WO2009039744A1

WO2009039744A1 - System, server, client and method for downloading network resource

Info

Publication number: WO2009039744A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/072172
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ye Zhu; Kefeng Nie; Liang Zhou; Yunhua Gong; Zhenan Guan
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2007-09-24
Filing date: 2008-08-27
Publication date: 2009-04-02
Also published as: CN101136025A

Abstract

A system, a server, a client and a method for downloading network resource are provided in order to simplify user operation during downloading network resource and improve the efficiency of downloading network resource, wherein the system for downloading network resource includes: a client for receiving the information of the resource which should be downloaded inputted by user , delivering the information of resource which should be downloaded to a server, receiving a link address of resource searched by the server and downloading network resource automatically according to the link address of resource; The server for receiving information of resource to be downloaded from the client, searching link address of resource corresponding with the information of resource which should be downloaded, then delivering the link address of resource searched to the client.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of computer computing, and in particular to a network resource downloading system, a server, a client, and a method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the development of computer technology and networks, there are many resources available on the Internet for users to download, such as songs, software, games, pictures, movies, and the like.

At present, the main way for users to download files is: first open a browser, use a search engine to search for resources that are expected to be downloaded; when searching for a download page corresponding to a resource file, obtain a link address of the resource from the download page; and then input the link address to Download the software for download. In the above steps, the operations that the user needs to perform include opening the browser, inputting the keyword of the resource, searching the page where the resource is located, obtaining the link address, and inputting the link address into the download software, which makes the manual operation of the user cumbersome. Resulting in a slower download.

Therefore, a new network resource downloading method is needed to reduce user operations in the process of downloading network resources and improve network resource downloading efficiency. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention provide a network resource downloading system, a server, a client, and a method, which are used to user operations in a process of downloading network resources and improve network resource downloading efficiency.

The network resource downloading system provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: The client is configured to receive the input resource information to be downloaded, and send the resource information to be downloaded to the server; receive the resource link address searched by the server, and automatically download the network resource according to the resource link address;

And the server is configured to receive the resource information to be downloaded sent by the client, search for a resource link address that matches the resource information to be downloaded, and then send the searched resource link address to the client.

The network resource download server provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

The information transceiving unit is configured to receive the to-be-downloaded resource information from the client, and send the to-be-downloaded resource information to the resource matching unit; receive the resource connection address searched by the resource matching unit, and send the resource connection address to the client;

The resource matching unit is configured to search for a resource link address that matches the to-be-downloaded resource information, and send the searched resource connection address to the information transceiver unit.

The network resource download client provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

An input unit, configured to receive the input resource information to be downloaded;

An information transceiving unit, configured to acquire the to-be-downloaded resource information from the input unit, and send the to-be-downloaded resource information to the server, and receive a resource link address that is fed back by the server and matches the to-be-downloaded resource information, and Sending the resource link address to the resource download unit;

The resource downloading unit is configured to acquire a resource link address that matches the to-be-downloaded resource information from the information transceiving unit, and automatically download the network resource according to the resource link address that matches the keyword.

The method for downloading a network resource downloading client network resource provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving input information of the to-be-downloaded resource;

Sending the to-be-downloaded resource information to the server; Receiving, by the server, a resource link address that is searched according to the to-be-downloaded resource information; and automatically downloading a network resource according to the resource link address.

With the network resource downloading system, device and method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the client transmits the input resource information to be downloaded to the server, and the server searches for the matching resource link address according to the input resource information to be downloaded, and feeds back to the client. The client automatically downloads the network resource according to the resource link address. Therefore, the user only needs to input the resource information to be downloaded in the client to obtain the network resource. Compared with the multi-step operation in the prior art, in the embodiment of the present invention, The user operation has been greatly refined, and the download efficiency of the network resources has also been greatly improved. Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a network resource downloading system in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a structural diagram of a network resource download server in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a network resource download client in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for downloading network resources in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for downloading a network resource according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a network resource downloading system in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a server 100, and a plurality of clients (client 200, client 300, ... client N) in communication therewith. It should be noted that the connections between the devices in all the diagrams of the present invention are The system is designed to clearly explain the need for its information interaction and control processes, and should therefore be considered as a logical connection, not just a physical connection. The working process of the network resource downloading system in the embodiment of the present invention is described below by taking the client 200 and the server 100 as an example. The communication between the client 300 client N and the server 100 is the same as the communication between the client 200 and the server 100.

The client 200 receives the resource keyword input by the user, and sends the keyword to the server 100, wherein the keyword can be carried in the resource download request for transmission to the server 100.

The server 100 is configured to receive the keyword sent by the client 200, search for a resource link address that matches the keyword, and then send the searched resource link address to the client 200. The server 100 can search for a resource link address matching the keyword from a mapping table of its own stored keyword and resource link address.

After receiving the resource link address searched by the server 100, the client 200 automatically downloads the network resource according to the resource link address.

Server 100 can typically be a large network server or the like, and thus the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to a particular type of server. Each client (client 200, client 300... client N) typically can be a variety of terminal devices capable of logging into the Internet, such as a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital) Assistant, PDA), mobile phone (MP), etc., so the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to a particular type of client.

2 is a structural diagram of a network resource download server in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 100 includes an information transceiving unit 101, a resource matching unit 102, and a database 103. The information transceiving unit 101 communicates with the resource matching unit 102 for performing information interaction with the client 200, including Receiving a keyword input by the user sent by the client 200, and sending the keyword to the resource matching unit 102, such as receiving the keyword including the keyword sent by the client 200. The resource download request is sent to the resource matching unit 102, and the resource link address searched by the resource matching unit 102 is sent to the client 200.

The resource matching unit 102 communicates with the information transceiving unit 101 and the database 103 respectively, and searches for the resource link address matching the keyword from the database 103 according to the keyword, and sends the searched resource link address to the information transceiving unit 101. in.

The database 103 communicates with the resource matching unit 102 for storing a mapping table of keywords and resource link addresses. The mapping between the keyword and the resource link address in the mapping table is a 1-to-N mapping relationship, where N is a non-negative integer. In the embodiment of the present invention, the data amount of the mapping table saved in the database 103 of the server 100 will be the key of the technology. In actual operation, the data may be obtained by cooperating with each downloading website, and the data of the resource link and the keyword are obtained and stored. Database 103. In one embodiment of the invention, the mapping table has the following form:

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that in the case of the most compact, the server 100 may include only the information transceiving unit 101 and the resource matching unit 102. The information transceiving unit 101 receives the resource keyword input by the user from the client, and sends the keyword to the resource matching unit; and receives the resource connection address searched by the resource matching unit, and sends the resource connection address to the client. The resource matching unit 102 searches for the resource link address matching the keyword, and transmits the searched resource connection address to the information transceiving unit.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a network resource download client in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the client 200 includes an input unit 201, an information transceiving unit 202, and a resource download unit 203, in which:

The input unit 201 communicates with the information transceiving unit 202 for receiving resources input by the user. The keyword, such as a text input box, may be provided in the user interface (typically, for example, in a download software interface opened by the user) for the user to enter a resource keyword.

The information transceiving unit 202 communicates with the input unit 201 and the resource download unit 203, respectively, for performing information interaction with the server 100, including: transmitting a keyword input by the user to the server 100, such as sending a resource download request including the keyword to The server 100 receives the resource link address matched by the keyword fed back by the server 100.

The resource downloading unit 203 communicates with the information transceiving unit 202 for initiating a download process based on the resource link address matching the keyword, and automatically downloading the network resource.

In addition, the client may further include a resource selection unit, configured to ask the user whether to select a resource link address from more than one resource link address received when the information link address received by the information transceiver unit is more than one; The resource link address selected by the user is sent to the resource download unit; or when the user does not select, a resource link address is selected according to the preset rule and sent to the resource download unit. At this time, the resource downloading unit automatically downloads the network resource according to the resource link address sent by the resource selection unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for downloading network resources in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, the specific process is as follows:

In step S301, the server receives the resource download request including the keyword sent by the client. In the present invention, the client provides a text input box in the user interface (typically, for example, in a download software interface opened by the user) for receiving a keyword input by the user of the resource desired to be downloaded.

In step S302, the server searches for the resource link address matching the keyword, and feeds back the searched resource link address to the client. The server may search for a resource link address matching the keyword from a mapping table of keywords and resource link addresses stored in advance by itself. Search here The resource link address to the address may be multiple resource link addresses, and it is also possible that no resource link address can be searched.

In step S303, the client starts the download process according to the searched resource link address, and automatically downloads the network resource.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for downloading a network resource according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, the specific process is as follows:

In step S401, the user inputs a keyword of the resource to be downloaded in the client, and sends a resource download request containing the keyword to the server by using the information transceiving unit of the client. In this embodiment, the input unit of the client provides a text input box for receiving a keyword input by the user for the resource desired to be downloaded in the download software interface opened by the user.

In step S402, after receiving the resource download request, the server starts to search for a resource link address matching the keyword from the database.

In step S403, the resource matching unit of the server determines whether there is a record of the keyword in the database: If not, step S404 is performed; if yes, step S405 is performed.

In step S404, the resource matching unit of the server does not search for the record related to the keyword, and then sends a message to the client by using the information transceiving unit, prompting the user not to search for the available resource link address.

In step S405, if the record of the keyword is already in the database, the searched resource link address is sent to the client by using the information transceiver unit.

In step S406, after receiving the search result sent by the server, the client first asks the user whether to select from the searched resource link address: if yes, step S407 is performed, otherwise, step S408 is performed.

In step S407, the client creates a new download according to the resource link address selected by the user. Business.

In step S408, the client starts the resource download process and automatically downloads the network resource.

If the user does not select a resource link address from the searched resource link addresses, when the resource download process is started in step S408, the client may select a resource download process from the line according to the system preset rule, and automatically download the network resource. And when the first selected resource download process is interrupted for various reasons, the client can also select a resource download process according to the preset rule until the required network resource is downloaded. Here, the preset rule may be selecting a resource connection address that is closest to the logical distance of the client, a resource connection address that selects the most successful download times, and the like.

It can be seen from the above that with the above method of the present invention, if the user wants to download a certain resource (movie, software, etc.), he only needs to open the download software input keyword to realize automatic download. This method encapsulates the user's operation and opens up a new experience mode that combines resource search and download functions, thereby improving download efficiency, facilitating user usage, and further enhancing user stickiness.

In all the embodiments of the present invention, the method, the system, the client, and the server provided by the embodiment of the present invention are described by taking the resource information to be downloaded by the user as a resource keyword as an example. In fact, the user inputs the resource to be downloaded. The information is not limited to keywords, but may also be URL information. Even with the cooperation of some voice devices, the resource information to be downloaded input by the user may also be voice information.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Claim

A network resource downloading system, comprising:

The client is configured to receive the input resource information to be downloaded, and send the resource information to be downloaded to the server; receive the resource link address searched by the server, and automatically download the network resource according to the resource link address;

The system according to claim 1, wherein the client comprises: an input unit, configured to receive input resource information to be downloaded;

The information transceiver unit is configured to acquire the to-be-downloaded resource information from the input unit, and send the to-be-downloaded resource information to the server, and receive a resource link address that is fed back by the server and matches the to-be-downloaded resource information. And the resource link address is sent to the resource downloading unit, where the resource downloading unit is configured to acquire the resource link address that matches the to-be-downloaded resource information from the information transceiving unit, and automatically according to the resource connection address. Download network resources.

3. The client according to claim 2, wherein the client further comprises:

a resource selection unit, when the information receiving and receiving unit receives more than one resource link address, inquiring whether the user selects one resource link address from the received one or more resource link addresses; and linking the resource selected by the user The address is sent to the resource downloading unit; or when the user is not selected, a resource link address is selected and sent to the resource downloading unit according to a preset rule; and the resource downloading unit is based on the resource link address sent by the resource selecting unit. Automatically Load network resources.

The system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the server comprises: an information transceiving unit, configured to receive resource information to be downloaded from the client, and send the to-be-downloaded resource information Receiving a resource matching unit; receiving a resource connection address searched by the resource matching unit, and sending the resource connection address to the client;

The system according to claim 4, wherein the server further comprises: a database, a mapping table for storing resource information to be downloaded and a resource link address;

The resource matching unit is configured to search, from the database, a resource link address that matches the resource information to be downloaded.

6. A network resource download server, comprising:

7. The server according to claim 6, wherein the server further comprises:

a database, a mapping table for storing resource information to be downloaded and a resource link address;

8. A network resource download client, which is characterized in that: An input unit, configured to receive the input resource information to be downloaded;

The client according to claim 8, further comprising: a resource selection unit, configured to: when the information receiving and receiving unit receives more than one resource link address, querying whether the user receives more than Selecting a resource link address from a resource link address; and sending the resource link address selected by the user to the resource download unit; or selecting a resource link address according to a preset rule to send to the resource download when the user does not select The resource downloading unit automatically downloads network resources according to the resource link address sent by the resource selection unit.

A method for downloading a network resource, comprising:

Receiving input resource information to be downloaded;

Sending the to-be-downloaded resource information to the server;

Receiving, by the server, a resource link address that is searched according to the to-be-downloaded resource information; and automatically downloading a network resource according to the resource link address.

The method according to claim 10, wherein the server stores a mapping table of the to-be-downloaded resource information and a resource link address, and the server is in the mapping table according to the to-be-downloaded resource information. Search for the 'J resource link address.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein when the received resource link When the address is more than one, before the downloading the network resource according to the resource link address, the method further includes:

Inquiring whether the user selects a resource link address from more than one resource link address received; if the user selects a resource link address from the user, the network resource is automatically downloaded according to the resource link address selected by the user; otherwise, the user selects according to a preset rule. A resource link address that automatically downloads network resources.

The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the information to be downloaded is a keyword of the resource to be downloaded.