Barcode Reuse for Service Process Initiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for starting an operation process using barcodes in offline scenarios are costly and labor-intensive due to the need for generating and deploying new barcodes for each operation, which limits efficiency and increases material and labor costs.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method where a terminal device scans a barcode to obtain information, which is used to determine the operation function and access information, allowing the same barcode to be reused for multiple operations by uploading the information to a server that maintains a correspondence relationship between function information and operation access information, enabling rapid deployment of new operation processes without the need for new barcodes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a new barcode is generated and deployed for each operation process, then the operation process can be started, but material and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes a single barcode serve multiple operation processes by encoding operation type information within the barcode structure. The barcode contains both identification information and operation type information, allowing it to be universally applied across different operations without requiring separate barcodes for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the barcode information into distinct components: identification information (for locating the operation process) and operation type information (for determining the specific operation). This segmentation allows the system to extract different types of information from the same barcode to support multiple operations.
2Ease of operation
If barcodes are deployed in offline scenarios, then operation processes can be started, but deployment complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses image data of the barcode instead of requiring physical barcode materials. The terminal device captures an image of the barcode through its camera, extracts information from the image, and uses this to initiate operations. This eliminates the need for printing, distributing, and managing physical barcode materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical barcode deployment (printing, distribution, placement) with an electronic/image-based system. The barcode information is transmitted and processed through image capture and digital recognition, eliminating the need for physical material handling.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the correspondence relationship is updated to add new operations, then new operation processes can be supported, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The correspondence relationship between barcodes and operation processes is made dynamic and extensible. The system allows new operation types and new correspondence relationships to be added without requiring fundamental system changes. The mapping structure can be flexibly updated to accommodate new operations by simply adding new entries to the correspondence database.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for starting an operation process comprises: receiving an operation request message from a terminal device in response to the terminal device scanning a barcode to obtain barcode information and determining an address of the server based on the barcode information, the operation request comprising an image of text associated with the barcode scanned by the terminal device, and the image of text specifying an operation function; determining text content based on the image of text; searching a correspondence relationship between different text content and respective operation access information to obtain operation access information corresponding to the determined text content; and returning the operation access information to the terminal device, for the terminal device to start an operation process by using the operation access information, the operation process having the operation function specified by the received image of text.