Interactive warning system and warning device for merchandise security

Abstract

The present invention provides an interactive warning system for merchandise security, comprising an interactive monitor device, in this interactive warning system, the monitor device can interact with the interactive controller and the intelligent terminal. The interactive warning system comprising an interactive controller and monitor device, in this interactive warning system, the controller and the monitor device can both connect with the intelligent terminal. The warning system in this invention include intelligent terminal, as a mode to configure the controller and the monitor device, the intelligent terminal can connect the controller and the monitor device wirelessly, to this end, the present invention can easily configure and connect the controller and the monitor device.

Claims

1. An interactive warning system for merchandise security, comprising an interactive controller, a monitor device and a warning device; the monitor device is directly or indirectly connected to a merchandise and/or a merchandise display device, and is configured to monitor a connection state of the merchandise and/or the merchandise display device, and to issue a warning signal when the connection state is in an abnormal state and/or an unstable state; the interactive controller comprises a first communication interface and is configured to communicate with the monitor device; the interactive controller comprises a second communication interface and is configured to communicate with an intelligent terminal; the warning device is configured to communicate with the intelligent terminal through the interactive controller; the interactive warning system is configured to enable the monitor device to interact with the intelligent terminal through the interactive controller.

2. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent terminal comprises a mobile phone, a tablet, a cloud-connected device, which have a communication interface, an input device, and an output device.

3. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the second communication interface is a wireless communication interface or a wired communication interface.

4. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the first communication interface is a wireless communication interface.

5. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the first communication interface is an identifiable communication interface and is configured to identify the monitor device in the interactive warning system.

6. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the interaction comprises that the monitor device receives the control of the intelligent terminal.

7. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the interaction comprises that the intelligent terminal outputs a state of the monitor device and/or the warning device.

8. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 1, wherein the interactive controller is configured to release warning signals of the monitor device and/or the warning device.

9. An interactive security warning system for merchandise security of claim 1, wherein the interactive controller further comprises a storage device, the storage device is configured to store a control function preset by the intelligent terminal; the interactive controller is configured to be control the monitor device by the preset control function.

10. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 9, wherein the control function comprises releasing the warning signal and/or turning off a warning function and/or turning on a warning function.

11. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 9, wherein the preset comprises enabling a control function and/or disabling the control function.

12. An interactive warning system for merchandise security according to claim 9, wherein the preset comprises presetting a usage count of and/or a usage time of a controller.

13. An interactive warning system for the merchandise security according to claim 9, wherein the preset interactive controller is configured release warning signals.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the overall structure of a warning system according to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a work flow chart of a warning system according to the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the initialization of a warning system according to the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a control flow chart of a controller according to the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a configuration of an intelligent terminal to a monitor device in the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the configuration of an intelligent terminal to a warning device in the present invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an internal structure of a warning device according to the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an external connection relationship of a warning device according to the present invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the processing of a warning signal according to the present invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an internal structure of a monitor device according to the present invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an external connection relationship of a monitor device according to the present invention.

(12) FIG. 12 is a diagram of the monitoring and induction of a monitor device according to the present invention.

(13) FIG. 13 is a flow diagram of the processing of a monitor device according to the present invention.

(14) FIG. 14 is a packet format of a warning signal according to the present invention.

(15) FIG. 15 is a diagram of a format of a payload of a warning signal according to the present invention.

(16) FIG. 16 is a warning signal priority, a signal code and a warning enabling table according to the present invention.

(17) FIG. 17 is a preset data packet format according to the present invention.

(18) FIG. 18 is a preset payload format according to the present invention.

(19) FIG. 19 is a table of a preset category/a subcategory data according to the present invention.

(20) FIG. 20 is a diagram of the determination by a monitoring circuit to a normal state and an abnormal state according to the present invention.

(21) FIG. 21 is a curve of a frequency and a normal distribution of a sampled value of a stable state according to the present invention.

(22) FIG. 22 is a diagram of a frequency and a normal distribution curve of the sampled values of the unstable state according to the present invention.

(23) FIG. 23 is a comparison of a frequency and a normal distribution curve of sampled values of a stable state and an unstable state according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(24) The technical terms involved in the present invention are explained in conjunction with the embodiments, and the explanation of terms is explained in order to enable a person skilled in the art to more accurately understand the technical solutions of the present invention, the explanation of the terms does not limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

Merchandise Security

(25) The merchandise security referred to in the present invention comprises anti-theft of a merchandise and a plurality of other states of the merchandise related to the anti-theft, such as a safe state and a normal state or a stable state of a merchandise anti-theft device.

(26) In general, merchandise anti-theft can be used for a plurality of commodities that need to be functionally displayed to a purchaser or a potential purchaser, such as an electronic merchandise, a plurality of functions of these commodities need to be understood by the user only when the commodities are used, these commodities usually have a plurality of man-machine interaction interfaces. An exhibited person can contact and use all or part of the functions of these commodities by demonstration or display in a certain range, so as to understand the performance of the merchandise, in the industry, this kind of merchandise with a functional display demand is also called as the merchandise with experiencing demand, that is, the exhibited person can operate and experience the merchandise displayed under limited conditions and scope, therefore, these commodities can be experienced or directly contacted by the experiencer, the experiencer can use the merchandise within the limit defined by the seller or the owner of the merchandise, such as a sales place, but cannot take the merchandise away from an experience place, since the ownership of the displayed merchandise belongs to the seller or the owner, the merchandise needs to be taken with anti-theft measures, these anti-theft measures do not limit the use of the experiencer, but only limit the experiencer to take the merchandise away from the place, in some cases, these anti-theft measures need to be considered as far as possible not to hinder the use of the experiencer, so that they can get better experience, which is different from the anti-theft measures of items in volume sales, the anti-theft measures of the merchandise can also be taken in some ways that do not require experience and just display for sales, such as a rack for displaying and storing the merchandise, in addition, the anti-theft measures of the merchandise can also be taken for an area that does not require experience or display, such as a storage area of the merchandise, or, for example, a cabinet for storage, wherein if the merchandise is stored therein, the area can also be covered by the anti-theft measures. Meanwhile, this does not set a merchandise lock on the merchandise itself, but a plurality of controllable anti-theft system or anti-theft settings are used to perform anti-theft from a overall layout and the ability to remotely or close to unlock the merchandise, in a sense, the anti-theft can be an anti-theft concept of a region or a place.

(27) The state of the anti-theft system of the merchandise can comprise the work state and the non-work state of the anti-theft system of the merchandise, for the work state, if the anti-theft system of the merchandise can operate normally under the expected state, such as normal alarm, normal indication, etc., it can be considered that the system is in a normal work state, and vice versa, it can be considered that the system is in an abnormal work state, in the present invention, the abnormal work state can also be sensed or monitored by the monitor device and fed back by the warning device, if a device is in the abnormal work state in the anti-theft system of the merchandise, the device can affect the normal function of the merchandise anti-theft, therefore, if there is no effective guarantee for the state of the system itself, then the system cannot guarantee actually the anti-theft performance of the system. In some preferred embodiments, the non-work state of the anti-theft system of the merchandise can also be comprised, because the non-work state can also be related to some performance of the anti-theft system, such as the security of the system itself, or the privacy or exclusion of the system, if the system does not have good exclusion to guarantee that only the devices in the system can communicate with each other, the system itself is not safe, it is possible that a certain peripheral can also control the devices in the system, the so-called system is easy to be “blackened”, in this case, security cannot be guaranteed, therefore, the internal state of the anti-theft system of the merchandise needs to be effectively set.

(28) In terms of merchandise security, it can be considered that the merchandise are in two states of the safe state and/or the unsafe state, the safe state and the unsafe state are relatively, and are mainly used in the anti-theft of merchandise, the purpose of the anti-theft of merchandise is to keep the merchandise in the safe state, in the event that the merchandise is unsafe or can be in the unsafe state, a warning is required to prompt the staff in the sales place or the display place. The safe state or the unsafe state refers to the state in which the merchandise is displayed, in particular, the state in which the merchandise is displayed in association with the antitheft device when the antitheft device is installed, in general, the state of the merchandise that is considered not to be stolen is called the safe state. The state that the merchandise can be stolen is called the non-safe state, if the anti-theft measures are intact, and if the merchandise are under the protection of anti-theft measures, it is considered to be the safe state, otherwise, it is considered to be the unsafe state, that is to say, the safe state or the unsafe state is relative to the anti-theft measures, for example, the anti-theft measures is to always connect the displayed merchandise with a charging interface, a sensor detects whether the charging interface is always connected to the merchandise, if so, the merchandise is in the safe state, if not, the merchandise is in the unsafe state; or, if the anti-theft measures is to keep the merchandise in a charged state, the sensor detects whether a charging cable of the merchandise maintains power transmission, if so, the merchandise is in the safe state, if not, the merchandise is in the unsafe state; or, if the anti-theft measure is that the merchandise is clamped by a clamping device, the sensor detects whether the merchandise is in a clamping space or whether the merchandise remains contact or installation with the clamping device, if yes, in a safe state, if not, in an unsafe state; and so on.

Controller

(29) In the field of merchandise anti-theft, a controller is to some extent an unlocker, when an anti-theft device such as an alarm give alarming sound, the alarm can be turned off by the controller to stop the alarm, which is one function of the controller, in some cases, the anti-theft device can set a switch that will act as an anti-theft when the switch is turned on, when the switch is turned off, the alarm will stop, in some cases, the controller can also control this on and off. Most controllers can function as the unlocker and the switch.

Monitor Device

(30) The monitor device in the present invention can comprise a conventional merchandise anti-theft device, such as an anti-theft device, an anti-theft host, etc., and can also comprise equipment related to merchandise security, which can monitor and control equipment in the merchandise security system, the monitoring mainly refers to the perception and acquisition of some data information and state information, and even storage, the control can be the comparison and determination of the obtained information, thereby outputting a plurality of required instructions, which can be executed by other devices in a warning system. Such an execution of such the instruction can usually be a state in which the warning system is externally displayed, such as issuing an alarm signal. The monitor device can comprise a monitoring circuit and an induction circuit, wherein the induction circuit can be directly or indirectly connected or attached to a merchandise or a merchandise display device, or is installed in an environment where the merchandise is located, and is used for sensing information required by certain systems, the induction circuit can transmit to the monitoring circuit the signal that the induction circuit senses, and the monitoring circuit compares and determines the information sensed by the induction circuit to determine whether the warning signal needs to be issued.

(31) The monitor device can issue the warning signal, but the warning signal is not necessarily the warning state displayed by the system, and the warning state can be externally performed by other devices, for example, the device to be executed can be the warning device.

Warning Device

(32) The warning device in the present invention can comprise an alarm device in a conventional merchandise anti-theft system for issuing an alarm signal, and can also comprise a plurality of devices capable of issuing other signals, such as a device that issues a prompt signal, or a device that issues a warning signal, further, in addition to the conventional alarm signal, the warning device of the present invention can also expand the form of the alarm signal, for example, adding a visual signal and a haptic signal.

Preset and Configuration

(33) The monitor device and the warning device can be preset in the present invention, the preset content can comprise a preset threshold, a preset state, and a preset function, a preset object can be the controller, the monitor device, the warning device and various equipment in a warning system. In some preferred embodiments, the preset can also be considered a configuration, for example, a presettable device can be a device capable of configuring a plurality of internal function settings or performance parameter settings thereof.

(34) Taking the monitor device as an example to explain the preset and the configuration, the presettable or configurable monitor device can be preset and configured by other devices or peripheral devices in the system, and the preset and configured content comprises the system, the work state, a function parameter and a performance parameter. These preset devices can configure the monitor device through the preset threshold, the preset state, the preset stability threshold and the preset warning enabling; the presettable or configurable monitor device opens the function, the performance and the state to other devices and even peripheral devices, greatly facilitating the custom settings of the configurable monitor device, so that the configurable monitor device is more personalized and diverse.

(35) The preset threshold can comprise a vibration induction threshold, a movement induction threshold, a magnetic field induction threshold, a pressure induction threshold, a connection induction threshold, a current induction threshold, a voltage induction threshold, a light induction threshold, an infrared induction threshold, and a temperature induction threshold value, etc. In some preferred embodiments, the actual values of the foregoing thresholds can be acquired by an induction circuit, the configuration of the preset threshold can be limited by a state value of the induction circuit, so the state value has upper and lower limits, the preset threshold is taken within the limits of the upper and lower limits. A monitoring circuit in the monitor device can monitor the information sensed by the induction circuit, if the monitor device detects that the state value in the induction circuit deviates from the preset state threshold, the monitor device determines whether the state is in an abnormal state according to the preset state. If the state is in the abnormal state, the monitor device will output the warning signal when the warning is enabled; if the warning is disabled, the monitor device will be muted; if the state is in the normal state, the monitor device is also muted.

(36) The preset state can be divided into a normal state and the abnormal state. When the monitor device is configured, it can be configured that the preset state is the normal state under some conditions, and is the abnormal state under other conditions, that is, the normal state and the abnormal state are redefined according to the customer's needs; further, the monitor device can also redefine the normal state and the abnormal state according to the own state, the state that can be defined or configured in the monitor device can comprise the safe state and the unsafe state of the merchandise, and can also comprise a more detailed state, such as a connection state of the merchandise, a disconnected state of the merchandise, and an unstable state of the merchandise, a charging state of the merchandise and the non-charging state of the merchandise, an access state of the adapter, a disconnected state of the adapter, and the unstable state of the adapter. In the configuration and preset of the monitor device, the above states can be defined as the normal state and the abnormal state, the states defined by the normal state and the abnormal state are opposite aspects. For example, if the normal state is defined as the safe state of the merchandise, the abnormal state is automatically defined as the unsafe state of the merchandise.

(37) Therefore, the normal state configured and defined here is not a normal state in the conventional sense, similarly, the abnormal state is not the abnormal state in the conventional sense. For example, in the traditional sense, the connection state of the merchandise is defined as the normal state, and the disconnected state and the unstable state of the merchandise are defined as the abnormal state, and the monitor device can also define the normal state and the abnormal state according to the conventional meaning. In addition, the monitor device can define the disconnected state and the unstable state of the merchandise as the normal states, and define the connected state of the merchandise as the abnormal state.

(38) Therefore, setting the preset state to the safe state of the merchandise or the non-safe state of the merchandise will be controlled externally. The monitor device determines whether the state is the normal state or the abnormal state based on the preset state. For example, when the preset state of the configured monitor device is the charging state of the merchandise, then when the monitor device detects that the merchandise is not in the charging state, the monitor device will determine that the merchandise is in the abnormal state. Conversely, when the preset state of the configured monitor device is the non-charging state of the merchandise, then when the monitor device detects that the merchandise is in the charging state, the monitor device determines that the merchandise is in the abnormal state; if the monitor device detects that the merchandise is not in the charging state, the monitor device will determine that the merchandise is in the normal state.

(39) The preset state not only supports user definition, but also supports a controller preset state. When the monitor device is in the abnormal state and the warning signal is issued, the controller can release the warning signal. The controller releases the warning signal by grading: when the controller button is touched for a short time, the controller releases the warning signal; when the controller button is touched for a long time, the controller releases the warning signal and changes the preset state. When the controller button is touched for a short time, the controller releases the warning signal of the monitor device, when the monitor releases the warning signal, the warning signal will continue to be issued when the abnormal state is detected again because the preset state has not changed. In contrast, when the controller button is touched for a long time, the controller releases the warning signal of the monitor device, when the monitor device releases the warning signal, the preset state of the monitor device is reversed, since the normal state and the abnormal state have been redefined at this time, if the state monitored by the monitor device is the normal state, no warning signal will be issued.

(40) The preset state can also be changed according to the state of the monitor device itself. For example, when the anti-theft merchandise is connected to the monitor device, the monitor device can preset the state according to a connected state and an unconnected state of the anti-theft merchandise

(41) The monitor device controls the determination of the abnormal state through the preset threshold, and controls the determination of an abnormal logic through the preset state, and the determination of the state value affects the determination of the abnormal logic, so the monitor device controls the abnormal logic of the entire system through the preset state threshold and the preset state.

(42) A stability threshold can also be preset, the stability threshold is a combination of the state and the threshold, the stability is the state, the stability threshold is to express stability by the threshold, the stability is a feature used to characterize whether the monitor device and the peripherals thereof work reliably. The monitor device and the peripherals thereof have the stable state and the unstable state. When the monitor device and the peripherals thereof do not work reliably, the monitor device is set to be in the unstable state; when the monitor device and the peripherals thereof work reliably, the monitor device is set to the stable state. The stable state and the unstable state have an impact on the determination of the normal state and the abnormal state. The monitor device and the peripherals thereof in the unstable state can always be determined to be in the normal state or the abnormal state all the time, or can be determined to be the normal state and the abnormal state alternately; the preset stability threshold can be used to determine whether the monitor device and the peripherals thereof are in the stable state or the unstable state; the configurable stability threshold in the monitor device is affected by the nature of the actual monitor device and the peripherals thereof, or has the upper and lower limits of the stable value, or is defined by a similarity threshold of a stability curve or is defined by a concentration threshold of a stability distribution.

(43) Correspondingly, the stability threshold can be configured as a stability value, the stability curve, and the stability distribution. When the monitor device detects that the stability of the monitor device and the peripherals thereof deviates or destroys the stability value, and/or the stability curve, and/or the stability distribution, the monitor device determines that the merchandise is in the unstable state; when the monitor device is in the unstable state, the monitor device outputs the warning signal when the warning is enabled; if the warning is disabled, the monitor device will be muted; if the merchandise is in the stable state, the monitor device is also muted.

(44) In addition, the stability thresholds of a cable and an adapter can also be preset in the monitor device, when the stability of the cable deviates or the stability threshold is destroyed, it indicates that the cable work is no longer reliable, the anti-theft security device may be still in a normal state and can normally trigger the cable to enter the abnormal state, but the cable needs to be replaced because the cable is no longer reliable and may fail at any time and cause the security device to fail.

(45) Warning enabling is relative to Warning disabling. The warning enabling refers to a function that can perform some kind of warning operation, the warning disabling refers to that even if some kind of the warning operation can be performed, the warning operation is not temporarily performed, or even if some kind of warning state is generated, the warning operation is not performed, the warning disabling is equivalent to prohibiting some kind of warning enabling. The monitor device can be configured to be capable of outputting the warning signal, presetting the warning enabling is to preset the condition under which the monitor device outputs the warning signal, otherwise, even if the monitor device can output the warning signal, the monitor device does not output the warning signal when the monitor device is in the conditions of the non-preset warning enabling; for example, when the monitor device and the peripherals thereof are in the abnormal state or the unstable state, the monitor device can be configured to output the warning signal through a preset warning enabling. When the monitor device presets the warning enabling, when the monitor device and the peripherals thereof are in the abnormal state or the unstable state, the monitor device outputs the warning signal; when the monitor device does not have the preset warning enabling, when the monitor device and the peripherals thereof are in the abnormal state or the unstable state, the monitor device does not output the warning signal. Outputting, by the monitor device, the warning signal comprises that the monitor device itself outputs the warning signal or remotely outputs the warning signal by means of a wired/wireless manner.

(46) The preset state threshold, the preset state, the preset stability threshold, and the preset warning enabling of the monitor device may be separately configured. Therefore, the configurable monitor device may have only the preset state threshold, or only the preset stability threshold, or only the preset state threshold and the preset state, and the like. The above four preset modes can arbitrarily arranged and combined.

(47) The above presets all take the monitor device as an example, the warning device can also be configured accordingly, the warning device can be preset and can comprise warning signal priority. After the warning signal priority is preset, the preset warning signal can transmit the warning signal based on a priority sequence; the warning device can be preset and can further comprise warning signal description. In some preferred embodiments, the warning signal description can comprise warning signal content, for example, if the cable is abnormal, the warning content can be that the cable may be abnormal, or if the connection can be abnormal, the warning content can be abnormal, the warning device can be preset and can further comprise a warning signal enabling, the warning signal enabling is similar to the warning enabling in the monitor device and is a certain function of the warning signal, when the warning signal enabling is preset, the warning device can issue the warning signal according to the preset warning signal, otherwise, there may be warning signal disabling, the warning signal can not be issued under non-preset conditions.

(48) The preset content can be collectively referred to as the preset value, the preset value is embodied in a data packet format in the monitor device and the warning device, the data packet format of the preset value is as shown in the table in FIG. 17, the payload format of the preset value is as shown in the table in FIG. 18, and the data format and description of the category and the subcategory of the preset value are as shown in the table in FIG. 19.

Warning Signal

(49) In the present invention, the warning signal comprises the warning signal for warning the abnormal state and the warning signal for warning the unstable state, and the so-called abnormal state mainly refers to conditions that the merchandise and the device are abnormal, the so-called unstable state mainly refers to the state of damage of a wire and the service life of the monitor device.

(50) Two different types of warning signals can be generated in different ways, for example, the warning signal for warning the abnormal state can be generated by: the monitor device can preset the state threshold, the preset state, and the preset warning enabling in advance, which can be adjusted by the peripherals. The induction circuit obtains one real-time sampling value by sampling, analysis and processing, compares the sampling value with the preset state threshold, and accordingly generates a new induction circuit state, and compares the new state with the preset normal state, to determine whether the abnormal state is generated. If one new abnormal state is generated, it is determined whether the state is enabled by the preset warning, if so, the monitor device converts the abnormal state into the warning signal for warning the abnormal state, and then issues the warning signal; if not, the monitor device does not issue the warning signal. The warning signal for warning the unstable state can be generated by: the monitor device presets the stability threshold and the preset warning enabling in advance, which can be adjusted by the peripherals. The induction circuit detects that the sampled value deviates from the preset stability threshold by sampling and analysis, which generates the unstable state. A detection device determines whether the state is enabled by the preset warning, if so, the monitor device converts the unstable state into the warning signal for warning the unstable state, and then issues the warning signal; if not, the detection device does not issue a warning signal.

(51) The warning signal can be directly issued through an alarm circuit of the monitor device itself, after the monitor device issues a warning signal, it will first be determined whether the alarm circuit itself is idle, if so, the monitor device converts the warning signal into a human-recognizable warning signal according to the type of the warning signal and through the alarm circuit; if not, the monitor device adds the newly issued warning signal to a warning signal queue to be handled later. Alternatively, the warning signal can also indirectly issue the warning signal through the peripherals; the monitor device transmits the generated warning signal to an external output device by a wired manner or a wireless manner, and the external output device converts the warning signal into the human-recognizable warning signal after the external output device receives the warning signal.

(52) For the warning signal for warning the abnormal state, when the monitor device receives the instruction to stop transmitting the warning signal, the warning signal stops to be transmitted; then the sampling and the determination are continued, the determination result is that if the warning signal is not in the abnormal state, the warning signal stops to be transmitted, otherwise, the warning signal is continuously transmitted; alternatively, the preset state of the monitor device is modified to change the original preset state, and then the state obtained by the sampling is compared with the modified state, if the state obtained by the sampling is determined to be normal, the warning signal stops to be transmitted, otherwise, the warning signal is continuously transmitted. For the warning signal for warning the unstable state, when the sampling value of the induction circuit returns to a normal value range; alternatively, the preset stability threshold of the monitor device is modified, so that the sampling value is in the normal value range; alternatively, if the monitor device receives an instruction to stop transmitting the warning signal, the monitor device stops transmitting the warning signal for warning the unstable state. If the deviation distance of the sampling value of the induction circuit reach a new range, the warning signal is transmitted again; alternatively, if the sampling value sampled by the induction circuit deviates from the preset stability threshold limit range, the warning signal is transmitted, at this time, if the monitor device receives the instruction to stop transmitting the warning signal, the monitor device stops transmitting and does not transmit again, if the sampled value of the induction circuit returns to the normal range, an interface is re-determined.

(53) The warning signal can be divided into a visual warning signal (e.g., comprising lighting, an image, etc.), an audible warning signal (e.g., comprising sound), a haptic warning signal (e.g., comprising vibration), etc., depending on the senses acting on the person. In some preferred embodiments, the visual warning signal can use color to distinguish a signal level, red for the alarm, orange for the warning, yellow for the prompt, green or white for the normal. In some preferred embodiments, the audible warning can be distinguished by sound having different frequencies, timbres, and intensities. In some preferred embodiments, in order to enhance the reliability of the warning signal, the visual and audible forms can be employed. In some preferred embodiments, the warning signal can be classified into the alarm, the alert, the prompt, a message, etc. according to the degree of urgency of the warning. In some preferred embodiments, the degree of urgency of the warning signal is decreased in turn.

(54) In some preferred embodiments, the warning signal can be the digital warning signal, the digital warning signal can be used for wired or wireless transmission between the devices. The packet format of the digital warning signal is shown in the table in FIG. 14, where the payload format is as shown in the table in FIG. 15, and the priority, the signal code, and the warning enabling of the warning signal are shown in the table in FIG. 16.

Interaction

(55) In the present invention, the meaning of interaction is to transfer data to each other, and/or to receive control from each other, and/or to communicate with each other, for example, data interaction or information interaction or control interaction. In some preferred embodiments, most devices in the system can interact with other devices; in some preferred embodiments, one device can interact with other multiple devices respectively; in some preferred embodiments, one-to-one interaction can be performed between the devices; in some preferred embodiments, one device can interact with two devices at the same time, which is called as a bridge of the interaction of two other devices, for example, when the intelligent terminal configures the monitor device or the warning device through the controller, the controller can act as a bridge for interaction of the intelligent terminal and the monitor device or the warning device; in some preferred embodiments, the interaction can be used for configuration or preset; in some preferred embodiments, the interaction can be used for control.

(56) When devices in the system can interact with each other, this warning system can be called as an interactive warning system, when a device can interact with other devices, the device can be called as an interactive device, such as an interactive controller, the interactive monitor device or the interactive warning device.

Identification

(57) The identification in the present invention refers to the identification on the interaction, only the devices that can be identified by each other can interact, the identification can be matched through the existing methods or can be encrypted through a special channel and a special communication address, which allows devices in the same system or devices communicating with each other to be identified with each other, thereby realizing interaction, and thus enabling the device in the system to control or be controlled to complete the function of the warning system.

A Plurality of Specific Embodiments

(58) The embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are only illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

(59) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a typical system structure of the present invention, as shown, the warning system of the present invention comprises a controller 1, a monitor device 2, and a warning device 3, between which interaction can be established, in some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can identify the monitor device 2, and vice versa; in some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can also identify the warning device 3, and vice versa.

(60) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 comprises a logic control circuit 101, which can be used to perform a control operation, this control operation can use a conventional control algorithm, such as a logic operation, or can also additionally set according to actual requirements, the logic control circuit comprises a central processor 102 for processing an instruction input to the controller 1 and converting the instruction into data or information that is transmitted to an execution device, in some preferred embodiments, the execution device can be other devices in the warning system, for example, the monitor device or the warning device.

(61) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can comprise a power module 103 for powering the logic control circuit 101 and the central processor 102; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 103 can also power other function modules within the controller 1; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 103 can be externally connected to a power adapter 4; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 103 can be externally arranged to the controller 1.

(62) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can comprise an input device 104, such as a button, for inputting an external control instruction to the controller 1; in some preferred embodiments, the input instruction can comprise releasing the warning state; in some preferred embodiments, the input instruction can comprise resetting the preset state and the like.

(63) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can comprise a first communication interface 105 for communicating with the warning device 3, and the controller 1 can configure/preset the warning device 3 through the first communication interface 105, or can control the warning device 3.

(64) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can comprise a first communication interface 105 for communicating with the monitor device 2, the controller 1 can configure/preset the monitor device 2 through the first communication interface 105, or can control the monitor device 2. The first communication interface in communication with the monitor device 2 and the first communication interface in communication with the warning device 3 can be the same interface.

(65) In some preferred embodiments, the first communication interface 105 can be a wired or wireless communication interface, and can configure an interface manner according to actual needs, when the first communication interface 105 is a wired interface, the first communication interface 105 can be preset or controlled by the wired manner, when the first communication interface is a wireless interface, the first communication interface can be preset or controlled by a wireless manner.

(66) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can communicate with the intelligent terminal 5 through the second communication interface 106, such communication can comprise identification and interaction; in some preferred embodiments, the second communication interface 106 is a wireless communication interface; in some preferred embodiments, the intelligent terminal 5 can configure the warning device 3 and/or the monitor device 2 through the controller 1.

(67) FIG. 2 is a block flow diagram of a typical system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the controller 1 can respectively issue a control instruction for releasing the warning signal to the monitor device 2 and the warning device 3, and accordingly, the monitor device 2 and the warning device 3 can execute the instruction of the controller respectively. In some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can issue the warning signal to the warning device 3; in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can issue the warning signal according to the instruction of the monitor device 2; in some preferred embodiments, the warning, the warning signal issued by the warning device 3 can be fed back to the intelligent terminal 5; in some preferred embodiments, the intelligent terminal 5 can display the warning signal issued by the warning device 3 to warning or prompt a holder or a user of the intelligent terminal 5, in some preferred embodiments, the intelligent terminal 5 can also be connected to the cloud-connected 6 to synchronize the information of the intelligent terminal 5 to the cloud-connected 6; in some preferred embodiments, the warning signal issued by the warning device 3 can be transmitted to the cloud-connected through the intelligent terminal 5; in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can also be connected to the cloud-connected 6, and can transmit the warning signal directly to the cloud-connected 6 without using the intelligent terminal 5.

(68) FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a typical initialization of the present invention, before initialization, it is necessary to ensure that the controller can establish communication/interaction with the monitor device and the warning device that need to be initialized, that is to say, the controller be identified each other with the monitor device and the warning device that need to be initialized.

(69) The initialization process is as shown in the figure, the controller is connected to the intelligent terminal, the user can control the start of the initialization through the intelligent terminal, when the initialization is performed, it is needed to first find out whether there is an uninitialized monitor device, if so, the monitor device is initialized, the initialized content is the above preset and configuration; if not, it is needed to check whether there is an uninitialized warning device, if so, the warning device is initialized, and the initialized content is the above preset and configuration, if not, the initialization is ended.

(70) In some preferred embodiments, the controller 1 can also directly initialize the monitor device and/or the warning device without using the intelligent terminal.

(71) FIG. 4 is a control flow chart of a typical controller of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the controller can comprise two operation modes, the two operation modes can control the monitor device respectively and independently, the two operation modes are respectively a first operation mode and a second operation mode, in some preferred embodiments, the controller can be preset to have the two different operation modes, the two operation modes is switchable in some manner, for example, some switch button or some button mode is set on the controller.

(72) In the first operation mode, the operation of the monitor device by the controller can be the instruction to release the warning state, as shown in the left column, when the controller issues the instruction to release the warning state to the monitor device, the monitor device receives the instruction, the monitor device determines whether the state of the original warning signal issued in the warning system has been restored, if so, the monitor device executes the instruction and releases the warning state, if not, the monitor device continues the warning state until the next instruction is received. For example, when the alarm in which the merchandise is in an unsafe state is issued, the staff want to release the alarm through the controller, at this time, the monitor device performs inspection and determination, if the non-safe state still exists, the alarm is continued to prompt the staff that the risk has not been released.

(73) In the second operation mode, the controller can operate the monitor device to issue the instruction to reset the preset state, as shown in the right column, when the controller issues the instruction to reset the preset state to the monitor device, the monitor device receives the instruction and resets according to the requirements of the instruction, if the monitor device is in the warning state, the alarm state is released while resetting. For example, if there is no need to make the alarm in a certain scenario, at this time, the general setting of the monitor device can generate the alarm, when the warning state occurs, the monitor device can be adjusted in time through the second operation mode to adapt to the requirements of different occasions.

(74) FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the configuration of the monitor device by the intelligent terminal in the present invention, in the flow shown in the figure, the intelligent terminal configures the monitor device through the controller, as shown in the figure, when the monitor device is required to be configured by the intelligent terminal, the connection with the intelligent terminal is first determined, the specific method is as follows: the controller in an idle state issues a connection request to the intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal determines whether the connection is performed, if not, the controller returns to the idle state, if so, the controller looks for the monitor device, and transmits the found communication address and preset value of the monitor device to the intelligent terminal, the user can adjust the preset value of the monitor device through the intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal transmits the new preset adjusted value of the communication address of the monitor device to the controller, the controller transmits the new preset value to the corresponding monitor device according to the communication address, and then determines whether the intelligent terminal is disconnected, if not, the controller determines to the intelligent terminal whether there is a new setting, if there is the new setting, the controller continues the above transmission steps until the setting is completed and disconnected; if so, the configuration ends.

(75) FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the configuration of the warning device by the intelligent terminal in the present invention, in the flow shown in the figure, the intelligent terminal configures the warning device through the controller, as shown in the figure, when the warning device is needed to be configured by the intelligent terminal, the connection with the intelligent terminal is first determined, the specific method is as follows: the controller in the idle state issues a connection request to the intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal determines whether the connection is performed, if not, the controller returns to the idle state, if so, the controller looks for the warning device, and transmits the found communication address and preset priority and enabling table information of the warning device to the intelligent terminal, the user can adjust the preset priority and the enabling table information of the warning device through the intelligent terminal, and the intelligent terminal transmits to the controller the new adjusted preset priority and the enabling table information of the communication address of the warning device, the controller transmits to the corresponding warning device the new preset priority and the enabling table information according to the communication address, and then determines whether the intelligent terminal is disconnected, if not, the controller determines to the intelligent terminal whether there is the new setting, if there is the new setting, the controller continues the above-mentioned transmitting steps until the setting is completed, and then disconnects; if so, the configuration is ended.

(76) FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an internal structure of the warning device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the warning device 3 can comprise one signal processing circuit 301, which can be used to process the warning signal received by the warning device 3, for example, the warning signal issued by the monitor device 2.

(77) In some preferred embodiments, a signal processing circuit 301 can comprise one central processor 302 for internal processing; in some preferred embodiments, the signal processing circuit 301 can also comprise one control circuit 3021 that can be connected to the central processor 302 and receives the signal from the central processor 302 for internal control.

(78) In some preferred embodiments, the signal processing circuit 301 can also comprise one communication interface 3022, which can be used for internal communication of the warning device 3 in some cases; in some preferred embodiments, the signal processing circuit 301 can also comprise one storage device 3023, which can be used to store the preset value in the warning device 3, such as the preset warning signal priority, warning signal information, and warning signal description.

(79) In some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can comprise a power module 303 for powering the signal processing circuit 301 and the central processor 302; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 303 can also power other function modules within the warning device 3; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 303 can be externally connected to a power adapter 4; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 303 can be externally placed on the warning device 3.

(80) In some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can comprise a signal conversion circuit 304 for converting a digital warning signal received by the warning system 3 into an analog signal for output; in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 is connected to one output device 7, the output device 7 can output the converted analog signal as the visual, audible or haptic warning signals; in some preferred embodiments, the output device 7 can be arranged in the warning device 3, in some preferred embodiments, the output device 7 can be externally connected to the warning device 3.

(81) In some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can comprise a communication interface 305 for communicating with other devices, and in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can be configured/preset through the communication interface 305, in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can be controlled through the communication interface 305, in some preferred embodiments, the warning device 3 can transmit information to other devices, such as the cloud-connected or the intelligent terminal, through the communication interface 305.

(82) FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an external connection relationship of the warning device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the warning device 3 can be directly or indirectly connected with the controller 1, the monitor device 2, the intelligent terminal 5, and the cloud-connected 6 by the wired or wireless manner, respectively and/or simultaneously; in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can be at least one, when more than one monitor device 2 is present, the connection can be established with the warning device 3, respectively.

(83) FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the processing of the warning signal of the present invention, as shown in the figure, since the warning device can be preset with priority, the warning signal can be transmitted by the warning device according to the priority.

(84) As shown in the left column of the figure, first, the warning device determines whether the output device is idle, if not, it the output device returns to wait; if so, the warning device determines the number of signals in a signal queue, if the number of signals is 0, the output device returns to wait, if there is the signal, the signal is acquired according to the address of the signal queue, and the warning device then determines whether the signal requires the warning, if so, the signal is converted and output to the output device through a signal conversion circuit, and then the first address of the signal queue is moved backward, the number of signals is decreased by 1, and then a waiting state is returned to.

(85) As shown in the right column of the figure, when whether the signal requires warning is determined, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the preset priority and the warning enabling, as mentioned above, the warning device can configure the priority and the warning enabling thereof through other devices, when the warning signal is received, the preset priority and the warning enabling are used to determine whether the signal needs to be warned, the specific method is as follows: first, the number of signals in the signal queue is determined, if the number of signals in the queue is 0, that is, there is no signal in the queue, then the signal is inserted into the signal queue; if there is the signal, the signal address=the first address of the signal queue is defined, and the priority comparison is performed, if the priority of the current signal is lower than the signal priority in the signal address, then, it is determined whether the signal address is equal to a tail address, if not, a cyclic signal address moves backward and compares the next signal; if the priority of the current signal is higher than the signal priority in the signal address, the signal code is compared, if the signal code of the current signal is lower than the signal code in the signal address, then it is determined whether the signal address is equal to the tail address, if not, the cyclic signal address is moved backward, and the next signal is compared; if the signal code of the current signal is higher than the signal code of the signal address, the current signal is inserted into the signal queue to perform conversion and output.

(86) FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of the monitor device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the monitor device 2 comprises a monitoring circuit 201, which can be used to receive a sampled value and perform calculation on the sampled value to determine that the monitored object is in the normal state, the abnormal state, the stable state, or the unstable state.

(87) In some preferred embodiments, the monitoring circuit 201 can comprise a central processor 2011 that can be used to process a sampled signal input to the monitor device 2; in some preferred embodiments, the monitoring circuit 201 can comprise a storage device 2012 that can be used to store the preset value of the monitor device; in some preferred embodiments, the monitoring circuit 201 can also comprise one control circuit 2015 that can be connected to the central processor 2011 and receive a signal from the central processor 2011 for internal control. In some preferred embodiments, the monitoring circuit 201 can also comprise one communication interface 2017, which can be used for internal communication of the monitor device 2 in some cases; in some preferred embodiments, the monitoring circuit 201 can also comprise a filter circuit 2013, a signal amplifier 2014 and the detection circuit 2016, the detection circuit 2016 can be used to detect the stability and integrity of the sampled data. As a sample, FIG. 20 shows a sample of diagram of the determination by a monitoring circuit to a normal state and an abnormal state according to the present invention.

(88) In some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can comprise a power module 203 for powering the monitoring circuit 201 and the central processor 2011; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 203 can also power other functional modules in the monitor device 2; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 203 can be externally connected to the power adapter 4; in some preferred embodiments, the power module 203 can be externally placed on the monitor device 2.

(89) In some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can comprise the induction circuit 204 that can be used to directly and indirectly be connected and/or attached to the merchandise and/or the merchandise anti-theft device for sensing information and sampling through the induction method, alternatively, the induction circuit 204 can sample an environment; in some preferred embodiments, the induction circuit 204 performs sampling through the induction element 2041, the induction element 2041 can be various sensors, such as a temperature sensor, a voltage sensor, a current sensor, a humidity sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor, a magnetic field sensor, an infrared sensor, a light sensor, etc.

(90) In some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can comprise a communication interface 205 for communicating with other devices, in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can be configured/preset through the communication interface 205, in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can be controlled through the communication interface 205, in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can transmit information to other devices, such as the cloud-connected 6 or the intelligent terminal 5, through the communication interface 205.

(91) In some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can be connected to an alarm circuit 202, in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can directly warning through the alarm circuit 202; in some preferred embodiments, the monitor device 2 can transmit a warning signal outward through the alarm circuit 202

(92) FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an external connection relationship of the monitor device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the monitor device 2 be directly or indirectly connected with the controller 1, the warning device 3, the intelligent terminal 5, and the cloud-connected 6 the wired or wireless manner, respectively and/or simultaneously; in some preferred embodiments, the connection between the cloud-connected 6 and the intelligent terminal 5 can also be established independently.

(93) FIG. 12 is a diagram of the monitoring and induction of the monitor device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the induction circuit can comprise various induction sampling elements/circuits, for example, a vibration induction element is used for vibration sampling, and a movement induction element is used for sampling movement, a magnetic field induction element is used for sampling a magnetic field strength, a pressure induction element is used for sampling a pressure value, a connecting induction element is used for sampling a connection state, a current induction element is used for sampling the current value, and a voltage induction element is for sampling a voltage value, a light induction element samples light intensity, the infrared induction element samples an infrared signal, and the temperature induction element samples an ambient temperature or a temperature of an attached article.

(94) In some preferred embodiments, the vibration induction element, the movement induction element or the magnetic field induction element or the pressure induction element can be used to sample the surface of the merchandise; in some preferred embodiments, the pressure induction element, the connection induction element or the light induction element can be used to sample a support surface; in some preferred embodiments, the connection induction element, the current induction element or the voltage induction element can be used to sample a charging interface; in some preferred embodiments, the current induction element or the voltage induction element can be used to sample the power adapter; in some preferred embodiments, the light induction element, the infrared induction element or the temperature induction element can be used to sample a retail environment or the environment in which the merchandise is located.

(95) In some preferred embodiments, the magnetic field induction element, the pressure induction element, the connection induction element or the light induction element can inductively sample the connection state; in some preferred embodiments, the vibration induction element, the movement induction element, the light induction element or the infrared induction element can inductively sample the experience state of the merchandise, such as whether the merchandise is in an experienced state, the number of times that the merchandise is experienced, and the length of time experienced; in some preferred embodiments, the current induction element can inductively sample a charging current of the charging interface and an input current of the power adapter; in some preferred embodiments, the voltage induction element can inductively sample a charging voltage of the charging interface and an input voltage of the power adapter; in some preferred embodiments, the temperature induction element can be used to inductively sample the temperature of the environment.

(96) FIG. 13 is a flow diagram of processing of the monitor device of the present invention, as shown in the figure,

(97) The calculation and determination processes of the sampling value by the monitor device 2 are as follows:

(98) First, the sampled value of the induction circuit is acquired in real time, and the sampled value queues X1, X2, X3, . . . Xn (n>=32) are formed in units of the minimum sampled number 32.

(99) A. the determination of the normal state and the abnormal state:

(100) For the sampled value queues X1, X2, X3, . . . Xn, the arithmetic average value is calculated according to formula (1).

(101) $\begin{array}{cc}\tilde{x}=\frac{x_1+x_2+\mathrm{.Math.}+x_n}{n}=\frac{\underset{i=1}{\overset{n}{.Math.}}{x}_i}{n}& \mathrm{formula}\left(1\right)\end{array}$

(102) the sampled queue average is obtained.

(103) The monitor device can initialize the peripherals to set a preset state, that is, the normal state, upper and lower thresholds of the preset state threshold are set, after the arithmetic average operation is performed for the sampling queue, the average value of the sampling queue is obtained, and compared with the preset state threshold:

(104) > the upper limit of the preset state threshold—an abnormality occurs, and the monitor device runs to the abnormal state;

(105) < the lower limit of the preset state threshold—an abnormality occurs, and the monitor device runs to the abnormal state;

(106) The lower limit of the preset state threshold < the average value of the sampling queue < the upper limit of the preset state threshold—a normality occurs, and the monitor device runs to the normal state.

(107) B. The determination of the stable state and the unstable state:

(108) For the sampled value queues X1, X2, X3, . . . , Xn, according to formulas (2)-(4), the arithmetic average value x, variance σ2, standard deviation σ are calculated,

(109) $\begin{array}{cc}\tilde{x}=\frac{x_1+x_2+\mathrm{.Math.}+x_n}{n}=\frac{\underset{i=1}{\overset{n}{.Math.}}{x}_i}{n},& \mathrm{formula}\left(2\right)\\ {\sigma }^2=\frac{\underset{i=1}{\overset{N}{.Math.}}{\left(x_i-\mu \right)}^2}{N},& \mathrm{formula}\left(3\right)\\ \sigma =\sqrt{{\sigma }^2}=\sqrt{\frac{\underset{i=1}{\overset{N}{.Math.}}{\left(x_i-\mu \right)}^2}{N}},& \mathrm{formula}\left(4\right)\end{array}$

(110) The arithmetic average value x, the variance σ2, and the standard deviation σ of the sampling queue are obtained, and the normal distribution curve shown in FIGS. 21-23 is drawn.

(111) The monitor device can initialize the peripheral device to set a stable state threshold, comprising: calculating an arithmetic mean threshold μ, a normal distribution deviation degree threshold interval [μ−5δ, μ+5δ]. Through the data analysis and processing of the sampling queue, the arithmetic mean μ1 and the interval of normal distribution probability density maximum values [A1, A2] are obtained and are compared with the stable state threshold:

(112) When [A1, A2].Math.[μ−5δ, μ+5δ] and |μ−μ1|≤3δ, the sampled induction circuit is in the stable state.

(113) When A2<μ−5δ or |μ−μ1|>3δ, the sampled induction circuit is in the unstable state.

(114) When A1>μ+5δ or |μ−μ1|>3δ, the sampled induction circuit is in the unstable state.