TWI666949B - Server, communication network system and communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

A server establishes a communication connection with a wireless communication device and one or more communication software servers. The wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. The server is installed with one or more communication software. The wireless communication device establishes a communication software service status table with the information of the wireless communication device of the counterpart, and selects one of the one or more communication software according to the communication software service status table, so that the wireless communication device communicates with the counterpart through the selected communication software. The wireless communication device performs information interaction. A communication network system and a communication method are also provided.

Description

Server, communication network system and communication method

The invention relates to a communication method, in particular to a server, a communication network system and a communication method for intelligently selecting communication software.

Portable wireless communication devices are often equipped with a variety of instant messaging software to facilitate instant communication between users. However, the communication software used around the world is different, and a user may install multiple communication software on the portable wireless communication device used by him to contact other users in different regions or with different communication software. When a user travels to an area and needs to contact some specific users, or when the other user who needs to contact uses different communication software, it is necessary to consider which communication software is most suitable and time consuming, and it is possible The selected communication software is not the best communication software, and it brings a sub-optimal user experience.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a server that intelligently selects communication software.

A server establishes a communication connection with a wireless communication device and one or more communication software servers. The wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. The server is installed with one or more communication software. The wireless communication device establishes a communication software service status table with the information of the counterpart wireless communication device, and selects the one or more communications according to the communication software service status table. One of the software, so that the wireless communication device performs information interaction with the counterpart wireless communication device through the selected communication software.

A communication network system includes at least one server and one or more communication software servers. The server establishes a wireless communication connection with a wireless communication device, and the wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. The server The device installs one or more communication software, establishes a communication software service status table according to the information of the wireless communication device and the counterpart wireless communication device, and selects one of the one or more communication software according to the communication software service status table so that the The wireless communication device performs information interaction with the counterpart wireless communication device through the selected communication software.

A communication method executed by a server, the communication method comprising: establishing a communication connection with a wireless communication device and one or more communication software servers, wherein the wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server; Establishing a communication software service status table between the wireless communication device and the information of the other wireless communication device; and selecting one of the one or more communication software installed on the server according to the communication software service status table, so that the wireless communication device passes the selection The communication software communicates with the counterpart's wireless communication device.

The communication method establishes a communication software service status table, so that when a user of a wireless communication device travels to different regions or uses different communication software, he can automatically select the most suitable communication software for the person to contact. , Greatly improving the user experience.

1‧‧‧Communication Network System

100, 101, 102, 103, 104‧‧‧ wireless communication devices

200, 201‧‧‧ servers

300, 302, 303, 304‧‧‧ communication software server

120, 220‧‧‧ processors

130, 230‧‧‧storage units

140, 240‧‧‧ wireless communication module

150‧‧‧ Positioning Module

160‧‧‧operation module

210‧‧‧Program Management Module

250‧‧‧speed measurement module

FIG. 1 is a functional module diagram of a communication network system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a communication method of a communication network system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for testing transmission rates of communication software of a server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a connection diagram of a communication network system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another connection schematic diagram of a communication network system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a communication network system 1 including a plurality of wireless communication devices 100, a server 200 and communication software servers 300. The wireless communication devices 100 and the server 200 may be connected through a wired or wireless communication connection. The wireless communication device 100 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a PDA, or the like. Each communication software server 300 is a separate server for each type of communication software, and is used for information exchange of the type of communication software. It can be understood that the communication software server 300 has regional characteristics, that is, some communication software servers 300 are only installed in some countries or regions, and there are differences in the communication speed with the communication software server 300 according to the specific location of the wireless communication device 100. . Referring to FIG. 4, the local wireless communication device 100 is connected to the counterpart wireless communication device 101 through the server 200 and the communication software server 300. It can be understood that when the server 201 is installed, the counterpart wireless communication device 101 can pass through the server 201 Connected to the communication software server 300; when the server 201 is not installed, the counterpart wireless communication device 101 can be directly connected to the communication software server 300. Referring to FIG. 5, the server 200 may correspond to multiple communication software servers 302, 303, and 304, and then connect to multiple wireless communication devices 102, 103, and 104 through the communication software servers 302, 303, and 304.

The server 200 includes a program management module 210. The program management module 210 is used to manage one or more communication software installed on the server 200. It can be understood that each communication software is equipped with an independent user account and password to log in to the corresponding communication software, and can realize instant communication with another wireless communication device with the same communication software installed. In this embodiment, the communication software may be, but is not limited to, WeChat, QQ, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Line, Viber, Telegram, Kakao Talk, imo, Zalo, BBM, ChatOn.

The wireless communication device 100 includes a processor 120, a storage unit 130, a wireless communication module 140, a positioning module 150, and an operation module 160. The wireless communication device 100 does not need to install communication software, and may also install one or more communication software. Even if the wireless communication device 100 does not have communication software installed, the wireless communication device 100 also has an operation interface of the communication network system 1. This operation interface can be a display interface of an application program or a web page. Through this operation interface, the server 200 can be controlled to install corresponding software. One or more communication software. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication device 100 has no communication software installed. The operation module 160 may include an operation interface of the communication network system 1. The user inputs the account number and password of each communication software in the server 200 through the operation interface, so that the program management module 210 obtains the account number and password of the communication software to log in all communication software. The operation module 160 is also used to obtain and transmit information to the communication software of the server 200 to further communicate with other wireless communication devices 100-104. The processor 120 is configured to process communication data between the wireless communication device 100 and the server 200. The storage unit 130 is used for storing and backing up communication data. The positioning module 150 and the operation module 160 are software executed by the processor 120, and the storage unit 130 is also used to store the positioning module 150 and the operation module 160. The wireless communication module 140 is used to establish a wireless communication connection with the server 200 to realize data exchange. The positioning module 150 is used to position and feedback positioning information for the wireless communication device 100. It can be understood that different countries or regions have different application habits and restrictions on different communication software, and feedback to the location of the wireless communication device 100 through the positioning module 150 can help to select communication software that conforms to the local habits.

The server 200 further includes a processor 220, a storage unit 230, a wireless communication module 240, and a speed measurement module 250. The program management module 210 obtains the account and password of the one or more communication software to log in to all communication software. The processor 220 is used to analyze the currently most applicable communication software. The storage unit 230 is used for storing and backing up data of each communication software. The wireless communication module 240 is used to establish a wireless communication connection with the wireless communication module 140 of the wireless communication device 100 to realize data exchange. The speed measurement module 250 is used to detect the communication software and each communication software server 300 of the server 200 in the current environment. The transmission rate of sending and receiving information. The program management module 210 and the speed measurement module 250 are software executed by the processor 220, and the storage unit 230 is also used to store the program management module 210 and the speed measurement module 250.

Referring to FIG. 2, a communication method of a communication network system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

In step S01, the user inputs the account numbers and passwords of all communication software installed on the server 200 through the operation interface of the operation module 160, and the program management module 210 registers the user on the operation interface of the wireless communication device 100. The communication software corresponding to the entered account and password.

In step S02, the processor 220 associates contacts of communication software, so that accounts belonging to the same person in each communication software are associated, so as to centrally manage accounts of all communication software owned by the same person. It can be understood that the same contact person can use multiple communication softwares at the same time, and therefore has multiple communication software independent accounts. The processor 220 associates the same contact person according to the user data comparison of each communication software. Specifically, accounts with the same information in different communication software are determined to be the same contact, such as the same address, telephone number, or electronic mailing address. In addition, the user can also manually associate with the contact person through the operation interface displayed by the wireless communication device 100.

In step S03, the processor 220 collects the positioning information of the wireless communication device 100 and the transmission rate of each communication software, and establishes a communication software service status table accordingly. In this embodiment, the communication software service status table includes multiple but not limited to the following items: transmission rate, positioning information, country or region, security, personal preference, and whether the other party uses it. The transmission rate project is a transmission rate for transmitting and receiving information between each communication software and each communication software server in the current environment. The project used by the other party indicates whether the corresponding contact person uses the communication software, the server 201 used by the corresponding contact person or the wireless communication devices 101-104 used by the corresponding contact person have the communication software installed, or the corresponding Does the communication software server 302 ~ 304 used by the contact have information about the contact account? It can be understood that the information of the project can be obtained from the server 201 or the communication software servers 302-304 used by the contact person. The positioning module 150 locates the current position of the wireless communication device 100 and transparently transmits the positioning information. It is transmitted to the server 200 through the wireless communication modules 140 and 240. Through the positioning information, the processor 220 further obtains the country or region where the wireless communication device 100 is currently located, and obtains the distribution status of each communication software server 300 in the country or region. For example, in a certain country, the servers of communication software 1 and communication software 2 are set, but the server of communication software 3 is not set, that is, in that country, communication software 1 and communication software 2 are available, and communication Software 3 is not available. It can be understood that there are differences in the encryption methods used by various communication software to transmit information, so there is a difference in the level of security. The user can also sort the preferences of the communication software through the operation interface according to the preferences, and store the preferences in the storage unit 230 as a personal preference project in the communication software service status table. The communication software service status table can be stored in the storage unit 230.

In this embodiment, the communication software service status table may be shown in the following table:

It can be understood that the processor 220 establishes a corresponding communication software service status table for each wireless communication device 100, and each communication software installed in the wireless communication device 100 has each of the communication software service status tables described in the table. An item is, for example, a communication software service status table shown in the above table. Each communication software installed in the wireless communication device 100 corresponds to one of the rows.

Referring to FIG. 3, a method for testing the transmission rate of each communication software of the server 200 includes the following steps:

In step S31, the speed measurement module 250 transmits a test information to each communication software server 300 and records the transmission time t1.

In step S32, the speed measurement module 250 receives feedback information from each communication software server 300 and records the reception time t2.

In another embodiment, the speed measurement module 250 may transmit the test information to a server (such as server 201) used by the other party ’s wireless communication device or another server located in the same geographic area as the other party, and record the transmission time t1, then the speed measurement module 250 may receive feedback information from the server receiving the test information and record the reception time t2.

In step S33, the processor 220 calculates a time difference between the transmission time t1 and the reception time t2 to obtain a transmission rate.

In step S04, the processor 220 selects the communication software according to the user preferences stored in the communication software service status table, and executes step S09.

In step S05, the processor 220 determines whether the other party uses only one communication software. If yes, go to step S09 directly; otherwise, go to step S06. The processor 220 can determine the communication software used by the other party according to the established communication software service status table.

In step S06, the processor 220 compares the country or region where the wireless communication device 100 is currently located, and filters the communication software available in this country or region.

In step S07, the processor 220 determines whether there is only one communication software available in the current country or region. If yes, go to step S09 directly; otherwise, go to step S08.

In step S08, the processor 220 selects the communication software with the highest security and speed. It can be understood that through the comprehensive ranking order of security and speed, the processor 220 can select the communication software with the first comprehensive ranking.

In step S09, the program management module 210 performs communication interaction according to the selected communication software to send and receive information.

In step S10, the user can view and edit the information sent and received by the program management module 210 through the operation interface of the operation module 160.

Please refer to FIG. 5. In another embodiment, the communication network system 1 can also implement group communication. Each user in the created group can use different communication software for group communication. Each user in the group The communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 corresponding to different communication software can transmit information to each other through the server 200. The server 200 receives information from each communication software of the wireless communication device 100 or each communication software server 302, 303, 304. The server 200 transmits information from the wireless communication device 100 to the communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 corresponding to the communication software of other contacts in the group, and the communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 then transmit the information to Corresponding contact wireless communication devices 102, 103, 104. The communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 also transmit information from the wireless communication devices 102, 103, and 104 to the server 200, and the server 200 forwards the information from the communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 to the wireless communication device. 100 to achieve group communication. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the wireless communication device 102 uses communication software 2, and the communication software server 302 is a server corresponding to the communication software 2; the wireless communication device 103 uses communication software 3, and the communication software server 303 is The server corresponding to the communication software 3; the wireless communication device 104 uses the communication software 4, and the communication software server 304 is a server corresponding to the communication software 4. The wireless communication device 100 edits information through the operation interface, and feeds back to the communication software servers 302, 303, and 304 through the communication software 2, 3, and 4 installed on the server 200, and then the information is transmitted to the wireless communication devices 102 and 103, respectively. , 104, so that information can be transmitted in groups composed of different communication software.

It can be understood that the information transmitted and received by the program management module 210 can be stored in the storage unit 230, and the information transmitted and received by the wireless communication device 100 can be stored in the storage unit 130.

The communication network system 1 of the present invention enables the user of the wireless communication device 100 to automatically select the most suitable communication software when traveling to different regions or using different communication software between users by establishing a communication software service status table. , Greatly improving the user experience.

In summary, the present invention complies with the elements of an invention patent, and a patent application is filed in accordance with the law. However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. For those who are familiar with the skills of the present case, equivalent modifications or changes made according to the spirit of the present invention should be covered by the following patent applications.

Claims (10)

A server establishes a communication connection with a wireless communication device and one or more communication software servers. The wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. The improvement is that the server is installed with one or more Communication software, which establishes a communication software service status table based on the information of the wireless communication device and the counterpart wireless communication device. The communication software service status table includes at least one of the following projects of each communication software: in the current environment, each communication software and each communication The transmission rate of the information transmitted and received between the software servers, the positioning information of the wireless communication device, the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, the security of each communication software, the personal preference of each communication software, and whether the counterparty to establish communication is Use each communication software; select one of the one or more communication software according to the communication software service status table, so that the wireless communication device performs information interaction with the counterpart wireless communication device through the communication software selected by the communication software service status table; Whether the other party uses only one of the above communication software , If it is, use the communication software directly for the information interaction; if the other party uses more than one communication software, filter the available communication software according to the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, and determine the available country or region. Whether there is only one communication software, and if so, directly use the communication software to perform the information interaction; if there is more than one communication software available in the current country or region, according to the security items in the service status table of the communication software and The transmission rate item selects one of the one or more communication software, and performs the information interaction according to the selected communication software. The server according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the server includes a program management module for managing the one or more communication software and obtaining the one or more communication software from the wireless communication device Account and password to log in to the one or more communication software. The server according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the server further includes a speed measurement module for detecting a transmission rate of information transmitted and received between each communication software and each communication software server in the current environment. A communication network system includes at least one server and one or more communication software servers. The server establishes a wireless communication connection with a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device establishes communication with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. The improvement is that : The server installs one or more communication software, and establishes a communication software service status table based on the information of the wireless communication device and the counterpart wireless communication device. The communication software service status table includes at least one of the following items of each communication software: Transmission rate of information transmitted and received between each communication software and each communication software server in the current environment, the location information of the wireless communication device, the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, the security of each communication software, and each communication software Personal preferences and whether the counterparty to establish communication uses each communication software; select one of the one or more communication software according to the communication software service status table, so that the wireless communication device selects the communication software through the communication software service status table Information exchange with counterparty's wireless communication device Determine whether the other party uses only one of the above communication software, and if so, directly use the communication software for the information exchange; if the other party uses more than one communication software, filter the available communication software based on the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, and Determine whether there is only one communication software available in the current country or region, and if so, use the communication software directly for the information exchange; if there is more than one communication software available in the current country or region, according to the service status of the communication software The security item and the transmission rate item in the table select one of the one or more communication software, and perform the information interaction according to the selected communication software. The communication network system according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the server includes a program management module for managing the one or more communication software and obtaining the one or more communication from the wireless communication device. Software account and password to log in to the one or more communication software. The communication network system according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the server further includes a speed measurement module for detecting a transmission rate of information transmitted and received between each communication software and each communication software server in the current environment. A communication method is executed by a server. The improvement is that the communication method includes: establishing a communication connection with a wireless communication device and one or more communication software servers, wherein the wireless communication device establishes a connection with the counterpart wireless communication device through the server. Communication; establishing a communication software service status table based on the information of the wireless communication device and the counterpart wireless communication device, the communication software service status table includes at least one of the following projects of each communication software: each communication software and each communication in the current environment The transmission rate of the information transmitted and received between the software servers, the positioning information of the wireless communication device, the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, the security of each communication software, the personal preference of each communication software, and whether the counterparty to establish communication is Use each communication software; select one of the one or more communication software installed on the server according to the communication software service status table, so that the wireless communication device communicates with the counterpart wireless communication device through the communication software selected by the communication software service status table Interact with information; determine whether the other party Use one of the above communication software, and if so, directly use the communication software for the information exchange; if the other party uses more than one communication software, filter the available communication software according to the country or region where the wireless communication device is currently located, and determine the current one. Is there only one communication software available in a country or region? If so, use the communication software directly for the information exchange; and if there is more than one communication software available in the current country or region, according to the communication software service status table, The security item and the transmission rate item select one of the one or more communication software, and perform the information interaction according to the selected communication software. The communication method according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication method further comprises: transmitting test information to each communication software server and recording the transmission time t1; receiving feedback information from each communication software server and recording the reception time t2 ; And calculate the time difference between the transmission time t1 and the reception time t2 to obtain the transmission rate. The communication method described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication method further includes: transmitting test information to a server used by the other party's wireless communication device or another server located in the same geographical area as the other party, and recording the transmission Time t1; receiving feedback information from the server receiving the test information and recording the receiving time t2; and calculating the time difference between the transmission time t1 and the receiving time t2 to obtain the transmission rate. The communication method according to item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the communication method further comprises associating contacts of each communication software according to the account data of each communication software to centrally manage each communication software account of the same contact.