WO2016202047A1

WO2016202047A1 - Application recommendation method, apparatus, server, and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2016202047A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/078347
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李文勇
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-15
Filing date: 2016-04-01
Publication date: 2016-12-22
Also published as: CN106325891A

Abstract

An application recommendation method, apparatus, server, and terminal. When applied to a server side, the method comprises: receiving firmware upgrade request information reported by a terminal (S101); and delivering, according to the received firmware upgrade request information, corresponding firmware upgrade information and information about a preset recommended application to the terminal (S102). When applied to a terminal side, the method comprises: reporting firmware upgrade request information to a server (S401); receiving corresponding firmware upgrade information and information about a preset recommended application that are delivered by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information (S402); and performing selective installation according to the firmware upgrade information and the information about the preset recommended application (S403).

Description

Application recommendation method, device, server and terminal

Technical field

This application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technology.

Background technique

The battle for mobile application distribution platforms is getting hotter and hotter. The major application stores are regarded as important traffic portals. Some applications with a large number of users also provide application recommendations, so that business cooperation can be achieved in this way. Volume change and flow realization.

At present, most of the existing application recommendation implementation methods provide an application recommendation interface on the user interface of the system upgrade client (or other application), and attract users to click to install. However, this method of providing only the recommended interface requires the user to actively click to download and install, and then the recommended application description copy is sufficiently attractive, and the user experience plus the recommended interface may also affect the user experience of the application.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

For FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) upgrade, users of this process will generally pay attention to it, and it is also indispensable for using mobile phones. If FOTA upgrades, it provides better (or partner) application recommendation, which can reduce users. The resentment disturbs the user to a lesser extent.

This document provides an application recommendation method, device, server, and terminal to provide application recommendations during firmware upgrades to reduce the impact on the user experience and to bother users to a lesser extent.

An application recommendation method for providing application recommendations for firmware upgrades, applied to the server side, including:

Receiving firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal;

According to the received firmware upgrade request information, the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information are delivered to the terminal.

Optionally, the step of delivering the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information includes:

Obtaining current firmware version information of the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information;

Matching corresponding firmware upgrade information according to current firmware version information of the terminal;

The matching firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information are sent to the terminal.

Optionally, the step of delivering the matched firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal includes:

The description information of the matching firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application are sent to the terminal. The description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name of the upgrade package and upgrade description information.

Optionally, after the step of sending the description information of the matched firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application to the terminal, the method further includes:

Receiving a selection result of the preset recommended application reported by the terminal;

The download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and the download address of the selected recommended application are delivered to the terminal according to the selection result reported by the terminal.

And sending the description information of the matching firmware upgrade package and the download address of the corresponding upgrade package, and the description information of the preset recommended application and the download address of the corresponding preset recommended application to the terminal; wherein the preset The recommended application is a recommended application that the user actively selects or a recommended application that is selected by default.

An application recommendation method for providing application recommendations for firmware upgrades, applied to the terminal side, including:

Reporting firmware upgrade request information to the server;

Receiving corresponding firmware upgrade information and preset recommended application information delivered by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information;

Selecting and installing according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.

Optionally, after the step of reporting the firmware upgrade request information to the server, the method further includes:

Report the current firmware version information to the server;

The firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the server according to the current version information are matched.

Optionally, the step of the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the receiving server according to the current version information includes:

Receiving, by the server, the description information of the firmware upgrade package that is matched according to the current version information, and the description information of the preset recommended application, where the description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name and an upgrade description information of the upgrade package .

Optionally, after the step of receiving, by the receiving server, the description information of the firmware upgrade package obtained by the current version information and the description information of the preset recommended application, the method further includes:

Reporting the selection result of the preset recommended application to the server;

Receiving a download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and a download address of the selected preset recommended application delivered by the server according to the selection result;

Download the upgrade package and perform the upgrade according to the download address of the upgrade package;

Download the installation package and perform the installation according to the download address of the selected preset recommended application.

Receiving, by the server, the description information of the firmware upgrade package matched by the current version information and the download address of the corresponding upgrade package, and the description information of the preset recommended application and the corresponding download address; wherein the preset The recommended application is a recommended application that the user actively selects or a recommended application that is selected by default.

A server, comprising an application recommendation device, the device being configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, the device comprising:

The first receiving module is configured to: receive firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal;

The first sending module is configured to: deliver the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information.

A terminal, comprising an application recommendation device, the device being configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, the device comprising:

The first reporting module is configured to: report firmware upgrade request information to the server;

The second receiving module is configured to: receive corresponding firmware upgrade information delivered by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information, and preset recommended application information;

The installation module is set to: select and install according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, implement the above described application recommendation method.

With the solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the application recommendation is provided during the firmware upgrade process that the user is concerned about, which can reduce the impact on the user experience and disturb the user to a lesser extent.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of an application recommendation method applied to a server side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method of step S102 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method of step S203 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of an application recommendation method applied to a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method after step S401 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method after step S502 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an exemplary method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an application recommendation apparatus included in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an application recommendation apparatus included in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the various manners in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an application recommendation method, which is used for providing an application recommendation during firmware upgrade, and is applied to a server side, including:

S101. Receive firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal.

S102. Send the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information.

In the above method, when receiving the firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal, the server sends the corresponding firmware update information to the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information, and sends the preset recommended application information to the terminal for the terminal. Browse and select.

Optionally, wherein, as shown in FIG. 2, step S102 includes:

S201. Acquire current firmware version information of the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information.

S202. Match corresponding firmware upgrade information according to current firmware version information of the terminal.

S203. Send the matched firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal.

To perform a firmware upgrade, the server needs to know the current firmware version information of the terminal to determine whether the current firmware version information is the latest version. If it is the latest version, it does not need to be updated; if not, it will find the matching according to the current firmware version information. The new firmware upgrade information is sent to the terminal, and the preset recommended application information is also sent to the terminal for browsing and selection by the terminal.

Optionally, wherein step S203 includes:

The description information of the matching firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application are sent to the terminal. The description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name of the upgrade package and upgrade description information. The terminal may determine whether to select the installation according to the description information of the upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application.

Optionally, after the step of sending the description information of the matched firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application to the terminal, as shown in FIG. 3, the method further includes:

S301. The selection result of the preset recommended application reported by the receiving terminal.

S302. Deliver a download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and a download address of the selected recommended application to the terminal according to the selection result reported by the terminal.

After the user selects the recommended application to be installed, the terminal reports the selection result to the server, and according to the selection result, the server downloads the download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and the download address of the selected recommended application to the terminal. For the terminal to perform firmware upgrade and application installation.

Optionally, wherein step S203 includes:

The description of the matching firmware upgrade package and the download address of the corresponding upgrade package, as well as the pre- The description information of the recommended application and the download address of the corresponding preset recommended application are sent to the terminal; wherein the preset recommended application is a recommended application actively selected by the user or a recommended application selected by default.

The description of the upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application and the download address of the upgrade package and the download address of the preset recommended application are sent to the terminal in an order to save the program flow and reduce the programming workload. .

Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides an application recommendation method, which is used for providing an application recommendation during firmware upgrade, and is applied to the terminal side, including:

S401. Report firmware upgrade request information to the server.

S402. The corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the receiving server according to the firmware upgrade request information.

S403. Perform selection and installation according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.

When the terminal needs to perform the firmware upgrade, the firmware upgrade request information is reported to the server, and the server delivers the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information, for the terminal to browse and select. Applying the recommendation in this way can reduce the dislike of the end user and disturb the user to a lesser extent.

Optionally, after step S401, as shown in FIG. 5, the method further includes:

S501. Report the current firmware version information to the server.

S502. Receive firmware upgrade information that is sent by the server according to the current version information, and preset recommended application information.

In order to perform the firmware upgrade, the terminal needs to report the current firmware version information to the server for the server to match the corresponding firmware upgrade information. After the matching is successful, the terminal receives the firmware upgrade information sent by the server, and receives the preset recommended application delivered by the server. information.

Optionally, step S502 specifically includes:

And the description information of the firmware upgrade package that is obtained by the server according to the current version information and the description information of the preset recommended application. For end users to understand upgrade packages and recommended applications. The description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name and an upgrade description information of the upgrade package.

Optionally, after the step of the description information of the firmware upgrade package that is obtained by the receiving server and matched by the current version information and the description information of the preset recommended application, as shown in FIG. The method further includes:

S601. Report a selection result of the preset recommended application to the server.

S602. The downloading address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and the download address of the selected preset recommended application delivered by the server according to the selection result.

S603. Download an upgrade package and perform an upgrade according to the download address of the upgrade package.

S604. Download the installation package and perform the installation according to the download address of the selected preset recommended application.

Optionally, step S502 specifically includes:

To further understand the application recommendation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an example will be described below, as shown in FIG. 7:

S701: The DM Client (Device Management Client, the terminal in the above method, hereinafter referred to as the client) initiates a request to connect to the DM Server (Device Management Server, hereinafter referred to as the server) to request firmware upgrade.

S702: After receiving the request message, the server initiates a Get command request to obtain the current firmware version of the client.

S703: After receiving the Get command request, the terminal reports the current firmware version information to the server.

S704: After receiving the current firmware version information reported by the client, the server sends the matching version name, the upgrade description information, and the description information of the application to be recommended by using the Alert command.

S705: After receiving the information about the upgrade package and the information of the application to be recommended, the client will pop up a prompt message, displaying the description information of the upgrade package and the recommended application information, so that the user selects the application to be installed. You can also do nothing (where the recommended application defaults to the selected state).

S706: The client reports the result selected by the user to the server.

S707: The server sends the upgrade package download address and the downloaded download address of the selected application by using the Replace command according to the result of the selection reported by the client.

S708: The client reports the result of the Replace command execution according to the receiving situation, and reports whether the receiving is successful. If successful, the next step is continued.

S709: The server sends an asynchronous execution command (Exec command), and the download address of the DD (Device Description) file is sent to the terminal. The DD file includes: a download address and description information of the upgrade package, and a download address and description information of the selected recommended application.

S710: After receiving the DD file, the client parses the DD file, and reports the execution result of the Exec command after the parsing is completed.

S711: The server ends the session.

S712: The client pops up to confirm the upgrade prompt information for the user to select whether to upgrade, and if the user confirms the upgrade, proceed to the next step.

S713: The client performs an upgrade after downloading the upgrade package.

S714: After the upgrade is successfully restarted, the downloaded recommended application is installed.

S715: The client reports the upgrade result.

S716: The server ends the session.

In addition, in the process, in step S704, the download address and description information of the upgrade package and the download address and description information of the recommended application are directly sent by the server to the client. In step S705, the terminal pops up the prompt information. After the client user makes a selection, directly download the upgrade package and the selected recommended application.

The application recommendation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention increases the extended node by reasonably extending the DM protocol, and carries the description information and the download address of the recommended application on the extended node. In the original upgrade process, an upgrade prompt is popped up to request the confirmation interface. The recommended application is displayed. The recommended application is selected by default. The user can also cancel the selection. After clicking and confirming the upgrade, the upgrade package is downloaded and upgraded normally. The selected application installation package is also downloaded and installed. The impact on the user experience is less, and the user is disturbed to a lesser extent.

Referring to FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present invention provides a server, including an application recommendation device, where the device is configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, and the device includes:

The first receiving module 801 is configured to: receive firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal.

The first sending module 802 is configured to: send the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information.

Optionally, the first sending module 802 includes:

The obtaining unit is configured to: obtain current firmware version information of the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information.

The matching unit is configured to: match the corresponding firmware upgrade information according to the current firmware version information of the terminal.

The delivery unit is configured to deliver the matched firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal.

Optionally, the sending unit is configured to: send the description information of the matched firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application to the terminal; where the description information of the upgrade package includes: an upgrade package Version name and upgrade description information.

Optionally, the device further includes:

The third receiving module is configured to: receive a selection result of the preset recommended application reported by the terminal.

The second sending module is configured to: according to the selection result reported by the terminal, deliver the download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and the download address of the selected recommended application to the terminal.

Optionally, the sending unit is configured to: the description information of the matched firmware upgrade package and the download address of the corresponding upgrade package, and the description information of the preset recommended application and the download of the corresponding preset recommended application. The address is sent to the terminal; wherein the preset recommended application is a recommended application actively selected by the user or a recommended application selected by default.

It should be noted that the application recommendation device is a device corresponding to the application recommendation method on the server side, and all the implementation manners in the foregoing method embodiments are applicable to the server embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

Referring to FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, including an application recommendation device, where the device is configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, and the device includes:

The first reporting module 901 is configured to: report firmware upgrade request information to the server.

The second receiving module 902 is configured to: receive corresponding firmware upgrade information and preset recommended application information that are sent by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information.

The installation module 903 is configured to: perform selective installation according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.

Optionally, the device further includes:

The second reporting module is configured to: report the current firmware version information to the server.

The fourth receiving module is configured to: receive firmware upgrade information that is obtained by the server and is matched according to the current version information, and preset recommended application information.

Optionally, the fourth receiving module is configured to: receive, by the server, description information of the firmware upgrade package that is matched according to the current version information, and description information of the preset recommended application; where the upgrade package is The description information includes: the version name of the upgrade package and the upgrade description information.

Optionally, the device further includes:

The third reporting module is configured to: report the selection result of the preset recommended application to the server.

The fifth receiving module is configured to: receive a download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and a download address of the selected preset recommended application that are sent by the server according to the selection result.

Download the upgrade module, set to: download the upgrade package and perform the upgrade according to the download address of the upgrade package.

Download the installation module, set to: download the installation package and perform the installation according to the download address of the selected preset recommended application.

Optionally, the fourth receiving module is configured to: receive, by the server, description information of the firmware upgrade package that is matched according to the current version information, and a download address of the corresponding upgrade package, and a preset recommended application. Descriptive information and a corresponding download address; wherein the preset recommended application is a recommended application actively selected by the user or a recommended application selected by default.

It should be noted that the application recommendation device is a device corresponding to the application recommendation method applied on the terminal side, and all the implementation manners in the foregoing method embodiments are applicable to the embodiment of the terminal, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the steps of the above-described embodiments can be implemented using a computer program flow, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as on a corresponding hardware platform (eg, The system, device, device, device, etc. are executed, and when executed, include one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented by using an integrated circuit. These steps may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. achieve.

The devices/function modules/functional units in the above embodiments may be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices.

When the device/function module/functional unit in the above embodiment is implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The above mentioned computer readable storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

Industrial applicability

According to the solution of the embodiment of the present invention, when receiving the firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal, the server sends the corresponding recommended application information to the firmware upgrade request information according to the firmware upgrade request information. terminal. Thus, the server provides application recommendations during the firmware upgrade process that the user is concerned about, thereby reducing the impact on the user experience and disturbing the user to a lesser extent.

Claims

An application recommendation method, which is characterized in that an application recommendation is provided for firmware upgrade, and is applied to a server side, including:

Receiving firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal;

According to the received firmware upgrade request information, the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information are delivered to the terminal.
The application recommendation method according to claim 1, wherein the step of delivering the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information includes:

Obtaining current firmware version information of the terminal according to the firmware upgrade request information;

Matching corresponding firmware upgrade information according to current firmware version information of the terminal;

The matching firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information are sent to the terminal.
The application recommendation method of claim 2, wherein the step of delivering the matched firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal comprises:

The description information of the matching firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application are sent to the terminal. The description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name of the upgrade package and upgrade description information.
The application recommendation method of claim 3, after the step of sending the description information of the matched firmware upgrade package and the description information of the preset recommended application to the terminal, the method further includes:

Receiving a selection result of the preset recommended application reported by the terminal;

The download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and the download address of the selected recommended application are delivered to the terminal according to the selection result reported by the terminal.
The application recommendation method of claim 2, wherein the step of delivering the matched firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal comprises:

And sending the description information of the matching firmware upgrade package and the download address of the corresponding upgrade package, and the description information of the preset recommended application and the download address of the corresponding preset recommended application to the terminal; wherein the preset The recommended application is a recommended application that the user actively selects or a recommended application that is selected by default.
An application recommendation method is characterized in that an application recommendation is provided for firmware upgrade, and is applied to a terminal side, including:

Reporting firmware upgrade request information to the server;

Receiving corresponding firmware upgrade information and preset recommended application information delivered by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information;

Selecting and installing according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.
The application recommendation method of claim 6, after the step of reporting the firmware upgrade request information to the server, the method further includes:

Report the current firmware version information to the server;

The firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the server according to the current version information are matched.
The application recommendation method according to claim 7, wherein the step of the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the receiving server according to the current version information includes:

Receiving, by the server, the description information of the firmware upgrade package that is matched according to the current version information, and the description information of the preset recommended application, where the description information of the upgrade package includes: a version name and an upgrade description information of the upgrade package .
The method of recommending the application according to claim 8, after the step of the description of the firmware upgrade package obtained by the receiving server and the description information of the preset recommended application, the method further include:

Reporting the selection result of the preset recommended application to the server;

Receiving a download address of the upgrade package corresponding to the description information of the firmware upgrade package and a download address of the selected preset recommended application delivered by the server according to the selection result;

Download the upgrade package and perform the upgrade according to the download address of the upgrade package;

Download the installation package and perform the installation according to the download address of the selected preset recommended application.
The application recommendation method according to claim 7, wherein the step of the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information that are sent by the receiving server according to the current version information includes:

A description letter of the firmware upgrade package that is sent by the server and matched according to the current version information. The downloading address of the corresponding upgrade package, and the description information of the preset recommended application and the corresponding download address; wherein the preset recommended application is a recommended application actively selected by the user or a recommended application selected by default.
A server, comprising: an application recommendation device, the device being configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, the device comprising:

The first receiving module is configured to: receive firmware upgrade request information reported by the terminal;

The first sending module is configured to: deliver the corresponding firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information to the terminal according to the received firmware upgrade request information.
A terminal, comprising: an application recommendation device, the device being configured to provide an application recommendation when the firmware is upgraded, the device comprising:

The first reporting module is configured to: report firmware upgrade request information to the server;

The second receiving module is configured to: receive corresponding firmware upgrade information and preset recommended application information that are sent by the server according to the firmware upgrade request information;

The installation module is set to: select and install according to the firmware upgrade information and the preset recommended application information.