 further includes:

The serial number receiving module is used to receive the product serial number of the IOT device.

The scan code generation module 406 is used to:

The scan code is generated based on the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, the network information of the entity object, and the product serial number of the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device is used to connect the IOT device to the local area network of the entity object; the information of the entity object, the interactive account information and The product serial number is used to configure the device activation file of the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the device 400 further includes: a port detection module and a port allocation module.

The port detection module is used to detect whether the IOT device is allocated a network port if the IOT device is not successfully connected to the local area network of the physical object after the scan code is sent.

The port allocation module is used to allocate a network port to the IOT device when the network port is not allocated to the IOT device, so that the IOT device is connected to the local area network of the physical object through the allocated network port.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the scan code sending module 408 is configured to send the scan code to the point-of-sale POS machine of the physical object, the client of the physical object, and the IOT device At least one of, so that the IOT device at least obtains the entity object information, the interactive account information, and the network information.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by another embodiment of this specification. The device is applied to a server. As shown in FIG. 5, the device 500 includes: a request receiving module 502, an information query module 504, and an information sending module 506.

The request receiving module 502 is configured to receive an activation request of the IOT device.

The information query module 504 is used to respond to the activation request of the IOT device and query the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to each IOT device.

The information sending module 506 is configured to send the entity object information and the interactive account information to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and the POS The network information of the physical object queried by the front-end system generates a scan code, and the scan code is used to activate the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the device 500 further includes a serial number sending module.

The serial number sending module is used to send the product serial number to the POS front-end system when the activation request includes the product serial number of the IOT device, so that the POS front-end system is based on the The scan code is generated by the entity object information, the interaction account information, the product serial number, and the network information.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device for activating an Internet of Things IOT device provided by another embodiment of this specification. The device is applied to IOT equipment. As shown in FIG. 6, the device 600 includes: a first acquisition module 602, a second acquisition module 604, a network configuration module 606, and a device activation module 608.

The first obtaining module 602 is configured to obtain the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information of the entity object corresponding to the IOT device through the scan code.

The second obtaining module 604 is used to obtain the product serial number of the IOT device.

The network configuration module 606 is used to configure the network information to the network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the physical object.

The device activation module 608 is used to configure the entity object information, the interactive account information and the product serial number to the device activation file of the IOT device to activate the IOT device.

In one or more embodiments of this specification, the second acquisition module 604 is used to:

Obtain the product serial number by scanning the code; or, read the product serial number from the memory of the IOT device.

The computer device may include a processor 701 and a memory 702 storing computer program instructions. The computer equipment can be the aforementioned POS front-end system, server or IOT equipment.

Specifically, the aforementioned processor 701 may include a central processing unit (CPU), or a specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), or may be configured to implement one or more integrated circuits in the embodiments of this specification.

The memory 702 may include mass storage for data or instructions. For example and not limitation, the memory 702 may include a hard disk drive (Hard Disk Drive, HDD), a floppy disk drive, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive, or two or more Multiple combinations of these. Where appropriate, the storage 702 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media. Where appropriate, the memory 702 may be inside or outside the integrated gateway disaster recovery device. In a particular embodiment, the memory 702 is a non-volatile solid-state memory. In a particular embodiment, the memory 702 includes read-only memory (ROM). Where appropriate, the ROM can be mask-programmed ROM, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), electrically rewritable ROM (EAROM) or flash memory or A combination of two or more of these.

The processor 701 reads and executes the computer program instructions stored in the memory 702 to implement any one of the Internet of Things IOT device activation methods in the foregoing embodiments.

In an example, the computer device may further include a communication interface 703 and a bus 710. Wherein, as shown in FIG. 7, the processor 701, the memory 702, and the communication interface 703 are connected through a bus 710 and complete mutual communication.

The communication interface 703 is mainly used to implement communication between various modules, devices, units and/or devices in the embodiments of this specification.

The bus 710 includes hardware, software, or both, and couples the components of the computer device to each other. For example and not limitation, the bus may include accelerated graphics port (AGP) or other graphics bus, enhanced industry standard architecture (EISA) bus, front side bus (FSB), hypertransport (HT) interconnect, industry standard architecture (ISA) Bus, Infinite Bandwidth Interconnect, Low Pin Count (LPC) Bus, Memory Bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) Bus, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus, PCI-Express (PCI-X) Bus, Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association Local (VLB) bus or other suitable bus or a combination of two or more of these. Where appropriate, the bus 710 may include one or more buses. Although the embodiments of this specification describe and show a specific bus, this specification contemplates any suitable bus or interconnection.

The computer device can execute the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device in the embodiments of this specification, thereby realizing the method and apparatus for activating the Internet of Things IOT device described in conjunction with FIG. 1 to FIG. 6.

In addition, in combination with the Internet of Things IOT device activation method in the foregoing embodiment, the embodiment of this specification may provide a computer storage medium for implementation. The computer storage medium stores computer program instructions; when the computer program instructions are executed by the processor, any one of the Internet of Things IOT device activation methods in the foregoing embodiments is implemented.

The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, as for the system embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and for related parts, please refer to the part of the description of the method embodiment.

It should be clear that this specification is not limited to the specific configuration and processing described above and shown in the drawings. For the sake of brevity, a detailed description of the known method is omitted here. In the above embodiments, several specific steps are described and shown as examples. However, the method process of this specification is not limited to the specific steps described and shown, and those skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications and additions, or change the order between the steps after understanding the spirit of this specification.

The functional blocks shown in the above-mentioned structural block diagram can be implemented as hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. When implemented in hardware, it can be, for example, an electronic circuit, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), appropriate firmware, a plug-in, a function card, and so on. When implemented in software, the elements of this specification are programs or code segments used to perform required tasks. The program or code segment may be stored in a machine-readable medium, or transmitted on a transmission medium or a communication link through a data signal carried in a carrier wave. "Machine-readable medium" may include any medium that can store or transmit information. Examples of machine-readable media include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROM, flash memory, erasable ROM (EROM), floppy disks, CD-ROMs, optical disks, hard disks, fiber optic media, radio frequency (RF) links, and so on. The code segment can be downloaded via a computer network such as the Internet, an intranet, and so on.

It should also be noted that the exemplary embodiments mentioned in this specification describe some methods or systems based on a series of steps or devices. However, this specification is not limited to the order of the above steps, that is, the steps may be performed in the order mentioned in the embodiments, or may be different from the order in the embodiments, or several steps may be performed at the same time.

The foregoing describes specific embodiments of this specification. Other embodiments are within the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the actions or steps described in the claims may be performed in a different order than in the embodiments and still achieve desired results. In addition, the processes depicted in the drawings do not necessarily require the specific order or sequential order shown in order to achieve the desired results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

The above are only specific implementations of this specification, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and conciseness of description, the specific working process of the systems, modules and units described above can refer to the foregoing method embodiments. The corresponding process in, I won’t repeat it here. It should be understood that the protection scope of this specification is not limited to this, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this specification, and these modifications or substitutions should cover Within the protection scope of this manual.

Claims

A method for activating Internet of Things IOT equipment, which is characterized in that it is applied to a point-of-sale POS front-end system, and the method includes:

Receive entity object information and interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device;

Query the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system;

Generating a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information;

The scan code is sent so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information through the scan code, so as to perform activation of the IOT device.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

Receiving the product serial number of the IOT device;

Wherein, generating a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information includes:

The scan code is generated based on the entity object information, the interaction account information, the network information, and the product serial number.
The method of claim 2, wherein:

The network information is used to connect the IOT device to the local area network of the physical object;

The information of the entity object, the interaction account information and the product serial number are used to be configured into the device activation file of the IOT device.
The method according to claim 3, wherein after sending the scan code, the method further comprises:

If the IOT device is not successfully connected to the local area network of the physical object, detecting whether to allocate a network port for the IOT device;

If a network port is not allocated to the IOT device, a network port is allocated to the IOT device, so that the IOT device reconnects to the local area network of the physical object through the allocated network port.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the scan code comprises:

Send the scan code to at least one of the point-of-sale POS machine of the physical object, the client of the physical object, and the IOT device, so that the IOT device can obtain at least the physical object information, the Interacting account information and the network information.
A method for activating an IoT device is characterized in that it is applied to a server, and the method includes:

Receive the activation request of the IOT device;

In response to the activation request of the IOT device, query the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device;

The entity object information and the interactive account information are sent to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and all the information queried by the POS front-end system The network information of the physical object generates a scan code, and the scan code is used to activate the IOT device.
The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

In the case that the activation request includes the product serial number of the IOT device, the product serial number is sent to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on the entity object information, The interactive account information, the product serial number, and the network information generate the scan code.
An Internet of Things IOT device activation method, characterized in that it is applied to the IOT device, and the method includes:

Obtain the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, and the network information of the entity object through the scan code;

Obtain the product serial number of the IOT device;

Configuring the network information into the network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the physical object;

The entity object information, the interaction account information and the product serial number are configured to the device activation file of the IOT device to activate the IOT device.
The method according to claim 8, wherein obtaining the product serial number of the IOT device comprises:

Obtain the product serial number through the scan code;

or,

Read the product serial number from the memory of the IOT device.
An activation device for Internet of Things IOT equipment, which is characterized in that it is applied to a point-of-sale POS front-end system, and the device includes:

The information receiving module is used to receive entity object information and interactive account information corresponding to the IOT device;

An information query module for querying the network information of the physical object corresponding to the IOT device in the POS front-end system;

A scan code generation module, configured to generate a scan code based on at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information;

Scan code sending module, configured to send the scan code so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interaction account information and the network information through the scan code for executing the IOT device Activation.
The device according to claim 10, further comprising:

The serial number receiving module is used to receive the product serial number of the IOT device;

Wherein, the scan code generation module is configured to generate the scan code based on the entity object information, the interaction account information, the network information, and the product serial number.
The device according to claim 11, wherein:

The network information is used to connect the IOT device to the local area network of the physical object;

The information of the entity object, the interaction account information and the product serial number are used to be configured into the device activation file of the IOT device.
The device according to claim 12, further comprising:

The port detection module is configured to detect whether the IOT device is allocated a network port if the IOT device is not successfully connected to the local area network of the physical object;

The port allocation module is configured to allocate a network port to the IOT device when the network port is not allocated to the IOT device, so that the IOT device reconnects to the local area network of the physical object through the allocated network port.
The device according to claim 10, wherein the scan code sending module is configured to send the scan code to the point-of-sale POS machine of the physical object, the client of the physical object, and the IOT At least one of the devices, so that the IOT device obtains at least the entity object information, the interaction account information, and the network information.
A device for activating Internet of Things IOT equipment, which is characterized in that it is applied to a server, and the device includes:

The request receiving module is used to receive the activation request of the IOT device;

The request response module is used to respond to the activation request of the IOT device and query the entity object information and interaction account information corresponding to the IOT device;

The information sending module is configured to send the entity object information and the interactive account information to the POS front-end system, so that the POS front-end system is based on at least the entity object information, the interactive account information, and the POS The network information of the physical object queried by the front-end system generates a scan code, and the scan code is used to activate the IOT device.
The device according to claim 15, further comprising:

The serial number sending module is configured to send the product serial number to the POS front-end system when the activation request includes the product serial number of the IOT device, so that the POS front-end system is based on The scan code is generated by the entity object information, the interaction account information, the product serial number, and the network information.
A device for activating an IoT device, characterized in that it is applied to the IOT device, and the device includes:

The first obtaining module is configured to obtain the entity object information corresponding to the IOT device, the interactive account information, and the network information of the entity object through the scan code;

The second obtaining module is used to obtain the product serial number of the IOT device;

A network configuration module, configured to configure the network information to a network configuration file in the root file of the IOT device to connect to the local area network of the physical object;

The device activation module is configured to configure the entity object information, the interaction account information and the product serial number to the device activation file of the IOT device to activate the IOT device.
The device according to claim 17, wherein the second acquisition module is configured to:

Obtain the product serial number through the scan code; or, read the product serial number from the memory of the IOT device.
A POS front-end system, characterized in that the system comprises: a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating the Internet of Things IOT device according to any one of claims 1-5 is implemented.
A server, characterized in that the server comprises: a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating an IoT device according to claim 6 or 7 is implemented.
An IOT device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions;

When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the method for activating the Internet of Things (IoT) device according to claim 8 or 9 is implemented.