Method, system and server for downloading installation package

• US 9,128,793 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Wang, Jinhua, Hu, Ke
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Ben C
• Application Number:
  US14/316,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20140344803A1
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running

Abstract

A system, a method and a server for downloading installation package are provided. The method for downloading installation package comprises the steps of receiving request information for downloading installation package from a hardware client, acquiring the installation package and a dynamic link library related to the installation package upon the receipt of the request information for downloading the installation package, compiling the dynamic link library that has been acquired to reduce a size of the dynamic link library, packing the dynamic link library and the installation package, wherein the size of the dynamic link library has been reduced, and transmitting the dynamic link library and the installation package to the hardware client.

Claims

1. A method for downloading an installation package, comprising:

receiving request information for downloading the installation package from a hardware client;

acquiring the installation package and a dynamic link library related to the installation package upon the receipt of the request information for downloading the installation package;

compiling the dynamic link library that has been acquired to reduce a size of the dynamic link library, wherein the reduced size of the dynamic link library comprises a function name without a function, wherein the step of compiling further comprises compiling the dynamic link library that has been acquired to include only an export table, wherein the export table comprises at least one name of at least one exportable function;

packing the dynamic link library and the installation package, wherein the size of the dynamic link library has been reduced; and

transmitting the dynamic link library and the installation package to the hardware client.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of compiling further comprises:

compiling and modifying an export function in the dynamic link library that has been acquired; and

adding a compilation option to the export function that has been compiled and modified to reduce the size of the dynamic link library.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request information comprises a unique identifier that identifies the installation package to be downloaded.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the installation package and the dynamic link library are stored in a common directory.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request information comprises a timestamp that is configured to indicate a time for downloading the installation package.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the installation package and the dynamic link library are compressed before downloading to the hardware client.

7. A server, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more program units stored in the memory and to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more program units comprising;

an information acquiring unit configured to receive request information for downloading the installation package transmitted by a hardware client and to acquire the installation package and a dynamic link library that is related to this installation package upon the receipt of the request information for downloading the installation package;

a dynamic link library compiling unit configured to compile the dynamic link library that has been acquired to reduce a size of the dynamic link library, wherein the reduced size of the dynamic link library comprises a function name without a function, wherein the dynamic link library has been acquired to include only an export table, wherein the export table comprises at least one name of at least one exportable function;

an installation package transmitting unit configured to pack the dynamic link library and the installation package wherein the size of the dynamic link library is reduced, and transmit the dynamic link library and the installation package to the hardware client.

8. The server according to claim 7, wherein the dynamic link library compiling unit is configured to compile and modify an export function in the dynamic link library that has been acquired, add a compilation option to the export function to reduce the size of the dynamic link library, wherein the export function is compiled and modified.

9. The server according to claim 7, wherein the dynamic link library compiling unit is configured to:

compile the dynamic link library that has been acquired to include the export table, wherein the export table comprises the at least one name of the at least one exportable function.

10. The server according to claim 7, wherein the request information for downloading the installation package comprises a unique identifier that identifies the installation package to be downloaded.

11. The server according to claim 7, wherein the installation package and the dynamic link library are stored to a common directory on the server.

12. The server according to claim 7, wherein the request information for downloading the installation package comprises a timestamp that is configured to indicate a time for downloading the installation package.

13. The server according to claim 7, wherein the installation package and the dynamic link library are compressed for downloading.

14. An installation package downloading system, comprising:

a hardware client that includes a processor and a server that includes a processor;

wherein the hardware client is configured to transmit request information for downloading the installation package to the server;

wherein the server is configured to acquire an installation package and a dynamic link library related to the installation package upon the receipt of the request information for downloading the installation package transmitted by the hardware client, compile the dynamic link library that has been acquired, reduce a size of the dynamic link library wherein the reduced size of the dynamic link library comprises a function name without a function, wherein the dynamic link library has been acquired to include only an export table, wherein the export table comprises at least one name of at least one exportable function, pack the dynamic link library and the installation package wherein the size of the dynamic link library has been reduced, and transmit the dynamic link library and the installation package to the hardware client.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the hardware client is configured to:

transmit the request information for downloading the installation package to the server after receiving an installation package downloading instruction that is transmitted by a user or triggering information, wherein the triggering information is generated according to a preset time interval for downloading the installation package.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the server is configured to:

compile and modify an export function in the dynamic link library that has been acquired, and add a compilation option to the export function to reduce the size of the dynamic link library, wherein the export function has been compiled and modified.

17. The system according to claim 14 or claim 16, wherein the server is configured to:

compile the dynamic link library that has been acquired to include the export table, wherein the export table comprises the at least one name of the at least one exportable function.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein the hardware client is further configured to:

receive the installation package that is received from the server, output prompt information when an application program of the hardware client calls a function of the dynamic link library in the installation package and the function does not exist or only a function name of the function exists in the dynamic link library, and prompt a user to download the dynamic link library.