Patent Publication Number: US-11394609-B2

Title: Equipment deploying system and method thereof

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 108139241, filed on Oct. 30, 2019. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The invention relates to an equipment deployment planning technology, and particularly to an equipment deploying system and method. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Enterprises, institutions or stores may all have the need to deploy lots of equipment. It is worth noting that the current manner of deploying (or using) equipment by the operator or related personnel is usually individual configurations according to the need (for example, software update, firmware update, configuration file provision or the like). However, there are at least two things causing inconveniences in existing equipment deployment: first, if there are too many equipment deployed (or used), it may take lots of manpower or too much time to configure all the equipment one by one; and second, every time an equipment is replaced, the newly replaced equipment needs to be re-configured. Thereby, the existing equipment deploying method still needs to be improved. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of this, embodiments of the invention provide an equipment deploying system and method, which can automatically provide a corresponding operation configuration based on an equipment location, thereby improving convenience and efficiency. 
     The equipment deploying method according to an embodiment of the invention is adapted for a plurality of electronic equipment in an area, and includes, but is not limited to, the following steps: multiple sub-areas in the area is defined, and corresponding operation configuration of the at least one electronic equipment respectively for at least one of the sub-areas in the area are set correspondingly. Location information of the electronic equipment physically located in the area and equipment information of the electronic equipment are obtained. Whether the location information of the electronic equipment corresponds to one of the sub-areas is determined. The corresponding operation configuration is provided to the corresponding electronic equipment physically located in the one of the sub-areas according to a location determined result and the equipment information in response to the determination that the location information of the at least one electronic equipment being corresponding to one of the sub-areas. The electronic equipment can perform a corresponding operation according to the corresponding operation configuration. 
     In another aspect, the equipment deploying system according to another embodiment of the invention is adapted to deploy at least one electronic equipment in an area, and includes a communication transceiver and a processor. The communication transceiver is configured to transmit or receive data. The processor is electrically coupled to the communication transceiver, defines multiple sub-areas in the area, sets corresponding operation configuration of the electronic equipment respectively for at least one of sub-areas in the area, obtains location information of the electronic equipment physically located in the area and equipment information of the electronic equipment, determines whether the sub-area corresponding to the location information of the electronic equipment corresponds to one of the sub-areas, and provide the corresponding operation configuration to the corresponding electronic equipment physically located in one sub-area by the communication transceiver according to a location determined result and the equipment information in response to the determination that the location information of the at least one electronic equipment is corresponding to one of the sub-areas. The electronic equipment can perform a corresponding operation according to the corresponding operation configuration. 
     In another aspect, the equipment deploying method according to an embodiment of the invention is adapted for a plurality of electronic equipment in an area, and includes, but is not limited to, the following steps: a definition of multiple sub-areas in the area is received. A corresponding operation configuration setting of the electronic equipment respectively for at least one of the sub-areas is received correspondingly. Location information of the at least one electronic equipment physically located in the area and equipment information of the at least one electronic equipment are received. Whether the location information of the at least one electronic equipment corresponds to one of the sub-areas is determined. The corresponding operation configuration is provided to the corresponding electronic equipment physically located in the sub-area according to a location determined result and the equipment information in response to the determination that the location information of the at least one electronic equipment is corresponding to one of the sub-areas. 
     Based on the above, the equipment deploying system and method according to the exemplary embodiments of the invention can monitor the location of each electronic equipment, determine whether each electronic equipment is located (or positioned) in a specified sub-area, and accordingly provide a corresponding operation configuration. Thereby, as long as the user places or puts the electronic equipment in a specific location, the exemplary embodiments of the invention can automatically provide the electronic equipment with a predetermined operation configuration, thereby improving the deployment efficiency and lowering the manpower cost. 
     To make the features and advantages of the invention clear and easy to understand, the following gives a detailed description of embodiments with reference to accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a flow chart of an equipment deploying method according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B  are examples illustrating area planning. 
         FIG. 4  is an example illustrating an indoor positioning mechanism. 
         FIG. 5  is a flow chart of verification and area determining according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a flow chart of security verification according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a flow chart of configuration update according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a flow chart of update of an electronic equipment according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 9  is an example illustrating sub-area division of a factory pipeline. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the system  1  includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of electronic equipment  10  and an equipment deploying system  100 . 
     The electronic equipment  10  may be a computer, a server, a detection equipment, a telecommunication equipment, a power equipment, a smart home appliance, a production line machine, a catering equipment, an office/business equipment, a sensing apparatus, or various types of electronic apparatuses. In the embodiment of the invention, the electronic equipment  10  includes, but is not limited to, a communication transceiver  11  and a positioner  13  (built in, externally connected to or disposed on a body of the electronic equipment  10 ). 
     The communication transceiver  11  may be a communication transceiver or serial communication interface (such as RS-232) that supports, for example, mobile communication of fourth generation (4G) or other generations, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, radio frequency identification (RFID), Ethernet, optical network, etc., and may also be a universal serial bus (USB), Thunderbolt or other communication transmission interface. In the embodiment of the invention, a communication transceiver  110  is configured to communicate with each electronic equipment to transmit or receive data, and may be connected to an internal area network or an external international network (Internet). 
     The positioner  13  may be a receiver, a transmitter or a transceiver (i.e., the positioner  13  may also be the communication transceiver  11 ) using various types of wireless signals or electromagnetic waves such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, RFID, Zigbee, ultra-wideband, ultrasonic, etc., and accordingly actively or passively transmit or receive a wireless signal or an electromagnetic wave. The wireless signal or electromagnetic wave may be used for location determining for the electronic equipment  10  to which the positioner  13  belongs, and will be described in detail in the subsequent embodiments. In some embodiments, the positioner  13  may also be a satellite positioner of a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Galileo, a Beidou Navigation Satellite System, etc., and accordingly directly obtain location information (for example, longitude and latitude coordinates, relative location, etc.). In another embodiment, the positioner  13  may also be a mobile communication transceiver and may implement positioning based on base station information. 
     The equipment deploying system  100  may be a computing equipment such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone, various types of servers, a workstation, and the like. The equipment deploying system  100  includes, but is not limited to, the communication transceiver  110 , a storage  130 , and a processor  150 . 
     For the implementations of the communication transceiver  110 , reference may be made to the description of the communication transceiver  11 , and the descriptions thereof are omitted herein. It should be noted that the communication transceiver  110  may communicate directly or indirectly with the communication transceiver  11  (for example, via a router, gateway, or base station). 
     The storage  130  may be any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, traditional hard disk drive (HDD), solid-state drive (SSD) or similar elements, or a storage of a combination of the above elements. In the embodiment of the invention, the storage  130  is configured to store temporary or permanent data (for example, location information, plane layout maps, operation configurations, equipment information, etc.), software modules or other files and data, and the details thereof will be described in the subsequent embodiments. 
     The processor  150  is electrically coupled to the communication transceiver  110  and the storage  130 . The processor  150  may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor, digital signal processor (DSP), programmable controller, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other similar elements, or a combination of the above elements. In the embodiment of the invention, the processor  150  is configured to perform all or most of operations of the equipment deploying system  100 , and may load and perform various software modules, files, and data recorded by the storage  130 . 
     In an embodiment, the equipment deploying system  100  further includes one or more displays  120 . The display  120  may be a display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and the like, and is configured to present a picture. 
     In some embodiments, the system  1  further includes one or more location detectors  31 , which are configured to detect/read and identify a coordinate location of the positioner  13  by using the corresponding wireless signal or electromagnetic wave communication manner in the previous description and transmit the location information of all the positioners  13  back to the equipment deploying system  100  through a positioning gateway  30 . In other words, in the embodiment of the invention, the positioning gateway  30  is configured to collect location information (for example, signal strength, absolute location, relative location, relative distance, coordinates, or the like) of the electronic equipment  10 , and provide the location information to the equipment deploying system  100 . In other embodiments, the electronic equipment  10  may also directly provide its own or other&#39;s location information to the equipment deploying system  100  through other communication channels, rather than through the positioning gateway  30 . 
     In order to facilitate the understanding of the operation flow of the embodiment of the invention, the deploying flow of the electronic equipment  10  in the system  1  in the embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below in the following embodiments. Hereinafter, the method of the embodiment of the invention will be described in conjunction with the system  1 , the electronic equipment  10 , and various equipment, elements, and modules in the equipment deploying system  100 . The various flows of the method may be adjusted accordingly according to the implementation situation, and are not limited thereto. 
       FIG. 2  is a flow chart of an equipment deploying method according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 2 , a processor  150  of an equipment deploying system  100  sets corresponding operation configuration of the electronic equipment respectively for at least one of sub-areas correspondingly (step S 210 ). Specifically, it is assumed that the area is an environment for disposing the electronic equipment  10 , and the environment is, for example, a factory, a store, an office, a living room, a street, or the like. A display  120  of the equipment deploying system  100  may provide a user interface (UI) (presented by a webpage, an application or the like) to allow the user to perform a configuration operation through an input equipment such as a touch panel, a keyboard/mouse or the like. The user interface may include plane/stereo layout maps, street layout maps, electronic maps, and other related graphical information of spatial locations of various application types. The processor  150  may plan the location where the electronic equipment  10  is to be placed/put based on the user&#39;s configuration operation on the user interface. The processor  150  may receive a definition of sub-areas in the area and define the sub-areas. According to different planning requirements, the area may be divided into a plurality of sub-areas, and the shape, size and location of the sub-areas can be decided by the user. Electronic equipment  10  of the same or different types, brands, and/or models may be disposed in different sub-areas. 
     For example,  FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B  are examples illustrating area planning. Referring to  FIG. 3A , the area MA includes four sub-areas SA 1 , SA 2 , SA 3 , and SA 4  (distinguished by different network bottoms in the figure). The sub-areas SA 1 -SA 4  do not overlap. The sub-area SA 1  is, for example, used for disposing a Model A electronic equipment  10 , and the sub-area SA 3  is, for example, used for disposing Model A and Model B electronic equipment  10 , but is not limited thereto. Referring to  FIG. 3B , various types of electronic equipment  10  may be planned in the sub-areas SA 1 , SA 2 , SA 3 , and SA 4  (in the figure, the electronic equipment  10  of different models are respectively distinguished by letters A, B, and C in the symbol ◯). 
     In addition, the processor  150  may receive a corresponding operation configuration setting of at least one electronic equipment  10  respectively for at least one of the sub-areas correspondingly and decide an operation configuration corresponding to each electronic equipment  10  in each sub-area based on the user&#39;s configuration operation on the user interface. In the embodiment of the invention, the electronic equipment  10  may perform a corresponding operation according to the operation configuration of the location condition. The operation configuration is, for example, a software/firmware update file, a configuration file, an operating command (for example, power on/off, switching function, transmission of data, etc.) or the like, and the corresponding operation of the electronic equipment  10  is related to parameter configuration update or command execution. 
     The processor  150  obtains location information of each electronic equipment  10  physically located in the area and equipment information of the electronic equipment  10  (step S 230 ). Specifically, in terms of the location information, what the processor  150  wants to obtain is the actual positioning/disposing location of the electronic equipment  10  in the deployment environment (strictly speaking, the location of the positioner  13 , in the embodiment of the invention, the location of the electronic equipment  10  is represented by the location of the positioner  13 ). There are many ways to obtain the location information. In an embodiment, the location information is obtained by an indoor positioning mechanism. The indoor positioning mechanism is, for example, based on a communication protocol of Wi-Fi, RFID, Bluetooth, Zigbee or the like, and based on a positioning principle such as triangulation, multilateration, proximity detection or the like. Observed quantities of wireless signal/electromagnetic wave strength, signal/electromagnetic wave propagation time and amount of movement transmitted or received by the location detectors  31  relative to the positioner  13  can be used to estimate the location information (for example, relative location or absolute location) of the electronic equipment  10  by the aforementioned positioning principle. It should be noted that the computation of the location information may be performed in the equipment deploying system  100 , the electronic equipment  10 , the positioning gateway  30 , or other electronic equipment, which is not limited in the embodiment of the invention. In addition, the processor  150  may obtain the computation result (i.e., the location information of each electronic equipment  10 ) through the communication transceiver  110  or by itself. In another aspect, based on different positioning technologies, the wireless signal transmitted by the positioner  13  may further include an equipment identification code, a model, a serial number, a number, or other equipment information for identifying the electronic equipment  10 . 
     For example,  FIG. 4  is an example illustrating an indoor positioning mechanism. Referring to  FIG. 4 , four location detectors  31  are disposed in an area MA 2 , and the locations of the location detectors  31  are known. The positioner  13  of the electronic equipment  10  broadcasts the wireless signal, for example, through a Bluetooth technology, and the location detector  31  may decide a relative distance from the electronic equipment  10  according to a signal strength of a wireless signal (for example, a beacon signal) transmitted by the electronic equipment  10 . The location information (for example, coordinates (x, y, h)) of the electronic equipment  10  may be estimated using the relative distances obtained by the three location detectors  31  and the respective location information by a triangulation algorithm, and be transmitted via the positioning gateway  30  to the equipment deploying system  100 . In another embodiment of the invention, the positioner  13  of the electronic equipment  10  may be an RFID tag, the location detector  31  may be an RFID reader, and similarly, the location information of the electronic equipment  10  may be estimated by the triangulation algorithm. 
     In another embodiment, the location information of the electronic equipment  10  is obtained by a satellite positioning or base station positioning technology. The electronic equipment  10  may obtain latitude and longitude information of the satellite positioning by itself, or obtain a current registered or neighboring base station identification code, and accordingly use it as the location information. In the above two embodiments, the positioner  13  may respectively refer to a satellite signal receiver and a mobile communication network receiver, and the location detector  31  may respectively refer to a positioning satellite and a base station. The electronic equipment  10  then transmits its own location information to the equipment deploying system  100 . 
     In addition, in an embodiment, the processor  150  may define the area configured in step S 210  to form a coordinate system, and decide coordinates of the location information of the electronic equipment  10  in the coordinate system. The coordinate system may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional, and its unit length and direction may be decided according to requirements. Taking  FIG. 3B  as an example, the area MA forms a two-dimensional coordinate system, and the unit length is assumed to be 1 meter. A certain electronic equipment  10  is physically located at coordinates (0.5, 0.5), i.e., 50 centimeters away from the horizontal axis and the vertical axis respectively. 
     It should be noted that the format of the location information is not limited to the coordinates, and the relative direction and distance, the latitude and longitude, and other formats may also be applied to the embodiments of the invention. 
     In another aspect, in terms of the equipment information, the equipment information may be an equipment identification code (e.g., serial number, model, property number, etc.), a configuration version (regarding a version number of the version of its system or specific software/firmware and release/update time), an equipment type, security authentication data, or any combination of the above data/information. Some or all of the equipment information may be transmitted through the positioner  13  or the communication transceiver  11  of the electronic equipment  10  during the aforementioned positioning phase, and may also be transmitted after confirming that the electronic equipment  10  has passed security verification. 
       FIG. 5  is a flow chart of verification and area determining according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the processor  150  may determine whether an electronic equipment  10  is physically located outside of the sub-areas according to the location information of the electronic equipment  10 . In step S 210 , the processor  150  plans the sub-areas to obtain a boundary range (possibly coordinates, latitude and longitude or other formats) of the sub-areas. The processor  150  may also confirm whether the electronic equipment  10  is outside the range formed by the sub-areas based on the boundary range. Taking  FIG. 3B  as an example, the Model A electronic equipment  10  has coordinates (0.5, 0.5) and is physically located in the sub-area SA 1 , and therefore, is not outside the sub-areas SA 1 -SA 4 . 
     If the electronic equipment  10  is physically located outside of the sub-areas, the processor  150  disables/does not perform information exchange with the electronic equipment  10  through the communication transceiver  110 , thereby disabling/not further providing the operation configuration to the electronic equipment  10  (step S 520 ). In some embodiments, the processor  150  may present information that the electronic equipment  10  at a certain location is beyond a reasonable range through the aforementioned user interface. In contrast, if the electronic equipment  10  is physically located in the sub-areas, the processor  150  performs security verification on the electronic equipment  10  through the communication transceiver  110 , and confirms whether the electronic equipment  10  passes the verification (step S 540 ). 
       FIG. 6  is a flow chart of security verification according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 6 , the processor  150  may establish in advance a white list in which equipment identification codes of allowed/secure/legal electronic equipment  10  are recorded. For example, the equipment identification code is a barcode on a body of the electronic equipment  10 . The electronic equipment  10  may obtain a public key PubKey from the equipment deploying system  100  (step S 610 ). The electronic equipment  10  may encrypt an authentication code according to the public key PubKey and transmit the encrypted data ECD to the equipment deploying system  100  (step S 630 ). The processor  150  decrypts the encrypted data ECD and a private key and accordingly obtains the authentication code of the electronic equipment  10  (step S 650 ). The processor  150  may further compare the authentication code with the white list to confirm whether the authentication code is on the white list (step S 670 ). If the authentication code is on the white list, the electronic equipment  10  passes the security verification. In contrast, if the authentication code is not on the white list, the electronic equipment  10  fails to pass the security verification. 
     It should be noted that there are many types of security verification mechanisms, such as specific passwords, security codes, and the like, and the embodiments of the invention do not limit the type of the security verification mechanism. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , if a certain electronic equipment  10  fails to pass the security verification, the processor  150  disables/does not perform information exchange with the electronic equipment  10  through the communication transceiver  110 , thereby disabling/not further providing the operation configuration to the electronic equipment  10  (step S 550 ). In some embodiments, the processor  150  may present information that the electronic equipment  10  at a certain location fails to pass the verification through the aforementioned user interface. In contrast, if the electronic equipment  10  passes the security verification, the processor  150  performs information exchange with the electronic equipment  10  through the communication transceiver  110  (step S 560 ). The information exchanged here may be the equipment information of the aforementioned electronic equipment  10 . 
     In order to improve the verification efficiency, in an embodiment, if the electronic equipment  10  passes the security verification, the equipment deploying system  100  may allow the next security verification on the electronic equipment  100  to be ignored. For example, the equipment deploying system  100  provides a special tag or information or annotation on the white list as an evidence of passing the security verification. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the processor  150  may confirm whether the electronic equipment  10  has been verified (step S 530 ). For example, the processor  150  may determine whether the electronic equipment  10  has transmitted the special tag or information or has been annotated in the white list. If the electronic equipment  10  has not previously passed the verification, it is required to perform security verification on the electronic equipment  10  (step S 540 ). In contrast, if the electronic equipment  10  has already passed the verification, the equipment deploying system  100  may directly perform information exchange with the electronic equipment  10  (step S 560 ) 
     It should be noted that, according to the site situation, the sequence of the foregoing steps S 510  and S 540  may be changed. That is, verification determining is performed prior to area determining. For example, assuming there are many invalid electronic equipment  10  at the site, the processor  150  may preferentially determine whether they are valid equipment in advance (i.e., verification determining first), thereby reducing subsequent computation. In addition, in some embodiments, the processor  150  may also perform one or neither of steps S 510  and S 540 . For example, it is assumed that the planned specific area at the site is used for disposing the electronic equipment  10 , or that all of the electronic equipment  10  have been verified for security in advance. 
     After obtaining the location information and the equipment information, referring to  FIG. 2 , the processor  150  determines whether the location information corresponds to one of the sub-areas (step S 250 ). In other words, the processor  150  determines the sub-area in which the electronic equipment  10  is physically located. Taking  FIG. 3B  as an example, the electronic equipment  10  with coordinates (1, 1) is physically located in the sub-area SA 1 . It should be noted that the processor  150  may also determine the sub-area SA 1  for the electronic equipment  10  in the foregoing step S 510 . 
     Next, the processor  150  provides a corresponding operation configuration according to a location determined result and the equipment information in response to that the determination that the location information of the at least one electronic equipment  10  is corresponding to one of the sub-areas (step S 270 ). Specifically, the location determined result is a determined result of step S 250 . For example, the number or identification code of the sub-area in which the electronic equipment  10  is physically located, or the electronic equipment  10  is not in the planned sub-area. 
     In an embodiment, the equipment information includes an equipment identification code, and the processor  150  obtains the operation configuration corresponding to the equipment identification code in the corresponding sub-area. In the present embodiment, assuming that electronic equipment  10  of different types or different models (corresponding to equipment identification code) may be planned in a single sub-area, and the processor  150  selects only the operation configuration of the corresponding predetermined equipment identification code in the sub-area, and transmits the operation configuration to the electronic equipment  10  through the communication transceiver  110 . For example, an electronic equipment  10  in a certain sub-area includes a sensor and a computer, and the processor  150  provides a corresponding operation configuration to the sensor for a sensing operation (i.e., the operation is related to command execution). 
     In another embodiment, the equipment information includes a configuration version. For example, a version number of the version of the system or specific software/firmware and release/update time. The processor  150  determines a version difference between the configuration version and the operation configuration, and provides a corresponding and correct operation configuration according to a comparison of the version difference (i.e., the operation is related to configuration update). The version difference may be the difference in the version number or the release/update time. For example, the processor  150  determines whether the version number provided by the electronic equipment  10  is higher than or equal to the version number corresponding to the operation configuration, or whether the release time is later than or identical to the release time corresponding to the operation configuration. 
       FIG. 7  is a flow chart of configuration update according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 7 , the processor  150  determines whether the electronic equipment  10  needs to be updated based on the version difference (step S 710 ) (i.e., whether an update file needs to be provided). If the version difference is allowed (for example, the version number of the electronic equipment  10  is higher or identical, or the release time is later or identical, etc.), the processor  150  disables updating the electronic equipment  10  through the operation configuration (i.e., the update file is not provided through the communication transceiver  110 ) (step S 720 ). In contrast, if the version difference is not allowed (for example, the version number of the electronic equipment  10  is lower, or the release time is earlier, etc.), the processor  150  updates the electronic equipment  10  through the operation configuration (i.e., the update file is provided through the communication transceiver  110 ), and conforms whether the update is completed (step S 730 ). If the allowed waiting time expires or a message that the electronic equipment  10  reports update failure is received (i.e., the update is not completed), the processor  150  provides the operation configuration again through the communication transceiver  110  or requests the electronic equipment  10  to be re-updated (step S 740 ). In contrast, if the electronic equipment  10  reports successful update, the processor  150  records the corresponding equipment identification code of the electronic equipment  10  (step S 750 ) to avoid repeated update. 
     It should be noted that the foregoing steps S 230  to S 270  may be repeatedly performed every specific period or in response to a specific triggering behavior (for example, a situation that the electronic equipment  10  transmits a specific broadcast message, the electronic equipment  10  fails, the equipment deploying system  100  is started, etc.). Thereby, the embodiments of the invention can be adapted to dynamic deployment, for example, movement, replacement or the like of the electronic equipment  10 . 
     In another aspect, from the viewpoint of the electronic equipment  10 ,  FIG. 8  is a flow chart of update of the electronic equipment  10  according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 8 , the positioner  10  of the electronic equipment  10  transmits/receives a wireless signal or directly obtains latitude and longitude position information so as to perform positioning. In another aspect, the electronic equipment  10  confirms whether a message regarding verification passed transmitted by the equipment deploying system  100  is received to confirm whether the security verification is successful (step S 810 ). For detailed steps regarding verification and positioning, reference may be made to the description of the previous embodiments, and the descriptions thereof are omitted herein. If the verification is successful, the communication transceiver  110  provides its own equipment information (for example, version number or version release time, etc.) to the equipment deploying system  100  (step S 820 ). The electronic equipment  10  waits for the equipment deploying system  100  to confirm whether update is required (step S 830 ). If the update is not required, the electronic equipment  10  ends the connection with the equipment deploying system  100  (step S 840 ). It should be noted that for detailed steps of update confirmation, reference may be made to the description of the foregoing step S 710 , and the descriptions thereof are omitted herein. In contrast, if the update is required, the electronic equipment  10  downloads the operation configuration (i.e., update/configuration file) from the equipment deploying system  100  and confirms whether it has been downloaded (step S 850 ). If the operation configuration is not received or the update fails, the electronic equipment  10  re-downloads the operation configuration. In contrast, if the operation configuration download is completed, the electronic equipment  10  may perform the update (step S 860 ). 
     It should be noted that similarly, the foregoing steps S 810  to S 860  may be repeatedly performed every specific period or in response to a specific triggering behavior (for example, a situation that the electronic equipment  10  is moved, the electronic equipment  10  fails, the equipment deploying system  100  is started, etc.) to dynamically deploy the electronic equipment  10 . In another aspect, for the command execution operation, once obtaining an operation configuration as a command, the electronic equipment  10  may perform the operation corresponding to the command, thereby achieving remote control. 
     In order to facilitate the reader&#39;s understanding of the spirit of the embodiments of the invention, an application scenario is given below for description. 
       FIG. 9  is an example illustrating sub-area division of a factory pipeline. Referring to  FIG. 9 , it is assumed that an area MA 3  has four production lines from line A to line D. The user divides the area into four sub-areas SA 5 , SA 6 , SA 7 , SA 8  according to requirements (indicated by different dashed lines in the figure). The processor  150  may define the ranges of the sub-areas SA 5 -SA 8  according to Table (1). 
                                     TABLE (1)               Sub-area   Endpoint 1   Endpoint 2   Endpoint 3   Endpoint 4                  SA5   (0, 0)/(0, 3)   (0, 1)/(0, 4)   (17, 0)/(17, 3)   (17, 1)/(17, 4)       SA6   (0, 2)   (0, 3)   (10, 2)   (10, 3)       SA7   (11, 2)    (11, 3)    (17, 2)   (17, 3)       SA8   (0, 1)   (0, 2)   (17, 1)   (17, 2)                    
In  FIG. 9 , the range of one sub-area SA 5  is taken as an example, the endpoints 1, 2, 3, and 4 are additionally marked to indicate the lower left corner, the upper left corner, the lower right corner, and the upper right corner of the range of the sub-area SA 5 , and the other ranges may be deduced by analogy.
 
     Table (2) shows software/configuration files corresponding to specific equipment models (i.e., equipment identification codes) in sub-areas pre-stored in the storage  130  of the equipment deploying system  100 : 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE (2) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 SA5 
                 Reflow 
                 Reflow_01.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA5 
                 AOI (Automated 
                 AOI_01.bin 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Optical Inspection) 
                   
               
               
                   
                 SA6 
                 Reflow 
                 Reflow_01.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA6 
                 AOI 
                 AOI_02.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA7 
                 Reflow 
                 Reflow_02.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA7 
                 AOI 
                 AOI_01.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA8 
                 Reflow 
                 Reflow_03.bin 
               
               
                   
                 SA8 
                 AOI 
                 AOI_02.bin 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     After the positioning and the obtainment of the equipment information of the electronic equipment  10 , the processor  150  may sort an equipment information status table as shown in Table (3): 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE (3) 
               
               
                   
               
               
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                 ment 
                 ment 
                 Equipment 
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                 Configur- 
                   
               
               
                 ID 
                 Model 
                 Coordinates 
                 Equipment 
                 ation File 
                 Time 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 001 
                 AOI 
                 (0.5, 0.5) 
                 SA5 
                 AOI_01.bin 
                 2019. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 8.15 
               
               
                 002 
                 AOI 
                 (3.5, 2.5) 
                 SA6 
                 AOI_02.bin 
                 2019. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 8.15 
               
               
                 003 
                 AOI 
                 (13.5, 2.5)  
                 SA7 
                 AOI_01.bin 
                 2019. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 8.15 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The deployment of  FIG. 9  may be classified into four situations: 
     First, the lines A and C are production lines for producing completely different products, but have the same equipment model. However, because they produce different products, even if they use the electronic equipment of the same model, setup parameters or working details to be performed may still be different. Based on the embodiments of the invention, the software used by the electronic equipment  10  can be easily and automatically updated according to different locations of the electronic equipment (even if the equipment model is the same) in the production line. For example, the Reflow electronic equipment in the line A may use the update file Reflow_01.bin, but the Reflow electronic equipment in the line C may use the update file Reflow_03.bin. 
     Second, the front and rear sections of the line B respectively use the electronic equipment  10  of the same model. It is assumed that the electronic equipment disposed at the front and rear sections of the line B have the same model, but it is possible that the front and rear sections are responsible for manufacturing or assembling different parts (for example, the front section for lock-up notebook computer displays and the rear section for lock-up notebook computer keyboards), and therefore, even the same electronic equipment of the same production line may respectively use different configuration files. In this case, based on the embodiments of the invention, the electronic equipment  10  of the same model can be automatically operated with different configurations at different disposition locations of the same production line. 
     Third, it is assumed that although the lines A and D produce different products, the configurations of the electronic equipment  10  need to be the same. Based on the embodiments of the invention, since the lines A and D both belong to the sub-area SA 5 , the configuration of the electronic equipment in the line A can be easily transferred/copied to the electronic equipment in the line D, or the electronic equipment in the line D can directly use the same configuration as the electronic equipment in the line A. 
     Fourth, based on the embodiment of the invention, when the electronic equipment  10  in any sub-area is damaged and needs to be replaced, the user only needs to transfer a new electronic equipment  10  (of the same model) into the same sub-area, and the electronic equipment  10  can be automatically updated to the required configuration, thereby greatly and effectively reducing the action of manual intervention in configuration. In addition, taking the line B as an example, assuming someone places the Reflow in the sub-area SA 7  of the line B, the embodiment of the invention can immediately reflect that the electronic equipment  10  is placed in an incorrect area (the model does not match). 
     Based on the above, the equipment deploying system and method of the embodiments of the invention provide an automatic deployment manner based on location positioning. The locations of the electronic equipment in the set area will be monitored at any time, and the equipment deploying system accordingly determines whether each of the electronic equipment is physically located (positioned) in the specified sub-area. If the electronic equipment is in the specific sub-area, the electronic equipment can automatically update or download the related operation configuration from the equipment deploying system. Thereby, the embodiments of the invention can improve the convenience and rapidity of the electronic equipment in deployment (use). 
     Although the invention is described with reference to the above embodiments, the embodiments are not intended to limit the invention. A person of ordinary skill in the art may make variations and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the invention should be subject to the appended claims.