System, Method and Browser Client for Enabling Browser Data Synchronization

• US 20150334182A1
• Filed: 09/17/2013
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Qihu Technology Co. Ltd. (360 Security Technology, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qizhi Software (Beijing) Company Limited (360 Security Technology, Inc.), Beijing Qihoo Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: WU, Hao, Ren, Huan
• Granted Patent: US 10,187,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

The invention provides a system, method and browser client for enabling browser data synchronization. By the invention, command information is sent to a target client via a push server in time in the case that the data content stored in a cloud storage server is updated, thereby enabling real-time data synchronization between the cloud storage server and the browser client simply and efficiently. The invention further discloses an apparatus and method for server distribution in browser real-time synchronization, a method for server distribution in browser real-time synchronization, a system for preventing a malicious connection, a system, method and information distribution database for enabling browser data synchronization, and a socket server and its service method for sending command information from a push server to a target client among a plurality of browser clients.

Claims

1. A system for enabling browser data synchronization comprising:

a cloud storage server, a push server, and a plurality of browser clients, wherein

the cloud storage server is configured to issue condition information and command information to the push server when there is a data update;

the push server is configured to determine a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, and send the command information to the target client; and

the target client is configured to enable data synchronization between it and the cloud storage server according to the command information.

2. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system further has a plurality of socket servers between the push server and the plurality of browser clients;

before the push server sends the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, the plurality of browser clients establish socket connections with corresponding socket servers respectively; and

when the push server sends the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, the push server sends the command information to the target client among the plurality of browser clients via a corresponding socket server.

3. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 2, wherein the system further comprises a distributor, and the plurality of browser clients establish socket connections with the plurality of socket servers via the distributor.

4. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plurality of browser clients establish socket connections with the plurality of socket servers via the distributor comprises:

the browser client submitting a connection request to the distributor, wherein in this connection request, there is at least comprised user identification information;

the distributor performing calculation using a preset algorithm from the user identification information to obtain a globally unique connection identifier, and allocating a socket server to the browser client submitting the connection request according to the connection identifier;

the distributor sending connection information of the socket server and the connection identifier to the browser client submitting the request; and

the browser client submitting the request establishing a connection with the corresponding socket server according to the received connection information of the socket server and the connection identifier.

5. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 4, wherein that the browser client submitting the request establishes a connection with the corresponding socket server according to the received connection information of the socket server comprises:

the browser client submitting the request sending the received connection identifier to the corresponding socket server;

after receiving the connection identifier from the browser client submitting the request, the socket server verifying the connection identifier to the distributor, and after the verification is successful, keeping the connection established between the socket server and the browser client, and if the verification is unsuccessful, disconnecting the established connection;

wherein when a connection between the socket server and the browser client is established, the socket server obtains a resource identifier identifying the connection relationship between the socket server and the browser client.

6. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 5, wherein the user identification information comprises:

the user name of a login user and the machine hardware identification of a non-login user.

7. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 5, wherein the distributor comprises a distribution information database configured to store user identification information, connection identifiers and resource identifiers.

8. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 7, wherein

in the cloud storage server sending condition information and command information to the push server, the condition information comprises user identification information of a target client;

that the push server sends the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information comprises;

the push server adopting the same preset algorithm as the distributor to perform calculation for the user identification information of the target client to obtain a connection identifier, thereby obtaining a socket server allocated to the target client,

the push server sending the condition information and the command information to the socket server allocated to the target client; and

the socket server querying the distribution information database in the distributor according to the user identification information in the condition information, determining the resource identifier corresponding to the target client, and sending the command information to the target client according to the resource identifier.

9. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 5, wherein the distributor further comprises a distribution information database;

the distributor further obtains user feature information from a browser client, and the user feature information comprises one of the following items;

IP address information, browser version information and user classification information; and

the distribution information database is configured to store the user feature information, connection identifiers and resource identifiers.

10. The system for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 9, wherein in the cloud storage server issuing the condition information and the command information to the push server, the condition information contains feature screening information for a target client, and

that the push server sends the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information comprises:

the push server pushing the condition information and the command information to all the socket servers;

each socket server querying the distribution information database according to the feature screening information in the condition information, determining the resource identifier of a target client meeting the feature screening information, and sending the command information to the corresponding target client according to the resource identifier.

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12. A method for enabling browser data synchronization, wherein the method comprises:

a cloud storage server issuing condition information and command information to a push server when there is a data update;

the push server determining a target client among a plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, and sending the command information to the target client; and

the target client enabling data synchronization between it and the cloud storage server according to the command information.

13. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 12, wherein

before the step of the push server sending the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, there is further comprised:

the plurality of browser clients establishing socket connections with corresponding socket servers respectively; and

the step of the push server sending the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information comprises;

the push server sending the command information to the target client among the plurality of browser clients via a corresponding socket server.

14. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 13, wherein the plurality of browser clients establish socket connections with corresponding socket servers via a distributor.

15. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 14, wherein that the browser client establishes a socket connection with a socket server via a distributor comprises:

the browser client submitting a connection request to the distributor, wherein in this connection request, there is at least comprised user identification information;

the distributor performing calculation using a preset algorithm from the user identification information to obtain a globally unique connection identifier, and allocating a socket server to the browser client submitting the connection request according to the connection identifier;

the distributor sending connection information of the socket server and the connection identifier to the browser client submitting the request; and

the browser client submitting the request establishing a connection with the corresponding socket server according to the received connection information of the socket server and the connection identifier.

16. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of the browser client submitting the request establishing a connection with the corresponding socket server according to the received connection information of the socket server comprises:

the browser client submitting the request sending the received connection identifier to the corresponding socket server;

after receiving the connection identifier from the browser client submitting the request, the socket server verifying the connection identifier to the distributor, and after the verification is successful, keeping the connection established between the socket server and the browser client, and if the verification is unsuccessful, disconnecting the established connection;

wherein when a connection between the socket server and the browser client is established, the socket server obtains a resource identifier identifying the connection relationship between the socket server and the browser client.

18. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 16, further comprising:

storing the user identification information, connection identifiers and resource identifiers in a distribution information database of the distributor.

19. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 18, wherein

in the step of the cloud storage server sending condition information and command information to the push server, the condition information comprises user identification information of a target client;

the step of the push server sending the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information comprises;

the push server adopting the same preset algorithm as the distributor to perform calculation for the user identification information of the target client to obtain a connection identifier, thereby obtaining a socket server allocated to the target client;

the push server sending the condition information and the command information to the socket server allocated to the target client; and

the socket server querying the distribution information database according to the user identification information in the condition information, determining the resource identifier corresponding to the target client, and sending the command information to the target client according to the resource identifier.

20. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:

the distributor further obtaining user feature information from a browser client, wherein the user feature information comprises one of the following items;

IP address information, browser version information and user classification information; and

storing the user feature information, connection identifiers and resource identifiers in the distribution information database comprised in the distributor.

21. The method for enabling browser data synchronization as claimed in claim 20, wherein

in the cloud storage server issuing the condition information and the command information to the push server, the condition information contains feature screening information for a target client;

and

the step of the push server sending the command information to a target client among the plurality of browser clients according to the condition information comprises;

the push server pushing the condition information and the command information to all the socket servers;

each socket server querying the distribution information database according to the feature screening information in the condition information, determining the resource identifier of a target client meeting the feature screening information, and sending the command information to the determined target client according to the resource identifier.

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29. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for enabling browser data synchronization, which comprises the steps of:

a cloud storage server issuing condition information and command information to a push server when there is a data update;

the push server determining a target client among a plurality of browser clients according to the condition information, and sending the command information to the target client; and

the target client enabling data synchronization between it and the cloud storage server according to the command information.