TWI590074B - Methods for selecting one cloud storage device for an upload file and apparatuses using the same - Google Patents

Description

Method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading files and using the same Method device

The present invention relates to a data storage technology, and more particularly to a method of recommending a cloud storage device for uploading files and a device using the same.

Cloud storage is a data storage model that stores digital data in logical pools. The physical storage space typically spans multiple servers (and possibly multiple geographic locations), and the physical environment is typically owned and managed by a single company. The cloud storage provider is responsible for keeping the data available and accessible, as well as protecting and continuing to operate the physical environment. However, when uploading files, different cloud storage providers charge users for different tariff plans. Therefore, there is a need for a method of recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file and a device using the same to save the cost of uploading the file.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, which is executed by a processing unit, and includes the following steps. Query each of the plurality of cloud storage devices for the remaining space and obtain the file that the user wants to upload. The cloud storage device that has insufficient free space to upload files is moved out of the candidate list, and a recommended human-machine interface is generated. The recommended human interface contains the final cloud storage device in the candidate list, so that the file is uploaded to the candidate through the recommended human machine interface. One of the cloud storage devices in a single.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, including a communication interface and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the communication interface, and queries the remaining space of each of the plurality of cloud storage devices through the communication medium; obtains the candidate list, includes the cloud storage device; obtains the file to be uploaded by the user; and the remaining space is insufficient to upload the file The cloud storage device moves out of the candidate list; and generates a recommended human interface. The recommended human interface includes the final cloud storage device in the candidate list, so that the file is uploaded to one of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list through the communication interface through the recommended human interface.

100‧‧‧Network

110, 120, 130‧‧‧ storage server

150‧‧‧ desktop computer

210‧‧‧Processing unit

220‧‧‧ display unit

230‧‧‧ Input device

240‧‧‧Storage device

250‧‧‧ memory

260‧‧‧Communication interface

S310~S350‧‧‧ method steps

S410~S493‧‧‧ method steps

1 is a schematic diagram of a network system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a system architecture diagram of an arithmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of a method of system initialization in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart of a method for recommending a cloud storage device for file uploading according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following description is a preferred embodiment of the invention, which is intended to describe the basic spirit of the invention, but is not intended to limit the invention. The actual inventive content must be referenced to the scope of the following claims.

It must be understood that the terms "comprising", "comprising" and "the" are used in the <RTI ID=0.0> </RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> to indicate the existence of specific technical features, numerical values, method steps, work processes, components and/or components, but do not exclude Plus more technical features, values, method steps, job handling, components, components, or more Combination of meanings.

The words "first", "second", and "third" are used in the claims to modify the elements in the claims, and are not used to indicate a priority order, an advance relationship, or a component. Prior to another component, or the chronological order in which the method steps are performed, it is only used to distinguish components with the same name.

The embodiment of the invention provides a network system architecture, which comprises a plurality of storage servers owned by different cloud storage providers, and a client that can store data in the storage servers. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Three different cloud storage providers have storage servers 110 through 130, such as a Google Drive® server, a OneDrive® server, and a Dropbox® server. The desktop computer 150 (also referred to as a client) can access the data stored in the servers 110 to 130 via the network 100. The network 100 can be an Internet, a wired local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network, or any combination of the above. It should be noted that when the desktop computer 150 accesses the data of any one of the storage servers 110 to 130, it is necessary to pass the security check. In detail, the desktop computer 150 needs to provide a set of account numbers (IDs) and passwords, and can only begin to access data after verification. Although the embodiment uses the desktop computer 150 as an example, those skilled in the art can also implement the client on other electronic devices capable of communication, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and the like.

2 is a system architecture diagram of an arithmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system architecture can be implemented on the desktop computer 150, including at least a processing order Yuan 210. The processing unit 210 can be implemented in a variety of manners, such as a dedicated hardware circuit or a general purpose hardware (eg, a single processor, a multiprocessor with parallel processing capabilities, a graphics processor, or other computing capable processor), and When the code or software is executed, the functions described later are provided. The system architecture further includes a memory 250 for storing data required for execution, such as variables, data tables, etc., and a storage unit 240 for storing various electronic files, for example, cloud storage devices. The path, the login account number and password of each cloud storage device, and the tariff information of each cloud storage device. The system architecture further includes a communication interface 260 for the processing unit 210 to communicate with the storage server 110, 120, 130 or other electronic devices. The communication interface 260 can be a wireless telecommunications module, a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a wireless local area network communication module (WLAN). A wireless telecommunications module can include a modem that supports any combination of 2G, 3G, 4G, or higher technology generations. The input device 230 can include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. The user can press a hard key on the keyboard to enter a character, control the mouse by operating the mouse, or create a gesture on the touch panel to control the executing application. The gesture may include, but is not limited to, a click, a double click, a single-finger drag, a multi-finger drag, and the like. The display unit 220 can include a display panel (eg, a thin film liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting diode panel, or other display capable panel) for displaying input characters, numbers, symbols, dragging the mouse's movement track, and drawing The picture provided by the pattern or application is provided for viewing by the user.

The embodiment of the invention proposes to recommend a cloud storage device for uploading files. The method is used to calculate the cost of each cloud storage device before uploading the file, and assist the user to select a cloud storage device for uploading. The entire process can include two parts: system initialization; and cloud storage device recommendation for file upload.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of a method of system initialization in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. This method is implemented by the processing unit 210 in the desktop computer 150 when loading and executing the associated software instructions. In order to make subsequent cloud storage device selections more efficient, processing unit 210 collects the necessary information. The processing unit 210 provides a cloud storage device path, and a login account and password of each cloud storage device (step S310). In step S310, the processing unit 210 can provide a human interface to help the user input the cloud storage device path and the login account and password of each cloud storage device. For example, the human interface may include three input boxes for the user to input the valley hard disk, a hard disk, and the path of the box. The HMI can also contain an input box that can be used to enter three sets of login accounts and passwords. After the user confirms the input data, the processing unit 210 can store three cloud storage device paths and their corresponding account numbers and passwords to the storage unit 240. The processing unit 210 can provide a human interface to help the user delete and modify the above information, and update the record in the storage unit 240 accordingly. The processing unit 210 further provides tariff information of each cloud storage device (step S330). In step S330, the processing unit 210 can provide a human interface to help the user input the tariff information of each cloud storage device. For example, the human interface may include an input box for the user to input the tariff information of the guar hard disk, a hard disk, and the placement box. The tariff information can include daily/weekly/monthly default access traffic, the cost per million bytes (MBytes) after the preset traffic, the default storage space, and the per-million-digits after the preset storage space. Group fees, etc. When made After the user confirms the input data, the processing unit 210 can store the tariff information of the three cloud storage devices to the storage unit 240. The processing unit 210 can provide a human interface to help the user delete and modify the above information, and update the record in the storage unit 240 accordingly. The processing unit 210 can further query the remaining storage space and the traffic volume to each cloud storage device through the communication interface 260 (step S350). In step S350, the processing unit 210 can send a request to the cloud storage device through the application programming interface (API) provided by each cloud storage device to query the remaining space and the traffic. For example, the getQuotaBytesTotal() provided by the Gubo hard disk, the REST-LiveConncetClient.GetAsync(String) provided by a hard disk, and so on.

4 is a flow chart of a method for recommending a cloud storage device for file uploading according to an embodiment of the present invention. This method is implemented by the processing unit 210 in the desktop computer 150 when loading and executing the associated software instructions. First, the processing unit 210 acquires a file to be uploaded by the user (step S410). In step S410, the processing unit 210 can provide a human machine interface including a file upload screen. In detail, the processing unit 210 can provide a UI control (User Interface Control) of the window manager to help the user select the file to be uploaded in the storage device 240, and display the selection result. In the file path field. The processing unit 210 further obtains the length of the file to be uploaded. Next, the processing unit 210 determines whether each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list has sufficient space (step S431). If so, the latest reference information is collected (steps S451 to S455); otherwise, the cloud storage device with insufficient space is moved out of the candidate list (step S433), and then the latest reference information is collected (steps S451 to S455). In step S431, in detail, the processing unit 210 is in accordance with the user in the storage device 240. The information generation candidate list stored in step S310 includes all available cloud storage devices, and the remaining space information stored in step S350 in the storage device 240 is obtained. Next, the processing unit 210 compares the remaining space of each cloud storage device and the length of the file to be uploaded, and the cloud storage device with the remaining space smaller than the length of the file to be uploaded is regarded as a cloud storage device whose remaining space is insufficient to upload the file.

The reference information for providing the recommended cloud storage device may include the response time of the cloud storage device, the actual upload speed, and the frequency of use of the uploaded file by the user. The processing unit 210 detects the response time of each cloud storage device in the candidate list (step S451). The processing unit 210 sends a request through the communication interface 260 to obtain the number of servers of each cloud storage device and the response time of the server. In general, the more servers there are, the longer the server will respond. The processing unit 210 can normalize the detected response time to a value between 0 and 1. The larger the value, the faster the response time. Next, the processing unit 210 detects the actual upload time of each cloud storage device in the candidate list (step S453). The processing unit 210 can transmit the 1M byte file to each cloud storage device in the candidate list through the communication interface 260, and calculate the elapsed time for receiving the uploaded message for each cloud storage device. The processing unit 210 can normalize the detected actual upload time to a value between 0 and 1, and the larger the value, the shorter the upload time. Next, the processing unit 210 calculates the access frequency of the file to be uploaded (step S455). The storage device 240 can record the historical access record of each file, so that the processing unit 210 can calculate the access frequency of the file to be uploaded according to the historical access record. Processing unit 210 may normalize the calculated access frequency to a value between 0 and 1, with a larger value representing a higher access frequency.

The processing unit 210 determines whether each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list has sufficient access traffic (step S471). If yes, calculating the priority order of the cloud storage device in the candidate list and generating the recommended human machine interface (steps S491 to S493); otherwise, moving the cloud storage device with insufficient access traffic out of the candidate list (step S473), and then calculating The priority order of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list and the generation of the recommended human-machine interface (steps S491 to S493). In step S471, in detail, the processing unit 210 acquires the remaining access flow information stored in the storage device 240 in step S350. Then, the processing unit 210 compares the remaining access traffic of each cloud storage device and the length of the file to be uploaded, and the cloud storage device with the remaining access traffic smaller than the length of the file to be uploaded is regarded as insufficient remaining traffic to upload the file. Cloud storage device. In step S491, the processing unit 210 may weight calculate the response time of the cloud storage device, the actual upload speed, and the frequency of use of the uploaded file by the user, thereby generating a priority order. In step S493, the recommended human-machine interface may display the priority order of the cloud storage device in the candidate list, and after the user confirms the uploaded cloud storage device, upload the file to the designated cloud storage device through the communication interface 260.

Three examples are given below to illustrate the methods described above. In the first example, the user records the basic data of the three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface during the system initialization: a hard disk of the cloud storage device; a hard disk; and a placement box (step S310). When the system is initialized, the user provides a tariff plan of three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface (step S330). Gu Ge hard disk storage space monthly rent of 500 yuan. There is no limit to the storage space of a hard disk. The access traffic does not exceed 1G byte for 10 yuan per day, and the excess traffic exceeds 2G for 1G byte. There is no limit to the storage space of the storage box. The access traffic does not exceed 2G bytes for 5 yuan per day. Limit traffic to 3 yuan per 1G byte. When the system is initialized, the processing unit 210 queries the remaining space of the Gubo hard disk as a 1G byte (step S350). After obtaining the 1.5G byte file that the user wants to upload (step S410), the processing unit 210 removes the insufficient space hard disk from the candidate list (step S433), and then responds to the remaining one of the hard disk and the placement box. Detection of time and actual upload time (steps S451 and S453). Thereafter, the processing unit 210 finds that one hard disk is the cloud storage device with the fastest upload speed but the file to be uploaded has exceeded the traffic limit ("NO" path in step S471). The processing unit 210 further finds that the file to be uploaded does not exceed the traffic limit of the placement box. Therefore, the drive display unit 220 generates a prompt window for suggesting that the user upload the file to the placement box (step S493).

In the second example, the user records the basic data of the three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface during the system initialization: a hard disk of the cloud storage device; a hard disk; and a placement box (step S310). When the system is initialized, the user provides a tariff plan of three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface (step S330). Gu Ge hard disk storage space monthly rent of 100 yuan. There is no limit to the storage space of a hard disk. The access traffic does not exceed 1G byte for 10 yuan per day, and the excess traffic exceeds 2G for 1G byte. There is no limit to the storage space of the placement box. The access traffic does not exceed 2G bytes for 5 yuan per day, and the limit traffic exceeds 3 yuan for each 1G byte. When the system is initialized, the processing unit 210 queries the remaining space of the Gubo hard disk as a 1G byte (step S350). After obtaining the 50M byte file that the user wants to upload (step S410), the processing unit 210 finds that all the cloud storage devices have enough available space ("YES" path in step S431), and then responds to all the cloud storage devices. The detection of the time and the actual upload time (steps S451 and S453), and the calculation of the access frequency of the file to be uploaded (step S455). In step S453, the processing unit 210 found that a hard disk is the fastest uploading cloud storage device. In step S455, the processing unit 210 finds that the file to be uploaded has been accessed three times a day, and belongs to a file with a high access frequency. The processing unit 210 further finds that the file to be uploaded does not exceed the traffic limit of all the cloud storage devices (the path of the yes in step S471). Therefore, the driving display unit 220 generates a prompt window for suggesting that the user preferentially upload the file to the placement box. (Step S493).

In the third example, the user records the basic data of the three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface during the system initialization: a hard disk of the cloud storage device; a hard disk; and a placement box (step S310). When the system is initialized, the user provides a tariff plan of three cloud storage devices through the human machine interface (step S330). Gu Ge hard disk storage space monthly rent of 100 yuan. There is no limit to the storage space of a hard disk. The access traffic does not exceed 1G byte for 10 yuan per day, and the excess traffic exceeds 2G for 1G byte. There is no limit to the storage space of the placement box. The access traffic does not exceed 2G bytes for 5 yuan per day, and the limit traffic exceeds 3 yuan for each 1G byte. When the system is initialized, the processing unit 210 queries the remaining space of the Gubo hard disk as a 1G byte (step S350). After obtaining the 50M byte file that the user wants to upload (step S410), the processing unit 210 finds that all the cloud storage devices have enough available space ("YES" path in step S431), and then responds to all the cloud storage devices. The detection of the time and the actual upload time (steps S451 and S453), and the calculation of the access frequency of the file to be uploaded (step S455). In step S453, the processing unit 210 finds that a hard disk is the cloud storage device with the fastest upload speed. In step S455, the processing unit 210 finds that the file to be uploaded does not have any access on the current day, and belongs to a file with a low access frequency. The processing unit 210 further finds that the file to be uploaded does not exceed the traffic limit of all the cloud storage devices (the path of "Yes" in step S471), Therefore, the driving display unit 220 generates a prompt window for suggesting that the user preferentially upload the file to the guar hard disk (step S493).

Although the above-described elements are included in the second drawing, it is not excluded that more other additional elements are used without departing from the spirit of the invention, and a better technical effect has been achieved. In addition, although the method flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 are performed in a specific order, without the spirit of the invention, those skilled in the art can modify the order among the steps while achieving the same effect. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the use of only the order as described above.

Although the present invention has been described using the above embodiments, it should be noted that these descriptions are not intended to limit the invention. On the contrary, this invention covers modifications and similar arrangements that are apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the claims should be interpreted in the broadest form to include all obvious modifications and similar arrangements.

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Claims (10)

A method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file is executed by a processing unit, comprising: querying each of the plurality of cloud storage devices for a remaining space; obtaining a candidate list, including the cloud storage device; Uploading a file; the cloud storage device having the remaining space is insufficient to upload the file to move out of the candidate list; detecting a response time of each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate clearing end; detecting the candidate clearing end An actual uploading time of each of the cloud storage devices; calculating an access frequency of the file; calculating a priority of each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list according to the response time, the actual uploading time, and the access frequency And generating a recommended human interface according to the priority order, including the cloud storage device in the candidate list, so that the file is uploaded to one of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list through the recommended human machine interface. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, as described in claim 1, wherein the step of querying each of the plurality of cloud storage devices for a remaining space further comprises: storing through each of the cloud storage The application provided by the device sends a request to the cloud storage device to query the remaining space. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file as described in claim 2, wherein the step of moving the cloud storage device that is insufficient to upload the file to the candidate list is further included: determining each Whether the remaining space of the cloud storage device is smaller than a length of the file; and the cloud storage device having the remaining space less than the length is removed from the candidate list. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, as described in claim 1, further comprising: querying each of the cloud storage devices for a remaining access traffic; and the remaining access traffic is insufficient to upload the file. The cloud storage device moves out of the candidate list. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, as described in claim 4, wherein the step of querying each of the cloud storage devices for a remaining access traffic further includes: providing, by each of the cloud storage devices The application program sends a request to the cloud storage device to query the remaining access traffic. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file as described in claim 5, wherein the step of moving the cloud storage device that is insufficient to upload the file to the candidate list is further included in the step of: Whether the remaining access traffic of each of the cloud storage devices is less than the length of the file; and removing the cloud storage device having the remaining access traffic less than the length from the candidate list. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the step of detecting an actual upload time of each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate clearing end includes: transmitting 1M The file of the byte to each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list; and the time elapsed for receiving the uploaded message for each of the cloud storage devices. The method for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, as described in claim 7, wherein the step of calculating an access frequency of the file includes: calculating the foregoing according to a historical access record in a storage device. The above access frequency of the file. An apparatus for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file includes: a communication interface; and a processing unit coupled to the communication interface, and querying each of the plurality of cloud storage devices for a remaining space through the communication medium; a candidate list includes the cloud storage device; obtaining a file to be uploaded by the user; removing the cloud storage device that is insufficient to upload the file to remove the candidate list; and detecting each of the cloud terminals in the candidate clearing end a response time of the storage device; detecting an actual upload time of each of the cloud storage devices; calculating an access frequency of the file; determining the access time, the actual upload time, and the access frequency according to the response time Calculating a priority order of each of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list; and generating a recommended human interface according to the priority order, including the cloud storage in the candidate list And storing the file, by using the recommended human-machine interface, by the communication interface to upload to one of the cloud storage devices in the candidate list. The device for recommending a cloud storage device for uploading a file, as described in claim 9, wherein the processing unit queries each of the cloud storage devices for a remaining access traffic; and the remaining access traffic is insufficient to upload the file. The above cloud storage device moves out of the candidate list.