METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING LANGUAGE TYPES OF PUSH-BASED SERVICES, CLIENT, AND SERVER THEREOF

• US 20120004900A1
• Filed: 09/06/2010
• Published: 01/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Hsi-Kun, Chang, Jen-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/876,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20120004900A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/8
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A method for automatically setting language types of push-based services is applied to a client, and includes the steps of: receiving a beacon signal which indicating a push-based service; reading a language setting of the client; generating a language code according to the language setting; transmitting the language code; and receiving a push-based service information of the push-based service related to the language code.

Claims

1. A method, applied to a client, for automatically setting language types of push-based services, the method comprising the following steps:

receiving a beacon signal, wherein the beacon signal indicates a push-based service;

reading a language setting of the client;

generating a language code according to the language setting;

transmitting the language code; and

receiving a push-based service information of the push-based service related to the language code.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the language code according to the language setting comprises:

generating the language code corresponding to the language setting of the client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the language code according to the language setting comprises:

receiving a language list corresponding to the push-based service, wherein the language list comprises a plurality of linguistic variant options corresponding to the push-based service; and

generating the language code according to the language setting of the client and the language list.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of generating the language code according to the language setting of the client and the language list comprises:

determining whether the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting according to the language setting of the client; and

when determining that the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting, generating the language code corresponding to the language setting.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of linguistic variant options comprises a default linguistic variant option, and the step of generating the language code according to the language setting of the client and the language list comprises:

determining whether the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting according to the language setting of the client; and

when determining that the language list does not have the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting, generating the language code corresponding to the default linguistic variant option.

6. A client for automatically setting language types of push-based services, comprising:

a receiving module, for receiving a beacon signal, wherein the beacon signal indicates a push-based service;

a language setting reading module, for reading a language setting of the client;

a language code generating module, for generating a language code according to the language setting; and

a transmitting module, for transmitting the language code;

wherein the receiving module is further used for receiving a push-based service information of the push-based service related to the language code.

7. The client of claim 6, wherein the language code generating module generates the language code corresponding to the language setting of the client.

8. The client of claim 6, wherein:

the receiving module is further used for receiving a language list corresponding to the push-based service, wherein the language list comprises a plurality of linguistic variant options corresponding to the push-based service; and

the language code generating module generates the language code according to the language setting of the client and the language list.

9. The client of claim 8, wherein the language code generating module first determines whether the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting according to the language setting of the client, and then generates the language code corresponding to the language setting when determining that the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting.

10. The client of claim 8, wherein the plurality of linguistic variant options comprises a default linguistic variant option;

and the language code generating module first determines whether the language list has the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting according to the language setting of the client, and then generates the language code corresponding to the default linguistic variant option when determining that the language list does not have the linguistic variant option corresponding to the language setting.

11. The client of claim 6, wherein the language code conforms to one of a universal resource locator (URL) definition, an ISO 639 language coding definition, and a Unicode definition.

12. The client of claim 6, wherein the push-based service conforms to one of an 802.11u protocol, a short message service (SMS) protocol, and a wireless application protocol (WAP).

13. A method, applied to a server, for automatically setting language types of push-based services, the method comprising the following steps:

storing a plurality of push-based service information of a push-based service, wherein the plurality of push-based service information correspond to a plurality of languages, respectively;

receiving a language code from a client;

selecting one of the plurality of push-based service information according to the language code; and

transmitting the selected push-based service information to the client.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of selecting one of the plurality of push-based service information according to the language code comprises:

determining whether the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code according to the language code; and

when determining that the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code, selecting the push-based service information corresponding to the language code.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of push-based service information comprise a default push-based service information;

and the step of selecting one of the plurality of push-based service information according to the language code comprises;

determining whether the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code according to the language code; and

when determining that the plurality of push-based service information do not have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code, selecting the default push-based service information.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting a language list corresponding to the push-based service, wherein the language list comprises a plurality of linguistic variant options corresponding to the push-based service; and

the step of selecting one of the plurality of push-based service information according to the language code comprises;

selecting the push-based service information corresponding to the language code.

17. A server, comprising:

a storage unit, for storing a plurality of push-based service information of a push-based service, wherein the plurality of push-based service information correspond to a plurality of languages, respectively;

a receiving module, for receiving a language code from a client;

a selecting module, for selecting one of the plurality of push-based service information according to the language code; and

a transmitting module, for transmitting the selected push-based service information to the client.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein the selecting module first determines whether the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code according to the language code, and then selects the push-based service information corresponding to the language code when determining that the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code.

19. The server of claim 17, wherein the plurality of push-based service information comprise a default push-based service information;

and the selecting module first determines whether the plurality of push-based service information have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code according to the language code, and then selects the default push-based service information when determining that the plurality of push-based service information do not have the push-based service information corresponding to the language code.

20. The server of claim 17, wherein:

the transmitting module is further used for transmitting a language list corresponding to the push-based service, wherein the language list comprises a plurality of linguistic variant options corresponding to the push-based service; and

the selecting module selects the push-based service information corresponding to the language code.