JP2018181314A - Data transmission method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A data transmission / reception method and system are provided. A method for transmitting data of a server via a network includes the steps of monitoring the number of messages generated per preset time, comparing the monitored number of messages with a preset threshold value, Transmitting the generated messages to the client sequentially through the network if the number of the monitored messages is less than the threshold; if the number of the monitored messages exceeds the threshold, a predetermined time period; Storing a message generated in a corresponding time period, transmitting the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period to a client via a network, and receiving a request from the client receiving the number of messages. Therefore, the stored messages are bundled and Via chromatography click comprise transmitting the appropriate client. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The following description relates to a method and system for transmitting and receiving data, and a computer program and a recording medium stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method for transmitting or receiving data, in combination with the computer.

  There are cases where the data generated must be transmitted over the network. For example, there is a case where a notification for a message that occurs continuously and a corresponding message are sent from the server to the client. As another example, a message generated by an account that is a messaging service must be transmitted through a communication session to another account linked to the communication session. For example, Patent Documents 1 to 4 describe messaging services that transmit and receive messages in a communication session between users.

  In such a service, the server has to send all the generated messages one by one to the corresponding client, even if there are very many messages to send. However, when a large number of messages need to be processed in a short time, and such processing exceeds the capability of the server, the messages will be delayed and must be transmitted. The amount of data also increases, which causes many problems such as server process overload. Furthermore, even on the client side, receiving a large amount of notifications at one time increases the amount of received data, and in the case of mobile clients, the problem is that battery consumption is accelerated due to a large amount of network reception. It will be.

WO 2015/065001 specification U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0019540 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0332543 US Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0260893

  When a specific condition related to data transmission occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), a screen on the client side that receives the data Send only the minimum data that can be displayed (as an example, the number of messages generated within a certain period of time) to the client, and at one time following the request to check the contents of the data at the client Provided is a data transmission method and a data transmission system capable of transmitting data in a cycle equal to or longer than a predetermined time period by bundling and transmitting, regardless of the number of data generation times or the data generation cycle.

  By receiving only the minimum data that can be displayed on the screen of the terminal from the server by the client and requesting and receiving the data when actually trying to confirm the contents of the data, the number of occurrences of the data and the data Provided are a data reception method and a data reception system capable of receiving data at a period equal to or longer than a predetermined time period regardless of an occurrence period.

  When a specific condition related to data transmission occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), data is bundled in a certain number unit Provided are a data transmission method and data transmission system that can be transmitted.

  A method of transmitting data from a server through a network, comprising: monitoring the number of messages generated per preset time; comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold; Sending the generated messages to the client in sequence through the network if the number of messages received is less than the threshold, and if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold, per predetermined time period Storing a message generated in a corresponding time period, transmitting the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period to the client via the network, and the number of the messages according to a request from the client that has received the message number; Bundle the stored messages into a network Characterized in that it comprises a step of sending to the appropriate client via, to provide a data transmission method.

  A method of receiving data from a client via a network, comprising the steps of: receiving the number of messages generated in a corresponding time cycle from the server at predetermined time cycles via the network; confirming the contents of the message A request for a message according to at least one of the activation of the first user interface and the user's input to the second user interface displayed on the screen of the user's terminal in relation to the number of said messages Transmitting the generated request to the server, receiving a bundle of messages corresponding to the request from the server, and the screen of the terminal received through the first user interface Displaying the message, wherein the number of messages is Wherein the number of messages generated per predetermined time is transmitted from the server if it exceeds a preset threshold by the server in, to provide a data receiving method.

  A method of transmitting data from a server through a network, comprising: monitoring the number of messages generated per preset time; comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold; Transmitting the generated messages to the client in sequence through the network if the number of messages received is less than the threshold, and presetting the generated messages if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold A data transmission method is provided, including the step of bundling in units of units and transmitting via a network.

  There is provided a computer-readable recording medium characterized in that a computer program for causing a computer to execute the data transmission method or the data reception method is recorded.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the data transmission method or the data reception method in combination with a computer.

  A system for transmitting data via a network, comprising at least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions, said at least one processor occurring per preset time Monitoring the number of messages, comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold, and sending the generated messages to the client in order through the network if the number of monitored messages is less than the threshold If the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold value, a message generated in a corresponding time period is stored for each preset time period, and the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period is Sent to the client via the network, According request from a client that has received the number of over-di, and transmits to the client the corresponding via a network by bundling the stored messages, provide a data transmission system.

  A system for transmitting data via a network, comprising at least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions, said at least one processor occurring per preset time Monitoring the number of messages, comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold, and sending the generated messages to the client in order through the network if the number of monitored messages is less than the threshold The present invention also provides a data transmission system characterized in that when the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold value, the generated messages are bundled in a preset number unit and transmitted through a network.

  When a specific condition related to data transmission occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), a screen on the client side that receives the data Send only the minimum data that can be displayed (as an example, the number of messages that occur within a certain time period) to the client, and at the same time, request the data to be checked by the client. By collecting and transmitting, it is possible to transmit data in a cycle of a fixed time cycle or more regardless of the number of times of data generation or the data generation cycle.

  By receiving only the minimum data that can be displayed on the screen of the terminal from the server by the client and requesting and receiving the data when actually trying to confirm the contents of the data, the number of occurrences of the data and the data It is possible to receive data at a period equal to or longer than a predetermined time period, regardless of the generation period.

  When a specific condition related to data transmission occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), data is bundled in a certain number unit Can be sent.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a network environment in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the internal structure of an electronic device and a server in one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data transmission and reception process in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which one client receives a message every preset time period according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of a display of a message received by a client in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of a server in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a data transmission method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of an electronic device, in an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a data reception method that can be performed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a message received by one client in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a data transmission method that can be performed by a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

  A data transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be realized by the server described below, and a data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed by the server described above. In addition, a data receiving system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be realized by an electronic device described below, and a data receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed by the above-described electronic device. For example, the server and the electronic device may be in a server-client relationship, sending and receiving data from one another. At this time, a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven on each of the server and the electronic device, and each of the server and the electronic device may perform an embodiment of the present invention according to control of the computer program to be driven. Data may be transmitted / received by executing the data transmission method and the data reception method according to the above. The computer program described above may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute a data transmission method or a data reception method in combination with a computer-implemented server or a computer-implemented electronic device. .

  The subject of data transmission and reception according to the embodiment does not necessarily have to be divided into server-client, but is divided into a transmission side that transmits data on the network and a reception side that receives data on the corresponding network. May be Simply, the transmitting side to transmit data may be referred to as a server, and the receiving side to receive data may be referred to as a client. Such sender and receiver may be realized by combining one or more devices implemented by a computer, respectively.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, “message” may mean data that a sender on a network transmits at one time to a receiver on a network. In other words, the number of messages may mean the number of times the sender has to send data to the receiver. Such messages may be distinguished from, or used interchangeably with, the messaging services instant messages described below.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment in an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, a plurality of servers 50, 160, and a network 170. Such FIG. 1 is merely an example for describing the invention, and the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited as in FIG. 1.

  The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented by computer devices. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smartphone, a mobile phone, a navigation, a PC (personal computer), a laptop computer, a terminal for digital broadcasting, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player). ), Tablets etc. As an example, FIG. 1 shows the shape of a smartphone as an example of the electronic device 1 (110), but in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 1 (110) substantially uses a wireless or wired communication method. This may mean one of a variety of physical devices that can communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and / or servers 150, 160 via the network 170.

  The communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method utilizing a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcast network) which can be included in the network 170, but also a short distance between devices Wireless communication may be included. For example, the network 170 may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a broadband network (BBN), the Internet, etc. Any one or more of the networks may be included. Further, network 170 may include any one or more of a network topology, including bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, trees or hierarchical networks, etc. There is no limitation to these.

  Each of the servers 150, 160 may be implemented by a computer device or a plurality of computer devices communicating with the electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 via the network 170 to provide instructions, code, files, content, services, etc. . For example, the server 150 may be a system providing a first service to the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 connected via the network 170, and the plurality of electronic devices connected via the network 170 may also be the server 160. The system may provide the second service to 110, 120, 130, 140. As a more specific example, the server 150 may use an application as a computer program installed and driven in the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, and may use a service (for example, a messaging service or Mail service content transmission service etc.) may be provided as a first service. As another example, the server 160 may provide, as a second service, a service for distributing a file for installing and driving the application described above to the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of the electronic device and the server in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of the electronic device 1 (110) will be described as an example for one electronic device, and the internal configuration of the server 150 will be described as an example for one server. The other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and the server 160 may have the same or similar internal configuration as the electronic device 1 (110) or the server 150 described above.

  The electronic device 1 (110) and the server 150 may include memories 211, 221, processors 212, 222, communication modules 213, 223, and input / output interfaces 214, 224. The memories 211 and 221 are computer readable recording media and include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. It is good. Here, a permanent mass storage device such as a ROM or a disk drive may be included in the electronic device 1 (110) or the server 150 as another permanent storage device divided from the memories 211 and 221. In addition, the memory 211, 221 includes an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and driven in the electric device 1 (110) and the electronic device 1 (110) for providing a specific service. The code for the installed application etc. may be stored. Such software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memories 211, 221. Such other computer readable recording media may include computer readable recording media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD / CD-ROM drives, memory cards and the like. In another embodiment, the software components may be loaded into the memory 211, 221 through the communication module 213, 223 which is not a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program may be installed by a file provided by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) for distributing the installation file of the developer or the application by the file provided via the network 170 (for example, described above Application may be loaded into the memory 211, 221.

  Processors 212, 222 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212, 222 by the memories 211, 221 or the communication modules 213, 223. For example, the processors 212, 222 may be configured to execute the received instructions in accordance with program code stored in a recording device, such as the memories 211, 221.

  The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the electronic device 1 (110) and the server 150 to communicate with each other via the network 170, or the electronic device 1 (110) and / or the server 150 may be other devices. A function for communicating with the electronic device (for example, electronic device 2 (120)) or another server (for example, server 160) may be provided. As an example, a request generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 (110) according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 is transmitted to the server 150 via the network 170 according to the control of the communication module 213. You may Conversely, control signals, instructions, contents, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted through the communication module 223 and the network 170 through the communication module 213 of the electronic device 1 (110). 1 (110) may be received. For example, control signals and instructions of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 and the memory 211, and content, files and the like may be included in a storage medium that the electronic device 1 (110) can further include. May be stored in the above-mentioned permanent storage device).

  Input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or a speaker. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device such as a touch screen in which functions for input and output are integrated. The input / output device 215 may be configured of the electronic device 1 (110) and one device. Also, the input / output interface 224 of the server 150 may be coupled to the server 150 or is a means for interfacing with an input or output device (not shown) that the server 150 may include. May be As a more specific example, when the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 (110) processes an instruction of the computer program loaded in the memory (211), data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 2 (120) is used. The configured service screen or content may be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214.

  Also, in other embodiments, the electronic device 1 (110) and the server 150 may include more components than the components of FIG. However, most prior art components need not be shown explicitly in the figure. For example, the electronic device 1 (110) may be realized to include at least a part of the input / output device 215 described above, or a transceiver, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, a camera, various sensors, a database It may further include other components such as and the like. As a more specific example, when the electronic device 1 (110) is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor generally included in the smartphone, a camera module, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input / output Various components such as ports, vibrators for vibration, etc. may be realized to be further included in the electronic device 1 (110).

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data transmission and reception process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the messenger server 310 transmits and receives data to and from N clients 320 connected to one communication session. At this time, when the client 1 generates one instant message in the communication session, the messenger server 310 may transmit the generated instant message to each of the N clients 320. That is, if the number of M instant messages are N client 320 generates a time t _1, the messenger server 310 must handle the M × N messages in the time t _1. Assuming that there is a community chat room that can accommodate up to 5,000 people, and this generates 1,000 instant messages in 30 seconds, messenger server 310 will generate 5,000,000 in 30 seconds. Messages will need to be processed. In addition, each of the N clients 320 must also receive and process 1,000 messages in 30 seconds. Processing a large amount of messages in such a short time causes many problems in both the side of the messenger server 310 and the side of each of the N clients 320, as described above.

  Thereby, the messenger server 310 according to the present embodiment, when the specific condition is satisfied (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds the preset threshold), Rather than sending every message individually, only a minimal amount of data can be sent to N clients 320 per fixed time period. For example, the number of messages generated per fixed time period in connection with a particular client (as an example, client 1) may be sent to that client. For example, if 200 instant messages occur in the first 5 seconds in a 5-second interval time period, the messenger server 310 sends only “200”, which is the number of messages, to each of N clients 320. You may In other words, the messenger server 310 may send N messages (messages including the number "200" of messages) for the first 5 seconds. If 300 instant messages occur in the second 5 seconds, the messenger server 310 may send only the number of messages “300” to each of the N clients 320. Also in this case, only N messages may be sent for the second 5 seconds. As described above, the messenger server 310 transmits only a certain number of messages in a cycle of a predetermined time period or more regardless of the number of occurrences of data (instant message) or the generation cycle of the data. Each of the clients 320 receives only one message at a certain time period, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems.

  At this time, the actual message may be sent to the corresponding client in a bundle of one message according to the request from the corresponding client. For example, when the client 1 requests a message after receiving the number of messages “200” and the number of messages “300”, 500 messages may be sent as one bundle to the client 1. Thus, client 1 receives 2 messages for the number of messages instead of 500 messages, and 1 message for one bundle of messages at the time of actually trying to confirm an instant message, ie 3 in total. It will be possible to display 500 instant messages on the screen just by receiving a message.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which one client receives a message every preset time period according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows an example in which a total of 27 messages occurred in 5 time periods, but the client receives only 5 messages in total for 5 time periods. Also, the client can grasp that the total number of messages (number of unread messages yet to be read) is 27 in total according to the number of received messages.

  According to the embodiment of FIG. 4, since the messenger server 310 needs to process only N message transmissions instead of 27 × N message transmissions to the N clients 320, a resource for processing is used. And the consumption of network resources can be reduced, and each of the N clients 320 needs to receive only 5 messages instead of receiving 27 messages within 5 time cycles, so the client's perspective Can reduce the consumption of processing resources and additional data, and in the case of a mobile client, the consumption of battery.

  On the other hand, in some embodiments, the last message of the corresponding time period may be sent to the client with the number of messages occurring within the corresponding time period. In this case, the client can grasp the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period with the last message, and can grasp the general subject in the chat room from the last message. It will be.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example display of a message received by a client in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows the contents of the last message in a particular time period and the particular message in the form of a popup 510 on the screen of the user's terminal 500 on which the client (as an example, one of the N clients 320) is installed. An example is shown in which the number of messages generated in the time period (unread message (8)) is displayed. Also, pop-up 510 may further include buttons (confirm 520 and cancel 530) for whether to confirm or ignore such a message through the chat room. At this time, a message may be requested from the client to the messenger server 310 based on the user's input on the user interface such as the confirmation 520 button. For example, if the user touches the screen area where the confirmation 520 button is displayed with a finger in a touch screen environment, the terminal 500 generates a request associated with the corresponding message and transmits it to the messenger server 310 via the network. In this case, a bundle of messages sent from the messenger server 310 may be received and displayed on the chat room screen.

  In another embodiment, the trigger for requesting a message may be activation of a user interface to confirm the content of the message. For example, it is assumed that the user interface for confirming the content of the message in the messaging service is a chat room. While such a chat room is activated on the client, an actual message may be requested from the client to the messenger server 310 every fixed time period. For example, while the chat room is deactivated, a message may be received for each time period, including the last message and the number of messages. At this time, in response to the user activating the corresponding chat room, the client may control the terminal 500 to request the messenger server 310 to provide a message that has not been received so far. Depending on the request, a bunch of messages provided by messenger server 310 may be displayed in the chat room.

  In yet another embodiment, the trigger for requesting a message may be a user input to a user interface displayed in the chat room. For example, in a chat room, the message received in each time cycle may display the content of the last message of the corresponding time cycle and the number of messages generated in the corresponding time cycle, and such a display is associated with A button may be displayed to request a message that has not yet been received. If the user selects such a button (as an example, the user touches the area where the button is displayed in the touch screen environment with a finger), a request for the message may be sent to the messenger server 310 .

  As such, the trigger for requesting the server for a message that has not been received can be set in various ways.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in the processor of the server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a data transmission method that can be performed.

  The data transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention may be realized in the form of a computer device such as the server 150 described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the processor 222 of the server 150 includes, as components for realizing the data transmission system, a communication session setting unit 610, a routing unit 620, a monitoring unit 630, a comparison unit 640, and a mode setting unit. A 650 may be provided. Such processor 222 and components of processor 222 may perform steps 710 to 780 included in the data transmission method of FIG. 7. At this time, the components of the processor 222 and the processor 222 may be implemented to execute control instructions according to the code of the operating system included in the memory 221 or the code of at least one program. Here, the components of the processor 222 may be representations of different functions of the processor 222 that are executed by the processor 222 according to control instructions provided by the code stored in the server 150. For example, the monitoring unit 630 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 that monitors the number of messages generated per predetermined time according to the control instructions described above.

  At step 710, the communication session setting unit 610 may set up a communication session between accounts in the messaging service for a plurality of clients. Such communication sessions may be identified at the client as chat rooms to which multiple accounts belong in the messaging service.

  At step 720, the routing unit 620 may route instant messages sent and received among a plurality of clients through a communication session. Instant messages input by a user of a particular account in one chat room may be transmitted to users of other accounts belonging to the chat room, and the server 150 is received from the terminal of the particular user. Instant messages may be routed such that the instant messages are delivered to the terminals of other users of the chat room.

  In the embodiments of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the technology according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the technology of the server 150 sending instant messages in the messaging service, but receiving a large number of messages generated on the sending side of the network. Those skilled in the art will easily understand from the description of the present specification that the techniques according to the embodiments of the present invention may be applied to other techniques transmitted to the side.

  At step 730, the monitoring unit 630 may monitor the number of messages generated per preset time. In the present embodiment, the message may include the above-described instant message, and the server 150 may monitor the number of messages generated in a preset time. For example, the number of messages occurring every 5 seconds may be continuously monitored.

  In operation 740, the comparing unit 640 may compare the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold. For example, the comparison unit 640 may compare the number of messages generated in 5 seconds with a preset threshold 100.

  In operation 750, the mode setting unit 650 may set the general transmission mode if the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold, and may set the integrated transmission mode if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold. . For such transmission mode, the general transmission mode may be set by default. In other words, if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold, the general transmission mode may be changed to the integrated transmission mode, and if the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold, the integrated transmission mode is again It may be changed to the general transmission mode.

  In operation 760, when the transmission mode is the general transmission mode, the routing unit 620 may sequentially transmit generated messages to the client through the network. For example, the routing process described in step 720 may continue.

  In operation 770, if the transmission mode is the integrated transmission mode, the routing unit 620 stores the messages generated in the corresponding time period for each preset time period, and determines the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period. It may be sent to the client via the network. Since the message is basically stored in the server 150, storing the message by the routing unit 620 may mean separately identifying the message generated during the integrated transmission mode. Such identification is to transmit the identified message to the corresponding client, and the routing unit 620 may separately identify and manage, for each client, a message not yet read by the corresponding client. . For the same message, there are clients who have read the corresponding message and clients who have not yet read the corresponding message. Therefore, the routing unit 620 separately manages unread messages for each client in order to identify the messages to be collectively sent to the particular client when the particular client requests a message. You may

  Also, as mentioned above, the last message generated in the corresponding time period may be sent to the client along with the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period. Such a last message is to allow the client to roughly confirm the subject in progress in the chat room, even when the chat room is not activated.

  In operation 780, the routing unit 620 may bundle the stored messages according to the request from the client that received the message, and transmit the bundled messages to the corresponding client through the network. As mentioned above, the stored message may mean a separately managed message for the corresponding client.

  The request from the client may be generated by activating a user interface for confirming the content of the message at the client that has received the number of messages. For example, activation of a chat room by the user opening a chat room may trigger a request from a client. When a chat room exists in an activated state, such a chat room activation state itself may be a trigger for generating a request from a client, and in this case, a bundle of messages is actually included in each time period. May be sent to the client.

  In another embodiment, the number of messages may be displayed on the screen of the user's terminal through the client. For example, the number of messages may be displayed on the screen through pop-ups (as an example, pop-up 510 in FIG. 5) or a chat room. In this case, according to the user's input to the user interface displayed on the screen of the terminal in relation to the number of messages, a request from the client may occur. For example, the request from the client may be made by the user selecting a confirmation 520 button included in the pop-up 510 of FIG. 5 or by the user selecting a button displayed in relation to the number of messages displayed in the chat room. May occur.

  In accordance with the requests from the clients requested in such various manners, the server 150 bundles messages which have not been read by the corresponding clients (not yet sent to the clients) into one and sends them to the corresponding clients. You may

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of components that can be included in a processor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is executed by the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a possible data reception method.

  The data reception system according to the embodiment of the present invention may be realized in the form of a computer device such as the electronic device 1 (110) described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 (110) is a component for realizing the data receiving system, including the number of messages reception unit 810, the request generation unit 820, the request transmission unit 830, and the message reception. A unit 840 and a message display unit 850 may be provided. Such processor 212 and components of processor 212 may perform steps 910 to 950 included in the data reception method of FIG. At this time, the components of the processor 212 and the processor 212 may be implemented to execute control instructions by the code of the operating system included in the memory 211 or the code of at least one program. Here, the components of the processor 212 are expressions of different functions of the processor 212 which are executed by the processor 212 according to control instructions provided by a code stored in the electronic device 1 (110). Good.

  In operation 910, the message number receiving unit 810 may receive the number of messages generated in a corresponding time period from the server through the network for each preset time period. Here, the server may correspond to the above-described server 150, and as described above, the server 150 may sequentially transmit messages in the general transmission mode. Messages transmitted in such a general transmission mode may be received and displayed in order by the electronic device 1 (110). On the other hand, in the integrated transmission mode, the server 150 may transmit the number of messages instead of the message, whereby the electronic device 1 (110) may receive the number of messages transmitted by the server 150. In some embodiments, the server 150 may further transmit the last message of the corresponding time period with the number of messages, but the electronic device 1 (110) may further receive the last message with the number of messages. .

  In step 920, the request generator 820 inputs the user's input to the second user interface displayed on the user's terminal screen in relation to the activation of the first user interface and the number of messages to confirm the content of the message. According to at least one of the above, a request for a message may be generated. Although various conditions for triggering such a request have already been described, the client installed in the electronic device 1 (110) for this purpose has such a first user interface and a second user It may be implemented to include functionality to provide an interface to the user.

  At step 930, the request transmission unit 830 may transmit the generated request to the server. As described above, in accordance with such a request, the server may bundle messages stored (or identified) for the corresponding clients into one and transmit them to the corresponding clients.

  At step 940, the message receiving unit 840 may receive a bundle of messages corresponding to the request from the server. Therefore, the electronic device 1 (110) sends an explicit request for this to the server after receiving the number of messages for each time period, instead of receiving all the messages generated individually. The messages identified at the server may be received at one time within a time period of

  In operation 950, the message display unit 850 may display the received message on the screen of the terminal through the first user interface.

  As described above, the server according to the present embodiment sets up a communication session between accounts of messaging services for a plurality of clients, and routes an instant message transmitted and received among the plurality of clients through the communication session. In this case, the message may include an instant message received by the server from a plurality of clients.

  However, even if it is not a messaging service, it is possible that the technology according to the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to various services in which a sender tries to send a large number of generated messages to a receiver via a network. Those skilled in the art will easily understand. For example, the technology according to the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a security service that transmits, to an administrator terminal, security related messages for packets transmitted and received via a network. In this case, a message including the number of security related messages in each time cycle and the content of the last message in the corresponding time cycle may be transmitted to the administrator terminal at predetermined time intervals, and a request from the administrator terminal may be made. Therefore, security related messages that have not been sent may be bundled into one and sent to the administrator terminal at one time.

  In another embodiment, when a specific condition associated with transmission of data occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), the data is It may be considered to bundle in units of a preset number (N as an example) and transmit. In this case, since the number of transmissions of data is reduced to 1 / N, the consumption of processing resources and network resources can be reduced from the viewpoint of the server that routes messages. Furthermore, from the client's point of view, the consumption of processing resources and available data can be reduced and, in the case of a mobile client, the consumption of battery can be reduced.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a message received by one client in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an example where 27 messages have occurred. In the general case, the 27 messages will be sent to the client accordingly according to the order in which the messages occurred and the client will receive 27 messages in turn. However, in the present embodiment, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold, the messenger server 310 can count a certain number of messages (N = 5 in the embodiment of FIG. 10). ) May be bundled in units and sent. Those skilled in the art will easily understand that the number unit of such message bundles may be set variously.

  At this time, the messenger server 310 may bundle the corresponding five messages into one and transmit the five messages each time five messages are gathered, whereby the client in the embodiment of FIG. Instead of receiving messages, only 5 messages can be received to receive 26 messages. At this time, the last 27th message 1010 may be sent off until four more messages occur. Alternatively, if the number of messages generated per preset time falls below the preset threshold, the last 27 messages 1010 may be sent to the client according to the order in which the messages are generated again Good.

  Also in this case, as in the embodiment of FIG. 4, the number of messages may be sent first rather than sending the bundle of messages immediately. For example, the messenger server 310 may bundle and store generated messages in units of a preset number, and may transmit the number of stored messages to the client via the network. At this time, the messenger server 310 may bundle the stored messages according to the request from the client that has received the number of messages, and transmit the bundled messages to the corresponding client via the network.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a data transmission method that can be performed by a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. Steps 1110 to 1170 included in the data transmission method of FIG. 11 may be performed by the server 150 according to the control of the processor 222 described with reference to FIG.

  In operation 1110, the communication session setting unit 610 may set up a communication session between accounts in the messaging service for a plurality of clients. Such communication sessions may be identified at the client as chat rooms to which multiple accounts belong in the messaging service.

  At step 1120, the routing unit 620 may route an instant message sent and received among a plurality of clients through a communication session. Instant messages entered by a user of a particular account through one chat room may be delivered to users of other accounts belonging to the corresponding chat room, so that the server 150 may be received from a particular user's terminal. Instant messages may be routed such that the instant messages are delivered to the terminals of other users of the chat room.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 11, the technology according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the technology in which the server 150 transmits an instant message in the messaging service, but a large number of messages generated on the transmission side of the network are transmitted to the reception side. Those skilled in the art can easily understand from the specification that the techniques according to the embodiments of the present invention may be applied to other techniques.

  In operation 1130, the monitoring unit 630 may monitor the number of messages generated per preset time. In the present embodiment, the message may include the above-described instant message, and the server 150 may monitor the number of messages generated in a preset time. For example, the number of messages occurring every 5 seconds may be continuously monitored.

  At step 1140, the comparing unit 640 may compare the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold. For example, the comparison unit 640 may compare the number of messages generated in 5 seconds with a preset threshold 100.

  In operation 1150, the mode setting unit 650 may set the general transmission mode if the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold, and may set the integrated transmission mode if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold. . For such transmission mode, the general transmission mode may be set by default. In other words, if the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold, the general transmission mode may be changed to the integrated transmission mode, and if the number of monitored messages is below the threshold, the integrated transmission mode is again general transmission. It may be changed to the mode.

  In operation 1160, when the transmission mode is the general transmission mode, the routing unit 620 may sequentially transmit generated messages to the client through the network. For example, the routing process described in step 720 may continue.

  In operation 1170, when the transmission mode is the integrated transmission mode, the routing unit 620 may bundle generated messages into a predetermined number of units and transmit the same via the network. For example, the routing unit 620 may delay transmission of generated messages, and when the number of delayed messages reaches a preset number, the routing unit 620 may bundle the preset number of messages and send them at one time. In this case, on the client side, a plurality of messages from one reception may be displayed on the screen in the order of occurrence of the messages.

  Also, in step 1170, the routing unit 620 sends the number of messages first, instead of sending the message bundle immediately, and sends the message bundle according to the client's request for the number of such messages. May be To this end, the routing unit 620 may bundle and store the messages generated in operation 1170 in units of a preset number, and may transmit the number of stored messages to the client via the network. Also, when a request for a message is actually received from a client that has received the number of messages, the routing unit 620 responds to such a request, bundles the stored messages, and transmits it to the corresponding client via the network. You may In this case, the point in time when the message is actually sent will be watched until the point of request of the client. Also, when considering a large number of clients, it is possible to transmit messages in a distributed manner for a relatively long period of time, since the request time differs for each client.

  As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a specific condition related to transmission of data occurs (for example, the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold. If the client receives data, only the minimum data that can be displayed on the screen on the client side (as an example, the number of messages generated within a certain time period) is sent to the client, and the client By bundling data in accordance with a request to be generated in order to confirm and transmitting the data at one time, data can be transmitted in a cycle of a fixed time period or more regardless of the number of times of data generation or the data generation cycle. In addition, the client receives only the minimum data that can be displayed on the screen of the terminal from the server, and when actually trying to confirm the content of the data, the number of occurrences of the data by requesting and receiving the data It is possible to receive data in a period equal to or longer than a predetermined time period, regardless of the generation period of data or data. In addition, when a specific condition related to data transmission occurs (as an example, when the number of messages generated per preset time exceeds a preset threshold), the data is counted in a certain number unit It can be bundled and sent.

  The above-described system or apparatus may be realized by hardware components, software components, or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit (PLU), and a micro It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as processors or various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the OS. The processing device may also respond to software execution, access data, and store, manipulate, process, and generate data. Although one processor may be described as being used for the convenience of understanding, it is understood by those skilled in the art that the processor may include a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. You will understand. For example, the processing device may include multiple processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing arrangements are also possible, such as parallel processors.

  The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing unit to operate as desired, instructing the processing unit to operate independently or collectively. You may The software and / or data may be embodied in any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual device, computer storage medium or device to be interpreted based on the processing device or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. May be The software may be distributed on computer systems connected by a network, and may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

  The method according to the embodiments may be realized in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for an embodiment, or may be usable by computer software skilled in the art. Examples of computer readable recording media include hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic media such as magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs, optical media such as DVDs, and floppy disks. Such magneto-optical media and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory etc are included. Such a recording medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of combination of one or more hardwares, and is not limited to a medium directly connected to a certain computer system, but on a network. It may be distributed. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language code, such as that generated by a compiler, but also high level language code that is executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

  Although the embodiments have been described based on the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, components described in the systems, structures, devices, circuits, and the like may be performed in a different order from that of the methods described and / or different from those described in the methods described. Appropriate results can also be achieved if combined or combined, or counter-located or replaced by other components or equivalents.

  Therefore, even different embodiments, which are equivalent to the scope of the claims, belong to the appended claims.

222: processor 610: communication session setting unit 620: routing unit 630: monitoring unit 640: comparison unit 650: mode setting unit

Claims (19)

A method of transmitting data from a server via a network, comprising
Monitoring the number of messages generated per preset time,
Comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold value;
Sending the generated messages to the client in order through the network if the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold value;
If the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold value, a message generated in a corresponding time period is stored for each preset time period, and the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period is used as a network. And transmitting the message to the client according to a request from the client that has received the number of messages, and bundling the stored messages and transmitting the message to the corresponding client via the network. Data transmission method. Setting up a communication session between the accounts on the messaging service for the plurality of clients, and routing an instant message sent and received among the plurality of clients through the communication session,
The method of claim 1, wherein the generated message comprises an instant message received from the plurality of clients. Sending the number of messages to the client over the network
The method of claim 1, wherein the last message generated in the corresponding time period is transmitted to the client along with the number of the messages.   The data transmission according to claim 1, wherein a request from the client is generated by activating a user interface for confirming the content of the message by the client having received the number of the messages. Method. The number of messages is displayed on the screen of the user's terminal through the client,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the request from the client is generated based on the user's input to a user interface displayed on the terminal screen in relation to the number of messages. A method of receiving data from a client via a network, comprising
Receiving, from the server via the network, the number of messages occurring in a corresponding time period, each time period being preset;
At least one of the activation of the first user interface for confirming the content of the message and the user's input to the second user interface displayed on the screen of the user's terminal in relation to the number of the messages According to, generating a request for the message,
Transmitting the generated request to the server; receiving a bundle of messages corresponding to the request from the server; and displaying the received message on a screen of the terminal through the first user interface Including the stage
The number of the messages is transmitted from the server when the number of messages generated per time preset by the server exceeds a threshold preset by the server. Method. The server includes a messenger server that establishes a communication session between accounts with messaging services for multiple clients, and routes instant messages sent and received between the multiple clients through the communication session;
The method of claim 6, wherein the generated message comprises an instant message received from the plurality of clients. A method of transmitting data from a server via a network, comprising
Monitoring the number of messages generated per preset time,
Comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold value;
Sending the generated messages to the client in order through the network if the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold value;
And transmitting the messages via a network by bundling the generated messages in a preset number of units when the number of the monitored messages exceeds the threshold. The step of bundling the generated messages in units of a preset number and transmitting them via a network is:
The generated messages are bundled and stored in units of a preset number, and the number of stored messages is transmitted to the client through the network, and the number of the messages is requested according to the request from the client that has received the messages. The data transmission method according to claim 8, comprising bundling the stored messages and transmitting the same to a corresponding client via a network. Sending the stored number of messages to the client via the network
The data transmission method according to claim 9, characterized in that the last one of the bundled and stored messages is transmitted to the client together with the number of the messages. The step of bundling the generated messages in units of a preset number and transmitting them via a network is:
9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: delaying transmission of the generated messages, and bundling a preset number of messages and transmitting them at one time when the number of delayed messages reaches a preset number. Data transmission method described.   A computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A system for transmitting data via a network,
At least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions;
The at least one processor is
Monitor the number of messages generated per preset time,
Comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold value;
If the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold value, sequentially transmit the generated messages to the client through the network;
If the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold value, a message generated in a corresponding time period is stored for each preset time period, and the number of messages generated in the corresponding time period is used as a network. Sent to the client through
A data transmission system characterized by bundling the stored messages and transmitting them to a corresponding client via a network according to a request from a client that has received the number of messages. The at least one processor is
Setting up a communication session between accounts with messaging services for a plurality of clients, and routing instant messages sent and received among the plurality of clients through the communication session;
The data transmission system of claim 13, wherein the generated message comprises an instant message received from the plurality of clients. The at least one processor is
The system of claim 13, wherein the last message generated in the corresponding time period is sent to the client along with the number of messages.   The data transmission according to claim 13, wherein a request from the client is generated by activating a user interface for confirming the content of the message in the client that has received the number of messages. system. The number of messages is displayed on the screen of the user's terminal through the client,
The data transmission system according to claim 13, wherein the request from the client is generated based on the user's input to a user interface displayed on a screen of the terminal in relation to the number of messages. A system for transmitting data via a network,
At least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions;
The at least one processor is
Monitor the number of messages generated per preset time,
Comparing the number of monitored messages with a preset threshold value;
If the number of monitored messages is less than or equal to the threshold value, sequentially transmit the generated messages to the client through the network;
A data transmission system characterized in that when the number of monitored messages exceeds the threshold value, the generated messages are bundled in a preset number unit and transmitted through a network. The at least one processor is
In order to bundle the generated messages in units of a preset number and transmit them via a network,
The generated messages are bundled and stored in units of a preset number, and the number of stored messages is transmitted to the client via the network.
The data transmission system according to claim 18, wherein the stored messages are bundled and transmitted to the corresponding client via a network according to a request from the client that has received the number of messages.

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