CN112579292A - Resource allocation method and device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a method and an apparatus for resource allocation, wherein a service platform can determine a service currently executed by a user as a target service, determine an additional service corresponding to the target service, and then determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service. According to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by a user, historical execution records of additional services by the user and related service data when the user executes a target service, the service platform can determine a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, and takes the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool. And performing resource allocation for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resource, thereby improving the service processing efficiency.
Description
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for resource allocation.
Background
Currently, when a user performs service processing on a service platform, the service platform usually needs to consume a certain amount of computing resources to perform service processing on the user.
In practical application, a service platform usually includes a plurality of servers, the performance of each server may be different, the service platform may randomly select a part of computing resources in one server to perform service processing for a user, and if the performance requirement of the service processed by a certain user on the computing resources to be consumed is high, and the performance of the computing resources allocated to the user is poor, it takes a long time to perform service processing for the user. If the performance requirement of the service processed by the user on the computing resource to be consumed is low and the performance of the computing resource allocated to the user is good, resource waste of the service platform may be caused.
Therefore, how to improve the service processing efficiency and reduce the resource waste to a certain extent is an urgent problem to be solved.
Disclosure of Invention
The present specification provides a method and an apparatus for resource allocation, which are used for allocating service resources for executing a service to a user.
The technical scheme adopted by the specification is as follows:
the present specification provides a method of resource allocation, comprising:
determining a service currently executed by a user as a target service, and determining an additional service corresponding to the target service;
determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service;
determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, historical execution records of the additional service by the user and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, and taking the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool;
and performing resource allocation for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
Optionally, determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service specifically includes:
and if the situation that the user executes the target service through a set execution mode is monitored, determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool set by the additional service aiming at the set execution mode.
Optionally, the method further comprises:
and if the resource pool matching rule matched with the user does not exist in the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools, performing resource allocation on the user based on the service resources in the preset default service resource pool.
Optionally, determining, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, specifically including:
determining the times of service processing of the historical service resources allocated by the additional service in the user history according to the historical service data;
determining a user group to which the user belongs according to the times;
and according to the user group, determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools as a target matching rule.
Optionally, determining, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, specifically including:
determining the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service according to the related service data when the user executes the target service;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, determining, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, specifically including:
according to the historical execution record of the user aiming at the additional service, determining historical service resources which are historically allocated to the user in the additional service, and determining a historical service resource pool to which the historical service resources belong;
determining the priority of the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the historical service resource pool according to the preset priority of each resource pool matching rule corresponding to the additional service;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the priority of the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the historical service resource pools, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, determining, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, specifically including:
determining the historical service execution times of the user according to the historical service data of various services executed by the user;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the historical service execution times of the user, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, the additional service includes: and allocating the right resources.
The present specification provides an apparatus for resource allocation, comprising:
the first determining module is used for determining a service currently executed by a user as a target service and determining an additional service corresponding to the target service;
a second determining module, configured to determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service;
a matching module, configured to determine, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool, as a target matching rule, and use a service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool;
and the allocation module is used for allocating resources for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
The present specification provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the above-described method of resource allocation.
The present specification provides an electronic device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the above method of resource allocation when executing the program.
The technical scheme adopted by the specification can achieve the following beneficial effects:
in the resource allocation method provided in this specification, the service platform may determine a service currently executed by a user as a target service, determine an additional service corresponding to the target service, and then determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service. According to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by a user, historical execution records of additional services by the user and related service data when the user executes a target service, the service platform can determine a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule, and takes the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool. And performing resource allocation for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
It can be seen from the above method that the method includes a plurality of different service resource pools, each service resource pool corresponds to a resource pool matching rule of the service resource pool, and the service platform can match a suitable service resource pool for a user by executing records of each service by the user, so that a subsequent user can perform service processing through service resources in the matched service resource pool.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a method for resource allocation according to the present disclosure;
fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of determining a target matching rule in a scenario where the additional service is a lottery service provided in the present specification;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a pool of equity resources provided herein;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for resource allocation;
fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device corresponding to fig. 1 provided in the present specification.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clear, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present disclosure and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present specification without any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present specification.
The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present description are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a resource allocation method in this specification, which specifically includes the following steps:
s101: determining a service currently executed by a user as a target service, and determining an additional service corresponding to the target service.
S102: and determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service.
In practical application, a service platform can provide multiple services for a user, the service platform needs to consume certain computing resources to perform service processing for the user, based on the service processing, the service platform can determine a service currently executed by the user as a target service and determine an additional service corresponding to the target service, and then the service platform can determine resource pool matching rules corresponding to service resource pools for executing the additional service. The additional services referred to herein may refer to services for allocating service resources (e.g., computing resources) to users. And a target service may refer to any service that the service platform is capable of providing.
Each of the aforementioned service resource pools may include several computing resources, and a service resource may refer to a computing resource, where the performance of the computing resources included in different service resource pools may be different. For example, the business resource pool a may include a computing resource with a higher processing speed, and the business resource pool B may include a computing resource with a lower processing speed. The resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools are used for determining whether the service resource pools are matched with the users, and the resource pool matching rules corresponding to different service resource pools can be different.
The service platform may determine how to allocate service resources (e.g., computing resources) to the user in the additional service when the user executes the target service, and of course, the service platform may also determine how to allocate service resources to the user in the additional service after the user executes the target service, and after the subsequent service platform allocates service resources to the user, the user may execute the service through the service resources. Further, when it is monitored that the user executes the target service by setting the execution mode, the service platform may determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool set by the additional service for the set execution mode, so as to subsequently determine what service resource is allocated to the user.
It should be noted that, in different service scenarios, the setting execution manner may be different. In a scenario of allocating computing resources to a user, the user executes a target service by setting an execution mode, which may mean that the user executes the target service through an appointed third-party client, if the service platform monitors that the user executes the target service through the appointed third-party client, the method may allocate appropriate service resources to the user to perform service execution for the user, and the setting time mentioned here may be set according to actual requirements.
S103: and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, historical execution records of the additional service by the user and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, and taking the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool.
After the service platform determines the resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool, the service platform may determine the resource pool matching rules matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as target matching rules according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, historical execution records of additional services by the user, and related service data when the user executes the target service, and take the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rules as the target service resource pool.
The service platform can determine the times of service processing of historical service resources allocated by additional services in the history of a user according to historical service data of various services executed by the user, determine a user group to which the user belongs according to the times of service processing of the historical service resources allocated by the additional services in the history of the user, and determine a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule according to the user group to which the user belongs.
That is to say, historically, a service platform may have been allocated to a historical service resource of a user, and the user does not necessarily execute a service through the allocated historical service resource, if a certain user executes a service through the allocated historical service resource for multiple times, it is indicated that a user group to which the user belongs is a user group that can often use the historical service resource allocated by the service platform, if a resource pool matching rule corresponding to a certain service resource pool specifies that the user group to which the user belongs should be a user group that can often use the historical service resource allocated by the service platform, a resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool matches the user, and the service resource pool is a target service resource pool.
The service platform can determine the frequency of the service processing performed by the historical service resources allocated by the additional service historically according to the frequency of the service processing performed by the historical service resources allocated by the additional service historically by the user, thereby determining the user group to which the user belongs according to the frequency, and if the frequency is higher, the user group to which the user belongs is the user group using the historical service resources allocated by the service platform. Therefore, the target matching rule is determined according to the user group to which the user belongs, and the target service resource pool is further determined, so that the service resources which are allocated by using are effectively utilized by the user.
In this specification, the service platform may further determine, according to the relevant service data of the user when executing the target service, a service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service, and according to the service resource amount, the service platform may determine, from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user as the target matching rule.
In a scenario where the additional service is used to allocate computing resources to the user, the service platform may determine, after the user executes the target service, a resource pool matching rule matching the user, thereby determining the service resources allocated to the user, and then the service platform may determine, according to the computing resources already consumed by the user in the target service, the target matching rule, for example, if the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool a specifies that the amount of the service resources consumed by the user in the target service is not less than the set amount of the service resources, and the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool B specifies that the amount of the service resources consumed by the user in the target service is less than the set amount of the service resources, and the amount of the service resources consumed by the user a in the target service is not less than the set amount of the service resources, then the service platform may determine that the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool a is the target matching rule, and may take the service resource pool a as the target resource pool.
In this way, the dimension in the resource pool matching rule is the amount of the service resource consumed by the user in the target service, since the user may be about to process the next service after processing the target service, and the computing resource allocated to the user may be utilized in the next service of the user, the amount of the computing resource consumed in the target service and the computing resource required to be consumed by the next service may be related, and therefore, the target matching rule is determined by the amount of the service resource consumed by the user in the target service, and the computing resource suitable for the user can be allocated to the user to a certain extent.
In addition, the service platform can also determine the historical service execution times of the user according to the historical service data of each service executed by the user, and determine a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool according to the historical service execution times of the user to serve as a target matching rule. The service execution times referred to herein may refer to the times that a user has historically executed various services in the service platform.
For example, in a scenario where the additional service is used to allocate computing resources, the performance of the computing resources in the service resource pool a is good, and therefore the service resource pool a can be allocated to a user who often executes services on the service platform, the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool a is set to specify that the number of times of service execution of the user in one week is not less than 10, and if the number of times of service execution of the user a in one week is 15, the target matching rule of the user is the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool a. Here, the number of times of executing the service is set to a number within a certain time, and of course, the number of times of executing the service may be set to a total number of times of executing the service in the service platform by the user.
In this specification, the service platform may further determine, according to a history execution record of the user for the additional service, a history service resource historically allocated to the user in the additional service, determine a history service resource pool to which the history service resource belongs, and then determine, according to a priority preset for each resource pool matching rule corresponding to the additional service, a priority of a resource pool matching rule corresponding to the history service resource pool, so that, according to the priority, a resource pool matching rule matching the user is determined from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool, and is used as a target matching rule.
The historical execution record of the additional service mentioned here may contain historical service resources that the user has historically allocated in the additional service for the user. In a scenario where the additional service is used to allocate computing resources to the user, the higher the priority preset for each resource pool matching rule corresponding to the additional service, the better the performance of the computing resources in the service resource pool corresponding to the resource pool matching rule. For example, the resource pool matching rule of the service resource pool a specifies that the priority of the service resource pool to which the service resource historically allocated by the user belongs (since the service resource pool is in one-to-one correspondence with the resource pool matching rule, the priority of the resource pool matching rule is the priority of the service resource pool of the resource pool matching rule) is lower than the set priority, and if the priority of the service resource pool to which the service resource historically allocated by the user a is lower than the set priority, the target matching rule of the user a may be determined to be the resource pool matching rule of the service resource pool.
It should be noted that the priority of the resource pool matching rule may be used as a condition for determining whether the resource pool matching rule is the target matching rule, and may also be used as a condition for determining the order of the target matching rule from each resource pool matching rule, that is, the service platform may determine whether the resource pool matching rule matches the user from the resource pool matching rule with the highest priority, if the resource pool matching rule matches the user, the resource pool matching rule may be directly used as the target resource pool matching rule, and if the resource pool matching rule does not match the user, the service platform may sequentially determine which resource pool matching rule matches the user according to the order of the priority of each resource pool matching rule from high to low.
If the service platform determines that the resource pool matching rule matched with the user does not exist in the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools, resource allocation can be performed for the user based on the service resources in the preset default service resource pool, and the default service resource pool can be different from the service resource pools, that is, a service resource pool can be created independently, and certainly, the default service resource pool can also be the service resource pool with the lowest priority in the service resource pools.
S104: and performing resource allocation for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
In this specification, the service platform determines a target service resource pool for a user, and may perform resource allocation for the user based on each service resource included in the target service resource pool, so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resource. For example, in a scenario where the additional service is used to allocate computing resources to the user, the target service resource pool may include multiple computing resources, and the service platform may allocate computing resources to the user through the target service resource pool.
The above is a description of the method in the scenario where the additional service is to allocate computing resources to the user, and the method may also be applicable to other service scenarios, for example, the additional service may be a right resource allocation service, and the right resource allocation service is described below as an example. If the additional service is a rights and interests resource allocation service, the service platform may determine a target matching rule matched with the user after the user executes a target service (e.g., completes a single purchase, completes a single takeout, etc.), so as to use a service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool.
In the equity resource allocation service, the setting execution mode may refer to a credit card, that is, if the service platform monitors that the user consumes through the credit card, the resource pool matching rule corresponding to each equity resource pool set for the credit card in the additional service may be determined, so as to subsequently determine which equity resource pool to match for the user, and allocate equity resources for the user through the determined equity resource pool. Different equity resource pools can correspond to different resource pool matching rules, similar to the scene of allocating computing resources, the resource pool matching rule corresponding to one equity resource pool defines what users can be matched with the equity resource pool, the service platform can determine a target service resource pool, namely a target equity resource pool, for the users, and then equity resources can be allocated for the users through the target equity resource pool.
The service platform may determine a resource pool matching rule matching the user from the resource pool matching rules of each service resource pool as a target resource pool matching rule according to data of the user (i.e., the above-mentioned historical service data, the historical execution record for the additional service, and the related service data when the target service is executed). The resource pool matching rules of a business resource pool may include rules of multiple dimensions. For example, the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the equity resource pool C may be: if the service platform determines that the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the equity resource pool C matches with a certain user, the target equity resource pool corresponding to the user can be determined to be the equity resource pool C.
The resource pool matching rule corresponding to each equity resource pool can be set according to actual requirements, and the resource pool matching rule corresponding to each equity resource pool can be set with a rule of multiple dimensions, or can be set with a rule of only one dimension, and the rule of each dimension in the resource pool matching rule is explained in the scene of equity resource allocation service.
In practical application, the service platform may determine, according to historical service data of each service executed by the user, the number of times that the user has performed service processing (e.g., purchasing a commodity, paying a takeaway order, etc.) through the obtained equity resources in history, and thus, according to the number of times, the service platform may determine whether a user group to which the user belongs is an equity sensitive user. The right-sensitive user mentioned here may refer to a user who often uses right resources obtained from the additional service to execute the service, and therefore, the more times the user has historically performed service processing through the obtained right resources, the more likely the user is the right-sensitive user, and the service platform may determine whether the user is the right-sensitive user according to the times. If the resource pool matching rule corresponding to a certain service resource pool specifies that the user should be the rights and interests sensitive user, if the service platform determines that the user is the rights and interests sensitive user, the user can be determined to meet the specification.
The service platform can determine the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service according to the relevant service data when the user executes the target service, and the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service can also be used as a dimension in the resource pool matching rule. For example, a resource pool matching rule of a certain equity resource pool may specify that the amount of money that a user should consume in a target service is not less than 10 dollars, and if the amount of money that the user should consume in the target service is 20 dollars, the service platform may determine that the user meets the specification.
The service platform can also determine historical equity resources which are historically allocated to the user in the additional service according to the historical execution records of the user for the additional service, and under the dimension, the resource pool matching rules of the equity resource pool can be set as: for example, the value of the equity resource historically acquired by the user is smaller than the setting value, the equity resource historically not acquired by the user has a certain value, and the like, that is, what kind of equity resource the user should acquire can be specified in the resource pool matching rule.
If the higher the priority of the equity resource pool, the better the equity resources contained in the equity resource pool, that is, the higher the value of the equity resources, the service platform can determine the equity resource pool where the equity resources are located according to the equity resources historically obtained in the additional service by the user, determine the priority of the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the equity resource pool, and determine whether the user is matched with the resource pool matching rule according to the priority. For example, the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool may set: for example, the priority of the equity resource pool where the equity resources historically obtained by the user are located should not be greater than the set priority, or should not be less than the set priority, etc. The priority setting mentioned here can be set according to actual requirements.
The service platform can also determine the historical service execution times of the user according to the historical service data of various services executed by the user. The service execution times mentioned here may refer to times of service execution for a user to purchase goods, purchase takeout, and the like in the service platform. For example, the number of times of executing the service corresponding to the user may be set to be not less than 50 times in the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the service resource pool. It should be noted that, if the service platform determines the equity resource pool for the user after the user executes the target service through the credit card, the service execution times mentioned herein may also refer to the times that the user consumes through the credit card, and the service execution times may not be the times that the user consumes through the credit card in the service platform, but may also refer to the times that the user consumes through the credit card in any platform.
Under the scene that the target service is executed by the user through the credit card, the service platform can also determine the time of the user activating the credit card according to the historical service data of each service executed by the user, and determine the target matching rule matched with the user according to the time of the user activating the credit card. For example, a rule that the time interval from the time when the user activates the credit card to the current time is not more than 7 days may be set in the resource pool matching rule of a certain service resource pool, and if the time interval from the time when the user activates the credit card to the current time is 4 days, it is determined that the user matches the resource pool matching rule.
In addition, the service platform can also determine the times of executing the service by the credit card in stages according to the historical service data, and determine the resource pool matching rule matched with the user according to the times. For example, a rule that the number of times that a user performs a service by credit card by stages is not less than 5 times may be set in the resource pool matching rule of a certain equity resource pool. For another example, a rule that the number of times that the user performs the service by credit card in 30 days is not less than 1 may be set in the resource pool matching rule of a certain equity resource pool.
The service platform can also determine the times of drawing a lottery in the history of the user according to the historical execution record of the user aiming at the additional service, and determine the resource pool matching rule matched with the user according to the times. For example, the resource pool matching rule of a certain equity resource pool may set: such as a rule that the user has not historically drawn a lottery in the additional service, or the user has historically drawn a lottery in the additional service less than 5 times.
In this specification, the dimension in the resource pool matching rule may further include an age, a region to which the user belongs, and the like of the user, and for example, the resource pool matching rule may set a rule that the age of the user is between 20 and 30 years old, and the region to which the user belongs is a W region. The dimension in the resource pool matching rule may further include the above-mentioned payment channel for the user to pay for the target service, and the service platform may determine the payment channel according to the relevant service data when the user executes the target service.
The above mentioned equity resource allocation service may be various, for example, the equity resource allocation service may be a service for directly allocating discount coupons to users, and the equity resource pool in the service is a discount coupon resource pool. For another example, the equity resource allocation service may be a lottery service in which the equity resource pool is a prize pool, and the equity resources may include, for example, cash red packages, coupons, physical gifts, and the like. The implementation process of the method is fully described below by taking a lottery service as an example, as shown in fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a process for determining a target matching rule in a scenario where the additional service is a lottery service provided in this specification.
As can be seen from fig. 2, after the service platform determines the resource pool matching rules of the respective equity resource pools (i.e., the prize pools), the service platform may determine the priorities of the resource pool matching rules of the respective equity resource pools, and rank the resource pool matching rules according to the priorities, and the service platform may rank the resource pool matching rules according to the order of the priorities from high to low. Then, starting from the resource pool matching rule ranked first, determining whether the user matches with the resource pool matching rule, and determining that the user matches with the resource pool matching rule, then the resource pool matching rule may be used as a target matching rule, and the equity resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule may be used as a target equity resource pool (i.e., a target prize pool) to allocate equity resources to the user (i.e., draw a lottery for the user), if the resource pool matching rule does not match with the user, it may be determined whether the next resource pool matching rule matches with the user, and so on. However, if the target matching rule is not determined in each resource pool matching rule, the service platform needs to allocate the equity resources to the user through the default equity resource pool (i.e., the default prize pool). In practical applications, the equity resources included in different equity resource pools and the corresponding issue probabilities of the equity resources may be different, as shown in fig. 3.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a resource pool of various interests provided herein.
As can be seen from fig. 3, the equity resource pool 1, the equity resource pool 2, and the equity resource pool 3 are 3 different business resource pools, the equity resources contained in the equity resource pool 1 include a unitary coupon, a binary coupon, and a ternary coupon, the distribution probabilities of these coupons are 30%, 40%, and 30%, the equity resources contained in the equity resource pool 2 include a ternary coupon, a quaternary coupon, and a quinary coupon, the distribution probabilities of these coupons are 50%, 25%, and 25%, the equity resources contained in the equity resource pool 3 include a ten-ary coupon, an twenty-ary coupon, and a thirty-ary coupon, and the distribution probabilities of these coupons are 60%, 20%, and 20%, respectively. When the user draws a lottery, the service platform determines a target equity resource pool for the user, and then draws the lottery for the user according to the distribution probability of each equity resource in the target equity resource pool.
In the method, in a scenario of allocating computing resources to a user, the resource allocation method provided in the present specification can allocate appropriate computing resources to the user according to the user's own situation, so that the user can perform service processing through the computing resources, thereby improving the service processing efficiency. And the service platform can preliminarily judge whether the user uses the distributed computing resources to perform service processing and judge whether the subsequent services of the user need the computing resources with better performance according to the data such as the times of performing service processing by using the distributed computing resources by the user and the computing resources consumed by the user in the target service, so that a target service resource pool is determined for the user based on the data to reduce the waste of the computing resources. In the scenario of equity resource allocation service, the service platform can also match a proper equity resource pool for the user according to the method, so that the user can obtain proper equity resources, and the cost required in the equity resource allocation service is saved.
The above method for resource allocation provided for one or more embodiments of the present specification also provides a corresponding apparatus for resource allocation, based on the same idea, as shown in fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for resource allocation provided in this specification, which specifically includes:
a first determining module 401, configured to determine a service currently executed by a user, as a target service, and determine an additional service corresponding to the target service;
a second determining module 402, configured to determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service;
a matching module 403, configured to determine, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool, as a target matching rule, and use a service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool;
a first allocating module 404, configured to allocate resources for the user based on each service resource included in the target service resource pool, so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resource.
Optionally, the second determining module 402 is specifically configured to, if it is monitored that the user executes the target service through a set execution manner, determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool set by the additional service for the set execution manner.
Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:
a second allocating module 405, configured to, if it is determined that a resource pool matching rule matching the user does not exist in the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools, perform resource allocation for the user based on each service resource in a preset default service resource pool.
Optionally, the matching module 403 is specifically configured to determine, according to the historical service data, the number of times that the user has performed service processing through the historical service resource allocated by the additional service in history; determining a user group to which the user belongs according to the times; and according to the user group, determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools as a target matching rule.
Optionally, the matching module 403 is specifically configured to determine, according to the relevant service data when the user executes the target service, a service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service; and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, the matching module 403 is specifically configured to, according to a history execution record of the user for the additional service, determine a history service resource historically allocated to the user in the additional service, and determine a history service resource pool to which the history service resource belongs; determining the priority of the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the historical service resource pool according to the preset priority of each resource pool matching rule corresponding to the additional service; and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the priority of the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the historical service resource pools, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, the matching module 403 is specifically configured to determine, according to historical service data of each service executed by the user, the number of times of executing the service in the history of the user; and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the historical service execution times of the user, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
Optionally, the additional service includes: and allocating the right resources.
The present specification also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which can be used to execute the method of resource allocation shown in fig. 1.
This specification also provides a schematic block diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 5. As shown in fig. 5, at the hardware level, the electronic device includes a processor, an internal bus, a network interface, a memory, and a non-volatile memory, but may also include hardware required for other services. The processor reads the corresponding computer program from the non-volatile memory into the memory and then runs the computer program to implement the method for resource allocation described in fig. 1 above. Of course, besides the software implementation, the present specification does not exclude other implementations, such as logic devices or a combination of software and hardware, and the like, that is, the execution subject of the following processing flow is not limited to each logic unit, and may be hardware or logic devices.
In the 90 s of the 20 th century, improvements in a technology could clearly distinguish between improvements in hardware (e.g., improvements in circuit structures such as diodes, transistors, switches, etc.) and improvements in software (improvements in process flow). However, as technology advances, many of today's process flow improvements have been seen as direct improvements in hardware circuit architecture. Designers almost always obtain the corresponding hardware circuit structure by programming an improved method flow into the hardware circuit. Thus, it cannot be said that an improvement in the process flow cannot be realized by hardware physical modules. For example, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), is an integrated circuit whose Logic functions are determined by programming the Device by a user. A digital system is "integrated" on a PLD by the designer's own programming without requiring the chip manufacturer to design and fabricate application-specific integrated circuit chips. Furthermore, nowadays, instead of manually making an Integrated Circuit chip, such Programming is often implemented by "logic compiler" software, which is similar to a software compiler used in program development and writing, but the original code before compiling is also written by a specific Programming Language, which is called Hardware Description Language (HDL), and HDL is not only one but many, such as abel (advanced Boolean Expression Language), ahdl (alternate Hardware Description Language), traffic, pl (core universal Programming Language), HDCal (jhdware Description Language), lang, Lola, HDL, laspam, hardward Description Language (vhr Description Language), vhal (Hardware Description Language), and vhigh-Language, which are currently used in most common. It will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that hardware circuitry that implements the logical method flows can be readily obtained by merely slightly programming the method flows into an integrated circuit using the hardware description languages described above.
The controller may be implemented in any suitable manner, for example, the controller may take the form of, for example, a microprocessor or processor and a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable program code (e.g., software or firmware) executable by the (micro) processor, logic gates, switches, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic controller, and an embedded microcontroller, examples of which include, but are not limited to, the following microcontrollers: ARC 625D, Atmel AT91SAM, Microchip PIC18F26K20, and Silicone Labs C8051F320, the memory controller may also be implemented as part of the control logic for the memory. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that, in addition to implementing the controller as pure computer readable program code, the same functionality can be implemented by logically programming method steps such that the controller is in the form of logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers, embedded microcontrollers and the like. Such a controller may thus be considered a hardware component, and the means included therein for performing the various functions may also be considered as a structure within the hardware component. Or even means for performing the functions may be regarded as being both a software module for performing the method and a structure within a hardware component.
The systems, devices, modules or units illustrated in the above embodiments may be implemented by a computer chip or an entity, or by a product with certain functions. One typical implementation device is a computer. In particular, the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular telephone, a camera phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or a combination of any of these devices.
For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being divided into various units by function, and are described separately. Of course, the functions of the various elements may be implemented in the same one or more software and/or hardware implementations of the present description.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.
The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.
Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, a computer readable medium does not include a transitory computer readable medium such as a modulated data signal and a carrier wave.
It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present description may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the description may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the description may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
This description may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The specification may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it is substantially similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.
The above description is only an example of the present specification, and is not intended to limit the present specification. Various modifications and alterations to this description will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present specification should be included in the scope of the claims of the present specification.
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1. A method of resource allocation, comprising:
determining a service currently executed by a user as a target service, and determining an additional service corresponding to the target service;
determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service;
determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool as a target matching rule according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, historical execution records of the additional service by the user and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, and taking the service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool;
and performing resource allocation for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service specifically comprises:
and if the situation that the user executes the target service through a set execution mode is monitored, determining a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool set by the additional service aiming at the set execution mode.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
and if the resource pool matching rule matched with the user does not exist in the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools, performing resource allocation on the user based on the service resources in the preset default service resource pool.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, as a target matching rule, a resource pool matching rule matching the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the user for the additional service, and related service data of the user when executing the target service, specifically includes:
determining the times of service processing of the historical service resources allocated by the additional service in the user history according to the historical service data;
determining a user group to which the user belongs according to the times;
and according to the user group, determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools as a target matching rule.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, as a target matching rule, a resource pool matching rule matching the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the user for the additional service, and related service data of the user when executing the target service, specifically includes:
determining the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service according to the related service data when the user executes the target service;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the service resource amount consumed by the user in the target service, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, as a target matching rule, a resource pool matching rule matching the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the user for the additional service, and related service data of the user when executing the target service, specifically includes:
according to the historical execution record of the user aiming at the additional service, determining historical service resources which are historically allocated to the user in the additional service, and determining a historical service resource pool to which the historical service resources belong;
determining the priority of the resource pool matching rule corresponding to the historical service resource pool according to the preset priority of each resource pool matching rule corresponding to the additional service;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the priority of the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the historical service resource pools, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, as a target matching rule, a resource pool matching rule matching the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the user for the additional service, and related service data of the user when executing the target service, specifically includes:
determining the historical service execution times of the user according to the historical service data of various services executed by the user;
and determining a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from the resource pool matching rules corresponding to the service resource pools according to the historical service execution times of the user, and taking the resource pool matching rule as a target matching rule.
8. The method according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the additional service comprises: and allocating the right resources.
9. An apparatus for resource allocation, comprising:
the first determining module is used for determining a service currently executed by a user as a target service and determining an additional service corresponding to the target service;
a second determining module, configured to determine a resource pool matching rule corresponding to each service resource pool for executing the additional service;
a matching module, configured to determine, according to at least one of historical service data of each service executed by the user, a historical execution record of the additional service by the user, and related service data when the target service is executed by the user, a resource pool matching rule matched with the user from resource pool matching rules corresponding to each service resource pool, as a target matching rule, and use a service resource pool corresponding to the target matching rule as a target service resource pool;
and the first allocation module is used for allocating resources for the user based on each service resource contained in the target service resource pool so that the user performs service processing through the allocated service resources.
10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the storage medium stores a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any of the preceding claims 1 to 8.
11. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method of any of claims 1 to 8 when executing the program.
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