CN102143231B - A kind of network management method and system of terminal applies - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for networked management of terminal applications. Firstly, at least one icon corresponding to different applications is displayed on the user interface of the terminal side screen; Display the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon; finally, the terminal side obtains the current description information of the application corresponding to the display icon from the network side central server, and loads the description information into the application corresponding to the icon . By applying the present invention, through the unified display of icons, an intuitive and unified management interface can be provided for various terminal applications of users, and, through the unified management and timely update of the description information of terminal applications by the central server on the network side, users can be provided with The update prompts of various applications and the configuration data of the display information facilitate the tracking and use of the applications that the user cares about.

Description

A network management method and system for terminal applications

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of the Internet, in particular to a method and system for networked management of terminal applications.

Background technique

With the rapid development of networking technology, people have more and more demands on various network applications, such as accessing pages through browsers, or logging in to email servers to send and receive emails, and so on.

According to statistics, the pages that people visit through browsers have a lot to do with personal hobbies and habits. Some people will spend 90% of their time or times visiting the same webpage within a period of time, because this webpage The content on the website conforms to his hobbies and usage habits, so he will visit the webpage frequently and pay attention to the updated content of the webpage. For example, some professional forums, or auction sites, or personal blogs, etc.

But at present, people can only know whether there is updated content by opening the browser to visit the webpage again and again, and will not be notified of the update in advance. Although current browsers have a favorites function, it only solves the problem of remembering the address of the web page, and still cannot actively know whether the content of the corresponding web page is updated.

What's more, for example, an application originally stored under one address in one content server, for some reason is moved to another address, and the user misses the notification of the new address because he hasn't visited the address in a while , at this time, if the user visits the original address again, he will not be able to obtain the service of the application. Or, the display specification or opening method of the application has been changed in the content server, and the user will have to make configuration changes again when accessing the application again.

The same is true for mail applications, requiring users to log in to the server again and again to check whether there are new mails. Although the mail application terminal program can be used to automatically log in and check emails on a regular basis, the process is still repeated periodic login and checking, which consumes resources on the terminal side.

In addition, no matter accessing different webpage addresses through browsers or accessing server content through various terminal programs, they are all independent and scattered applications, and it is difficult for users to manage them in a unified way. It can be seen that there is currently a lack of terminal applications. An intuitive, simple and unified management method.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a networked management method and system for terminal applications, so as to overcome the problem in the prior art that timely comprehensive and unified management cannot be provided for various terminal applications.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a networked management method for terminal applications, including the following steps:

Displaying at least one icon corresponding to different applications in the user interface of the terminal side screen;

The central server on the network side interacts with the content server to obtain the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the terminal side;

The terminal side obtains the current description information of the application corresponding to the displayed icon from the central server on the network side, and loads the description information into the application corresponding to the icon.

The present invention also provides a networked management system for terminal applications, including:

An icon display module, configured to display at least one icon corresponding to different applications in the user interface of the terminal side screen;

The interactive control module is used for interacting with the content server at the control center server on the network side to obtain the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the terminal side;

The information application module is configured to enable the terminal side to acquire the current description information of the application corresponding to the displayed icon from the central server on the network side, and load the description information into the application corresponding to the icon.

By applying the present invention, through the unified display of icons, an intuitive and unified management interface can be provided for various terminal applications of users, and, through the unified management and timely update of the description information of terminal applications by the central server on the network side, users can be provided with The update prompts of various applications and the configuration data of the display information facilitate the tracking and use of the applications that the user cares about.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application framework according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for network management of terminal applications according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a networked management system for terminal applications according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of an application framework according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a terminal 101 on the terminal side, a central server 102 and a content server 103 on the network side. Wherein, the terminal interacts with the central server to obtain current description information corresponding to various applications, and the central server interacts with the content server to determine the update of the current description information. The content server may be a third-party content server related to various applications, such as a mail server, an instant messaging server, a content server such as a forum or a community or a blog, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2 , it is a schematic flow chart of a networked management method for terminal applications according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, at least one icon corresponding to different applications is displayed in the user interface of the terminal side screen (step 201); Then the network side central server interacts with the content server to obtain the current description information of the application corresponding to the display icon on the terminal side (step 202); afterward, the terminal side obtains the application corresponding to the display icon from the network side central server The current description information is loaded into the application corresponding to the icon (step 203).

In step 201, by generating a user interface on the terminal screen to centrally and uniformly display icons, it is convenient for users to centrally manage terminal applications, and it is very intuitive and fast.

For example, for the user, the entry of some applications may be located in the shortcut on the desktop, while the entry of some applications may be in the application program in the "Start" menu, and some may also be located in the directory of other storage partitions. A decentralized state is not conducive to management and use. However, the present invention first generates a user interface on the terminal desktop, and uniformly displays icons corresponding to various applications in the interface, and each icon represents an application. This graphical display method is very intuitive for users and is easy to use. and management.

The user interface can also be layered or hierarchical, so as to facilitate classification and management of icons. For example, display classification icons in the main interface, such as "News", "Music", "Shopping" or "Mailbox" and other categories of applications, and after clicking "Music" for example, a sub-interface will appear next to the main interface, and the sub-interface will display Multiple music related application icons.

In step 202, the interaction between the central server on the network side and the content server may be that the central server directly accesses the address of the relevant application of the content server, or it may be based on the user information pre-stored or obtained from the terminal side by the central server. Interact with the content server in real time or periodically to determine whether the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the terminal side has updated description information, and use the updated description information as the current description information. The current description information and the user information may be saved correspondingly.

The user information may include: user account information and/or user concerned page information. The account information includes a user name and password, and the user attention page information may include the name or address of a specific personal blog page, or the name or address of an auction page for a specific item, or a news web page. For web applications that can be logged in without user information, the central server can directly interact with the content server.

On the other hand, the collection of user information can be obtained based on the user's manual input, or by tracking or analyzing the user's usage habits. For example, if the user visits a certain If there is a page, the page information may be used as the page information concerned by the user.

In step 203, the step of obtaining the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon from the central server on the network side by the terminal side can be realized in two ways, which will be described respectively below.

One way is a push method: the central server on the network side pushes the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon to the terminal side.

In this manner, the central server on the network side may push the current description information to the terminal side only when the current description information is updated.

After the push, the user can learn the update prompt on the terminal side, and can click the corresponding icon on the terminal side, and execute the corresponding application according to the user's selection of the icon and the correspondingly loaded current description information.

Another way is the request type: the terminal side requests the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon from the central server on the network side according to the icon selected by the user.

In this way, when the user clicks the icon on the terminal side, the terminal side will send a request to the central server on the network side according to the icon selected by the user, and the central server can send the stored corresponding current description information to the terminal side, It is also possible to interact with the content server according to the request to determine whether there is an update of the description information, and if there is an update, save the update information as the current description information and send it to the terminal side. After sending to the terminal side and loading the current description information, execute the corresponding application.

The description information described in the present invention may include information such as an update prompt message of the corresponding application, an access address, a display specification of the application, or an opening method of the application, and any combination of these information.

Update reminder messages can be various, for example, for mailbox applications, it can be information about the number and/or arrival time of unread emails; for instant messaging servers, there can be reminders of unread messages, or even marked The nickname of the message sender, etc.; for blog or forum applications, it can be a reminder of content update; for some program software, such as games, it can be an upgrade reminder or a new version reminder. The acquisition of this information, All can be acquired through the interaction between the central server and the corresponding content server.

The access address may be a network address to be accessed by the corresponding application, for example, for a web application, it may be a download address of a certain application.

In addition, according to the information such as display specifications and opening methods provided in the description information, the corresponding application can be specifically opened and executed to realize complete automatic configuration without manual completion by the user.

For example, for example, for an icon of a mailbox application, it graphically displays a mailbox application when it is normally displayed on the terminal side, and on the network side, the central server can correspond to the icon according to the user account information obtained from the terminal side. The mailbox server interacts with each other to determine whether there are unread emails. If there are three unread emails, this information will be sent to the terminal side as the current description information, and a number "3" will be displayed on the corresponding icon on the terminal side. , to indicate that there are 3 unread emails on the server, prompting the user to use the email terminal to receive them, or directly log in to the email server to view them.

In addition, after obtaining the description information of the application corresponding to the icon, the terminal may also update the display state of the icon to further prompt the user. For example, before the description information is obtained, the icon may be black and white or dark, and after the description information is obtained, the icon may be colored or bright.

According to the command sent by the central server on the network side, the terminal may also update the icon displayed on the terminal side and/or the corresponding application. For example, the order and position of icons can be adjusted according to the user's preferences and usage habits, or the icons in the sub-interface with relatively high frequency of use can be adjusted to the main interface for display, or new application icons can be pushed from the network-side central server to the terminal side for display , to recommend better and more popular applications to users in a timely manner.

It should also be noted that there may be one or more icons displayed on the terminal-side user interface, which may be determined according to different display rules. For example, when one icon is used, the icon can be used as a unified entry for multiple lower-level applications or lower-level icons, and when any one of the applications obtains update information, a prompt can be obtained at the entry icon.

As shown in Figure 3, it is a schematic structural diagram of a networked management system for terminal applications according to an embodiment of the present invention, including an icon display module 301, an interactive control module 302, and an information application module 303, wherein:

An icon display module 301, configured to display at least one icon corresponding to different applications in the user interface of the terminal side screen;

The interaction control module 302 is used for interacting with the content server at the control center server on the network side to obtain the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the terminal side;

The information application module 303 is configured to enable the terminal side to obtain the current description information of the application corresponding to the displayed icon from the central server on the network side, and load the description information into the application corresponding to the icon.

The interaction control module 302 may be located at a central server on the network side. The control central server interacts with the content server in real time or periodically according to user information pre-stored or obtained from the terminal side to determine whether the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the terminal side is There is updated description information, and the updated description information is used as the current description information.

Likewise, the user information may include: user account information and/or information about pages that the user focuses on.

The information application module 303 may control the central server on the network side to push the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon to the terminal side.

The information application module 303 may control the central server on the network side to push the current description information to the terminal side only when the current description information is updated.

The information application module 303 may be further configured to execute the corresponding application according to the user's selection of the icon and the correspondingly loaded current description information.

The information application module 303 may control the terminal side to request the current description information of the application corresponding to the icon from the central server on the network side according to the icon selected by the user.

The information application module 303 may be further configured to execute the corresponding application after loading the current description information.

Likewise, the description information includes at least one item of information including an update prompt message of the corresponding application, an access address, a presentation specification of the application, and an opening method of the application.

The icon display module 301 may be further configured to update the display state of the icon after the terminal obtains the description information of the application corresponding to the icon.

The icon display module 301 may be further configured to control the terminal to update the icon displayed on the terminal side and/or the corresponding application according to the command sent by the central server on the network side.

For the operating principle of each module described in FIG. 3 , refer to the flow description in FIG. 2 for specific details, and they have corresponding relationships, which will not be repeated here.

The terminals in the present invention include not only PC desktop terminals, but also mobile terminals such as mobile phones or other portable terminals. The invention can provide intuitive, simple, efficient and unified management mechanism for various terminal applications of users.

Claims (24)

1. a network management method for terminal applies, is characterized in that, comprise the steps:

In the mode of layering or classification in the user interface of end side screen, at least one icon corresponding with different application is shown in classification;

Network side central server is real-time or regular and content server is mutual, and acquisition and end side show the current descriptor of the application that icon is corresponding;

End side obtains the current descriptor of the application corresponding with described displaying icon from network side central server, and is loaded in the application corresponding with this icon by described descriptor,

Described descriptor is loaded in the application corresponding with this icon, comprises further:

Described descriptor comprises renewal prompting message, points out described renewal prompting message at this icon place, the renewal prompting that described renewal prompting message is the content that carries described application; Or the mode of layering or classification classify show different application time, the renewal prompting message of the icon place prompting different application that the classification corresponding with different application is shown;

The order that described end side sends according to network side central server, end side is shown that the application of icon and/or correspondence upgrades, wherein said renewal comprises according to the hobby of user and putting in order and position of use habit adjustment icon, or frequency of utilization is adjusted to main showing interface higher than the icon in the sub-interface of a threshold value, or pushes new application icon from network side central server and show to end side.

2. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, described network side central server and the mutual step of content server, comprise: described network side central server is according to the user profile prestored or obtain from described end side, in real time or regularly and content server mutual, determine to show with end side whether the corresponding application of icon has the descriptor of renewal, and using the descriptor that upgrades as current descriptor.

3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described user profile, comprising: usersaccount information and/or user pay close attention to page info.

4. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, described end side obtains the step of the current descriptor of described corresponding with icon application from network side central server, comprising: the current descriptor of the described application corresponding with icon is pushed to described end side by described network side central server.

5. method as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, described current descriptor is only pushed to described end side when described current descriptor is updated by described network side central server.

6. method as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that, comprise further: according to user to the selection of icon and the corresponding current descriptor loaded, perform the application of described correspondence.

7. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, described end side obtains the step of the current descriptor of described corresponding with icon application from network side central server, comprise: the icon that described end side is selected according to user, to the current descriptor of application corresponding with icon described in the request of network side central server.

8. method as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that, comprise further: after the described current descriptor of loading, perform the application of described correspondence.

9. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described content server is third party content server.

10. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described descriptor comprises the renewal prompting message of respective application, reference address, the displaying specification of described application, and at least one information in the unfolding mode of described application.

11. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, comprise further: described terminal, after the descriptor obtaining the application corresponding with described icon, upgrades the display state of this icon.

12. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, comprise further: the order that described terminal sends according to network side central server, show that the application of icon and/or correspondence upgrades to end side.

The Web-based Service System of 13. 1 kinds of terminal applies, is characterized in that, comprising:

Icon shows module, in the user interface of end side screen in the mode of layering or classification, at least one icon corresponding with different application is shown in classification;

Interactive controlling module, at network controls central server in real time or regularly mutual with content server, acquisition and end side show the current descriptor of the application that icon is corresponding;

Information application module, the current descriptor of the application corresponding with described displaying icon is obtained from network side central server for making end side, and described descriptor is loaded in the application corresponding with this icon, wherein, described descriptor comprises renewal prompting message, described renewal prompting message is pointed out, the renewal prompting that described renewal prompting message is the content that carries described application at this icon place; Or the mode of layering or classification classify show different application time, the renewal prompting message of the icon place prompting different application that the classification corresponding with different application is shown; The order that described end side sends according to network side central server, end side is shown that the application of icon and/or correspondence upgrades, wherein said renewal comprises according to the hobby of user and putting in order and position of use habit adjustment icon, or frequency of utilization is adjusted to main showing interface higher than the icon in the sub-interface of a threshold value, or pushes new application icon from network side central server and show to end side.

14. systems as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described interactive controlling module, control described network side central server according to the user profile prestored or obtain from described end side, in real time or regularly and content server mutual, determine to show with end side whether the corresponding application of icon has the descriptor of renewal, and using the descriptor that upgrades as current descriptor.

15. systems as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that, described user profile, comprising: usersaccount information and/or user pay close attention to page info.

16. systems as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described Information application module, control described network side central server and the current descriptor of the described application corresponding with icon is pushed to described end side.

17. systems as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, described Information application module, control described network side central server and only when described current descriptor is updated, described current descriptor are pushed to described end side.

18. systems as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, described Information application module, are further used for the current descriptor loaded the selection of icon and correspondence according to user, perform the application of described correspondence.

19. systems as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described Information application module, controls the icon that described end side is selected according to user, to the current descriptor of application corresponding with icon described in the request of network side central server.

20. systems as claimed in claim 19, is characterized in that, described Information application module, are further used for, after the described current descriptor of loading, performing the application of described correspondence.

21. systems as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described content server is third party content server.

22. systems as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described descriptor comprises the renewal prompting message of respective application, reference address, the displaying specification of described application, and at least one information in the unfolding mode of described application.

23. systems as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described icon shows module, are further used for, after described terminal obtains the descriptor of the application corresponding with described icon, upgrading the display state of this icon.

24. systems as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described icon shows module, are further used for controlling the order that described terminal sends according to network side central server, show that the application of icon and/or correspondence upgrades to end side.