US 2003/0120629 A1Published application

Method and system for downloading data from auto-storage database

AssigneeInventec Corporation, Taiwan

InventorMing-Hsiao Hsieh

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Abstract

A method and a system for downloading data from an auto-storage database are proposed, allowing a server to perform one-time data retrieval for transmitting data to terminal devices that request for data downloading. Upon receiving a connection request from a terminal device, the server stores an IP address of the terminal device into an IP address temporary storage area, Then, the server starts timing, and performs one-time data retrieval for retrieving data from a database if counted time reaches a preset time value pre-stored in the server. The retrieved data is transmitted by the server to the terminal device whose IP address is stored in the IP address temporary storage area, and then the terminal device requests for terminating the connection to the server for stopping data transmission. The foregoing method and system are advantageous of not to occupy too much network bandwidth even in operation of many terminal devices.

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Dependent claims

A method for downloading data from an auto-storage database, allowing a server to perform one-time data retrieval for transmitting data to terminal devices that request for data downloading;

the method comprising the steps of:
(1) submitting a connection request via a terminal device to the server;
(2) determining via the server if to accept the connection request from the terminal device;
wherein if the request is accepted, step (3) is proceeded;
or else, the step (2) is returned;
(3) storing an IP (Internet protocol) address of the terminal device that submits the connection request via the server into an IP address temporary storage area;
(4) starting timing via the server and determining if counted time reaches a preset time value of data retrieval that is pre-stored in the server;
wherein if the preset time value is reached, step (5) is proceeded;
or else, the step (4) is returned;
(5) executing one-time data retrieval via the server for retrieving data from a database, and transmitting the retrieved data to the terminal device whose IP address is stored in the IP address temporary storage area;
and
(6) requesting via the terminal device for terminating connection to the server upon receiving the retrieved data, allowing the server to stop transmitting data to the terminal device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.