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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Qi Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Chao Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Xiang Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Xiao W. Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of this disclosure belong to the data processing field and disclose a method and apparatus for data transmission. The method comprises sending a first request to a server in response to a first file locally cached having expired. The first request is for obtaining a first file in a new version, and the first request containing a first version identifier. The first version identifier being for indicating a version of the first file locally cached. Receiving a first response includes difference information and a second version identifier. The difference information makes it possible to obtain the first file in the new version based on the first file locally cached, and the second version identifier is for indicating the new version. The first file in the new version is obtained based on the difference information and the first file locally cached. Using the technical solution provided by the present embodiment(s), pressures on network transmission are reduced.