Multimedia resource distribution method, apparatus and system

A first server of increasing downloading speed in a network, wherein the first server is configured to communicate with one or more other servers of the network, including at least a second server that is distinct from the first server, and wherein the first server comprises:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving a download request from a first client device, the download request identifying a first compressible resource to be downloaded by the first client device;
• obtaining a network quality assessment score of the first client device, the network quality assessment score indicating a projected download speed of the first client device, and wherein the network quality assessment score is calculated in accordance with an operator type of a network used by the first client device corresponding to the download request, a link type of a link layer protocol of the network used by the first client device, and a regional position where the first client device is located;
• in accordance with the network quality assessment score, determining a first compression level of the first compressible resource for the first client device;
• searching for the first compressible resource at the determined first compression level locally at the first server;
• in accordance with a determination that one or more first segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level are pre-stored locally at the first server:
• sending the locally pre-stored first segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level to the first client device;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that one or more second segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level are not pre-stored locally at the first server:
• sending a request for at least one of the one or more second segments that are not pre-stored locally at the first server to the second server of the network that is distinct from the first server, wherein the first server, before sending the request to the second server, queries the second server to determine that the at least one of the one or more second segments of the first compressible resource at the determined compression level that are not pre-stored locally at the first server is pre-stored locally at the second server.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

• at a first server of a network, wherein the first server is configured to communicate with one or more other servers of the network, including at least a second server that is distinct from the first server:
• receiving a download request from a first client device, the download request identifying a first compressible resource to be downloaded by the first client device;
• obtaining a network quality assessment score of the first client device, the network quality assessment score indicating a projected download speed of the first client device, and wherein the network quality assessment score is calculated in accordance with an operator type of a network used by the first client device corresponding to the download request, a link type of a link layer protocol of the network used by the first client device, and a regional position where the first client device is located;
• in accordance with the network quality assessment score, determining a first compression level of the first compressible resource for the first client device;
• searching for the first compressible resource at the determined first compression level locally at a first server;
• in accordance with a determination that one or more first segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level are pre-stored locally at the first server:
• sending the locally pre-stored first segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level to the first client device;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that one or more second segments of the first compressible resource at the first compression level are not pre-stored locally at the first server:
• sending a request for at least one of the one or more second segments that are not pre-stored locally at the first server to the second server of the network that is distinct from the first server, wherein the first server, before sending the request to the second server, queries the second server to determine that the at least one of the one or more second segments of the first compressible resource at the determined compression level that are not pre-stored locally at the first server is pre-stored locally at the second server.