Electronic price tag registration adaptive method, device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic price tag registration adaptation method, apparatus, and electronic device. The method applied to the electronic price tag side includes: when the electronic price tag is in the registration state, scanning and obtaining the transmission signal strength of base stations in the environment, where the base stations include registration base stations, and the registration base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; if the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than a first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, then reporting the information that the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than the first threshold to the registration base station; where the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used by the registration base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station. The present invention can adaptively adjust the transmission signal strengths of the electronic price tag and the base station to ensure the communication stability of the electronic price tag system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention mainly relates to the technical field of wireless communication, and in particular, to an electronic price tag registration adaptation method, device, and electronic device. Background Art

[0002] In places such as shopping malls and stores, traditional commodity price displays use paper price tags. If a merchant wants to modify the selling price of a commodity, not only does he need to manually find the corresponding paper price tag of the commodity and replace it manually, but also needs to update the price of the commodity in the cash register system at the same time to keep the price displayed on the price tag consistent with the price in the cash register system. If the price of a commodity changes frequently or there are many commodities whose prices need to be changed, the price change operation of paper price tags is time-consuming and laborious and prone to errors.

[0003] An electronic shelf label (ESL) overcomes the above deficiencies of paper price tags. It is an electronic display device with information sending and receiving functions and can replace traditional paper price tags. For example, when a price change is needed, it only needs to be modified in the background cash register system or the price displayed on the electronic price tag can be modified in real time through a smart handheld terminal, saving a large amount of labor costs and management costs.

[0004] After the electronic price tag is registered to the base station, due to possible changes in the surrounding environment of the electronic price tag or the base station, or changes in the states of the electronic price tag and the base station itself, during the use of the electronic price tag system, the strength of the connection signal between the electronic price tag and the base station will continuously change. However, the existing electronic price tag systems do not adopt targeted solutions for the existing changes. Therefore, during the use of the electronic price tag, the response speed of the electronic price tag varies greatly, and even the electronic price tag does not respond. The electronic price tag and the base station cannot be adaptively adjusted, that is, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag and the transmission signal strength of the base station cannot be automatically adjusted according to the actual situation during the use of the electronic price tag system, so that the electronic price tag cannot be connected (or registered) to the optimal base station, or the transmission signal strength cannot be dynamically adjusted after connection, affecting the communication stability of the electronic price tag system. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic price tag registration adaptation method, device, and electronic device, which can adaptively adjust the transmission signal strengths of the electronic price tag and the base station to ensure the communication stability of the electronic price tag system.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, in a first aspect, the present invention provides an electronic price tag registration adaptation method, which is applied to the electronic price tag side and includes: when the electronic price tag is in a registration state, scanning and obtaining the transmission signal strength of the base stations in the environment; wherein the base stations include registered base stations, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than a first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, then reporting the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold to the registered base station; wherein the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registered base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0007] Optionally, it further includes: if no broadcast signal of any of the base stations is scanned for a continuous period of time, the electronic price tag returns to an unregistered state.

[0008] Optionally, it further includes: reporting the status parameters of the electronic price tag to the registered base station; wherein the status parameters include: the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag.

[0009] Optionally, in the case where the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, if the electronic price tag scans the optimal base station, then selecting the optimal base station as the registered base station of the electronic price tag.

[0010] Optionally, it further includes: if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is greater than a second threshold, then reducing the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag with reference to the ratio of the transmission signal strength of the registered base station to its rated signal strength; wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold.

[0011] Optionally, before the electronic price tag is registered, the method further includes: scanning the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment, obtaining the current transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of each base station; sending a registration request message to the optimal base station among all the base stations.

[0012] Optionally, it further includes: if the transmission signal strength of the optimal base station is less than a third threshold, then increasing the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag.

[0013] Optionally, it further includes: the electronic price tag records the transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of each base station it scans, as well as records the transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of the electronic price tag itself.

[0014] Second aspect, the present invention provides an electronic price tag registration adaptation method, which is applied to the base station side and includes: when the electronic price tag is in the registration state, receiving information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than a first threshold; wherein the registered base station is the base station where the electronic price tag is currently successfully registered; determining whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station; if it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, then adjusting the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0015] Optionally, it further includes: if it is not necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, then reporting information that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted.

[0016] Optionally, determining whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station includes: judging according to all the electronic price tags currently connected to the registered base station. If the transmission signal strengths of the registered base station and all the electronic price tags are less than the first threshold, then adjusting the transmission signal strength of the registered base station. Otherwise, reporting information that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted.

[0017] Optionally, it further includes: counting the status parameters reported by all the electronic price tags connected to the registered base station, and adjusting the transmission signal strength of the registered base station; wherein the status parameters include: the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag.

[0018] Optionally, before the electronic price tag is registered, the method further includes: sending a broadcast signal; after receiving the registration request information of the electronic price tag, granting the electronic price tag to register, recording the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag; sending information that the electronic price tag registration is successful to the electronic price tag.

[0019] Optionally, it further includes: after granting the electronic price tag to register, sending the current transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of the registered base station to the electronic price tag.

[0020] In a third aspect, the present invention provides an electronic price tag registration adaptive device, which is applied to the electronic price tag side and includes: an acquisition module, configured to scan and acquire the transmission signal strength of a base station in the environment when the electronic price tag is in a registration state; wherein the base station includes a registered base station, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; a reporting module, configured to report information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than a first threshold to the registered base station if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station; wherein the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registered base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0021] In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides an electronic price tag registration adaptive device, which is applied to the base station side and includes: a receiving module, configured to receive information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than a first threshold when the electronic price tag is in a registration state; wherein the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; a judging module, configured to judge whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station; an adjusting module, configured to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station if it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0022] In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides an electronic device, including: a processor and a memory, the memory stores a program or instruction that can run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the electronic price tag registration adaptive method described in the first aspect or the second aspect are implemented.

[0023] In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the electronic price tag registration adaptive method described in the first aspect or the second aspect are implemented.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: The electronic price tag reports information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold, and then the registered base station can dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station according to the above information, making the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station more stable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The accompanying drawings are provided to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and they are incorporated and constitute a part of the present invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the present invention and, together with this specification, serve to explain the principles of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0026] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the overall communication interaction relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a schematic flow diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation method in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic flow diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation method in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 4 It is a schematic flow diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation method in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 It is a schematic flow diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation method in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic price tag registration adaptation device in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by the present invention. Detailed implementation manners

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, the present invention can also be applied to other similar scenarios based on these drawings. Unless obvious from the language context or otherwise stated, the same reference numerals in the figures represent the same structure or operation.

[0035] As shown in the present invention and the claims, unless the context clearly indicates an exceptional situation, words such as "a", "an", "one" and / or "the" are not specifically singular and may also include plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of the clearly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list. The method or device may also include other steps or elements.

[0036] It should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is merely for the convenience of differentiating the corresponding components. Without additional statements, these terms have no special meaning, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, although the terms used in the present invention are selected from well-known and commonly used terms, some of the terms mentioned in the specification of the present invention may be selected by the applicant according to his or her judgment, and their detailed meanings are described in the relevant parts of the present description. In addition, it is required to understand the present invention not only through the actual terms used, but also through the meaning implied by each term.

[0037] Flowcharts are used in the present invention to illustrate the operations performed by the system according to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the operations before or below do not necessarily need to be executed precisely in sequence. On the contrary, they can be executed in reverse order or simultaneously. At the same time, other operations can be added to these processes, or one or more steps can be removed from these processes.

[0038] Embodiment 1

[0039] Figure 1 is an overall schematic diagram of the communication interaction relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station in the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart of an adaptive method for electronic price tag registration in an embodiment of the present invention. Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the method 200 is applied to the electronic price tag side and includes:

[0040] S210. When the electronic price tag is in the registration state, scan and obtain the transmission signal strength of the base stations in the environment; wherein the base stations include registered base stations, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with.

[0041] After the electronic price tag is registered, a communication connection relationship can be established between it and the base station. With the long-term use of the electronic price tag system, changes in either the electronic price tag and the base station itself or the surrounding environment may cause changes in the communication signal between the electronic price tag and the base station. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to such changes in order to take corresponding measures. The most direct manifestation of the above changes is the transmission signal strength of the base station. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the transmission signal strength of the base station so as to understand the strength of the transmission signal of the base station during the use of the electronic price tag system. In this embodiment, the electronic price tag periodically scans to obtain the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment, where the base stations include registered base stations and other base stations, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with. After the electronic price tag scans the broadcast signal of the base station, it can obtain the transmission signal strength of the base station.

[0042] For example, the electronic price tag can periodically scan the broadcast signal of the base station (once every 15 / 60 seconds) and record the broadcast signal strength of the base station in the current environment. The electronic price tag 1.0 and the electronic price tag 2.0 can record up to 32 and 8 base station broadcast signals respectively. The power of the signal sent by the electronic price tag is generally -10.5dBm to 2.5dBm, and the default is 0dbm. Its received signal sensitivity is -85dbm. Generally, the default power of the signal sent by the base station is 7.5dBm, and the received signal sensitivity is -93dbm.

[0043] S220. If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, then report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold to the registered base station; where the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registered base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0044] In this embodiment, if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station obtained by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold, and the first threshold is a reference value set according to the actual situation, it indicates that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is weak at this time, and the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station is weak and unstable. Since the electronic price tag periodically scans to obtain the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment, the electronic price tag can compare the broadcast signals of the base stations it scans to obtain the optimal base station, and the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength and can last for a period of time.

[0045] The optimal base station is one of all the base stations. The requirement that the optimal base station needs to have the strongest transmission signal strength and last for a period of time is to avoid the situation where the judgment of the optimal base station is distorted, that is, the situation where the instantaneous transmission signal strength of a certain base station is strong. If the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, it indicates that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station currently connected to the electronic price tag is the strongest (compared with other base stations). Therefore, the electronic price tag cannot maintain good communication by changing the registered base station. When the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold, that is, the signal that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is weak, to the registered base station, which is used for the registered base station to decide what adjustment method to take to strengthen the communication signal strength between the electronic price tag and the base station. For example, when the electronic price tag is registered or the registered base station is the optimal base station, if the electronic price tag receives the transmission signal strength of the registered base station lower than -85dbm, the electronic price tag will actively report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is weak to the registered base station.

[0046] In some embodiments, if no broadcast signal of any base station is scanned for a continuous period of time, the electronic price tag is restored to the unregistered state so that the electronic price tag can be re-registered according to subsequent new conditions. For example, the connection scanning time of the electronic price tag is set to 8 minutes. If the electronic price tag cannot scan any broadcast signal of the base station for 8 consecutive minutes, the electronic price tag is restored to the unregistered state.

[0047] In some embodiments, the status parameters of the electronic price tag are reported to the registered base station, where the status parameters include the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag. Since the subsequent registered base station needs to determine whether to adjust its transmission signal strength, the electronic price tag can report its status parameters to the registered base station regularly or according to the actual situation, so that the registered base station can make corresponding judgments and adjustments.

[0048] In some embodiments, when the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, if the electronic price tag scans the optimal base station, the optimal base station is selected as the registered base station of the electronic price tag, that is, the electronic price tag can maintain good communication by changing the registered base station. The relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station is many-to-one. An electronic price tag can only be connected to one base station, and one base station can be connected to thousands of electronic price tags (not simultaneously). Generally, a store or shop has two base stations and nearly two thousand electronic price tags. Multiple base stations send broadcasts, and a single electronic price tag is scanned passively. The electronic price tag actively registers to the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength. When the base station connected by the electronic price tag is offline or the transmission signal strength is lower than that of other base stations for a continuous period of time, the electronic price tag actively migrates to the base station with a stronger transmission signal strength. For example, if the electronic price tag is already registered and the transmission signal strength of the current registered base station is less than 5 dB of other base stations scanned and statistically analyzed for 5 consecutive minutes, the electronic price tag actively migrates to the base station with a stronger transmission signal strength. After the migration is successful, the base station with a stronger transmission signal strength synchronizes the information to the original registered base station.

[0049] In some embodiments, if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is greater than the second threshold, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is reduced with reference to the ratio of the transmission signal strength of the registered base station to its rated signal strength (the maximum signal transmission strength of the base station) to save the power consumption of the electronic price tag, where the second threshold is greater than the first threshold. In this embodiment, if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is greater than the second threshold, it indicates that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is strong at this time. Therefore, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag can be adjusted downward according to the ratio of the transmission signal strength of the registered base station to its rated signal strength, so as to save the power consumption of the electronic price tag while maintaining stable communication.

[0050] The electronic price tag registration adaptation method provided in this embodiment enables the electronic price tag to report information that the signal strength of the registration base station it sends is less than the first threshold. Consequently, the registration base station can dynamically adjust the signal strength of the registration base station based on the above information, making the communication between the electronic price tag and the registration base station more stable.

[0051] Embodiment 2

[0052] Figure 1 is an overall schematic diagram of the communication interaction relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station in the present invention. Figure 3 is a flowchart of the electronic price tag registration adaptation method in another embodiment of the present invention. Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the method 300 is applied to the electronic price tag side and includes:

[0053] S310. Scan the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment to obtain the current signal strength and rated signal strength of each base station.

[0054] When the electronic price tag is not registered, the electronic price tag can scan the broadcast signals of each existing base station in the environment, and then obtain the signal strength and rated signal strength of each base station. By comparing the signals of each base station, the optimal base station can be obtained. The optimal base station is the base station with the strongest signal strength and can last for a period of time.

[0055] In some embodiments, the electronic price tag records the signal strength and rated signal strength of each base station it scans, as well as the signal strength and rated signal strength of the electronic price tag itself, so that the electronic price tag can analyze and compare the signal strength of the corresponding base station, and then make an accurate judgment, including judging whether the base station has a fault, etc. For example, if there is a sudden change or abnormality in the signal strength of a certain base station recorded by the electronic price tag, it indicates that the base station device may have a fault, and the electronic price tag can report the relevant information to the base station or to a server such as the cloud, and the staff can check the base station device that may have a fault according to the relevant information.

[0056] S320. Send a registration request message to the optimal base station among all the base stations.

[0057] When the electronic price tag is not registered, select the optimal base station and send a registration request message to the optimal base station to complete the registration of the electronic price tag. The electronic price tag selects the optimal base station for registration, enabling the electronic price tag to have the optimal communication state at the beginning of registration.

[0058] In some embodiments, if the transmission signal strength of the optimal base station is less than the third threshold, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is enhanced. In this case, although the optimal base station can be scanned among the current base stations, even so, the optimal base station still cannot well meet the communication requirements between the electronic price tag and the base station. Therefore, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag can be enhanced, thereby improving the success rate of electronic price tag registration and the stability of communication. For example, if the electronic price tag is registered to or about to register to the optimal base station, but the transmission signal strength of the base station received by the electronic price tag is lower than -85 dbm, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag can be increased by 0.5 dbm.

[0059] S210. When the electronic price tag is in the registration state, scan and obtain the transmission signal strength of the base stations in the environment; where the base stations include the registered base station, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered to. This step has been described in detail above and will not be elaborated here.

[0060] S220. If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, then report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold to the registered base station; where the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registered base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station. This step has been described in detail above and will not be elaborated here.

[0061] For the electronic price tag registration adaptive method provided in this embodiment, the electronic price tag reports the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold, so that the registered base station can dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station according to the above information, making the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station more stable. In addition, when the electronic price tag is registered for the first time, it selects the optimal base station for registration, so that the electronic price tag has the optimal communication state at the beginning of registration.

[0062] Embodiment III

[0063] Figure 1 is the overall schematic diagram of the communication interaction relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station in the present invention. Figure 4 is the flowchart of another embodiment of the electronic price tag registration adaptive method in the present invention. Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , Method 400 is applied to the base station side and includes:

[0064] S410. When the electronic price tag is in the registration state, receive the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold; where the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered to.

[0065] After the electronic price tag is registered, a communication connection relationship can be established between the registration base station and the electronic price tag. With the long-term use of the electronic price tag system, changes in either the electronic price tag and the registration base station itself or the surrounding environment may cause changes in the communication signal between the electronic price tag and the registration base station. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to such changes in order to take corresponding measures. The most direct manifestation of the above changes is the transmission signal strength of the registration base station, and the electronic price tag needs to obtain the transmission signal strength of the registration base station and report it to the registration base station. The registration base station receives the information that the transmission signal strength of the registration base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold, so as to understand the strength of the transmission signal strength of the registration base station.

[0066] S420. Determine whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station.

[0067] In this embodiment, if the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is weak, that is, the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than the first threshold, then increase the transmission signal strength of the registration base station. If the transmission signal strength of the registration base station meets the requirements, it indicates that there may be related problems with the electronic price tag. For example, the battery power of the electronic price tag is insufficient, the electronic price tag fails, the position of the electronic price tag is inappropriate, etc., then relevant processing needs to be carried out on the electronic price tag.

[0068] In some embodiments, determining whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is judged according to all the electronic price tags currently connected to the registration base station. If the transmission signal strengths of the registration base station and all the electronic price tags are less than the first threshold, then adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station. Otherwise, report the information that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted. It can be understood that "all electronic price tags" in this embodiment can be understood as most electronic price tags, and only need to be able to judge whether it is a problem of the electronic price tag or the registration base station itself through the feedback of the electronic price tags connected to the registration base station. For example, when the electronic price tag is connected to the optimal base station, if the transmission signal strength of the registration base station scanned continuously for a period of time is lower than a certain reference value (such as -85dbm), the electronic price tag actively reports the information that the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is weak. The registration base station counts the reported transmission signal strengths of all the electronic price tags it connects, compares with the transmission signal strengths of other base stations in the same network, and decides whether to increase the transmission power of the registration base station, or report to a cloud server or the like that the current electronic price tags with weak transmission signal strength need to adjust their positions, etc.

[0069] In some embodiments, the status parameters reported by all the electronic price tags connected to the registered base station are statistically analyzed, and the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is adjusted. The status parameters include the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag, and then it is determined whether the transmission signal strength of the registered base station needs to be adjusted. For example, the registered base station obtains a signal strength curve similar to a normal distribution graph based on the signal strength of all the price tags statistically analyzed. The registered base station obtains the transmission signal strength of the networking base stations and the number of registered electronic price tags in the current environment, and then compares the transmission signal strength and the number of registered electronic price tags in the networking base stations. 1. If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is 3 dBm higher than the average value, or the number of registered electronic price tags exceeds 3000 and is twice the average registration number, it is reported that the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag reported to the cloud is weak, and the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted; 2. Otherwise, the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is increased by 0.5 dBm, that is, the transmission signal power is increased by 12.3%, and the electronic price tag is replied with the transmission signal power (strength) of the current base station to obtain the transmission signal power of the electronic price tag; 3. According to the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag fed back by the registered base station, if it is weaker than -80 dbm, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is increased by 0.5 dBm, and if it is stronger than -65 dbm, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is decreased by 0.5 dBm. In addition, if the lowest value of the transmission signal strength curve statistically analyzed by the registered base station every 30 minutes is higher than -80 dbm and the transmission signal strength of the base station is higher than the default power of the transmission signal strength, the registered base station decreases its transmission signal power by 0.5 dBm.

[0070] S430. If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station needs to be adjusted, then adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0071] In some embodiments, if the registered base station chooses to increase its transmission signal strength, it needs to coordinate the transmission power with the electronic price tags with weak current signals. After the increase in the transmission signal strength is successful, the registered base station synchronizes the information to other base stations in the same network. Of course, the difference in the transmission signal strength between base stations in the same environment should not be too large to avoid unbalanced load. The transmission signal strength of the registered base station cannot be blindly increased, and it needs to be adjusted according to the transmission signal strength of the statistically analyzed electronic price tags to avoid the situation where the electronic price tag can receive the broadcast signal of the base station but cannot connect to the base station. It is necessary to determine whether the position of the electronic price tag should be adjusted according to the statistical data.

[0072] For the electronic price tag registration adaptation method provided in this embodiment, after the electronic price tag reports the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold, the registered base station can dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station according to the above information, making the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station more stable.

[0073] Embodiment 4

[0074] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the communication interaction relationship between the electronic price tag and the base station in the present invention. Figure 5 It is a schematic flowchart of the electronic price tag registration adaptive method in another embodiment of the present invention. Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 , the method 500 is applied to the base station side and includes:

[0075] S510: Send a broadcast signal.

[0076] The base station sends a broadcast signal so that when the electronic price tag is not registered, the electronic price tag can scan the broadcast signals of each base station existing in the environment, and then obtain the transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of each base station. By comparing the signals of each base station, the optimal base station can be obtained. The optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength and can last for a period of time.

[0077] S520: After receiving the registration request information of the electronic price tag, grant the registration of the electronic price tag and record the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag.

[0078] As the optimal base station, after receiving the registration request information of the electronic price tag, the base station grants the registration of the electronic price tag and completes the registration process of the electronic price tag. When the electronic price tag is registered for the first time, it selects the optimal base station for registration, so that the electronic price tag has the optimal communication state at the beginning of registration.

[0079] S530: Send the information that the electronic price tag registration is successful to the electronic price tag.

[0080] In this embodiment, the information that the electronic price tag registration is successful is sent to the electronic price tag. Further, after granting the registration of the electronic price tag, the current transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of the registered base station can also be sent to the electronic price tag.

[0081] S410: When the electronic price tag is in the registered state, receive the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold; where the registered base station is the base station currently successfully registered by the electronic price tag. This step has been described in detail before and will not be repeated here.

[0082] S420: Determine whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station. This step has been described in detail before and will not be repeated here.

[0083] S430: If it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, then adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station. This step has been described in detail before and will not be repeated here.

[0084] The electronic price tag registration adaptation method provided in this embodiment enables the registration base station to dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station according to the information that the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag reported to the registration base station is less than the first threshold, making the communication between the electronic price tag and the registration base station more stable. In addition, when the electronic price tag is registered for the first time, it selects the optimal base station for registration, so that the electronic price tag has the optimal communication state at the beginning of registration.

[0085] Embodiment 5

[0086] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic price tag registration adaptation device in an embodiment of the present invention. Refer to Figure 6 , the device 600 mainly includes:

[0087] An acquisition module 601, configured to scan and acquire the transmission signal strength of base stations in the environment when the electronic price tag is in a registration state; wherein the base stations include a registration base station, and the registration base station is the base station to which the electronic price tag is currently successfully registered.

[0088] A reporting module 602, configured to report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than the first threshold to the registration base station if the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station; wherein the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registration base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registration base station.

[0089] In some embodiments, if the broadcast signal of any base station is not scanned for a continuous period of time, the electronic price tag returns to the unregistered state.

[0090] In some embodiments, the status parameters of the electronic price tag are reported to the registration base station, where the status parameters include the transmission signal strength of the registration base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag.

[0091] In some embodiments, when the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, if the electronic price tag scans the optimal base station, the optimal base station is selected as the registration base station of the electronic price tag.

[0092] In some embodiments, if the transmission signal strength of the registration base station is greater than the second threshold, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is reduced with reference to the ratio of the transmission signal strength of the registration base station to its rated signal strength, where the second threshold is greater than the first threshold.

[0093] In some embodiments, the device 600 may further include a first registration module (not shown in the figure). The first registration module is configured to scan the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment, obtain the current transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of each base station, and send a registration request message to the optimal base station among all the base stations. Further, if the transmission signal strength of the optimal base station is less than the third threshold, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag is enhanced.

[0094] In some embodiments, the electronic price tag records the transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of each base station it scans, as well as the transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of the electronic price tag itself.

[0095] For the details of other operations performed by each module in this embodiment, reference can be made to Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, which will not be elaborated here.

[0096] In the electronic price tag registration adaptive device provided in this embodiment, the electronic price tag reports the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold. Further, the registered base station can dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station according to the above information, so that the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station is more stable.

[0097] Embodiment Six

[0098] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the electronic price tag registration adaptive device in the present invention. Refer to Figure 7 , the device 700 mainly includes:

[0099] A receiving module 701, configured to receive, when the electronic price tag is in a registered state, the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold, where the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with.

[0100] In some embodiments, the status parameters reported by all the electronic price tags connected to the registered base station are statistically analyzed, and the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is adjusted, where the status parameters include the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag.

[0101] A judgment module 702, configured to judge whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

[0102] In some embodiments, judging whether it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station includes judging according to all the electronic price tags currently connected to the registered base station. If the transmission signal strengths of the registered base station and all the electronic price tags are less than the first threshold, the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is adjusted; otherwise, the information indicating that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted is reported.

[0103] An adjustment module 703, configured to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station needs to be adjusted.

[0104] In some embodiments, if the transmission signal strength of the registered base station does not need to be adjusted, information indicating that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted is reported.

[0105] In some embodiments, the device 700 may further include a second registration module (not shown in the figure). The second registration module is configured to send a broadcast signal, grant registration of the electronic price tag after receiving the registration request information of the electronic price tag, record the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag, and send information indicating successful registration of the electronic price tag to the electronic price tag.

[0106] In some embodiments, after granting registration of the electronic price tag, the current transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of the registered base station are sent to the electronic price tag.

[0107] Details of other operations performed by each module in this embodiment may be referred to in Embodiment 3 or Embodiment 4, and will not be elaborated here.

[0108] After the electronic price tag reports information indicating that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold, the registered base station provided by the electronic price tag registration adaptive device in this embodiment can dynamically adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station according to the above information, so that the communication between the electronic price tag and the registered base station is more stable.

[0109] An electronic price tag registration adaptive device in an embodiment of the present application may be a device, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. An electronic price tag registration adaptive device in an embodiment of the present application may be a device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0110] As Figure 8 shown, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 800, including a processor 801, a memory 802, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 802 and executable on the processor 801. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 801, each process of the above-mentioned electronic price tag registration adaptive method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0111] An embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned electronic price tag registration adaptive method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0112] Among them, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs, etc.

[0113] A computer-readable medium may include a propagated data signal that contains computer program code, for example, on a baseband or as part of a carrier wave. This propagated signal may have various manifestations, including electromagnetic form, optical form, etc., or a suitable combination of forms. A computer-readable medium can be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, and this medium can be connected to an instruction execution system, device, or equipment to implement communication, propagation, or transmission for use of a program. The program code located on the computer-readable medium can be propagated through any suitable medium, including radio, cable, fiber optic cable, radio frequency signal, or similar media, or any combination of the above media.

[0114] For those skilled in the art, the above invention disclosure is only an example and does not constitute a limitation to the present invention. Although not explicitly stated here, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and corrections to the present invention. Such modifications, improvements, and corrections are proposed in the present invention, so such modifications, improvements, and corrections still belong to the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0115] Meanwhile, the present invention uses specific terms to describe the embodiments of the present invention. Such as "one embodiment", "an embodiment", and / or "some embodiments" mean a certain feature, structure, or characteristic related to at least one embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that the "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" or "an alternative embodiment" mentioned twice or more at different positions in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately combined.

[0116] Some aspects of the present invention may be executed entirely by hardware, entirely by software (including firmware, resident software, microcode, etc.), or by a combination of hardware and software. The above-mentioned hardware or software may all be referred to as "data blocks", "modules", "engines", "units", "components" or "systems". The processor may be one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DAPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or combinations thereof. In addition, aspects of the present invention may be embodied as a computer product located on one or more computer-readable media, which includes computer-readable program code. For example, the computer-readable media may include, but is not limited to, magnetic storage devices (such as hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes...), optical disks (such as compact disks CD, digital versatile disks DVD...), smart cards, and flash memory devices (such as cards, sticks, key drives...).

[0117] Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the presentation of the disclosure of the present invention and thus assist in the understanding of one or more embodiments of the invention, in the foregoing description of the embodiments of the present invention, various features are sometimes grouped together in one embodiment, drawing, or description thereof. However, this disclosure method does not mean that the features required by the subject matter of the present invention are more than those recited in the claims. In fact, the features of the embodiments are less than all the features of the single embodiment disclosed above.

[0118] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and various equivalent changes or substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, as long as the changes and modifications of the above embodiments are within the scope of the spirit of the present invention, they will fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic price tag registration adaptation method, applied to the electronic price tag side, characterized in that, Including: When the electronic price tag is in the registered state, scan and obtain the transmission signal strength of the base stations in the environment; Wherein the base stations include registered base stations, and the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than a first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tag does not scan the optimal base station, then report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold to the registered base station; wherein the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tag is used for the registered base station to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

2. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also including: If no broadcast signal of any of the base stations is scanned for a continuous period of time, the electronic price tag returns to the unregistered state.

3. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 1, wherein Also including: Report the status parameters of the electronic price tag to the registered base station; Wherein the status parameters include: the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag, and the battery power of the electronic price tag.

4. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the case where the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, if the electronic price tag scans the optimal base station, then select the optimal base station as the registered base station of the electronic price tag.

5. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 1, wherein, Also including: If the transmission signal strength of the registered base station is greater than a second threshold, then reduce the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag with reference to the ratio of the transmission signal strength of the registered base station to its rated signal strength; wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold.

6. The electronic price tag registration adaption method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before the electronic price tag is registered, the method further includes: Scan the broadcast signals of the base stations in the environment to obtain the current transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of each of the base stations; Send a registration request message to the optimal base station among all the base stations.

7. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Also including: If the transmission signal strength of the optimal base station is less than a third threshold, then increase the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tag.

8. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 6, characterized in that Also including: The electronic price tag records the transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of each of the base stations it scans, as well as records the transmission signal strength and rated signal strength of the electronic price tag itself.

9. An electronic price tag registration adaptation method, applied to the base station side, characterized in that Including: When the electronic price tag is in the registered state, receive the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base station reported by the electronic price tag is less than the first threshold; Wherein the registered base station is the base station that the electronic price tag has currently successfully registered with; Determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station; If it is necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, then adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station.

10. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 9, characterized in that Also including: If it is not necessary to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station, then report the information that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted.

11. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 9, characterized in that, Determining whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station includes: Judging according to all the electronic price tags currently connected to the registered base station. If the transmission signal strengths of the registered base station and all the electronic price tags are less than the first threshold, then adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base station. Otherwise, report the information that the position of the electronic price tag needs to be adjusted.

12. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 9, wherein, Also including: Statistically analyze all the status parameters reported by the registered base stations connected to the electronic price tags, and adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations; The status parameters include: the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations, the transmission signal strength of the electronic price tags, and the battery power of the electronic price tags.

13. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 9, wherein Before the registration of the electronic price tags, the method further includes: Sending a broadcast signal; After receiving the registration request information of the electronic price tags, grant the registration of the electronic price tags, and record the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations reported by the electronic price tags; Send the information that the registration of the electronic price tags is successful to the electronic price tags.

14. The electronic price tag registration adaptation method according to claim 13, characterized in that, It further includes: After granting the registration of the electronic price tags, send the current transmission signal strength and the rated signal strength of the registered base stations to the electronic price tags.

15. An electronic price tag registration adaptive device, applied to the electronic price tag side, characterized in that It includes: An acquisition module, configured to scan and acquire the transmission signal strength of base stations in the environment when the electronic price tags are in the registration state; The base stations include registered base stations, and the registered base stations are the base stations where the electronic price tags are currently successfully registered; A reporting module, configured to report the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations is less than a first threshold to the registered base stations if the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations is less than the first threshold and lasts for a period of time, and the electronic price tags do not scan the optimal base station; the optimal base station is the base station with the strongest transmission signal strength, and the information reported by the electronic price tags is used for the registered base stations to determine whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations.

16. An electronic price tag registration adaptive device, applied to the base station side, is characterized in that It includes: A receiving module, configured to receive the information that the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations reported by the electronic price tags is less than the first threshold when the electronic price tags are in the registration state; The registered base stations are the base stations where the electronic price tags are currently successfully registered; A judgment module, configured to judge whether to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations; An adjustment module, configured to adjust the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations if the transmission signal strength of the registered base stations needs to be adjusted.

17. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes: A processor and a memory, the memory stores a program or instruction that can run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the adaptive method for electronic price tag registration according to any one of claims 1-14 are implemented.

18. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The program or instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the adaptive method for electronic price tag registration according to any one of claims 1-14 are implemented.

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