CN105117948A - IBeacon technology-based ESL (electronic shelf label) system - Google Patents

The invention relates to an iBeacon technology-based ESL (electronic shelf label) system. The iBeacon technology-based ESL system mainly comprises an ESL, an ESL management system and a mobile intelligent terminal, wherein the ESL management system is connected with the ESL through a wireless network, and the ESL is connected with the mobile intelligent terminal through the wireless network and Bluetooth; the ESL includes an MCU, a screen, a power source module, a radio frequency module and an iBeacon module, wherein the MCU is connected with the screen, the power source module, the radio frequency module and the iBeacon module respectively, and the iBeacon module is also connected with the power source module; and the ESL management system includes an ESL management module and an iBeacon management module. According to the iBeacon technology-based ESL system of the invention, based on the iBeacon management module, technical problems such as coverage area overlap, frequent push and repeated push which appear when an ESL system adopts iBeacon can be solved.

A kind of ESL system based on iBeacon technology

Technical field

The present invention relates to electronic shelf label application, particularly relate to a kind of ESL system based on iBeacon technology.

Technical background

Electronic shelf label is a kind of information utilizing electronic display screen to carry out display of commodity, replaces the equipment of traditionally on paper label.It is associated with wireless signal transceiver by communication, and by calculating the transmitting-receiving of control information, thus realize the automatic renewal of label information, thus make the work of tag update more convenient, accurate.Along with the universal of internet and the quickening of information change, electronic shelf label product is more and more subject to the welcome of businessman.

IBeacon low power consuming Bluetooth technology technology, the Bluetooth technology before principle of work is similar, by base station transmit signals, iBeacon locates acceptance, feedback signal.Many relevant art application can be made according to this simple location technology.Such as, iBeacon communication module is set in shop, just can allows operation one information notification server on iPhone and iPad, or send coupons by server to client and enter shop integration.In addition, can also iBeacon be used to send information to application software when household electrical appliances break down or quit work.

Existing iBeacon module generally can be placed on commodity side, as information broadcasting station, constantly outwards launches broadcast.Such mode easily causes confusion when extensive placement iBeacon module and loses.If iBeacon can be combined with electronic shelf label, then iBeacon technological development can be utilized to go out the new opplication matched with electronic shelf label on the one hand, also effectively reduce iBeacon module arrangement on the other hand and the problems such as antitheft are installed.

Application number be CN201510244387 patent discloses a kind of method iBeacon technology being applied to electronic bin tag system, but do not solve the problem of management of iBeacon module, can not monitor in time when iBeacon module breaks down, easily cause location inaccurate, and lack propelling movement management, when the mobile intelligent terminal of user receives too much merchant information simultaneously, system crash may be caused, when neighbouring have many merchant informations time, user can only receive wherein one, and is random.Traditional ESL label does not have dynamic two-dimension code to show yet, and the security of ESL label itself can not be guaranteed.

Summary of the invention

In order to promote user's purchase experiences, improving and pushing precision, preventing user terminal from collapsing, the invention provides following technical scheme:

Based on an ESL system for iBeacon technology, comprise ESL label, ESL management system and mobile intelligent terminal, described ESL management system connects ESL label by wireless network, and described ESL label connects mobile intelligent terminal by wireless network and bluetooth;

Described ESL label comprises MCU, screen, power module, radio-frequency module and iBeacon module, and described MCU connects screen, power module, radio-frequency module and iBeacon module respectively, and described iBeacon module is also connected with power supply;

Described ESL management system comprises ESL tag control module and iBeacon administration module; Described ESL tag control module comprises content server and background server, and described content server is connected with background server, and described background server connects each ESL label by wireless network; Described content server also comprises a Quick Response Code coding module, merchandise news reference address is generated Quick Response Code by described Quick Response Code coding module, and establish time block in described Quick Response Code coding module, periodic replacement Quick Response Code, and Quick Response Code is pushed to background server, described background server Quick Response Code and Commercial goods labels information combination are encoded after by wireless network transmissions to electronic shelf label; Described iBeacon administration module comprises equipment information collection module, equipment information management module, pushes administration module, described equipment information collection model calling equipment information management module, described propelling movement administration module connects content server, each ESL label and equipment information management module respectively, described equipment information collection module is one with the mobile terminal of iBeacon health check tool, described equipment information management module by equipment information collection module acquires to the information such as UUID, Major, Minor, electricity carry out integrated management; Described propelling movement administration module connects the MCU of ESL label by wireless network, and by the propelling movement frequency of MCU according to device location information amendment iBeacon module, or carry out the operations such as propelling movement delay, iBeacon module in setting certain limit is the propelling movement frequency of differentiation, and does not carry out secondary propelling movement in a period of time.

Further, described ESL label also comprises a decoder module, disassembles and be independently shown in the display screen of electronic shelf label for Quick Response Code and Commercial goods labels information combination being encoded.Like this can more clearly to all effective informations of consumer's publishing commodity.

Further, described equipment information collection module also comprises a polling path planning unit, and described polling path planning unit carries out optimum path planning according to iBeacon and ESL label deployment diagram, need comprise the ESL label of the band iBeacon of all deployment.The path that managerial personnel need regular hand-holding strip to have the mobile terminal of iBeacon health check tool to plan according to polling path planning unit is patrolled and examined, and can ensure the ESL label of all band iBeacon tested region being detected, and consuming time minimum, and distance is the shortest.

Further, described iBeacon module is connected by the MCU of serial ports with ESL label, and data transmission credibility is high.

Further, described propelling movement administration module also comprises a power control unit, for changing the signal intensity that iBeacon pushes, according to terminal to iBeacon module distance adopt can not power push, the uncontrollable propelling movement of phase specific power is more economized on electricity, be conducive to the serviceable life extending power module, save later maintenance expense.

Further, described iBeacon administration module also comprises indoor positioning module, described indoor positioning module realizes ESL label by the emissive power of iBeacon and calculates to the indoor distances of mobile intelligent terminal, is realized the accurate location of mobile terminal by the overlay area of three and above iBeacon module and emissive power.

Beneficial effect of the present invention is:

(1), in ESL management system, iBeacon administration module is increased, integrated maintenance and management can be carried out to the ESL label of integrated iBeacon module, and can control to push frequency, carry out propelling movement if desired to postpone, avoid the overstocked propelling movement frequency brought of iBeacon deployment in existing mode too high, the problems such as user terminal collapse and purchase experiences difference.

(2), the 2 D code information of ESL label can dynamically change at any time, and more traditional mode of printing is more efficient and convenient.

(3) the higher indoor positioning of precision can, be realized.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1, system architecture diagram of the present invention

The structured flowchart of Fig. 2, ESL label

In figure: 10, ESL tag control module, 11, iBeacon administration module

Embodiment

Dispose ESL system for the medium-sized clothes shops of 600 square meters to be further detailed.

Stock up about 300 kinds, namely ESL label arranges about 300, respectively built-in iBeacon module.

A kind of ESL system based on iBeacon technology is disposed in described clothes speciality store, comprise 300 ESL labels, ESL management system, user uses mobile intelligent terminal and ESL label to carry out O2O to be connected, described ESL management system connects ESL label by wireless network, and described ESL label connects mobile intelligent terminal by wireless network and bluetooth;

Described ESL label comprises MCU, screen, power module, radio-frequency module and iBeacon module, and described MCU connects screen, power module, radio-frequency module and iBeacon module respectively, and described iBeacon module is also connected with power supply;

Described ESL management system comprises ESL tag control module 10 and iBeacon administration module 11; Described ESL tag control module 10 comprises content server and background server, and described content server is connected with background server, and described background server connects each ESL label by wireless network; Described content server also comprises a Quick Response Code coding module, merchandise news reference address is generated Quick Response Code by described Quick Response Code coding module, and establish time block in described Quick Response Code coding module, periodic replacement Quick Response Code, and Quick Response Code is pushed to background server, described background server Quick Response Code and Commercial goods labels information combination are encoded after by wireless network transmissions to electronic shelf label; Described iBeacon administration module 11 comprises equipment information collection module, equipment information management module, pushes administration module, described equipment information collection model calling equipment information management module, described propelling movement administration module connects content server, each ESL label and equipment information management module respectively, described equipment information collection module is one with the mobile terminal of iBeacon health check tool, described equipment information management module by equipment information collection module acquires to the information such as UUID, Major, Minor, electricity carry out integrated management; Described propelling movement administration module connects the MCU of ESL label by wireless network, and by the propelling movement frequency of MCU according to device location information amendment iBeacon module, or carry out the operations such as propelling movement delay, iBeacon module in setting certain limit is the propelling movement frequency of differentiation, and do not carry out secondary propelling movement in a period of time, in the present embodiment, suppose that the propelling movement scope major part of 10 iBeacon modules is overlapping, then push when pushing in administration module and arranging this 10 iBeacon differences, and propelling movement frequency carries out differentiation setting.

Described ESL label also comprises a decoder module, disassembles and be independently shown in the display screen of electronic shelf label for Quick Response Code and Commercial goods labels information combination being encoded.Like this can more clearly to all effective informations of consumer's publishing commodity.

Described equipment information collection module also comprises a polling path planning unit, and described polling path planning unit carries out optimum path planning according to iBeacon and ESL label deployment diagram, need comprise the ESL label of the band iBeacon of all deployment.The path that managerial personnel need regular hand-holding strip to have the mobile terminal of iBeacon health check tool to plan according to polling path planning unit is patrolled and examined, the ESL label of all band iBeacon tested region being detected can be ensured, and it is consuming time minimum, distance is the shortest, once local can be carried out each week patrol and examine, carry out Integratively by each moon to patrol and examine, patrol and examine in process, an iBeacon module detected at every turn, its UUID, Major, Minor, electricity etc. will be transferred to equipment information management unit, so that Timeliness coverage fault and later maintenance by health check tool.

Described iBeacon module is connected by the MCU of serial ports with ESL label, and data transmission credibility is high.

Described propelling movement administration module also comprises a power control unit, for changing the signal intensity that iBeacon pushes, according to terminal to iBeacon module distance adopt can not power push, the iBeacon module that such as model is TI2540 provides 0dBm, + 4dBm,-6dBm,-23dBm four kinds of emissive powers, employing-the 6dBm when close together, the miniwatts such as-23dBm send signal, 0dBm is adopted when distant, + 4dBm etc. are high-power, the uncontrollable propelling movement of phase specific power is more economized on electricity, be conducive to the serviceable life extending power module, save later maintenance expense.

Described iBeacon administration module also comprises indoor positioning module, described indoor positioning module realizes ESL label by the emissive power of iBeacon and calculates to the indoor distances of mobile intelligent terminal, is realized the accurate location of mobile terminal by the overlay area of three and above iBeacon module and emissive power.