DOWNLOAD METHOD TO A SERVER SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20100125627A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 05/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: LU, Hsiao-Fen, CHEN, Chih-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/357,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20100125627A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable

Abstract

A download system is disclosed, which includes a server having a download server unit, a network device, and at least one computer. Each computer has a download agent unit respectively, and the computers are communicating with the server via the network device. A download request monitored in the computer is transferred to the server, and the download request is executed in the server. A download method thereof is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A download method to a server system comprising:

monitoring at least one computer;

receiving at least one download request on the computer;

providing the download request to a server;

executing the download request on the server for obtaining a download file; and

storing the downloaded file in the server.

2. The download method to a server system of claim 1, wherein the download request is executed in a home server.

3. The download method to a server system of claim 1, further comprising checking whether the computer connects to the server or not after the download request is accomplished.

4. The download method to a server system of claim 3, further comprising transferring the download file to the computer.

5. The download method to a server system of claim 1 further comprising shutting down the computer after the download request is provided to the server.

6. The download method to a server system of claim 1, wherein the download request is executed only at the server.

7. The download method to a server system of claim 1, further comprising loading a download agent code to the computer for monitoring and providing the download request to the server.

8. The download method to a server system of claim 1, further comprising loading a download server code to the server.

9. A download system comprising:

a server having a download server unit;

a network device; and

at least one computer having a download agent unit respectively and communicating with the server via the network device, wherein a download request monitored in the computer is transferred to the server, and the download request is executed in the server.

10. The download system of claim 9, wherein the server is a home server.

11. The download system of claim 9, wherein the computer is a desktop computer or a notebook computer.

12. The download system of claim 9, wherein the network device comprises a hub, a router, or a switch.

13. The download system of claim 9, wherein a protocol the download request is a file transfer protocol (FTP), a hypertext transmission protocol (HTTP), or a peer to peer (P2P) protocol.