WO2011116576A1

WO2011116576A1 - Method and system for optimizing download speed of mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2011116576A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/075878
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周凯; 李建
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-03-24
Filing date: 2010-08-11
Publication date: 2011-09-29
Also published as: CN101827354A

Abstract

A method for optimizing the download speed of a mobile terminal is provided in the present invention, which includes: detecting the state of a download task; setting a download period of the download task; performing the download task based on the download period; regulating the download period based on both the state of the download task and the number of other tasks performing in parallel; setting the regulated download period as current download period. The present invention also discloses a system for optimizing the download speed of a mobile terminal. The present invention regulates the download period of the download task based on the number of other tasks performing in parallel, thus increasing the response speed of the other tasks performing in parallel, and greatly improving the usage experience of a user.

Description

Method and system for optimizing download speed of mobile terminal

The present invention relates to the field of download management and performance optimization of mobile terminals, and in particular, to a method and system for optimizing download speed of a mobile terminal. Background technique

With the maturity of 2G networks, the gradual improvement of 3G networks, and the promotion of the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), mobile Internet has become a familiar and favorite feature for mobile phone users. The Internet access function is mainly divided into two parts: web browsing and data downloading. Among them, there are many other types of files in addition to audio and video resources. These resources not only make life rich, but also bring convenience to work and study.

In recent years, with the rapid improvement of mobile phone performance and the improvement of wireless network bandwidth, high-end mobile phones can not only use browser WAP pages, but also browser web pages, which greatly increase the resources of wireless networks, and various download resources are small. K, as large as a few tens of megabytes, or even hundreds of megabytes, naturally takes some time when users choose to download such resources, so most users will choose to download in the background and perform other operations in the foreground.

The advantages of background downloading are obvious. However, when downloading an application for high-speed download in the background, it will occupy a large amount of resources of the system, which may cause the foreground application to respond too slowly and affect the user's use. Summary of the invention

The main technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and system for optimizing the download speed of a mobile terminal, which can reduce the impact on other parallel running tasks when downloading in the background.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a method for optimizing a download speed of a mobile terminal. The method includes: detecting a status of the download task; setting a download period of the download task; and running the download task according to the set download cycle; the method further includes:

The download cycle is adjusted according to the status of the download task and the number of other tasks running in parallel; the adjusted download cycle is set to the current download cycle.

The adjusting the download period according to the status of the download task and other tasks running in parallel includes:

When the status of the download task is background, the number of other tasks running in parallel is detected; when it is determined that the number of other tasks running in parallel changes, the current download cycle is adjusted according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other tasks running in parallel.

The predetermined rule includes: increasing the current download cycle time as the number of other tasks running in parallel increases.

The predetermined rule specifically includes:

Current download cycle = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download cycle; where, the shortest download cycle is: The drive cycle used by the timer when only the download task is running.

The method further includes: adjusting the current download period to the shortest download period when the status of the download task changes from the background to the foreground.

A system for optimizing a terminal mobile download speed, comprising: a monitoring module, a downloading module, and a control module, wherein

a monitoring module, configured to detect a status of the download task;

a download module for running a download task by download cycle;

The control module is configured to set a download cycle of the download task, adjust the download cycle according to the state of the download task, and set the adjusted download cycle to the current download cycle.

The monitoring module includes a detecting unit and a determining unit, where

a detecting unit, configured to detect other parallel running when the status of the download task is in the background Number of services;

a judging unit, configured to determine whether the number of other parallel running tasks changes; the control module includes an adjusting unit, configured to adjust the current download according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other parallel running tasks when the number of other parallel running tasks changes cycle.

The predetermined rule specifically includes:

Current download cycle = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download cycle. The shortest download period is: The drive period used by the timer when only the download task is running.

The detecting unit is further configured to detect a status of the download task;

The adjusting unit is further configured to adjust the current download period to the shortest download period when the status of the download task changes from the background to the foreground.

Advantageous effects of the present invention include:

(1) In the present invention, since the download cycle of the download task is adjusted according to the state of the download task and the number of tasks running in parallel, the response speed of other parallel running tasks is improved, and the user experience is greatly improved. ;

(2) In the present invention, when the download task is downloaded in the background, the method of adjusting the current download cycle according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other tasks running in parallel is simple and easy to operate;

(3) In the present invention, the download cycle of the current download task is adjusted according to the number of other tasks running in parallel, and the download cycle can be updated in real time, which not only ensures the download speed to the greatest extent, but also does not affect the normal operation of other parallel running tasks; , while still reducing the speed, the CPU occupancy is significantly reduced. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a system according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the system of the present invention; 3 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of adjusting a download cycle in an embodiment of a method according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a specific flowchart of an embodiment of a method according to the present invention. detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In a specific implementation manner of the present invention, the user uses the mobile phone to browse the webpage. When the user selects a download link, the download task is placed in the background, and the webpage is continuously browsed in the foreground. When the user browses the webpage, the system has automatically increased the download cycle, and the user almost does not feel the impact of the download task on the operation of the browser. At this time, if a call comes in, when the user chooses to answer the call, the system resources are increased again. At this time, the download task increases the download cycle again, thereby ensuring smooth user call answering. After receiving the call, the user revisits the webpage. At this time, the download cycle of the download task is automatically shortened, and the download speed is increased. The user calls the download manager again to view the download status. At this time, the download task is placed in the foreground, and the system sets the download cycle to the shortest download cycle, so that the system can achieve the fastest download speed. The download period in the present invention refers to the end from the time when the download task is started this time until the next start of the download task.

Other parallel running tasks in the present invention refer to tasks that are running in parallel except for downloading tasks.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the system for optimizing the download speed of the mobile terminal is as shown in FIG. 1 , and an implementation manner thereof includes: a monitoring module, a downloading module, and a control module, where

a monitoring module, configured to detect a status of the download task;

a download module for running a download task by download cycle;

As shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring module includes a detecting unit and a determining unit, where

The determining unit is configured to determine whether the number of other parallel running tasks changes; the control module includes an adjusting unit, configured to adjust the current downloading period according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other tasks running in parallel when the number of other parallel running tasks changes. The predetermined rules include: when the number of other tasks running in parallel increases, the current download cycle time increases. In a specific implementation, the specific may be: current download cycle = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download cycle. The shortest download period is the drive period used by the timer when only the download task is running.

The monitoring module may further include a storage unit (not shown in FIG. 2) for saving the number of other parallel running tasks of the initial running, and further for saving when the determining unit determines that the number of other parallel running tasks changes, after the change The number of tasks running in parallel.

The detecting unit is further configured to detect a status of the downloading task. When the status of the downloading task is changed from the background to the foreground, the adjusting unit is further configured to adjust the current downloading period to the shortest downloading period.

The method for optimizing the download speed of the mobile terminal according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, includes the following steps:

Step 302: Detect the status of the download task.

Step 304: Set the download period of the download task.

Step 306: Run the download task according to the set download cycle.

Step 308: Adjust the download period according to the status of the download task and other tasks running in parallel.

Step 310: Set the adjusted download cycle to the current download cycle.

The method for optimizing the download speed of the mobile terminal, wherein the download period is adjusted according to the state of the download task and the number of other tasks running in parallel, as shown in FIG. 4, the following steps may be included: Step 402: When the status of the download task is background, Detect the number of other tasks running in parallel. Step 404: Determine whether the number of other tasks running in parallel has changed. Step 406: If a change occurs, the current download cycle is adjusted according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other tasks running in parallel.

The predetermined rule includes: when the number of other tasks running in parallel increases, the current download cycle time increases. In a specific implementation, the specific may be: current download cycle = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download cycle. The shortest download period is the drive period used by the timer when only the download task is running.

The method of the present invention will be specifically described below by taking a mobile phone as an example. Assume that the user selects a download link using the mobile phone. After the link is successful, the system opens the download manager, prompting the user, and after the user specifies the download location, the download task starts running. As shown in FIG. 5, the method for optimizing the download speed of the mobile terminal specifically includes the following steps:

Step 502: Start the download task. Start the download task on your phone, including launching the download manager and specifying the download path to start data download.

Step 504: Run the download task. After the download task is started, it is segmented. Each run is driven by a timer. Therefore, whenever the timer expires, the download process will run.

Step 506: Determine whether it is a background download: judge whether the download task is placed in the background, if yes, go to step 508, otherwise go to step 512.

Step 508: Obtain the number of other tasks running in parallel. In this step, when the download task is running in the background, the detecting unit acquires the current number of other tasks running in parallel.

Step 510: Determine whether the number of other tasks running in parallel has changed. If the change occurs, go to step 518; if no change occurs, go to step 520.

Step 512: Get the status of the download task. The status of the download task includes foreground download and background download. When the download task is placed in the foreground, the detection unit periodically detects and acquires the status of the download task.

Step 514: Determine whether the status of the download task changes, when the status of the download task occurs. When the change, that is, the status of the download task is changed from the foreground download to the background download, the process proceeds to step 516; when the status of the download task has not changed, the process proceeds to step 520.

Step 516: Obtain the number of other tasks running in parallel. In this step, when the status of the download task is changed from the foreground to the background, the number of other tasks running in parallel is obtained.

Step 518: Adjust the download cycle of the download task.

When the related data of the download task changes, if the number of other tasks running in parallel changes, the adjustment unit adjusts the current download period according to a predetermined rule according to the number of other tasks running in parallel, and the predetermined rules include:

Table 1 is a correspondence table between the mobile phone download period and other tasks running in parallel. From Table 1, the adjustment results obtained according to the above formula can be seen;

Table 1

Step 520: Download the data.

Step 522: Determine whether the download task is completed.

In this step, after obtaining the downloaded data, determining whether the download task is completed, if the download task is completed, proceeding to step 524; if the download task is not completed, suspending the download task, and proceeding to step 504, waiting for the timer to drive the download task again .

Step 524: End the download task. After the download task is completed, the download task is ended and the system resources are recycled.

In this way, the download cycle of the download task can be updated in real time, which not only ensures the download speed to the greatest extent, but also does not affect the normal operation of other tasks. The data obtained by the inventor after actual testing on a mobile phone shows that using the shortest download cycle to run the download task, you can see that the CPU occupancy rate is close to 70%, and the current download cycle is adjusted to four times the shortest download cycle. The CPU occupancy rate has dropped by nearly 7%. It can be seen that the use of the method of the present invention significantly reduces the CPU occupancy rate at the expense of a small download speed.

The above is a further detailed description of the present invention in connection with the specific embodiments, and the specific embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the description. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for optimizing download speed of a mobile terminal, comprising: detecting a status of a download task; setting a download cycle of the download task; and running a download task according to the set download cycle; the method further comprising:

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting the download period according to the status of the download task and the number of other tasks running in parallel comprises:

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined rule comprises: increasing a current download cycle time when the number of other tasks running in parallel increases.

The method according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined rule specifically comprises: a current download period = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download period; wherein, the shortest download period is: when only The drive cycle used by the timer when the download task is running.

The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: adjusting the current download period to the shortest download period when the status of the download task changes from the background to the foreground.

A system for optimizing a mobile terminal download speed, comprising: a monitoring module, a downloading module, and a control module, wherein

a monitoring module, configured to detect a status of the download task;

a download module for running a download task by download cycle;

The system according to claim 6, wherein the monitoring module comprises a detecting unit and a determining unit, wherein

a detecting unit, configured to detect the number of other tasks running in parallel when the status of the download task is in the background;

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined rule comprises: increasing a current download cycle time when the number of other tasks running in parallel increases.

The system according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined rule specifically comprises: a current download period = (other number of tasks running in parallel + 1) X shortest download period. The shortest download period is: The drive period used by the timer when only the download task is running.

The system according to claim 9, wherein the detecting unit is further configured to detect a status of the download task;