WO2016095377A1

WO2016095377A1 - Image display method and device for thin client and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2016095377A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/076472
Authority: WO
Inventors: 唐泉
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-12-18
Filing date: 2015-04-13
Publication date: 2016-06-23
Also published as: CN105760338A

Abstract

An image display method and device for a thin client and electronic equipment. The method comprises: receiving zipped first desktop data transmitted by a remote server (11); according to a pre-set strategy, determining a target coprocessor from among a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client (12); controlling the target coprocessor to unzip the first desktop data, so as to obtain second desktop data (13); and according to the second desktop data, updating a virtual desktop of the thin client (14). The method respectively allocates the zipped desktop data transmitted by the remote server to different coprocessors to be unzipped, thereby increasing the update speed of the virtual desktop of the thin client, and bringing about a better experience for users.

Description

Thin client image display method, device and electronic device

Technical field

This paper relates to the field of image display technology of thin clients, in particular to a thin client image display method, device and electronic device.

Background technique

With the application and development of cloud computing, placing a large number of services and resources on a remote server cluster, the mode of users only need to access the required resources from the terminal or PC becomes an era trend. For this mode, if you use expensive PCs with high-end configuration and complicated operation, it will cause redundancy and waste of local resources. Therefore, a new information model based on "thin client + network + cloud computing server" came into being. The thin client is equipped with the simplest inputs (keyboard, mouse) and output device (display) to assist the user in experiencing the functionality provided by the remote server. That is, the user can use the functionality of the remote server through the virtual desktop of the thin client.

According to the above function description, the remote server needs to transmit a large amount of desktop data to the thin client through the network. To save bandwidth, the remote server compresses the desktop data and sends it to the thin client, and the thin client decompresses and presents it to the user. It can be seen that how to decompress data at low cost and high efficiency becomes a key technology to reduce the cost of thin terminals.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an image display method, device and electronic device for a thin client, which can quickly update a virtual desktop.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the following technical solutions are adopted:

A thin client image display method includes:

Receiving the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

Determining a target coprocessor among a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client according to a preset policy;

Controlling, by the target coprocessor, decompressing the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

Updating the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.

Optionally, according to the preset policy, in the multiple coprocessors of the thin client, the step of determining a target coprocessor includes:

Determining a compression manner of the first desktop data;

Determining, in a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed data;

In the coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed data, one of the target coprocessors is determined.

Optionally, in the coprocessor capable of decompressing the compression mode data, the step of determining a target coprocessor includes:

According to a load balancing strategy, one of the target coprocessors is determined in a coprocessor capable of decompressing files of the data type.

Optionally, the method further includes: after receiving the first desktop data, saving the first desktop data to a first storage space of the shared memory;

The step of controlling the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data includes: generating, for the first desktop data, a control information, where the control information includes the first a first storage address of the storage space; the control information is sent to the target coprocessor, so that the target coprocessor obtains from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information Decompressing the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data.

Optionally, the control information further includes: a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory;

The method further includes: after decompressing the second desktop data, the target coprocessor saves the second desktop data to the second storage space according to the second storage address of the control information;

According to the second desktop data, the step of updating the virtual desktop of the thin client includes: acquiring the second desktop data from the second storage space according to the second storage address; according to the obtained The second desktop data updates the virtual desktop of the thin client.

A thin client image display device includes a receiving module, a determining module, a control module and an updating module, wherein:

The receiving module is configured to: receive the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

The determining module is configured to: determine, according to a preset policy, a target coprocessor among the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client;

The control module is configured to: control the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

The update module is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.

Optionally, the determining module includes a first determining submodule, a second determining submodule, and a third determining submodule, where:

The first determining submodule is configured to: determine a compression manner of the first desktop data;

The second determining submodule is configured to: determine, in the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data;

The third determining submodule is configured to: determine one of the target coprocessors in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data.

Optionally, the third determining submodule is configured to determine one of the target coprocessors in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data as follows:

According to a load balancing strategy, a target coprocessor is determined in a coprocessor capable of decompressing files of the data type.

Optionally, the device further includes a saving module, wherein the saving module is configured to: save the first desktop data to the first storage of the shared memory after the receiving module receives the first desktop data In space

The control module includes a control information generation submodule and a transmission submodule, wherein

The control information generating sub-module is configured to generate a control information for the first desktop data, where the control information includes a first storage address of the first storage space;

The sending submodule is configured to: send the control information to the target coprocessor, so that the target coprocessor obtains from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information. Decompressing the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data.

Optionally, the control information further includes a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory;

The saving module is further configured to: after the target coprocessor decompresses the second desktop data, save the second desktop data to the second storage according to the second storage address of the control information In space

The update module includes an acquisition submodule and an update submodule, wherein

The acquiring sub-module is configured to: acquire the second desktop data from the second storage space according to the second storage address;

The update submodule is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the acquired second desktop data.

A processor comprising an image display device of any of the above thin clients.

An electronic device includes a main processor, a coprocessor, and a display, wherein

The main processor includes an image display device of any of the above thin clients;

The coprocessor is configured to: decompress the first desktop data under the control of the main processor to obtain second desktop data.

An electronic device comprising a multi-core processor and a display, wherein

The main processor of the multi-core processor is configured to: obtain the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server, and allocate the first desktop data to one of the coprocessors;

The coprocessor of the multi-core processor is configured to: if the first desktop data is allocated by the main processor, decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

The main processor is further configured to: update the display according to the second desktop data The virtual desktop displayed by the device.

A computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform an image display method of any of the above-described thin clients.

A carrier carrying the computer program as described.

The beneficial effects of the above technical solution of the present invention are as follows:

In the solution of the invention, the reduced desktop data sent by the remote server is decompressed by different coprocessors, thereby improving the update speed of the thin client virtual desktop and providing a better experience for the user.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic diagram of steps of an image display method of a thin client according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of an image display method for implementing a thin client according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an image display apparatus of a thin client according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The detailed description will be made below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an image display method for a thin client, including:

Step 11, receiving the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

Step 12: Determine, according to a preset policy, a target coprocessor among the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client;

Step 13: Control the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data.

Step 14: Update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.

In the method of the embodiment, the reduced desktop data sent by the remote server is decompressed to different coprocessors, thereby improving the update speed of the thin client virtual desktop and providing a better experience for the user.

Since the virtual desktop needs to display various types of data, such as text, pictures, and connection addresses, different desktop data will have different compression methods. Currently, different types of coprocessors support one or more compression methods for data decompression. In a multi-coprocessor thin client, a suitable target coprocessor needs to be selected for the compression of the first desktop data. To perform the decompression task, that is, the above step 12 further includes:

Step 121: Determine a compression manner of the first desktop data.

Step 122: Determine, in a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compression mode data, and determine, in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compression mode data, A target coprocessor.

It should be noted that, when the solution of the embodiment is specifically implemented, different types of coprocessors may be configured according to the display requirements of the thin client. For example, if the transmitted desktop data contains images, the DSP chip can be configured for decompression. In general, the coprocessor in the multi-core ARM processing on the market is sufficient to meet the decompression requirements of different compression methods.

Preferably, in the foregoing step 122, according to a load balancing policy (such as round-robin equalization, weight round-robin equalization, processing capability balancing, etc.), in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the data type file, determining A target coprocessor is produced. From the guarantee, the coprocessor shares the load of decompression.

In a specific implementation, after receiving the first desktop data, saving the first desktop data to a first storage space of the shared memory;

Controlling the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data, including:

Generating a control information for the first desktop data, where the control information includes: a first storage address of the first storage space;

In the above step 13, the control information is specifically sent to the target coprocessor, so that The target coprocessor obtains and decompresses the first desktop data from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information, to obtain the second desktop data.

In addition, the control information further includes: a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory; wherein, after the target coprocessor decompresses the second desktop data, according to the control information a second storage address, saving the second desktop data to the second storage space;

In the foregoing step 14, the second desktop data is obtained from the second storage space according to the second storage address, and the virtual client of the thin client is updated according to the acquired second desktop data. desktop.

The embodiment will be described in detail below in conjunction with an implementation manner.

As shown in FIG. 2, an ARM multi-core processor is used in the present implementation, and multiple cores refer to multiple coprocessors. ARM is the main control chip, which is responsible for the communication between the thin terminal and the remote server, receives the compressed desktop data sent by the remote server, and sends the user's input error to the remote server.

After the ARM chip receives the desktop data sent by the remote server, the following processing is performed:

The ARM puts the received compressed desktop data into the shared memory, and according to the desktop data type and the load balancing policy, sends a control message to a corresponding coprocessor for decompression processing, and the control message has a compressed desktop. a first storage address saved by the data and a second storage address to be saved by the decompressed desktop data;

The coprocessor receiving the control information acquires the compressed desktop data according to the first storage address, and then performs decompression processing, and saves the decompressed desktop data in a specified location in the shared memory according to the second storage address;

In summary, the implementation provides a display solution based on a multi-core thin client, which can improve the display speed and provide a better experience for the user.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention further provides an image display device for a thin client, as shown in FIG. 3, including:

The receiving module 301 is configured to: receive the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

The determining module 302 is configured to: in the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, according to a preset policy, Identify a target coprocessor;

The control module 303 is configured to: control the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

The update module 304 is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.

In the device of the embodiment, the reduced desktop data sent by the remote server is decompressed to different coprocessors, thereby improving the update speed of the thin client virtual desktop and providing a better experience for the user.

The determining module 302 includes:

a second determining submodule, configured to: determine, in a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed data;

The third determining submodule is configured to: determine a target coprocessor in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data.

The third determining submodule specifically determines a target coprocessor in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the file of the data type according to a load balancing policy.

The device further includes a saving module, configured to: save the first desktop data to a first storage space of the shared memory after the receiving module receives the first desktop data;

The control module 303 includes:

a control information generating sub-module, configured to: generate, for the first desktop data, control information, where the control information includes: a first storage address of the first storage space;

The sending submodule is configured to: send the control information to the target coprocessor, so that the target coprocessor obtains and decompresses from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information The first desktop data obtains the second desktop data.

The control information further includes: a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory; wherein, after the target coprocessor decompresses the second desktop data, according to the control information a second storage address, saving the second desktop data to the second storage space;

The update module 304 includes:

Obtaining a sub-module, configured to: obtain the second desktop data from the second storage space according to the second storage address;

The update submodule is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the obtained second desktop data.

Obviously, the image display device of the present embodiment corresponds to the image display method of the previous embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, as shown in FIG. 4, including a multi-core processor 401 and a display 402.

The main processor 401 of the multi-core processor is configured to: acquire first desktop data sent by the remote server, and allocate the first desktop data to one of the coprocessors;

The main processor is further configured to: update the virtual desktop displayed by the display according to the second desktop data.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a processor, which comprises the image display device of any of the above thin clients.

An embodiment of the present invention further discloses an electronic device, including a main processor, a coprocessor, and a display, where

An embodiment of the present invention further discloses an electronic device, including a multi-core processor and a display, wherein

The embodiment of the invention further discloses a computer program, comprising program instructions, when the program instruction is executed by the processor, so that the processor can execute the image display method of any of the above thin clients.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a carrier carrying the computer program.

The electronic device in this embodiment is a thin client, and the high-efficiency display of the virtual desktop can be realized by a low-cost multi-core processor (the main processor and multiple coprocessors), so the utility model has high practical value.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

In the solution of the invention, the reduced desktop data sent by the remote server is decompressed by different coprocessors, thereby improving the update speed of the thin client virtual desktop and providing a better experience for the user. Therefore, the present invention has strong industrial applicability.

Claims

A thin client image display method includes:

Receiving the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

Determining a target coprocessor among a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client according to a preset policy;

Controlling, by the target coprocessor, decompressing the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

Updating the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.
The image display method of the thin client according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining a target coprocessor in the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client according to the preset policy comprises:

Determining a compression manner of the first desktop data;

Determining, in a plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed data;

In the coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed data, one of the target coprocessors is determined.
The thin client image display method according to claim 2, wherein in the coprocessor capable of decompressing the compression mode data, the step of determining a target coprocessor comprises:

According to a load balancing strategy, one of the target coprocessors is determined in a coprocessor capable of decompressing files of the data type.
The image display method of the thin client according to claim 1,

The method further includes: after receiving the first desktop data, saving the first desktop data to a first storage space of the shared memory;

The step of controlling the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data includes: generating, for the first desktop data, a control information, where the control information includes the first a first storage address of the storage space; the control information is sent to the target coprocessor, so that the target coprocessor obtains from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information Decompressing the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data.
The image display method of the thin client according to claim 4, wherein

The control information further includes: a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory;

The method further includes: after decompressing the second desktop data, the target coprocessor saves the second desktop data to the second storage space according to the second storage address of the control information;

According to the second desktop data, the step of updating the virtual desktop of the thin client includes: acquiring the second desktop data from the second storage space according to the second storage address; according to the obtained The second desktop data updates the virtual desktop of the thin client.
A thin client image display device includes a receiving module, a determining module, a control module and an updating module, wherein:

The receiving module is configured to: receive the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server;

The determining module is configured to: determine, according to a preset policy, a target coprocessor among the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client;

The control module is configured to: control the target coprocessor to decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

The update module is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the second desktop data.
The image display device of the thin client according to claim 6, wherein the determining module comprises a first determining submodule, a second determining submodule and a third determining submodule, wherein:

The first determining submodule is configured to: determine a compression manner of the first desktop data;

The second determining submodule is configured to: determine, in the plurality of coprocessors of the thin client, a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data;

The third determining submodule is configured to: determine one of the target coprocessors in a coprocessor capable of decompressing the compressed mode data.
The thin client image display device according to claim 7, wherein said third determining sub-module is arranged to cooperate in decompressing said compression mode data in the following manner In the processor, determine one of the target coprocessors:

According to a load balancing strategy, a target coprocessor is determined in a coprocessor capable of decompressing files of the data type.
The thin client image display device according to claim 6,

The device further includes a saving module, wherein the saving module is configured to: save the first desktop data to a first storage space of the shared memory after the receiving module receives the first desktop data;

The control module includes a control information generation submodule and a transmission submodule, wherein

The control information generating sub-module is configured to generate a control information for the first desktop data, where the control information includes a first storage address of the first storage space;

The sending submodule is configured to: send the control information to the target coprocessor, so that the target coprocessor obtains from the first storage space according to the first storage address of the control information. Decompressing the first desktop data to obtain the second desktop data.
The thin client image display device according to claim 9, wherein

The control information further includes a second storage address of the second storage space in the shared memory;

The saving module is further configured to: after the target coprocessor decompresses the second desktop data, save the second desktop data to the second storage according to the second storage address of the control information In space

The update module includes an acquisition submodule and an update submodule, wherein

The acquiring sub-module is configured to: acquire the second desktop data from the second storage space according to the second storage address;

The update submodule is configured to: update the virtual desktop of the thin client according to the acquired second desktop data.
A processor comprising the thin client image display device according to any one of claims 6-10.
An electronic device includes a main processor, a coprocessor, and a display, wherein

The main processor includes an image display of the thin client according to any one of claims 6-10 Device

The coprocessor is configured to: decompress the first desktop data under the control of the main processor to obtain second desktop data.
An electronic device comprising a multi-core processor and a display, wherein

The main processor of the multi-core processor is configured to: obtain the compressed first desktop data sent by the remote server, and allocate the first desktop data to one of the coprocessors;

The coprocessor of the multi-core processor is configured to: if the first desktop data is allocated by the main processor, decompress the first desktop data to obtain second desktop data;

The main processor is further configured to: update the virtual desktop displayed by the display according to the second desktop data.
A computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the image display method of the thin client of any of claims 1-5.
A carrier carrying the computer program of claim 14.