Business process starting method and apparatus

A business process starting method, applied to a server, the server maintaining a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, the method comprising:

• receiving multimedia data uploaded by a terminal, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario;
• searching for standard image information matching the uploaded image data;
• and
• returning, to the terminal, business entry information corresponding to the standard image information matching the uploaded image data.

A terminal, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• acquire multimedia data, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario, and upload the multimedia data to a server;
• receive business entry information returned by the server, wherein the server maintains a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, and the returned business entry information corresponds to standard image information matching the uploaded image data;
• and
• start a business process based on the business entry information.

A server, the server maintaining a correspondence between standard image information of predetermined scenarios and business entry information, the server comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive multimedia data uploaded by a terminal, the multimedia data carrying image data of a predetermined scenario;
• search for standard image information matching the uploaded image data;
• and
• return, to the terminal, business entry information corresponding to the standard image information matching the uploaded image data.