TWI889565B - Method for providing push notification and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The method of providing push notifications in an electronic device of various embodiments disclosed in this specification may include the following steps: confirming a push notification request associated with an application; confirming user information corresponding to the push notification request; based on the user information, confirming information about connection attributes of the user terminal of the application; and based on the information about the connection attributes, transmitting a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request to the user terminal via a first path; the first path may include a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device and the user terminal.

Description

Method for providing push notification and electronic device supporting the method

The embodiments of this specification relate to a method and an electronic device for providing push notifications. More specifically, the embodiments relate to a method and an apparatus for transmitting push notification messages to a user terminal by using a path based on a connection attribute between the electronic device and the user terminal.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has taken a place in the shopping field. Customers can buy items online without going directly to shopping malls, markets or stores, and the items purchased online are delivered to the delivery location requested by the customer.

In e-commerce, providing detailed and accurate information about products has a significant impact on service satisfaction, so various solutions for providing more detailed and accurate information are being discussed.

Push messages can be messages that are displayed in a pop-up format on desktop browsers, mobile messaging home screens, etc. In particular, with the appropriate and regular provision of application-related push messages to the user's device, the user experience associated with the application and the time the user spends using the application can be significantly improved. When an electronic device associated with the application transmits push messages to multiple users associated with the application, a third-party messaging service can be used. In this case, although it has the advantage of reducing network bottlenecks and the data processing capacity of electronic devices, an effective method for the reliability of push notifications needs to be proposed.

[The problem the invention is trying to solve]

According to the method of the present invention, the electronic device can provide push notifications to the user terminal.

The technical issues to be realized by the present invention are not limited to the technical issues mentioned above. People with common sense in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can clearly understand other technical issues not mentioned based on the following description. [Technical means to solve the problem]

Various embodiments may provide a method for providing push notification and an electronic device supporting the method.

The method of providing push notifications in an electronic device of various embodiments disclosed in this specification may include the following steps: confirming a push notification request associated with an application; confirming user information corresponding to the push notification request; based on the user information, confirming information about connection attributes of the user terminal of the application; and based on the information about the connection attributes, transmitting a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request to the user terminal via a first path; the first path may include a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device and the user terminal.

In an embodiment, the two-way communication may include at least one of polling, long polling and Web Socket connection; the transmission step may include the following steps: transmitting the push notification message based on the two-way communication connection, and the two-way communication connection is confirmed based on the connection attribute information corresponding to the user.

In an embodiment, the push notification providing method may further include the following steps: receiving request information for establishing the two-way communication, the request information being transmitted in response to the user executing the application in the terminal; confirming information of the type of the two-way communication based on the request information; transmitting response information of the two-way communication to the terminal of the user based on the type information; and generating information of connection attributes corresponding to the two-way communication.

In an embodiment, the information of the connection attributes may include: connection status information, information of the type of the two-way communication, IP (internet protocol) information of the user terminal, identification information corresponding to the establishment of the two-way communication, and at least a part of the identification information of the user terminal.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be further included: transmitting a connection status request message to a terminal of a user that has established the above-mentioned two-way communication; and updating the information of the above-mentioned connection attribute corresponding to the terminal of the above-mentioned user based on whether a connection status response message corresponding to the above-mentioned connection status request message has been received from the terminal of the above-mentioned user.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be further included: based on the information of the connection attribute, generating the push notification message corresponding to the push notification request.

In an embodiment, the push notification message may include at least a portion of identification information corresponding to the user's terminal, identification information of the user, and body text information corresponding to the push notification.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be further included: generating a push notification message based on confirmation of the push notification request; and confirming the information of the connection attribute based on the user information included in the push notification message.

In an embodiment, when the push notification message is transmitted via the first path, a reception result message corresponding to the reception of the push notification message by the terminal is received from the user's terminal; and based on the reception result message, information on the transmission result of the push notification message transmitted via the first path is generated.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be further included: based on the above-mentioned information of the connection attributes, information of the transmission status of each path of the transmitted push notification message is generated.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be included: based on the information of the connection attributes, confirming whether the user is online; and when the user is online, transmitting the push notification message to the user's terminal via the first path, and when the user is not online, transmitting the push notification message to the user's terminal via the second path; the second path may include at least a part of one or more connections with the electronic device and an external server providing communication and messaging services, and the one or more connections are confirmed based on the terminal information of the user.

In an embodiment, the following steps may be included: based on information about connection properties of one or more users of the above-mentioned application, confirming information about the number of one or more users who are maintaining two-way communication with the above-mentioned electronic device; based on the information about the number of the above-mentioned one or more users, transmitting the above-mentioned push notification message via the above-mentioned second path corresponding to at least a part of the above-mentioned one or more users.

The electronic device of various embodiments disclosed in this specification includes a communication unit; a memory; and a processor; the above-mentioned processor can be configured as follows: confirm a push notification request related to an application, confirm user information corresponding to the above-mentioned push notification request, confirm information about connection attributes of the above-mentioned user's terminal of the above-mentioned application based on the above-mentioned user information, and based on the above-mentioned connection attribute information, transmit a push notification message corresponding to the above-mentioned push notification request to the above-mentioned user's terminal via a first path; the above-mentioned first path may include a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the above-mentioned electronic device and the above-mentioned user's terminal.

The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of various embodiments disclosed in this specification records a program for executing a method for providing push notifications in a computer, which includes the following steps: confirming a push notification request related to an application; confirming user information corresponding to the push notification request; based on the user information, confirming information about the connection attribute of the user terminal of the application; and based on the information about the connection attribute, transmitting a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request to the user terminal via a first path; the first path includes a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device and the user terminal. [Effect of the invention]

According to the method of the present invention, the electronic device can transmit push notifications by establishing two-way communication with the user terminal, thereby expecting the technical effect of improving the transmission speed and the reliability of the message.

According to the method of the present invention, the electronic device can transmit push notifications to the user terminal using continuous two-way communication, so that push notifications can be transmitted to multiple users even when the server resources of the electronic device are limited, and scalability can be improved when linked with other services and infrastructure (INFRA).

The effects that can be obtained by the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above. Those with common sense in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can clearly understand other effects not mentioned based on the following description.

The following embodiments are formed by combining the components and features of various embodiments in a specific form. Unless otherwise explicitly mentioned, each component or feature can be considered optional. Each component or feature can be implemented in a form combined with other components or features. In addition, some components and features can be combined to form various embodiments. The order of the actions described in various embodiments can be changed. A part of the components or features of a certain embodiment can be included in other embodiments, or can replace the corresponding components or features of other embodiments.

In the description of the accompanying drawings, procedures or steps that may confuse the subject matter of various embodiments are not described, and procedures or steps that can be understood by a person with common sense in the technical field are not described.

Throughout the specification, when a part comprises (comprising or including) a certain constituent element, unless otherwise described, it means that other constituent elements may be further included, rather than excluding other constituent elements. In addition, the terms "...part", "...device", "module" and the like described in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or action, which can be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, unless otherwise explicitly mentioned, "a (a or an)", "one (one)", "the (the)" and similar related words are used in the context of describing various embodiments (especially in the context of the following patent application scope) to include both the singular and the plural.

Hereinafter, preferred implementation forms of various embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings and the detailed description disclosed below are for illustrating exemplary implementation forms of various embodiments, but not for indicating the only implementation form.

Furthermore, specific terms used in various embodiments are provided to help understand the various embodiments, and the use of such specific terms may be changed into other forms without departing from the technical ideas of the various embodiments.

At this point, it should be understood that the combination of each block of the processing flow chart and the flow chart can be performed by computer program instructions. Such computer program instructions can be loaded on a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing device, so that such instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device will produce a method for implementing the functions described in the blocks of the flow chart. In order to implement the functions in a specific manner, such computer program instructions can be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory of a designated computer or other programmable data processing device, and the instructions stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory or recording medium can also produce a manufactured item of an instruction method for implementing the functions described in the blocks of the flow chart. Computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, so that a series of action steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing device to generate a process executed by the computer, so that the instructions of the processor executed by the computer or other programmable data processing device can also provide steps for executing the functions described in the flowchart blocks.

Furthermore, each block may represent a module, a segment, or a portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing a specific logical function. Furthermore, it should be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the blocks may not be generated in sequence. For example, two blocks shown in succession may be substantially executed at the same time, or may occasionally be executed in the opposite order according to the corresponding functions.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a push notification providing system 100 for illustrating various embodiments of an electronic device that can implement a method for providing push notifications.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the push notification providing system 100 of various embodiments can be implemented in a variety of devices. For example, the push notification providing system 100 can be implemented in an electronic device 101, an administrator device 102, and a user terminal 104. In other words, the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 can perform the actions of various embodiments of the present invention based on the push notification providing system 100 implemented in each device. On the other hand, the push notification providing system 100 of various embodiments is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1 above, and can also be implemented in various electronic devices and servers.

The electronic device 101 of various embodiments can perform wired and wireless communication with one or more administrator devices 102 and user terminals 104 and includes a device with a large unit storage capacity. For example, the electronic device 101 can be a cloud device connected to one or more administrator devices 102 and user terminals 104.

The administrator device 102 of various embodiments can be a device that can be used by a personal user, such as a desktop personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile terminal, etc. In addition, other electronic devices that perform similar functions can be used as the user terminal 104.

The user terminal 104 of various embodiments may be a device usable by a personal user such as a desktop personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile terminal, etc. In addition, other electronic devices that perform similar functions may be used as the administrator device 102.

The push notification providing system 100 of various embodiments may include various modules for operation. The modules included in the push notification providing system 100 may be computer codes or one or more instructions, which are implemented in a manner that a physical device (such as the electronic device 101) that implements the push notification providing system 100 (or, included in the physical device) performs a specified action. In other words, the physical device that implements the push notification providing system 100 stores a plurality of modules in the form of computer codes in a memory, and when executing the plurality of modules stored in the memory, the plurality of modules can cause the physical device to perform the specified actions corresponding to the plurality of modules.

According to an embodiment, the push notification providing system 100 may further include a network that supports sending and receiving information between at least a portion of the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, the user terminal 104, and other external devices (such as a message server 103). The message server 103 may be a third-party server that provides a message service for transmitting push notification messages from the electronic device 101 to the user terminal 104. The message server 103 for providing push notification messages may include server devices corresponding to various services based on information of the user terminal 104. For example, different messaging servers 103 (such as APNs (Apple Push Notification service) or GCM (Google Cloud Messaging)) may be used based on the platform information of the operating system corresponding to the user terminal 104 (such as iOS or Android).

On the other hand, in the entire embodiment, the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 are each referred to as a separate device or server, but they can be logically separate structures and can be implemented by functions separated from one device or server. For example, at least a part of the administrator device 102 and the user terminal 104 can be included in the electronic device 101 or combined with the electronic device 101 to form a whole. However, even in this case, a series of push notification providing methods implemented by data transmission and reception between the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 can also be implemented similarly. When the device is included in the electronic device 101 or is integrated with the electronic device 101, communication with the electronic device 101 can be understood as a process of exchanging data between various components within the device (for example, with the processor of the electronic device 101).

For ease of explanation, the following describes an embodiment in which the administrator device 102 and the user terminal 104 exist as devices or servers independent of the electronic device 101. The following description may also be applicable to a situation in which at least a portion of the administrator device 102 and the user terminal 104 is included in the electronic device 101 or is combined with the electronic device 101 to form an integrated body.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of electronic devices, administrator devices, and user terminals in various embodiments.

2 , the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 may include an input/output unit 210, a communication unit 220, a storage 230, and a processor 240.

The input/output unit 210 may be various interfaces or ports for receiving user input or outputting information to the user. The input/output unit 210 may include an input module and an output module, and the input module receives user input from the user. User input may be implemented in various forms such as key input, touch input, and voice input. Examples of input modules that can receive such user input may include: a traditional keypad or keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor that senses user touch, a microphone that receives voice signals, a camera that recognizes gestures by image recognition, a proximity sensor that includes at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor that senses the approach of a user, a motion sensor that recognizes user operations by means of an accelerometer or a gyroscope sensor, and various forms of input mechanisms that sense or receive user input in various forms other than these. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the input module may include at least one of the above-mentioned series of devices. Here, the touch sensor can be implemented by a touch panel mounted on a display panel or a piezoelectric or electrostatic touch sensor that senses touch through a touch film, and an optical touch sensor that senses touch through an optical method. In addition, the input module can also be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, PS/2 (Personal System 2, personal computer port), etc.) connected to an external input device that receives user input, rather than a device that senses user input by itself. In addition, the output module can output various information. The output module may include a display for outputting images, a speaker for outputting sounds, a tactile device for generating vibrations, and at least one of the output mechanisms of various forms other than these. In addition, the output module may also be implemented in the form of a port-type output interface connected to the above-mentioned individual output mechanisms.

For example, the output module of the display form can display text, static images, and videos. The display may include: a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a flat panel display (FPD), a transparent display, a curved display, a flexible display, a 3D display, a holographic display, a projector, and at least one of other devices of various forms that can perform image output functions. Such a display may also be in the form of a touch display that is integrally formed with a touch sensor of the input module.

The communication unit 220 can communicate with other devices. Therefore, the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 can send and receive information with other devices through the communication unit. For example, the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 can use the communication unit to perform communication between each other or to perform communication with other devices.

Here, communication, i.e., the sending and receiving of data, can be realized by wired or wireless. For this purpose, the communication unit may include: a wired communication module connected to the Internet via a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module connected to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to send and receive data, a short-range communication module using a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) system communication method such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) system communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc., a satellite communication module using a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS (Global Positioning System), etc., or a combination thereof.

The memory 230 can store various information. The memory can temporarily or semi-permanently store data. For example, the memory of the electronic device 101 can store: the operating system (OS) used to drive the electronic device 101, the data used to host the website, or the data related to the program or application (e.g., website application) used to generate Braille. In addition, the memory can store the above-mentioned modules as computer code.

Examples of the memory 230 include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. Such a memory may be provided as a built-in type or a removable type.

The processor 240 controls the overall operation of the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104. To this end, the processor 240 can perform calculations and processing of various information and control the operation of the components of the electronic device 101. For example, the processor 240 can execute a program or application for providing push notifications. The processor 240 can be implemented using a computer or similar device based on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor 240 can be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that performs control functions by processing electrical signals, and in terms of software, it can be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor 240. On the other hand, in the following description, when there is no particular mention, it can be interpreted that the actions of the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 are executed by the control of the processor 240. That is, when executing the module implemented in the above-mentioned push notification providing system 100, the module can be interpreted as the processor 240 controlling the electronic device 101, the administrator device 102, and the user terminal 104 to execute the following actions.

In summary, various embodiments may be implemented by various mechanisms. For example, various embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of implementation by hardware, the methods according to various embodiments can be implemented by one or more ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

When implemented by firmware or software, the methods of various embodiments can be implemented in the form of modules, programs or functions that execute the functions or operations described below. For example, the software code can be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory can be located inside or outside the processor and exchange data with the processor through various known mechanisms.

In the following, various embodiments are described in more detail based on the above-mentioned technical ideas. The various embodiments described below can apply the aforementioned contents. For example, the actions, functions, terms, etc. not defined in the various embodiments described below can be executed and described based on the aforementioned contents.

In the following description, various embodiments are described based on the premise that the electronic device 101 performs a push notification provision action. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 can send and receive information related to the push notification provision action with the user terminal 104.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation of an electronic device transmitting a push notification message according to various embodiments.

3 , it should be understood that each action of the electronic device 101 to provide a push notification can be changed, a part of the action can be replaced, or a part of the order between the actions can be changed within a range that can be clearly understood by a person with common sense in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

In action S301, the electronic device 101 may confirm the push notification request. The push notification request may include a request for a push notification to be transmitted to the user terminal 104. According to one embodiment, the push notification request may include at least a portion of information of the user receiving the push notification, information of the message content corresponding to the push notification, and information of the user terminal 104. According to one embodiment, the push notification request is generated from the administrator device 102 and transmitted to the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the push notification request may be generated based on a service provided by the electronic device 101 to the user (e.g., an e-commerce service).

In action S302, the electronic device 101 may confirm the user information. According to one embodiment, the user information may include at least a portion of the user's account information, identification information corresponding to the user account, and information of the user terminal 104. The electronic device 101 may confirm the push notification request (S301) and confirm the user information corresponding to the push notification request.

In action S303, the electronic device 101 may confirm the information of the connection attribute of the user terminal of the application. According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attribute may include the attribute information of the communication connection between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 generated by the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attribute may include the information of the two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. According to one embodiment, the information of the two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 may include information of the type of two-way communication and information of whether to maintain the connection, IP (internet protocol) information of the user terminal, identification information corresponding to the establishment of the two-way communication, and at least a part of the identification information of the user terminal. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may generate, store and manage information of connection attributes by assigning identification information to each corresponding user.

According to one embodiment, the type of two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 may include at least a portion of polling, long polling, and Web Socket connection. According to one embodiment, the two-way communication may include continuous two-way communication. The continuous two-way communication may be implemented based on the connection status messages sent and received between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. For example, after establishing the two-way communication, the electronic device 101 may transmit a connection status request message to the user terminal at a specified time interval, and periodically update the information of the connection attribute based on whether a connection status response message corresponding to the connection status request message is received from the user terminal. The electronic device 101 can continuously maintain a communication connection with the user terminal 104 through continuous two-way communication. For requests received from the user terminal 104, the communication connection with the user terminal 104 is maintained while transmitting responses. For additional requests, the communication connection can be used again to transmit responses. In this way, the number of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) connections formed with multiple user terminals 104 can be reduced, reducing the network load.

According to one embodiment, when a user is using the user terminal 104 to execute an application, that is, when the user's application is online, the electronic device 101 can establish a two-way communication connection with the user terminal 104.

In action S304, the electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification message through the first path based on the connection attribute. The electronic device 101 may confirm the connection attribute and transmit the push notification message corresponding to the push notification request through the first path. The first path may include a path for data transmission through two-way communication between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. The electronic device 101 may confirm whether the user is online based on the connection attribute information. For example, the electronic device 101 may confirm whether the user terminal 104 and the electronic device 101 are maintaining a two-way communication connection based on the connection attribute information between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 (information of the connection attribute corresponding to the user information). When the two-way communication connection is maintained, the electronic device 101 can confirm that the user is in the state of executing the application, that is, the online state. When in the online state, the electronic device 101 can transmit the push notification message through the first path. In this case, it is possible to confirm whether the message transmission is successful or not, or reduce the format and capacity restrictions of the transmitted message, so that various formats and large-capacity messages can be transmitted, ensuring the reliability of message transmission.

When the user is not online, the electronic device 101 can transmit the push notification message via the second path. The second path may include a path that relays the connection between the user terminal 104 and the electronic device 101 via the message server. For example, the electronic device 101 can transmit the push notification message to the message server 103, and the message server 103 can transmit the push notification message to the user terminal 104. In this case, the data processing load of the electronic device 101 can be reduced.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for illustrating a method in which an electronic device of various embodiments provides push notifications based on a communication path.

4 , the processor 240 of the electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification request 410 to the message relay service 420. The push notification request 410 may include at least a portion of information about the user receiving the push notification, information about the message content corresponding to the push notification, and information about the user terminal 104. According to one embodiment, the push notification request 410 may include request information for transmitting the push notification and the push notification message. According to one embodiment, the push notification request 410 may include identification information corresponding to the user terminal, identification information of the user, and at least a portion of body text information corresponding to the push notification. The body text information may include at least a portion of text, images, and images. According to one embodiment, the push notification request 410 may include a token. The signal may include at least a portion of information on the validity of the push notification, identification information of the push notification, and information on whether the user terminal 104 receiving the push notification is a valid device. The message relay service 420 may refer to at least a portion of an information processing unit, application, or computer program implemented in at least a portion of the processor 240 or memory (e.g., storage 230) of the electronic device 101.

4 , the message relay service 420 may confirm whether the user is online ( 430 ). The message relay service 420 may confirm the connection attribute information corresponding to the user terminal 104 based on the push notification request 410 , and confirm whether the user is online based on the connection attribute information.

4 , when the user is online, the electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification message to the user terminal 104 via the first path 441. According to one embodiment, the first path 441 may include a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. The two-way communication is communication established between the two-way communication service 440 and the user terminal 104, and according to one embodiment, may include continuous two-way communication. The electronic device 101 can send and receive data with the user terminal 104 through two-way communication. Through continuous two-way communication, the user terminal 104 can continue to send and receive data without establishing a new connection as long as it is online.

4 , when the user is not online, the electronic device 101 may select a platform 450 based on information of the user terminal 104. The platform may include information of the operating system (OS) of the user terminal 104. The electronic device 101 may select any one of the first messaging service 451 and the second messaging service 452 based on information of the platform of the user terminal. The first messaging service 451 and the second messaging service 452 may include, for example, a message relay service provided by a third party and a messaging server 103 supporting the service. The electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification message to the messaging service (second path). According to one embodiment, when a push notification message is transmitted via the second path, the push notification message may include identification information corresponding to the user terminal (eg, pcid), user identification information, body text information corresponding to the push notification, and a signal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of various embodiments of an electronic device transmitting a push notification message based on whether the user is online.

5 , it should be understood that each action of the electronic device 101 in transmitting a push notification message can be changed, a part of the action can be replaced, or a part of the sequence between the actions can be changed within a range that can be clearly understood by a person with common sense in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

In action S501, the electronic device 101 may confirm the information of the connection attribute of the user terminal. Action S501 may include at least a part of the action S303 of Figure 3. The electronic device 101 may confirm the connection attribute of the user's application. According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attribute may include information of the two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. According to one embodiment, the information of the two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 may include information of the type of two-way communication and information of whether to maintain the connection, IP (internet protocol) information of the user terminal, identification information corresponding to the establishment of the two-way communication, and at least a part of the identification information of the user terminal. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may generate, store, and manage information of connection attributes by assigning identification information to each corresponding user.

In action S502, the electronic device 101 can confirm whether the user is online. The electronic device 101 can confirm whether the user is online based on the connection attribute information. For example, the electronic device 101 can confirm whether a two-way communication connection is being maintained between the user terminal 104 and the electronic device 101 based on the connection attribute information between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 (information of the connection attribute corresponding to the user information). When the two-way communication connection is being maintained, the electronic device 101 can confirm that the user is in a state of executing an application, that is, an online state. When in an online state, the electronic device 101 can transmit a push notification message via the first path. When the user is online, the electronic device 101 may perform action S503 , and when the user is not online, the electronic device 101 may perform action S505 .

In action S503, the electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification message via the first path. The first path may include a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. The electronic device 101 may confirm the type of two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 based on at least a portion of the information of the connection attribute, and transmit the push notification message based on the type. According to an embodiment, the push notification message may change at least a portion of the two-way communication corresponding to the type of the two-way communication.

In action S504, the electronic device 101 may generate information of the transmission result. When the push notification message is transmitted via the first path, the electronic device 101 may receive a reception result message corresponding to the reception of the push notification message from the user terminal 104. In response to the push notification message transmitted to the user terminal 104, when the electronic device 101 receives the reception result message from the user terminal 104, it may confirm that the transmission of the push notification message is completed normally. When the electronic device 101 does not receive the reception result message within a specified period, it may confirm that the transmission of the push notification message has failed. According to one embodiment, the reception result message may include information on the status of the transmitted push notification message. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission result of the push notification message based on whether the reception result message is received. The information on the transmission result may include log information corresponding to the transmission attempt of the push notification message, including information on the completion of the transmission or the failure of the transmission. The information on the transmission result may correspond to more than one user and include information on the completion of the transmission or the failure of the transmission of each transmission attempt. The information on the transmission result may include information on the number of push notifications attempted for total transmission by time and their transmission success rate. According to one embodiment, the information on the transmission result may include information on the elapsed time of the transmission confirmed based on the transmission time of the push notification message and the reception time of the reception result message. The electronic device 101 may generate dashboard information based on the information of the transmission result, thereby updating the information of the transmission result in real time.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may change the ratio between the push notification message transmission via the first path and the push notification message transmission via the second path based on the information of the transmission result. For example, even if the user is online, when there are too many users online, the data resources of the electronic device 101 are insufficient, which may result in inconvenience in receiving push notifications at the user level. The electronic device 101 may confirm the information of the number of one or more users who are maintaining two-way communication with the electronic device 101, and based on this, transmit push notification messages corresponding to at least a part of the one or more users via the second path instead of the first path. According to one embodiment, when more than a specified number of users establish a two-way communication connection, the electronic device 101 can also terminate the two-way connection communication with at least some of the users. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 can confirm information about the number of users who maintain two-way communication or are online in real time.

In action S505, when the user is not online, the electronic device 101 may transmit the push notification message via the second path. The second path may include a path that relays the connection between the user terminal 104 and the electronic device 101 via the communication server. For example, the electronic device 101 may transmit the push notification message to the communication server 103, and the communication server 103 may transmit the push notification message to the user terminal 104.

In action S506, the electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission status of each path. The electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission status of the first path and the second path. The information on the transmission status may include information on the total number of messages transmitted by each path. The electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission path selected for transmitting push notifications for each time period and user. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may change the ratio between the push notification message transmission via the first path and the push notification message transmission via the second path based on the information on the transmission status of each path.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation of the electronic device generating connection attribute information according to various embodiments.

In action S601, the electronic device 101 may receive request information for establishing two-way communication. According to one embodiment, the user terminal 104 may transmit the request information for establishing two-way communication to the electronic device 101, and the electronic device 101 may receive the request information. According to one embodiment, the request information for establishing two-way communication may include an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) request corresponding to a Web Socket connection.

In action S602, the electronic device 101 may confirm information on the type of two-way communication. The electronic device 101 may confirm information on the type of two-way communication included in the request information for establishing communication. For example, the electronic device 101 may confirm the type information based on whether the field value included in the header information of the received request includes a setting value corresponding to a Web Socket connection, a polling connection, or a long polling connection. According to one embodiment, the request information for establishing communication may include the type of communication and/or a key value corresponding to the user terminal 104. .

In action S603, the electronic device 101 may transmit response information based on the type information. The electronic device 101 may transmit the response information of the two-way communication to the user terminal 104, and the response information of the two-way communication includes a response header corresponding to the type information of the two-way communication. According to one embodiment, the response information may include a key value included in the request information. Alternatively, the response information may include an encrypted string generated by combining the key value included in the request information with an identifier predetermined by the electronic device 101. The user terminal 104 may establish a two-way communication connection with the electronic device 101 in response to receiving the response information, and transmit a message including information of the established connection to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may confirm that the connection has been established.

In action S604, the electronic device 101 may generate information of connection attributes. The electronic device 101 may generate information of connection attributes corresponding to the communication connection established with the user terminal 104 corresponding to at least a portion of the user information, the user identification information, and the identification information corresponding to the user terminal 104. After establishing the communication connection with the user terminal 104, the electronic device 101 may include information indicating that the information of the connection attributes is "connecting". According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attributes may include a Web Socket object generated corresponding to the Web Socket connection. According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attributes may include instance information corresponding to the established communication connection. According to one embodiment, the information of the connection attribute may include information of the type of the communication connection, status information of the communication connection such as connection status and/or error status, message buffer, event handler, connection information (such as: IP address of the user terminal, connection ID, connection time) and protocol information corresponding to the type. The electronic device 101 may continuously and/or periodically transmit the connection status request message to the user terminal 104, and based on this, update the information of the connection attribute based on whether a response message has been received.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation of updating the connection attribute information of the electronic device in various embodiments.

In action S701, the electronic device 101 may transmit a connection status request message to the user terminal. According to one embodiment, the type of two-way communication established between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104 may include at least a portion of polling, long polling, and Web Socket connection. According to one embodiment, the two-way communication may include continuous two-way communication. The continuous two-way communication may be implemented based on the connection status messages sent and received between the electronic device 101 and the user terminal 104. For example, after establishing the two-way communication, the electronic device 101 may transmit a connection status request message to the user terminal at a specified time interval. The electronic device 101 may continuously and/or periodically transmit a connection status request message to the user terminal 104. The connection status request message may be referred to as a "heart-beat message".

In action S702, the electronic device 101 may confirm whether a connection status response message is received. The connection status response message may be understood as a message transmitted to the electronic device 101 by the user terminal 104 in response to the connection status request message. The connection status request message may include connection status information confirmed based on information of the connection attribute of the user terminal 104 generated by the user terminal 104. The user terminal 104 may include the connection status information on the user terminal 104 side in the connection status response message and transmit it to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may confirm whether a connection status response message is received. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 can confirm whether a connection status response message is received from the transmission time of the connection status request message to a specified period. If the connection status response message is not received after the specified period, it can be confirmed that no response message is received.

In action S703, the electronic device 101 may update the information of the connection attribute based on whether the connection status response message is received. In the case where the connection status response message is not received, the electronic device 101 may confirm that the connection has been ended and update the information of the connection attribute to "connection ended". The electronic device 101 may change the connection status information to "connection ended" and update the information of the connection attribute. In the case of maintaining the connection, that is, when the connection status response message is received, the electronic device 101 may confirm to maintain the connection, thereby maintaining the information of the connection attribute.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the operation of the electronic device generating information of the transmission result in various embodiments.

In action S801, the electronic device 101 may transmit a push notification message via the first path. Action S801 may include at least a portion of action S304 in FIG. 3 or action S503 in FIG. 5. The electronic device 101 may transmit the push notification message to the user terminal 104 via the first path based on the information of the connection attribute.

In action S802, when the push notification message is transmitted via the first path, the electronic device 101 may receive a reception result message corresponding to the reception of the push notification message from the user terminal 104. In response to the push notification message transmitted to the user terminal 104, when the electronic device 101 receives the reception result message from the user terminal 104, it may confirm that the transmission of the push notification message is completed normally. When the electronic device 101 does not receive the reception result message within the specified period, it may confirm that the transmission of the push notification message fails. According to one embodiment, the reception result message may include information on the status of the transmitted push notification message.

In action S803, the electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission result. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may generate information on the transmission result of the push notification message based on whether the reception result message is received. The information on the transmission result may include log information corresponding to the transmission attempt of the push notification message, including information on the completion of the transmission or the failure of the transmission. The information on the transmission result may correspond to more than one user and include information on the completion of the transmission or the failure of the transmission of each transmission attempt. The information on the transmission result may include information on the number of push notifications that were attempted to be transmitted in total over time and their transmission success rate. According to one embodiment, the transmission result information may include information of the transmission elapsed time confirmed based on the push notification message transmission time and the reception time of the reception result message. The electronic device 101 may generate dashboard information based on the transmission result information, thereby updating the transmission result information in real time.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may change the ratio between the push notification message transmission via the first path and the push notification message transmission via the second path based on the information of the transmission result. For example, even if the user is online, when there are too many users online, the data resources of the electronic device 101 are insufficient, which may result in inconvenience in receiving push notifications at the user level. The electronic device 101 may confirm the information of the number of one or more users who are maintaining two-way communication with the electronic device 101, and based on this, transmit push notification messages corresponding to at least a part of the one or more users via the second path instead of the first path. According to one embodiment, when more than a specified number of users establish a two-way communication connection, the electronic device 101 can also terminate the two-way connection communication with at least some of the users. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 can confirm information about the number of users who maintain two-way communication or are online in real time.

On the other hand, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in this specification and the accompanying drawings. Although specific terms are used, these terms are only used in a general sense to explain the technical content of the present invention and help understand the invention, rather than to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, those skilled in the art can of course implement other variations based on the technical ideas of the present invention.

The electronic device or terminal of the above embodiment may include: a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with external devices, a touch panel, a key, a button and other user interface devices, etc. The method implemented by the software module or algorithm can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium as a computer-readable code or program command that can be executed on the above processor. Here, as computer-readable recording media, there are magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM (read-only memory), RAM (random-Access memory), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical readable media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, Digital Versatile Disc), etc.). Computer-readable recording media are distributed in computer systems connected to a network, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The media can be read by the computer, stored in the memory, and executed on the processor.

The present embodiment may be represented by a functional block structure and various processing steps. Such functional blocks may be implemented by different hardware and/or software structures that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment may be implemented by an integrated circuit structure that can perform various functions such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., through the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. The components may be executed by software programs or software components. Similarly, the present embodiment includes algorithms implemented by a combination of data structures, programs, routines, or other programs, and can therefore be implemented by programming or scripting languages such as C, C++, Java programming language (Java), assembler, Python programming language (Python), etc. In terms of functions, it can be implemented by algorithms executed in one or more processors. In addition, the present embodiment can use the prior art to perform electronic environment settings, signal processing and/or data processing. The terms "mechanism", "component", "mechanism", "structure" and the like can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical structures. The above terms can be associated with a processor and include the meaning of a series of processes (routines) of software.

The above embodiment is only one example, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the patent application described below.

100: Push notification providing system 101: Electronic device 102: Administrator device 103: Communication server 104: User terminal 210: Input/output unit 220: Communication unit 230: Storage 240: Processor 410: Push notification request 420: Message relay service 430: Whether the user is online 440: Two-way communication service 441: First path 450: Platform 451: First communication service 452: Second communication service S301: Action S302: Action S303: Action S304: Action S501: Action S502: Action S503: Action S504: Action S505: Action S506: Action S601: Action S602: Action S603: Action S604: Action S701: Action S702: Action S703: Action S801: Action S802: Action S803: Action

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a push notification providing system 100 for illustrating a method for providing push notifications by an electronic device of various embodiments. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of an electronic device, an administrator device, and a user terminal of various embodiments. FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an electronic device of various embodiments transmitting a push notification message. FIG. 4 is a diagram of an electronic device of various embodiments providing a push notification according to a communication path. FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an electronic device of various embodiments transmitting a push notification message based on whether a user is online. FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an electronic device of various embodiments generating information of connection attributes. FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an electronic device of various embodiments updating information of connection attributes. FIG8 is a flowchart of the operation of the electronic device generating information of the transmission result in various embodiments.

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Claims (13)

A push notification providing method is provided in an electronic device, which includes the following steps: confirming a push notification request related to an application by a processor of the electronic device; confirming user information corresponding to the push notification request by the processor; confirming information of connection attributes of a terminal of the user of the application based on the user information by the processor; transmitting a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request to the terminal of the user through one of a first path and a second path by the processor based on the information of the connection attributes; transmitting the push notification message through the first path to the terminal of the user; , receiving a reception result message corresponding to the reception of the push notification message by the terminal from the terminal of the user; generating information of the transmission result of the push notification message transmitted via the first path based on the reception result message by the processor; and changing the transmission ratio of the push notification message via the first path and the second path by the processor based on the information of the transmission result; wherein the first path includes a path for data transmission via two-way communication between the electronic device and the terminal of the user; wherein the second path includes a path for data transmission between the electronic device and an external server providing a communication service. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the change in the transmission ratio includes: confirming, by the processor, the number of users of the application who are online based on the information of the transmission result; and transmitting, by the processor, the push notification message to at least a portion of the users who are online via the second path when the number of users who are online is greater than a predetermined number. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information of the connection attribute includes information on whether the user is online for the application, and wherein the transmission of the push notification message includes: when the user is online, transmitting the push notification message to the terminal of the user via the first path; when the user is offline, transmitting the push notification message to the terminal of the user via the second path. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information of the transmission result includes log information indicating the completion or failure of the push notification message transmission attempt; and the log information includes information on the number of push notification message transmission attempts and the transmission success rate of the push notification message over time. A push notification providing method as in claim 1, wherein the two-way communication includes at least one of polling, long polling and network interface connection; the transmission step includes the following steps: transmitting the push notification message based on a two-way communication connection, and the two-way communication connection is confirmed based on connection attribute information corresponding to the user. The push notification providing method of request item 1 further includes the following steps: receiving request information for establishing the above-mentioned two-way communication, the above-mentioned request information is transmitted in response to the user executing the above-mentioned application in the terminal; based on the above-mentioned request information, confirming the type of information of the above-mentioned two-way communication; based on the above-mentioned type information, transmitting response information of the above-mentioned two-way communication to the terminal of the above-mentioned user; and generating information of connection attributes corresponding to the above-mentioned two-way communication. A push notification providing method as in claim 6, wherein the information of the connection attributes includes: connection status information, information of the type of the two-way communication, IP information of the user terminal, identification information corresponding to the establishment of the two-way communication, and at least a part of the identification information of the user's terminal. The push notification providing method as in claim 6 further comprises the following steps: transmitting a connection status request message to the terminal of the user who has established the above-mentioned two-way communication; and updating the information of the above-mentioned connection attributes corresponding to the terminal of the above-mentioned user based on whether a connection status response message corresponding to the above-mentioned connection status request message has been received from the terminal of the above-mentioned user. A push notification providing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the push notification message includes identification information corresponding to the terminal of the user, identification information of the user, and at least a portion of body text information corresponding to the push notification. The push notification providing method of claim 1 further comprises the following steps: generating a push notification message based on confirmation of the push notification request; and confirming the information of the connection attribute based on the user information included in the push notification message. The push notification providing method of claim 1 further comprises the following steps: generating, by the processor, information on the current transmission status of each path of the push notification message based on the information of the connection attribute. An electronic device, comprising: a communication unit; a memory; and a processor; the processor is configured as follows: confirming a push notification request related to an application, confirming user information corresponding to the push notification request, confirming information about a connection attribute of a terminal of the user of the application based on the user information, and transmitting a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request to the terminal of the user through one of a first path and a second path based on the information about the connection attribute; when the push notification message is transmitted through the first path, receiving a push notification message corresponding to the push notification request from the terminal of the user The push notification message is received by the terminal and a corresponding reception result message is generated; based on the reception result message, information of the transmission result of the push notification message transmitted via the first path is generated; and based on the information of the transmission result, the transmission ratio of the push notification message via the first path and the second path is changed, wherein the first path includes a path for data transmission through two-way communication between the electronic device and the terminal of the user; wherein the second path includes a path for data transmission between the electronic device and an external server providing a communication service. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium records a program for executing the method of claim 1 in a computer.