CN102855152B - The method and system of resource file in upgrade applications - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and system for upgrading resource files in application programs. The method includes: receiving an installation file carrying application program information, updating a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information; obtaining an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and installing the updated The file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program are sent to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs; the terminal stores the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receives the application program download request, and queries to obtain the application program. The installation file of the program map, and install it. By applying the present invention, the consumption of network transmission resources can be reduced and the efficiency of network transmission can be improved.

Description

Method and system for upgrading resource files in application programs

technical field

The invention relates to terminal application technology, in particular to a method and system for upgrading resource files in application programs.

Background technique

With the development of national triple play integration, the TV market has gradually matured, and more and more enterprises have begun to develop terminals. The terminal refers to an open operating system and chip, an open application platform, which can realize two-way human-computer interaction function, can realize new functions or value-added services through independent installation of application programs, and can meet the needs of users with the help of triple network access and 3C integration. Terminal application platforms for diverse and individual needs, such as mobile terminals, conference terminals, personal computers with built-in multimedia functions, personal digital assistants, etc.

By installing diversified and personalized applications in the terminal, multiple applications of the terminal can be supported. However, in the process of using the application, in order to support the continuously expanding application functions, it is necessary to obtain an updated application upgrade package from the relevant server. The upgrade of the application program includes the upgrade of the resource files in the application program and the upgrade of the application function files. Among them, the resource files include: pictures, backgrounds, icons, text effects and other information in the application program. The upgrade of the resource files does not involve Changes in the internal functions and business logic of the application program; application function files include application function upgrade information, involving changes in the internal functions and business logic of the application program.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading an application program in an existing terminal. Referring to Figure 1, the process includes:

Step 101, the terminal sends an application program upgrade request to the system resource management server according to a preset time period, carrying the application program identification to be upgraded;

In this step, the terminal stores the information of each application program, and according to the upgrade time period set by each application program, when the time period expires, sends an application program upgrade request carrying the application program identifier to the system resource management server.

Of course, in practical applications, the terminal can also set a unified upgrade time period for each installed application program, and when the set time period expires, send an application program upgrade request carrying the identification of each application program to the system resource management server.

The application program upgrade request also carries application program information, such as application program version number information, upgrade time information, etc., so that in the subsequent process, the system resource management server determines whether there is a corresponding application program upgrade package according to the application program information.

Step 102, receiving and storing the application upgrade package carrying the application identifier returned by the system resource management server;

In this step, the system resource management server receives the application upgrade request carrying the application identifier, and checks whether there is an application upgrade package corresponding to the application identifier according to the application information carried in the application upgrade request. The application upgrade program package is delivered to the terminal, wherein the resource files of each application program may be the same or different, and the application function files of each application program are different from each other. The application program, the resource file and the application function file adopt a tightly coupled relationship, that is, each application program corresponds to a unique resource file and application function file.

Step 103, inquire whether the application program to be upgraded is running, if yes, execute step 104, otherwise, execute step 105;

In this step, after the terminal stores the application program upgrade package, if the application program upgrade package needs to be run, it needs to be confirmed that the application program is not running.

Step 104, triggering the application program to exit the running state;

Step 105, run the application program upgrade package to upgrade the application program.

It can be seen from the above that since the resource files of each application program can be the same, and the existing method for updating the application program of the terminal, for the application program that only needs to update the resource file frequently, due to the tightly coupled relationship between the application program and the resource file, it makes different Even if the application program has the same resource file, it needs to obtain the corresponding application program upgrade package from the system resource management server separately, causing the terminal to repeatedly download the application program upgrade package packaged with the same resource file, which consumes network transmission resources and transmission It takes a long time and the network transmission efficiency is low, which affects the user's experience of the application; further, the terminal needs to store the application upgrade packages each carrying the same resource file, which wastes the storage space of the terminal.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for upgrading resource files in application programs, which reduces network transmission resource consumption and improves network transmission efficiency.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a system for upgrading resource files in application programs, which reduces network transmission resource consumption and improves network transmission efficiency.

In order to achieve the above purpose, a method for upgrading resource files in an application program provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

receiving the installation file carrying the application program information, and updating the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information;

Obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and deliver the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs;

The terminal stores the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receives the application program download request, inquires to obtain the installation file mapped to the application program, and performs installation.

Wherein, the installation files include: resource files and application function files.

Wherein, the application program is uniquely identified by application program information, and the application program information includes: application program identification information and application program update information.

Wherein, the application program update information includes: application program version number information and application program update time information.

Wherein, the mapping relationship table between the update installation file and the application program includes:

Query whether the mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file is stored;

If there is, compare the application identification information corresponding to the received installation file with the application program information corresponding to the installation file in the mapping relationship table, if they are the same, do not process, otherwise, establish the mapping relationship table between the received installation file and the application program, Delete the application program corresponding to the installation file contained in the stored mapping relationship table;

If not, establish a mapping relationship table between received installation files and application programs.

Wherein, said obtaining the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table includes:

Pre-store the application information installed in the terminal;

From the updated mapping relationship table, query and obtain the same application program as the application ID stored in the terminal;

Judging whether the obtained application program update information is consistent with the stored application program update information in the terminal, if not, obtain the resource file corresponding to the obtained application program in the updated mapping relationship table, and the resource file and the The mapping relationship of applications in the terminal.

Wherein, said obtaining the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table includes:

The terminal sends an application program update request to the system resource management server according to the preset cycle, carrying the installed application program information;

From the updated mapping relationship table, query and obtain the application with the same application ID as that in the received application information;

Judging whether the obtained application program update information is consistent with the received application program update information, if not, obtain the resource file corresponding to the obtained application program in the updated mapping relationship table, and the resource file and the application program in the terminal The mapping relationship of the program.

Wherein, after the step of querying to obtain the installation file of the application mapping and before the step of installing, it further includes:

Judging whether the installation file is a resource file, if so, performing the installation steps described above; if it is an application function file, further determining whether the application corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, performing the installation steps described above, if Running, monitoring the running of the application program, and executing the steps of installing after monitoring that the application program finishes running.

A system for upgrading resource files in application programs, the system includes: a terminal and a system resource management server, wherein,

The terminal is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receive the application download request, query and obtain the installation file mapped to the application program, and install it;

The system resource management server is configured to receive the installation file carrying application program information, and update the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information;

The updated installation file is obtained from the updated mapping relationship table, and the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program are delivered to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

After the terminal inquires and obtains the installation file mapped by the application program, it is further used to determine whether the installation file is a resource file, and if so, executes the step of installing; if it is an application function file, further determines the application corresponding to the application function file Whether the program runs, if not, execute the step of installing, if it runs, monitor the running of the application, and execute the step of installing after detecting that the running of the application ends.

The system resource management server includes: a receiving module, an updating module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module and a sending module, wherein,

A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information;

The mapping relationship table storage module is used to store the created mapping relationship table;

The update module is used to query whether the mapping relationship table storage module stores the mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file, and if so, compares the application program information corresponding to the received installation file with the application program corresponding to the installation file in the mapping relationship table Information is compared, if identical, do not process, otherwise, output this installation file that carries application program information to mapping relationship table creation module;

A mapping relationship table creation module, configured to establish a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and delete the application program corresponding to the installation file included in the stored mapping relationship table;

The sending module is configured to obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and send the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

The system resource management server includes: a receiving module, a terminal application information storage module, an update module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module and a sending module, wherein,

A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information;

The terminal application program information storage module is used to store the application program information installed in each terminal;

The mapping relationship table creation module is used to establish the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and output it to the mapping relationship table storage module for storage;

The update module is used to query and obtain the application program with the same application ID as the stored terminal application program from the mapping relationship table, and determine whether the obtained application program update information is consistent with the stored application program update information in the terminal, if not , obtaining the resource file corresponding to the obtained application program in the mapping relationship table, and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program in the terminal, and outputting to the sending module;

The sending module is configured to deliver the received resource file and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program in the terminal to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

The terminal includes: a terminal resource management module and an application program module, wherein,

The terminal resource management module is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receive the application program download request sent by the application program module, query and obtain the installation file mapped by the application program, and send it to the application program module;

An application module for installation based on received installation files.

The terminal further includes:

The monitoring module is used to determine whether the installation file is a resource file after the terminal resource management module queries and obtains the installation file mapped by the application program, and if so, triggers the terminal resource management module to send the installation file to the application module; if it is an application function file , to further judge whether the application program corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, trigger the terminal resource management module to deliver the installation file to the application program module, if running, monitor the running of the application program, and end the running of the application program when it is detected After that, the terminal resource management module is triggered to deliver the installation file to the application module.

It can be seen from the above technical solutions that the embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system for upgrading resource files in an application program, which receives an installation file carrying application program information, and updates the mapping between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information relationship table; from the updated mapping relationship table, the updated installation file is obtained, and the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program are sent to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs; the terminal stores the received installation file, And, the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receiving the download request of the application program, querying to obtain the installation file mapped to the application program, and installing it. In this way, by establishing a mapping relationship table between installation files and application programs, one installation file can be mapped to multiple application programs. Therefore, when multiple application programs in the terminal obtain the same installation file, they only need to obtain one One installation file, which effectively reduces the consumption of network transmission resources, thereby improving the efficiency of network transmission.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiments and their drawings according to the embodiments shown in these drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading an application program in an existing terminal.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a system structure for updating resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for upgrading resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the existing methods for updating application programs on terminals, for applications that only need to update resource files frequently, since the application programs and resource files are tightly coupled, even if the application programs have the same resource files, they need to be downloaded separately. Downloading duplicate resource files consumes network transmission resources; at the same time, transmitting duplicate resource files also makes the transmission time longer; further, the terminal is required to perform repeated storage, which wastes the storage space of the terminal; and, During the upgrade process, it is also necessary to exit the running state of the application. During the upgrade period, the application cannot run normally, affecting the user's experience with the application.

In the embodiment of the present invention, considering that the resource file upgrade of the application program and the application function file upgrade are two mutually independent and unrelated upgrade processes, therefore, the tight coupling relationship between the application program, the resource file and the application function file is released , to separate them and form a loosely coupled relationship, that is, to decompose the upgrade of the application program into the upgrade of the resource files and the upgrade of the application function files that are independent of each other. Function file upgrade package to upgrade. Therefore, for applications with the same resource file, only one resource file needs to be obtained from the system resource management server, and the resource file is stored in the shared terminal resource management module, which is centrally managed by the terminal resource management module. In this way, application programs with the same resource file can upgrade the resource file, so that the system resource management server only needs to transmit the resource file once, effectively reducing the consumption of network transmission resources.

Furthermore, during the upgrade process of the application program, the terminal can query whether the application program upgrade package only contains resource files, and if so, can realize the upgrade of the application program resource files without exiting the current application program, so as to improve user experience with the application.

It should be noted that the upgrade of the application function file in the application program is the same as that of the prior art, and details will not be described later.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 2, the process includes:

Step 201, receiving an installation file carrying application program information, and updating a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information;

In this step, the application is uniquely identified by application information, and the application information includes: application identification information and application update information, where the application update information can be the application version number information, or the application update time information.

When developing an application or upgrading an application, the application developer releases the tight coupling relationship between the application and the resource file, separates them, forms a loosely coupled relationship, and splits the application into multiple installation files, for example, as before As described above, it is split into resource files and application function files that are independent of each other, wherein, preferably, there are one or more resource files and one application function file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the installation files include: resource files and application function files.

When the application developer provides the resource files and application function files for the application, they respectively provide the applicable application, and upload the installation file carrying the application information to the system resource management server. For the received resource file and application function file, a mapping relationship table between the resource file and the application program and a mapping relationship table between the application function file and the application program are respectively established. Wherein, one resource file can map one or more application programs, and one application function file maps one application program. That is to say, there is a one-to-many relationship between resource files and applications, and a one-to-one relationship between application function files and applications.

If in an application update, the application developer only updates the resource file or the application function file, the corresponding application information also needs to be updated; if both the resource file and the application function file are updated, only the update Once application information.

In the following description, since the acquisition of the application function file is the same as the acquisition of the application program package in the prior art, no further description will be given hereafter.

A resource file can carry one or more application information. For example, if the resource file is developed by a certain application developer and has not been approved by other application providers, the resource file will be uploaded when the resource file is uploaded. The application program information, wherein, for the application program information identified by the application program version number, it can be accumulated on the basis of the original application program version number as the new application program version number; and for the application program update time For the application program information of the information identification application program, the update time of the original application program is replaced with the update time of the application program.

If a resource file developed by an application developer is licensed by another application provider, when uploading the resource file, it may carry the developed application information and other application information agreed to license. For the application function file in the application program, it generally carries the application program information uniquely corresponding to the application function.

Of course, in practical applications, developers of other application programs can also browse the system resource management server when developing resource files. Afterwards, the resource file is uploaded to the system resource management server, carrying the application program information to be developed.

Update the mapping relationship between installation files and applications including:

A11, query whether there is a mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file stored, if yes, execute step A12, otherwise, execute step A13;

A12, compare the application identification information corresponding to the received installation file with the mapping relationship table, the application information corresponding to the installation file, if the same, do not process, otherwise, establish the mapping relationship table between the received installation file and the application program, delete the application program corresponding to the installation file contained in the stored mapping relationship table;

In this step, specifically, taking the installation file as a resource file as an example, for the case where the application information is the application version number information, compare the application version number corresponding to the received resource file with the mapping relationship table, the resource file Corresponding application program version number, if the application program version number corresponding to the received resource file is higher than the application program version number stored in the mapping relationship table, establish a mapping relationship table between the received resource file and the application program, and delete the stored mapping relationship table The application program corresponding to the installation file contained in ;

For the case where the application information is the application update time information, compare the application update time corresponding to the received resource file with the application update time corresponding to the resource file in the mapping relationship table, if the application update time corresponding to the received resource file The time (for example, 2012.08.06) is later than the application update time (for example, 2012.03.06) stored in the mapping relationship table, establish a mapping relationship table between the received resource file and the application program, and delete the stored mapping relationship table. The application corresponding to the installation file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for the situation where the installation file is a resource file, the resource file received by the system resource management server may be newly developed, or may be used for upgrading, wherein the carried application program identifier is stored in the mapping relationship table , may or may not exist. Therefore, for an application program existing in the mapping relationship table, its mapped resource file and application program information need to be updated, and for an application program not existing in the mapping relationship table, a new mapping relationship table between resource files and application programs needs to be established.

A13, establishing a mapping relationship table between received installation files and application programs.

In this step, the resource file and the application program form a mapping relationship, that is, the resource file maps application program identification information and application program update information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, if the application identification information corresponding to the resource file a received by the system resource management server is A, B, and C, the application version number information corresponding to the application programs A, B, and C are all 1.1. In the system resource management server, there is stored a mapping relationship table of resource file a whose application version number information is 1.0, and the mapped application identification information is A, B, and D. Then, according to the above process, a new application is created The mapping relationship table of resource file a whose program version number information is all 1.1, the mapped application identification information is A, B, C; and the mapping relationship table of resource file a whose application version number information is all 1.0 from the storage , delete the applications whose application identification information is A and B, that is, the application identification information mapped to D in the original mapping relationship table of the resource file a whose application version number information is 1.0.

Step 202, obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and deliver the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs;

In this step, taking the installation file as a resource file as an example, the updated installation file obtained from the updated mapping relationship table includes:

A21, storing application program information installed in the terminal in advance;

In this step, the system resource management server may periodically send a request to the terminal to request the terminal to report the information of the installed application program, or the terminal may periodically actively send the information of the application program installed to the system resource management server. The system resource management server receives and stores the information reported by each terminal.

A22, from the updated mapping relationship table, query and obtain the application that is the same as the stored application identifier in the terminal;

In this step, the system resource management server first needs to obtain the application program installed in the terminal in the mapping relationship table.

A23. Determine whether the acquired application update information is consistent with the stored application update information in the terminal. If not, acquire the resource file corresponding to the acquired application and the resource file in the updated mapping relationship table The mapping relationship with the application program in this terminal.

In this step, if the application update information obtained from the updated mapping relationship table is inconsistent with the application update information of the corresponding application in the terminal, it indicates that the application has been updated.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for each terminal, the above-mentioned steps A22 to A23 are executed. In this way, if multiple programs in the terminal have the same resource file, it only needs to be downloaded once from the system resource management server, which effectively reduces the transmission cost. The amount of data saves the overhead of transmission resources, thereby reducing the consumption of network transmission resources, effectively reducing the transmission time and improving the efficiency of network transmission.

In practical applications, obtaining the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table may also include:

A31. The terminal sends an application program update request to the system resource management server according to a preset period, carrying installed application program information;

In this step, the terminal can actively initiate an application program update. Carries application information for all applications.

A32, from the updated mapping relationship table, query and obtain the application program with the same application ID in the received application program information;

In this step, the system resource management server first needs to obtain the application program installed in the terminal in the mapping relationship table.

A33. Determine whether the acquired application update information is consistent with the received application update information. If not, acquire the resource file corresponding to the acquired application in the updated mapping table, and the resource file and the terminal The mapping relationship of the application in .

In this step, if the application update information obtained from the updated mapping relationship table is inconsistent with the application update information of the corresponding application in the terminal, it indicates that the application has been updated.

Step 203, the terminal stores the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receives the application program download request, queries to obtain the installation file mapped to the application program, and installs it.

In this step, the terminal stores the received resource file and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program, and performs unified management of the resource file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the resource file, the terminal can actively send a notification message to each application mapped to the resource file according to the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program. Program download request. It may also be that each application regularly sends an application program download request according to a preset time period to obtain updated resource files.

After the step of querying for the installation file of the application mapping and before the step of installing, further include:

Judging whether the installation file is a resource file, if so, performing the installation steps described above; if it is an application function file, further determining whether the application corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, performing the installation steps described above, if Running, monitoring the running of the application program, and executing the steps of installing after monitoring that the application program finishes running.

Several specific examples are given below to further describe the present invention in detail.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, assuming that the application program A needs to update resources that are not in the resource library of the terminal, the download operation is performed, and the application program A is notified to update the resources after the download is successful. Referring to Figure 3, the process includes:

Step 301, the terminal resource management service module communicates with the system-side resource management server;

In this step, the terminal resource management service module establishes a connection with the system-side resource management server. In practical application, after the development of each application program is completed, the resource uploaded, that is, the installation file is managed by the resource management server at the system side in a unified manner, and a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program is established. When an increase or change in the resource of the application program is detected, the terminal is notified to perform a corresponding increase or change. For example, if a resource f is added, the application program will submit the resource to the system-side resource management server, and the system-side resource management server will record the change. When the terminal resource management service module establishes a connection with the system-side resource management server, If it is determined that the relevant application has changed, the terminal resource management service module is prompted to download or update resources. After the download or update is completed, the terminal resource management service module submits a feedback message to indicate that the application program on the terminal has been updated. No need to update next time.

The terminal resource management service module is responsible for downloading, updating, deleting, sorting, searching and other operations of all installation files (resource files and application function files) of the terminal by establishing a communication connection with the system-side resource management server, and is responsible for notifying the application program to install the file update or install.

Step 302, the terminal resource management service module determines whether the resource file of application A needs to be downloaded and updated, if not, return to step 301, otherwise, execute step 303;

Step 303, the terminal resource management service module stores the corresponding resource file from the system-side resource management server to the terminal resource library;

In this step, the terminal resource library is used to store shared resource files.

Step 304, determine whether the download is successful, if so, execute step 305, and return to execute step 301;

Step 305, sending a notification message to application A;

In this step, when there is a new resource file, the terminal resource library notifies the application program mapped to the new resource file.

Step 306, application A updates the resource file.

In this step, application A does not need to exit the currently running program when updating the resource file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the terminal downloads the installation file, the installation file of each application program, such as the resource file, is uniformly placed in the resource library of the terminal, and is managed centrally by the terminal resource management service module.

After the terminal downloads and updates the resource file, it accumulates the version number of the application program A, and replaces the stored application program version number with the downloaded application program version number.

In this way, when the terminal updates the application program next time, it only needs to report the application program version number to the system resource management server, and the system resource management server can know that the application program A of the terminal does not need to perform resource update again according to the application program identification, and If the application program A in other terminals does not execute the update process, the corresponding application program version number is still the original value, and the update resource needs to be updated and downloaded.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, assuming that application B needs to update a resource already owned by the terminal resource library, for example, the resource belongs to another application program, it will directly search in the terminal resource library and notify application B to update the resource. Referring to Figure 4, the process includes:

Step 401, the terminal resource management service module communicates with the system-side resource management server;

In this step, the terminal resource management service module establishes a connection with the system-side resource management server.

Step 402, the terminal resource management service module determines whether the resource file of application B needs to be updated and does not need to be downloaded, if not, return to step 401, otherwise, execute step 403;

Step 403, the terminal resource management service module searches for corresponding resource files from the terminal resource library;

In this step, shared resource files are stored in the terminal resource library.

Step 404, judge whether the search is successful, if yes, execute step 405, and return to execute step 401;

In this step, after finding that the application B in the terminal needs to update the resource e, the terminal resource management service module finds the resource e in the terminal resource library, and sends a broadcast message to the application B to notify the application B, and the application B After receiving the broadcast message, according to the location information carried in the broadcast message, the resource e stored at the specified location is acquired from the terminal resource library.

Step 405, sending a notification message to application B;

Step 406, the application program B updates the resource file.

In this step, application B does not need to exit the currently running program when updating the resource file.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading resource files in an application program according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 5, the process includes:

Step 501, the terminal resource management service module communicates with the system-side resource management server;

Step 502, the terminal resource management service module reports all current application program information of the terminal;

In this step, for example, the application information reported by the terminal includes application A and application B, the version number information of application A is 1.0, and the version number information of application B is 1.1.

Step 503, the resource management server at the system end obtains the resource file owned by the terminal according to the received application program information;

In this step, the system-side resource management server can find the resource files currently owned by the terminal according to the application program information. For example, application program A and application program B in the terminal have resource files a\b\c\d\e .

Step 504, the resource management server at the system side learns the corresponding resource files that each application program needs to update according to the resource files owned by each application program of the terminal and the stored mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program;

In this step, the resource management server at the system end learns the resources stored in the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the application change, that is, according to the resource file owned by the terminal and the stored mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program File f is mapped to application A, but resource file f is not included in the resource files owned by the terminal application A obtained through query. Therefore, application A needs to add resource file f, and the resource management server at the system end notifies the terminal to download it.

Step 505, after confirming that the resource file download is completed, the resource management server at the system end adds the resource file f to the stored resource file corresponding to the application A in the terminal, and updates the application information of the application A.

As can be seen from the above, the method for upgrading resource files in an application program in the embodiment of the present invention establishes a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program by releasing the tight coupling relationship between the application program and the installation file, so that different application programs can share the installation file , for the situation where the resource file needs to be updated from the system resource management server, since the resource file is downloaded and stored by the terminal resource management service module, it does not affect the normal running process of the application program, and the application program and the resource file are loosely coupled , after receiving the notification message that the download is complete, the resource file can be dynamically updated immediately. Compared with the existing application program that is stopped when the application upgrade package is downloaded, the impact on the user experience is minimal, and the dynamic allocation of resources is truly achieved. Effect. Furthermore, since the application program and the resource file are loosely coupled, the resource files are all managed by the terminal resource library, so the resource file sharing is realized. For example, if the resource file required by the application program B is originally used by the application program C Yes, according to the existing technical solution, application B cannot obtain the resource file at the local terminal, but according to the technical means of the embodiment of the present invention, application B can directly obtain the shared resource file from the terminal resource library, and perform normal Use, thus realizing the multiplexing of resource files, saving the time cost of downloading and network transmission costs, reducing the consumption of network transmission resources, improving the efficiency of network transmission, and saving the storage of terminals and system resource management servers Space, thus solving the drawbacks of the overall upgrade method used by existing applications to update resources, optimizing the program architecture, and improving user experience.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a system structure for updating resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system includes: a terminal and a system resource management server, wherein,

The terminal is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receive the application download request, query and obtain the installation file mapped to the application program, and install it;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the installation files include: resource files and application function files.

The system resource management server is configured to receive the installation file carrying application program information, and update the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information;

The updated installation file is obtained from the updated mapping relationship table, and the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program are delivered to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the application program is uniquely identified by application program information, and the application program information includes: application program identification information and application program update information, wherein the application program update information can be the application program version number information, or the application program Update time information.

When the application developer provides the resource files and application function files for the application, they respectively provide the applicable application, and upload the installation file carrying the application information to the system resource management server. For the received resource file and application function file, a mapping relationship table between the resource file and the application program and a mapping relationship table between the application function file and the application program are respectively established. Among them, the resource file and the application program have a one-to-many relationship, and the application function file and the application program have a one-to-one relationship.

Preferably, after the terminal inquires and obtains the installation file mapped by the application program, it is further used to determine whether the installation file is a resource file, and if so, executes the steps of installing; if it is an application function file, further determines whether the application function file corresponds to Whether the application program runs, if not, execute the step of installing, if it runs, monitor the running of the application program, and execute the step of installing after detecting that the application program finishes running.

Wherein, the system resource management server includes: a receiving module, an updating module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module and a sending module (not shown in the figure), wherein,

A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information;

The mapping relationship table storage module is used to store the created mapping relationship table;

The update module is used to query whether the mapping relationship table storage module stores the mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file, and if so, compares the application program information corresponding to the received installation file with the application program corresponding to the installation file in the mapping relationship table Information is compared, if identical, do not process, otherwise, output this installation file that carries application program information to mapping relationship table creation module;

A mapping relationship table creation module, configured to establish a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and delete the application program corresponding to the installation file contained in the stored mapping relationship table;

The sending module is configured to obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and send the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

In practical applications, the system resource management server may also include: a receiving module, a terminal application information storage module, an update module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module, and a sending module (not shown in the figure), wherein,

A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information;

The terminal application program information storage module is used to store the application program information installed in each terminal;

The mapping relationship table creation module is used to establish the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and output it to the mapping relationship table storage module for storage;

The update module is used to query and obtain the application program with the same application ID as the stored terminal application program from the mapping relationship table, and determine whether the obtained application program update information is consistent with the stored application program update information in the terminal, if not , obtaining the resource file corresponding to the obtained application program in the mapping relationship table, and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program in the terminal, and outputting to the sending module;

The sending module is configured to deliver the received resource file and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application program in the terminal to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs.

The terminal includes: a terminal resource management module and an application module (not shown in the figure), wherein,

The terminal resource management module is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receive the application program download request sent by the application program module, query and obtain the installation file mapped by the application program, and send it to the application program module;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal resource management module stores the installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program through the terminal resource library.

An application module for installation based on received installation files.

In the embodiment of the present invention, each application module in the terminal only needs to maintain one message receiver to receive the update message carrying the installation file sent by the terminal resource management module to update the application.

Preferably, the terminal further includes:

The monitoring module is used to determine whether the installation file is a resource file after the terminal resource management module queries and obtains the installation file mapped by the application program, and if so, triggers the terminal resource management module to send the installation file to the application module; if it is an application function file , to further judge whether the application program corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, trigger the terminal resource management module to deliver the installation file to the application program module, if running, monitor the running of the application program, and end the running of the application program when it is detected After that, the terminal resource management module is triggered to deliver the installation file to the application module.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for upgrading resource files in an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system is divided into a system side and a terminal side, wherein the system side is a system resource management server, and the terminal side includes: a terminal resource management module, a terminal resource library, and multiple application program modules, for example, application program A module ~ application program C module , wherein, a message sender is maintained in the terminal resource management module, and resources (resource files and application function files) shared by applications in the terminal are stored in the terminal resource library, for example, resource a to resource e, etc., each application A message receiver is maintained in the program module.

The system resource management server sends the updated resource and mapping relationship table to the terminal resource management module, and the terminal resource management module outputs the received resource and mapping relationship table to the terminal resource library for storage, and according to the updated resource and mapping relationship table, Get the application program that needs to be updated, send an update message to the corresponding application program through the message sender, and the message receiver in the application program module receives the update message, receives the corresponding resources output by the terminal resource library, and performs the update, thus completing the upgrade of the application program process.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and equivalent technologies, the present invention also includes these modifications and variations.

Claims (11)

1. A method for upgrading resource files in an application, comprising: receiving an installation file carrying application program information, and updating a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information, the installation file including: a resource file and an application function file; Obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and send the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs; The terminal stores the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receives the application program download request, and inquires to obtain the installation file mapped by the application program; judges whether the installation file is a resource file, and if so, executes the steps of installation; if it is The application function file further judges whether the application program corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, execute the installation steps, if it runs, monitor the operation of the application program, and perform the installation steps after detecting that the application program has finished running . 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the application program is uniquely identified by application program information, and the application program information includes: application program identification information and application program update information. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the application program update information comprises: application program version number information and application program update time information. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said updating the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program comprises: Query whether the mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file is stored; If there is, compare the application identification information corresponding to the received installation file with the application information corresponding to the installation file in the mapping relationship table; the application program corresponding to the installation file contained in the stored mapping relationship table; If not, establish a mapping relationship table between received installation files and application programs. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said obtaining the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table comprises: Pre-store the application information installed in the terminal; Query and obtain the application program with the same application program ID stored in the terminal from the updated mapping relationship table; Judging whether the acquired application program update information is consistent with the stored application program update information in the terminal; if inconsistent, obtain the installation file corresponding to the obtained application program in the updated mapping relationship table and the installation file corresponding to the application program in the terminal. The mapping relationship of the program. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein said obtaining the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table comprises: The terminal sends an application program update request to the system resource management server according to the preset cycle, carrying the installed application program information; Query and obtain the application with the same application ID as that in the received application information from the updated mapping table; Determine whether the acquired application update information is consistent with the received application update information; if not, obtain the resource file corresponding to the acquired application in the updated mapping relationship table and the mapping relationship between the resource file and the application in the terminal . 7. A system for upgrading resource files in an application program, characterized in that the system includes: a system resource management server and a terminal, wherein, The system resource management server is configured to receive the installation file carrying the application program information, and update the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the carried application program information; obtain the updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and update the The installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application are sent to the terminal to which the corresponding application belongs; the installation file includes: resource files and application function files; The terminal is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application, receive the application download request, query and obtain the installation file mapped by the application; determine whether the installation file is a resource file, and if so, perform the installation Step: if it is an application function file, further determine whether the application program corresponding to the application function file is running, if not running, perform the steps of installation, if running, monitor the operation of the application program, and after monitoring that the application program finishes running, Follow the steps to install. 8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system resource management server comprises: a receiving module, an update module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module and a sending module, wherein, A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information; The mapping relationship table storage module is used to store the created mapping relationship table; The update module is used to query whether the mapping relationship table storage module stores the mapping relationship table corresponding to the received installation file, and if so, the application information corresponding to the received installation file and the application program information corresponding to the installation file in the mapping relationship table Compare, if they are the same, do not process, otherwise, output the installation file carrying the application information to the mapping relationship table creation module; A mapping relationship table creation module, configured to establish a mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and delete the application program corresponding to the installation file included in the stored mapping relationship table; The sending module is configured to obtain an updated installation file from the updated mapping relationship table, and send the updated installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs. 9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system resource management server comprises: a receiving module, a terminal application information storage module, an update module, a mapping relationship table storage module, a mapping relationship table creation module and a sending module ,in, A receiving module, configured to receive an installation file carrying application program information; The terminal application program information storage module is used to store the application program information installed in each terminal; The mapping relationship table creation module is used to establish the mapping relationship table between the installation file and the application program according to the installation file carrying the application program information, and output it to the mapping relationship table storage module for storage; The update module is used to query and obtain the application program with the same application ID as the stored terminal application program from the mapping relationship table, and determine whether the obtained application program update information is consistent with the stored application program update information in the terminal, if not , obtaining the installation file corresponding to the obtained application program in the mapping relationship table, and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program in the terminal, and outputting to the sending module; The sending module is configured to deliver the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program in the terminal to the terminal to which the corresponding application program belongs. 10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal comprises: a terminal resource management module and an application program module, wherein, The terminal resource management module is used to store the received installation file and the mapping relationship between the installation file and the application program, receive the application program download request sent by the application program module, query and obtain the installation file mapped by the application program, and send it to the application program module; An application module for installation based on received installation files. 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the terminal further comprises: The monitoring module is used to determine whether the installation file is a resource file after the terminal resource management module queries and obtains the installation file mapped by the application program, and if so, triggers the terminal resource management module to send the installation file to the application module; if it is an application function file , to further judge whether the application program corresponding to the application function file is running, if it is not running, trigger the terminal resource management module to deliver the installation file to the application program module, if it is running, monitor the running of the application program, and end the running of the application program when it is detected After that, the terminal resource management module is triggered to deliver the installation file to the application module.