JP2007018402A - Business management system and business management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the changeover of business and to easily manage man-hours in a business management system and a business management method capable of performing a man-hour management based on business type. <P>SOLUTION: The business management system is provided with: a desk top control part 11 for controlling the display of various windows such as windows corresponding to business types and windows corresponding to applications required for the execution of the business types on a display 2; a business control part 12 for controlling the execution of a selected business; an application control part 13 for controlling the execution of a selected application; a business management part 15 for recording execution time in a business time management table 23 correspondingly to the type of business to be executed by the business control part 12; an application management part 16 for managing information concerned with the application to be executed by the application control part 13 by a table; and a business management server 3 for collecting the recorded information of the business time management table 23 in the business management part 15 and managing manhour corresponding to the business. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a business management system and a business management method for selectively switching and processing a plurality of types of business and managing man-hours for each business.

  Various types of work that can be executed using a computer are known. Examples of the work include design, planning, document creation, drawing management, document management, and process management. In that case, the application corresponding to each business is started, and necessary files are opened to perform work. Therefore, if a user who operates one computer needs to execute another job during the execution of a job, the application required for the job is completely different depending on the job contents. After launching a new application that is required, the execution of the business is started.

  Various means have been proposed that allow applications to be switched by a cursor operation on a display screen or an input operation using a keyboard or the like. For example, as a GUI (Graphical User Interface), by specifying a bookmark in a task bar having a control area for specifying a plurality of bookmarks and applications, a plurality of bookmark-compatible applications are displayed as windows of a predetermined size on the display screen. In addition, when another bookmark is specified, the previous bookmark compatible application window is closed and the newly specified bookmark compatible application is displayed as a window of a predetermined size to facilitate application switching. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, by selecting and specifying multiple control tiles on the taskbar using the GUI, multiple windows can be displayed on the display screen, and multiple control tiles can be grouped and layouts can be changed to easily manage application windows. Is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Special table 2003-53421 gazette Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-280777

  Various means for displaying multiple application windows in the multi-window format are already known, but it may be necessary to launch a new application because the applications for executing different types of work are completely different. is there. In such a case, there is a problem that work switching becomes complicated and work efficiency is poor. In addition, the man-hours resulting from the execution of a certain task are usually self-reported to manage the man-hours for every job of all employees, and there is a problem that accurate man-hour management is difficult.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily switch tasks and manage man-hour management accurately and easily.

  In the business management system of the present invention, a selected business among a plurality of business is executed by a computer, and a window corresponding to the type of the selected business in the business management system for counting the man-hours required for executing the business. And various windows including a window corresponding to the selected application required for execution of the job and a desktop control unit that controls display of input information on the display, a job control unit that controls execution of the selected job, Executed by the application control unit that controls the execution of the selected application, the business management unit that records the execution time of the business in the business time management table in correspondence with the type of business executed by the business control unit, and the application control unit Applications that manage information related to And ® emission management unit, and a business management server for business correspondence man-hour to collect and manage the recorded information of the business time management table of the operation control unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a business management method in which a business selected from a plurality of business is executed by a computer, and the man-hours required to execute the business are totaled. The window corresponding to the application required for execution of the business is displayed on the display, the active continuation time of the window corresponding to the type of business to be executed is recorded as the execution time of the business, and the execution time is totaled for the business type Then, the process of performing the man-hour management for the business is included.

  Multiple applications that execute multiple tasks are launched, and the task is executed with an application-compatible window corresponding to the type of job to be executed. Therefore, the active duration is automatically recorded, and the recorded contents are collected. In this method, man-hours corresponding to business types are obtained, and switching of a plurality of business operations is facilitated, and man-hour management corresponding to business types such as a company-wide or for each business unit is facilitated.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the business management system of the present invention refers to a window corresponding to a selected business type, various windows including a window corresponding to a selected application required for execution of the business, and input information on a display 2. The desktop control unit 11 that performs display control, the job control unit 12 that performs execution control of the selected job, the application control unit 13 that controls execution of the selected application, and the type of job executed by the job control unit 12 include: The business management unit 15 that records the execution time of the business in the business time management table 23, the application management unit 16 that manages information related to the application executed by the application control unit 13 using the table, and the business time of the business management unit 15 Collect record information of management table 23 and handle business And a business management server 3 for the man-hour management.

  In addition, the business management method of the present invention displays a window corresponding to a business type and a window corresponding to an application required for execution of the business on the display 2, and indicates the active duration of the window corresponding to the business type to be executed. The execution time is recorded in the business time management table 23, and the execution time is totaled in correspondence with the business type and the man-hour management for the business is performed.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which 1 is a computer, 2 is a display, 3 is a business management server, 11 is a desktop control unit, 12 is a business control unit, 13 is an application control unit, and 14 is Profile control unit, 15 is a business management unit, 16 is an application management unit, 17 is a profile management unit, 20 is a business management table, 21 is a function key management table, 22 is a thumbnail management table, 23 is a business time management table, and 24 is An application management table, 25 an application activation state management table, 26 an application screen size management table, 27 an application display position management table, 28 an application display order management table, 29 a profile management table, and 30 a business management table. Note that a program storage memory storing application programs accessed from the job control unit 12 and the application control unit 13 and input operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse are not shown. Also, the interface means for data transfer between the business management server 3 and the business management unit 15 is not shown.

  Further, the business management server 3 can collect the recorded contents of the business time management table 23 of the business management unit 15 with the in-house computer 1 that executes various businesses, for example, a LAN (local area network) or the like. The business management server 3 collects data of recorded contents from each business time management table 23 in the entire company via a data transfer interface means (not shown). These are stored in the work time management table 30 to perform man-hour management. In addition to the case where data related to business hours is collected company-wide, for example, a system configuration in which man-hour management is performed by collecting data for each unit such as a business division may be adopted.

  In addition, information is transferred between the display 2 and the desktop control unit 11 and, for example, an application-compatible window, toolbar, icon, or the like according to the business type is displayed on the display 2. The business management unit 15 controlled by the business control unit 12 includes a business management table 20, a function key management table 21, a thumbnail management table 22, and a business time management table 23. For the execution time corresponding to the business type, for example, The active continuation time of the business window is recorded in the business time management table 23 as a business execution time, and the recorded contents are transferred by a request from the business management server 3 and recorded in the business time management table 30, The corresponding man-hours are counted.

  The application management unit 16 controlled by the application control unit 13 includes an application management table 24, an application activation state management table 25, an application screen size management table 26, an application display position management table 27, and an application display order management table 28. The application window according to the business type is controlled from the application control unit 13 via the desktop control unit 11 so as to be displayed on the display 2. The profile management unit 17 controlled by the profile control unit 14 includes a profile management table 29 and manages profiles related to business windows and the like.

  2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams of the relationship between each table content and the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts. The business time management table 30 of the business management server 3 includes items of employee number, serial number (business), business name, recording date, and work time. The business management table 20 of the business management unit 15 includes a serial number (business), a business name, a business window position (X), a business window position (Y), a business window size (X), a business window size (Y), and a display. The function key management table 21 includes items of serial numbers (business) and function key numbers, and the thumbnail management table 22 includes items of serial numbers (business) and thumbnail images, and includes business time management. The table 23 includes items of serial number (business), recording date, business start time, business end time, and accumulated time.

  The application management table 24 of the application management unit 16 includes items of serial number (business), serial number (application), application name, and application location. The application activation state management table 25 includes serial number (application), open file. The application display position management table 27 includes items of serial number (application), application position (X), and application position (Y). The application screen size management table 26 includes serial number (application) and login information items. Application), application size (X), and application size (Y) are included, and the application display order management table 28 includes items of serial number (application) and display order number. The profile management table 29 of the profile management unit 17 includes items of serial number (business), serial number (professional) (profile serial number), bookmark, available file location, file access right, and available application.

  Coordination between the tables 20 to 30 is performed by the same item name as shown by a solid line, and the desktop control unit is between the business management unit 15, the application management unit 16, and the profile management unit 17. 11, or mutual control between the business management unit 15, the application management unit 16, and the profile management unit 17, not shown in FIG. 1, or the business control unit 12, the application control unit 13, and the profile Data transfer between the tables 20 to 29 can be performed by mutual control with the control unit 14.

  By executing a certain job, the job management table 20 of the job management unit 15 stores the job name, serial number (job), and the position (X), (Y) of the job window on the display 2 (see FIG. 1). The sizes (X) and (Y) and the display order number are registered, the serial number (business) and the thumbnail image are registered in the thumbnail management table 22, and the serial number (business) and the function are registered in the function key management table 21. The key number is registered, the serial number (business), the recording date, and the business start time are registered in the business time management table 23, and the business end time and the accumulated time are registered at the end of the business. Each table 20-23 manages the same business content as the same serial number (business).

  The business management server 3 sets the serial number (business) and business name items of the business management table 20 of the business management unit 15 in the business time management table 30 and records the recording date of the business time management table 23 every predetermined period. And the accumulated contents are set in the record date and work time items of the work time management table 30. Thereby, the accumulated work time corresponding to the business content can be managed.

  The application management table 24 of the application management unit 16 includes a serial number (business) corresponding to business contents, a serial number (application) corresponding to application contents, an application name, and an application location indicating a place where the application is owned. It has item contents, and the application activation state management table 25, the application display position management table 27, the application screen size management table 26, and the application display order management table 28 are mutually linked by serial numbers (applications). is there.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart at the time of startup by steps (a) to (g). The desktop control unit 11 instructs the business control unit 12 to acquire information registered in the business management table 20 ( a) The business control unit 12 transfers the information to the desktop control unit 11 and causes the desktop control unit 11 to display a business window on the display 2 (b). Then, the desktop control unit 11 instructs the application control unit 13 to acquire information necessary for starting the application using the serial number (business) of the business management table 20 as a key (c).

  The application control unit 13 transfers the acquired information to the desktop control unit 11, activates various applications in the business window, and displays them on the display 2 (d). The desktop control unit 11 then instructs the profile control unit 14 to acquire profile information using the serial number (business) in the business management table 20 as a key (e). The profile control unit 14 transfers the acquired information to the desktop control unit 11, and the desktop control unit 11 causes the display 2 to display bookmarks, usable files, desktop icons, and the like in the business window (f). Then, it is determined whether or not all registered tasks have been displayed (g). If any registered tasks remain, the process proceeds to step (a) and the above-described processing is repeated.

  FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention according to steps (A1) to (A9). First, the opening of a new business window is input by a mouse operation or key input (A1). Thereby, the task control unit 12 controls the display 2 to display, for example, a new task window shown in FIG. 6 via the desktop control unit 11. Next, an application necessary for business is selected (A2). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, one or a plurality of applications displayed in a list with icons are selected, such as application A, application B,... Displayed in the new business window. Then, folders and files necessary for the business are selected (A3). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a folder or file necessary for a job is selected from the folders and files displayed in a list in the window corresponding to the selected application in the new job window.

  Next, necessary applications are arranged and activated (A4). For example, as shown in FIG. 9, first, one new application window is opened. Then, it is determined whether or not necessary application arrangement / activation has been completed (A5), and if not completed, the process proceeds to step (A4). If completed, necessary information is recorded in the application management unit 16 (A6). For example, in the application window, a list of applications A, B, C,... Necessary for business is displayed by right clicking the mouse as shown in FIG. Start up. In the new application window, for example, a list of files A, B, C,... As shown in FIG. 11 is displayed by right-clicking the mouse, and a file is selected from the list.

  Next, icon arrangement, bookmark creation, file access right setting, etc. are performed in the business window (A7) and recorded in the profile management table 29 of the profile management unit 17 (A8). The arrangement in this business window is, for example, as shown in FIG. Then, in the business management unit 15, information corresponding to the business type is recorded in the business management table 20 and the business time management table 23 (A9).

  For example, FIG. 13 shows a state in which a plurality of business type corresponding windows shown as business A, B,..., An application selection button on each toolbar, and a plurality of application windows on each business window are displayed. Further, by displaying the operations A, B, C, D,... As the operations list and selecting them, the required operations and their applications can be switched. In this case, the size and position of the window can be managed by the application screen size management table 26 and the application display position management table 27. The display order for a plurality of applications as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 12 can be managed by the application display order management table 28.

  Also, since the window corresponding to the job is activated, the selected application is started and the job is executed, the job management unit 15 displays the job type information from the job control unit 12 and the window corresponding to the job. The active continuation time displayed in 2 is recorded in the business time management table 23 as the business corresponding execution time. The task management server 3 collects task response execution times, totals them according to task types, and performs man-hour management.

It is explanatory drawing of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the relationship between each table content. It is explanatory drawing of the relationship between each table content. It is a flowchart at the time of starting. It is a flowchart of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the establishment screen of a business window. It is explanatory drawing of an application selection screen. It is explanatory drawing of a file selection screen. It is explanatory drawing of the window for applications. It is explanatory drawing of the starting menu screen of an application. It is explanatory drawing of the starting menu screen of an application. It is explanatory drawing of the layout of an application and an icon. It is explanatory drawing of switching of a business window.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer 2 Display 3 Business management server 11 Desktop control part 12 Business control part 13 Application control part 14 Profile control part 15 Business management part 16 Application management part 17 Profile management part 20 Business management table 21 Function key management table 22 Thumbnail management table 23 Business time management table 24 Application management table 25 Application start state management table 26 Application screen size management table 27 Application display position management table 28 Application display order management table 29 Profile management table 30 Business time management table

Claims (2)

In a business management system that executes a selected business among a plurality of business by a computer and totals the man-hours required for the execution of the business.
A desktop control unit for controlling the display of various windows including the window corresponding to the selected type of business, the window corresponding to the selected application necessary for execution of the business, and the input information;
A business control unit that performs execution control of the selected business;
An application control unit that controls execution of the selected application;
In response to the type of business executed by the business control unit, a business management unit that records the execution time of the business in a business time management table;
An application management unit that manages information related to applications executed by the application control unit using a table;
A business management system, comprising: a business management server that collects record information of the business time management table of the business management unit and manages work-related man-hours. In a business management method for executing a selected business among a plurality of businesses by a computer and totaling the man-hours required to execute the business,
The window corresponding to the type of business and the window corresponding to the application necessary for execution of the business are displayed on the display, and the active continuation time of the window corresponding to the type of business to be executed is recorded as the execution time of the business. A business management method, comprising: a step of collecting time according to the business type and performing man-hour management for the business.

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