WO2009039775A1

WO2009039775A1 - Method, system and device for updating e-mail web page background

Info

Publication number: WO2009039775A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/072412
Authority: WO
Inventors: Qianya Lin
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2007-09-24
Filing date: 2008-09-18
Publication date: 2009-04-02
Also published as: CN101136089A

Abstract

Method, system and device for updating e-mail web page backgrounds in the field of computer technology and communications. The method comprises: the email server obtains the user email webpage background theme information; then, according to said theme information, extracts the skin data, and loads said skin data into the email web page data, and sends said web page data to the client side; the client side then loads the skin data according to said web page data, draws the web page and displays it on the interface. Use of said method, system and device can enhance the variety of the email web page backgrounds, and improve the user experience.

Description

Method, system and device for updating email web page background

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of computer technology and communications, and more particularly to a method, system and device for updating the background of an electronic mail (Email). Background of the invention

E-mail is a traditional Internet service. Its development has become an indispensable communication tool in people's lives. Various e-mail products are becoming mature and stable. In order to attract more users, many mailboxes have begun to provide personalized services such as weather forecasts and color themes, adding new added value to the traditional mailbox industry to meet the diverse needs of users.

Many current e-mail addresses have added weather forecasting functions to web pages. The specific implementation process is as follows: The mail system is based on the user's Internet Protocol (IP) address or user-defined city, from the relevant weather information provider. Get the local weather conditions and output it to the background of the user's mailbox. However, in this way, the weather forecast only exists independently in a specific area of the mailbox webpage, and does not become the overall background. Therefore, in essence, this weather forecast-themed background scheme is not obtained in the webpage of the e-mail. Really effective implementation.

Another way to update the background of an email web page is to provide a variety of color themes (for example, blue sky, silver makeup, purple feelings, etc.) as a web page background for users to choose from. Although this method implements the background of the color theme in the email webpage, this method is only implemented on the client side, and the background color is relatively simple and has limited changes, which cannot fully satisfy the user's diversity requirements on the background of the email webpage.

Therefore, a new method for updating the background of an email webpage is needed to improve the diversity of the background of the email webpage, thereby improving the user's stickiness. Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a system for updating the background of an email webpage, which aims to solve the problem that the background content of the webpage existing in the process of updating the background of the email webpage is lacking in diversity.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide an apparatus for updating the background of an email web page to better solve the above problems in the prior art.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a method of updating the background of an email web page to better solve the above problems in the prior art.

A system for updating the background of an email web page, including:

An email server, configured to acquire topic information of a background of the user's email webpage, extract skin data according to the topic information, load the skin data into webpage data of the email, and download the webpage loaded with the skin data Data is sent to the client;

The client is configured to draw a webpage background of the email according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data.

A device that updates the background of an email web page, including:

The information transceiving unit is configured to acquire the subject information of the background of the email webpage of the user; the background control unit is configured to extract the skin data according to the theme information acquired by the information transceiving unit, and load the skin data into the webpage data of the email, and The webpage data loaded with the skin data is sent to the client through the information transceiving unit; the webpage data is used by the client to draw the webpage background of the email.

A method of updating the background of an email web page, including the following steps:

The email server acquires topic information of the background of the user's email webpage; the email server extracts skin data according to the topic information, loads the skin data into the webpage data of the email, and sends the webpage data to the client;

The client draws the back page of the email according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data. Scenery.

According to the acquired subject information, the present invention extracts the corresponding skin data from the skin database of the email server and loads the data into the webpage data, thereby improving the diversity of the webpage background of the email mailbox and further improving the user's use stickiness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for updating an email web page background in an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view of a background control unit in an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for updating an email webpage background in an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a flow diagram showing a method of updating the background of an email web page in another embodiment of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention

In order to make the objects, the technical solutions and the advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for updating an email web page background, including an email server and a client communicating therewith, the email server including an information transceiving unit, a background control unit, and a skin database, and the client includes information Transceiver unit, page drawing unit. When the user logs in to the email server through the client, the topic information is obtained according to the system default setting or the user-defined theme, the skin data corresponding to the topic information is extracted from the skin database and loaded into the webpage data, and then loaded. Web of skin data The page data is sent to the client for drawing and displaying the background of the email web page. The skin database in the embodiment of the present invention stores rich skin data corresponding to various themes, so that the diversity of the web page background of the email mailbox can be effectively improved.

1 is a block diagram showing an electronic mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the system including an email server 100, and a plurality of clients (client 200, client 300, ... client) in communication therewith. End N). The email server is mainly used to obtain the theme information of the background of the user's email webpage, extract skin data according to the obtained topic information, load the extracted skin data into the webpage data of the email, and load the skin data. The webpage data is sent to the client; the plurality of clients are used to draw the webpage background of the email according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data.

It should be noted that the connections between the devices in all of the illustrated embodiments of the present invention are intended to clarify the need for their information interaction and control processes and should therefore be considered as logical connections and should not be limited to physical connections.

The e-mail server 100 is used to provide users with various e-mail-based services, and its basic functions include e-mail sending and receiving, storage, classification, virus interception, etc., as well as various additional functions that can be expanded. The specific internal structure will be elaborated in Figure 2.

Each client (client 200, client 300 client N) can be a variety of terminal devices that can log in to the email server 100 through the Internet. In the embodiment of the present invention, these clients are all Webmail-based clients, which are typical. It can be a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone (MP), etc., so the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to a particular type of client. .

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a system for updating the background of an email webpage in an embodiment of the present invention, including an email server 100 and a client 200. It should be noted that the system is only a typical example and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The email server 100 includes an information transceiving unit 101, a background control unit 102, and a skin database 103.

The information transceiving unit 101 communicates with the background control unit 102 and performs information interaction with the client 200 and various information providers (not shown), including: the information transceiving unit 101 acquires the subject information of the background of the e-mail webpage through various channels. And reporting to the background control unit 102, and transmitting the webpage data loaded with the skin data corresponding to the topic information to the client 200.

The theme of the background of the email webpage in the embodiment of the present invention has various types, such as a holiday, a weather, a season, a user's mood, a memorial, and the like. In a simple example, if you use the section as the background of the email web page, then when the user logs in to the email address at Christmas, what they see may be the background of the webpage of the email including the pattern of snowflakes, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, etc. In the embodiment of the present invention, the foregoing topics may be divided into two types according to different setting manners: one is a system default theme, such as a holiday, a weather, a season, etc., and these types of topics may be preset in the email server 100. The subject information related to the topic can be obtained from the topic information provider at any time; the other is a user-defined theme, such as the user's mood, commemorative 曰, etc., and the user can set when logging in to the email server 100. And when requested to log in again, will be asked to provide subject information related to the topic.

In embodiments of the invention, skin data may be obtained from a variety of sources, for example, may be provided by an email server. For users who have not set skin data, the email server can provide system default skin data. The system default skin data can be fixed to a set of commonly used skin data, such as skin data related to the weather theme, or can be changed with the hotspot at that time to provide skin data of the corresponding theme, such as providing holidays and holidays during holidays. Theme related skin data. Usually, the email server stores skin data related to multiple topics. The user can select some skin data to save on the client according to his or her preference. When the user customizes the theme, the email server can directly access the email. The client gets skin data related to the topic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the skin data can also be set by the user (Do It Yourself). For example, the email server provides the user with basic elements for setting skin data (including defining picture specifications, background colors, etc.), and the user sets the skin data and stores it on the above; the email server can also provide the user with the email server. Provide specific elements for self-setting skin data (including basic elements, semi-finished products, and other skin data shared by other users). Users can set their own skin data and store them on this basis. Users can also store tools or elements through the client. Set your own skin data and store it. If the user sets the skin data by himself, when the user customizes the theme, the email server can directly obtain the skin data related to the theme set by the user.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can also select whether to allow other users to share the skin data set by itself, and if so, the skin data can be transmitted back to the server, so that other users can share the skin data set by the user. The user can also share the skin data set by other users according to their own needs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server may display skin data set by all users through a shared platform. If the user can directly download the skin data from the server after seeing the favorite skin data through the sharing platform, the server may directly provide the skin data. The user asks for the replacement of the background of their own email page.

The background control unit 102 communicates with the information transceiving unit 101 and the skin database 103, respectively, for extracting skin data corresponding to the topic information from the skin database 103 according to the topic information acquired by the information transceiving unit 101, and loading the skin data into the email. The webpage data and the webpage data loaded with the skin data are sent to the information transceiving unit 101. The skin data referred to in the embodiments of the present invention refers to various specific elements constituting the background of the email webpage, including background colors, pictures, fonts, and the like.

In an embodiment, the background control unit 102 further includes a topic determination module 1021. The skin data extraction module 1022 and the skin data loading module 1023 are shown in FIG. The topic determining module 1021 is configured to determine a theme of the background of the email webpage, and notify the information transceiving unit 101 to acquire corresponding topic information according to the theme; the skin data extracting module 1022 communicates with the topic determining module 1021 and the skin data loading module 1023, respectively. For extracting skin data corresponding to the topic information from the skin database 103; the skin data loading module 1023 is in communication with the skin data extraction module 1022 for loading the extracted skin data into the webpage data of the email.

The skin database 103 is in communication with the background control unit 102 for storing skin data corresponding to the topic information in a separate style file. Consistent with the foregoing, skin data is a variety of specific elements that are stored in a style file, including background colors, pictures, fonts, and the like, which can be used to form the background of a web page of an email. In the embodiment of the present invention, one topic corresponds to a separate style file. Of course, one theme may also correspond to multiple optional style files. In a simple example, the style file is presented in the following data table:

In addition, it should be noted that the skin database 103 can save the default skin set in the system directly by storing various specific elements that can form a skin through the style file, and the default skin can be regarded as a special case of the system default theme. When the user does not select a theme, the skin can be directly used as the background of the webpage of the email, which is also a common practice of the current email mailbox, and the present invention will not go into details.

The client 200 includes an information transceiving unit 201 and a page drawing unit 202, wherein: the information transceiving unit 201 is configured to perform information interaction with the e-mail server 100, including the subject of the user-defined setting according to the subject information acquisition request sent by the e-mail server 100. Information, and receiving a webpage loaded with skin data sent by the email server 100 The data is sent to the page drawing unit 202.

The page drawing unit 202 communicates with the information transceiving unit 201 for drawing a web page background of the e-mail according to the web page data loaded with the skin data, and displaying the web page background of the e-mail to the user interface.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for updating an email webpage background according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method flow is based on the system structure shown in FIG. 2, and the specific process is as follows:

Before performing all the steps of the embodiment of the present invention, skin data corresponding to the topic information is stored in the email server 100 in the form of a style file, and at least one system default theme is set as the web page background of the email. The skin data corresponding to the theme information is stored in the form of a style file, and the specific process is: extracting a Cascading Stylesheet (CSS) from the structure of the webpage, and all styles related to the webpage, such as color (text color) , background color, etc.), pictures, text fonts, backgrounds, layouts, sounds, mouse icons, etc., are extracted into a separate style file; for different themes, or different content of the same theme, the corresponding files are stored in the style file Specific elements, which are the background image of the web page, the background color, the button, the style of the text, and so on. For example, for weather themes, it is possible to store rainy pictures, sunny pictures, windy pictures, etc. according to different weather conditions, and for holiday themes, in the same way as the actual situation of the year before the holiday season Save the corresponding specific element in the style file. Each theme generally corresponds to a single style file. Of course, a theme can also correspond to multiple optional style files, so that the user can log in depending on the user's preferences. In addition, it should be noted that the default theme of the system can include a special case, that is, the default skin set in the system. When the user does not select a theme, the skin can be directly used as the background of the email webpage. The present invention will not be described in detail herein.

In step S401, when the user logs in to the email server 100 through the client 200, the email server 100 acquires the topic information of the user's email web page background. If It is the theme of the default setting of the system, such as holiday, weather, season, etc., then the information transceiving unit 101 can be used to obtain from the topic information provider, and in the case of weather, the weather information can be obtained from the weather information provider. If the user-defined theme, such as the user's mood, commemorative 曰, etc., the information transceiving unit 101 can be used to send a topic information acquisition request to the client 200, and receive the subject-related topic of the user-defined setting fed back by the client 200. For example, in the commemoration day, various subject information related to the commemoration day of the user can be obtained from the client 200. The topic information is any information related to the topic. For example, if the user customizes to set a movie theme, the topic information related to the theme may include: the protagonist of the movie, the character of the protagonist, the costume, the photo, etc., any related to the movie. information.

In step S402, after the email server 100 acquires the topic information by using the information transceiving unit 101, the background control unit 102 extracts the skin data from the skin database 103 according to the topic information, and loads the skin data into the webpage of the email. In the data, the webpage data is then transmitted to the client 200 by the information transceiving unit 101.

In step S403, after the information transceiving unit 201 of the client 200 receives the webpage data, the page drawing unit 202 draws the webpage background of the e-mail according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data, and displays the webpage background of the e-mail on the user interface. .

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the flow of a method for updating the background of an email web page in an embodiment of the present invention. The method flow is based on the system structure shown in Figures 2 and 3. The specific process is as follows: Before performing all the steps of the present invention, the skin data corresponding to the topic information is stored in the email server 100 in the form of a style file, and the specific process is as described above, and details are not described herein again. And in this embodiment, a system default theme - weather, as the background of the web page of the email is set.

In step S501, the user logs in to the email server 100 through the client 200, and transmits the subject of the user-defined setting to the email server 100. In this step, if the user wants to display the background of the email to the background of the email as the theme, then The date is sent to the email server 100 as a theme.

In step S502, the background control unit 102 of the email server 100 uses its subject determination module 1021 to make a determination: Does the user's email web page background adopt the system default theme? If yes, go to step S503; if no, go to step S504. In the present invention, if the system default theme is then automatically adopted, if the user sends a custom set theme to the email server 100 through the client 200, then the user-defined theme is preferred.

In step S503, if the system default theme is adopted, the email server 100 uses the information transceiving unit 101 to acquire weather information from the weather information provider.

In step S504, if a user-defined theme is adopted, the email server 100 acquires the topic information from the client 200 by using the information transceiving unit 101. For example, in the case that the commemorative day is the subject, the specific process of the step S504 includes: the information transceiving unit 101 sends a topic information obtaining request to the client 200; after receiving the request, the client 200 feeds back the user's commemoration date. Subject information.

In step S505, after acquiring the topic information, the email server 100 extracts the skin data corresponding to the topic information from the skin database 103 by using the background control unit 102, that is, various specific elements stored in the style file, including the background image. , background color, buttons, text styles, and more.

In step S506, the email server 100 uses its background control unit 102 to load the skin data into the web page data of the email.

In step S507, the email server 100 transmits the webpage data loaded with the skin data to the client 200 by using the information transceiving unit 101.

In step S508, the client 200 draws the background of the webpage of the email according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data and displays it on the user interface. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the various themes mentioned above (e.g., weather, thrift, etc.), and can be flexibly expanded, and a plurality of themes can also be combined. If the weather is the theme, when users use the mailbox, they will not only see a single weather forecast area, but the theme of the entire mailbox will be dynamically changed with the daily weather: cold weather, drizzle, hot sun, heavy rain, The wind and the sun... If the theme of the festival is used, the user will have a special surprise when logging in to the mailbox: Happy Christmas, happy New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, and the National Day of the Celestial... ..; If the theme of the season is used, the background of the email page can be a vibrant spring, a sunny summer, a fruitful autumn, a snowy winter day...; even, users can follow their own Personal preference, mood, change the background that best expresses you. It can be seen that the present invention can greatly improve the diversity of the background of the webpage, and bring the user's pleasure and expectation value to use, thereby improving the user's stickiness.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Claim

A system for updating an email web page background, wherein the system comprises:

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the email server comprises:

The information transceiving unit is configured to acquire the subject information of the background of the email webpage of the user; the background control unit is configured to extract the skin data according to the theme information acquired by the information transceiving unit, and load the skin data into the webpage data of the email, and The webpage data loaded with the skin data is sent to the client through the information transceiving unit.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the email server further comprises:

a skin database for storing skin data corresponding to the topic information.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the background control unit comprises:

a topic determining module, configured to determine whether the background of the user email webpage adopts a system default theme or a user-defined theme; if the system default theme is adopted, the information sending and receiving unit of the email server acquires the system from the topic information provider The default subject-related topic information; if the user-defined theme is adopted, the information sending and receiving unit of the email server sends the topic information obtaining request to the client, and receives the feedback of the client. User-defined theme information related to the theme;

a skin data extraction module, configured to extract skin data corresponding to the topic information from a skin database;

The skin data loading module is configured to load the skin data extracted by the skin extraction module into the webpage data of the email.

The system according to claim 4, wherein the client comprises: an information transceiving unit, configured to feed back to the information transceiving unit of the e-mail server according to the topic information obtaining request sent by the information transceiving unit of the e-mail server The topic information related to the theme of the user-defined setting, and the webpage data loaded with the skin data sent by the information receiving and receiving unit of the receiving email server;

And a page drawing unit, configured to draw an email webpage background according to the webpage data loaded with the skin data, and display the email webpage background to the user interface.

6. A device for updating an email web page background, wherein the device comprises:

The device according to claim 6, wherein the device further comprises: a skin database, configured to store skin data corresponding to the topic information.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the background control unit comprises:

a topic determining module, configured to determine whether the background of the user email webpage adopts a system default theme or a user-defined theme; if the system default theme is adopted, the email is The information transceiving unit of the server obtains topic information related to the default theme of the system from the topic information provider; if the theme of the user-defined setting is adopted, the information transceiving unit of the e-mail server sends the topic information obtaining request to the client, and receives The subject information that is fed back by the client related to the theme of the user-defined setting;

9. A method of updating an email web page background, the method comprising the steps of:

The client draws the background of the web page of the email based on the web page data loaded with the skin data.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

The skin data corresponding to the topic information is stored in the email server, and at least one system default theme is set as the web page background of the email.

The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

Determine whether the user's email web page background uses the system default theme or the user-defined theme:

The subject information of obtaining the background of the email webpage includes:

If you use the system default theme, get the default theme from the theme information provider Relevant topic information; if the user-defined theme is adopted, the topic information acquisition request is sent to the client, and the topic information related to the user-defined theme fed back by the client is received.

The method according to claim 11, wherein the email server stores the skin data corresponding to the topic information through a separate style file.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the theme and the style file are one-to-one or one-to-many correspondence.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the skin data in the style file comprises one of a background color, a picture, a font, or any combination thereof.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the extracting skin data comprises:

If the user does not set the skin data, the email server extracts the default skin data of the system, the skin data is unchanged or changed as needed; or

When the user customizes the theme, the email server retrieves skin data from the user's client and saves it on the client, or for other users who are obtained from the email server or other users.

The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises: the email server providing the user with an element for setting skin data by itself, and the user sets the skin data according to the element and saves the data; or

The user sets the skin data and saves it by the tool or element stored by the client for setting the skin data;

The extracting skin data includes:

The email server obtains the skin data set by the user.