Method and apparatus for information exchange, and delivery terminal

• US 9,565,515 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2015
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HAI V
• Application Number:
  US14/799,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20160105760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2
• 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, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a broadcast packet periodically sent within a preset location range via short range wireless communication, by a smart wearable device located inside a dispensing slot of the delivery terminal, wherein the broadcast packet comprises a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

blocking, by the processor, a broadcast packet sent by a different smart wearable device located outside the preset location range and the dispensing slot;

parsing, by the processor, the broadcast packet to obtain the delivery identifier;

transmitting, by the processor, the delivery identifier to a network side to validate the delivery identifier;

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

dispensing, by the processor, a commodity corresponding to the commodity information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein dispensing a commodity corresponding to the commodity information comprises:

dispensing, by the processor, the commodity corresponding to the commodity information within the preset location range.

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

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

a memory coupled to one or more processors configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory to;

receive a broadcast packet periodically sent within a preset location range via short-range wireless communication, by a smart wearable device located inside a dispensing slot of the delivery terminal, wherein the broadcast packet comprises a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

block a broadcast packet sent by a different smart wearable device located outside the preset location range and the dispensing slot;

parse the broadcast packet to obtain the delivery identifier;

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

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

dispense a commodity corresponding to the commodity information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the dispensing module is configured to dispense the commodity corresponding to the commodity information within the preset location range.

6. A delivery terminal, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a broadcast packet periodically sent within a preset location range via short-range wireless communication, by a smart wearable device located inside a dispensing slot of the delivery terminal, wherein the broadcast packet comprises a delivery identifier of a commodity purchased by a user;

a processor configured to execute instructions to;

block a broadcast packet sent by a different smart wearable device located outside the preset location range and the dispensing slot;

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.

7. The delivery terminal according to claim 6, wherein the receiver is located in the dispensing slot.