OA16999A - Method and device for publishing promotional contents and computer storage medium. - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and device for publishing promotion contents and computer storage medium are disclosed. The compatibility of the promotion content publishing method can be enhanced and an accurate delivery of the promotion content can be achieved. In the method, a description file is issued to the client. The client then downloads promotion content suitable for its own operation system platform and device according to the description file. Thus the method can be used in different platforms and devices including iOS, Android, WinCE, S60v3, S60v5 and etc. The server disclosed can identify the platform of the client, the type of the device and the function opened on the client, thus an accurate delivery of promotion content to specific type of client can be achieved.

Description

Method and Device for Publishing Promotion Contents and Computer Storage Medium

This patent application daims priority of a Chinese Patent Application No. 201110447849.X filed on December 28, 2011, entitled Method and Device for Publishing Promotion Contents, whose applicantisTencentTechnology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.The full text ofthe application Is Incorporated by reference in the présent application.

FIELD OF THE TECHNICAL

The présent disclosure relates to Internet technology, particularly to a method, and device for pushing promotion contents to different platforms or devices and computer storage medium. BACKGROUND

Most of existing processes for pushing promotion contents can only be used In a few spécifie platforms, which cannot be compatible with some other platforms or devices. For example, the promotion content pushing platform of Apple Inc only supports IOS opéra tin g system platform, while the promotion content pushing platform of Google Inc supports Android and IOS operating system platform.

In addition, the existing processes for pushing the promotion contents cannot achieve a predse delivery according to fonctions of dients. For example, by using the existing processes, the service provider cannot push promotion contents according to information about whether a dient has opened a spécifie fundion or not.

SUMMARY

In view of the above, a method and device for publishing promotion content and computer storage medium are provided In the présent disclosure. The method and device hâve a better compatibility and by which accurate deliveries of the promotion contents can be achieved.

The technical scheme of the présent disclosure will be discussed in detail below.

According to an embodiment of the présent disclosure, a method for publishing promotion contents includes:

i setting up, by a server, publishing parameters for a promotion content, the publishing parameters comprising types of platforms and types of devices suitable for the promotion content;

receiving, by the server, a login request from a client, the login request containing type of platform and type of device of the client;

selecting, by the server, a promotion content suitable for the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform and the type of the device of the client;

issulng, by the server, a description file of the promotion content selected to the client;

receiving, by the server, a resource request from the client; and issuing, by the server, at least one resource file of the promotion content selected to the client.

Another example of the présent disclosure also provides a device for publishing promotion content, Including:

a setting module, configured to set up publishing parameters for a promotion content, the publishing parameters comprising types of platforms and types of devices suitable for the promotion content;

a selecting module, configured to select-a promotion content suitable for a client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content after receiving a login request from the client, the login request containing type of platform and type of device of the client; and an issue module, configure to issue a description file of the promotion content to the client, and Issue at least one resource file of the promotion content suitable for the client according to a resource request from the client.

Yet anotherexample ofthe présent disclosure also provides a computerstorage medium, which stores computer programs performing the method for publishing promotion content according to an example ofthe présent disclosure.

According tothe example ofthe présent disclosure, the server issues an information description file to the client. The client then downloads promotion content suitable for its own operation system platform and device according to the information description file. Thus the method can be used in different platforms and devices Including iOS, Android, WinCE, S60v3 and etc. The server disclosed 2 ln the présent disclosure can identify the platform of the client, the type of the device and the fonction opened on the client, thus an accurate delivery of promotion content to spécifie type of client can be achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 Is a flowehart Illustrating a method for publishing promotion contents according to an example of the présent disclosure;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating architecture of a device for publishing promotion contents according to an example of the présent disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To make the objective, technical solutions and advantages of the présent invention clearer, examples of the présent invention would be described in further detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a flowehart illustrating a method for publishing promotion contents (namely, promotion content publishing method) according to an example ofthe présent disclosure. According to figure 1, the method Includes the following steps.

ln step 101, publishing parameters of a promotion content are configured in a server, and resource files of the promotion content are deployed.

According to the example of the présent disclosure, the publishing parameters of the promotion content are configured based on types of platforms and types of devices of clients suitable for the promotion content.

The promotion content includes at least one of the following: texts, images, animations, videos and contents in other multi-media formats.

The publishing parameters are used to indlcate the types of the piatforms and devices suitable for the promotion content, published time information (such as a valid starting and ending time, display duration and etc.), background information (such as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a background image, etc.), a target URL, display policy information (such as whether to allow a user to 3 close and etc.). The publishing parameters may be stored in a publishing parameter list In a database. According to an example of the présent disclosure, fields of the publishing parameter list are listed In Table 1:

Table 1: publishing parameter list

FIELD	DESCRIPTION	NOTE
ID	An ID of a promotion content	Globally unique, used to détermine whether the promotion content has been issued, and to report statistical data from the client
Platform	Types of compatible piatforms, i.e. the types of operating Systems	For example, may include IOs, Android, S60 and etc
Device	Types of compatible devices	For example, may include iPhone, iPad, Android, S60v3, S60v5 and etc
Version	A range of versions of the compatible piatforms	The server only Issues the promotion content to a client whose operating system's version is within this range
Start time	A valid starting time of the promotion content	The promotion content would be valid and issued only after the start time
End time	A valid ending time of the promotion content	The promotion content would be invalid and no longer issued after the end time
Continue	A duration of time for displaying the promotion content	Starting from the time that the client receives the promotion content, if the promotion content has not been cîicked open or closed during this duration,

		automatically close the promotion content
Background image	Name of the background image of the promotion content	The dient may obtain the background Image of the promotion content from the server according to this field
Enable dose	Whether to allow the user to close the promotion content	If the value of enable close’ Is true, after the user click the promotion content, the displayed window would be closed; otherwise, the displayed window would not be closed until the promotion content becomes invalid (refer to the description of continue)
URL	A target URL of the promotion content	The URL of the link to be jumped to after a clicking operation

In step 102, the client sends a login request to the server, wherein the request including the type of the platform and the type of the device of the client.

Further, the login request may further Include the version of the platform (such as, (OS 4.3.3, (OS 5 and etc.) of the client. In different versions of operating Systems, different system functions 5 can be provided. Therefore, the server can further refine the condition of selecting promotion contents for the clients according to the version of the platform besldes the type of the platform and the type of the device of the client. Thus a more accurate delivery of promotion content can be achieved.

In step 103, the server selects a promotion content suitable for the client according to the 10 pubiishing parameters configured and the type of the platform and device of the client contained in the login request.

The server may select the promotion content suitable for the client based on the following conditions:

1) whether current time is within the duration between the valid starting time and valid ending time of the promotion content, the resuit can be obtained based on the valid starting time of the promotion content and the valid ending time of the promotion content in the publishing parameters;

2) whether the type of the platform and the type of the device matches the publishing parameters of the promotion content; the resuit can be obtained by comparing the type of the platform and the type of the device of the client contained in the login request and the types of compatible platforms and the types of compatible devices of the promotion content in the publishing parameters.

In one example of the présent disclosure, the selecting conditions can be further refined to achieve a more accu rate delivery. in this example, the login request from the client further includes the version of the platform of the client. And the server détermines whether the promotion content is suitable for the client based on ‘version' configured In the publishing parameters, which refers to the range of the versions of compatible platforms.

In another example of the présent disclosure, the selecting conditions can be further refined to achieve a more accurate delivery. In this example, the server may track the state of a spécifie function on each client. When clients open/close the spécifie fonction, the server would record the state of the spécifie fonction on the clients. And after receiving a login request from a client, the server may make a decision on whether to Issue a promotion content based on the state of the spécifie fonction on the client.

In step 104, the server issues to the client a description file ofthe promotion content selected for the client.

According to an example of the présent disclosure, one description file is configured for one promotion content. And the server would issue a same description file to ail platforms the server supports (dataflow is small because no background Image is attached). The description file includes content information corresponding to each type of platform and device, configuration Information of the publishing parameters. The content Information may include title, Introduction and etc. the configuration information of the publishing parameters may include source information of the background Image (URL of the background image), a target URL, publishing time Information (such as a valid starting/ending time, a display duration time and etc), display policy information (such as whether to allow the user to close and etc.) and etc. With respect to a same promotion content, the client may only analyze the description information of its own platform and display according to the resuit of the analyzlng.

In step 105, after receiving the description file, the client may analyze the description file; obtain the content information corresponding to its own platform and the configuration Information of the publishing parameters.

In the publishing parameter list, the field platform is used to Indicate the platforms the promotion content can be Issued to or the compatible platforms. lf the field “platform indudes only one platform, the promotion content can be Issued only to this platform. The server may issue the promotion content to the user corresponding to the type of the platform of the user based on the type of the platform contained In the logln request. While lf the field platform* Indudes a plurality of types of platforms, the server may configure different background images, different target URLs to different platforms. And the server may Issue a same description file to ail the platforms supported. The description file describes configuration information corresponding to each platform. With respect a same promotion content, the dient may only analyze the description information of its own platform and display according to the resuit of the analyzing.

According to an example of the présent disclosure, the description file may be In a format of Extensible Markup Language (XML).

<tips>

«tip ld=bindphone platform=android device= enableclose=true transparentdose=true>

«title x=60 y=0 width=120 color=#ffffff>title of promotion content 1 «/title* // text formats are different «description x=60 y=23 width=200 introduction of promotion contenu «/description* «images* // background image «Image type=MDPI_P>weixin://PushSystemMsg/setavatar_mdplJandscape.jpg«/image> «Image type=MDPI_L>welxln://PushSystemMsg/setavatar_mdpi_potraît.jpg«/image> «/images* «ur1»http://misc.3g.qq.com/g/s?aid=template&tid=fast&g_f=2900«/uri>//target URL «time» «start>2011-06-16-17«/start»//valid starting time <end>2011-06-17-17</end> //valid ending time </time>

<Λϊρ>

«tip id=blndphone platform=ios device=iphone enableclose=true transparentdose=true>

«title x=60 y=0 width=120 >title 2 of promotion conte nt«/title>

«description x=60 y=23 width=200 introduction 2 of promotion content «/description» «images» «image type=hd»weixin://PushSystemMsg/SystemTip_bindphone_hd.png«/image» «image type=sd»weixîn://PushSystemMsg/SystemTip_bindphone_sd.png«/image» «/images» «uri»weixîn://setting/bindphone«/url>// target URL «time» «start»2011-06-17-17«/start»//valîd starting time «end»2011-06-18-17«/end> //valid ending time «continue»3«/continue»//display duration time «Aime» «Ztip» «tip id=bînd phone platform=symbian device=v3 enableclose=true transparentdose=true>

s «title x=60 y=0 width=120 color=#fffffT»title 3 of promotion content </titîe>

«description x=60 y=23 width=200 introduction 3 of promotion content «/description» «images» «image type=hd»weixin://PushSystemMsg/psm_test_hd.png</image» «image type=sd»weïxin://PushSystemMsg/psm_test._sdpng</Îmage>

«/images» «uri»weixin://setting/bindphone«/ur1>

«time» «sta rt»2011 -06-16-17«/start» «end»2011 -06-17-17</end>

«Aime» «/tip» «ftips» ln step 106, the client sends a resource request to the server according to the configuration information corresponding to the type ofthe platform and the type of the device in the description file, and obtaïns at least one resource file of the promotion content designated from the server. The resource file refers to a file which the promotion content relies on, such as a background Image and etc.

According to examples described above, different platforms and different devices use different background Images. The client obtains a background image suitable for its own device from the server according to the type attribute of background images. For example, the background Image of an iPhone 4 ls a high définition (HD) Image (image type = hd), while the background image of an iPhone 3 or iPod ls a standard définition (HD) Image (image type = “hd).

ln step 107, the server Issues at least one corresponding resource file ofthe promotion content according to the request ofthe client.

ln step 108, the client displays the promotion content according to configurations in the description file.

In step 109, after the client closes the promotion content or after the promotion content becomes Invalid, the client reports statistic data corresponding to the promotion content to the server which would help the server to evaluate the publication of the promotion content

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating architecture of a device for publishing promotion contents (namely, promotion content publishing device) according to an example of the présent disclosure. According to figure 2, the device 200 includes the following modules.

Asetting module 201, configured to set up publishing parameters for a promotion content. For different types of platforms and devices of the clients, different publication parameters can be set up for a same promotion content.

A selecting module 202, configured to select a promotion content suitable for the platform and the device of the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content after receiving a login request from a client.

Preferably, the login request of the client may inciude: type of the platform of the client, type of the device of the client and version of the platform of the client. The selecting module 202 may select the promotion content suitable for the client according to the type of the platform, the type of the device and the version of the platform of the client.

A issue module 203, configure to Issue a description file of the promotion content selected to the client, and issue at least one resource file of the promotion content suitable for the platform and device of the client according to a resource request of the client; wherein the description file contains content information corresponding to each type of platform and device and configuration information corresponding to the publishing parameters.

Preferably, the device may further Inciude a fonction judging module 204, configured to judge whether the client has opened a spécifie fonction or some spécifie fonctions according to a user identity (ID) contained In the login request of the client.

The selecting module 202 selects the promotion content suitable for the client according to the type of the platform, the type of the device and a judging resuit from the function judging module 204.

Preferably, the description file issued by the Issue module 203 contains content information corresponding to each type of platform and device and configuration information corresponding to the publishing parameters. The configuration Information corresponding to the publishing parameters contains resource Information of a background Image, a target URL, published time Information and display policy Information.

After receiving the description file, the client obtains the content Information and configuration Information from the description file according to the type of its own platform and device.

If modules in the above examples are Implemented by software and in the form of a product which can be sold or used Independently, the modules can also be stored In a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions ofthe présentdisclosure or the part contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product. The software product may be stored in a storage medium, which includes a plurality of Instructions making a computing device (such as a personal computer, a server, or a network equipment) to perform all or part of various examples of the method of the présent disclosure. The storage medium may be any kind of medium capable of storing program code, which may Include any of a U disk, a mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), a disk or an optical disk. Thus, examples of the présent disclosure are not limited to any spécifie combination of hardware and software.

Yet another example of the présent disclosure also provides a computer storage medium, which stores computer programs being executed to perform the method for publishing promotion content according to an example of the présent disclosure.

The above are only preferred examples of the présent disclosure without any Intention to limit the scope of the présent Invention.

Claims (11)

1. Claims

   1, A method for publishing promotion contents, comprising:

   setting up, by a server, publishing parameters for a promotion content, the publishing parameters comprising types of platforms and types of devices suitable for the promotion content;

   receiving, by the server, a login request from a client, the login request containing type of platform and type of device of the client;

   selecting, by the server, a promotion content suitable for the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform and the type of the device of the client;

   issuing, by the server, a description file of the promotion content selected to the client;

   receiving, by the server, a resource request from the client; and issuing, by the server, at least one resource file of the promotion content selected to the client.
2. 2, The method according to claim 1, wherein, the login request of the client further comprises: version ofthe platform ofthe client; and selecting, by the server, a promotion content comprises: selecting, by the server, the promotion content suitable for the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform, the type of the deviœ and the version of the platform of the client.
3. 3, The method according to daim 1 or 2, wherein, the login request from the client further comprises: a user Identity (ID);

   the method further comprises: obtaining, by the server, information about whether the dient has opened a spedfic function or some spedfic function according to the user ID; and selecting, by the server, a promotion content comprises: selecting the promotion content suitable for the dient according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform, the type of the device and the information about whether the dient has opened a spécifie function or some spedfic function.
4. 4, The method according to daim 1, wherein, the description file contains content information corresponding to each type of platforms and devices and configuration information corresponding to the publishing parameters; wherein the configuration information corresponding to the publishing parameters contains resource information of a background image, a target URL, published time information and dispiay poiicy information;

   the method further comprises: obtaining, by the client, the content information and the configuration information from the description file according to the type of its own platform and device after receiving the description file.
5. 5, The method according to claim 1, wherein, the description file is described in XMLIanguage.
6. 6, A device for publishing promotion content, comprising:

   a setting module, configured to set up publishing parameters for a promotion content, the publishing parameters comprising types of piatforms and types of devices suitable for the promotion content;

   a selecting module, configured to select a promotion content suitable for a client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content after receiving a login request from the client, the login request containing type of platform and type of device of the client; and an Issue moduie, configure to Issue a description file of the promotion content to the client, and issue at least one resource file of the promotion content suitable for the client according to a resource request from the client.
7. 7, The device according to claim 6, wherein, the login request of the client further comprises: version of the platform of the client; and the selecting module selects the promotion content suitable for the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform, the type of the device and the version of the platform of the client.
8. 8, The device according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising:

   a function judging module, configured to judge whether the client has opened a spécifie function or some spécifie fonctions according to a user identity (ID) contained in the login request of the client;

   wherein the selecting module selects the promotion content suitable for the client according to the publishing parameters of the promotion content, the type of the platform, the type of the device and a Judging resuit from the function Judging module.
9. 9, The device according to daim 6, wherein, the description file contains content Information

   5 corresponding to each type of platforms and devices and configuration Information corresponding to the publishing parameters; wherein the configuration Information corresponding to the publishing parameters contains resource information of a background image, a target URL, published time Information and display policy information;

   after receiving the description file, the dlent obtains promotion content and configuration 10 Information from the description file according to the type of its own platform and device.
10. 10, The device according to claim 6, wherein, the description file Is described in XML language.
11. 11, A computer storage medium, comprising at least one computer program, which is executed by a computer to perform the method according to any of daims 1 to 5.