Xiaomi’s patent for “offline scalper statistics” is approved

Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. obtained the patent authorization of “Methods, Devices and Storage Media for Counting Offline Scalpers”, with the publication number CN108197958A.

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Moreover, this disclosure is about a method, device, and storage medium for counting offline scalpers. The method includes: acquiring the area where the electronic device is located when it is first turned on and the registration time of the electronic device’s login account, and determining that the device is an electronic device with abnormal sales at the point of sale when the use area of ​​the electronic device is different from the area where the point of sale belongs.

Furthermore, the method provided by this patent of Xiaomi can provide data support for whether there are malicious sales at the point of sale of electronic equipment. 

Due to the problem of the quantity of stocks, there have been scalpers in the mobile phone market, which has a very bad impact on the shopping experience of consumers. This patent will help combat the scalper market.

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