METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF NETWORK SYSTEM

• US 20150149533A1
• Filed: 11/04/2014
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Synology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Synology Incorporated
• Inventors: Li, Yu-Hua, Chu, Bie-I, Lee, Wen-Sung
• Application Number:
  US14/532,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20150149533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/16 File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A method for controlling operations of a network system is provided. The network system has a server and a plurality of client terminals linked to the server. According to the method, the server establishes a file set, each client terminal establishes a directory, and a first criterion and a second criterion of each client terminal are set respectively. Each client terminal selectively uploads file(s) to the server according to the first criterion, such that the server updates file(s) of the file set with the file(s) received from the client terminal. The server selectively transmits updates of the file(s) of the file set to each client terminal according to the second criterion of each client terminal. Each client terminal stores the updates of the file(s) received from the server in the directory of each client terminal.

Claims

1. A method of controlling operations of a network system, the network system comprising a server and a plurality of client terminals linked to the server, the method comprising:

the server establishing a file set;

each of the client terminals establishing a directory;

individually setting a first criterion and a second criterion of the each of the client terminals, the first criterion being stored in the each of the client terminals and being configured to set a first file schedule of the each of the client terminals, and the second criterion being stored in the server and being configured to set a second file schedule of the each of the client terminals;

a first client terminal of the client terminals selectively uploading file(s) from the directory of the first client terminal to the server according to the first file schedule of the first client terminal, such that the server updates file(s) of the file set using the file(s) received from the first client terminal; and

in response to updating of the file(s) of the file set, the server selectively transmitting updated content of the file(s) of the file set to each of rest client terminals other than the first client terminal on the second file schedule of the each of rest client terminals according to the second criterion of the each of rest client terminals, such that the each of the rest client terminals updates the file(s) of the directory of the each of the rest client terminals using the updated content of the file(s) received from the server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when updating the second criterion of the each of the client terminals, the server transmitting the updated second criterion to the each of the client terminals, such that the each of the client terminals overwrites the first criterion of the each of the client terminals with the updated second criterion received from the server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting an upload sequence of the file(s) of the each of the client terminals on the first criterion of the each of the client terminals, wherein the upload sequence is configured to set an upload priority of the file(s) of the directory of the each of the client terminals, and a file of the directory of the each of the client terminals having a higher upload priority value is uploaded first to the server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the upload sequence of the file(s) of the each of the of client terminals is set according to an upload history of the each of the client terminals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting a download sequence of the file(s) of the each of the client terminals on the second criterion of the each of the client terminals, wherein the download sequence is configured to set a download priority of the file(s) of the file set, and a file of the file set having a higher download priority value is downloaded first to the each of the client terminals.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the download sequence of the file(s) of the each of the client terminals is set according to a download history of the each of the client terminals.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting types of files allowed to be respectively downloaded within a plurality of time periods of the second file schedule of the each of the client terminals on the second criterion of the each of the client terminals;

wherein step of the server selectively transmitting the updated content of the file(s) of the file set to the each of the rest client terminals according on the second file schedule of the each of rest client terminals according to the second criterion of the each of rest client terminals comprises;

the server transmitting the file(s) having types allowed to be respectively downloaded within the time periods of the second file schedule to the each of the rest client terminals according to the types of files allowed to be respectively downloaded within the time periods of the second file schedule.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting an upload scheme of each of upload time periods of the first file schedule of the each of the client terminals on the first criterion of the each of client terminals;

wherein the each of the client terminals selectively uploads file(s) from the directory of the each of the client terminals to the server according to the upload scheme of each of the upload time periods of the first file schedule.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting a download scheme of each of download time periods of the second file schedule of the each of the client terminals on the second criterion of the each client terminals;

wherein the server selectively transmits file(s) of the file set to the each of the client terminals according to the download scheme of the each of the download time periods of the second file schedule of the each of the client terminals.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the first criterion and the second criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting a length of a predetermined time of a predetermined file on the first criterion and/or the second criterion;

wherein the method further comprises;

when time after the server sends the predetermined file to a second client terminal of the client terminals exceeds the length of the predetermined time, automatically deleting the predetermined file from the directory of the second client terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein individually setting the criterion of the each of the client terminals comprises:

setting a predetermined deletion time of a predetermined file on the first criterion and/or the second criterion;

wherein the method further comprises;

after the server transmits the predetermined file to a second client terminal of the client terminals, if a system time of the server exceeds the predetermined deletion time, automatically deleting the predetermined file from the directory of the second client terminal.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first criterion of the each of the client terminals is set based on the second criterion of the each of the client terminals.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first criterion of the each of the client terminals is defined to fully conform to rules of the second criterion of the each of the client terminals.