METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE, AND DELIVERY TERMINAL

• US 20160105760A1
• Filed: 07/15/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zepp Health Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zepp Health Corporation)
• Inventors: WANG, HUI
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method and apparatus for information exchange, and a delivery terminal. A broadcast packet is received, which is periodically sent by a smart wearable device through short-range wireless communication, and the broadcast packet includes a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user. The broadcast packet is parsed to obtain the delivery identifier. The delivery identifier is sent to a network side, so that the network side validates the delivery identifier. When the delivery identifier is valid, commodity information corresponding to the delivery identifier is acquired. A commodity is dispensed corresponding to the commodity information. A user who purchases a commodity online can pick up the commodity from a delivery terminal in a self-service manner.

Claims

1. An information exchange method for a delivery terminal, comprising:

receiving, periodically from a smart wearable device through short-range wireless communication, a broadcast packet comprising a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

parsing the broadcast packet to obtain the delivery identifier;

transmitting the delivery identifier to a network side to validate the delivery identifier;

acquiring commodity information corresponding to the delivery identifier based on a determination that the delivery identifier is valid; and

dispensing a commodity corresponding to the commodity information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving, periodically from a smart wearable device through short-range wireless communication, a broadcast packet comprising a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user comprises:

receiving a broadcast packet periodically sent by a first smart wearable device located within a preset location range through short-range wireless communication; and

blocking a broadcast packet sent by a second smart wearable device located outside the preset location range.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein dispensing a commodity corresponding to the commodity information comprises:

dispensing the commodity corresponding to the commodity information within the preset location range.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the smart wearable device periodically sends the broadcast packet via Bluetooth.

5. An information exchange apparatus for a delivery terminal, comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive a broadcast packet periodically sent by a smart wearable device through short-range wireless communication, wherein the broadcast packet comprises a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

a parsing module configured to parse the broadcast packet to obtain the delivery identifier;

a sending module configured to send the delivery identifier to a network side to validate the delivery identifier;

an acquiring module configured to acquire commodity information corresponding to the delivery identifier based on a determination that the delivery identifier is valid; and

a dispensing module configured to dispense a commodity corresponding to the commodity information.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive a broadcast packet periodically sent by a first smart wearable device located within a preset location range through short-range wireless communication, and to block a broadcast packet sent by a second smart wearable device located outside the preset location range.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the dispensing module is configured to dispense the commodity corresponding to the commodity information within the preset location range.

8. A delivery terminal, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a broadcast packet periodically sent by a smart wearable device through short-range wireless communication, wherein the broadcast packet comprises a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

a processor configured to execute instructions to;

parse the broadcast packet to obtain the delivery identifier;

send the delivery identifier to a network side to validate the delivery identifier; and

acquire commodity information corresponding to the delivery identifier based on a determination that the delivery identifier is valid; and

a dispensing slot configured to dispense a commodity corresponding to the commodity information.

9. The delivery terminal according to claim 8, wherein the receiver is located in the dispensing slot.

10. The delivery terminal according to claim 9, wherein the receiver receives the broadcast packet sent by the smart wearable device based on a determination that the smart wearable device is located in the dispensing slot.

11. The delivery terminal according to claim 9, wherein the receiver blocks the broadcast packet sent by the smart wearable device based on a determination that the smart wearable device is located outside the dispensing slot.