WO2011131048A1

WO2011131048A1 - Method and system for network data acquisition

Info

Publication number: WO2011131048A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/070932
Authority: WO
Inventors: 郑志昊; 田宇红; 郭伟; 周路明; 石玉磊; 高宇鹏
Original assignee: 腾讯科技（深圳）有限公司
Priority date: 2010-04-23
Filing date: 2011-02-11
Publication date: 2011-10-27
Also published as: CN102238204A

Abstract

Disclosed is a network data acquisition method, which includes the following steps of: establishing a network connection (S110); detecting the network connection status (S120); judging whether the network connection status satisfies the pre-determined condition (S130); if the network connection status satisfies the pre-determined condition, downloading the data needed by the current application-associated layer automatically by the background and storing it locally. In the network data acquisition method, by judging whether the network connection status satisfies the pre-determined condition and if yes, downloading automatically and storing locally the data needed by the current application-associated layer, the spare or remaining network resources are fully used, the network access speed is obviously accelerated and the experience of users is improved. Moreover, a network data acquisition system is provided.

Description

Method and system for acquiring network data

[Technical Field]

The present invention relates to information technology, and in particular, to a method and system for acquiring network data.

【Background technique】

The development of Internet technology has greatly improved the convenience of people's access to information. Internet access can take many forms, such as ADSL, fiber, GPRS , 3G, etc. Among them, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) An asymmetric digital subscriber loop is an access method commonly used by general users. It is characterized by moderate price and speed to meet the needs of general users, but the access location is inconvenient to move. Fiber access is fast, but the price is high, and it is also inconvenient to move the access location. GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and 3G (The third generation mobile communication technology) adopts a mobile communication network. Therefore, the access of the Internet is limited by the geographical location, and the access process can be moved at any time.

For portable mobile terminals, such as mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops, access to the Internet anytime, anywhere is a very important requirement. Most portable mobile terminals can access the Internet in a variety of ways, such as GPRS, 3G or wireless LAN (such as WiFi or WAPI). Among them, the wireless LAN is generally much faster than GPRS, 3G by sharing ADSL or fiber access. .

When a portable mobile terminal user accesses the network under a good network connection condition (such as a wireless local area network environment), the data acquisition depends on the operation performed by the user, and what data is acquired in real time by the user operating the function. These data are completed very quickly at faster network speeds, while the rest of the time is idle. When the user's location changes, the better network environment may be converted to a slower network environment (such as the GPRS environment). At this time, when the user re-acquires data, the time for obtaining data is lengthened due to the slower speed, and the user needs to take a long time. Wait for the data to be obtained. Compared with the long-term idleness of the system under the better network and the long-term waiting of the user under the slower network, there is a large imbalance in the allocation of system data in the resource allocation.

[Summary of the Invention]

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a method of acquiring network data that fully utilizes network resources.

A method for obtaining network data, comprising the steps of: establishing a network connection; detecting a network connection status; determining whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition; if the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads data required by the current application association level and Save to local.

A network data acquisition system includes a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, and a storage module for storing local data, the processing module including a detection unit for detecting a network connection status connected to the network connection module, and a storage unit The detecting unit is connected to determine whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition according to the detection result of the detecting unit, and is connected to the determining unit. If the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads data required by the current application association level. Save to the download unit of the storage module.

A method for obtaining network data includes the following steps: establishing a network connection; detecting a network connection status; Determine whether the network connection status meets the predetermined condition; if the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the data required by the program and saves it to the local.

A network data acquisition system includes a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, and a storage module for storing local data, the processing module including a detection unit for detecting a network connection status connected to the network connection module, and a storage unit The detecting unit is connected to the determining unit that determines whether the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition according to the detection result of the detecting unit, and is connected to the determining unit. If the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition, the data required for the subsequent automatic downloading of the program is saved and saved to a download unit of the storage module.

In the method and system for acquiring the network data, by determining whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, if the predetermined condition is met, the data required for the current application association level is downloaded and saved to the local, and the idle or remaining network resources are fully utilized, which is obviously accelerated. The speed of network access improves the user experience.

[Description of the Drawings]

1 is a flowchart of a method for acquiring network data according to an embodiment;

2 is a flowchart of a method for acquiring network data in an embodiment when a user accesses a network;

FIG. 3 is an illustration of an acquisition system of network data of an embodiment.

【detailed description】

In order to make full use of network resources, by downloading data and storing it locally when the connection is idle or there is more remaining bandwidth, when the user needs to use the data in the process of using it, the data can be quickly read to make full use of the idle or remaining Network resources significantly speed up network access and improve the user experience.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a method for obtaining network data includes the following steps:

Step S110 , establish a network connection. The connection is established with the host on the corresponding network by wire or wirelessly, for example, when the webpage is accessed, and the page server is established; when the online game is played, the connection is established with the corresponding game server.

Step S120 , to detect the network connection status. The network connection status may include one or more of the following information: network connection type, connection bandwidth, free bandwidth, and whether the network connection is occupied. Among them, the network connection type can be GPRS, 3G, wired LAN, wireless LAN. For example, the detection of the mobile phone network connection type can request the IP segment corresponding to the corresponding IP address through the mobile phone, from GPRS Or the corresponding relationship of the network segment mapping table of the network such as the wireless local area network to the corresponding network environment, and also through the mobile phone platform (for example, symbian, windows mobile, android System (API) (Application Programming Interface) Get the network environment you are currently using. The connection bandwidth can be the theoretical maximum bandwidth, such as 10Mbps, 100Mbps It can also be the actual connection speed, such as the actual test speed connected to a server. The idle bandwidth refers to the connection bandwidth minus the bandwidth that has been occupied. Whether the network connection is occupied means whether an application uses a network connection.

Step S130 And determine whether the network connection condition satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may be set as needed, for example, the predetermined condition is set to one or more of the following conditions: the network connection type is a predetermined type, or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth, or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth, or a network The connection is not occupied.

Step S140 If the network connection status meets the predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the data required by the current application association level and saves it to the local. For portable mobile terminals, the predetermined type of network connection type can be limited to a wireless local area network or 3G, that is, automatic download is only available when the network connection type is wireless LAN or 3G, and when the network connection type is GPRS Automatic downloads are not performed. In other embodiments, the predetermined condition can also be set to an idle bandwidth greater than 50 kbps. The scheduled free bandwidth allows for automatic downloads, or the predetermined condition is set to allow automatic downloads only if the network connection is not occupied, ie, completely idle. The data required for the current application association level may be the page data linked to the current web page page, or the data required to transfer from the current function to other functions, or the data required to enter other game scenes from the current game scene. For example, after the user opens the homepage of a website, if the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition, the link in the homepage is obtained, and the page pointed to by the link in the homepage is downloaded; for example, in a game with multiple scenes, the user is in a certain one. When the scene is played, if the network connection condition satisfies the predetermined condition, the data required for other scenes that the current game scene can directly enter is automatically downloaded in the background.

In a preferred embodiment, if there is a large amount of data required for the current application association level, it is preferable to preset the priority level of the data, and determine the order of automatic download according to the preset priority. The priority can be determined based on the user's preferences, history, or the importance of each level in the current application association hierarchy. For example, if the user's personal settings have a favorite sport, when downloading the page pointed to by the link automatically, the link text is preferentially downloaded with 'sports', 'soccer' or ' The page pointed to by the link such as NBA ', or the page pointed to by the link with 'sports' in the URL.

In a preferred embodiment, step S120 The detection of the network connection status is performed periodically. If the network connection status no longer satisfies the predetermined condition during the automatic download process in the background, the method further includes the step of determining whether the background automatic download function is enabled, and if the background automatic download function is enabled, the system is turned off. After the background automatic download function returns to the step of detecting the network connection status; if the background automatic download function is turned off, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned. Turning off the automatic background download function when the predetermined conditions are not met can avoid overcrowding the network connection and affect the network speed required for normal use.

In the method for acquiring network data, by determining whether the network connection condition satisfies a predetermined condition, if a predetermined condition is met, for example, when accessing the Internet through a high-speed network such as a wireless local area network or 3G, the data required for the current application association level is downloaded and saved to Locally, since the downloaded data is associated with hierarchical data, the user is likely to use the data. For example, after the user opens a certain page, the page automatically points to the page pointed to by the link in the background, and the user can quickly click the link. Read the downloaded page data, make full use of idle or remaining network resources, significantly speed up the network access, and improve the user experience.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, it is a flowchart of a method for acquiring network data in an embodiment when a user accesses a network:

Step S210 , receiving network access requests. Receiving a network access request input by a user through a keyboard or a touch screen, such as typing a webpage address, clicking a link, starting a client of a network game, entering a function interface of a network software, and the like.

In step S220, it is determined whether the locally stored data is saved by the automatic download. Determine by query whether the local storage is performed by step S140 The downloaded user's data for this network access request.

Step S230, if there is requested data locally, the local data is read and the process proceeds to step S240. . If there is no requested data locally, go directly to step S250.

In step S240, it is determined whether the local data is complete, and if complete, the operation is completed. If it is not complete, proceed to step S250 .

Step S250, downloading the requested data. In a preferred embodiment, the step S140 is suspended when the requested data is downloaded. The background is automatically downloaded, leaving enough bandwidth for the data requested for download. In other embodiments, if the bandwidth is sufficient, the background automatic download in step S140 may not be suspended.

Step S260, determining whether the data required for the current task is downloaded, and if the download is completed, the data may be displayed to the user, otherwise the step is returned. S250 continues to download the requested data.

The above method for acquiring network data is particularly suitable for portable mobile terminals, such as mobile phones, palmtop computers, notebook computers, and the like. When the portable mobile terminal user accesses the network under a good network connection condition (such as a wireless local area network environment), the network connection condition easily satisfies the predetermined condition, and the data required for the current application association level can be automatically downloaded in the background, and the better network is fully utilized. surroundings. When the user's location changes, its better network environment may be converted to a slower network environment (such as GPRS environment), when the user re-acquires data, because the required data has been downloaded, the speed of obtaining data can be greatly improved, and the content required by the user can be quickly presented.

In a further improved embodiment, the method for obtaining the network data further includes the step of turning off the automatic background download function when the current application is exited and deleting the data saved to the local by automatic downloading. Deleting data saved to the local by automatic download saves storage space and improves system performance.

In a further improved embodiment, the method for obtaining the network data further includes the step of highlighting a current application association level corresponding to the downloaded data. Highlighting allows the user to perceive the current application association hierarchy of downloaded and cached data. For most users who visit a webpage or play a game, there is no specific purpose of access, which can attract users to the highlighted current application association level. , reduce waiting time and increase access speed.

In addition, the method for acquiring the network data described above can automatically download data required by the current application association level, and can automatically download data required by other applications, as long as the data required by the program is required, and the subsequent requirements of the program are required. Data refers to the data that is not required by the current task of the program, but the data that is needed for subsequent tasks that need to be performed or may be performed. For example, if the webpage is currently being browsed using a browser, the virus database update data of the antivirus software is automatically downloaded in the background when the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition, and the automatic download is stopped when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. And figure 1 Corresponding to the method, the method for obtaining network data includes the following steps: establishing a network connection; detecting a network connection status; determining whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition; and if the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, the background automatic downloading procedure is subsequently required. The data is saved locally.

In a preferred embodiment, the predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied.

In a preferred embodiment, the predetermined type is a wireless local area network or 3G.

In a preferred embodiment, the step of detecting a network connection status is performed periodically. If the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the method further includes: determining whether the background automatic download function is enabled, and if the background automatic download function is enabled, Then, the process of detecting the network connection status is returned after the background automatic download function is turned off; if the background automatic download function is turned off, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned.

Figure 3 As shown, a network data acquisition system is also provided, including a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, a storage module for storing local data, and an input module.

The processing module includes a detecting unit that detects a network connection status that is connected to the network connection module, and a determining unit that is connected to the detecting unit and determines whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition according to the detection result of the detecting unit, and the determining unit Connected If the network connection status meets the predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the data required by the current application association level and saves it to the download unit of the storage module. The predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the network speed is greater than a predetermined speed or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied. For a portable mobile terminal, the network connection module is a wireless network connection module, and the predetermined type is a wireless local area network or 3G. The data required by the current application association level is the page data linked by the current web page or the data required to transfer from the current function to other functions or the data required to enter other game scenes from the current game scene.

The input module is configured to input a network access request, and the processing module further includes a control unit, the control unit is connected to the input module and the storage module, and determines, according to the network access request, whether the storage module is stored through an automatic Downloading the data of the saved request, if the storage module stores the requested data, reading the data of the request stored in the storage module; if the storage module does not store the requested data, instructing the download unit to download the request data.

In a preferred embodiment, the control unit is further configured to determine whether the stored requested data is complete when the storage module stores the requested data, and if not, instruct the download unit to download the requested data.

In a preferred embodiment, the control unit is further configured to delete data saved to the storage module by automatic download when exiting the current application. Deleting data saved to the local by automatic download saves storage space and improves system performance.

In a preferred embodiment, the detecting unit periodically detects the network connection status, and the determining unit is further configured to further determine whether the background automatic download function is enabled when the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and if the background automatic download function is enabled, Then, the download unit is instructed to turn off the background automatic download function. Turning off the automatic background download function when the predetermined conditions are not met can avoid overcrowding the network connection and affect the network speed required for normal use.

In a preferred embodiment, the processing module further includes a configuration unit, and the downloading unit determines an order of automatic downloading according to a preset priority in the configuration unit, the priority according to a user's preference, a history, or a current The importance of each level in the application association hierarchy is determined. The preset priority in the configuration unit may be input by the user to the control unit through the input module, and may be changed by the control unit; the configuration unit may be directly changed by the input module; or may be automatically performed by the control unit according to the user history record. Changes, such as the user frequently browsing the information of the car class, when downloading the page pointed to by the link, the page with the car information is preferentially downloaded.

In addition, the above-mentioned network data acquisition system can automatically download the data required by other applications in addition to the data required for the current application association level, as long as it is the data required by the program, and the subsequent requirements of the program are required. Data refers to the data that is not required by the current task of the program, but the data that is needed for subsequent tasks that need to be performed or may be performed. For example, if the webpage is currently being browsed using a browser, the virus database update data of the antivirus software is automatically downloaded in the background when the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition, and the automatic download is stopped when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. And figure 3 The system corresponding to the network data acquisition system includes a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, and a storage module for storing local data. The processing module includes a detecting unit that detects a network connection status connected to the network connection module, and a determining unit that is connected to the detecting unit and determines whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition according to the detection result of the detecting unit, and the The judging unit is connected to the background automatically downloading the data required by the program and saving to the download unit of the storage module if the network connection status satisfies the predetermined condition.

In a preferred embodiment, the detecting unit periodically detects the network connection status, and the determining unit is further configured to further determine whether the background automatic download function is enabled when the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and if the background automatic download function is enabled, Then, the download unit is instructed to turn off the background automatic download function.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

A method for acquiring network data, comprising the steps of:

Establish a network connection;

Detect network connection status;

Determining whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition;

If the network connection status meets the predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the data required by the current application association level and saves it locally.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined type is a wireless local area network or 3G.
The method for acquiring network data according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data required by the current application association level is page data linked by the current webpage page or transferred from the current function to another function. The data needed or the data needed to enter other game scenarios from the current game scene.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 1, further comprising the following steps:

Receiving a network access request;

Determine whether the local data is saved by the automatic download;

If there is requested data locally, the local data is read;

If there is no requested data locally, the requested data is downloaded.
The method for obtaining network data according to claim 5, wherein if there is requested data locally, the method further comprises the step of determining whether the local data is complete, and if not, downloading the requested data.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6, wherein the step of detecting a network connection status is performed periodically, and if the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, further comprising The step of determining whether the automatic download function in the background is enabled, if the automatic download function of the background is already enabled, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned after the automatic download function of the background is turned off; if the automatic download function of the background is closed, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6, further comprising the step of deleting the data saved to the local by automatic download when exiting the current application.
According to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6 The method for acquiring network data is characterized in that an order of automatic downloading is determined according to a preset priority, and the priority is determined according to a user's preference, a history, or an importance of each level in a current application association level.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6, further comprising the step of highlighting a current application association level corresponding to the downloaded data.
A network data acquisition system includes a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, and a storage module for storing local data, wherein the processing module includes detection of a connection network connection status connected to the network connection module. a unit, connected to the detecting unit, determining, according to the detection result of the detecting unit, whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, and connecting to the determining unit, if the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the current application association level The required data is saved to the download unit of the storage module.
The network data acquiring system according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied.
The system for acquiring network data according to claim 12, wherein the network connection module is a wireless network connection module, and the predetermined type is a wireless local area network or a 3G.
The network data obtaining system according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the data required by the current application association level is page data linked by the current webpage page or transferred from the current function to another function. The data needed or the data needed to enter other game scenarios from the current game scene.
The network data obtaining system according to claim 11, further comprising an input module for inputting a network access request, the processing module further comprising a control unit, the control unit and the input module and the storage module Connected, determining, according to the network access request, whether the storage module stores data of a request saved by automatic downloading, and if the storage module stores the requested data, reading the requested data stored in the storage module; If the storage module does not store the requested data, the download unit is instructed to download the requested data.
The system for acquiring network data according to claim 15, wherein the control unit is further configured to: determine, when the storage module stores the requested data, whether the stored data is complete, and if not, instruct the The download unit downloads the requested data.
The system for acquiring network data according to claim 15, wherein the control unit is further configured to delete data saved to the storage module by automatic downloading when exiting the current application.
The network data acquisition system according to claim 11 or 12 or 13 or 15 or 16 or 17, wherein the detecting unit periodically detects a network connection status, and the determining unit is further configured to not satisfy the network connection status. When the condition is predetermined, it is further determined whether the background automatic download function is enabled. If the background automatic download function is already enabled, the download unit is instructed to turn off the background automatic download function.
The system for acquiring network data according to claim 11 or 12 or 13 or 15 or 16 or 17, wherein the processing module further comprises a configuration unit, wherein the download unit is based on a preset priority in the configuration unit. The level determines the order of automatic downloads, which are determined based on the user's preferences, history, or the importance of each level in the current application association hierarchy.
A method for acquiring network data, comprising the steps of:

Establish a network connection;

Detect network connection status;

Determining whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition;

If the network connection status meets the predetermined condition, the background automatically downloads the data required by the program and saves it locally.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 20, wherein the predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 20, wherein the predetermined type is a wireless local area network or 3G.
The method for acquiring network data according to claim 20, wherein the step of detecting a network connection status is performed periodically, and if the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, further comprising determining whether the background automatic download function is enabled. Step: If the background automatic download function is enabled, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned after the background automatic download function is turned off; if the background automatic download function is turned off, the step of detecting the network connection status is returned.
A network data acquisition system includes a network connection module for establishing a network connection, a processing module, and a storage module for storing local data, wherein the processing module includes detection of a connection network connection status connected to the network connection module. a unit, connected to the detecting unit, determining, according to the detection result of the detecting unit, whether the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, and the determining unit is connected to the determining unit, if the network connection status satisfies a predetermined condition, the background automatic downloading procedure is subsequently required. The data is saved to the download unit of the storage module.
According to claim 24 The system for acquiring network data is characterized in that the predetermined condition is that the network connection type is a predetermined type or the connection bandwidth is greater than a predetermined connection bandwidth or the idle bandwidth is greater than a predetermined idle bandwidth or the network connection is not occupied.
The network data acquisition system according to claim 24, wherein the detecting unit periodically detects a network connection status, and the determining unit is further configured to further determine whether the background automatic download function is determined when the network connection status does not satisfy the predetermined condition. If the background automatic download function is enabled, the download unit is instructed to disable the background automatic download function.