Patent Publication Number: US-10310913-B2

Title: Method, device and system for processing parallel services

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2013/081864 filed Aug. 20, 2013 entitled “Method, Device and system for Processing Parallel Services,” which claims the priority of Chinese patent application No. 201210303495.6 filed Aug. 24, 2012, the entire respective disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to information technologies, and more particularly, to a method, a device and a system for processing parallel services. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A typical internet system model is divided into three layers: an interface layer, a service layer and a data layer. The interface layer is used for forwarding a request of a caller to the service layer and isolating the caller and a service system; the service layer is used for processing the request of the caller in accordance with a certain logical flow and usually returning a processing result; and the data layer is used for storing the processing result of the service layer for the next call. The service layer processes the request in a specific execution sequence that means multiple logical processing steps needed for processing one request, and will read data from the data layer or write an intermediate processing result to the data layer during the processing. 
     In accordance with characteristics of internet, parallel service layers are often deployed in multiple cities, or in different IDCs (Internet Data Centers) in a same city, or on different servers in a same IDC. At this point, when a same service request appears simultaneously in multiple parallel service layers, the same logical execution sequence will be executed crossly, which creates problems of logical confusion and data inconsistency. Thus, a synchronization mechanism is needed to enable the execution sequence of the same service request to be executed simultaneously among multiple service layers. 
     At present, there are synchronization schemes for inter-process communication such as a pipe, FIFO (First Input First Output), a named pipe, a shared memory, a message queue, semaphore, etc. However, all the existing synchronization schemes for inter-process communication deal with synchronization requirements among multiple processes deployed on the same server, but they are unable to deal with synchronization requirements of processes across cities, across IDCs and across servers. 
     As a result, a solution for processing the parallel services is urgently needed, to solve the problems mentioned above. 
     SUMMARY 
     The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing parallel services, wherein the method includes: 
     determining, by a synchronization locking server, whether a service request for locking is locked after receiving a locking request sent by a service server; and locking the service request when the service request is unlocked and returning a locking success response to the service server, or returning, a locking failure response to the service server when the service request is locked. 
     The embodiments of the present invention also provide a method for processing parallel services, wherein the method includes: 
     sending, by a service server, a locking request for locking a service request to a synchronization locking server, enabling the synchronization locking server to determine whether the service request for locking is locked, and lock the service request when the service request is unlocked and returns a locking success response to the service server, or returns a locking failure response to the service server when the service request is locked; 
     processing, by the service server, a service according to the service request when receiving the locking success response; and 
     temporarily abandoning, by the service server, the service processing of the service request when receiving the locking failure response, and sending the locking request again to the synchronization locking server according to a preset number of times and/or frequency. 
     The embodiments of the present invention also provide a synchronization locking server, wherein the synchronization locking server includes: 
     a receiving module, configured to receive a locking request sent by a service server; and 
     a processing module, configured to determine whether a service request for locking is locked after the receiving module receives the locking request, and lock the service request when the service request is unlocked and return a locking success response to the service server by a sending module, or return a locking failure response to the service server by a sending module when the service request is locked. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an architecture diagram for distributed service processing system provided by an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic of a parallel service processing flow provided by an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic of another parallel service processing flow provided by an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  a structural diagram of a synchronization locking server provided by an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a structural diagram of a service server provided by an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a structural diagram of another synchronization locking server provided by an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 7  is a structural diagram of another service server provided by an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     As for an application scenario of parallel services deployed across the cities, IDCs or servers, multiple parallel service layers simultaneously process a same service request, which causes problems of logical confusion of service processing and data inconsistency. In a parallel service solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the service request of one service layer is locked at a time, and then the service processing is carried out, to ensure accuracy of the service processing result. 
     A clear and complete description of technical solutions of the present invention will be given below, in combination with the accompanying drawings in the present invention. Apparently, the embodiments described below are merely a part, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All of other embodiments, obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without any inventive efforts, fall into the protection scope of the present invention. 
     The method for processing parallel services provided by the embodiments of the present invention apply to a service processing system including a synchronization locking server and a data center, wherein the service processing system may include multiple data centers that form a distributed architecture, or the service processing system may also include only one data center including multiple service servers that form a distributed architecture. An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in detail by an example of a distributed service processing system including a synchronization locking server and at least two service servers. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the distributed service processing system includes synchronization locking server  11  and data center  12 , and may also include a database for storing the service processing result. The data center  12  may include multiple interface machines  121  and multiple service servers  122 , and each interface machine  121  and each service server  122  form parallel service processing layers, to process services in parallel. The synchronization locking server  11  is used to lock a corresponding service request according to a locking request sent by the service server  122 , and unlock a corresponding service request according to a unlocking request sent by the service server  122 ; the service servers  122  is used to send the locking request and the unlocking request to the synchronization locking server  11 , and perform a corresponding service processing according to the service request after the service request is locked; and the interface machine  121  is used to receive the service request sent by client  13  and send the service request to the service server  122 . 
     Take the architecture of distributed service processing system shown in  FIG. 1  as an example, and a parallel service processing flow is illustrated in detail in combination with  FIG. 2 , as shown in the figure, the flow includes the following steps: 
     In step  201 , a service server  122  sends a locking request for locking a service request to the synchronization locking server  11 . 
     Specifically, the client  13  sends the service request to the interface machine  121  which sends the service request to each service server  122  after receiving the service request. The service server  122  does not process corresponding service logic directly after the service server  122  receives the service request sent by the interface machine  121 , but send the service request to the synchronization locking server  11 , in order to request locking for the service request. 
     In step  202 , the synchronization locking server  11  receives the locking service and determines whether the service request is locked, and perform step  203  when it is locked, otherwise, perform step  204 . 
     In step  203 , the synchronization locking server  11  returns a locking failure response to the service server  122 . 
     Specifically, when the synchronization locking server  11  determines that the service request is locked after receiving the locking request, the synchronization locking server  11  returns the locking failure response to the service server  122 , so that the service server  122  temporarily abandons the service processing of the service request. 
     The service server  122  will not perform the corresponding service processing after receiving the locking failure response. Preferably, the service server  122  sends the locking request again to the synchronization locking server according to a preset number of times and/or frequency after receiving the locking failure response sent by the synchronization locking server  11 , so as to ensure that the service server  122  has more chance of processing the service request. The number of times and/or sending frequency of sending the locking request again is related to the application scenario and service processing time. 
     In step  204 , the synchronization locking server  11  locks the service request and returns a locking success response to the service server  122 , so that the service server  122  processes a service according to the service request. Upon successful locking, the service processing of the corresponding service request can only be performed by the service server that sends the locking request but not performed by other service servers. 
     In step  205 , the service server  122  processes the corresponding service after receiving the locking success response and stores the service processing result in the database. In addition, the other service servers cannot process the service, which prevents the problems of logical confusion of service processing and data inconsistency in the existing technology from happening. 
     In step  206 , the service server  122  sends an unlocking request to the synchronization locking server  11  after finishing service processing. 
     In step  207 , the synchronization locking server  11  unlocks the service request. 
     Specifically, the synchronization locking server  11  unlocks the service request after receiving the unlocking request for unlocking the service request, wherein the unlocking request is sent by the service server  122  after the service server  122  finishes the service processing. 
     In the process of parallel service processing, there are two cases that will result in synchronization lock of the service request being permanently locked. 
     1. When the synchronization locking server  11  determines that the service request is in an unlocked state, the synchronization locking server  11  locks the service request and returns a locking success response to the corresponding service server  122 , but the service server  122  has not received the locking success response. At this point, the service request is in a locked state, but the service server  122  cannot perform the corresponding service processing. When another service server  122  sends a locking request for locking the service request to the synchronization locking server  11 , the synchronization locking server  11  will return a locking failure response because the service request is still in the locked state, which results in the service request being permanently locked. 
     2. When no unlocking request sent by the service server  122  is received after the synchronization locking server  11  locks the service request, this will result in the service request being permanently locked. 
     Therefore, in order to prevent the service request from being permanently locked, a timer (timing duration of the timer is a validity period of locking time) may be set on the synchronization locking server  11  to limit the locking time of the service request, wherein the timing duration of the timer is no less than a processing time of the service request processed by the service server  122 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , a parallel service processing flow of non-normal unlocking is provided by another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the flow includes the following steps. 
     In step  301 , a service server  122  sends a locking request for locking the service request to the synchronization locking server  11 . 
     In step  302 , the synchronization locking server  11  receives the locking service and determines whether the service request is locked, and perform step  303  when it is locked, otherwise, perform step  304 . 
     In step  303 , the synchronization locking server  11  returns a locking failure response to the service server  122 . 
     In step  304 , the synchronization locking server  11  locks the service request, starts a timer, and returns a locking success response to the service server  122 . 
     In step  305 , when the timer expires, the synchronization locking server  11  unlocks the service request. 
     The newly added operations in the embodiment are the operation of starting the timer in step  304  and the operation of unlocking the service request when the timer expires in step  305 . By utilizing the locking time of service request monitored by the timer and changing the locking state of the service request when a condition is met, the synchronization locking server  11  may only determine the locking state of the service request without considering the locking time when each time the locking request is received, thus improving processing efficiency of the synchronization locking server  11 . Processing ability of the system may be improved obviously in the condition of receiving locking request multiple times within a short time. When a communication failure or another failure occurs between the synchronization locking server  11  and the service server  122 , the locking success response sent by the synchronization locking server  11  cannot be sent to the service server  122 , the service server  122  cannot perform corresponding service processing, and the service request is actually in locked state, which results in the service request being permanently locked; or when the unlocking request sent by the service server  122  cannot be sent to the synchronization locking server  11 , which will also result in the service request being permanently locked. The timer is utilized to limit a valid period of locking time in the embodiment, and the service request will be forced unlocked when the valid period of locking time is reached, which can efficiently prevent the service request from being permanently locked, to ensure that the service flow goes smoothly. 
     In the above embodiments of the present invention, the process that the synchronization locking server determines whether the service request is locked (step  202 ) and locks (step  204 ) or unlocks (step  207 ) the service request, may be implemented by the following way. 
     A locking data list table is established in the synchronization locking server  11 , to record correspondence between service identities and start times of locking, wherein the locking data list table is shown in table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 service identity 
                 start time of locking 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 ID1 
                 2012-07-03 15:00:12 
               
               
                   
                 ID4 
                 2012-07-03 09:35:40 
               
               
                   
                 ID2 
                 0 
               
               
                   
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     The locking data list table includes the correspondence between the service identities and the start times of locking, wherein the service identity may be a service-type identity or a user identity in accordance with different scenarios. Preferably, the synchronization locking server  11  may extract a service identity from the locking request, and lock the service request corresponding to the service identity. Preferably, the synchronization locking server  11  may select a hash algorism or a total direct mapping algorism to perform an operation on the service identity according to the different scenarios. 
     In the condition that the service identities are distributed more dispersedly, the service identities may be calculated by the hash algorism. For example, the locking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs a hash operation on the service identity, indexes the service identity for locking according to the hash result, and sets start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as receiving time of the locking request. Correspondingly, the unlocking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs the hash operation on the service identity, indexes the service identity for unlocking according to the hash result, and clears the indexed service identity and the corresponding start time of locking. Correspondingly, the process of determining whether the corresponding service request is locked may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs the hash operation on the service identity, indexes the service identity for unlocking in the table 1 according to the hash result, and determines the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity and the corresponding start time of locking have been indexed, otherwise determines the service request for locking as an unlocked one. 
     In the condition that the service identities are more centrally distributed, the service identities may be calculated by the total direct mapping algorism. For example, the locking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism, indexes the service identity for locking according to the operation result, and sets the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as the receiving time of the locking request. Correspondingly, the unlocking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism, indexes the service identity for unlocking according to the operation result, and sets the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as an initial value. Correspondingly, the process of determining whether the corresponding service request is locked may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism and indexes the service identity for unlocking in the table 1 according to the operation result, and determines the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is not the initial value, otherwise determines the service request for locking as an unlocked one, or determines the service request for locking as an unlocked one, when the service identity and the corresponding start time of locking (receive the locking request of the service for the first time) have not been indexed or the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is the initial value (the service request has been unlocked). 
     For example, when the related record is not found by querying whether the service request of which the service identity is ID3 is locked in table 1, the service request may be determined as the first request for locking, and perform step  204 ; when a locking record is found by querying whether the service request of which the service identity is ID2 is locked in table 1, where the locking time is 0 (the initial value of the locking time that is 0 in this embodiment can be set arbitrarily, which is known for those skilled in the art) in the locking record, it can be determined that the service request had been locked and then unlocked, and perform step  204 ; and when a locking record is found by querying whether the service request of which the service identity is ID1 is locked in table 1, wherein the locking time is not 0, the service request may be determined as the locked one, and perform step  203 . 
     In the above method, when the service identity is calculated by the hash algorism, in the process of unlocking, the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity can be set as an initial value when the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the hash result. Correspondingly, in the process of determining whether the service request for locking is locked, when the service identity for locking is indexed in the table 1 according to the hash result, the service request for locking may be determined as the locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is not the initial value, and the service request for locking may be determined as the unlocked one when the service identity and the corresponding start time of locking (receive the locking request of the service for the first time) have not been indexed, or the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is the initial value (the service request is unlocked). 
     For the same reason, when the service identity is calculated by the total direct mapping algorism, in the process of unlocking, the indexed service identity and the corresponding start time of locking may be cleared when the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the operation result. Correspondingly, in the process of determining whether the service request for locking is locked, when the service identity for locking is indexed in the table 1 according to the operation result, the service request for locking is determined as the locked one when the service identity and the corresponding start time of locking have been indexed, otherwise the service request for locking is determined as the unlocked one. 
     In addition to recording the start time of locking and determining whether the service request is in the locked state by determining the start time of locking, in another embodiment of the present invention, a locking/unlocking state may be recorded on the synchronization locking server  11  and whether the service request is locked is determined in accordance with the locking/unlocking state of the service request. In this embodiment, A locking data list table (table 2) is established in the synchronization locking server  11 , to record correspondence between service identities and states of the service request, wherein the states of the service request includes the locking state and the unlocking state. The synchronization locking server  11  may extract a service identity from the locking request, and operate on and index the service identity, thus recording the state of the service request corresponding to the service identity. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Service identity 
                 Locking state 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 ID1 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                 ID4 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                 ID2 
                 0 
               
               
                   
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     The synchronization locking server  11  locks the service request corresponding to the service identity. Specifically, the synchronization locking server  11  performs a hash operation on the service identity, indexes the service identity for locking according to the hash result, and sets the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to a locked state. For example, in the table 2, a state value of the service request is set to 1. 
     Correspondingly, the synchronization locking server  11  unlocks the service request corresponding to the service identity. Specifically, the synchronization locking server  11  performs the hash operation on the service identity, indexes the service identity for unlocking according to the hash result, and clears the indexed service identity and the state of the corresponding service request or sets the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to an unlocked state. For example, the state value of the service request is set to 0. 
     Correspondingly, the synchronization locking server  11  determines whether the corresponding service request is locked according to the service identity. Specifically, the synchronization locking server  11  performs the hash operation on the service identity and indexes the service identity for locking according to the hash result, and determines the service request for locking as the locked one when the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request (for example, the indexed state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity is 1) have been indexed, or determines the service request for locking as the unlocked one when the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request have not been indexed or the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 0, means the unlocked state. 
     In accordance with the service identity, the synchronization locking server  11  may realize locking, unlocking and determination of the service request state by the total direct mapping algorism. 
     Specifically, the locking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism, indexes the service identity for locking according to the operation result, and sets the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to a locked state. For example, the state value of the service request is set to 1. 
     Correspondingly, the unlocking process may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11 , in accordance with the service identity, performs an operation on the service identity of the service request for unlocking by the total direct mapping algorism, indexes the service identity for unlocking according to the operation result, and sets the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to the unlocked state (the state value of the service request is set to 0) or clears the indexed service identity and the state of the corresponding service request. 
     Correspondingly, the process of determining whether the corresponding service request is locked according to the service identity may be as follows: the synchronization locking server  11  performs an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism and indexes the service identity for locking according to the operation result, and determines the service request for locking as the locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity is 1, otherwise determines the service request for locking as the unlocked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity is 0, or the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request have not been indexed. 
     By setting a mechanism of locking/unlocking on the parallel service request in the embodiments of the present invention, as for one service request, make sure only one service layer successfully requests a lock at a time in the distributed service processing system including at least two service server, so as to resolve the problems of logical confusion of service processing and data inconsistency when a same service request is executed with parallel services deployed across the cities, IDCs or servers, and ensure accuracy of the service processing result. 
     Based on the same idea, the embodiments of the present invention also provide a synchronization locking server, as shown in  FIG. 4 , wherein the synchronization locking server includes a receiving module  41 , a processing module  42  and a sending module  43 . 
     The receiving module  41  is configured to receive a locking request sent by a service server. 
     The processing module  42  is configured to determine whether a service request for locking is locked after the receiving module  41  receives the locking request, and lock the service request when the service request is unlocked and return a locking success response to the service server by a sending module  43 , or return a locking failure response to the service server by a sending module  43  when the service request is locked. 
     The processing module  42  is further configured to start a timer after locking the service request and unlock the service request when the timer expires, where timing duration of the timer is no less than a processing time of the service request processed by the service serve. 
     The receiving module  41  is further configured to receive an unlocking request, which is sent by the service server after the service server finishes service processing. 
     The processing module  42  is further configured to unlock the service request for unlocking after the receiving module  41  receives the unlocking request sent by the service sever. 
     The processing module  42  comprises a determining sub-module  421  and a locking/unlocking sub-module  422 . 
     The locking/unlocking sub-module  422  is configured to extract a service identity from the locking request received by the receiving module  41  and lock the service request corresponding to the service identity when the determining sub-module  421  determines that the service request for locking is unlocked, and to extract a service identity from the unlocking request received by the receiving module and unlock the service request corresponding to the service identity. 
     The determining sub-module  421  is configured to extract a service identity from the locking request received by the receiving module  41  and determine whether the corresponding service request is locked according to the service identity. 
     In an embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-module  421  is further configured to perform a hash operation on the service identity when the determining sub-module  422  determines that the service request is unlocked, index the service identity for locking according to the hash result and set start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as receiving time of the locking request, and to perform the hash operation on the service identity when the receiving module  41  receives the unlocking request sent by the service server, index the service identity for unlocking according to the hash result, and clear the indexed service identity and the corresponding start time of locking or set the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as an initial value. 
     The determining sub-module  421  is further configured to perform the hash operation on the service identity, and index the service identity for locking according to the hash result, and to determine the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity and the corresponding start time have been indexed, otherwise determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one, or to determine the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is not the initial value, otherwise determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is the initial value (the service request is unlocked). 
     In another embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-module  422  is further configured to perform an operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism when the determining sub-module  421  determines that the service request is unlocked, index the service identity for locking according to the operating result, and set the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as the receiving time of the locking request, and to perform the operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism when the receiving module  41  receives the unlocking request sent by the service server, index the service identity for unlocking according to the operating result, and set the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity as an initial value or clear the indexed service identity and the corresponding start time of locking. 
     The determining sub-module  421  is further configured to perform the operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism and index the service identity for locking according to the operation result, and to determine the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is not the initial time, otherwise determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one. 
     In an embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-module  422  is further configured to perform the hash operation on the service identity when the determining sub-module  421  determines that the service request is unlocked, index the service identity for locking according to the hash result and set the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to the locked state, and to perform the hash operation on the service identity on the service request for unlocking when the receiving module  41  receives the unlocking request sent by the service server, and clear the indexed service identity and the state of the corresponding service request, or set the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to the unlocked state. For example, the state value of the service request is set to 0. 
     The determining sub-module  421  is further configured to perform the hash operation on the service identity and index the service identity for locking according to the hash result, and to determine the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request have been indexed, otherwise determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one, or to determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 0, means the unlocked state. 
     In another embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-module  422  is further configured to perform the operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism when the determining sub-module  421  determines that the service request is unlocked, index the service identity for locking according to the operating result and set the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to the locked state, and to perform the operation on the service identity of the service request for unlocking according to the total direct mapping algorism when the receiving module  41  receives the unlocking request sent by the service server, index the service identity for unlocking according to the operating result, and set the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity to the unlocked state, or clear the indexed service identity and the state of the corresponding service request. 
     The determining sub-module  421  is further configured to perform the operation on the service identity according to the total direct mapping algorism and index the service identity for locking according to the operating result, and to determine the service request for locking as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 1, means the locked state, or to determine the service request for locking as an unlocked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 0, means the unlocked state, or the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request have not been indexed. 
     Based on the same idea, the embodiments of the present invention also provide a service server, as shown in  FIG. 5 , wherein the service server includes a sending module  51 , a processing module  52  and a receiving module  53 . 
     The sending module  51  is configured to send a locking request for locking a service request to a synchronization locking server, enabling the synchronization locking server to determine whether the service request for locking is locked, and lock the service request when the service request is unlocked and return a locking success response to the service server, or return a locking failure response to the service server when the service request is locked. 
     The processing module  52  is configured to process a service according to the service request when the receiving module  53  receives the locking success response, and temporarily abandon the service processing of the service request when the receiving module  53  receives the locking failure response and sends the locking request again to the synchronization locking server through the sending module  51  according to a preset number of times and/or frequency. 
     The sending module  51  is further configured to send an unlocked request to the synchronization locking server after the processing module  52  finishes the service processing, enabling the synchronization locking server to unlock the service request. 
     Based on the same idea, the embodiments of the present invention also provide a parallel service processing system, as shown in  FIG. 1 , wherein the parallel service processing system includes the synchronization locking server and at least two service servers. 
     Those skilled in the art may understand that the modules in the apparatus of the embodiments disclosed herein may be distributed in the apparatus of the embodiments according to the description of the embodiments, and may also be varied to be located in one or more apparatuses different from those of the embodiments. The modules of the above embodiments may be integrated into one module or may be further divided into multiple sub-modules. 
     Based on the above-description of the examples, those skilled in the art would clearly understand that the examples may be implemented by software plus a necessary common hardware platform, of course, and they may also be implemented by hardware. In many cases, the former is a preferred manner. Based on such understanding, the essential part of the technical solution of the present invention or the part contributed to the prior art can be in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several codes to make a computer device (such as a handset, a personal computer, a server or a network device) perform the method in embodiments of the present invention. 
     For example,  FIG. 6  is a structural diagram of another synchronization locking server provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the synchronization locking server includes memory  61  and processor  62  that communicates with the memory  61 , where receiving instruction  611 , processing instruction  612  and sending instruction  613 , which can be performed by the processor  62 , are stored in the memory  61 . 
     The receiving instruction  611  is used to indicate a reception of a locking request sent by the service server. 
     The processing instruction  612  is used to indicate that whether a service request for locking is locked is determined after the receiving module receives a locking request, and to indicate that a locking is performed on the service request when the service request is unlocked and a locking success response is returned to the service server by the sending instruction  613 , or a locking failure response is returned to the service server by the sending instruction  613  when the service request is unlocked. 
     Further, the processing instruction  612  is further used to indicate that a timer is started after the locking is performed on the service request, and the service request for unlocking is unlocked when the timer expires, wherein timing duration of the timer is no less than a processing time of the service request processed by the service serve. 
     In an embodiment, the receiving instruction  611  is further used to indicate a reception of an unlocking request sent by the service server, wherein the unlocking request is sent by the service server after the service server finishes service processing. 
     The processing instruction  612  is further used to indicate that the service request for unlocking is unlocked after the unlocking request sent by the service server is received by performing the receiving instruction  611 . 
     Specifically, the processing instruction  612  may include a locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  and a determining sub-instruction  6122 . 
     In an embodiment, the memory  61  is further used to store a locking list data table for recording correspondence between service identities and start times of locking. 
     At this point, the locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  may further used to indicate that a service identity is extracted from the locking request received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , and the service request is locked according to the service identity when the service request for locking is unlocked, which is determined by performing the determining sub-instruction  6122 , and to indicate that a service identity is extracted from the unlocking request received by performing the receiving instruction  611  and the service request is unlocked according to the corresponding service identity. 
     The determining sub-instruction  6122  is used to indicate that the service identity is extracted from the unlocking request received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , and whether the corresponding service request is locked is determined according to the service identity. 
     In an embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  is further used to indicate that an operation is performed on the service identity according to a preset algorithm when the service request is unlocked, which is determined by performing the determining sub-instruction  6122 , the service identity for locking is indexed according to an operation result and the star time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity is set as the receiving time of the locking request, and to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the set algorithm when the unlocking request is received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the operation result, and the indexed service identity and the corresponding start time of locking are cleared. 
     The determining sub-instruction  6122  is further configured to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm, the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request for locking is determine as a locked one when the service identity and the corresponding start time of locking have been indexed, otherwise the service request for locking is determined as an unlocked one. 
     In another embodiment, the memory  61  is further used to store a locking data list table for recording correspondence between service identities and the state of the service request. 
     At this point, the locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  is further used to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm when the service request is unlocked, which is determined by performing the determining sub-instruction  6122 , the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity is set as the receiving time of the locking request, and to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm when the unlocking request sent by the service server is received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the operation result, and the start time of locking corresponding to the indexed service identity is set as an initial value. 
     The determining sub-instruction  6122  is further used to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm, the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request for locking is determined as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the corresponding start time of locking is not the initial value, otherwise the service request for locking is determined as an unlocked one. 
     In another embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  is further configured to indicate that whether a service request for locking is locked is determined by performing the determining sub-instruction  6122 , the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm, the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity is set to a locked state, and to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm when the unlocking request is received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the operation result, and the indexed service identity and the state of the corresponding service request are cleared. 
     The determining sub-instruction  6122  is further configured to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm, the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request for locking is determined as a locked one when the service identity and the state of the corresponding service request have been indexed, otherwise the service request for locking is determined as an unlocked one. 
     In another embodiment, the locking/unlocking sub-instruction  6121  is further used to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm when the service request is unlocked, which is determined by performing the determining sub-instruction  6122 , the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request corresponding to the indexed service identity is set to a locked state, and to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity of the service request for unlocking according to the preset algorithm when the unlocking request is received by performing the receiving instruction  611 , the service identity for unlocking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request corresponding to the indexed service is set to an unlocked state. 
     The determining sub-instruction  6122  is further configured to indicate that the operation is performed on the service identity according to the preset algorithm, the service identity for locking is indexed according to the operation result, and the service request for locking is determined as a locked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 1, means the locked state, otherwise the service request for locking is determined as an unlocked one when the service identity has been indexed and the state value of the service request corresponding to the service identity, such as 0, means the unlocked state. 
     In the embodiments shown in  FIG. 6 , the preset algorithm is the hash algorism or the total direct mapping algorism. 
       FIG. 7  is a structural diagram of another service server provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 7 , the service server includes memory  71  and processor  72  that communicates with the memory  71 , where sending instruction  711 , processing instruction  712  and receiving instruction  713 , which can be performed by the processor  72 , are stored in the memory  71 . 
     The sending instruction  711  is used to indicate that a locking request for locking a service request is sent to a synchronization locking server, enabling the synchronization locking server to determine whether the service request for locking is locked, and lock the service request when the service request is unlocked and return a locking success response to the service server, or return a locking failure response to the service server when the service request is locked. 
     The processing instruction  712  is used to indicate that a service is processed according to the service request when the locking success response is received by performing the receiving instruction  713 , and to indicate that the service processing of the service request is temporarily abandoned when the locking failure response is received by performing the receiving instruction  713 , and the locking request is sent to the synchronization locking server again by performing the sending instruction  711  according to a preset number of times and/or frequency. 
     In an embodiment, the sending instruction  711  is further used to indicate that an unlocking request is sent to the synchronization locking server after the service processing is finished by performing the processing instruction  712 , enabling the synchronization locking server to unlock the service request. 
     The foregoing are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, any improvement and modification made without departing from the principle of the present invention should fall within the scope of the present invention.