METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING APPLICATION, DOWNLOADING TERMINAL, SHARING TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20140330895A1
• Filed: 07/17/2014
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: KANG, Bin, CHEN, Qi
• Granted Patent: US 9,813,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for downloading an application, a downloading terminal, a sharing terminal, and a storage medium, in which the method includes: sending an application sharing request to a sharing terminal by a downloading terminal, to obtain application information of the sharing terminal; receiving, by the sharing terminal, the application sharing request sent by the downloading terminal, and sending the application information of the sharing terminal to the downloading terminal; and downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal. According to the invention, the promotion of the applications can be targeted, such that the application with a better user experience in sharing terminal is recommended to the downloading terminal, thus improving the promotion efficiency of the application, while not causing the adverse effect to terminal which downloads the application.

Claims

1. A method for downloading an application, comprising steps of

sending an application sharing request to a sharing terminal by a downloading terminal, to application information of the sharing terminal;

receiving, by the sharing terminal, the application sharing request sent by the downloading terminal, and sending the application information of the sharing terminal to the downloading terminal; and

downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal, specifically comprises that:

the downloading terminal sends an application downloading request to the sharing terminal to download the corresponding application installation package; and

the sharing terminal receives the application downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and sends the application installation package corresponding to the application downloading request to the downloading terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal, specifically comprises that:

according to the application information received from the sharing terminal, the downloading terminal sends a download address acquisition request to a network address server, in order to obtain the download address for the application;

the network address server receives the download address acquisition request sent by the downloading terminal and sends the corresponding download address for the application to the downloading terminal;

the downloading terminal receives the download address sent by the network address server, and sends a downloading request to an application server according to the download address, in order to download the corresponding application installation package; and

the application server receives the downloading request sent by e downloading terminal, and sends the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request to the downloading terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when the sharing terminal sends the application information thereof to the downloading terminal, the method further comprises that:

the sharing terminal sends the download address for the application to the downloading terminal;

the downloading terminal sends a downloading request to an application server according to the download address for the application, in order to download the corresponding application installation package; and

the application server receives the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and sends the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request to the downloading terminal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein before the sharing terminal sends the application information thereof to the downloading terminal, the method further comprises that:

the sharing terminal sends a network address acquisition request to a network address server, in order to obtain the download address for the application, where the network address acquisition request includes the application information of the sharing terminal;

the network address server receives the network address acquisition request sent by the sharing terminal, and sends the download address for the application to the sharing terminal; and

the sharing terminal sends the application information thereof to the downloading terminal, and sends the download address for the application to the downloading terminal.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal, specifically comprises that:

the downloading terminal sends the downloading request to the application server, in order to download the corresponding application installation package;

the application server receives the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and determines whether the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request exists in the application server;

if the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request exists in the application server, then the application installation package is directly sent to the downloading terminal; and

if the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request does not exist in the application server, then the application installation package is downloaded through the Internet, stored and sent to the downloading terminal.

18. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of downloading the corresponding application by the downloading terminal according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal, specifically comprises that:

the downloading terminal sends the downloading request to the application server, in order to download the corresponding application installation package;

the application server receives the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and determines whether the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request exists in the application server;

if the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request exists in the application server, then the application installation package is directly sent to the downloading terminal; and

if the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request does not exist in the application server, then the application installation package is downloaded through the Internet, stored and sent to the downloading terminal.

7. A system for downloading an application, comprising a downloading terminal and a sharing terminal, in which,

the downloading terminal is configured for sending an application sharing request to the sharing terminal to obtain application information of the sharing terminal, and downloading the corresponding application according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal;

and

the sharing terminal is configured for receiving the application sharing request sent by the downloading terminal and sending the application information of the sharing terminal to the downloading terminal.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the downloading terminal is also configured for sending an application downloading request to the sharing terminal to download the corresponding application installation package;

and

The sharing terminal is also configured for receiving the application downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and sending the application installation package corresponding to the application downloading request to the downloading terminal.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the system also comprises a network address server, and an application server;

the downloading terminal is also configured for sending a download address acquisition request to the network address server according to the application information received from the sharing terminal, in order to obtain the download address for the application; and

receiving the download address sent by the network address sever, and sending the downloading request to the application server according to the download address, in order to download the corresponding application installation package;

the network address server is configured for receiving the download address acquisition request sent by the downloading terminal, and sending the corresponding download address for the application to the downloading terminal; and

the application server is configured for receiving the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and sends the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request to the downloading terminal.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the sharing terminal is also configured for sending the application information thereof to the downloading terminal, and sending the download address for the application to the downloading terminal;

The downloading terminal is also configured for sending the downloading request to the application server according to the download address, in order to download the corresponding application installation package; and

The application server is also configured for receiving the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, and sends the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request to the downloading terminal.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the downloading terminal is also configured for sending the downloading request to the application server, in order to download the corresponding application installation package;

and

the application server is also configured for receiving the downloading request sent by the downloading terminal, determining whether the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request exists in the application server, if so, then the application server directly sends the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request to the downloading terminal;

otherwise, the application server downloads the application installation package corresponding to the downloading request through the Internet, stores the downloaded application installation package, and sends the downloaded application installation package to the downloading terminal.

11. The system of claim wherein the sharing terminal is also configured for sending the network address acquisition request to the network address server to obtain the download address for the application, where the network address acquisition request includes application information of the sharing terminal;

the network address server is also configured for receiving the network address acquisition request sent by the sharing terminal, and sending the download address for the application to the sharing terminal; and

the sharing terminal is also configured for sending the application information thereof to the downloading terminal, and sending the download address for the application to the downloading terminal.

13. A downloading terminal, at least a processor operating in conjunction with a memory and a plurality of its, the plurality of units comprise:

a request sending module, which is configured for sending an application sharing request to a sharing terminal to obtain application information of the sharing terminal; and

a downloading module, which is configured for downloading the corresponding application according to the application information sent by the sharing terminal.

14. The downloading terminal of claim 13, wherein the downloading module is also configured for, according to the received application information, downloading the corresponding application installation package from the sharing terminal or the application server.

15. The downloading terminal of claim 14, wherein the downloading module is also configured for sending a download address acquisition request to the network address server according to the application information received from the sharing terminal in order to obtain the download address for the application, and download the corresponding application installation package from the application server according to the download address.

16. A sharing terminal, at least a processor operating in conjunction with a memory and a plurality of units, the plurality of units comprise:

a request receiving module, which is configured for receiving an application sharing request sent by a downloading terminal; and

a sending module, which is configured for sending application information of the sharing terminal to the downloading terminal.

17. The sharing terminal of claim 16, wherein the sending module is also configured for sending the corresponding application installation package or the download address for the application, to the download terminal according to the application sharing request.