TWI644257B - Method of a push notification comes with configuration parameter - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for transmitting a notification with a setting parameter is applied to a server and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a network communication module, the method comprising: the mobile device establishing a network connection; the mobile device The network connection receives a push notification; the mobile device executes a corresponding application after the push notification is clicked; the mobile device displays the complete content of the push notification, including a button; the action The device selects the button, returns a cancel subscription command and an identification code to the server; and the server executes the unsubscribe command according to the identifier.

Description

Push notification with method of setting parameters

The present invention relates to a push-to-play technique for a mobile device, and more particularly to a method for a mobile device to push a notification with a set parameter.

If the user subscribes to a certain information channel by using the mobile device, when the information channel has new content, the server sends a push notification (Push Notification) to the user's mobile device by using the push technology. Information channel subscription mode on mobile devices. However, the actual situation today is usually not that the user actively subscribes to the information channel, but the user is automatically added by the operator (content provider, service provider or software developer) after the mobile device downloads/installs the application (App). To the subscription list, if the user does not want to receive the push notification again, he/she needs to manually set it on the mobile device to cancel the subscription. However, the unsubscribe process of the technology is so complicated that it is not easy to set up for some users who are not good at operating mobile devices (for example, older elders), causing many complaints, and it is necessary to contact customer service by telephone. Customer service complaints multiply, causing trouble.

Take iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3) as an example to illustrate the process of unsubscribing to the technology: click “Settings” (the setting screen belonging to the operating system level), click “Notification”, and select the application to cancel the subscription notification. , turn off "Allow Notification", the entire unsubscribe process has a total Four steps (should be selected four times). Another method of unsubscribing is the setting built into the application. The process of unsubscribing from Technology 2 is to execute the application to cancel the subscription notification, click "Settings" (the setting screen belonging to the application level), Click "Push Notification", turn off "Allow Notification" or uncheck items that do not want to be notified. Since the second technique is built-in in the application, the setting screen and the setting process are not uniform standards, meaning that the setting method of each application may be slightly different, for users who are not good at operating mobile devices. More difficult.

In addition, the application screens at the application level are not uniform standards. In addition to the different graphical user interfaces of different operating system platforms, even on the same platform, different applications have very different access. Entry point, operation flow and user interface. For some users who are not good at operating mobile devices, it is not easy to set the opening/closing of a certain function in the application. For example, to close the application. The "screen constant brightness function" in the program; even if you listen to the instructions from the customer service on the phone to perform the setting screen operation, it is difficult to complete the setting.

In order to solve the inconvenience of canceling the subscription notification in the prior art mentioned above, it is necessary to improve the prior art to propose a push for the user to cancel the subscription notice by the simpler user experience (UX) and the user interface (UI). The broadcast notification is accompanied by a simple method of setting parameters to cancel the subscription; in addition, the user is not good at setting specific functions in the application, how to improve the inconvenience of the prior art, and assisting the user in the push notification. Completing the application settings you want to achieve becomes an important development direction for user interface design.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for pushing a notification with a setting parameter, and the unsubscribing button is included in the push notification, and the unsubscribing button is clicked to complete the unsubscribing setting, and the purpose is to be more user-friendly and more The simple user experience (UX) and the user interface (UI) replace the set-up process of the unsubscribed push notifications, which solves the problem that the technology is difficult to set.

The present invention provides a method for propagating a notification setting parameter, which is applied to a server and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a network communication module, and the method includes: establishing a network communication module of the mobile device a network connection; the mobile device receives a push notification through the network connection; the mobile device executes a corresponding application after the push notification is selected; the mobile device displays the push notification The complete content includes a button, the button represents a setting parameter, and the setting parameter is a cancel subscription command parameter; after the button is clicked, the mobile device returns a cancel subscription command and an identification code to the server. And, the server executes the unsubscribe instruction according to the identification code.

The invention further provides a method for pushing the notification with the setting parameter, and the setting parameter of the application is attached to the push notification, and the corresponding setting is clicked by clicking the button representing the setting parameter, and the purpose is to assist the user in The application settings you want to achieve can be "one click completed" in the push notification.

The present invention further provides a method for transmitting a notification setting parameter, which is applied to a server and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a network communication module, the method comprising: the network communication module of the mobile device Establishing a network connection; the mobile device receives a push notification through the network connection; the mobile device performs a corresponding response after the push notification is selected The mobile device displays the complete content of the push notification, and includes a button, the button represents a setting parameter; the mobile device returns the setting parameter to the application after the button is clicked; and The mobile device sets a setting item corresponding to the application according to the setting parameter.

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10‧‧‧Mobile devices

12‧‧‧Operating system

14‧‧‧Application

16‧‧‧Server

18‧‧‧Pushing the gateway

20‧‧‧Push host

22‧‧‧Home screen

24‧‧‧ Popup dialog

26‧‧‧Notice window

28‧‧‧Unsubscribe button

30‧‧‧Function setting button

1 is a system architecture diagram of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram 1 showing a push notification of a mobile device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a push notification of a mobile device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the push notification of the mobile device according to the third embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is an operation of the third embodiment of the present invention. flow chart.

The present invention uses, but is not limited to, a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, etc., and any device configured with a screen and capable of establishing a network connection can apply the method of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: The mobile device 10 on the client side, the server 16 and the push gateway 18 on the server side, and the push host 20 on the external push system. Among them, the mobile device 10 executes the operating system 12 and installs the application 14. The server 16 processes the content of the subscription channel, the subscription and cancellation services, and the sending list. In some embodiments, the server 16 further includes a database (not shown) for storing user information, subscribing to channel categories and content. Information such as a sending list and a device token (Device Token); in other embodiments, the database can also be set in the cloud (not shown). The push gateway 18 edits the content of the subscription channel and the send list into a format conforming to the external push system and transmits it to the corresponding push host 20, for example, if a subscriber subscribes to the mobile device 10 as an iPhone smart phone ( According to the device certificate, the Payload (Pushing Notification Message) sent to the user is edited into JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) accepted by APNS (Apple Push Notification Service). , JavaScript object code) format, the push gateway 18 is sent to the APNS's push host 20 after editing; if a subscriber user's mobile device 10 is an Android smart phone, the push broadcast is sent to the user The notified Payload is edited into a format accepted by GCM (Google Cloud Messaging, Google Cloud Messaging Service), and the push gateway 18 is sent to the GCM's push host 20 after editing. In some embodiments, the server 16 can be integrated with the push gateway 18 in the same device, and the server 16 directly processes the format edit of the push notification and transmits it to the corresponding push host 20. As for the push host 20, it refers to hosts that send push notifications by various platforms, such as APNS, GCM, WNS (Windows Notification Service, Windows Notification Service) or MPNS (Microsoft Push Notification Service). The drawings are intended to illustrate the system to which the present invention is applied, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, wherein the push host 20 is an external push system and is not within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a schematic diagram of a push screen notification of a screen display of the mobile device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is described. The mobile device 10 of the present embodiment is described by taking a smart phone running the Android operating system as an example. The display screen of the mobile device platform is also similar to the present embodiment, and thus will not be further depicted or described. 2 illustrates that when the mobile device 10 of the present embodiment receives the push notification, the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 displays a Popup Dialog Box 24 on the Home Screen 22 and presents the The title or summary of the push notification. After the user clicks the pop-up dialog box 24, the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 executes the application 14 corresponding to the push notification, and the application 14 then opens a notification window 26 and displays the content of the complete push notification, such as Figure 3 shows. The notification window 26 includes an unsubscribe button 28, and after the user presses the unsubscribe button 28, the application 14 returns the unsubscribe command and the identification code to the server 16, so that the server 16 cancels the push of the mobile device 10. Notification subscription.

In some embodiments, the unsubscribe command returned by the application 14 to the server 16 includes a category parameter of the subscription item, the category parameter being set by the server 16 prior to transmission based on the category of the push notification. For example, if a news channel provides news feed services such as "Immediate", "Entertainment", "Sports", "Finance", "Technology" and "Society", the server 16 sends a "Gold" When the category is pushed, the category parameter of "finance" is included in the Payload of the push notification, meaning that when the user cancels the subscription to the push notification, the news promotion service of the "financial" category is cancelled. Instead of unsubscribing to all news categories.

In some embodiments, the identifier returned by the application 14 can be a device credential, a User ID, a Product ID, or any combination of the above. The device voucher is the application 14 of the mobile device 10 to the push host 20 (for example: APNS, GCM or WNS) Obtained at the time of the book. The user identification code is the user account in the application; and the product identification code is the identification code or version number of the application.

In some embodiments, after receiving the unsubscribed instruction and the identification code, the server 16 selects the notification category parameter to be cancelled in the database according to the identification code and the unsubscribe instruction. For example, the returned unsubscribe command includes a "finance" category parameter, and the returned identification code includes a device credential, a user ID, a product identifier, or a combination thereof. After the server 16 receives the returned unsubscribe command and the identification code, the user identifier or the device certificate is deleted from the sending list of the corresponding "finance" category of the database to cancel the subscription.

Table 1 is a Payload example of a push notification in the first embodiment of the present invention, and the format thereof conforms to the specification of the GCM push host 20. The parameters in Table 1 and their values are merely examples to illustrate the format of the content delivered by the Payload of an embodiment push notification, and not to limit the parameters of the Payload of the present invention and their values. In other embodiments, Can contain other different custom parameters and their values. The custom parameter can be defined as an arbitrary name, and only the server 16 and the application 14 need to be predefined.

Table I:

The "msgid" parameter in Table 1 is the identification code of the push notification, which is a non-repeating sequence number, and is used to open the application 14 and then query the server 16 for the complete push notification content. The "msgtype" parameter is the category of the push notification. The "ctime" parameter is the sending time. The "stkid" parameter is the stock code. When the content of the push notification is related to individual stocks, the value of this parameter is the stock code (for example: a push notification for sending stock news or financial news). When the value of the "login" parameter is true, it means that you need to log in to view the complete content. If it is false, you do not need to log in. When the value of the "unsubscribe_button" parameter is true, the unsubscribe button 28 is displayed in the complete content of the notification window 26 (as shown in FIG. 3).

Table 2 is a Payload example of the push notification in the second embodiment of the present invention, and the format thereof conforms to the specification of the APNS push host 20.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the operation flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention, the user receives a push notification by using the mobile device 10 (such as a smart phone/tablet), and clicks the unsubscribe button 28 in the push notification to return. The operation flow of transmitting parameters to the server 16 includes:

Step S101: The mobile device 10 establishes a network connection. User in mobile device 10 (such as smart phone / tablet) network communication module to establish network connection.

Step S102: Receive a push notification through the network connection. After the mobile device 10 establishes the network connection, the push notification from the push host 20 can be received. As shown in FIG. 2, after the mobile device 10 receives the push notification, the operating system 12 displays a pop-up dialog box 24, And display the title or abstract of the push notification, which is a push notification of a news type.

Step S103: Click the push notification to execute a corresponding application 14. When the user clicks the pop-up dialog box 24 of FIG. 2, the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 executes the application 14 corresponding to the push notification, which is a news application for receiving the push notification of the news. In some embodiments, the content of the push notification is a stock market information type, and the corresponding application 14 is a stock quote application, or a stock trading application. In some embodiments, the content of the push notification is a community chat message, and the corresponding application 14 is a community application. In other embodiments, the content of the push notification is a financial service information type, and the corresponding application 14 is a financial information application.

Step S104: Display the complete content of the push notification, including an unsubscribe button 28. After the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 executes the corresponding application 14, the application 14 opens a notification window 26 and displays the contents of the complete push notification. As shown in FIG. 3, the notification window 26 includes an unsubscribe button 28. .

Step S105: Click the unsubscribe button 28 to return a cancel subscription command to the server 16. After the user presses the unsubscribe button 28, the mobile device 10 returns the unsubscribe command and the identification code to the server 16 by the application 14. Here, the unsubscribe command may include a category parameter of the subscription item, and the identifier includes the device credential, the user identifier, and the product identification. Code or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the unsubscribe command is used to cancel all types of push notifications, so the unsubscribe instruction does not require a category parameter.

Step S106: The server 16 executes the unsubscribe instruction according to the identification code. After receiving the unsubscribe command and the identification code returned by the mobile device 10, the server 16 performs setting in the database according to the identification code and the unsubscribe command. In some embodiments, the unsubscribe instruction includes a category parameter of the subscription item, and the server 16 only cancels the subscription item corresponding to the category parameter for the user. In some embodiments, the unsubscribe instruction does not include a category parameter and the server 16 cancels all push notifications for the user.

It will be understood by the various embodiments of the invention that the program instructions executed by the computer can carry out various blocks in the flowcharts, combinations of blocks in the flowcharts, and steps in the various embodiments. Providing the program instructions to a processor for generating a machine or generating a resource in cooperation with the software, whereby when the instructions are executed on the processor, an action to perform the flow block is generated Or a component of technical effects. The different sets of program instructions may also cause at least some of the operational steps shown in the flowchart blocks to be performed in parallel, and the technical content expressed by the various program instructions of the application 14 may vary from embodiment to embodiment. Moreover, some of these steps can also be performed on more than one processor, such as the condition in which the microprocessor in the mobile device 10 cooperates with the peripheral interface processor. In addition, one or more of the blocks or combinations of blocks in the flowcharts can be carried out simultaneously with other blocks or combinations of blocks, or even in a different order than the ones presented, without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. .

Accordingly, blocks of the flowchart of the present invention are used to perform a combination of components for indicating an action or technical effect, a combination of steps for performing the specified action or technical effect, and for indicating A program instruction component for an action or technical effect. It will also be appreciated that these specified acts or technical effects are the various blocks of the flowchart of the present invention and the block combinations of the flowcharts, which are implemented by a special purpose hardware system or special purpose hardware in conjunction with program instructions.

In addition to the above embodiments, the user is configured to assist the user in setting the unsubscribe in the push notification. In addition, other embodiments of the present invention may also assist the user in setting the other applications 14 in the push notification. Table 3 is a Payload example of the push notification of the third embodiment of the present invention, and the format thereof conforms to the specification of the APNS push host 20.

The "screen-on_configuration_button" parameter in Table 3 is used to set the "on-screen constant-light function" in application 14 to be on or off. When the parameter value is true, it is on. When the parameter value is false, it is off. . Here, the function setting button 30 is simultaneously displayed by a single parameter, and the setting parameter is returned to the application program 14 after the button is triggered (the setting parameter of the example returned is "screen-on_configuration: true"). Since the custom parameter is used to set the function or setting item in the application 14, after the user presses the representative button in the push notification, the setting parameter is directly returned to the application 14 without Return to server 16. In the usage scenario of the embodiment, for example, if the user wants to enable or disable the specific function of the application 14 and then informs the customer service staff of the demand by telephone, the server 16 generates a push notification with the set parameters to the user. In the mobile device 10, the user can click the function setting button 30 in the push notification to complete the setting, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, another usage scenario is known. For example, the server 16 periodically generates a push notification with a set parameter to the user's mobile device 10. If the user needs this function, just click on the function setting in the push notification. After setting the button 30, the setting can be completed.

In some embodiments, a combination of a plurality of parameters can be used to control a single setting item or function, wherein one parameter is used to display a function setting button 30 representing a setting item, and another parameter is used to be passed back to the application 14 as a setting. parameter.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the operation flowchart of the third embodiment of the present invention, the user receives a push notification by using the mobile device 10 (such as a smart phone/tablet), and clicks the function setting button 30 in the push notification to return. Passing the setting parameters to the operation flow of the application 14 includes:

Step S201: The mobile device 10 establishes a network connection. User in mobile device 10 (such as smart phone / tablet) network communication module to establish network connection.

Step S202: Receive a push notification through the network connection. After the mobile device 10 establishes the network connection, the push notification from the push host 20 can be received. After the mobile device 10 receives the push notification, the operating system 12 displays a pop-up dialog 24 and displays the push notification therein. Title or abstract.

Step S203: Click the push notification to execute a corresponding application 14. After the user clicks on the pop-up dialog box 24, the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 executes the application 14 corresponding to the push notification.

Step S204: Display the complete content of the push notification, which includes a function setting button 30. After the operating system 12 of the mobile device 10 executes the corresponding application 14, the application 14 opens a notification window 26 and displays the contents of the complete push notification. As shown in FIG. 5, the notification window 26 includes a function setting button 30. .

Step S205: Click the function setting button 30 to return a setting parameter to the application 14. When the user presses the function setting button 30, the setting parameters are returned to the application 14.

Step S206: The application 14 performs setting according to the setting parameter. After the application 14 receives the returned configuration parameters, the corresponding setting items in the application 14 are set.

In summary, the present invention provides a technique for pushing a notification with a setting parameter, allowing the user to set the application in the push notification, or cancel the subscription in the push notification, thereby solving the problem that the prior art setting is not easy. The agreement user completes the setup process in a simpler and more user-friendly way, making up for the shortcomings of the prior art.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications and refinements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention are encompassed by the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (11)

A method for propagating a notification with a setting parameter is applied to a server and a mobile device, the mobile device includes a network communication module, and the method includes: the network communication module of the mobile device establishes a network connection The mobile device receives a push notification through the network connection; the mobile device executes a corresponding application after the push notification is clicked; the mobile device displays the complete content of the push notification, The button includes a button, the button represents a setting parameter, and the setting parameter is an unsubscribing command parameter; after the button is clicked, the mobile device returns a cancel subscription command and an identification code to the server; The server executes the unsubscribe command according to the identifier; wherein the identifier may be a device credential, a user ID (User ID), a product ID (Product ID), or any combination thereof. The push notification according to claim 1 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein the unsubscribe instruction includes a category parameter of a subscription item to indicate one of the content types of the push notification. The push notification according to claim 2 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein the category parameter of the subscription item is set by the server according to the content type of the push notification before the push notification is sent. The push notification according to claim 2 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein the server executes the unsubscribe instruction according to the identification code to unsubscribe the push notification of the category parameter corresponding to the subscribed item. A method for pushing a notification with a setting parameter, applied to a server and a mobile device, The mobile device includes a network communication module, the method includes: the network communication module of the mobile device establishes a network connection; the mobile device receives a push notification through the network connection; the action After the device is clicked, the device executes a corresponding application; the mobile device displays the complete content of the push notification, and includes a button, the button represents at least one setting parameter; the mobile device is After the click, the at least one setting parameter is transmitted back to the application; and the mobile device sets a setting item corresponding to the application according to the at least one setting parameter. The push notification according to claim 1 or 5 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein one of the content of the push notification is a stock market information type, and the application is a stock quote application or a stock trading application. The push notification according to claim 1 or 5 is provided with a method of setting a parameter, wherein one of the content of the push notification is a news type, and the application is a news application. The push notification according to claim 1 or 5 is provided with a method for setting parameters, wherein one of the push notifications is a community chat message, and the application is a community application. The push notification according to claim 5 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein the at least one setting parameter uses a single parameter to simultaneously display the button, and after the button is clicked, the setting parameter is returned to the application. To set a setting item in the application. The method for setting a parameter is provided in the push notification according to claim 5, wherein the at least one setting The parameter uses a plurality of parameters, wherein a first parameter is used to display the button representing a setting item, and a second parameter is used to return the application to the application to set the setting item in the application. The push notification according to claim 5 is provided with a method for setting a parameter, wherein the at least one setting parameter is that the server periodically generates a push notification with one of the at least one setting parameter to the mobile device.