TW201519606A - Method and server for providing network service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a network service includes the following steps: when a first client device is utilizing a network service provided by a network service server, the network service server receives a registration signal for waiting from a second client device. The network service server registers information of the second client device into a waiting list. When a connection between the first client device and the network service server is disconnected, the network service server receives a connection signal from a third client device for requesting the network service provided by the network service server. Determine if the third client device is on the waiting list. When the third client device is on the waiting list, the network service server provides the network service to the third client device. The present invention also discloses a server for providing a network service.

Description

Network service method and server

The present invention relates to a network service method and a server, and more particularly to a method and a server for providing a network service according to a waiting list.

In the client-server architecture, the server has resources to provide services and can decide whether to provide resources to the client device. In this architecture, the server as a resource manager cannot let the client device decide how to allocate the resources of the server.

Therefore, under some special circumstances, the resources provided by the server end are highly exclusive and cannot be provided to multiple clients at the same time. At this point, the server cannot determine the urgency of the resource requirements of different client devices, and thus cannot allocate high exclusive resources to the required client devices.

Therefore, how to provide network services to the client devices that are really needed is one of the current important research and development topics, and it has become an urgent target for improvement in related fields.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a network service method for providing network services based on a waiting list. Network service method includes The following steps:

(a) When a first client device is already using a network service provided by a network service server, a registration wait signal is received from a second client device by the network service server.

(b) logging the information of the second client device to a waiting list by the network service server.

(c) receiving a third client device connection signal from a third client device when the connection between the first client device and the network service server is interrupted by the network service server, Requires the network service provided by the web service server.

(d) determining whether the information of the third client device is on the waiting list.

(e) When the information of the third client device is on the waiting list, the network service server provides the network service to the third client device.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a network service server. The network service server includes a network card, a storage component, and a processing component. The processing component is electrically connected to the network card and the storage component. The network card is connected to a network. The storage element stores several instructions and a waiting list. The processing component accesses the instruction stored in the storage component and executes: when a first client device is using a network service provided by the network card, driving the network card through the network from a second client device Receiving a registration waiting signal; logging the information of the second client device to the waiting list stored by the storage component; when interrupting the connection between the first client device and the network service server, driving the network card through the network Connected from a third client device Receiving a third client device connection signal for requesting a network service provided by the network card; determining whether the information of the third client device is on a waiting list stored by the storage component; and when the third client When the device information is on the waiting list, the network card is driven to provide network services to the third client device through the network.

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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a network service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an embodiment of a system for applying a network service method.

Figure 3 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of the second client device 204 attempting to connect to the network service server 201 (step 110).

4 is a functional block diagram of a network service server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The spirit and scope of the present invention will be described in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which can be modified and modified by the teachings of the present invention. The spirit and scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a network service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the network service method, a network service is provided according to a waiting list. The web service method can be implemented as a computer program product (such as an application). The program is stored in a computer readable recording medium, and the computer executes the network service method after reading the recording medium. Computer-readable recording media can be read-only memory, flash memory, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, flash drive, tape, network accessible database or familiar with the art can easily think of the same The function of the computer can read the recording medium. Figure 2 is an embodiment of a system for applying a network service method. Referring also to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the network service method 100 includes the following steps: In step 120, when a first client device 203 is already in use through the network 202, one of the network service servers 201 is provided. During the network service, a registration wait signal is received from a second client device 204 by the network service server 201. The network service server 201 can be a document camera or other network service server using a client-server architecture. The first client device 203 and the second client device 204 can be computers, smart phones, or other types of electronic devices that can be connected to the network 202.

In step 130, the information of the second client device 204 is logged to a waiting list by the network service server 201. In this way, when other devices are using the service, the information of the second client device 204 can be first logged in as a basis for subsequent network services. In some embodiments of the present invention, when the network service server 201 is a document camera, the network service provided by the network service server 201 can be controlled by a file camera (network service server 201), such as adjustment. Focus, picture control or other types of manipulation. In this way, the connection of the second client device 204 can be avoided when other devices are using the service. In other aspects of the invention In the embodiment, the network service provided by the network service server 201 is another type of high-exclusive network service, and is not limited to the disclosure. In still other embodiments of the present invention, the network service server 201 may additionally provide low-exclusive network services (such as watching images provided by the network service server 201 or other types of low-exclusive network services). Give multiple devices without having to go through the waiting list.

In step 140, when the connection between the first client device 203 and the network service server 201 is interrupted, a third client device is received from a third client device 205 by the network service server 201. The connection signal is used to request the network service provided by the network service server 201. In other words, after the connection is disconnected, the network service server 201 can continue to receive the connection signal to provide its network service. The third client device 205 can be one of the first client device 203 and the second client device 204. In addition, the third client device 205 can also be other devices than the first client device 203 and the second client device 204.

In step 150, the network service server 201 determines whether the information of the third client device 205 is on the waiting list. In other words, it can be determined by the judgment of step 150 whether the third client device 205 has previously transmitted the registration waiting signal to log in to the waiting list.

In step 160, when the information of the third client device 205 is on the waiting list, the network service server 201 provides the network service to the third client device 205. In this way, the third client device 205 that has been registered to the waiting list can immediately obtain the network service after the device that previously used the service is disconnected and immediately connects.

Further, in step 170, when the information of the third client device 205 is not on the waiting list, the connection of the third client device 205 is rejected.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a disconnection signal is received through an input component before step 140. Therefore, when the disconnection signal is received through the input component, the connection interruption between the first client device 203 and the network service server 201 is triggered. The input component can be a keyboard, a mouse, a button, a graphical user interface, or other types of input components. In some embodiments of the invention, the input element can be provided to the network service server 201. In still other embodiments of the present invention, the input component can be disposed on a remote controller, and the remote controller and the network service server 201 are distinct devices. Thus, in some application scenarios of the present invention, a user of the third client device 205 that has registered to the waiting list can operate the input component to disconnect the device that previously used the service, and then immediately operate the third client device 205. Connect to the Internet to get priority. In this way, the user of the third client device 205 that needs the most immediate service can be connected after disconnection. In addition, the disconnection operation only needs to be performed through the input component, so that the service provided by the network service server 201 can be prevented from being exclusive and conforms to the intuitive habit of the general user. In addition, the user who previously used the service first client device 203 does not need to perform special operations, and can still ensure that the next user can obtain the service through the input component.

In some embodiments of the invention, prior to receiving the registration wait signal (step 120) from the second client device 204, the second client device 204 may first attempt to connect to the network service server 201 (step 110). Referring to Figure 3, the second client device 204 attempts to connect to the network service server. A flowchart of one of the embodiments of 201 (step 110). The second client device 204 attempting to connect to the network service server 201 (step 110) may include the step of: in step 111, receiving a second from the second client device 204 by the network service server 201. The client device is connected to the network to request the network service provided by the network service server 201 through the network 202.

Upon receiving the second client device connection signal (step 111), the network service server 201 determines whether other client devices are connected to the network service server 201 and are provided by the network service server 201. Network service (step 112).

When the other client device is connected to the network service server 201 and uses the network service provided by the network service server 201, the network service server 201 replies through the network 202 to reject the connection signal. To reject the connection of the second client device 204 (step 113). In this way, it is possible to prevent multiple devices from simultaneously connecting to the network service server 201 to require a highly exclusive network service, causing collision.

In addition, in step 114, when the second client device 204 receives the reject connection signal, the second client device 204 is triggered to transmit a registration wait signal to the network service server 201 for the network service server 201 to perform the step. 120 received. In this way, even if the second client device 204 attempts to disconnect the connection, it can log in to the waiting list and wait for the network service provided by the network service server 201.

In step 115, when no other client device is connected to the network service server 201 and uses the network provided by the network service server 201 At the time of service, the network service can be provided to the second client device 204 by the network service server 201.

4 is a functional block diagram of a network service server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The network service server 300 includes a network card 310, a storage component 320, and a processing component 330. The processing component 330 is electrically connected to the network card 310 and the storage component 320.

The network card 310 establishes a connection with a network 400 via a wired or wireless network communication protocol. The storage component 320 can be a read-only memory, a flash memory, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a compact disk, a flash drive, a magnetic tape, a database accessible by a network, or other types of storage elements. The storage component 320 stores a plurality of instructions for execution by the processing component 330 to provide the functionality of the network service server 300. Processing component 330 can be a central processing unit (CPU), a control unit, a micro processor, or other hardware component of executable instructions.

The processing component 330 accesses the instructions stored by the storage component 320 and performs the following steps: when a first client device 501 is already using one of the network services provided by the network card 310, the processing component 330 drives the network card 310. A registration wait signal is received from a second client device 502 over the network 400. The network service server 300 can be a document camera or other network service server using a client-server architecture. The first client device 501 and the second client device 502 can be computers, smart phones or other types of electronic devices that can be connected to the network 400. The second client device 502 can be connected to the network 400 via a wired or wireless network protocol to transmit a registration wait signal.

The processing component 330 logs the information of the second client device 502 to the waiting list stored by the storage component 320. In this way, when other devices are using the service, the information of the second client device 502 can be first logged in as a basis for subsequent network services. In some embodiments of the present invention, when the network service server 300 provides the function of the document camera, the network service provided by the network service server 300 can be controlled by the document camera (the network service server 300). Such as adjusting the focus, picture control or other types of manipulation. In this way, the connection of the second client device 300 can be avoided when other devices are using the service. In other embodiments of the present invention, the network service provided by the network service server 300 is another type of highly exclusive network service, and is not limited to the disclosure. In still other embodiments of the present invention, the network service server 300 may additionally provide a low-exclusive network service (such as viewing images provided by the network service server 300 or providing images or other types of low-exclusive networks). Service) to multiple devices without having to go through the waiting list.

When the connection between the first client device 501 and the network service server 300 is interrupted, the processing component 330 drives the network card 310 to receive a third client device connection from a third client device 503 via the network 400. The signal is used to request the network service provided by the network card 310. In other words, after the connection is disconnected, the network service server 300 can continue to receive the connection signal to provide its network service. The third client device 503 can be one of the first client device 501 and the second client device 502. In addition, the third client device 503 can also be other devices than the first client device 501 and the second client device 502. Third client device 503 It can be connected to the network 400 via a wired or wireless network protocol to transmit a third client device connection signal.

The processing component 330 determines whether the information of the third client device 503 is on the waiting list stored by the storage component 320.

When the information of the third client device 503 is on the waiting list, the processing component 330 drives the network card 310 to provide network services to the third client device 503 via the network 400. In this way, the third client device 503 that has been registered to the waiting list can immediately obtain the network service after the device that previously used the service is disconnected and immediately connected.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network service server 300 further includes an input component 340 electrically coupled to the processing component 330. The input component 340 can be a keyboard, a mouse, a button, a graphical user interface, or other type of input component. Then, when the processing component 330 receives a disconnection signal through the input component 340, the processing component 330 triggers a connection interruption between the first client device 501 and the network service server 300. Therefore, in some application scenarios of the present invention, the user of the third client device 501 that has registered to the waiting list can directly operate the input component 340 of the network servo 300 to disconnect the device that previously used the service, and then immediately operate. The third client device 503 is connected to obtain the network service preferentially. In this way, the user of the third client device 503 that needs the most immediate service can be connected after disconnection. In addition, only the disconnection operation of the input component 340 on the network service server 300 is required to prevent the service provided by the network service server 300 from being exclusive, and conform to the intuitive habit of the general user.

In other embodiments of the invention, the network service server 300 A wireless data transmission component 350 can also be included to electrically connect the processing component 330. The wireless data transmission component 350 can transmit data through a wireless data transmission protocol (such as a Bluetooth interface, an infrared interface, an IEEE 802.11 series, WiFi, Zigbee, etc.). Then, when the processing component 330 transmits a disconnection signal generated by one of the input components 601 of the remote controller 600 through the wireless data transmission component 350, the processing component 330 triggers the first client device 501 and the network service server 300. The connection was interrupted. Therefore, in some application scenarios of the present invention, the user of the third client device 503 that has registered to the waiting list can operate the input component 601 of the remote controller 600 to disconnect the device that previously used the service, and then immediately operate the third device. When the client device 503 is connected, the network service can be preferentially obtained. In this way, the user of the third client device 503 that needs the most immediate service can be connected after disconnection. In addition, only the disconnection operation of the independent remote controller 600 is required, so that the service provided by the network service server 300 can be prevented from being exclusive and conform to the intuitive habit of the general user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second client device 502 may transmit the second client device connection signal before attempting to connect to the network service server 300 and request service before transmitting the registration wait signal. Thus, the processing component 330 can drive the network card 310 to receive the second client device connection signal from the second client device 502 via the network 400. Upon receipt of the second client device connection signal, processing component 300 determines if there are other client devices connected to network service server 300 and uses the provided network service. When other client devices are connected to the network service server 300 and use the network service, the processing component 300 can drive the network card 310 through The network 400 replies with a reject connection signal to reject the connection of the second client device 502. In this way, it is possible to prevent multiple devices from simultaneously connecting to the network service server 300 to require a highly exclusive network service, resulting in collision.

In addition, when the second client device 502 receives the reject connection signal, the second client device 502 starts transmitting the registration wait signal to the network service server 300. In this way, even if the second client device 502 attempts to disconnect the connection, it can log in to the waiting list stored by the storage component 320 and wait for the network service provided by the network service server 300.

When no other client device is connected to the network service server 300 and uses the network service provided by the network service server 300, the processing component 330 can drive the network card 310 to provide network service through the network 400. The second client device 502 is provided.

While the invention has been described above in terms of its embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

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A network service method includes: (a) when a first client device is using a network service provided by a network service server, by using the network service server from a second client Receiving a registration waiting signal; (b) logging the information of the second client device to a waiting list by using the network service server; (c) interrupting the first client device and the network service When the server is connected, the third client device receives a third client device connection signal from the third client device to request the network provided by the network service server. (d) determining whether the information of the third client device is on the waiting list; and (e) providing the information of the third client device by the network service server when the information of the third client device is on the waiting list The network service to the third client device. The network service method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the network service server, a second client device connection signal from the second client device, to request the network service server The network service provided by the device; when receiving the connection signal of the second client device, determining whether another client device is connected to the network service server and using the network service server to provide The network service; and when other client devices are connected to the network service server and When the network service provided by the network service server is used, the network service server replies with a reject connection signal to reject the connection of the second client device. The network service method of claim 2, further comprising: when the second client device receives the reject connection signal, triggering the second client device to transmit the registration wait signal to the network service server . The network service method of claim 1, further comprising: triggering a connection interruption between the first client device and the network service server when receiving a disconnection signal through an input component. The network service method of claim 4, wherein the input component is provided to the network service server. The network service method of claim 4, wherein the input component is disposed in a remote controller, and the remote controller and the network service server are different devices. A network service server includes: a network card, establishing a connection with a network; a storage component storing a plurality of instructions and a waiting list; and a processing component electrically connecting the network card and the storage component The processing component accesses the instructions stored by the storage component and executes: when a first client device is already in use through the network card Providing one of the network services, driving the network card to receive a registration waiting signal from a second client device through the network; and logging the information of the second client device to the waiting list stored by the storage component When the connection between the first client device and the network service server is interrupted, the network card is driven to receive a third client device connection signal from a third client device through the network, Determining, by the network service provided by the network card, whether the information of the third client device is on the waiting list stored by the storage component; and when the information of the third client device is waiting When the list is on, the network card is driven to provide the network service to the third client device through the network. The network service server of claim 7, wherein the storage element further stores a plurality of instructions for causing the processing element to be accessed after execution: driving the network card from the second client through the network The device receives a second client device connection signal for requesting the network service; when receiving the second client device connection signal, determining whether another client device is connected to the network service server And using the network service; and when another client device is connected to the network service server and using the network service, the network card is driven, and a network connection is rejected, and the connection signal is rejected. To reject the connection of the second client device. The network service server of claim 7, wherein the network service server further comprises an input component electrically connected to the processing component, the storage component further storing a plurality of instructions for causing the processing Executing after component access: when receiving a disconnection signal through the input component, triggering a connection interruption between the first client device and the network service server. The network service server of claim 7, wherein the network service server further comprises a wireless data transmission component, the wireless data transmission component is electrically connected to the processing component, and the storage component further stores a plurality of instructions. After the processing element is accessed, the first client device is connected to the network service server by receiving a disconnection signal generated by an input component of a remote controller through the wireless data transmission component. Line break.