CN110430253B

CN110430253B - Method and equipment for providing novel update notification information

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Publication number: CN110430253B
Application number: CN201910696440.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 童小林
Original assignee: Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-30
Filing date: 2019-07-30
Publication date: 2022-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-30
Also published as: CN110430253A

Abstract

An object of the present application is to provide a method of providing novel update notification information, the method including: acquiring an adding operation of a user for adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of user equipment; responding to the adding operation, and sending an update prompting request about the target novel to network equipment corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the target novel; receiving a first prompt instruction which is sent by the network equipment based on the update prompt request and is about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel; in response to the first prompt instruction, activating the target control and presenting the target control over a window of the reading application, wherein the target control includes the first update prompt information. According to the method and the device, the user obtains the update prompt information through the target control, and the reading experience of the user is improved.

Description

Method and equipment for providing novel update notification information

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a technique for providing novel update notification information.

Background

With the development of the internet, a behavior of reading novel by using a mobile device is common, in order to enable a user to know related information conveniently through various novel applications based on the internet, a server corresponding to the applications pushes various information (for example, the novel reading applications and push messages) to the applications, and the user can notify or open the novel reading applications through a system to acquire the pushed information.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present application is to provide a method and apparatus for providing novel update notification information.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for providing novel update notification information at a user equipment, the method including:

acquiring an adding operation of a user for adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of user equipment;

responding to the adding operation, and sending an update prompting request about the target novel to network equipment corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the target novel;

receiving a first prompt instruction which is sent by the network equipment based on the update prompt request and is about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel;

In response to the first prompt instruction, activating the target control and presenting the target control over a window of the reading application, wherein the target control includes the first update prompt information.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for providing novel update notification information on a network device side, the method including:

receiving an update prompting request about a target novel sent by user equipment, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the target novel;

responding to the update prompt request, and if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, generating a first prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel;

and sending the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

According to still another aspect of the present application, there is provided a method of providing novel update notification information, the method including:

the method comprises the steps that user equipment obtains adding operation of adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of the user equipment by a user;

In response to the adding operation, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the target novel to network equipment corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the target novel;

the network equipment receives an update prompting request about a target novel sent by user equipment, responds to the update prompting request, and generates a first prompting instruction about the target novel if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, wherein the first prompting instruction comprises first update prompting information about the update chapter of the target novel, and the first prompting instruction is sent to the user equipment;

the user equipment receives the first prompt instruction, and in response to the first prompt instruction, activates the target control and presents the target control on a window of the reading application, wherein the target control comprises the first updating prompt information.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment providing novel update notification information, the apparatus including:

the one-to-one module is used for acquiring the adding operation of adding the target novel to the target control in the reading application of the user equipment by the user;

A second module, configured to send, in response to the adding operation, an update prompting request about the target novel to a network device corresponding to the reading application, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel;

a third module, configured to receive a first prompt instruction about the target novel sent by the network device based on the update prompt request, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel;

a fourth module, configured to activate the target control and present the target control over a window of the reading application in response to the first prompt instruction, where the target control includes the first update prompt information.

According to still another aspect of the present application, there is provided a network apparatus for providing novel update notification information, the apparatus including:

a module, a module and a module, wherein the module is used for receiving an update prompt request about a target novel sent by user equipment, and the update prompt request comprises novel identification information of the target novel;

a second module, configured to respond to the update prompt request, and if newly receiving chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel, generate a first prompt instruction about the target novel, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel;

And a second and third module for sending the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment providing novel update notification information, wherein the apparatus includes:

a processor; and

a memory arranged to store computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform:

According to still another aspect of the present application, there is provided a network apparatus for providing novel update notification information, wherein the apparatus includes:

a processor; and

and sending the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

According to one aspect of the application, there is provided a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

According to yet another aspect of the application, there is provided a computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

and sending the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

Compared with the prior art, in the application, the user equipment adds the target novel (for example, the novel needing to receive the message prompt) to the target control of the reading application, so that the update prompt request about the target novel is sent to the network equipment corresponding to the reading application, and if the user equipment receives the first prompt instruction about the target novel returned by the network equipment, the user equipment activates the target control and presents the target control, wherein the target control comprises the first update prompt information. The method is different from the prior art that the update information cannot be reached due to the fact that the function of pushing the received update information is manually closed by a user, and the update information is intercepted due to the safety limit of a terminal manufacturer, so that the user cannot know the corresponding push information in time. In the existing situation, a user needs to open the reading application from time to check whether updated information exists, so that it is tedious for the reading user to open the reading application. According to the application, the user can directly acquire the updated information through the target control, so that the arrival rate of the pushed information is high, meanwhile, the target control is diversified in display form, the user can be attracted to actively acquire the updated information, the user use experience is improved, and the viscosity of the user to the reading application is enhanced.

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Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent upon reading of the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments thereof, made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a system topology according to the present application;

FIG. 2 illustrates a system method diagram for providing novel update notification information according to one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for providing novel update notification information at a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing novel update notification information at a network device according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow diagram for providing novel update notification information according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 illustrates an apparatus diagram of a user equipment providing novel update notification information according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates an apparatus diagram of a network device providing novel update notification information according to yet another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 illustrates an apparatus diagram of a system for providing novel update notification information according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary system that can be used to implement the various embodiments described in this application.

The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements.

Detailed Description

The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the attached figures.

In a typical configuration of the present application, the terminal, the device serving the network, and the trusted party each include one or more processors (e.g., Central Processing Units (CPUs)), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The Memory may include forms of volatile Memory, Random Access Memory (RAM), and/or non-volatile Memory in a computer-readable medium, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or Flash Memory. Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, Phase-Change Memory (PCM), Programmable Random Access Memory (PRAM), Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), flash Memory or other Memory technology, Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic tape storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium, may be used to store information that may be accessed by the computing device.

The device referred to in this application includes, but is not limited to, a user device, a network device, or a device formed by integrating a user device and a network device through a network. The user equipment includes, but is not limited to, any mobile electronic product, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc., capable of performing human-computer interaction with a user (e.g., human-computer interaction through a touch panel), and the mobile electronic product may employ any operating system, such as an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, etc. The network Device includes an electronic Device capable of automatically performing numerical calculation and information processing according to a preset or stored instruction, and the hardware includes, but is not limited to, a microprocessor, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an embedded Device, and the like. The network device includes but is not limited to a computer, a network host, a single network server, a plurality of network server sets or a cloud of a plurality of servers; here, the Cloud is composed of a large number of computers or web servers based on Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing), which is a kind of distributed Computing, one virtual supercomputer consisting of a collection of loosely coupled computers. Including, but not limited to, the internet, a wide area network, a metropolitan area network, a local area network, a VPN network, a wireless Ad Hoc network (Ad Hoc network), etc. Preferably, the device may also be a program running on the user device, the network device, or a device formed by integrating the user device and the network device, the touch terminal, or the network device and the touch terminal through a network.

Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing is by way of example only, and that other existing or future devices, which may be suitable for use in the present application, are also encompassed within the scope of the present application and are hereby incorporated by reference.

In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

Fig. 1 illustrates a typical scenario of the present application, where a user holds a user device, on which an interface of a reading application is presented, wherein the user device includes, but is not limited to, a computing device of a cell phone, tablet, notebook, etc. (with a touch screen). The user manually sets and starts a reading application floating window in the reading application (for example, the floating window belongs to a small window carried by the reading application or a floating function display, and an operation window of the reading application can be floated above a reading application interface or on a system desktop), and drags the interesting novel a into the floating window, or the user can click a corresponding button on a novel a reading page of the reading application or long-press the adding novel a into the floating window, and the target control is taken as the floating window for illustration. In some embodiments, after the user adds the novel a to the floating window, the user device may directly open the chapter history that the user read last time in response to the user's fetching of the floating window. In response to an adding operation of a user, a user device sends an update prompting request about the novel A to a network device corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the novel A, the network device receives the update prompting request, and generates a prompting instruction about the novel A if receiving chapter update notification information of the novel A or an update chapter of the novel A (for example, an author of the novel A uploads the update chapter to the network device) based on the novel identification information of the novel A, wherein the prompting instruction comprises the update prompting information of the update chapter of the novel A and content information of the update chapter of the novel A. The network equipment sends the prompt information to user equipment, the user equipment receives the prompt information, enables a floating window to present the attribute of the display state based on the prompt instruction, and then presents the floating window on the window of the reading application, wherein the floating window comprises the updating prompt information (for example, the number 2 represents an updating chapter with two chapters), and in response to the access operation of the user on the updating prompt information, the network equipment jumps to the window of the reading application and presents the content information of the updating chapter of the target novel.

Referring to the system shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 provides a systematic method of providing novel update notification information, wherein the method comprises:

Fig. 3 illustrates a method for providing novel update notification information at a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method includes step S101, step S102, step S103, and step S104. In step S101, the user equipment obtains an adding operation of adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of the user equipment by the user; in step S102, in response to the adding operation, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the target novel to the network equipment corresponding to the reading application, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel; in step S103, the user equipment receives a first prompt instruction about the target novel, which is sent by the network equipment based on the update prompt request, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel; in step S104, the user equipment, in response to the first prompt instruction, activates the target control and presents the target control on the window of the reading application, where the target control includes the first update prompt information.

Specifically, in step S101, the user equipment acquires an addition operation of adding the target novel to the target control in the reading application of the user equipment by the user. For example, a reading application is installed on the user device, wherein the reading application notifies the message function on the user device that it has been disabled. In response to the user's adding operation, the target novel is added to the target control, for example, the user manually sets and starts a reading application target control in the reading application, and drags the target novel of interest into the target control, or the user may click a corresponding button or long-press an adding target novel to the target control on a target novel reading page of the reading application, wherein one target novel may correspond to one target control or multiple target novel may correspond to one target control, the target control includes a small window (e.g., a floating window or a floating ball, etc.) carried by the reading application or a floating function display, and an operation window of the reading application may be floated (e.g., displayed and floated or hidden and floated) above the reading application interface or on a system desktop. In some embodiments, the target control is an SDK capable of independently implementing a corresponding function, and is relatively independent from the main program, where the relatively independent indicates that the target control implements the corresponding function and is not dependent on the main program, and the target control is set to be dependent on the main program, and when the floating window is set, a user is required to perform an activation operation in the main program associated with the target control, for example, an icon corresponding to the target control is set in the main program, and the user triggers the icon corresponding to the target control in the main program, and then performs the activation operation of the target control, so that a novel list requiring an update prompt can be added to the target control.

In step S102, in response to the adding operation, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the target novel to the network equipment corresponding to the reading application, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel. For example, after the user performs an operation of adding a target novel, the user device sends an update prompt request about the target novel to the network device corresponding to the reading application. For example, the update prompt request includes novel identification information of the target novel. In some embodiments, in step S102, the user equipment sets the display attribute of the target control to a hidden state in response to the adding operation; wherein the activating the target control comprises: and setting the display attribute of the target control to be in a display state. For example, after the user executes the operation process of adding the target novel, the user equipment sets the attribute of the target control to be in an invisible (hidden) state, and after the subsequent target control receives the prompt instruction, the user equipment sets the attribute of the target control to be in a visible (display) state.

In step S103, the user equipment receives a first prompt instruction about the target novel, which is sent by the network equipment based on the update prompt request, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel. For example, the network device receives an update prompt request about a target novel, and generates a prompt instruction about the target novel according to newly received chapter update notification information of the target novel or an updated chapter of the target novel, wherein the prompt instruction comprises update prompt information of the updated chapter of the target novel, and in some embodiments, the prompt instruction further comprises the updated chapter of the target novel. Under the condition that the prompt instruction further comprises the update chapters of the target novel, the follow-up user can directly obtain the existing update chapter contents according to the update prompt information without requesting the update chapter contents again through user equipment, and the reading efficiency of the user is improved.

In step S104, in response to the first prompt instruction, the user equipment activates the target control and presents the target control on the window of the reading application, where the target control includes the first update prompt information. For example, the user equipment receives the prompt instruction, and changes the display attribute of the target control from 'hidden' to 'displayed' according to the prompt instruction, so that the target control can be displayed in the user equipment. In some embodiments, the update prompt in the target control includes a red dot, a number, or other prompt indicia (e.g., in text form: XX chapter unread) that can be used to prompt the user for a chapter update prompt message. In some embodiments, the presentation style of the target control includes a target novel cover style, after a novel X chapter update prompt message is provided, the cover style of the novel X (including a picture, a dynamic picture, a small video and the like of information such as a title, a character, an author and the like) is displayed in the target control, the cover of the novel X in the target control can be dynamically switched, for example, the updated chapter can automatically generate a cover according to a description scene in reading, if a plurality of updated chapters exist, the cover of each new chapter can be dynamically displayed in the target control, the target control is displayed in the cover style on a system desktop, the presentation style of the target control can strongly remind a reading user that the novel X is updated, the reading user is attracted to click to enter the reading, the viscosity of the user on the novel X is increased, the staying degree of the user is increased, and the user can directly acquire update information through the target control, so that the arrival rate of the push information is high.

For example, a user holds a user device on which an interface of a reading application is presented. The user manually sets a floating window for starting the reading application in the reading application and drags the interesting novel A into the floating window. In response to the adding operation of the user, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the novel A to the network equipment corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the novel A, the network equipment receives the update prompting request, and based on the novel identification information of the novel A, the network equipment receives an update section of the novel A (for example, an author of the novel A uploads the update section to the network equipment), and generates a prompting instruction about the novel A, wherein the prompting instruction comprises the update prompting information of the update section of the novel A and content information of the update section of the novel A. And the network equipment sends the prompt information to user equipment, the user equipment receives the prompt information, enables the floating window to present the attribute of the display state based on the prompt instruction, and then presents the floating window on the window of the reading application or a system desktop, wherein the floating window comprises the updating prompt information.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S105 (not shown), in step S105, the user device jumps to the window of the reading application and presents the content information of the updated chapter of the target novel in response to the user' S access operation to the first update prompt information. For example, the user device receives a prompt instruction about the target novel sent by the network device based on the update prompt request, wherein the prompt instruction comprises update prompt information of an update section of the target novel and content information of the update section, and in response to an access operation (e.g., clicking and sliding operation) of the user to the update prompt information, the user device jumps to a window of the reading application and presents the content information of the update section of the target novel. In this case, the user can directly acquire the content information of the updated chapter, and the information acquisition efficiency of the user is improved. In some embodiments, in step S105, the user device jumps to the window of the reading application in response to the user accessing the first update prompt message, and sends an update chapter content request about the target novel to the network device; and receiving the updated section of the target novel returned by the network equipment, and presenting the content of the updated section of the target novel. For example, in a case that the first prompt instruction includes the first update prompt information, in response to an access operation of the user to the first update prompt information, the user equipment initiates a request for content of an update chapter about the target novel to the network equipment again, and then the user equipment acquires content information of the corresponding update chapter.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S106 (not shown), and in step S106, the user device sends reading progress information about the updated section of the target novel to the network device in response to the user' S reading operation of the updated section of the target novel. For example, in response to an access operation (e.g., a click operation, a slide operation) of the update prompt information by the user, the user device jumps to a window of the reading application and presents content information of the updated section of the target novel, the user device acquires a reading progress of the user (e.g., 50% of the updated section has been read by the user or 100% of the updated section has been read by the user), and then sends reading progress information about the updated section to the network device. And providing a basis for closing the target control based on the reading process.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S107 (not shown), in step S107, the user equipment receives a close instruction about the target control returned by the network equipment; and executing the operation of closing the target control based on the closing instruction. For example, if the reading process of the updated chapter acquired by the user equipment includes that the user finishes reading the updated chapter, the user equipment sends the reading process information to the network equipment, and the network equipment acquires the reading process information, determines that the user finishes reading the updated chapter according to the reading process information, and sends an instruction for closing the target control to the user equipment. Under the condition that the user finishes reading the updated chapters, the target control is closed, so that the screen is not occupied endlessly, and the subsequent utilization rate of the screen is improved.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S108 (not shown), and in step S108, the user device sends confirmation information that the target control has been closed to the network device based on the operation of closing the target control. For example, if the user equipment has performed an operation of closing the target control, the user equipment returns confirmation information of the closed target control to the network equipment, and a basis is provided for monitoring the state of the updated section again by the subsequent network equipment.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S109 (not shown), in step S109, the user equipment receives a second prompting instruction about the target novel sent by the network equipment, where the second prompting instruction includes second updating prompting information of the updated section of the target novel; and responding to the second prompt instruction, activating a second target control and presenting the target control, wherein the target control comprises second updating prompt information of the updating section of the target novel. For example, on the premise that the network device has confirmed that the target control has been closed, or on the premise that the network device monitors the chapter update state of the target novel in real time, if the network device newly receives chapter update notification information of the target novel or an updated chapter of the target novel, a second prompt instruction about the target novel is generated, where the second prompt instruction includes second update prompt information of the updated chapter of the target novel. And the network equipment sends the second prompt instruction to the user equipment, and the user equipment activates a target control of the reading application after receiving the instruction information and displays the target control on a window of the reading application or a system interface of the user equipment, wherein the target control comprises second updating prompt information of an updating chapter of the target novel. Under the condition, the user equipment acquires prompt information about the updated chapters of the target novel in real time, and the reading experience of the user is improved.

Fig. 4 shows a method for providing novel update notification information on a network device side according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method includes step S201, step S202, and step S203. In step S201, a network device receives an update prompting request about a target novel sent by a user device, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel; in step S202, in response to the update prompting request, if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, the network device generates a first prompting instruction about the target novel, where the first prompting instruction includes first update prompting information of the update chapter of the target novel; in step S203, the network device sends the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

Specifically, in step S201, the network device receives an update prompting request about a target novel sent by the user device, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel. For example, after the user equipment acquires an adding operation of adding the target novel to the target control in a reading application of the user equipment, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the target novel to the network equipment.

In step S202, in response to the update prompting request, if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, the network device generates a first prompting instruction about the target novel, where the first prompting instruction includes first update prompting information of the update chapter of the target novel. For example, after the network device receives the update prompt request, if the network device receives chapter update notification information of the target novel (for example, update notification information about the target novel that the network device acquires from other novel platforms) or an update chapter of the target novel (for example, an author of the target novel uploads the update chapter to the network device), the network device generates a prompt instruction about the update chapter of the target novel, where the prompt instruction includes the update prompt information about the update chapter of the target novel. In some embodiments, in step S202, the network device performs, in response to the update prompting request, a matching query in the newly received chapter update notification information or update chapter according to the novel identification information of the target novel; and if the chapter update notification information of the target novel or the update chapter of the target novel is obtained through inquiry, generating a first prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel. For example, the network device receives the update prompt request, where the update prompt request includes novel identification information of the target novel, and then determines whether the target novel has a chapter update state according to a mapping relationship between the received novel identification information and an update chapter (or chapter update notification information), and if so, the network device generates a prompt instruction about the target novel, where the prompt instruction includes update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel. And under the condition that the network equipment monitors chapter updating information at any time, a foundation is provided for timely sending updating prompt information to the user subsequently.

In step S203, the network device sends the first prompt instruction to the user equipment. And under the condition that the network equipment monitors chapter updating information at any time, a foundation is provided for timely sending updating prompt information to the user subsequently.

For example, a user holds a user device on which an interface of a reading application is presented. The user manually sets and starts the reading application floating window in the reading application and drags the interesting novel A into the floating window. In response to the adding operation of the user, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the novel A to the network equipment corresponding to the reading application, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the novel A, the network equipment receives the update prompting request, and based on the novel identification information of the novel A, the network equipment receives an update section of the novel A (for example, an author of the novel A uploads the update section to the network equipment), and generates a prompting instruction about the novel A, wherein the prompting instruction comprises the update prompting information of the update section of the novel A and content information of the update section of the novel A. And the network equipment sends the prompt information to the user equipment, and the user equipment receives the prompt information.

In some embodiments, the first cue instruction further comprises an updated section of the target novel. Under the condition that the prompt instruction further comprises the update section of the target novel, the network equipment can directly send the update section to the user equipment, the follow-up user can directly obtain the existing update section content according to the update prompt information, the user equipment does not need to request the network equipment for updating the section content again, the content distribution efficiency is improved, and the reading efficiency of the user is also improved.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S204 (not shown), and in step S204, the network device receives reading progress information of the updated chapter of the target novel, sent by the user device, for the user. For example, in response to an access operation (e.g., a click operation, a slide operation) of the user to the update prompt information, the user device jumps to a window of the reading application and presents content information of the updated chapter of the target novel, and in response to a reading operation of the updated chapter by the user, the user device acquires a reading progress of the user (e.g., 50% of the updated chapter has been read by the user or 100% of the updated chapter has been read by the user), and then sends reading progress information about the updated chapter to the network device. The network equipment receives the reading process information and provides a basis for sending a command for closing the target control based on the reading process.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S205 (not shown), in step S205, the network device monitors reading progress information about the updated section of the target novel; and if the reading progress information comprises that the user finishes reading the updated chapters of the target novel, sending a closing instruction about the target control to the user equipment. And under the condition that the reading progress information comprises that the user finishes reading the updated chapters, providing a basis for subsequently saving resources and improving the screen utilization rate of user equipment.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S206 (not shown), and in step S206, the network device receives confirmation information that the target control has been closed, which is returned by the user device based on the closing instruction. For example, if the user equipment has performed an operation of closing the target control, the user equipment returns confirmation information of the closed target control to the network equipment, and a basis is provided for monitoring the state of the updated section again by the subsequent network equipment.

In some embodiments, the method further includes step S207 (not shown), in step S207, the network device monitors a chapter update status of the target novel; if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, generating a second prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the second prompt instruction comprises second update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel; and sending the second prompt instruction to the user equipment. For example, on the premise that the network device has confirmed that the target control has been closed, or on the premise that the network device monitors the chapter update state of the target novel in real time, if the network device newly receives chapter update notification information of the target novel or an updated chapter of the target novel, a second prompt instruction about the target novel is generated, where the second prompt instruction includes second update prompt information of the updated chapter of the target novel. And the network equipment sends the second prompt instruction to the user equipment, and the user equipment activates a second target control of the reading application after receiving the instruction information, wherein the second target control comprises second update prompt information of an update chapter of the target novel. Under the condition, the user can conveniently acquire the prompt information about the updated chapters of the target novel in real time through the user equipment, and the reading experience of the user is improved.

Fig. 5 illustrates a method of providing novel update notification information according to yet another embodiment of the present application, where a user a holds a user device on which an interface of a reading application is presented. The user manually sets and starts a reading application floating window in the reading application (for example, the floating window belongs to a small window carried by the reading application or a floating function display, an operation window of the reading application can be floated above a reading application interface or on a system desktop), and interesting novels (for example, novels X, novels Y, novels Z and the like) are dragged into the floating window. In some embodiments, after the user adds the novel X to the floating window, the user device may directly open the chapter history that the user read last time in response to the user's fetching of the floating window. Responding to an adding operation of a user, sending an updating prompt request about the novel X to a network device corresponding to the reading application by the user device, wherein the updating prompt request comprises novel identification information of the novel X, receiving the novel identification information of the novel X and adding the novel A to a floating window prompt list by the network device, and generating chapter updating prompt information about the novel X if an updating chapter of the novel X is received (for example, an author of the novel X uploads the updating chapter to the network device). The network equipment sends an activation instruction about a reading application floating window to the user equipment based on the chapter update prompting information (for example, the attribute of the floating window is set to be in a display state), the user equipment receives the activation information, activates the floating window based on the instruction and presents the attribute of the display state, and then presents the floating window on the window of the reading application, wherein the floating window comprises the prompting information about the update chapter of the novel X, and in response to the access operation of the user to the update prompting information, the network equipment jumps to the window of the reading application and presents the content information of the update chapter of the target novel. In response to the reading operation of the user on the updated chapter, the user equipment sends progress data of the user for reading the updated chapter to the network equipment, the network equipment receives reading progress information (for example, the current progress is 100%, and the user has read the content of the updated chapter) about the updated chapter of the novel X sent by the user equipment, and then the network equipment sends a closing instruction about the floating window to the user equipment. Based on the closing instruction, the user equipment executes the operation of closing the floating window presented on the system desktop, if the closing is completed, the user equipment sends feedback information that the floating window is closed to the network equipment, and then, the network device continues to monitor the chapter update state of the novel X, generates the update prompt information about the novel X again if the update chapter of the novel X is received again, then based on the update prompt information, the network device sends the activation instruction about the reading application floating window to the user device again (for example, the attribute of the floating window is set to be in the display state), the user device receives the activation information, and based on the instruction, activating a floating window and presenting the attribute of the display state, and then presenting the floating window on a system interface, wherein the floating window comprises prompt information about an updated chapter of the novel X.

Fig. 6 shows a user equipment for providing novel update notification information according to an embodiment of the present application, which includes a one-to-one module 101, a two-to-two module 102, a three-to-three module 103, and a four-to-four module 104. A one-to-one module 101, configured to acquire an addition operation of a user to add a target novel to a target control in a reading application of user equipment; a second module 102, configured to send, in response to the adding operation, an update prompting request about the target novel to a network device corresponding to the reading application, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel; a third module 103, configured to receive a first prompt instruction about the target novel sent by the network device based on the update prompt request, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel; a fourth module 104, configured to activate the target control and present the target control over the window of the reading application in response to the first prompt instruction, where the target control includes the first update prompt information.

Specifically, the one-to-one module 101 is configured to obtain an adding operation of adding the target novel to the target control in a reading application of the user equipment by the user. For example, a reading application is installed on the user device, wherein the reading application notifies the message function on the user device that it has been disabled. In response to the user's adding operation, the target novel is added to the target control, for example, the user manually sets and starts a reading application target control in the reading application, and drags the target novel of interest into the target control, or the user may click a corresponding button or long-press an adding target novel to the target control on a target novel reading page of the reading application, wherein one target novel may correspond to one target control or multiple target novel may correspond to one target control, the target control includes a small window (e.g., a floating window or a floating ball, etc.) carried by the reading application or a floating function display, and an operation window of the reading application may be floated (e.g., displayed and floated or hidden and floated) above the reading application interface or on a system desktop. In some embodiments, the target control is an SDK capable of independently implementing a corresponding function, and is relatively independent from the main program, where the relatively independent indicates that the target control implements the corresponding function and is not dependent on the main program, and the target control is set to be dependent on the main program, and when the floating window is set, a user is required to perform an activation operation in the main program associated with the target control, for example, an icon corresponding to the target control is set in the main program, and the user triggers the icon corresponding to the target control in the main program, and then performs the activation operation of the target control, so that a novel list requiring an update prompt can be added to the target control.

A second module 102, configured to send, in response to the adding operation, an update prompting request about the target novel to a network device corresponding to the reading application, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel. For example, after the user performs an operation of adding a target novel, the user device sends an update prompt request about the target novel to the network device corresponding to the reading application. For example, the update prompt request includes novel identification information of the target novel. In some embodiments, a second module 102, configured to set a display attribute of the target control to a hidden state in response to the add operation; wherein the activating the target control comprises: and setting the display attribute of the target control to be in a display state. Here, the operation of activating the target control is the same as or similar to that of the embodiment of fig. 3, and therefore, the description is omitted, and the operation is incorporated herein by reference.

A third module 103, configured to receive a first prompt instruction about the target novel sent by the network device based on the update prompt request, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of an update section of the target novel. For example, the network device receives an update prompt request about a target novel, and generates a prompt instruction about the target novel according to newly received chapter update notification information of the target novel or an updated chapter of the target novel, wherein the prompt instruction comprises update prompt information of the updated chapter of the target novel, and in some embodiments, the prompt instruction further comprises the updated chapter of the target novel. Here, the operation of the cue instruction further including the update section of the target novel is the same as or similar to that of the embodiment of fig. 3, and therefore, the description is omitted, and the description is incorporated herein by reference.

A fourth module 104, configured to activate the target control and present the target control over the window of the reading application in response to the first prompt instruction, where the target control includes the first update prompt information. For example, the user equipment receives the prompt instruction, and changes the display attribute of the target control from 'hidden' to 'displayed' according to the prompt instruction, so that the target control can be displayed in the user equipment. In some embodiments, the update prompt in the target control includes a red dot, a number, or other prompt indicia (e.g., in text form: XX chapter unread) that can be used to prompt the user for a chapter update prompt message. In some embodiments, the presentation style of the target control includes a target novel cover style, after a novel X chapter update prompt message is provided, the cover style of the novel X (including a picture, a dynamic picture, a small video and the like of information such as a title, a character, an author and the like) is displayed in the target control, the cover of the novel X in the target control can be dynamically switched, for example, the updated chapter can automatically generate a cover according to a description scene in reading, if a plurality of updated chapters exist, the cover of each new chapter can be dynamically displayed in the target control, the target control is displayed in the cover style on a system desktop, the presentation style of the target control can strongly remind a reading user that the novel X is updated, the reading user is attracted to click to enter the reading, the viscosity of the user on the novel X is increased, the staying degree of the user is increased, and the user can directly acquire update information through the target control, so that the arrival rate of the push information is high.

Here, the specific implementation of the above-mentioned one-to-one module 101, the two-to-one module 102, the one-to-three module 103 and the one-to-four module 104 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of steps S101, S102, S103 and S104 in fig. 3, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted, and the detailed description thereof is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further comprises a fifth module 105 (not shown), and the fifth module 105 is configured to jump to a window of the reading application and present content information of the updated chapter of the target novel in response to the user accessing the first update prompt message. The specific implementation manner of the fifth module 105 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S105, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is included herein by reference. In some embodiments, a fifth module 105, configured to jump to a window of the reading application and send an updated chapter content request about the target novel to the network device in response to the user accessing the first update prompt; and receiving the updated section of the target novel returned by the network equipment, and presenting the content of the updated section of the target novel. The operation of responding to the user's access to the first update prompt is the same as or similar to that of the embodiment of fig. 3, and is therefore not repeated here, and is included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further includes a sixth module 106 (not shown), and the sixth module 106 is configured to send reading progress information about the updated section of the target novel to the network device in response to the user's reading operation of the updated section of the target novel. The specific implementation manner of the sixth module 106 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S106, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user equipment further includes a seventh module 107 (not shown), and the seventh module 107 is configured to receive a close instruction about the target control returned by the network device; and executing the operation of closing the target control based on the closing instruction. The specific implementation manner of the seventh module 107 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S107, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further includes an eight module 108 (not shown), and the eight module 108 is configured to send confirmation to the network device that the target control has been closed based on the performing the operation of closing the target control. The specific implementation manner of the eight module 108 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S108, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further includes a nine module 109 (not shown), and the nine module 109 is configured to receive a second prompting instruction about the target novel sent by the network device, where the second prompting instruction includes second updating prompting information of the updated section of the target novel; and responding to the second prompt instruction, activating a second target control and presenting the target control, wherein the target control comprises second updating prompt information of the updating section of the target novel. The specific implementation manner of the nine module 109 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S109, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is included herein by reference.

Fig. 7 illustrates a network device for providing novel update notification information according to an embodiment of the present application, which includes a two-to-one module 201, a two-to-two module 202, and a two-to-three module 203. A first-second module 201, configured to receive an update prompting request about a target novel sent by a user equipment, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel; a second module 202, configured to respond to the update prompt request, and if newly receiving chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel, generate a first prompt instruction about the target novel, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel; a second and third module 203, configured to send the first prompt instruction to the user equipment.

Specifically, the first module 201 is configured to receive an update prompting request about a target novel sent by a user equipment, where the update prompting request includes novel identification information of the target novel. For example, after the user equipment acquires an adding operation of adding the target novel to the target control in a reading application of the user equipment, the user equipment sends an update prompting request about the target novel to the network equipment.

A second module 202, configured to respond to the update prompt request, and if newly receiving chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel, generate a first prompt instruction about the target novel, where the first prompt instruction includes first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel. For example, after the network device receives the update prompt request, if the network device receives chapter update notification information of the target novel (for example, update notification information about the target novel that the network device acquires from other novel platforms) or an update chapter of the target novel (for example, an author of the target novel uploads the update chapter to the network device), the network device generates a prompt instruction about the update chapter of the target novel, where the prompt instruction includes the update prompt information about the update chapter of the target novel. In some embodiments, the second module 202 is configured to, in response to the update prompting request, perform matching query in newly received chapter update notification information or an update chapter according to the novel identification information of the target novel; and if the chapter update notification information of the target novel or the update chapter of the target novel is obtained through inquiry, generating a first prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel. Here, the operation that the update prompting request includes the novel identification information of the target novel is the same as or similar to that in the embodiment of fig. 4, and therefore, the description is omitted, and the description is incorporated herein by reference.

A second and third module 203, configured to send the first prompt instruction to the user equipment. And under the condition that the network equipment monitors chapter updating information at any time, a foundation is provided for timely sending updating prompt information to the user subsequently.

Here, the specific implementation of the two-in-one module 201, the two-in-two module 202, and the two-in-three module 203 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of steps S201, S202, and S203 in fig. 4, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted, and the detailed description thereof is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the first cue instruction further comprises an update section of the target novel. Here, the operation of the cue instruction further including the update section of the target novel is the same as or similar to that of the embodiment of fig. 4, and therefore, the description is omitted, and the description is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user equipment further includes a second-fourth module 204 (not shown), and the second-fourth module 204 is configured to receive reading progress information, sent by the user equipment, of the updated chapter of the target novel by the user. The specific implementation manner of the two or four modules 204 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S204, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further comprises a twenty-five module 205 (not shown), the twenty-five module 205 configured to monitor reading progress information about the updated section of the target novel; and if the reading progress information comprises that the user finishes reading the updated chapters of the target novel, sending a closing instruction about the target control to the user equipment. The specific implementation manner of the twenty-five module 205 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S205, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user equipment further includes a twenty-six module 206 (not shown), and the twenty-six module 206 is configured to receive confirmation information that the target control has been closed, which is returned by the user equipment based on the closing instruction. The specific implementation manner of the twenty-six modules 206 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S206, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the user device further comprises a twenty-seven module 207 (not shown), the twenty-seven module 207 configured to monitor a chapter update status of the target novel; if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, generating a second prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the second prompt instruction comprises second update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel; and sending the second prompt instruction to the user equipment. The specific implementation manner of the twenty-seven module 207 is the same as or similar to the embodiment of the step S207, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manner is incorporated herein by reference.

Fig. 8 provides a system apparatus for providing novel update notification information, wherein the apparatus includes:

In addition to the methods and apparatus described in the embodiments above, the present application also provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer code that, when executed, performs the method as described in any of the preceding claims.

The present application also provides a computer program product, which when executed by a computer device, performs the method of any of the preceding claims.

The present application further provides a computer device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory for storing one or more computer programs;

the one or more computer programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any preceding claim.

FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary system that can be used to implement the various embodiments described herein;

in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 9, the system 300 can be implemented as any of the devices in the various embodiments described. In some embodiments, system 300 may include one or more computer-readable media (e.g., system memory or NVM/storage 320) having instructions and one or more processors (e.g., processor(s) 305) coupled with the one or more computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to implement modules to perform the actions described herein.

For one embodiment, system control module 310 may include any suitable interface controllers to provide any suitable interface to at least one of processor(s) 305 and/or any suitable device or component in communication with system control module 310.

The system control module 310 may include a memory controller module 330 to provide an interface to the system memory 315. Memory controller module 330 may be a hardware module, a software module, and/or a firmware module.

System memory 315 may be used, for example, to load and store data and/or instructions for system 300. For one embodiment, system memory 315 may include any suitable volatile memory, such as suitable DRAM. In some embodiments, the system memory 315 may include a double data rate type four synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR4 SDRAM).

For one embodiment, system control module 310 may include one or more input/output (I/O) controllers to provide an interface to NVM/storage 320 and communication interface(s) 325.

For example, NVM/storage 320 may be used to store data and/or instructions. NVM/storage 320 may include any suitable non-volatile memory (e.g., flash memory) and/or may include any suitable non-volatile storage device(s) (e.g., one or more hard disk drive(s) (HDD (s)), one or more Compact Disc (CD) drive(s), and/or one or more Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) drive (s)).

NVM/storage 320 may include storage resources that are physically part of the device on which system 300 is installed or may be accessed by the device and not necessarily part of the device. For example, NVM/storage 320 may be accessible over a network via communication interface(s) 325.

Communication interface(s) 325 may provide an interface for system 300 to communicate over one or more networks and/or with any other suitable device. System 300 may wirelessly communicate with one or more components of a wireless network according to any of one or more wireless network standards and/or protocols.

For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be packaged together with logic for one or more controller(s) (e.g., memory controller module 330) of the system control module 310. For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be packaged together with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310 to form a System In Package (SiP). For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310. For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310 to form a system on a chip (SoC).

In various embodiments, system 300 may be, but is not limited to being: a server, a workstation, a desktop computing device, or a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop computing device, a handheld computing device, a tablet, a netbook, etc.). In various embodiments, system 300 may have more or fewer components and/or different architectures. For example, in some embodiments, system 300 includes one or more cameras, a keyboard, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen (including a touch screen display), a non-volatile memory port, multiple antennas, a graphics chip, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and speakers.

It should be noted that the present application may be implemented in software and/or a combination of software and hardware, for example, implemented using Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), general purpose computers or any other similar hardware devices. In one embodiment, the software programs of the present application may be executed by a processor to implement the steps or functions described above. Likewise, the software programs (including associated data structures) of the present application may be stored in a computer readable recording medium, such as RAM memory, magnetic or optical drive or diskette and the like. Additionally, some of the steps or functions of the present application may be implemented in hardware, for example, as circuitry that cooperates with the processor to perform various steps or functions.

Additionally, some portions of the present application may be applied as a computer program product, such as computer program instructions, which, when executed by a computer, may invoke or provide the method and/or solution according to the present application through the operation of the computer. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the form in which the computer program instructions reside on a computer-readable medium includes, but is not limited to, source files, executable files, installation package files, and the like, and that the manner in which the computer program instructions are executed by a computer includes, but is not limited to: the computer directly executes the instruction, or the computer compiles the instruction and then executes the corresponding compiled program, or the computer reads and executes the instruction, or the computer reads and installs the instruction and then executes the corresponding installed program. Computer-readable media herein can be any available computer-readable storage media or communication media that can be accessed by a computer.

Communication media includes media by which communication signals, including, for example, computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data, are transmitted from one system to another. Communication media may include conductive transmission media such as cables and wires (e.g., fiber optics, coaxial, etc.) and wireless (non-conductive transmission) media capable of propagating energy waves such as acoustic, electromagnetic, RF, microwave, and infrared. Computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data may be embodied in a modulated data signal, for example, in a wireless medium such as a carrier wave or similar mechanism such as is embodied as part of spread spectrum techniques. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. The modulation may be analog, digital or hybrid modulation techniques.

By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable storage media may include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. For example, computer-readable storage media include, but are not limited to, volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM, DRAM, SRAM); and non-volatile memory such as flash memory, various read-only memories (ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM), magnetic and ferromagnetic/ferroelectric memories (MRAM, FeRAM); and magnetic and optical storage devices (hard disk, tape, CD, DVD); or other now known media or later developed that can store computer-readable information/data for use by a computer system.

An embodiment according to the present application comprises an apparatus comprising a memory for storing computer program instructions and a processor for executing the program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by the processor, trigger the apparatus to perform a method and/or a solution according to the aforementioned embodiments of the present application.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. A plurality of units or means recited in the apparatus claims may also be implemented by one unit or means in software or hardware. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names, but not any particular order.

Claims

1. A method for providing novel update notification information at a user equipment, wherein the method comprises:

acquiring an adding operation of a user for adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of user equipment, wherein the target control can independently realize corresponding functions without depending on the reading application;

in response to the first prompt instruction, activating the target control and presenting the target control over a window of the reading application, wherein the target control includes the first update prompt information;

wherein the activating the target control comprises:

and setting the display attribute of the target control to be in a display state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending, in response to the adding operation, an update-prompt request for the target novel to a network device corresponding to the reading application further comprises:

And setting the display attribute of the target control to be in a hidden state in response to the adding operation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

and responding to the access operation of the user to the first updating prompt message, jumping to a window of the reading application and presenting the content information of the updating chapter of the target novel.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said jumping to a window of the reading application and presenting content information of an updated section of the target novel in response to the user's access operation to the first update prompt information comprises:

responding to the access operation of the user to the first updating prompt message, jumping to a window of the reading application, and sending an updating chapter content request about the target novel to the network equipment;

and receiving the updated section of the target novel returned by the network equipment, and presenting the content of the updated section of the target novel.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

and sending reading progress information about the updated section of the target novel to the network equipment in response to the reading operation of the user on the updated section of the target novel.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a closing instruction which is returned by the network equipment and is about the target control;

and executing the operation of closing the target control based on the closing instruction.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

and sending confirmation information that the target control is closed to the network equipment based on the operation of closing the target control.

8. The method of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second prompt instruction which is sent by the network equipment and is about the target novel, wherein the second prompt instruction comprises second updating prompt information of an updating section of the target novel;

and responding to the second prompt instruction, activating the target control and presenting the target control, wherein the target control comprises second updating prompt information of the updating section of the target novel.

9. A method for providing novel update notification information at a network device, wherein the method comprises:

receiving an update prompting request about a target novel sent by user equipment, wherein the update prompting request comprises novel identification information of the target novel, the update prompting request is determined based on an adding operation about the target novel of a user, the adding operation comprises adding the target novel to a target control in a reading application, and the target control can independently realize corresponding functions without depending on the reading application;

and sending the first prompt instruction to the user equipment so that the user equipment sets the display attribute of the target control to be in a display state and presents the target control on a window of the reading application.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the generating, in response to the update prompt request, a first prompt instruction about the target novel if the section update notification information of the target novel or the updated section of the target novel is newly received comprises:

responding to the update prompt request, and performing matching query in newly received chapter update notification information or update chapters according to the novel identification information of the target novel;

and if the chapter update notification information of the target novel or the update chapter of the target novel is obtained through inquiry, generating a first prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the first prompt instruction comprises first update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the first cue instruction further comprises an updated section of the target novel.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

and receiving reading progress information of the updated chapters of the target novel, sent by the user equipment, of the user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring reading progress information about an updated chapter of the target novel;

and if the reading progress information comprises that the user finishes reading the updated chapters of the target novel, sending a closing instruction about the target control to the user equipment.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

and receiving confirmation information which is returned by the user equipment based on the closing instruction and is used for closing the target control.

15. The method of any of claims 9 to 14, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring chapter update status of the target novel;

if chapter update notification information of the target novel or an update chapter of the target novel is newly received, generating a second prompt instruction about the target novel, wherein the second prompt instruction comprises second update prompt information of the update chapter of the target novel;

And sending the second prompt instruction to the user equipment.

16. A method of providing novel update notification information, wherein the method comprises:

the method comprises the steps that user equipment obtains adding operation of adding a target novel to a target control in a reading application of the user equipment by a user, wherein the target control can independently realize corresponding functions without depending on the reading application;

the user equipment receives the first prompt instruction, and in response to the first prompt instruction, activates the target control and presents the target control on a window of the reading application, wherein the target control comprises the first updating prompt information; wherein the activating the target control comprises: and setting the display attribute of the target control to be in a display state.

17. An apparatus for providing novel update notification information, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory arranged to store computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 15.

18. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a system to perform the operations of any of the methods of claims 1-15.