Method, terminal, and system for pushing information

• US 10,462,245 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2016
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Zhang, Junbao
• Primary Examiner(s): Winder, Patrice L
• Application Number:
  US15/170,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20160277520A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/145 avoiding end of session, e.g. keep-alive, heartbeats, resumption message or wake-up for inactive or interrupted session
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/08 Upper layer protocols network arrangements or communication protocols for networked applications H04L67/00

Abstract

Methods, terminals, and systems for pushing information are provided. A terminal obtains a business message from a server and determines a type of the business message from a real-time type, a timer-setting type, and an instruction-type. When the type of the business message is determined to be the real-time type, the terminal adjusts a sending interval of a heartbeat package as a first pre-set time duration and restores the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to a benchmark time interval after a second pre-set time duration. The first pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the second pre-set time duration. The terminal maintains a network link connection with the server based on the sending policy of the heartbeat package to provide a pushing operation of the business message.

Claims

1. A method for pushing information, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal, a business message from a server;

determining a type of the business message from a real-time type, a timer-setting type, and an instruction-type;

adjusting a sending policy of a heartbeat package based on a determination result of determining the type of the business message, comprising;

when the type of the business message is determined to be the real-time type, adjusting a sending interval of the heartbeat package as a first pre-set time duration and restoring the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to a benchmark time interval after a second pre-set time duration, wherein the first pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the second pre-set time duration; and

maintaining a network link connection with the server based on the sending policy of the heartbeat package to provide a pushing operation of the business message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the business message includes:

receiving, by the terminal, the business message pushed from the server;

or

pulling, by the terminal, the business message from the server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after determining the type of the business message, the method further includes:

when the type of the business message is determined to be the timer-setting type, adjusting the sending interval of the heartbeat package as a third pre-set time duration, and restoring the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to the benchmark time interval after a fourth pre-set time duration, wherein the third pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the fourth pre-set time duration.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after determining the type of the business message, the method further includes:

when the type of the business message is determined to be the instruction-type, stopping a heartbeat package process.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, before obtaining the business message from the server, the method further includes:

establishing, by the terminal, the network link connection with the sever through a registration package; and

starting the heartbeat package process to maintain the network link connection with the server.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, after establishing the network link connection with the server through the registration package, the method further includes:

receiving, by the terminal, a pushing policy released from the server.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the pushing operation of the business message includes:

receiving, by the terminal, the business message pushed by the server, when the network link connection is a persistent connection;

or

pulling, by the terminal, the business message from the server, when the network link connection is not a persistent connection.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the pushing operation of the business message further includes:

when the type of the business message is determined to be the timer-setting type, pulling, by the terminal, the business message at a pre-set time before a set time.

9. The method according to claim 7, further including:

switching, by the terminal, a network link status between the terminal and the server, after the terminal detects a change of a network type.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the real-time type of the business message comprises:

a latest game version updating message or a game prop promoting message;

the timer-setting type of the business message comprises;

an activity message of game operations and planning having a fixed pushing time; and

the instruction-type of the business message comprises;

a closing message for temporarily stopping pushing messages.

11. A terminal for pushing information, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain a business message from a server;

determine a type of the business message from a real-time type, a timer-setting type, and an instruction-type;

adjust a sending policy of a heartbeat package based on a determination result of determining the type of the business message, comprising;

adjusting a sending interval of the heartbeat package as a first pre-set time duration and restore the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to a benchmark time interval after a second pre-set time duration, when the type of the business message is determined to be the real-time type, wherein the first pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the second pre-set time duration; and

maintain a network link connection with the server based on the sending policy of the heartbeat package to provide a pushing operation of the business message.

12. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the business message pushed from the server or pull the business message from the server.

13. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

adjust the sending interval of the heartbeat package to a third pre-set time duration and restore the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to the benchmark time interval after a fourth pre-set time duration, when the type of the business message is determined to be the timer-setting type; and

stop a heartbeat package process, when the type of the business message is determined to be the instruction-type, wherein the third pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the fourth pre-set time duration.

14. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish the network link connection with the sever through a registration package and start the heartbeat package process to maintain the network link connection with the server.

15. The terminal according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a pushing policy released from the server, after establishing the network link connection with the sever using the registration package.

16. The terminal according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the business message pushed from the server, when the network link connection is a persistent connection;

or pull the business message from the server, when the network link connection is not a persistent connection.

17. The terminal according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

pull the business message at a pre-set time before a set time, when the type of the business message is determined to be the timer-setting type.

18. The terminal according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

switch a network link status between the terminal and the server, after a change of a network type is detected.

19. A system for pushing information, comprising:

a server and a terminal,

the terminal including a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain a business message from the server;

determine a type of the business message from a real-time type, a timer-setting type, and an instruction-type;

adjust a sending policy of a heartbeat package based on a determination result of determining the type of the business message, comprising;

adjusting a sending interval of the heartbeat package as a first pre-set time duration and to restore the sending interval of the heartbeat package back to a benchmark time interval after a second pre-set time duration, when the type of the business message is determined to be the real-time type, wherein the first pre-set time duration is greater than the benchmark time interval and less than the second pre-set time duration; and

maintain a network link connection with the server based on the sending policy of the heartbeat package to provide a pushing operation of the business message;

wherein the server is configured to release the business message to the terminal;

to maintain the network link connection with the terminal based on the sending policy of the heartbeat package adjusted by the terminal according to the type of the business message; and

to perform the pushing operation of the business message.