Equipment management method and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses an equipment management method and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of electronic equipment. In the method, first wireless signal feature data can be stored on the electronic equipment, the first wireless signal feature data is associated with a first area where the electronic equipment is located, and the electronic equipment can obtain second wireless signal feature data. And according to a matching result of the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data, determining a target management strategy which is used for performing equipment management on the electronic equipment. Example, device management performed on the electronic device may include anti-lost protection to reduce loss of the electronic device and protect property safety of an owner of the electronic device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of electronic devices, and in particular to a device management method and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] At present, when many terminal manufacturers launch new terminal products, they will mostly display the new products in some sales stores (or laboratories) so that customers can experience the various functions of the new products. In order to prevent the theft of new products, terminal manufacturers will also design some strategies to protect the products.

[0003] Taking the terminal product as a smartphone, in the first strategy, an anti-theft connection line (or anti-theft signal line) is connected between the new smartphone and the new product display table, so that customers can experience the various functions of the new smartphone without disconnecting the new smartphone from the table. The anti-theft connection line will be connected to the alarm system. Once the anti-theft connection line is disconnected, it is considered that the mobile phone connected to the anti-theft connection line is stolen, and the system will automatically alarm so that customer service personnel can discover the theft in time.

[0004] In the second strategy, an inspection gate (or security gate) and / or inspection personnel are set up at the exit of the display store (or laboratory). When a customer passes through the inspection gate, the inspection gate and / or the inspection personnel's handheld inspection equipment can be used to detect whether the customer is illegally carrying the displayed new mobile phone.

[0005] However, in the first strategy mentioned above, an independent alarm system needs to be deployed, and additional anti-theft cables need to be deployed for different terminal products. The wiring is complicated and customers will be limited to a very small area to experience new products, which is inconvenient for customers. The disconnection of terminals and cables caused by connection problems will also trigger an alarm, resulting in a high false trigger rate. The falsely triggered alarm records also need to be manually cleared by customer service personnel, which may also cause customer service personnel to neglect real alarm records. In the second strategy mentioned above, for example, the deployment of additional inspection doors and inspection personnel at the door of the laboratory will increase the inspection cost, and it will not be possible to distinguish between the new products on display and the same products purchased by employees themselves, which will increase the difficulty of inspection to a certain extent.

[0006] Therefore, how to protect the displayed terminal products from loss is still an important issue that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the invention

[0007] The embodiments of the present application provide a device management method and an electronic device, which are used to manage electronic devices, such as anti-loss protection.

[0008] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device management method, which can be applied to an electronic device, on which first wireless signal characteristic data can be stored, and the first wireless signal characteristic data is associated with a first area where the electronic device is located. The method includes: obtaining second wireless signal characteristic data; determining a target management strategy based on a matching result between the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data, wherein the target management strategy is used to perform device management on the electronic device.

[0009] Through the above method, it is possible to automatically identify whether the electronic device is used in the first area by matching the wireless signal characteristic data associated with the first area where the electronic device is located. There is no need to connect a wired alarm device to the electronic device, nor is there a need to add specific access control equipment, which helps to reduce detection costs when implementing anti-loss protection for electronic devices.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the target management policy is determined based on the matching result of the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data, including: if the second wireless signal characteristic data matches the first wireless signal characteristic data, the first management policy is determined as the target management policy, wherein the first management policy is associated with the safety status of the electronic device; if the second wireless signal characteristic data does not match the first wireless signal characteristic data, the second management policy is determined as the target management policy, wherein the second management policy is associated with the warning status of the electronic device.

[0011] In a possible implementation manner, the security state includes: the electronic device is located in the first area.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: if the second wireless signal characteristic data is not acquired, determining a second management policy as the target management policy, wherein the second management policy is associated with the warning state of the electronic device.

[0013] In a possible implementation manner, the warning state includes a theft state.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the second management strategy includes at least one of the following: issuing an alarm; reporting real-time location information to a server or a third-party device; prohibiting the use of the electronic device.

[0015] In a possible implementation manner, the acquiring the second wireless signal characteristic data includes: periodically receiving a second wireless signal; and acquiring the second wireless signal characteristic data according to the second wireless signal.

[0016] In a possible implementation manner, the second wireless signal has the same signal format as the first wireless signal associated with the first wireless signal characteristic data, and the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal adopt any one of the following signal formats: WiFi, BT or UWB.

[0017] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: acquiring and saving the first wireless signal characteristic data from a server or a third-party device.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the first wireless signal characteristic data includes characteristic data of a preset first wireless signal of at least one wireless signal source, and the second wireless signal characteristic data includes characteristic data of at least one second wireless signal received by the electronic device.

[0019] In a possible implementation manner, part or all of the at least one wireless signal source are fixedly arranged in the first area.

[0020] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store one or more computer programs; when the one or more computer programs stored in the memory are executed by the processor, the electronic device executes the method described in the first aspect and any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0021] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which includes a computer program. When the computer program runs on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the method described in the first aspect and any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, which is coupled to a memory and is used to execute a computer program stored in the memory to execute the method described in the first aspect and any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0023] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a device, which includes a module / unit for executing any possible design method of any of the above aspects. These modules / units can be implemented by hardware, or by executing corresponding software implementations by hardware.

[0024] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method comprising a computer program product, which, when executed on a terminal, enables the electronic device to execute any possible implementation method of any of the above aspects.

[0025] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, comprising a server or a third-party device, and the electronic device as described in the second aspect above.

[0026] In a possible implementation manner, the server or third-party device is used to receive and store the first wireless signal characteristic data from the signal collection device, and is used to send the first wireless signal characteristic data to the electronic device.

[0027] These and other aspects of the present application will become more clearly understood in the description of the following embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0029] Figure 2 An example of a first area of ​​a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application and at least one wireless signal source deployed therein is shown;

[0030] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a device management method according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0031] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of arranging a wireless signal source according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0032] Figure 5 A schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a device management method according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0033] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing a management interface of an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0034] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing a user interface of an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of an electronic device is shown;

[0036] Fig. 9 A structural schematic diagram of an electronic device is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The embodiments of the present application provide a device management method and apparatus for preventing terminal products from being lost. The method and apparatus are based on the same technical concept. Since the principles of solving problems by the method and apparatus are similar, the implementation of the apparatus and the method can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. In addition, in the various embodiments of the present application, if there is no special explanation and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between the various embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their internal logical relationships.

[0038] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "more than one" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c, where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0039] Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" mentioned in the embodiments of the present application are used to distinguish multiple objects, and are not used to limit the priority or importance of multiple objects. For example, the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are only used to distinguish different wireless signals, rather than indicating the difference in priority or importance of the two wireless signals. For example, in some embodiments, the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal may be the same.

[0040] The following is a detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0041] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applicable is shown.

[0042] See also Figure 1 As shown, the communication system may include at least one wireless signal source 110 (for example, represented as wireless signal source 110_1, wireless signal source 110_2, wireless signal source 110_3, etc.), a signal acquisition device 120, a server / third-party device 130, and at least one electronic device 140.

[0043] The at least one wireless signal source 110 may be used to transmit a wireless signal, for example, to transmit a first wireless signal in a preliminary signal acquisition phase, or to transmit a second wireless signal in a subsequent device management phase.

[0044] The signal collection device 120 can be used to collect first wireless signal characteristic data of first wireless signals from different wireless signal sources in a preliminary signal collection phase. The signal collection device 120 can send the first wireless signal characteristic data to the server / third-party device 130 for storage.

[0045] The electronic device 140 is a device to be managed in the subsequent device management stage. It can obtain and save the first wireless signal characteristic data associated with the area where it is located from the server / third-party device 130, and receive the second wireless signal from different wireless signal sources, and manage the electronic device 140 based on the relationship between the second wireless signal characteristic data of the second wireless signal and the pre-obtained first wireless signal characteristic data, for example, managing the method of using the electronic device 140.

[0046] Figure 1 The dotted box in the figure indicates that the signal acquisition device 120 is an optional device. The signal acquisition device 120 can be the same device or the same type of device as the electronic device 140 to assist in obtaining the first wireless signal characteristic data of at least one wireless signal source as reference characteristic data, so as to implement the device management method of the embodiment of the present application. The differences between the signal acquisition device 120 and the electronic device 140 will not be distinguished or repeated one by one below.

[0047] In specific implementation, the communication system may be deployed in a first area. In one example, the first area may be a sales store, a laboratory, a home, a factory, or a similar indoor environment. In another example, the communication system may also be deployed in an outdoor environment, the range of which is known and convenient for positioning management within the range. The specific implementation of the first area is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0048] The at least one wireless signal source 110 may adopt the same wireless standard, which may be but not limited to any one of wifi, BT, UWB, etc. The corresponding wireless signal source may transmit wireless signals including but not limited to wifi, BT, UWB, etc. Generally, different wireless signal sources may be of the same type and located at different positions, so that the transmitted wireless signals cover the first area as much as possible, so as to monitor whether the electronic device 140 is located in the first area.

[0049] In a specific implementation, some or all of the at least one wireless signal source 110 can be fixedly set at different positions in the first area to transmit stable wireless signals, such as periodic wireless signals. According to actual needs, the at least one wireless signal source can be regularly deployed in the first area, for example, along a straight line, or at least one wireless signal source can be deployed at a preset circular position point, or at least one wireless signal source can be deployed at a preset rectangular frame. Alternatively, the at least one wireless signal source can also be deployed irregularly in the first area.

[0050] In some optional implementations, according to the actual application scenario of the first area, at least one wireless signal source in the communication system may be all fixedly arranged in the first area, or some of the at least one wireless signal source may be fixedly arranged in the first area, and another part of the wireless signal source may be arranged outside the first area. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the deployment method of the at least one wireless signal source. Similarly, the signal acquisition device 120 in the communication system may also be fixedly deployed in the first area, or may be movable, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the deployment method of the signal acquisition device 120.

[0051] It is worth noting that in the embodiment of the present application, the at least one wireless signal source 110 is pre-designed and deployed in the first area or the surrounding area of ​​the first area. Therefore, the deployment location of each wireless signal source is known, and the deployment location can be used as attribute information associated with the first wireless signal characteristic data, and sent to the server / third-party device for storage, so as to be used as one of the reference data used when managing the electronic device. According to the actual deployment situation and the capabilities of the at least one wireless signal source 110, the deployment location of the at least one wireless signal source 110 can be provided by an employee in the form of input, or the deployment location of the at least one wireless signal source 110 can be reported after positioning itself, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0052] During the signal collection stage, the signal collection device 120 can be deployed in the same area as the at least one wireless signal source 110, and is used to receive the wireless signal from the at least one wireless signal source 110, and analyze the received wireless signal to obtain the wireless signal characteristic data corresponding to the wireless signal, so as to pre-establish a wireless signal characteristic model for the first area, so as to subsequently use the wireless signal characteristic model to manage the electronic device 140 set in the first area.

[0053] According to the design and deployment requirements, the signal acquisition device 120 can be fixedly deployed at a designated location in the first area to stably receive the first wireless signal from different wireless signal sources so as to establish a wireless signal characteristic model. Alternatively, the signal acquisition device 120 can also be a mobile device, which can be set in the first area in a non-fixed deployment manner to obtain as much first wireless signal characteristic data at different locations in the first area as possible to obtain a more complete wireless signal characteristic model. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the deployment method of the signal acquisition device 120.

[0054] In a specific implementation, taking a movable signal acquisition device as an example, the first wireless signal emitted by at least one wireless signal source 110 can be received by the signal acquisition device 120. The signal acquisition device 120 can analyze the received first wireless signal to obtain the first wireless signal characteristic data corresponding to the first wireless signal. The first wireless signal characteristic data can include, for example, the source name of the first wireless signal, the wireless signal strength, etc. Since the first wireless signal characteristic data received by the signal acquisition device 120 from different wireless signal sources at different locations are different, the signal acquisition device 120 can also associate the position where the signal acquisition device 120 receives these first wireless signals by combining the characteristic data of the received multiple first wireless signals. Among them, the position where the signal acquisition device 120 is located can be a designated signal acquisition position, and the position information can be input by an employee. Or the signal acquisition device 120 can have a positioning function, and can obtain information about its position by real-time positioning.

[0055] like Figure 2 As shown, the first area is represented by a rectangular frame. According to the scene requirements, four wireless signal sources can be set in the first area, represented by wireless signal source 110_1, wireless signal source 110_2, wireless signal source 110_3, and wireless signal source 110_4. These four wireless signal sources can be wireless signal sources of the same type and can periodically transmit a first wireless signal. There can be one or more signal acquisition devices, which can be set at different positions within the first area, for example, represented as position 1, position 2, position 3, position 4, and position 5. The signal acquisition devices at different positions can associate a combination of different first wireless signal feature data collected at the current position with the position as the first wireless signal feature data associated with the position. For example, Figure 2In the figure, it is assumed that based on the signal radiation range of the wireless signal source and the signal receiving capability of the signal acquisition device, the signal acquisition device at position 1 can receive wireless signals from wireless signal source 110_1, wireless signal source 110_2, wireless signal source 110_3 and wireless signal source 110_4, the signal acquisition device at position 2 can receive wireless signals from wireless signal source 110_1 and wireless signal source 110_2, the signal acquisition device at position 3 can receive wireless signals from wireless signal source 110_2 and wireless signal source 110_3, the signal acquisition device at position 4 can receive wireless signals from wireless signal source 110_1 and wireless signal source 110_4, and the signal acquisition device at position 5 can receive wireless signals from wireless signal source 110_3 and wireless signal source 110_4.

[0056] Then, X represents the identifier of the wireless signal source, Y represents the location identifier, and "characteristic data XY" represents an example of a wireless signal feature. Figure 2 The wireless signal characteristic model established in the first area shown can be expressed as shown in Table 1, for example:

[0057] Table 1

[0058]

[0059] Among them, taking "feature data 15" as an example, "1" represents the signal source 110_1, "5" represents the position 5, and the meanings of other feature data are similar and will not be repeated here. In specific implementation, the feature data may include signal strength, which may be a signal strength value or a signal strength range. In actual applications, Table 1 can also be improved according to the actual location information, wireless signal source identification and signal strength value, which will not be repeated here.

[0060] It should be understood that since the coverage range of the wireless signal emitted by at least one wireless signal source may exceed the first area, but the longer the distance, the weaker the signal. In some optional embodiments, during the signal collection stage, it is also possible to set a location collection point within a certain range (for example, 5 meters) outside the first area to collect the first wireless signal characteristic data associated with the corresponding position to enrich the wireless signal characteristic model.

[0061] The signal collection device 120 can communicate with the server / third-party device 130, and can send the current location information and a combination of first wireless signal characteristic data corresponding to the first wireless signals received from different wireless signal sources at the current location to the server / third-party device 130.

[0062] The server / third-party device 130 may store the received plurality of first wireless signal characteristic data and the location information associated with the first wireless signal characteristic data.

[0063] When the electronic device 140 is placed in the first area, in order to perform anti-loss protection on the electronic device 340 in the first area, the electronic device 140 can communicate with the server / third-party device 130, and obtain (e.g., download) the first wireless signal characteristic data associated with the first area from the server / third-party device 130, as shown in Table 1. The electronic device 140 can save the first wireless signal characteristic data associated with the first area in the safety zone of the electronic device 140, so that the electronic device 140 can monitor the status of the electronic device 140 based on the saved first wireless signal characteristic data, so as to manage the electronic device 140 in real time according to the status of the electronic device 140.

[0064] Exemplarily, managing the electronic device 140 may include performing anti-loss management (or anti-loss protection) on the electronic device 140 , such as real-time monitoring of whether the electronic device 140 is in the first area and is not lost.

[0065] In a specific implementation, the electronic device 140 may be designed to execute a device management method, such as Figure 3 As shown, the method may include the following steps:

[0066] S310: Acquire second wireless signal characteristic data.

[0067] S320: Determine a target management policy according to a matching result between the second wireless signal characteristic data and the stored first wireless signal characteristic data, wherein the target management policy is used to perform device management on the electronic device 140 .

[0068] Taking the anti-loss management of the electronic device 140 as an example, when S310 is specifically implemented, the electronic device may periodically receive a second wireless signal from at least one wireless signal source, and obtain corresponding second wireless signal characteristic data according to the second wireless signal.

[0069] If the electronic device does not obtain the second wireless signal characteristic data, then one possible state of the electronic device is that it is stolen and moved out of the first area, resulting in the inability to receive wireless signals from the at least one wireless signal source. In this case, when implementing S320, the feature matching process may not be performed, and the electronic device may be directly determined to be in a stolen state, and the electronic device may determine the second management policy as the target management policy. In an embodiment of the present application, the second management policy may be associated with the warning state of the electronic device, and the warning state may include a stolen state.

[0070] If the electronic device can obtain the second wireless signal characteristic data, the electronic device can further implement a characteristic matching process in S320 to match the obtained second wireless signal characteristic data with the stored first wireless signal characteristic data.

[0071] For example, if the second wireless signal characteristic data includes the identification of the wireless signal source 110_1, and the signal strength value of the second wireless signal from the wireless signal source 110_1 is within the signal strength range indicated by the characteristic data 12, and at the same time, the second wireless signal characteristic data also includes the identification of the wireless signal source 110_2, and the signal strength value of the second wireless signal from the wireless signal source 110_2 is within the signal strength range indicated by the characteristic data 22, it means that the electronic device is currently located at position 2 or near position 2, that is, it is considered that the second wireless signal characteristic data matches the saved first wireless signal characteristic data 12 and the first wireless signal characteristic data 22, then the first management strategy can be determined as the target management strategy. The first management strategy is associated with the security status of the electronic device, and the security status may include: the electronic device is located in a specified first area. In this case, the first management strategy can indicate that the electronic device is still in the first area without being lost, and the steps S310-S320 of the foregoing can continue to be periodically executed to implement anti-loss protection for the electronic device. Alternatively, the first management policy may be empty, the electronic device may assume device security by default, and continue to periodically execute the above steps S310-S320 according to program settings, so as to implement anti-loss protection for the electronic device.

[0072] If the second wireless signal characteristic data does not match the saved first wireless signal characteristic data, for example, neither the signal source identification nor the signal strength data corresponding to the received second wireless signal can match any of the characteristic data in Table 1, it means that the electronic device is not currently in the first area, and the second management strategy can be determined as the target management strategy. The second management strategy is associated with the warning state of the electronic device, which can include the theft state described above. In this case, the electronic device is in an unsafe state, and the second management strategy can include at least one of the following: issuing an alarm; reporting real-time location information to a server or a third-party device; prohibiting the use of the electronic device.

[0073] In specific implementation, the electronic device may issue an alarm by at least one of sound, vibration, screen flashing, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The electronic device may report the real-time location information to a server or a third-party device through technologies such as cellular networks or satellite positioning. The electronic device may be prohibited from use by locking the screen, shutting down the device, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation of the second management strategy.

[0074] Therefore, through the above-mentioned device management method, the electronic device can automatically identify whether the electronic device is used in the first area through wireless signal feature detection and feature matching, and realize the positioning monitoring and management of the electronic device in the specified area. This solution can not only realize the security monitoring and anti-loss protection of electronic devices, but also does not need to connect wired alarm devices to the electronic devices, nor does it need to add specific access control devices, which helps to reduce the detection difficulty and detection cost when realizing the anti-loss protection of electronic devices.

[0075] It should be understood that before designing and implementing the above device management method, the staff who manage the electronic devices in the first area can assist in implementing some preparatory work for implementing the device management method. For ease of understanding, the following is a detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0076] like Figure 4 Taking the first indoor area shown as an example, according to the actual building situation, the first area can be a larger overall space, or can include at least one sub-area. Depending on the specific application environment of the first area, the at least one sub-area included in the first area can also have different names. For example, the first exhibition hall, the second exhibition hall, the third exhibition hall, etc. in a large exhibition space. Or, for example, the first workshop, the second workshop, the third workshop, etc. in a factory scene. Or, for example, the master bedroom, the second bedroom, the living room, etc. in a home scene. If the first area is an open outdoor environment, the first interval may also include at least one sub-area based on space division, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0077] In the early stage of arranging signal sources, employees can arrange at least one wireless signal source in the first area according to the accuracy requirements of wireless signals. For example, according to the distance accuracy requirements for area identification, at least one required wireless signal source can be arranged according to the accuracy of the distance between different wireless signal sources being less than 1 meter, less than 10 meters, etc. Figure 4 The wireless signal source 1 and the wireless signal source 2 shown may be arranged at different positions in the first area according to the accuracy required to be less than 10 meters.

[0078] It should be understood that Figure 4This is only an example of arranging at least one wireless signal source in the first area and is not a limitation. In specific applications, the arrangement of the at least one wireless signal source is related to the requirements of the wireless signal and the capabilities of the wireless signal source. For example, it is related to the area of ​​the first area, the signal format used by the signal source, the wall penetration capability of the wireless signal from the signal source, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0079] When or after arranging at least one required wireless signal source at a designated location in the first area, Figure 5 As shown, the employee can collect the first wireless signal and obtain the first wireless signal characteristic data at different locations in the first area through a preset signal collection device. The signal collection device can report the first wireless signal characteristic data collected at different locations to a server or a third-party device.

[0080] For example, Figure 6 In the management interface shown, the signal collection device can be arranged at the designated positions (for example, represented as position ① to position ⑦) of different sub-areas of the first area. The signal collection device arranged in the sub-area can collect the first wireless signal from at least one wireless signal source, and obtain the corresponding first wireless signal feature data based on the at least one first wireless signal, such as signal feature combination 1 obtained at position ①, signal feature combination 2 obtained at position ②, signal feature combination 3 obtained at position ③, ..., signal feature combination 7 obtained at position ⑦, etc. Each signal feature combination in the signal feature combination 1 to signal feature combination 7 can include the features of wireless signals from different wireless signal sources in the first area collected by the signal collection device at the corresponding position.

[0081] For example, Figure 4 Take the deployment method shown in the figure as an example. Figure 6 The positions and corresponding signal characteristics shown on the management interface shown may include: the signal feature combination 1 obtained at position ① may include the characteristics of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 1 obtained at position ① and the combination of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 2; the signal feature combination 2 obtained at position ② may include the characteristics of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 1 obtained at position ② and the combination of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 2; similarly, the signal feature combinations obtained at positions ③-position ⑦ may also include the characteristics of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 1 and the combination of the characteristics of the wireless signal from the wireless signal source 2 at positions ③-position ⑦, respectively.

[0082] In a more specific example, the signal characteristics of each wireless signal source can be represented by signal strength, and the strength of wireless signals received from different wireless signal sources at different locations is different. For example, the strength of the first wireless signal of wireless signal source 1 received near location 2 ranges from -40db to -50db, the strength of the first wireless signal of wireless signal source 1 received near location 3 ranges from -50db to -60db, and the strength of the first wireless signal of wireless signal source 1 received near location 6 ranges from -70db to -80db.

[0083] Because there may be equipment loss of the wireless signal source or changes in signal characteristics due to environmental factors in actual application, in order to ensure positioning accuracy, if necessary, employees can also click the "re-detect" control on the management interface to re-acquire the first wireless signal characteristic data of different locations to reduce the potential problem of reduced positioning accuracy due to equipment loss of the wireless signal source or changes in signal characteristics due to environmental factors. Specifically, the instruction can be sent directly to the signal acquisition device by the employee's management device to instruct the signal acquisition device to re-execute the steps of signal acquisition and reporting. Alternatively, the instruction can be sent to the server by the employee's management device, and the server requests the signal acquisition device to re-acquire the first wireless signal characteristic data, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In some optional implementations, the server can also actively request the signal acquisition device to re-acquire the first wireless signal characteristic data according to the preset update time, when the storage time of the first wireless signal characteristic data reaches the update time, to reduce the potential problem of reduced positioning accuracy due to equipment loss of the wireless signal source or changes in signal characteristics due to environmental factors.

[0084] When electronic equipment is placed as a terminal Figure 4 When using in the first area shown in FIG. 1 (for example, for home use, new product display, etc.), employees (or ordinary users) can first use the following method: Figure 7 The user interface shown in the figure selects the use area of ​​the electronic device, such as the first area, by operating the first control on the interface. At the same time, other management of the electronic device can also be implemented on the user interface, including but not limited to displaying the network status of the electronic device (such as connected), upload rate, download rate, access device and other information. Furthermore, the user interface can also allow employees or users to customize other usage policies of the electronic device, including but not limited to setting children's Internet access conditions, intelligent detection conditions, network speed detection conditions, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0085] After selecting the first area for the electronic device, the electronic device can Figure 5As shown, the first wireless signal characteristic data associated with the first area is downloaded from the server and saved. In order to ensure the security of the first wireless signal characteristic data, isolation technology can be used in the operating system of the electronic device to divide the security zone (such as Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)) and the general zone (such as Rich Execution Environment (RTT)), and the first wireless signal characteristic data can be saved in the security zone. In an optional embodiment, the electronic device can also obtain and save at least one management policy preset for the electronic device from a server or a third-party device.

[0086] Exemplarily, taking the implementation of anti-loss protection for electronic devices as an example, the at least one management policy may include a first management policy and a second management policy, the first management policy may be associated with the security status of the electronic device, and the second management policy may be associated with the warning status of the electronic device.

[0087] Further, the electronic device may implement S310 mentioned above, by periodically receiving a second wireless signal from at least one wireless signal source, and obtaining second wireless signal characteristic data according to the second wireless signal. And implement S320 above, feature matching the obtained second wireless signal characteristic data with the stored first wireless signal characteristic data, so as to determine a target management strategy from at least one preset management strategy according to the matching result, so as to manage the electronic device.

[0088] If the electronic device can periodically obtain the second wireless signal characteristic data, and the second wireless signal characteristic data matches the saved first wireless signal characteristic data, it means that the electronic device is located in the first area, and the electronic device can use the preset first management strategy as the target management strategy to use and manage the electronic device normally. For example, the electronic device continues to periodically detect whether it can receive the second wireless signal as described above, and matches the second wireless signal characteristic data obtained based on the second wireless signal with the saved first wireless signal characteristic data.

[0089] If the electronic device fails to obtain the second wireless signal characteristic data, or the obtained second wireless signal characteristic data does not match the stored first wireless signal characteristic data, the electronic device can use the preset second management policy as the target management policy to restrict the use of the electronic device. For example, the electronic device can perform at least one of the following processing methods: issuing an alarm, or reporting real-time location information to a server or a third-party device, prohibiting the use of the electronic device, so as to reduce the theft of the electronic device or restrict the use of the electronic device when the electronic device is stolen.

[0090] It should be understood that the above is only an example of the device management method of the embodiment of the present application and not any limitation. The above device management method can also be applied to other scenarios, such as home device management scenarios and factory equipment management scenarios, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. Accordingly, in other scenarios, the device management strategy and the implementation details of the device management method can be changed in combination with specific scenarios. For example, in a home device management scenario, it can be identified whether the electronic device is in a child's room based on the second wireless signal characteristic data received by the electronic device. If so, the electronic device can be managed with the child's room Internet access management strategy as the target management strategy. The child's room Internet access management strategy may include, for example, limiting the functions that can be used, limiting the usage time, etc. If not, the non-children's room Internet access management strategy can be used as the target management strategy to manage the electronic device. The non-children's room Internet access management strategy may include, for example, not limiting the device functions, not limiting the device usage time, etc. I will not repeat them here.

[0091] The embodiment of the present application can protect electronic devices from loss through the above method.

[0092] In other embodiments of the present application, the present application discloses an electronic device, such as Figure 8 As shown, the electronic device 800 may include: a communication unit 801, used to obtain second wireless signal characteristic data; a processing unit 802, used to determine a target management strategy according to a matching result between the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data, wherein the target management strategy is used to manage the electronic device. For specific implementation methods, please refer to the method steps implemented by the electronic device in the above method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0093] It should be understood that the division of the units in the above device is only a division of logical functions, and in actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity, or they can be physically separated. In addition, the units in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software; for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and instructions are stored in the memory. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or realize the functions of the units of the device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units can be realized by designing the hardware circuits, and the hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD), taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of some or all of the above units. All units of the above devices can be realized in the form of a processor calling software, or in the form of a hardware circuit, or in part by a processor calling software, and the rest by a hardware circuit.

[0094] In the embodiment of the present application, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a CPU, a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP), etc.; in another implementation, the processor can realize certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by an ASIC or PLD, such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the process of hardware circuit configuration, which can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (Neural Network Processing Unit, NPU) tensor processing unit (Tensor Processing Unit, TPU), deep learning processing unit (Deep learning Processing Unit, DPU), etc.

[0095] It can be seen that each unit in the above device can be one or more processors (or processing circuits) configured to implement the above method, such as: CPU, GPU, NPU, TPU, DPU, microprocessor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA, or a combination of at least two of these processor forms.

[0096] In addition, all or part of the units in the above device can be integrated together, or can be implemented independently. In one implementation, these units are integrated together and implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC). The SOC may include at least one processor for implementing any of the above methods or implementing the functions of each unit of the device. The type of the at least one processor may be different, for example, including a CPU and an FPGA, a CPU and an artificial intelligence processor, a CPU and a GPU, etc.

[0097] In a simple embodiment, those skilled in the art can imagine that the communication devices in the above embodiments can all be used Fig. 9 The form shown.

[0098] like Fig. 9 The device 900 shown includes at least one processor 910 and a communication interface 930. In an optional design, a memory 920 may also be included.

[0099] The specific connection medium between the processor 910 and the memory 920 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0100] In such Fig. 9 In the device, the processor 910 can transmit data through the communication interface 930 when communicating with other devices.

[0101] When the communication device uses Fig. 9 When the form shown is Fig. 9 The processor 910 in the apparatus 900 can call the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 920 so that the apparatus 900 can execute any of the above method embodiments.

[0102] An embodiment of the present application also relates to a chip system, which includes a processor for calling a computer program or computer instructions stored in a memory so that the processor executes the method of any of the above embodiments.

[0103] In a possible implementation manner, the processor may be coupled to the memory through an interface.

[0104] In a possible implementation, the chip system may also directly include a memory, in which a computer program or computer instructions are stored.

[0105] For example, the memory may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DRRAM).

[0106] An embodiment of the present application also relates to a processor, which is used to call a computer program or computer instruction stored in a memory so that the processor executes the method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0107] For example, in the embodiment of the present application, the processor is an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. For example, the processor can be an FPGA, a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, a system chip (system on chip, SoC), a CPU, a network processor (network processor, NP), a microcontroller (microcontroller unit, MCU), a PLD or other integrated chip, and can implement or execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiment of the present application. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor to perform, or the hardware and software modules in the decoding processor are combined and performed. The software module can be located in a mature storage medium in the field such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. The storage medium is located in a memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0108] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products.

[0109] In a possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a program code. When the program code runs on the computer, the computer executes the above method embodiment.

[0110] In a possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the above method embodiment.

[0111] Therefore, the present application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present application may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes.

[0112] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A function specified in one or more boxes.

[0113] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0114] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the embodiments of the present application without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the embodiments of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is also intended to include these changes and variations. In the various embodiments of the present application, if there is no special explanation and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between the various embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationships.

Claims

1. A device management method, characterized in that: Applied to an electronic device, the electronic device stores first wireless signal characteristic data, the first wireless signal characteristic data is associated with a first area where the electronic device is located, the method includes: Acquiring second wireless signal characteristic data; A target management policy is determined according to a matching result between the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data, wherein the target management policy is used to perform device management on the electronic device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining the target management strategy according to the matching result between the second wireless signal characteristic data and the first wireless signal characteristic data includes: If the second wireless signal characteristic data matches the first wireless signal characteristic data, determining a first management policy as the target management policy, wherein the first management policy is associated with a security status of the electronic device; If the second wireless signal characteristic data does not match the first wireless signal characteristic data, a second management policy is determined as the target management policy, wherein the second management policy is associated with the warning state of the electronic device.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The safety state includes: the electronic device is located in the first area.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: If the second wireless signal characteristic data is not obtained, a second management policy is determined as the target management policy, wherein the second management policy is associated with the warning state of the electronic device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The warning state includes a theft state.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that: The second management strategy includes at least one of the following: sound an alarm; Report real-time location information to the server or third-party device; The use of said electronic devices is prohibited.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The obtaining of the second wireless signal characteristic data includes: periodically receiving a second wireless signal; The second wireless signal characteristic data is acquired according to the second wireless signal.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The second wireless signal has the same signal format as the first wireless signal associated with the first wireless signal characteristic data, and the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal use any one of the following signal formats: WiFi, BT or UWB.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first wireless signal characteristic data is obtained from a server or a third-party device and saved.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The first wireless signal characteristic data includes characteristic data of a preset first wireless signal of at least one wireless signal source, and the second wireless signal characteristic data includes characteristic data of at least one second wireless signal received by the electronic device.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that Some or all of the at least one wireless signal source are fixedly arranged in the first area.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that: including a processor and a memory; The memory is used to store one or more computer programs; When the one or more computer programs stored in the memory are executed by the processor, the electronic device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium comprises a computer program, and when the computer program is executed on an electronic device, the electronic device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

14. A chip, characterized in that: The chip is coupled to a memory and is configured to execute a computer program stored in the memory to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

15. A communication system, characterized in that: Includes a server or a third-party device, and the electronic device as claimed in claim 12.

16. The system according to claim 15, characterized in that The server or third-party device is used to receive and store the first wireless signal characteristic data from the signal collection device, and is used to send the first wireless signal characteristic data to the electronic device.

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