JP2009075955A - Job cooperative system, job cooperation method and job cooperation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently start a job, while ensuring security. <P>SOLUTION: A telegraphic message creating section 121 creates a telegraphic message addressed to a job starting device 21, with job starting information added to actual data of a file transmitted to the job-starting device 21 when a file transfer request command and a job-starting request command are issued. A transmitting section 122 transmits the telegraphic message to the job starting device 21. A job-starting section 222 starts a job, corresponding to the job-starting information, when the job starting information is contained in the received telegraphic message addressed to the job-starting device. A telegraphic message creating section 223 creates a telegraphic message, addressed to a job request device 11, with the executed result of the job added to the actual data of the file transmitted to the job request device 11. A transmitting section 224 transmits the telegraphic message to the job request device 11. A display section 124 displays the executed result of the job on a monitor, when the executed result of the job is contained in the received telegraphic message addressed to the job request device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a job cooperation system, a job cooperation method, and a job cooperation program for efficiently performing job cooperation in a data cooperation environment between a plurality of systems.

  In order to perform data linkage between systems, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, a data processing system that is connected to another system at a remote location via a communication line and transmits / receives data to / from the other system via this communication line A technology for linking data between the own and other systems by starting a job in another system is disclosed. In such a data processing system, data transmission / reception and job activation requests are generally performed using a network that can be connected to an external network such as a LAN or WAN.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-259542 discloses a technique related to a communication system that transmits voice data from a telephone that requires real-time performance and non-real-time LAN data that allows a certain amount of delay. A technique for interrupting transfer of real-time data when a transfer request for real-time data occurs during data transfer is disclosed.

JP 05-151132 A JP 2000-78201 A

  In the data processing system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, since a network that can be connected to an external network is used, there is a high risk of data being tampered with by unauthorized access from the outside. I have anxiety. On the other hand, a SAN (Storage Area Network) is constructed as a storage-dedicated network independent of an external network, so that high security can be ensured. Therefore, if a SAN can be used as a network for constructing the above-described communication system, a system with high security can be constructed. However, since the SAN is a network for sharing a storage among a plurality of servers and efficiently managing a large amount of data stored in the storage, a large amount of data is frequently transmitted and received. For data linkage between systems, file (data) transfer and job linkage (job activation and job result notification) are common. For example, let's start a job when a large amount of data is being sent. Then, it is necessary to wait for a job activation request until data transmission is completed, and the job activation is delayed.

  Here, it is possible to preferentially start a job using the interrupt technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above, but since a fixed-length data buffer is used when transmitting data, the data Since a request for starting a job with a small capacity is transmitted, one fixed-length data buffer is used, and transfer efficiency deteriorates.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and provides a job linkage system, a job linkage method, and a job linkage program that can efficiently link jobs while ensuring security. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is connected to a job requesting apparatus through a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in a transmission path, and a job requesting apparatus that requests to start a job. A job cooperation system having a job activation device that activates a job in response to a request from the job requesting device. The job requesting device is activated by the job activation device in a message for transmitting actual file data to the job activation device. First message generation means for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information relating to the job to be executed, first transmission means for transmitting a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device, and the job activation device First receiving means for receiving a message including a job execution result corresponding to job start information included in the addressed message, and a job The moving device transmits to the second receiving means for receiving the message addressed to the job activation device, the job activation means for activating the job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device, and the job requesting device. A second message generation unit that generates a message addressed to the job request device by adding a job execution result to an arbitrary message; a second transmission unit that transmits a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device; It is characterized by providing.

  In addition, the present invention is connected to a job requesting device that requests to start a job and a job requesting device via a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in a transmission path, and executes a job in response to a request from the job requesting device. A job cooperation method for starting a job in a job cooperation system having a job activation apparatus to be activated, the job request apparatus relating to a job activated by the job activation apparatus in a message for transmitting actual file data to the job activation apparatus A first message generation step for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information, a first transmission step in which the job requesting device transmits a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device, and a job A second receiving step in which the start device receives a message addressed to the job start device, and the job start device starts the job A job start step for starting a job corresponding to the job start information included in the message addressed to the device, and an arbitrary message sent from the job start device to the job request device, adding the job execution result to the job request device A second message generation step for generating a message for the job, a second transmission step for the job activation device to transmit a message for the job request device to the job request device, and a message for the job request device for the job activation device. And a first reception step of receiving a telegram including a job execution result corresponding to the job activation information included in.

  According to these inventions, the job cooperation system can be constructed as a storage-dedicated network independent of the external network by connecting the job request terminal device and the job activation terminal device using a storage-dedicated network. High security can be ensured. In addition, a message for sending the actual data of the file from the job requesting terminal device to the job starting device is added to the message for starting the job by the job starting device to generate a message addressed to the job starting device. Since it is transmitted to the job activation device, there is no need to newly generate a message only for transmitting job activation information.

  In addition, according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the second message generation unit is configured to communicate with the job requesting device that is the transmission source of the message addressed to the job activation device via the communication path. A message addressed to the job requesting apparatus is generated by adding a job execution result to an arbitrary message transmitted in this manner.

  Also, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the first message generation means generates a message addressed to the job activation device when a file transfer request and a job activation request to the job activation device are issued. To do.

  In addition, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the job request device further includes a notification unit that notifies the user of the job execution result when the first reception unit receives a message including the job execution result. It is characterized by.

  The present invention also relates to a job cooperation program executed by a job activation device that activates a job in response to a request from a job request device connected via a storage-dedicated network including a storage in a transmission path, the job request A reception procedure for receiving a message generated by the device addressed to the job activation device, a job activation procedure for activating a job corresponding to job activation information relating to a job activated by the job activation device included in the message addressed to the job activation device, A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to a job request device by adding a job execution result to an arbitrary message transmitted to the job request device, and a transmission procedure for transmitting a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device Are executed by a job starting device.

  The present invention also relates to a job request program executed by a job requesting device that requests a job starting device connected to a storage dedicated network including a storage in a transmission path to start a job, A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information related to the job activated by the job activation device to the message for transmitting the actual file data to the activation device, and a message for the job activation device A job requesting device is caused to execute a transmission procedure for transmitting to a starting device and a receiving procedure for receiving a message including a job execution result corresponding to job starting information included in a message addressed to the job starting device. .

  According to the present invention, the job cooperation system can be constructed as a storage-dedicated network independent of the external network by connecting the job requesting apparatus and the job activation apparatus using a storage-dedicated network.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a message addressed to a job activation device is generated by adding job activation information related to a job activated by the job activation device to a message for transmitting actual file data from the job requesting device to the job activation device. Because this message is sent to the job activation device, there is no need to generate a new message just for sending job activation information, and there is a need to activate a new job during actual data transmission. Even if it exists, the job can be started without waiting until the transmission of the actual data is completed.

  That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently start a job while ensuring security.

  Exemplary embodiments of a job cooperation system, a job cooperation method, and a job cooperation program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the configuration of the job cooperation system in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a job cooperation system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the job cooperation system 1 is roughly divided into a client side system 10 and a management server side system 20, and the client side system 10 has the same configuration as the job request apparatus 11 and the job request apparatus 11. The management server side system 20 includes a job activation device 21. The job requesting device 11 and the like and the job starting device 21 are connected by a SAN 30 having a storage 31 on the transmission path. The SAN 30 is a storage-dedicated network that is independent of the external network.

  A functional configuration of the job request apparatus 11 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the job request apparatus 11 includes a control unit 12 that controls the job request apparatus 11 as a whole, and a storage unit 13 that stores various data and applications used for processing in the control unit 12. The control unit 12 includes a message generation unit 121, a transmission unit 122, a reception unit 123, and a display unit 124. The storage unit 13 includes a communication buffer area 131 used as a communication buffer for transmission / reception data when a file is transmitted / received, and a file storage area 132 for storing various files to be transmitted / received.

  The message generation unit 121 generates various messages required for file transfer processing and the like. For example, when it is detected that a file transmission command to the job activation device 21 has been issued, the message generation unit 121 determines whether the transmission command is accompanied by a job activation request. If it is determined in this determination that the transmission command is accompanied by a job activation request, in addition to the actual data of the file to be transmitted to the job activation device 21, information about the job requested to be activated by the job activation device 21 ( Hereinafter, a message including “job activation information” is generated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the transmission command is not accompanied by a job activation request, the message generation unit 121 generates a message including actual file data to be transmitted to the job activation device 21. The details of the message generated by the message generation unit 121 will be described later.

  The transmission unit 122 transmits a message and the like generated by the message generation unit 121 and addressed to the job activation device 21 to the destination device. The receiving unit 123 receives various messages from the job activation device 21 and the like.

  The display unit 124 is a display device that displays various types of information. When a message received by the receiving unit 123 includes an execution result of a job requested to be executed by the job requesting apparatus 11, the execution result is displayed. Is displayed and the user is notified of the job execution result. The method for notifying the user of the job execution result is not limited to this. For example, the user may be notified by outputting a job execution result from a printer, or may be notified to the user by sending an email to the user.

  The functional configuration of the job activation device 21 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the job activation device 21 includes a control unit 22 that controls the job activation device 21 as a whole, and a storage unit 23 that stores various data and applications used for processing in the control unit 22. The control unit 22 includes a reception unit 221, a job activation unit 222, a message generation unit 223, and a transmission unit 224. The storage unit 23 stores a temporary storage area 231 for temporarily storing various types of data, a communication buffer area 232 used as a communication buffer for transmission / reception data during file transmission / reception, and various types of files to be transmitted / received. And a file storage area 233.

  The receiving unit 221 receives various messages addressed to the job activation device 21. If the received message relates to file transfer, and the actual data of the transmission file is included in the message, the actual data is delivered to a predetermined processing unit (not shown) and stored in the file storage area 233. The receiving unit 221 determines whether the received message includes job activation information. The job activation unit 222 activates a job corresponding to the job activation information when the message received by the reception unit 221 includes job request information.

  The message generation unit 223 generates various messages required for file transfer processing and the like. For example, when the message generation unit 223 detects that the job started by the job starting unit 222 has been executed and it is necessary to notify the requesting apparatus of the execution result of the job, A message that notifies the requesting device of the execution result is generated. At this time, the message generation unit 223 determines whether a communication path is established with the requesting apparatus. Specifically, if the apparatus that requested the job activation is the job request apparatus 11, the message generation unit 223 determines whether a communication path is established with the job request apparatus 11.

  If it is determined that the communication path is established in this determination, the message generation unit 223 adds the job execution result to one of the messages transmitted through the communication path. Note that the message to which the job execution result is added need not be related to the job, and may be a message transmitted to the apparatus that requested the job execution. As described above, when a communication path is established with the requesting device, a job execution result is added to the message transmitted through the communication path, so that a new communication with the requesting device can be established. It is possible to suppress an increase in load and processing delay caused by providing a simple communication path or generating and transmitting a dedicated message for notifying a job execution result.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the communication path has not been established, the message generation unit 223 establishes a communication path with the requesting device (for example, the job requesting device 11) and also executes the job execution result. Generate a message to send.

  Whether or not a communication path has been established with the requesting apparatus can be determined by referring to a job management table stored in the temporary storage area 231, for example. FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram of the job management table. The job management table includes, for example, a job identifier, job execution result presence / absence, and communication path name as data items. The job identifier is a unique number for identifying which job the job-related information exchanged between the job request apparatus 11 and the job activation apparatus 21 relates to. The presence / absence of job execution result is a flag indicating whether or not notification of the job execution result is necessary. The communication path name is a name of a communication path for exchanging job-related messages.

  The job management path table is updated as follows. When receiving a message requesting job start-up, the receiving unit 221 adds an entry to the job management table, the job identifier specified in the message, the presence / absence of the job execution result, and the communication path to which the message is transmitted. Store the name in the additional entry. When the established communication path is disconnected at any timing, the transmission unit 224 searches for an entry in the job management table having the same communication path name as the disconnected communication path. Clears the entry's communication path name value.

  When the message generation unit 223 detects that the execution of the job activated by the job activation unit 222 has been completed, the message generation unit 223 searches the job management table using the job identifier of the job that has been completed as a key. Then, the message generation unit 223 determines whether it is necessary to notify the execution result with reference to the job execution result presence / absence value of the retrieved entry, and the communication path name value of the entry is set. It is determined whether or not a communication path has been established with the request source apparatus.

  The transmission unit 224 transmits a message or the like addressed to the job request device 11 generated by the message generation unit 223 to the destination device.

  Here, the details of the messages exchanged between the job request apparatus 11 and the job activation apparatus 21 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of message exchange during file transmission. In this example, the job request apparatus 11 requests the job activation apparatus 21 to transmit a file.

  As shown in the figure, when a file transmission command is issued in the job request apparatus 11, the message generation unit 121 detects this (step S11). The transmission command includes a communication path name that is a name of a communication path used for file transmission, a transmission source file name that is a name of a transmission source file, and a transmission destination file name that is a transmission destination file name. . When the message generation unit 121 detects a transmission command, the message generation unit 121 generates a transmission request message 41a, and the transmission unit 122 transmits the transmission request message 41a to the job activation device 21 through the communication path specified by the communication path name (step S12). ). The body part of the transmission request message 41a includes a transmission destination file name.

  When the reception unit 221 of the job activation device 21 receives the transmission request message 41a, the message generation unit 223 generates a request reception message indicating that the request has been received, and the transmission unit 224 sends the message to the job request device 11. A response is made (step S13).

  When the reception unit 123 of the job request apparatus 11 receives the request reception message, the message generation unit 121 generates a data transmission message 41b including the actual data of the file corresponding to the transmission source file name in the body part, The transmission unit 122 transmits the data transmission message 41 b to the job activation device 21. When receiving the data transmission message 41b, the receiving unit 221 of the job activation device 21 stores the actual data of the file included in the body unit as a file having a file name designated by the transmission destination file. The transmission / reception of the data transmission telegram 41b is repeatedly executed for each communication buffer length until all the actual data of the file corresponding to the transmission source file name is transmitted (step S14).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of message exchange at the time of job activation request. In this example, the job requesting apparatus 11 requests the job starting apparatus 21 to start a job.

  As shown in the figure, when a transmission command is issued in the job request apparatus 11, the message generation unit 121 detects this (step S21). Whether or not a job execution result notification is required, in addition to the communication path name, transmission source file name, and transmission destination file name, is included in the transmission command at the time of job start request. A job name that is the name of the job execution file, and a job activation parameter that is a control parameter for controlling the job. The execution result notification presence / absence, job name, and job activation parameter correspond to the above-described job activation information.

  When the message generation unit 121 detects a transmission command including a job name or the like, the message generation unit 121 generates a transmission request message 42a, and the transmission unit 122 transmits the transmission request message 42a through the communication path specified by the communication path name. (Step S22). The body part of the transmission request message 42a includes a job identifier and presence / absence of job execution result notification in addition to the transmission destination file name. The job identifier is generated by the message generation unit 121 and stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the content of the job activation command.

  Upon receiving the transmission request message 42a, the receiving unit 221 of the job activation device 21 adds an entry to the job management table, and stores the job identifier, job execution result presence / absence, and communication path name in the additional entry. The message generation unit 223 generates a request reception message indicating that the request has been received, and the transmission unit 224 responds to the job request apparatus 11 with the message (step S23).

  When the receiving unit 123 of the job requesting apparatus 11 receives the request acceptance message, the message generation unit 121 generates a data transmission message 42b including the actual data of the file corresponding to the transmission source file name in the body part, The transmission unit 122 transmits the data transmission message 41 b to the job activation device 21. The data transmission message 42b is a message having the same format as the data transmission message 41b, and is typically used for transferring data and programs necessary for job execution to the job activation device 21. When receiving the data transmission message 42b, the receiving unit 221 of the job activation device 21 stores the actual data of the file included in the body unit as a file having a file name specified by the transmission destination file. The transmission / reception of the data transmission telegram 42b is repeatedly executed for each communication buffer length until all the actual data of the file corresponding to the transmission source file name is transmitted (step S24).

  Thus, after the file transfer is completed, the message generation unit 121 generates a job activation information transmission message 43b including the job name and job activation parameter in the body portion, and the transmission unit 122 generates the job activation information transmission message 43b. It transmits to the job starting device 21. When the reception unit 221 of the job activation device 21 receives the job activation information transmission message 43b, the job activation unit 222 specifies the job activation parameter included in the body part and corresponds to the job name included in the body part. The execution file to be started is started (step S25).

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, a dedicated message for transmitting the job name and job activation parameter is generated, but the job name and the job activation parameter are added to the data transmission message 42b. It is good also as transmitting to starting device 21.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of message exchange at the time of job execution result notification. Here, a case is shown in which a communication path is established between the job requesting apparatus 11 that has requested job activation and the job activation apparatus 21 that has activated the job. Note that the exchange of messages when the communication path between the job request apparatus 11 and the job activation apparatus 21 is not established is the same as a normal exchange that has been conventionally performed.

  Assume that there is a file transmission request from the job activation device 21 to the job requesting device 11 at substantially the same time as the job activation request from the job requesting device 11 to the job activation device 21. In this case, the same procedure as in steps S11 to S14 described above is executed as in steps S31 to S34 by exchanging the positions of the request source and the request destination.

  When the job executed in the job activation device 21 is completed during the execution of step S34, the job activation unit 222 issues a job execution result notification. The job execution result notification includes a job identifier of a job that has been executed, a return code that indicates whether the job has been completed normally, and detailed result information that indicates details of the job execution result. When the message generation unit 223 detects the job execution result notification, the message generation unit 223 refers to the job management table to determine whether it is necessary to notify the execution result, and whether a communication path is established between the request source device and the message generation unit 223. Determine.

  When the message generation unit 223 determines that the execution result needs to be notified and the communication path is established, the message generation unit 223 sets the job to one of the data transmission messages 41b transmitted from the job activation device 21 to the job request device 11. The execution result of is added. Specifically, the fact that a job execution result is added is set in the header part, and a job identifier and a return code are added to the body part. Then, the transmission unit 224 transmits this data transmission message 41b to the job request apparatus 11, and the display unit 124 of the job request apparatus 11 notifies the user of the job execution result.

  Next, processing procedures of the job request apparatus 11 and the job activation apparatus 21 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the job request apparatus 11 transmits a file.

  As shown in the figure, when the message generation unit 121 of the job request apparatus 11 detects that a transmission command for file transfer has been issued (step S101), it determines whether or not the transmission command is accompanied by a job activation request. Determination is made (step S102). When this determination is NO (step S102; NO), the message generation unit 121 generates a message addressed to the job activation device 21 using the actual data of the file transmitted to the job activation device 21 (step S103). .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that a job activation request is issued (step S102; YES), the message generation unit 121 adds job activation information to the generated message for transmitting actual data. (Step S104).

  Then, the transmission unit 122 transmits the message addressed to the job activation device 21 generated in step S103 or step S104 to the job activation device 21 (step S105).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the job activation device 21 receives a file. As shown in the figure, when the receiving unit 221 of the job activation device 21 receives a message addressed to the job activation device 21 from the job requesting device 11 (step S201), the actual data of the file transmitted from the job requesting device 11 is received. Reception is started (step S202), and it is determined whether or not job activation information is included in the message addressed to the job activation device 21 (step S203). If this determination is NO (step S203; NO), the receiving unit 221 receives the actual data of the file transmitted from the job requesting apparatus 11 (step S204), and performs processing after receiving all the actual data. finish.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S203 that the message includes job activation information (step S203; YES), after the reception of the actual file data by the receiving unit 221 is completed (step S205). The job activation unit 222 activates a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device 21 (step S206).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when job execution of the job activation device 21 is completed. As shown in the figure, when the execution of the job activated by the job activation unit 222 is completed, the message generation unit 223 determines whether or not a communication path is established with the job requesting apparatus 11 ( Step S301). When this determination is NO (step S301; NO), the message generation unit 223 establishes a communication path with the job requesting apparatus 11 (step S302) and transmits a job execution result. A message for transmitting the execution result is generated (step S303).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S301 that a communication path has been established with the job requesting apparatus 11 (step S301; YES), the message generation unit 223 stores the actual file in the job requesting apparatus 11. A message sent to the job request apparatus 11 is generated by adding the job execution result to the message for transmitting data or the like (step S304).

  Then, the transmission unit 224 transmits the message addressed to the job request apparatus 11 generated in step S303 or step S304 to the job request apparatus 11 (step S305).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when the job request apparatus 11 receives a message. As shown in the figure, when the receiving unit 123 receives a message addressed to the job requesting apparatus 11 (step S401), the display unit 124 determines whether or not the received message contains a job execution result. Determination is made (step S402). If this determination is NO (step S402; NO), the display unit 124 does not perform any particular processing.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S402 that the received message contains the job execution result (step S402; YES), the display unit 124 displays the job execution result included in the message. It is displayed on the monitor (step S403).

  As described above, in the job cooperation system according to the present embodiment, information regarding job activation is exchanged between the job request apparatus 11 and the job activation apparatus 21 via the SAN 30 that is not connected to an external network such as the Internet. Therefore, high security can be ensured.

  In addition, job start information regarding a job to be started by the job starter 21 is added to a message for transmitting the actual data of the file to the job starter 21, and this message is transmitted to the job starter 21. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly generate a message for transmitting the message, and the job can be started quickly and efficiently.

  The configuration of the job cooperation system 1 in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the function of the control unit 12 of the job requesting device 11 or the function of the control unit 22 of the job starting device 21 is implemented as software, and is executed by a computer, thereby being equivalent to the job requesting device 11 or the job starting device 21. Functions can also be realized. Hereinafter, an example of a computer that executes the job cooperation program 1071 in which the function of the control unit 12 of the job requesting apparatus 11 or the control unit 22 of the job starting apparatus 21 is implemented as software will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a functional configuration diagram of a computer that executes a job cooperation program. The computer 1000 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1010 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input device 1020 that receives input of data from a user, a monitor 1030 that displays various information, and a medium that reads a program from a recording medium. A bus 1080 connects a reading device 1040, a communication device 1050 that exchanges data with other computers via a network, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1060 that temporarily stores various types of information, and a hard disk device 1070. Configured.

  The hard disk device 1070 includes a job cooperation program 1071 having the function of the control unit 12 of the job requesting device 11 shown in FIG. 1 or the same function as the control unit 22 of the job starting device 21, and the job shown in FIG. The job linkage data 1072 corresponding to various data stored in the function of the storage unit 13 of the requesting device 11 or the storage unit 23 of the job activation device 21 is stored. Note that the job cooperation data 1072 can be appropriately distributed and stored in another computer connected via a network.

  Then, the CPU 1010 reads out the job cooperation program 1071 from the hard disk device 1070 and develops it in the RAM 1060, whereby the job cooperation program 1071 functions as the job cooperation process 1061. Then, the job cooperation process 1061 expands the information read from the job cooperation data 1072 as appropriate in the area allocated to itself on the RAM 1060, and executes various data processing based on the expanded data.

  Note that the job cooperation program 1071 is not necessarily stored in the hard disk device 1070, and the computer 1000 may read and execute this program stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The computer 1000 stores the program in another computer (or server) connected to the computer 1000 via a public line, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like. You may make it read and run a program from these.

(Supplementary Note 1) A job requesting device that requests to start a job is connected to the job requesting device via a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in the transmission path, and a job is transmitted in response to the request from the job requesting device. A job cooperation system having a job activation device to be activated,
The job request device
First message generation means for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information related to the job activated by the job activation device to the message for transmitting the actual data of the file to the job activation device;
First transmission means for transmitting a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
First receiving means for receiving a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device,
The job activation device includes:
Second receiving means for receiving a message addressed to the job activation device;
Job activation means for activating a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A second message generation means for generating a message addressed to the job requesting device by adding the execution result of the job to an arbitrary message transmitted to the job requesting device;
And a second transmission unit configured to transmit a message addressed to the job requesting apparatus to the job requesting apparatus.

(Appendix 2) The second message generating means transmits the communication message via the communication path when the communication path is established with the job requesting device that is the transmission source of the message addressed to the job starting device. The job cooperation system according to appendix 1, wherein an execution result of the job is added to an arbitrary message to be executed.

(Supplementary Note 3) The first electronic message generation unit generates a message addressed to the job activation device when a file transfer request and a job activation request to the job activation device are issued. Or the job cooperation system of 2.

(Additional remark 4) The said job request apparatus is further provided with the notification means to notify a user of the execution result of the said job, when the message containing the execution result of the said job is received by the said 1st receiving means. The job cooperation system according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3.

(Supplementary Note 5) A job requesting device that requests to start a job is connected to the job requesting device via a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in the transmission path, and a job is transmitted in response to the request from the job requesting device. A job cooperation method for performing job cooperation in a job cooperation system having a job activation device to be activated,
A first message in which the job requesting device generates a message addressed to the job starting device by adding job starting information relating to a job to be started by the job starting device to a message for transmitting actual file data to the job starting device. Generation step;
A first transmission step in which the job requesting device transmits a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
A first receiving step in which the job activation device receives a message addressed to the job activation device;
A job activation step in which the job activation device activates a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A second message generation step in which the job activation device adds an execution result of the job to an arbitrary message transmitted to the job request device to generate a message addressed to the job request device;
A second transmission step in which the job activation device transmits a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device;
A second receiving step in which the job requesting device receives a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A job linkage method comprising:

(Supplementary Note 6) The second message generation step is transmitted via the communication path when a communication path is established with the job requesting device that is a transmission source of the message addressed to the job activation device. The job cooperation method according to appendix 5, wherein an execution result of the job stored in the storage unit is added to an arbitrary message to be executed.

(Supplementary note 7) The first telegram generation step generates a telegram addressed to the job activation device when a file transfer request and a job activation request to the job activation device are issued. Or the job cooperation method of 6.

(Supplementary note 8) The job request apparatus further includes a notification step of notifying a user of the job execution result when a message including the job execution result is received in the second receiving step. The job cooperation method according to any one of appendices 5 to 7.

(Supplementary note 9) A job cooperation program executed by a job activation device that activates a job in response to a request from a job requesting device connected via a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in a transmission path,
A receiving procedure for receiving a message addressed to the job starting device generated by the job requesting device;
A job activation procedure for activating a job corresponding to job activation information relating to a job activated by the job activation device included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to the job requesting device by adding the execution result of the job to any message transmitted to the job requesting device;
A transmission procedure for transmitting a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device;
Is executed by the job activation device.

(Supplementary Note 10) The message generation procedure is an arbitrary message transmitted via the communication path when a communication path is established with the job requesting apparatus that is a transmission source of the message addressed to the job activation apparatus. The job cooperation program according to appendix 9, wherein the execution result of the job stored in the storage unit is added to the electronic message.

(Supplementary Note 11) A job cooperation program executed by a job requesting device that requests a job starting device connected to a storage dedicated network including a storage in a transmission path to start a job,
A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information related to the job activated by the job activation device to the message for transmitting the actual data of the file to the job activation device;
A transmission procedure for transmitting a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
A receiving procedure for receiving a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
Is executed by the job requesting apparatus.

(Additional remark 12) The said message production | generation means produces | generates the electronic message addressed to the said job starting apparatus, when the file transfer request to the said job starting apparatus and the job starting request | requirement are issued. Job linkage program.

(Supplementary note 13) The supplementary note 11 or 12, further comprising a notification procedure for notifying a user of the execution result of the job when a message including the execution result of the job is received by the reception procedure. Job linkage program.

  As described above, the job cooperation system, the job cooperation method, and the job cooperation program according to the present invention are useful for starting a job in another system, and in particular, efficiently starting a job while ensuring security. Suitable for that.

It is a block diagram of a job cooperation system. It is a data block diagram of a job management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the exchange of the message | telegram at the time of file transmission. It is a figure which shows an example of the exchange of the message | telegram at the time of a job starting request. It is a figure which shows an example of the exchange of the message | telegram at the time of a job execution result notification. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the file transmission of a job request apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the file reception of a job starting apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the job execution completion of a job starting apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the message reception of a job request apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of the computer which executes a job cooperation program.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Job cooperation system 10 Client side system 11 Job request apparatus 12 Control part 121 Message production | generation part 122 Transmission part 123 Reception part 124 Display part 13 Storage part 131 Communication buffer area 132 File storage area 20 Management server side system 21 Job starting apparatus 22 Control Unit 221 Reception unit 222 Job activation unit 223 Message generation unit 224 Transmission unit 23 Storage unit 231 Temporary storage area 232 Communication buffer area 233 File storage area 30 SAN
31 Storage 41a Transmission request message 41b Data transmission message 42a Transmission request message 42b Data transmission message 43b Job activation information transmission message 1000 Computer 1010 CPU
1020 Input device 1030 Monitor 1040 Medium reader 1050 Communication device 1060 RAM
1061 Job cooperation process 1070 Hard disk device 1071 Job cooperation program 1072 Job cooperation data 1080 Bus

Claims (7)

A job request device that requests to start a job, and a job start that is connected to the job request device via a network dedicated to the storage including storage in the transmission path and starts the job in response to the request from the job request device A job cooperation system having a device,
The job request device
First message generation means for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information related to the job activated by the job activation device to the message for transmitting the actual data of the file to the job activation device;
First transmission means for transmitting a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
First receiving means for receiving a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device,
The job activation device includes:
Second receiving means for receiving a message addressed to the job activation device;
Job activation means for activating a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A second message generation means for generating a message addressed to the job requesting device by adding the execution result of the job to an arbitrary message transmitted to the job requesting device;
And a second transmission unit configured to transmit a message addressed to the job requesting apparatus to the job requesting apparatus.   The second message generation unit is an arbitrary message transmitted via the communication path when a communication path is established with the job requesting device that is a transmission source of the message addressed to the job activation device. The job cooperation system according to claim 1, wherein an execution result of the job is added to a message.   The first message generation unit generates a message addressed to the job activation device when a file transfer request and a job activation request to the job activation device are issued. The described job linkage system.   The job requesting apparatus further comprises a notification unit for notifying a user of the job execution result when a message including the job execution result is received by the first receiving unit. The job cooperation system according to any one of 1 to 3. A job request device that requests to start a job, and a job start that is connected to the job request device via a network dedicated to the storage including storage in the transmission path and starts the job in response to the request from the job request device A job cooperation method for performing job cooperation in a job cooperation system having a device,
A first message in which the job requesting device generates a message addressed to the job starting device by adding job starting information relating to a job to be started by the job starting device to a message for transmitting actual file data to the job starting device. Generation step;
A first transmission step in which the job requesting device transmits a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
A second reception step in which the job activation device receives a message addressed to the job activation device;
A job activation step in which the job activation device activates a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A second message generation step in which the job activation device adds an execution result of the job to an arbitrary message transmitted to the job request device to generate a message addressed to the job request device;
A second transmission step in which the job activation device transmits a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device;
A first receiving step in which the job requesting device receives a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A job linkage method comprising: A job cooperation program executed by a job activation device that activates a job in response to a request from a job request device connected to the storage-dedicated network including storage in the transmission path,
A receiving procedure for receiving a message addressed to the job starting device generated by the job requesting device;
A job activation procedure for activating a job corresponding to job activation information relating to a job activated by the job activation device included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to the job requesting device by adding the execution result of the job to any message transmitted to the job requesting device;
A transmission procedure for transmitting a message addressed to the job request device to the job request device;
Is executed by the job activation device. A job cooperation program executed by a job requesting device that requests a job starting device connected to a network dedicated to the storage including a storage in a transmission path to start a job,
A message generation procedure for generating a message addressed to the job activation device by adding job activation information related to the job activated by the job activation device to the message for transmitting the actual data of the file to the job activation device;
A transmission procedure for transmitting a message addressed to the job activation device to the job activation device;
A receiving procedure for receiving a message including an execution result of a job corresponding to the job activation information included in the message addressed to the job activation device;
Is executed by the job requesting apparatus.

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