Store affiliation management method, apparatus and system for electronic price tags

By introducing a synchronous store judgment module and an asynchronous binding module in the electronic price tag management system, the problem of misoperation risks and high operating costs of the electronic price tag system in store ownership management is solved, and automatic store ownership management and efficient binding process is realized.

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Application Number
PCT/CN2024/135466
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-12-19
Filing Date
2024-11-29
Publication Date
2025-06-26

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Technical Problem

The existing electronic price tag system has the risk of misoperation and high operating costs in store ownership management, especially when the base stations of adjacent stores are synchronized, the price tag tag attribute store cannot communicate successfully, and a store-level whitelist needs to be created and maintained to determine the price tag attribute, resulting in complex operations and increased costs.

Method used

By introducing a synchronous store judgment module and an asynchronous binding module in the electronic price tag management system, we can judge the synchronous store of the electronic price tag, and change the synchronization base station if necessary to ensure the correct binding of the price tag to the target store.

Benefits of technology

Automatic store ownership management of electronic price tags is realized, the initial binding speed is improved, the problem of misoperating ownership of adjacent store price tags is avoided, and the operation cost and operation complexity is reduced.

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Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are a store affiliation management method, apparatus and system for electronic price tags. The method comprises: when a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated for a target store, determining a synchronous store of the electronic price tag; if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is the target store, issuing binding data to the electronic price tag according to a synchronization mode, so that the electronic price tag is bound to a product on the basis of the binding data; and if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, sending an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change a synchronous base station to a base station of the target store, and issuing the binding data to the electronic price tag according to the synchronization mode, wherein the electronic price tag only receives, in a synchronous receiving state, signals sent by the synchronous base station, and can receive, in a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, both the signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by a base station other than the synchronous base station.
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Store ownership management method, device and system for electronic price tags

[0001] Related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese invention patent application with application number 202311753788.9 filed on December 19, 2023, and cites the entire contents disclosed in the above patent application as part of this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic price tags, and in particular to a store ownership management method, device, and system for electronic price tags. Background Art

[0004] This section is intended to provide a background or context to the embodiments of the present application that are recited in the claims. No admission is made that the description herein is prior art by virtue of its inclusion in this section.

[0005] As electronic price tag systems become increasingly widespread across various retail sectors and the number of stores increases, the proximity of stores to each other is becoming increasingly prominent. Upon entering the store, a price tag may be synchronized with the base station of an adjacent store. In this case, if the store to which the price tag belongs attempts to communicate with the price tag synchronized to the adjacent store, the communication will fail. Furthermore, the heartbeat signal transmitted by a price tag in one store may be received by multiple adjacent stores simultaneously. The backend system cannot determine whether the price tag belongs to the store receiving the heartbeat based on the price tag heartbeat received by the store, which may lead to the possibility of misoperation of the price tag in the adjacent store.

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the current technical means are that customers have to create and maintain a store-level whitelist (for example, a list consisting of price tags belonging to the store) to determine the store ownership of the price tags in advance. The backend system controls through the store-level whitelist, and only allows the price tags in the whitelist to be synchronously registered with the store to which they belong, and configures and conducts business communications with the store to which the price tags in the whitelist belong.

[0007] The sheer number of electronic price tags in use makes creating and maintaining store-level whitelists a significant undertaking, placing high operational demands on store staff. This creates significant inconvenience for customers using the electronic price tag system, increases store operating costs, and reduces operational efficiency. Furthermore, if a store using a store-level whitelist adds a new price tag to the store without having previously added it to the store-level whitelist, the initial binding will fail or be very slow due to the system not allowing simultaneous registration of the price tag. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The present application provides a store ownership management method for electronic price tags, which is applied to an electronic price tag management system to automatically manage the store ownership of electronic price tags. The initial binding speed of electronic price tags is fast, and the backend electronic price tag management system will not mistakenly operate the store ownership of adjacent store tags. The method includes:

[0009] When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated at a target store, the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is determined; wherein, after determining the synchronization base station, the electronic price tag determines the reception state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station, and the reception state includes a synchronous reception state and a synchronous and asynchronous reception state, wherein the synchronization base station is the base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronization base station is the synchronization store;

[0010] If the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronized manner, and the electronic price tag is bound to the product according to the binding data;

[0011] If the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store. After that, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; among them, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

[0012] The present application provides a store ownership management method for electronic price tags, which is applied to electronic price tags to automatically manage the store ownership of electronic price tags. The initial binding speed of electronic price tags is fast, and the backend electronic price tag management system will not mistakenly operate the store ownership of adjacent store tags. The method includes:

[0013] Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store;

[0014] Receiving a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station;

[0015] If the synchronization signal contains an adjacent store identification indicating that it exists and the electronic price tag is not bound to any product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state. After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, and the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. After receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by the base station.

[0016] If the adjacent store identification in the synchronization signal is not present, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state, and the binding data issued by the electronic information management system is received in a synchronous manner in the synchronous receiving state; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronization base station in the synchronous receiving state;

[0017] Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0018] The present invention provides a store ownership management device for electronic price tags, which is applied to an electronic price tag management system to automatically manage the store ownership of electronic price tags. The initial binding speed of electronic price tags is fast, and the background electronic price tag management system will not mistakenly operate the store ownership of adjacent stores. The device includes:

[0019] A synchronization store determination module is used to determine the synchronization store of the electronic price tag when a product binding operation for the electronic price tag needs to be initiated at the target store; wherein, after determining the synchronization base station, the electronic price tag determines the reception state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station, and the reception state includes a synchronous reception state and a synchronous and asynchronous reception state, wherein the synchronization base station is the base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronization base station is the synchronization store;

[0020] A synchronous binding module is used to send binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is the target store, and the electronic price tag is bound to the product according to the binding data;

[0021] The asynchronous binding module is used to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store. After that, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

[0022] The present invention provides a store ownership management device for electronic price tags, which is applied to electronic price tags to automatically manage the store ownership of electronic price tags. The initial binding speed of electronic price tags is fast, and the background electronic price tag management system will not mistakenly operate the store ownership of adjacent store tags. The device includes:

[0023] A synchronization module is used to synchronize with the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store;

[0024] A synchronization signal receiving module, configured to receive a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station;

[0025] The receiving state determination module is used for: if there is an adjacent store identification in the synchronization signal and the electronic price tag is not bound to the product, determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, and after receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, changing the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store, receiving the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; after receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, receiving the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; wherein, the electronic price tag can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; otherwise, determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state, and in the synchronous receiving state, receiving the binding data sent by the electronic information management system in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state;

[0026] The binding module is used to bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0027] The embodiment of the present application provides a store ownership management system for electronic price tags to automatically manage the store ownership of electronic price tags. The initial binding speed of electronic price tags is fast, and the background electronic price tag management system will not mistakenly operate the price tags of adjacent stores. The system includes: an electronic price tag management system and an electronic price tag, wherein,

[0028] Electronic price labels for:

[0029] Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store; receive the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station;

[0030] If the synchronization signal contains an adjacent store identifier indicating that it exists and the electronic price tag is not bound to any product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; otherwise, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronous base station. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by the base station.

[0031] Electronic price label management system, used for:

[0032] When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated at a target store, the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is determined; if the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronization manner;

[0033] If the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store, and then the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein;

[0034] Electronic shelf labels are also used for:

[0035] After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state;

[0036] Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0037] In the embodiment of the present application, after the electronic price tag is synchronized to the base station of the store, it can determine whether there is an adjacent store based on the synchronization signal; when there is an adjacent store, the synchronization base station can be changed through an asynchronous signal. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, when synchronizing at the target store, the synchronization signal and binding data sent by the synchronization base station are directly received; when synchronizing at an adjacent store, the synchronization base station can be modified to the base station of the target gate station, and then the binding data is received, and then the synchronization receiving state is changed to receive only the synchronization signal sent by the synchronization base station. In this way, there is no need for customers to create and maintain customer-level whitelists. The electronic price tag management system automatically manages the store affiliation of the price tags, achieving the purpose of fast initial binding of the price tags and preventing erroneous operation of the price tags belonging to adjacent stores. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the drawings:

[0039] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a scene of adjacent stores in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG2 is a flow chart of a store ownership management method for electronic price tags according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG3 is a flow chart of another method for managing store ownership of electronic price tags according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG4 is a timing diagram of sending signals in synchronous and asynchronous modes according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of another store ownership management device for electronic price tags according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a store ownership management device for electronic price tags according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a computer device in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the embodiments of the present application are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application, but are not intended to limit the present application.

[0047] The electronic price tag in the embodiment of the present application refers to the common electronic commodity price tag in existing supermarkets, which can update and switch pages, and has a light-emitting diode (LED) that flashes and lights up.

[0048] The present embodiment is targeted at adjacent store scenarios, primarily involving methods for electronic price tags to receive signals and determine the store to which they belong. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the adjacent store scenario in the present embodiment. In Figure 1, there is a problem in which price tags 1-2, which should belong to store 1, are easily misidentified, and price tags 2-N, which should belong to store 2, are easily misidentified.

[0049] FIG2 is a flow chart of a store ownership management method for electronic price tags according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to an electronic price tag management system and includes:

[0050] Step 201: When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated at a target store, the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is determined. After determining the synchronized base station, the electronic price tag determines the receiving state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronized base station. The receiving state includes a synchronous receiving state and a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state. The synchronized base station is the base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronized base station is the synchronized store.

[0051] Step 202: If the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronized manner, and the electronic price tag is bound to the product according to the binding data;

[0052] In step 203, if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store. After that, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive signals sent by base stations other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

[0053] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0054] Control the base station of each store to scan the synchronization signal of the base stations of adjacent stores;

[0055] If the base station of a store scans the synchronization signal of the base station of an adjacent store, it sets the presence of an adjacent store flag in the synchronization signal broadcast by the base station of the store to be present;

[0056] Among them, after the electronic price tag receives the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station, the reception status of the electronic price tag is determined according to whether there is an adjacent store logo in the synchronization signal.

[0057] In one embodiment, sending binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner includes:

[0058] The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station, and the electronic price tag binds the product according to the binding data.

[0059] In one embodiment, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic shelf tag to notify the electronic shelf tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store, and then the binding data is sent to the electronic shelf tag in a synchronous manner, including:

[0060] Notify the base station of the target store to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag, the asynchronous signal includes the unique code of the target store; wherein, the electronic price tag changes the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store according to the received asynchronous signal, receives the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, completes the registration and networking, and determines that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is the synchronous receiving state.

[0061] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0062] A unique code is created for each store and configured to the base station of the corresponding store. It is also configured to the handheld device of the corresponding store when the handheld device logs in. After the electronic price tag receives the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, it determines whether the synchronized store is the target store based on the unique code. If so, the binding relationship is reported to the synchronization base station. If not, the electronic price tag actively synchronizes to the base station of the target store and then reports the binding relationship to the synchronization base station.

[0063] After receiving the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag sent by the electronic price tag, pull the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship;

[0064] The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station.

[0065] FIG3 is another flow chart of the store ownership management method of the electronic price tag according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the electronic price tag and includes:

[0066] Step 301: Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store;

[0067] Step 302: Receive a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station;

[0068] Step 303: If the synchronization signal indicates that an adjacent store exists and the electronic price tag is not bound to any product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state. After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, and the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. After receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by base stations other than the synchronous base station.

[0069] Step 304: If the adjacent store identification in the synchronization signal indicates that the adjacent store does not exist, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous receiving state, the binding data issued by the electronic information management system is received synchronously. In the synchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronization base station.

[0070] Step 305: Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0071] In one embodiment, synchronization to a store's base station includes:

[0072] Periodically send heartbeat data, wherein at least one store base station receives the heartbeat data and reports it to the electronic price tag management system, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction to the electronic price tag through the base station;

[0073] After receiving the synchronization instruction from the store's base station for the first time, the optimal base station in the store is selected for synchronization according to the synchronization instruction and the registration and networking are completed.

[0074] In one embodiment, after synchronizing to the base station of the store, the method further includes:

[0075] Send the registration network message to the electronic price tag management system. The registration network message contains the unique code and synchronization identifier of the synchronized store;

[0076] Or send heartbeat data to the electronic price tag management system through the base station. The heartbeat data contains the unique code and synchronization identifier of the synchronized store.

[0077] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0078] After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, heartbeat data is periodically sent, and the heartbeat data includes an out-of-sync indicator. Among them, at least one base station sends the heartbeat data including the out-of-sync indicator to the electronic price tag management system, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction including the unique code of the target store to the electronic price tag in the out-of-sync state through the base station;

[0079] After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station;

[0080] Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state;

[0081] If yes, no registration and networking is performed and the synchronization status of the electronic price tag is reported to the electronic price tag management system;

[0082] If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

[0083] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0084] After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, it actively sends synchronization requests to multiple base stations; among them, at least one base station sends a synchronization instruction containing the unique code of the target store to the electronic shelf label in the out-of-sync state;

[0085] After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station;

[0086] Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state;

[0087] If yes, no registration and networking is performed and the synchronization status of the electronic price tag is reported to the electronic price tag management system;

[0088] If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

[0089] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0090] After synchronizing to the store's base station, obtain the store's unique code;

[0091] Receive the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, and check whether the received store unique code is the same as the synchronized store unique code;

[0092] If they are the same, communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the products;

[0093] If they are different, it will actively send a synchronization request and synchronize to the store base station corresponding to the received store unique code, and then communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the product.

[0094] In one embodiment, the synchronization method of communicating with the electronic price tag management system to bind the product includes:

[0095] The binding relationship is sent to the electronic price tag management system through the synchronization base station. After receiving the binding relationship, the electronic price tag management system pulls the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship and sends it to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station;

[0096] Bind products according to the binding data.

[0097] In one embodiment, actively sending a synchronization request and synchronizing to a store base station corresponding to a received store unique code includes:

[0098] After receiving the synchronization instruction from the store's base station, determine whether the base station's unique code is consistent with the received store's unique code;

[0099] If yes, the base station corresponding to the synchronization instruction reports the binding relationship, completes the binding and registers the network;

[0100] If not, continue to wait for synchronization instructions from base stations of other stores until the unique code of the base station that sends the synchronization instruction is consistent with the unique code of the received store.

[0101] The following explains the solution proposed in the embodiment of this application based on the above embodiment. This embodiment of the application targets three scenarios: the first scenario is when the electronic shelf tag is connected to the store for the first time; the second scenario is when the electronic shelf tag loses synchronization after being connected to the store; and the third scenario is when the customer communicates with the electronic shelf tag through a handheld device using a short-range communication method such as NFC. The following describes each of these scenarios.

[0102] First case:

[0103] First, the synchronous mode and the abnormal mode are introduced. In the synchronous mode, a synchronous signal is sent, and in the asynchronous mode, an asynchronous broadcast signal is sent. FIG4 is a timing diagram of the synchronous mode and the asynchronous mode for sending signals in an embodiment of the present application.

[0104] S1: The electronic price tag management system controls the base station of each store to scan the synchronization signal of the base station of the adjacent store; if the base station of a store scans the synchronization signal of the base station of the adjacent store, the presence of the adjacent store identifier in the synchronization signal broadcast by the base station of the store is set to exist.

[0105] For example, store A and store B both periodically send synchronization signals. The base station of store A scans the synchronization signal of the base station of store B. Then, the base station of store A sets the presence of an adjacent store indicator in the synchronization signal to "exist."

[0106] S2: When the electronic price tag enters a new store, it does not know which store it belongs to and needs to synchronize with the store's base station. At this time, the electronic price tag periodically sends heartbeat data to the base stations of multiple stores. Among them, at least one store's base station sends a synchronization instruction to the electronic price tag after receiving the heartbeat data. The sending of each store's base station is random. After the electronic price tag receives the synchronization instruction sent by the store's base station for the first time, it selects the optimal base station in the store according to the synchronization instruction to synchronize and complete the registration and networking.

[0107] The ESL sends a registration network message to the ESL management system, which includes the unique store ID and synchronization identifier. Alternatively, the ESL sends heartbeat data to the ESL management system via the base station, which includes the unique store ID and synchronization identifier. Both methods let the ESL management system know which store the ESL is synchronized with.

[0108] S3: The electronic shelf tag receives the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station. If the synchronization signal contains an adjacent store identifier and the electronic shelf tag is not bound to a product, the electronic shelf tag is determined to be in a synchronous and asynchronous reception state. Otherwise, the electronic shelf tag is determined to be in a synchronous reception state. In other words, because the electronic shelf tag is not bound to a specific product, even if it is synchronized and registered with a store, it still remains in an asynchronous reception state for signals from another store.

[0109] S4: When the electronic price tag management system needs to initiate a product binding operation for the electronic price tag at the target store, it determines the synchronization store of the electronic price tag; if the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is the target store, it sends the binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner, specifically including sending the binding data to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station, and the electronic price tag binds the product according to the binding data.

[0110] If the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store, specifically including the electronic price tag management system notifying the base station of the target store to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag, the asynchronous signal including the unique code of the target store; the electronic price tag changes the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store according to the received asynchronous signal, receives the binding data sent by the synchronization base station in a synchronous manner, and determines that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; after receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronization base station of the target store, receives the binding data sent by the synchronization base station in a synchronous manner, and determines that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; wherein, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronization base station and asynchronous signals sent by base stations other than the synchronization base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state;

[0111] After binding the product, the current store ownership of an electronic price tag is determined.

[0112] In the above process, for the case of binding data directly issued by the electronic price tag management system, the price tag can automatically manage the store affiliation of the electronic price tag according to the issued binding data through the above method. Before the store affiliation is confirmed, no matter which store it is synchronized with, it can successfully receive the business instructions issued by the affiliated store and synchronize to the affiliated store. The electronic price tag determines the store affiliation by binding the product, which can avoid price tag misoperation caused by unclear store affiliation of the price tag.

[0113] Second case:

[0114] After the electronic shelf tag loses sync, roaming occurs and it needs to be synchronized again. There are two ways to recover from the loss of sync. The first is that after the synchronization state changes to the loss of sync state, the electronic shelf tag periodically sends heartbeat data, and the heartbeat data contains the loss of sync identifier; the second is that after the synchronization state changes to the loss of sync state, it actively sends synchronization requests to multiple base stations, among which at least one base station sends a synchronization instruction containing the unique code of the target store to the electronic shelf tag in the loss of sync state;

[0115] Afterwards, the electronic price tag determines whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state; if so, no registration and networking are performed and the synchronization status of the electronic price tag is reported to the electronic price tag management system; if not, the current synchronization base station is registered and networked, and the registration and networking message is sent to the electronic price tag management system.

[0116] The above solution addresses scenarios where electronic price tags may be taken away and placed in a warehouse, then taken out and used in the same store, or taken to a different store for use, completing the adaptive store ownership confirmation process.

[0117] The third situation: Customers can also communicate with electronic price tags through handheld devices via short-range communication methods such as NFC, and pass the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag to the price tag. The electronic price tag reports the binding instruction to the system through the base station, pulls the price tag display data of the bound product from the system, and the system then passes it to the price tag through the base station, and the electronic price tag is displayed on the screen. As mentioned above, before the electronic price tag is bound to the product, it may be synchronized on the base station of the adjacent store. If the binding instruction is uploaded to the system through the synchronization base station of the adjacent store, the system determines the ownership of the price tag through the uploading store and obtains the product information from the uploading store, which will result in the issuance of an erroneous price tag display update to the price tag. In order to solve this problem, the following process was invented based on the above method:

[0118] B1: The electronic shelf label management system creates a unique code for each store and configures it to the base station of the corresponding store. It is also configured to the handheld device of the corresponding store when the handheld device logs in.

[0119] B2: After the electronic price tag is synchronized with the store's base station, it obtains the store's unique code; it receives the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store's unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, and verifies whether the received store's unique code is the same as the synchronized store's unique code;

[0120] If they are the same, the electronic price tag management system communicates with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the products, specifically including: the electronic price tag sends the binding relationship to the electronic price tag management system through the synchronization base station. After the electronic price tag management system receives the binding relationship, it pulls the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship and sends it to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station; the product is bound according to the binding data.

[0121] If they are different, the electronic price tag will actively send a synchronization request and synchronize to the store base station corresponding to the received store unique code. Specifically, after receiving the synchronization instruction from the store's base station, it will determine whether the base station's unique code is consistent with the received store unique code; if so, it will report the binding relationship through the base station corresponding to the synchronization instruction, complete the binding and register the network; if not, it will continue to wait for synchronization instructions from other store base stations until the unique code of the base station that issued the synchronization instruction is consistent with the received store unique code. Subsequently, it will communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the product.

[0122] The present application also provides a store ownership management device for electronic price tags, as shown in FIG5 , which is applied to an electronic price tag management system and includes:

[0123] The synchronization store determination module 501 is used to determine the synchronization store of the electronic price tag when a product binding operation for the electronic price tag needs to be initiated at the target store. After determining the synchronization base station, the electronic price tag determines the reception state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station. The reception state includes a synchronous reception state and a synchronous and asynchronous reception state. The synchronization base station is the base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronization base station is the synchronization store.

[0124] Synchronous binding module 502, for sending binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is the target store, and the electronic price tag binds the product according to the binding data;

[0125] The asynchronous binding module 503 is used to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store. After that, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by base stations other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

[0126] In one embodiment, the device further includes a configuration module for: controlling the base station of each store to scan the synchronization signal of the base station of the adjacent store; if the base station of the store scans the synchronization signal of the base station of the adjacent store, setting the presence of the adjacent store identifier in the synchronization signal broadcast by the base station of the store as present;

[0127] Among them, after the electronic price tag receives the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station, the reception status of the electronic price tag is determined according to whether there is an adjacent store logo in the synchronization signal.

[0128] In one embodiment, the synchronous binding module 502 is specifically configured to:

[0129] The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station, and the electronic price tag binds the product according to the binding data.

[0130] In one embodiment, the asynchronous binding module 503 is specifically configured to:

[0131] Notify the base station of the target store to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag, the asynchronous signal includes the unique code of the target store; wherein, the electronic price tag changes the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store according to the received asynchronous signal, receives the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, completes the registration and networking, and determines that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is the synchronous receiving state.

[0132] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes an encoding module configured to:

[0133] A unique code is created for each store and configured to the base station of the corresponding store. It is also configured to the handheld device of the corresponding store when the handheld device logs in. After the electronic price tag receives the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, it determines whether the synchronized store is the target store based on the unique code. If so, the binding relationship is reported to the synchronization base station. If not, the electronic price tag actively synchronizes to the base station of the target store and then reports the binding relationship to the synchronization base station.

[0134] After receiving the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag sent by the electronic price tag, pull the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship;

[0135] The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station.

[0136] The present application also provides a store ownership management device for electronic price tags, as shown in FIG6 , which is applied to electronic price tags and includes:

[0137] Synchronization module 601, used to synchronize with the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store;

[0138] A synchronization signal receiving module 602 is configured to receive a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station;

[0139] The receiving state determining module 603 is used to: if the presence of an adjacent store in the synchronization signal indicates that the adjacent store is present and the electronic price tag is not bound to a product, determine that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous plus asynchronous receiving state; after receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store, receive the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determine that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; after receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, receive the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determine that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; wherein, in the synchronous plus asynchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by base stations other than the synchronous base station; if the presence of an adjacent store in the synchronization signal indicates that the adjacent store is not present, determine that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state, and in the synchronous receiving state, receive the binding data sent by the electronic information management system in a synchronous manner; wherein, in the synchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronous base station;

[0140] The binding module 604 is used to bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0141] In one embodiment, the synchronization module 601 is specifically configured to: periodically send heartbeat data, wherein at least one store's base station receives the heartbeat data and reports it to the electronic price tag management system, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction to the electronic price tag through the base station;

[0142] After receiving the synchronization instruction from the store's base station for the first time, the optimal base station in the store is selected for synchronization according to the synchronization instruction and the registration and networking are completed.

[0143] In one embodiment, the synchronization module 601 is specifically configured to:

[0144] Send the registration network message to the electronic price tag management system. The registration network message contains the unique code and synchronization identifier of the synchronized store;

[0145] Or send heartbeat data to the electronic price tag management system through the base station. The heartbeat data contains the unique number and synchronization identifier of the synchronized store.

[0146] In one embodiment, the device further comprises a reconnection module, configured to:

[0147] After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, heartbeat data is periodically sent, and the heartbeat data includes an out-of-sync indicator. Among them, at least one base station sends the heartbeat data including the out-of-sync indicator to the electronic price tag management system, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction including the unique code of the target store to the electronic price tag in the out-of-sync state through the base station;

[0148] After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station;

[0149] Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state;

[0150] If yes, no registration and networking is performed and the synchronization status of the electronic price tag is reported to the electronic price tag management system;

[0151] If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

[0152] In one embodiment, the reconnection module is configured to:

[0153] After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, it actively sends synchronization requests to multiple base stations; among them, at least one base station sends a synchronization instruction containing the unique code of the target store to the electronic shelf label in the out-of-sync state;

[0154] After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station;

[0155] Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state;

[0156] If yes, no registration and networking is performed and the synchronization status of the electronic price tag is reported to the electronic price tag management system;

[0157] If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

[0158] In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a re-encoding module configured to:

[0159] After synchronizing to the store's base station, obtain the store's unique code;

[0160] Receive the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, and check whether the received store unique code is the same as the synchronized store unique code;

[0161] If they are the same, communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the products;

[0162] If they are different, it will actively send a synchronization request and synchronize to the store base station corresponding to the received store unique code, and then communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the product.

[0163] In one embodiment, the re-encoding module is further configured to:

[0164] The binding relationship is sent to the electronic price tag management system through the synchronization base station. After receiving the binding relationship, the electronic price tag management system pulls the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship and sends it to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station;

[0165] Bind products according to the binding data.

[0166] In one embodiment, the re-encoding module is further configured to:

[0167] After receiving the synchronization instruction from the store's base station, determine whether the base station's unique code is consistent with the received store's unique code;

[0168] If yes, the base station corresponding to the synchronization instruction reports the binding relationship, completes the binding and registers the network;

[0169] If not, continue to wait for synchronization instructions from base stations of other stores until the unique code of the base station that sends the synchronization instruction is consistent with the unique code of the received store.

[0170] The embodiment of the present application also proposes a store ownership management system for electronic price tags, see FIG7 , which includes an electronic price tag management system 701 and an electronic price tag 702 , wherein:

[0171] Electronic price labels for:

[0172] Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store; receive the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station;

[0173] If the synchronous signal contains an adjacent store identifier indicating that it exists and the electronic price tag is not bound to any product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; otherwise, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag only receives signals sent by the synchronous base station. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag can receive both signals sent by the synchronous base station and asynchronous signals sent by base stations other than the synchronous base station.

[0174] Electronic price label management system, used for:

[0175] When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated at a target store, the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is determined; if the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag receives the binding data in a synchronous manner in a synchronous receiving state;

[0176] If the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store, and then the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein;

[0177] Electronic shelf labels are also used for:

[0178] After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state;

[0179] Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

[0180] In summary, the methods, devices, and systems proposed in the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:

[0181] After the electronic price tag is synchronized to the store's base station, it can determine whether there are adjacent stores based on the synchronization signal. When there are adjacent stores, the synchronization base station can be changed through asynchronous signals. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, when synchronizing at the target store, the synchronization signal and binding data sent by the synchronization base station can be directly received; when synchronizing at an adjacent store, the synchronization base station can be modified to the base station of the target gate station, and then the binding data can be received, and then the synchronization reception state can be changed to only receive the synchronization signal sent by the synchronization base station. In this way, there is no need for customers to create and maintain customer-level whitelists. The electronic price tag management system automatically manages the store ownership of the price tags, achieving the purpose of fast initial binding of the price tags and preventing the misoperation of the price tags belonging to adjacent stores.

[0182] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer device. FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a computer device in an embodiment of the present application. The computer device 700 includes a memory 710, a processor 720, and a computer program 730 stored in the memory 710 and executable on the processor 720. When the processor 720 executes the computer program 730, the above-mentioned electronic price tag store ownership management method is implemented.

[0183] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the store ownership management method of the above-mentioned electronic price tag is implemented.

[0184] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the store ownership management method of the above-mentioned electronic price tag.

[0185] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application can adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application can adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) that contain computer-usable program code.

[0186] The present application is described with reference to the flow chart and / or block diagram of the method, device (system), and computer program product according to the embodiment of the present application. It should be understood that each flow process and / or box in the flow chart and / or block diagram and the combination of the flow process and / or box in the flow chart and / or block diagram can be realized by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processing machine or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce a device for realizing the function specified in one flow chart flow or multiple flows and / or one box or multiple boxes of the block diagram.

[0187] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct 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 a product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0188] 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, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0189] The specific embodiments described above further illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A store ownership management method for electronic price tags, characterized in that: Applied to electronic price tag management system, including: When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated for a target store, a synchronous store of the electronic price tag is determined; wherein, after determining the synchronous base station, the electronic price tag determines the reception state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronous base station, and the reception state includes a synchronous reception state and a synchronous plus asynchronous reception state, wherein the synchronous base station is a base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronous base station is a synchronous store; If the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronized manner, and the electronic price tag is bound to the product according to the binding data; and If the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store, and then the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: Control the base station of each store to scan the synchronization signal of the base station of the adjacent store; as well as If the base station of a store scans the synchronization signal of the base station of an adjacent store, whether there is an adjacent store mark in the synchronization signal broadcast by the base station of the store is set as exist; After the electronic price tag receives the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station, the reception status of the electronic price tag is determined according to whether there is an adjacent store logo in the synchronization signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Send binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner, including: The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station, and the electronic price tag is bound to the commodity according to the binding data.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store. After that, send the binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner, including: The base station of the target store is notified to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag, wherein the asynchronous signal includes the unique code of the target store; wherein the electronic price tag changes the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store according to the received asynchronous signal, receives the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, completes the registration and networking, and determines that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is the synchronous receiving state.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: A unique code is created for each store and configured to the base station of the corresponding store, and is also configured to the handheld device of the corresponding store when the handheld device logs in. After the electronic price tag receives the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the unique code of the store sent by the user through the handheld device, it determines whether the synchronized store is the target store based on the unique code. If so, the binding relationship is reported to the synchronization base station. If not, the electronic price tag is actively synchronized to the base station of the target store and then reports the binding relationship to the synchronization base station; After receiving the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag sent by the electronic price tag, pull the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship; and The binding data is sent to the electronic price tag through a synchronization base station.

6. A store ownership management method for electronic price tags, characterized in that: Applied to electronic price labels, including: Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store; Receiving a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station; If there is an adjacent store mark in the synchronization signal and the electronic price tag is not bound to the product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state. After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, and the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state; after receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state; wherein, the electronic price tag can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; If the adjacent store identification in the synchronization signal is not present, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state, and the binding data issued by the electronic information management system is received in a synchronous manner in the synchronous receiving state; wherein the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state; and Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Synchronize to the store's base station, including: Periodically sending heartbeat data, wherein at least one base station of a store reports the heartbeat data to the electronic price tag management system after receiving it, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction to the electronic price tag through the base station; and After receiving the synchronization instruction sent by the store's base station for the first time, the optimal base station in the store is selected according to the synchronization instruction for synchronization and registration and networking are completed.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that After syncing to the store's base station, it also includes: Sending a registration networking message to the electronic price tag management system, wherein the registration networking message includes a synchronization store unique code and a synchronization identifier; and Or send heartbeat data to the electronic price tag management system through the base station, and the heartbeat data includes the unique number and synchronization identifier of the synchronization store.

9. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Also includes: After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, heartbeat data is periodically sent, and the heartbeat data includes an out-of-sync identifier; wherein at least one base station sends the heartbeat data including the out-of-sync identifier to the electronic price tag management system, and the electronic price tag management system sends a synchronization instruction including a unique code of the target store to the electronic price tag in the out-of-sync state through the base station; After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station; Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state; If yes, do not register and network and report the synchronization status of the electronic price tag to the electronic price tag management system; and If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

10. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Also includes: After the synchronization state changes to the out-of-sync state, a synchronization request is actively sent to multiple base stations; wherein at least one base station sends a synchronization instruction containing a unique code of the target store to the electronic price tag in the out-of-sync state; After receiving the synchronization instruction, the optimal base station in the target store is selected for synchronization according to the unique code of the target store in the synchronization instruction to obtain the current synchronization base station; Determine whether the current synchronization base station is the synchronization base station before the out-of-sync state; If yes, do not register and network and report the synchronization status of the electronic price tag to the electronic price tag management system; and If not, register and network the current synchronization base station, and send the registration and networking message to the electronic price label management system.

11. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Also includes: After synchronizing with the store's base station, obtain the store's unique code; Receive the binding relationship between the product and the electronic price tag and the store unique code sent by the user through the handheld device, and check whether the received store unique code is the same as the synchronized store unique code; If they are the same, communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the products; as well as If they are different, a synchronization request is actively sent and synchronized to the store base station corresponding to the received store unique code, and then communicated with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the product.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Communicate with the electronic price tag management system in a synchronous manner to bind the product, including: The binding relationship is sent to the electronic price tag management system through the synchronization base station. After receiving the binding relationship, the electronic price tag management system pulls the binding data corresponding to the product in the binding relationship and sends it to the electronic price tag through the synchronization base station; and Bind products according to binding data.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Actively send a synchronization request and synchronize to the store base station corresponding to the received store unique code, including: After receiving the synchronization instruction sent by the base station of the store, determine whether the unique code of the base station is consistent with the received unique code of the store; If yes, the base station corresponding to the synchronization instruction reports the binding relationship, completes the binding and registers the network; and If not, continue to wait for receiving synchronization instructions issued by base stations of other stores until the unique code of the base station that issued the synchronization instruction is consistent with the received unique code of the store.

14. A store ownership management device for electronic price tags, characterized in that: Applied to electronic price tag management system, including: A synchronous store judgment module is used to judge the synchronous store of the electronic price tag when a product binding operation for the electronic price tag needs to be initiated at the target store; wherein, after determining the synchronous base station, the electronic price tag determines the reception state of the electronic price tag according to the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronous base station, and the reception state includes a synchronous reception state and a synchronous and asynchronous reception state, wherein the synchronous base station is a base station for synchronization of the electronic price tag, and the store corresponding to the synchronous base station is a synchronous store; A synchronous binding module, for sending binding data to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is the target store, and the electronic price tag is bound to the commodity according to the binding data; and The asynchronous binding module is used to send an asynchronous signal to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store if the synchronous store of the electronic price tag is not the target store. After that, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state, and can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state.

15. A store ownership management device for electronic price tags, characterized in that: Applied to electronic price labels, including: A synchronization module, used to synchronize to a base station of a store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, and determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store; A synchronization signal receiving module, used for receiving a synchronization signal broadcast by a synchronization base station; A receiving state determination module, used for: if there is an adjacent store in the synchronization signal, the identification is that there is and the electronic price tag is not bound to the commodity, determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, after receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, changing the synchronous base station to the base station of the target store, receiving the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; after receiving the synchronization signal sent by the synchronous base station of the target store, receiving the binding data sent by the synchronous base station in a synchronous manner, and determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state; wherein, the electronic price tag can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station other than the synchronous base station in the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; if there is an adjacent store in the synchronization signal, the identification is that there is no adjacent store, determining that the receiving state of the electronic price tag is a synchronous receiving state, and in the synchronous receiving state, receiving the binding data sent by the electronic information management system in a synchronous manner; wherein, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station in the synchronous receiving state; and The binding module is used to bind the product after receiving the binding data.

16. A store ownership management system for electronic price tags, characterized in that: Including electronic price tag management system and electronic price tag, among which, Electronic price labels for: Synchronize to the base station of the store, determine the base station as a synchronization base station, determine the store corresponding to the synchronization base station as a synchronization store; receive the synchronization signal broadcast by the synchronization base station; and If there is an adjacent store mark in the synchronization signal and the electronic price tag is not bound to the product, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous and asynchronous receiving state; otherwise, the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state. In the synchronous receiving state, the electronic price tag only receives the signal sent by the synchronous base station. In the synchronous and asynchronous receiving state, it can receive both the signal sent by the synchronous base station and the asynchronous signal sent by the base station other than the synchronous base station. Electronic price tag management system, used for: When a product binding operation for an electronic price tag needs to be initiated for a target store, the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is determined; if the synchronized store of the electronic price tag is the target store, the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronized manner; and If the synchronization store of the electronic price tag is not the target store, an asynchronous signal is sent to the electronic price tag to notify the electronic price tag to change the synchronization base station to the base station of the target store, and then the binding data is sent to the electronic price tag in a synchronous manner; wherein; Electronic price tags are also used for: After receiving the asynchronous signal sent by the base station of the target store, the synchronous base station is changed to the base station of the target store, the binding data sent by the synchronous base station is received in a synchronous manner, and the receiving state of the electronic price tag is determined to be a synchronous receiving state; and Bind the product after receiving the binding data.

17. A computer device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor executes the computer program, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is implemented.

18. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is implemented.

19. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is implemented.

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