CN104410615A

CN104410615A - Method, client terminal, server and system for accessing shared data

Info

Publication number: CN104410615A
Application number: CN201410669298.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 康海荣; 赵化强; 于新卫
Original assignee: Beijing Qihoo Technology Co Ltd; Qizhi Software Beijing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Qihoo Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-11-20
Filing date: 2014-11-20
Publication date: 2015-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 2034-11-20
Also published as: CN104410615B

Abstract

The invention provides a method, a client terminal, a server and a system for accessing shared data. The method comprises the steps: sending a request by a first client terminal of sharing promotion to a cloud storage server to distribute a storage region for data sharing, and acquiring a storage region marking number for data sharing from the cloud storage server side; acquiring to-be-shared data from the local side of the first client terminal or acquiring the marking information of the to-be-shared data from the cloud storage server side; sending the shared data and/or the marking information of the shared data to be stored in the storage region; choosing a social friend/social friend list in the social circle of the first client terminal side and uploading the chosen social friend/social friend list to the cloud storage server. Owning to the different sources of the shared data, the contents and the forms of the shared data are diversified and the sharing of various requirements or different forms is realized.

Description

Method, client, server and system for accessing shared data

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of data processing, in particular to a method, a client, a server and a system for accessing shared data.

Background

With the development of digital cameras, people take photos more and more conveniently, and the number of the taken photos is more and more. After shooting is completed, people hope to share the photos with friends in time.

When a lot of photos are taken, the existing sharing mode through e-mails, blogs, microblogs or personal spaces and other platforms has certain inconvenience. For example, photos are shared by mails, a single photo is large in capacity, and multiple photos often exceed the load of mail attachments when being sent, so that the sending is extremely slow or even cannot be successfully sent. For another example, the user needs to download the instant messenger for picture sharing through the instant messenger, and the picture shared by the instant messenger cannot be viewed immediately, which also brings certain inconvenience. It is therefore desirable to provide a solution for accessing shared data that addresses the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention has been developed to provide a method, client, server and system for accessing shared data that overcome, or at least partially address, the above-mentioned problems.

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of accessing shared data, comprising: a first client initiating sharing requests a cloud storage server to allocate a storage area for data sharing, and acquires a storage area identification number for data sharing from a cloud storage server side; acquiring data to be shared from the first client local side, or acquiring identification information of the data to be shared from a cloud storage server side; sending the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area for storage; selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side, uploading the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group to a cloud storage server, so as to establish the association between the storage area identification number and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group on the cloud storage server side, and utilizing the association to enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number on the second client side.

Optionally, the shared data comprises at least one of: pictures, video, audio, documents.

Optionally, obtaining data to be shared from the first client local side includes: obtaining pre-stored data for sharing from the local side of the first client; and acquiring the currently manufactured data for sharing from the local side of the first client.

Optionally, the method further comprises: managing shared members formed by the selected social friends/social friend groups; if a new sharing member is added, uploading the identifier of the new sharing member to a cloud storage server so as to establish the association between the identifier of the new sharing member and the identifier number of the storage area on the cloud storage server side; and if the shared member is deleted, uploading the identifier of the deleted shared member to a cloud storage server so as to delete the association between the identifier of the deleted shared member and the storage area identifier at the cloud storage server side.

Optionally, the manner of adding the shared member includes at least one of: selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side to add a sharing member; and receiving a request from a requesting subscriber to join the shared member, and responding to the request to add a new shared member.

Optionally, the request for the joining party to join the shared member is generated according to the following steps: and the request joiner initiates a request for joining the sharing member according to the storage area identification number.

Optionally, after the obtaining of the storage area identification number for data sharing from the cloud storage server side, the method further includes: acquiring current geographical position information of a terminal where the first client is located; and generating the geographical position information corresponding to the storage area according to the current geographical position information.

Optionally, the request for the joining party to join the shared member is generated according to the following steps: and the requesting subscriber searches the storage area according to the geographical position information corresponding to the storage area, and further initiates a request for joining the sharing member.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and setting authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

Optionally, the rights management comprises at least one of:

verifying when the shared member of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is added;

allowing the data of the sharing members of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number to be uploaded;

a data update notification is received.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received, sending the storage area identification number to the social friends and/or the social friend group in the social circle of the first client side.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and if an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is received, the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is sent to a cloud storage server so as to delete the storage area identification number and the association thereof on the cloud storage server side.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

Optionally, the setting of the access right includes at least one of:

specifying a download of a social friend/social friend group;

appointing the downloading times;

the appointed checking times of the downloaded data;

sharing the specified time of validation;

a specified category of shared data.

Optionally, the method further comprises: setting a synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the data to which it is forwarded.

Optionally, the method further comprises: receiving an interaction request of the selected social friend/social friend group for shared data in a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and returning a response message according to the interaction request.

Optionally, the interaction request includes at least one of:

sending comment information;

forwarding the request;

a forwarded permission request;

extracting a request;

the extracted permission request.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of accessing shared data, comprising: the method comprises the steps that a cloud storage server side receives a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for data sharing, creates a storage area for data sharing, generates a storage area identification number for data sharing and returns the storage area identification number; receiving a request from the first client to save shared data and/or identification information of the shared data to the storage area, and saving the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area; receiving an identifier of a social friend/social friend group selected from a social friend/social friend group in a social circle uploaded by the first client, establishing an association between the storage area identifier and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group, and enabling the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identifier at the second client by utilizing the association.

Optionally, the method further comprises: receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

Optionally, the rights management comprises at least one of:

a data update notification is received.

Optionally, the method further comprises: receiving an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number from the first client; and deleting the storage area identification number and the association thereof.

Optionally, the method further comprises: receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

Optionally, the setting of the access right includes at least one of:

specifying a download of a social friend/social friend group;

appointing the downloading times;

the appointed checking times of the downloaded data;

sharing the specified time of validation;

a specified category of shared data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cloud storage client for accessing shared data, including:

the sending module is suitable for a first client initiating sharing to request to allocate a storage area for data sharing to the cloud storage server;

the acquisition module is suitable for acquiring a storage area identification number for data sharing from a cloud storage server side;

the obtaining module is further adapted to obtain data to be shared from the first client local side, or obtain identification information of the data to be shared from a cloud storage server side;

the sending module is further adapted to send the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area for storage;

the sending module is further adapted to select a social friend/social friend group in the social circle at the first client side, upload an identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group to the cloud storage server, establish an association between the storage area identifier and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group at the cloud storage server side, and enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identifier at the second client side by using the association.

Optionally, the obtaining module is further adapted to: obtaining pre-stored data for sharing from the local side of the first client; and acquiring the currently manufactured data for sharing from the local side of the first client.

Optionally, the cloud storage client further includes:

the processing module is suitable for managing the shared members formed by the selected social friends/social friend groups; if a new sharing member is added, uploading the identifier of the new sharing member to a cloud storage server so as to establish the association between the identifier of the new sharing member and the identifier number of the storage area on the cloud storage server side; and if the shared member is deleted, uploading the identifier of the deleted shared member to a cloud storage server so as to delete the association between the identifier of the deleted shared member and the storage area identifier at the cloud storage server side.

Optionally, the obtaining module is further adapted to: acquiring current geographical position information of a terminal where the first client is located; and generating the geographical position information corresponding to the storage area according to the current geographical position information.

Optionally, the processing module is further adapted to: and setting authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

Optionally, the sending module is further adapted to: if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received, the storage area identification number is sent to social friends and/or social friend groups in a social circle of the first client side; or if an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is received, the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is sent to the cloud storage server, so that the storage area identification number and the association thereof are deleted on the cloud storage server side.

Optionally, the processing module is further adapted to: setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; alternatively, the synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the data to which it is forwarded is set.

Optionally, the processing module is further adapted to: receiving an interaction request of the selected social friend/social friend group for shared data in a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and returning a response message according to the interaction request.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cloud storage server for accessing shared data, including:

the receiving module is suitable for the cloud storage server side to receive a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for data sharing;

the creating module is suitable for creating a storage area for data sharing, generating a storage area identification number for data sharing and returning;

the receiving module is further adapted to receive a request from the first client to save the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area;

the storage module is suitable for storing the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data in the storage area;

the receiving module is further adapted to receive an identifier of a social friend/social friend group selected from a social friend/social friend group in a social circle uploaded by the first client;

and the establishing module is suitable for establishing the association between the storage area identification number and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group, and utilizing the association to enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain the access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number at a second client.

Optionally, the receiving module is further adapted to: receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

Optionally, the receiving module is further adapted to: receiving an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number from the first client; and deleting the storage area identification number and the association thereof.

Optionally, the receiving module is further adapted to: receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a system for accessing shared data is further provided, and includes the above cloud storage client for accessing shared data and the above cloud storage server for accessing shared data.

According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, a first client initiating sharing requests a cloud storage server to allocate a storage area for data sharing, shared data acquired from the local side of the first client or identification information of the shared data acquired from the cloud storage server side is sent to the storage area for storage, then association between the identification number of the storage area and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group is established at the cloud storage server side, and the selected social friend/social friend group acquires access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the identification number of the storage area at a second client by utilizing the association. Therefore, the purpose that the first client initiating the sharing and the second client of the social friend/social friend group selected by the first client access the shared data anytime and anywhere is achieved, and the problems that the shared data cannot be checked in real time in a sharing mode in the related technology and the like are solved. Moreover, the shared data in the invention can come from the first client local side, the cloud storage server side, the second terminal local side and the like, so that the content and the form of the shared data are diversified from various sources, and various requirements or different forms of sharing are realized. In addition, the social friend/social friend group selected by the first client initiating the sharing can obtain the access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number at the second client, namely, the social friend/social friend group not selected by the first client cannot access the shared data, so that the safety and the privacy of the shared data are improved.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention are described below in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood and to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understandable.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for accessing shared data on a cloud storage client side according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a method for accessing shared data on a cloud storage server side according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for accessing shared data in conjunction with a cloud storage client side and a cloud storage server side according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a first client initiating a request for a storage area of a shared album, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of an operational portal for rights management according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation entry for copying and deleting a storage area identification number according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a cloud storage client accessing shared data according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a cloud storage client accessing shared data according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a cloud storage server accessing shared data according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a system for accessing shared data according to one embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

To solve the technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing shared data, and fig. 1 illustrates a flowchart of a method for accessing shared data on a cloud storage client side according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the method includes at least the following steps S102 to S106.

Step S102, the first client initiating sharing requests a cloud storage server to allocate a storage area for data sharing, and acquires a storage area identification number for data sharing from the cloud storage server side.

Step S104, acquiring data to be shared from a first client local side, or acquiring identification information of the data to be shared from a cloud storage server side; and sending the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to a storage area for storage.

Step S106, selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side, uploading the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group to the cloud storage server, so that the association between the identification number of the storage area and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group is established on the cloud storage server side, and the selected social friend/social friend group obtains access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the identification number of the storage area on the second client side by utilizing the association.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, the first client and the second client are used to distinguish the client initiating the sharing from the client accessing the shared data, and in practical application, the first client may also access the shared data, and the second client may also initiate the sharing.

The shared data mentioned in step S104 above may be data in some common file formats, such as pictures, video, audio, documents, and so on. Further, the data to be shared acquired from the first client local side in step S104 may be data to be shared that is acquired from the first client local side and is stored in advance (for example, the first client local side acquires data that is stored in advance on a memory card), or may be data to be shared that is acquired from the first client local side and is currently produced, for example, a currently shot photo or a currently shot video.

In step S106, a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side is selected, and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group is uploaded to the cloud storage server, where a shared member formed by the selected social friend/social friend group may be managed, such as adding a shared member or deleting a shared member. And if the new sharing member is added, uploading the identifier of the new sharing member to the cloud storage server so as to establish the association between the identifier of the new sharing member and the identifier number of the storage area on the cloud storage server side. And if the shared member is deleted, uploading the identifier of the deleted shared member to the cloud storage server so as to delete the association between the identifier of the deleted shared member and the storage area identifier on the cloud storage server side.

Further, the new shared member may be initiated by the first client side to invite, such as selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side, to add the shared member. Alternatively, the new sharing member may initiate a request itself, for example, receive a request from a requesting subscriber to join the sharing member, and respond to the request to add the sharing member. Here, the request for the joiner to join the shared member may be implemented in various ways, for example, the joiner may obtain the storage area identification number in advance (the first client side may share the storage area identification number with the joiner through various ways in advance), and then initiate the request for joining the shared member according to the storage area identification number (that is, initiate a request for searching the storage area identification number, if the storage area identification number is searched, an operation entry for joining the shared member corresponding to the storage area identification number is provided, and when the operation entry is triggered, the shared member corresponding to the storage area identification number is joined). For another example, the method may be implemented according to geographical location information corresponding to a storage area, where after the first client side acquires the storage area identification number for data sharing from the cloud storage server side, the first client side acquires current geographical location information of a terminal where the first client is located, and generates geographical location information corresponding to the storage area according to the current geographical location information, for example, the current geographical location information is used as the geographical location information corresponding to the storage area, so that a requesting subscriber may search the storage area according to the geographical location information corresponding to the storage area, and then initiate a request for joining a sharing member.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first client may further set authority management for the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, so as to improve security of the shared data and privacy of the first client for the shared data. The rights management here includes, for example, authentication when joining a shared member of a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, allowing data upload of the shared member of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, receiving a data update notification, and the like. Furthermore, the invention can also carry out default setting according to the type or the characteristics of the shared data, for example, public or popular shared data can be set without verification when adding the shared members of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, or the data of the shared members of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is allowed to be uploaded. For another example, the personal shared data may be verified when setting the shared member joining the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, or the data of the shared member joining the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is not allowed to be uploaded. Of course, this list is only illustrative, and in practical use, the corresponding setting can be made according to different requirements.

The first client side of the present invention may have other operations to implement different functions. For example, an operation entry for copying the storage area identification number is provided, and if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received (that is, the operation entry for copying the storage area identification number is triggered), the storage area identification number is sent to a social friend and/or a social friend group in the social circle on the first client side, so that the social friend and/or the social friend group receiving the storage area identification number can join the storage area identification number to share shared data according to the storage area identification number. For another example, an operation entry for deleting the storage area identification number is provided, and when an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is received (that is, the operation entry for deleting the storage area identification number is triggered), the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is sent to the cloud storage server so that the storage area identification number and the association thereof are deleted on the cloud storage server side. For another example, the access permission of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is set to achieve security and privacy of the shared data, where the access permission includes downloading of a specified social friend/social friend group, specified downloading times, specified viewing times of downloaded data, specified time for effecting sharing, specified category of the shared data, and the like, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the forwarded data is set, that is, the forwarded data may be address information of the accessed data, and when the accessed data changes, the forwarded data can be synchronized without changing the content as long as the address information does not change.

Further, in step S106, the social friend/social friend group of the second client may obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, where the access operation is, for example, viewing, editing, downloading, sharing, unloading, uploading, and the like. At this time, the first client side may also respond to an interaction request of the social friend/social friend group of the second client for the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, such as sending comment information, forwarding request, forwarded permission request, extraction request, extracted permission request, and the like, in real time.

Accordingly, fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a method for accessing shared data on a cloud storage server side according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the method includes at least the following steps S202 to S206.

Step S202, the cloud storage server side receives a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for data sharing, creates a storage area for data sharing, generates a storage area identification number for data sharing, and returns.

Step S204, receiving a request from the first client to save the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area, and saving the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area.

Step S206, receiving the identification of the social friend/social friend group selected from the social friend/social friend group in the social circle uploaded by the first client, establishing the association between the identification number of the storage area and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group, and utilizing the association to enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain the access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the identification number of the storage area at the second client.

According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the purpose that the first client initiating the sharing and the second client of the social friend/social friend group selected by the first client can access the shared data at any time and any place can be realized by utilizing the bridge function of the cloud storage server, so that various inconvenient problems that the shared data cannot be checked in time in a sharing mode in the related technology and the like are solved.

The shared data mentioned in step S204 above may be data in some common file formats, such as pictures, video, audio, documents, and so on.

The cloud storage server plays a role of a bridge between the first client and the second client, and can receive the request of the first client to perform corresponding operation and also can receive the request of the second client to perform corresponding operation. For example, a setting request from the first client for setting the authority management of the first client for the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is received, and then corresponding setting operation is performed according to the setting request. The authority management here includes authentication when a shared member of a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is added, allowing data upload of the shared member of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, receiving a data update notification, and the like. As another example, an instruction to delete a storage area identification number from the first client is received, thereby deleting the storage area identification number and its association. For another example, a setting request of the access permission of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number set by the first client is received, and then corresponding setting operation is performed according to the setting request, where the access permission includes downloading of a specified social friend/social friend group, specified downloading times, specified viewing times of downloaded data, specified time for effective sharing, specified category of shared data, and the like, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, an interaction request, such as sending comment information, a forwarding request, a forwarding permission request, an extraction request, an extracted permission request, and the like, of the social friend/social friend group from the second client for the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is received, and the interaction request is sent to the first client.

In the above, various implementation manners of each link in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2 are introduced, and the method for accessing shared data provided by the embodiments of the present invention is further described below by using a specific preferred embodiment.

Taking the shared data as an example of a picture, fig. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for accessing a shared picture by combining a cloud storage client side and a cloud storage server side according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the method includes the following steps S302 to S314.

Step S302, the first client initiating sharing requests the cloud storage server to allocate a storage area for sharing pictures, that is, a storage area of the shared album.

As shown in fig. 4, when the input at the cursor is completed and the "complete" button is triggered, a request for allocating a storage area for picture sharing to the cloud storage server is initiated.

Step S304, the cloud storage server side receives a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for picture sharing, creates a storage area for picture sharing, namely a storage area of a shared photo album, generates a storage area identification number for picture sharing, namely a storage area identification number of the shared photo album, and returns.

Step S306, the first client acquires a storage area identification number for picture sharing, that is, a storage area identification number of the shared album, from the cloud storage server side.

Step S308, acquiring a picture to be shared from a first client local side, or acquiring identification information of the picture to be shared from a cloud storage server side; and sending the shared pictures and/or the identification information of the shared pictures to a storage area of the shared album for storage.

Here, the obtaining of the picture to be shared from the first client local side may be obtaining a picture to be shared that is stored in advance from the first client local side (for example, the first client local side obtains a picture that is stored in advance on a memory card), or obtaining a picture to be shared that is currently produced, for example, a picture that is currently edited or a picture that is currently taken, from the first client local side.

Step S310, the cloud storage server side receives a request from the first client to store the shared picture and/or the identification information of the shared picture in the storage area of the shared album, and stores the shared picture and/or the identification information of the shared picture in the storage area of the shared album.

Step S312, a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side is selected, the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group is uploaded to the cloud storage server, so that association between the storage area identification number of the shared album and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group is established on the cloud storage server side, and the selected social friend/social friend group obtains access to the shared picture in the storage area of the shared album corresponding to the storage area identification number on the second client side through the association.

Here, a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side is selected, and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group is uploaded to the cloud storage server, where a shared member formed by the selected social friend/social friend group may be managed, for example, a shared member is added or deleted.

Step S314, the cloud storage server side receives the identification of the social friend/social friend group selected from one social friend/social friend group in the social circle uploaded by the first client side, establishes the association between the storage area identification number of the shared album and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group, and utilizes the association to enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain the access to the shared picture in the storage area of the shared album corresponding to the storage area identification number in the second client side.

Furthermore, the authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number can be set, so that the security of the shared picture and the privacy of the first client to the shared picture can be improved. The rights management here includes, for example, authentication when a shared member of a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is added, allowing uploading of a picture of the shared member of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, receiving a picture update notification, and the like. As shown in fig. 5, an operational portal for rights management is provided. Furthermore, the invention can also carry out default setting according to the type or the characteristics of the shared picture, for example, public or popular shared pictures can be set without verification when sharing members are added into the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, or pictures of sharing members of the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number are allowed to be uploaded. For another example, the personal shared picture may be verified when setting a shared member that joins the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number, or the picture of the shared member that is not allowed to be uploaded in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number. Of course, this list is only illustrative, and in practical use, the corresponding setting can be made according to different requirements.

The first client side of the present invention may have other operations to implement different functions. For example, an operation entry for copying the storage area identification number is provided, and if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received (that is, the operation entry for copying the storage area identification number is triggered), the storage area identification number is sent to a social friend and/or a social friend group in the social circle on the first client side, so that the social friend and/or the social friend group receiving the storage area identification number can join the storage area identification number to share the shared picture according to the storage area identification number. For another example, an operation entry for deleting the storage area identification number is provided, and when an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is received (that is, the operation entry for deleting the storage area identification number is triggered), the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is sent to the cloud storage server so that the storage area identification number and the association thereof are deleted on the cloud storage server side. As shown in fig. 6, an operation entry for copying and deleting the storage area identification number is provided. For another example, the access permission of the shared picture in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number is set to achieve security and privacy of the shared picture, where the access permission includes downloading of a specified social friend/social friend group, specified downloading times, specified viewing times of the downloaded picture, specified time for taking effect of sharing, specified category of the shared picture, and the like, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a synchronization operation of the accessed picture with respect to the forwarded picture is set, that is, the forwarded picture may be address information of the accessed picture, and when the accessed picture changes, as long as the address information does not change, the forwarded picture does not need to change the content, so that the synchronization can be achieved.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a cloud storage client for accessing shared data, and fig. 7 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a cloud storage client for accessing shared data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 7, the cloud storage client includes at least: a sending module 710 and an obtaining module 720.

The functions of the components or devices of the cloud storage client accessing the shared data and the connection relationship between the components are described as follows:

the sending module 710 is adapted to initiate a shared first client to request allocation of a storage area for data sharing to the cloud storage server;

an obtaining module 720, coupled to the sending module 710, adapted to obtain a storage area identification number for data sharing from the cloud storage server side;

the obtaining module 720 is further adapted to obtain data to be shared from the first client local side, or obtain identification information of the data to be shared from the cloud storage server side;

the sending module 710 is adapted to send the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area for saving;

the sending module 710 is further adapted to select a social friend/social friend group in the social circle at the first client side, upload an identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group to the cloud storage server, so as to establish an association between the storage area identifier and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group at the cloud storage server side, and enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain, at the second client side, access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identifier by using the association.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the obtaining module 720 is further adapted to: acquiring prestored data for sharing from a local side of a first client; and acquiring the currently manufactured data for sharing from the local side of the first client.

In an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a cloud storage client accessing shared data according to another embodiment of the present invention. The cloud storage client may further include: a processing module 810, coupled to the sending module 710, adapted to manage the shared members formed by the selected social friends/social friend groups; if the new sharing member is added, uploading the identifier of the new sharing member to the cloud storage server so as to establish the association between the identifier of the new sharing member and the identifier number of the storage area on the cloud storage server side; and if the shared member is deleted, uploading the identifier of the deleted shared member to the cloud storage server so as to delete the association between the identifier of the deleted shared member and the storage area identifier on the cloud storage server side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the obtaining module 720 is further adapted to: acquiring current geographical position information of a terminal where a first client is located; and generating geographical position information corresponding to the storage area according to the current geographical position information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 810 is further adapted to: and setting authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sending module 710 is further adapted to: if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received, the storage area identification number is sent to a social friend and/or a social friend group in a social circle of the first client side; or if receiving the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number, sending the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number to the cloud storage server so as to delete the storage area identification number and the association thereof on the cloud storage server side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 810 is further adapted to: setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; alternatively, the synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the data to which it is forwarded is set.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 810 is further adapted to: receiving an interaction request of the selected social friend/social friend group for shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and returning a response message according to the interaction request.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a cloud storage server for accessing shared data, and fig. 9 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a cloud storage server for accessing shared data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 9, the cloud storage server includes at least: a receiving module 910, a creating module 920, a storing module 930, and a establishing module 940.

The functions of the components or devices of the cloud storage server accessing shared data and the connection relationship between the components in the embodiment of the present invention are described:

a receiving module 910, adapted to receive, by a cloud storage server side, a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for data sharing;

a creating module 920, coupled to the receiving module 910, adapted to create a storage area for data sharing, generate a storage area identification number for data sharing, and return;

the receiving module 910 is further adapted to receive a request from the first client to store the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data in the storage area;

a storage module 930, coupled to the receiving module 910, adapted to store the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data in a storage area;

the receiving module 910 is further adapted to receive an identifier of a social friend/social friend group selected from a social friend/social friend group in a social circle thereof uploaded from the first client;

the establishing module 940, coupled to the receiving module 910, is adapted to establish an association between the storage area identification number and an identification of the selected social friend/social friend group, and enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain, at the second client, access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number by using the association.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module 910 is further adapted to: receiving a setting request from a first client for setting the authority management of the first client on a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module 910 is further adapted to: receiving an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number from the first client; the storage area identification number and its association are deleted.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module 910 is further adapted to: receiving a setting request for setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number from the first client; and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

Based on the method for accessing shared data, the cloud storage client and the cloud storage server provided by the embodiments above, based on the same inventive concept, embodiments of the present invention further provide a system for accessing shared data, as shown in fig. 10, the system at least includes: cloud storage client 1010 (shown in fig. 7) and cloud storage server 1020 (shown in fig. 9).

According to any one or a combination of the above preferred embodiments, the following advantages can be achieved by the embodiments of the present invention:

The invention also discloses:

a1, a method for accessing shared data, comprising:

a first client initiating sharing requests a cloud storage server to allocate a storage area for data sharing, and acquires a storage area identification number for data sharing from a cloud storage server side;

acquiring data to be shared from the first client local side, or acquiring identification information of the data to be shared from a cloud storage server side; sending the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area for storage;

selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side, uploading the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group to a cloud storage server, so as to establish the association between the storage area identification number and the identification of the selected social friend/social friend group on the cloud storage server side, and utilizing the association to enable the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number on the second client side.

A2, the method of A1, wherein the shared data includes at least one of: pictures, video, audio, documents.

A3, the method according to A1 or A2, wherein obtaining data to be shared from the first client local side comprises:

obtaining pre-stored data for sharing from the local side of the first client;

and acquiring the currently manufactured data for sharing from the local side of the first client.

A4, the method according to any one of A1-A3, further comprising:

managing shared members formed by the selected social friends/social friend groups;

if a new sharing member is added, uploading the identifier of the new sharing member to a cloud storage server so as to establish the association between the identifier of the new sharing member and the identifier number of the storage area on the cloud storage server side;

and if the shared member is deleted, uploading the identifier of the deleted shared member to a cloud storage server so as to delete the association between the identifier of the deleted shared member and the storage area identifier at the cloud storage server side.

A5, the method according to A4, wherein the manner of adding shared members includes at least one of:

selecting a social friend/social friend group in the social circle of the first client side to add a sharing member;

and receiving a request from a requesting subscriber to join the shared member, and responding to the request to add a new shared member.

A6, the method according to A5, wherein the request for the joiner to join the shared member is generated according to the following steps:

and the request joiner initiates a request for joining the sharing member according to the storage area identification number.

A7, the method according to any one of A1-A6, wherein the acquiring, from the cloud storage server side, the storage area identification number for data sharing further includes:

acquiring current geographical position information of a terminal where the first client is located;

and generating the geographical position information corresponding to the storage area according to the current geographical position information.

A8, the method according to A7, wherein the request for the joiner to join the shared member is generated according to the following steps:

and the requesting subscriber searches the storage area according to the geographical position information corresponding to the storage area, and further initiates a request for joining the sharing member.

A9, the method according to any one of A1-A8, further comprising:

and setting authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

A10, the method of A9, wherein the rights management includes at least one of:

a data update notification is received.

A11, the method according to any one of A1-A10, further comprising:

and if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received, sending the storage area identification number to the social friends and/or the social friend group in the social circle of the first client side.

A12, the method according to any one of A1-A11, further comprising:

and if an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is received, the instruction for deleting the storage area identification number is sent to a cloud storage server so as to delete the storage area identification number and the association thereof on the cloud storage server side.

A13, the method according to any one of A1-A12, further comprising:

and setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number.

A14, the method according to A13, wherein the setting of the access right includes at least one of:

specifying a download of a social friend/social friend group;

appointing the downloading times;

the appointed checking times of the downloaded data;

sharing the specified time of validation;

a specified category of shared data.

A15, the method according to any one of A1-A14, further comprising:

setting a synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the data to which it is forwarded.

A16, the method according to any one of A1-A15, further comprising:

receiving an interaction request of the selected social friend/social friend group for shared data in a storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number;

and returning a response message according to the interaction request.

A17, the method according to A16, wherein the interaction request includes at least one of:

sending comment information;

forwarding the request;

a forwarded permission request;

extracting a request;

the extracted permission request.

A18, a method for accessing shared data, comprising:

the method comprises the steps that a cloud storage server side receives a request from a first client initiating sharing to allocate a storage area for data sharing, creates a storage area for data sharing, generates a storage area identification number for data sharing and returns the storage area identification number;

receiving a request from the first client to save shared data and/or identification information of the shared data to the storage area, and saving the shared data and/or the identification information of the shared data to the storage area;

receiving an identifier of a social friend/social friend group selected from a social friend/social friend group in a social circle uploaded by the first client, establishing an association between the storage area identifier and the identifier of the selected social friend/social friend group, and enabling the selected social friend/social friend group to obtain access to the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identifier at the second client by utilizing the association.

A19, the method of A18, wherein the shared data includes at least one of: pictures, video, audio, documents.

A20, the method according to A18 or A19, further comprising:

receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the authority management of the first client to the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number;

and carrying out corresponding setting operation according to the setting request.

A21, the method of A20, wherein the rights management includes at least one of:

a data update notification is received.

A22, the method according to any one of A18-A21, further comprising:

receiving an instruction for deleting the storage area identification number from the first client;

and deleting the storage area identification number and the association thereof.

A23, the method according to any one of A18-A22, further comprising:

receiving a setting request from the first client for setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number;

A24, the method according to A23, wherein the setting of the access right includes at least one of:

specifying a download of a social friend/social friend group;

appointing the downloading times;

the appointed checking times of the downloaded data;

sharing the specified time of validation;

a specified category of shared data.

B25, a cloud storage client for accessing shared data, comprising:

B26, the cloud storage client according to B25, wherein the obtaining module is further adapted to:

obtaining pre-stored data for sharing from the local side of the first client;

B27, the cloud storage client according to B25 or B26, wherein further comprising:

B28, the cloud storage client according to any one of B25-B27, wherein the obtaining module is further adapted to:

B29, the cloud storage client according to any one of B25-B28, wherein the processing module is further adapted to:

B30, the cloud storage client according to any one of B25-B29, wherein the sending module is further adapted to:

if an instruction for copying the storage area identification number is received, the storage area identification number is sent to social friends and/or social friend groups in a social circle of the first client side; or,

B31, the cloud storage client according to any one of B25-B30, wherein the processing module is further adapted to:

setting the access authority of the shared data in the storage area corresponding to the storage area identification number; alternatively, the synchronization operation of the accessed data with respect to the data to which it is forwarded is set.

B32, the cloud storage client according to any one of B25-B31, wherein the processing module is further adapted to:

and returning a response message according to the interaction request.

B33, a cloud storage server for accessing shared data, comprising:

B34, the cloud storage server according to B33, wherein the receiving module is further adapted to:

B35, the cloud storage server according to B33 or B34, wherein the receiving module is further adapted to:

B36, the cloud storage server according to any one of B33-B35, wherein the receiving module is further adapted to:

C37, a system for accessing shared data, comprising the cloud storage client for accessing shared data as claimed in any one of claims B25-B32 and the cloud storage server for accessing shared data as claimed in any one of claims B33-B36.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the device in an embodiment may be adaptively changed and disposed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that microprocessors or Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) may be used in practice to implement some or all of the functions of some or all of the components of clients, servers and systems accessing shared data according to embodiments of the present invention. The present invention may also be embodied as apparatus or device programs (e.g., computer programs and computer program products) for performing a portion or all of the methods described herein. Such programs implementing the present invention may be stored on computer-readable media or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such a signal may be downloaded from an internet website or provided on a carrier signal or in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A method of accessing shared data, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the shared data comprises at least one of: pictures, video, audio, documents.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein obtaining data to be shared from the first client local side comprises:

obtaining pre-stored data for sharing from the local side of the first client;

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, further comprising:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the manner of adding the shared member includes at least one of:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the request for the enrollee to join the shared member is generated according to the following steps:

7. A method of accessing shared data, comprising:

8. A cloud storage client accessing shared data, comprising:

9. A cloud storage server accessing shared data, comprising:

10. A system for accessing shared data, comprising the cloud storage client of claim 8 and the cloud storage server of claim 9.