JP2015162210A - Information processing device and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device capable of maintaining an eigenvalue stored in a business application during updating the business application, and to provide an information processing program.SOLUTION: The information processing device includes a printer for forming an image on a recording medium, an input device for inputting information, a business application being a program for performing concrete business, an eigenvalue file for saving an eigenvalue set by a user to be stored in the business application, and a control part for reading the eigenvalue from the business application to save the eigenvalue, and further updating the business application with the eigenvalue saved in the eigenvalue file after updating the business application with an update program in the case of performing the business application by the update program.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus and an information processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information processing apparatus specialized for information processing and printing processing of bills and sales slips, a so-called office computer is known.

  This information processing apparatus includes an input / output device such as a display, a keyboard, and a mouse, and a printer capable of printing on a copy form. Among these, a display and a printer are integrally formed in the main body.

  An information processing apparatus may be connected to a server via a network. In this case, when the business application installed in the information processing apparatus is activated, the server inquires whether there is an update program in the server, and if there is an update program, the update program is downloaded and the existing business application is overwritten and updated.

  The business application stores a unique value such as a print position correction value and a password in the printer in the business application.

  Therefore, when the business application is overwritten and updated by the update program, these unique values return to the default values. If the eigenvalue returns to the default value, there is a problem that the eigenvalue has to be set every time it is updated.

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  Therefore, there is a need for an information processing apparatus and an information processing program that can maintain eigenvalues stored in a business application when the business application is updated.

  In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention performs a specific task with a printer that forms an image on a recording medium, a display device that is integrated with the printer, and an input device that inputs information. When a business application that is a program, a unique value file that saves a user-specified unique value that is stored inside the business application, and a business application using an update program, the unique value is read from the business application and saved to the unique value. And a control unit that further updates the business application with the eigenvalue saved in the eigenvalue file after the business application is updated.

It is an appearance perspective view of an information processor. It is a figure which shows the example of a network structure of an information processing apparatus and a server. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the data structure of an eigenvalue file. It is a flowchart which shows the program update operation | movement by the control part of information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information processing apparatus and an information processing program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured by a printer that forms an image on a recording medium, an input device that inputs information, a business application that is a program that performs a specific business, and a user that is stored inside the business application When a business application is executed using an update program and an eigenvalue file that saves the specified eigenvalue, the eigenvalue is read from the business application and saved to the eigenvalue. A control unit for updating.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a printer 14 that forms an image on a recording medium, a display device 11 such as a display provided integrally with the printer 14, and input devices such as a keyboard 12 and a mouse 13. Prepare.

  The printer 14 includes an insertion hole 14 </ b> A for inserting a recording medium into the front surface of the information processing apparatus 1, and a discharge port for discharging the recording medium behind the display device 11. The front surface of the information processing apparatus 1 is the front side of FIG. 1, and the back surface is the back side of FIG.

  The printer 14 includes an image forming unit capable of printing on a copy form. Examples of the image forming unit include a dot matrix head.

  The image forming unit may be an electronic type such as a laser printer or an ink jet type.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network configuration between the information processing apparatus 1 and the server 2. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of information processing apparatuses 1 are connected to one server 2 via a network.

  The information processing apparatus 1 can receive the update program for the business application 102 </ b> D from the server 2 by connecting to the server 2.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 101 including a CPU (central processing unit) that is an arithmetic device, a storage unit 102 including a storage device such as a memory and a hard disk drive, a display device 11, and a keyboard. 12, an input / output unit 103 including an input / output device such as a mouse 13, a printer 14, and a communication unit 105 that performs communication.

  The storage unit 102 includes a unique value file 102A for saving a unique value stored in a business application that performs a specific business, an operation system (hereinafter referred to as an OS) 102B, a menu program, a printer control program, and the like. Middleware 102C, business application 102D, and work buffer 102E, which is a work storage area.

  The storage unit 102 stores an information processing program, and the control unit 101 reads out the information processing program from the storage unit 102 and sequentially executes the information processing program.

  The operator starts up the operation system by turning on the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 executes the business application 102D specified in accordance with an operator instruction.

  The business application 102D includes, for example, an invoice issuing application and a receipt issuing application, but is not limited thereto.

  The communication unit 105 is connected to the communication unit 203 of the server 2 via a network.

  The server 2 includes a control unit 201 including a CPU that is an arithmetic device, a storage unit 202 including a storage device such as a memory and a hard disk drive, and a communication unit 203 that performs communication.

  The storage unit 202 stores an update program for an update business application.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure of the eigenvalue file 102A. As shown in FIG. 4, the eigenvalue file 102A stores a “password”, a “horizontal correction value” that is a correction value of the printing position in the horizontal direction, and a “vertical correction value” that is a correction value in the vertical direction. To do.

  Here, the unique value indicates information for a user stored in the business application 102D, and is appropriately selected from information such as the above-described password, horizontal correction value, vertical correction value, and other setting information.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a program update operation by the control unit 101 of the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 5, when the business application 102D is activated in step 501, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits the name of the business application 102D and an update inquiry command to the server 2 so that the update program for the business application 102D is updated. Ask if there is.

  In step 502, the server 2 searches the update file 202A based on the received name of the business application 102D, and transmits the presence / absence of the update program to the information processing apparatus 1 as an update presence / absence response.

  In step 503, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether there is an update program for the business application 102 </ b> D based on the update presence / absence response received from the server 2. If the information processing apparatus 1 determines that there is an update program for the business application 102D (Y in step 503), the information processing apparatus 1 proceeds to step 504. When determining that there is no update program for the business application 102D (N in Step 503), the information processing apparatus 1 ends the program update operation and shifts to a normal business operation.

  In step 504, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an update program download request to the server 2.

  In step 505, the server 2 transmits an update program to the information processing apparatus 1.

  In step 506, the information processing apparatus 1 receives the update program.

  In step 507, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the eigenvalue stored in the business application 102D, for example, in the source code or the object code, and saves it by storing it in the eigenvalue file 102A.

  In step 508, the information processing apparatus 1 overwrites the business application 102D with the received update program.

  In step 509, the information processing apparatus 1 reads the unique value from the unique value file 102A, updates the default unique value in the updated business application 102D, and stores the updated business application 102D in the storage unit 102.

  In step 510, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits update information as an update result to the server 2.

  At this time, the information processing apparatus 1 can compress the update information and include the name of the business application that updated the file name of the compressed file and the update date / time / date / minute / second.

  The update information includes an update log such as the name of the updated business application, the update date and time, and the success or failure of the update.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the printer 14 that forms an image on a recording medium, the input devices such as the keyboard 12 and the mouse 13, and the business application 102D that is a program that performs a specific job. When the business application 102D is executed by the update program received from the server 2 and the unique value file 102A for saving the unique value stored in the business application 102D set by the user, the unique value is read from the business application 102D and stored in the unique value file 102A. A control unit 101 that saves and updates the business application 102D with the unique value saved after the business application 102D is updated by the update program.

  Therefore, there is an effect that the unique value stored in the business application can be maintained when the business application is updated. Therefore, when the business application is updated, the unique value does not return to the default value, and it is not necessary to set the unique value every time the business application is updated.

  Although several embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1: Information processing device 11: Display 12: Keyboard 13: Mouse 14: Printer 101: Control unit 102: Storage unit

Claims (6)

A printer for forming an image on a recording medium;
An input device for inputting information;
A business application, which is a program that performs specific business,
A unique value file for saving a unique value set by the user stored in the business application;
When performing the business application by an update program, the eigenvalue is read from the business application and saved in the eigenvalue, and the business application is further updated by the eigenvalue saved in the eigenvalue file after the business application is updated by the update program. A control unit to update;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The eigenvalue is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising at least a print position correction value. The controller is
Receiving the update program from the server;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after the update, update information that is an update result is compressed, and the file name including the updated business application name and update date is added to the compressed file and transmitted to the server. A printer for forming an image on a recording medium;
An input device for inputting information;
A business application, which is a program that performs specific business,
A unique value file for saving a unique value set by the user stored in the business application;
An information processing apparatus comprising
When the business application is performed by an update program, eigenvalue saving means for reading the eigenvalue from the business application and saving it to the eigenvalue;
Eigenvalue restoring means for further updating the business application with the eigenvalue saved in the eigenvalue file after updating the business application with the update program;
Information processing program to function as The eigenvalue is
The information processing program according to claim 4, comprising at least a correction value for a print position. The information processing apparatus;
Update program receiving means for receiving the update program from a server;
Update result transmitting means for compressing update information as an update result after update, adding a file name including the updated business application name and update date and time to the compressed file, and transmitting to the server;
The information processing program according to claim 4 for further functioning as:

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