JP3681970B2 - Information guidance device execution control device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, in order to support an operation of obtaining desired guidance information from one of a plurality of information guidance devices, the plurality of information guidance devices operate in a coordinated manner, and each of the plurality of information guidance devices possesses. Mutual use of guidance information, providing guidance information in response to an inquiry operation, and updating the guidance information in response to an update operation on the guidance information, and execution of the information guidance device It relates to a control method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When a plurality of information guide devices cooperate to provide guide information, the guide information of each information guide device is mutually used by the following first conventional method and second conventional method.
[0003]
First, a first conventional method for mutually using the guidance information of each information guidance device will be described.
[0004]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a conventional information guidance system 200.
[0005]
In the conventional information guidance system 200, the information guidance device IG2₁~ IG2_nAre different from each other in the guide information GI2.₁~ GI2_nA database DB2 that stores the correspondence between the name of the guide information and the information guide device that holds the guide information₁~ DB2_nAnd collaborate on the condition that guide information is mutually used.
[0006]
In the conventional information guidance system 200, the information guidance device IG2₁~ IG2_nAre connected to the inquiry terminal devices T1 to Tn and the guidance information updating device M via the network NW2.
[0007]
As a premise of this first conventional method, each information guide device IG2₁~ IG2_nHave different guide information. For example, an inquiry operation request for inquiring road conditions on a predetermined route is made from, for example, the inquiry terminal device T1, for example, the information guidance device IG2₁Will receive the contents of the inquiry (guidance information on the road conditions on the predetermined route) and the guidance information GI2 possessed₁And whether or not the corresponding guidance information exists is checked. If the corresponding guidance information exists, an inquiry operation is performed, and the guidance information (guidance information regarding road conditions on a predetermined route) that is the target of the inquiry operation is sent to the information guidance device IG2.₁Responds to the above inquiry operation.
[0008]
Conversely, the guidance information that is the subject of the inquiry operation is sent to the information guidance device IG2.₁If not, the database DB2 stores the correspondence between the name of the guidance information (guidance information regarding road conditions on a predetermined route) and the information guidance device that holds the guidance information₁Based on the information guide device having the corresponding guide information, a plurality of information guide devices IG2₁~ IG2_nThen, an inquiry operation is requested to the specified information guidance device. For example, information guide device IG2₂Is specified, and the specified information guide device IG2 is specified.₂The request for the inquiry operation is transferred.
[0009]
Then, the information guide device IG2 that has received the transfer of the inquiry operation request₂If the corresponding guidance information is held, the inquiry terminal device T1 responds to the inquiry operation, and conversely, if the corresponding guidance information is not held, the inquiry terminal device T1 indicates that the corresponding guidance information is not held. Reply to
[0010]
On the other hand, a request for an operation for updating the guide information is sent from the guide information update device M to the information guide device IG2, for example.₂Receive the target guidance information to the information guidance device IG2₂If so, the guidance information is updated, and the result of this update operation is returned to the requesting inquiry terminal device T2. This update operation is performed by another information guide device IG2.₁IG2_Three~ IG2_nDoes not affect.
[0011]
Therefore, in the first conventional method, when a large number of inquiries are concentrated on specific guidance information, there is a problem that the load is concentrated on the specific information guidance device and the performance is lowered.
[0012]
Next, a second conventional method for mutually using the guide information of each information guide device will be described.
[0013]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a conventional information guidance system 300.
[0014]
As a premise of the second conventional method, the information guide device IG3₁~ IG3_nEach of which has been duplicated and has the same guidance information. For example, the inquiry terminal device T1 is, for example, the information guide device IG3.₂If an inquiry operation is requested, the guidance information GI3 possessed₂Is checked whether or not the corresponding guide information exists, and the operation result is returned. In this case, the information guidance device IG3 that has received the request for the inquiry operation₂Only do the inquiry operation.
[0015]
In addition, a request for an operation for updating the guide information is sent from the guide information update device M to, for example, the information guide device IG3.₁Will receive the requested information guidance device IG3₁But first, my device IG3₁Guidance information GI3₁At the same time, the guide information GI3 for which the update operation has been performed is performed.₁However, the information guidance device IG3₁Other than IG3₂~ IG3_nIs transmitted to and held, that is, the content of the update operation is all information guide device IG3₁~ IG3_nInformation GI3₁~ GI3_nIt is reflected in.
[0016]
Note that for the guidance information update operation, a list of information guidance devices having duplicated guidance information is stored in the database DB3 in which the list of information guidance devices shown in FIG. 10 is stored.₁, DB3₂..., DB3_nThe information guide device to which the content of the update operation is to be transmitted is specified with reference to this.
[0017]
Therefore, in the second conventional method, when handling frequently changing guide information, it is necessary to frequently update the guide information between each of the plurality of information guide devices. There is a problem that the performance of the guide device is degraded.
[0018]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the first conventional method, as described above, when a plurality of information guide devices operating in cooperation use the guide information held by each other, they have different provided information, the name of the guide information and the guide information. The database that stores the correspondence relationship with the information guide devices that own the information is used, and the guide information is mutually used. Therefore, when inquiries are concentrated on specific guide information, the load on the specific information providing device There is a problem that the performance of the information guidance device is reduced due to concentration.
[0019]
Further, in the second conventional method, as described above, when the plurality of information guide devices operating in cooperation use the guide information held by each other, the plurality of information guide devices are respectively duplicated with each other. If the same guidance information is held and the guidance information is changed, the information is appropriately reflected in each information guidance device. Therefore, when handling frequently changing guidance information, the updating process of the guidance information by the updating operation is performed. There is a problem that it is necessary to frequently perform the operation between devices, and the performance of the information guide device is deteriorated due to this load.
[0020]
The present invention is capable of distributing the load caused by an inquiry operation when a plurality of information guidance devices cooperate to provide widely changing guide information, and is necessary for distributing the load caused by an inquiry operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an execution control device for an information guide device and an execution control method for an information guide device that can suppress the load of duplication (update operation between information guide devices).
[0021]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In the present invention, in order to support an operation of obtaining desired guidance information from one of a plurality of information guidance devices, the plurality of information guidance devices operate in a coordinated manner, and each of the plurality of information guidance devices possesses. In the execution control device in the information guide device that mutually uses the guide information, provides the guide information according to the inquiry operation, and updates the guide information according to the update operation on the guide information, the plurality of information Guidance information held by each guidance deviceIn order to use each other, based on the guidance information held by each of the plurality of information guidance devicesAbstracted information creating means for creating abstracted information, and the abstracted information created by one information guiding device of the plurality of information guiding devices is used as the information guidance other than the one information guiding device. If the abstract information transfer means for transferring to the device and the inquiry request from the terminal are received and the reply is possible within the range of the abstract information, the abstract information is returned to the terminal that made the inquiry, and If it is not possible to reply within the range of abstracted information, specify the information guide device that holds the guide information that is the source of the abstracted information, and if the specified information guide device is its own device, own it Response information to the terminal that made the inquiry, and if the specified information guidance device is another device, inquiry operation accepting means for requesting inquiry processing to the other information guidance device,Guidance information composed of a plurality of items is held in the database of the information guidance device, and the abstracted information creating means reduces the accuracy of the value of each item constituting the guidance information, thereby the guidance information. The execution control device of the information guide device characterized by abstracting the information, or the abstract information creating means converts the values indicated in the predetermined procedure manual into values of a plurality of items constituting the guide information. Applying rules and deriving one value based on the values of items that make up a set, and abstracting it by making it a value that indicates a characteristicThis is an execution control device for an information guide device.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
In the information guidance system 100, the information guidance device IG1 is transmitted via the network NW1.₁~ IG1_nAre connected to the inquiry terminal devices T1, T2,..., Tn and the guidance information updating device M.
[0024]
Information guidance device IG1₁Is the execution control device EC1₁And guidance information GI1₁And a database DB1 that stores the abstracted guide information 21₁And have.
[0025]
Information guidance device IG1₁In order to support the operation of acquiring desired guidance information from one of the plurality of information guidance devices, the plurality of information guidance devices operate cooperatively, and the guidance information held by each of the plurality of information guidance devices Is an example of an information guidance device that provides guidance information in response to an inquiry operation and updates the guidance information in response to an update operation on the guidance information.
[0026]
Information guidance device IG1₂Is the execution control device EC1₂And guidance information GI1₂And database DB1 of abstracted guide information 21₂......, Information guidance device IG1_nIs the execution control device EC1_nAnd guidance information GI1_nAnd a database DB1 that stores the abstracted guide information 21_nAnd have.
[0027]
FIG. 2 shows the execution control device EC1 in the above embodiment.₁It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of.
[0028]
Execution control device EC1₁Are an inquiry operation reception mechanism 11, an abstracted guidance information operation mechanism 12, an update operation reception mechanism 13, a guidance information operation mechanism 14, an abstraction mechanism 15, an abstraction rule 16, and an abstraction rule. A management mechanism 17 and an information exchange mechanism 18 are included.
[0029]
The inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 is a mechanism that controls the mechanisms 12 and 14.
[0030]
The abstracted guide information operation mechanism 12 sends the abstracted guide information 21 received from the abstraction mechanism 15 to the information exchanging mechanism 18 and the abstracted guide information database DB1.₁In addition, an abstracted guide information 21 is sent to the database, and an abstracted guide information database is inquired.
[0031]
The update operation accepting mechanism 13 is a mechanism for sending an update operation request received from the inquiry terminal devices T1 to Tn to the guidance information operation mechanism 14 and sending an update operation result to the inquiry terminal devices T1 to Tn.
[0032]
The guide information operating mechanism 14 is a mechanism for updating the guide information and inquiring to the guide information database.
[0033]
The abstraction mechanism 15 is a mechanism that abstracts predetermined guide information in accordance with the abstraction rule 16.
[0034]
The abstract rule 16 is a rule for abstracting guide information.
[0035]
The abstract rule management mechanism 17 is a mechanism for managing abstract rules.
[0036]
The information exchange mechanism 18 is a mechanism for exchanging abstracted guide information 21 between information guide devices.
[0037]
Also, the abstraction mechanism 15 uses the abstracted information based on the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices in order to mutually use the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices. It is an example of the abstract information creation means to create.
[0038]
The abstracted guidance information operation mechanism 12 is an example of index information management means for managing the abstracted information as index information for mutual use of the guidance information.
[0039]
The information exchange mechanism 18 is an example of index information transfer means for transferring the index information created by one of the plurality of information guide devices to the information guide other than the one information guide device. .
[0040]
The execution control device EC1₁~ EC1_nEach configuration of the execution control device EC1₁It is the same as that of the structure.
[0041]
Next, information guidance device IG1₁An operation for performing an inquiry operation will be described.
[0042]
FIG. 3 shows an information guide device IG1.₁It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which performs inquiry operation | movement.
[0043]
First, for example, when the inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 receives an inquiry request from the inquiry terminal apparatus T1 (S1), an abstraction is made as to whether or not the inquiry process can be executed using the abstracted guide information 21. If the inquiry information operation mechanism 12 is inquired and the inquiry process can be executed (S2, S3), that is, if a response can be made within the range of the abstract guide information 21, the abstract guide information operation mechanism 12 executes an inquiry operation (S4). Then, the inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 receives the result from the abstracted guidance information operation mechanism 12, and the inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 summarizes the inquiry result and returns it to the inquiry terminal device T1 (S5).
[0044]
  If the inquiry process cannot be executed (S2, S3), that is, it is not possible to reply within the range of the abstracted guide information 21, and more detailed guide information is required than the abstracted guide information 21. When the abstracted guidance information operating mechanism 12 has a guide information (guide information before abstraction) that is the basis of the abstracted guide information 21, an information guide device is provided.IG1 ₁ ~ IG1_nIs identified and returned to the inquiry operation acceptance mechanism 11 (S6).
[0045]
For example, the specified information guide device is the information guide device IG1.₂If this is the case, this specified information guidance device IG1₂However, own guidance information GI1₂If inquiries can be processed using, own guidance information GI1₂Is used to perform inquiry processing, and the inquiry results are summarized and returned (S6, S7).
[0046]
If the identified information guide device IG1₂However, own guidance information GI1₂If the inquiry processing using 11 is impossible, the inquiry operation accepting mechanism 11 requests the information guidance device (the next candidate information guidance device) specified separately to perform guidance information inquiry processing, and returns. The inquiry results received are collected and returned (S6, S7). Alternatively, the inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 returns a list of candidate information guide devices as an inquiry result.
[0047]
Next, information guidance device IG1₁The update operation performed by will be described.
[0048]
FIG. 4 shows an information guide device IG1 in the above embodiment.₁It is a flowchart which shows the update operation which is performed.
[0049]
First, when the update operation accepting mechanism 13 receives a request for an update operation (S11), the update information reception mechanism 13 requests the update operation to the guide information operation mechanism 14, and if there is guide information to be updated, the guide information operation mechanism. 14 performs an update operation (S12) to update the guide information.
[0050]
Then, the guide information operation mechanism 14 notifies the abstraction mechanism 15 of the update contents of the guide information generated by the update operation, and based on the abstraction rule 16 indicating the abstraction method given in advance, the abstraction mechanism 15 creates the abstracted guide information 21 (S13) and passes it to the operating mechanism 12 for the abstracted guide information. The abstracted guide information operating mechanism 12 checks whether there is a difference between the passed abstracted guide information 21 and the existing guide information (S14).
[0051]
If there is the difference (S14), the abstracted guide information operating mechanism 12 stores the abstracted guide information 21 and the abstracted guide information 21 in the database DB1.₁(S15) and the information exchanging mechanism 18 receives other information guidance device IG1.₂~ IG1_n(S16). Conversely, if there is no difference (S14), the abstracted guide information operating mechanism 12 discards the abstracted guide information 21.
[0052]
Next, the operation of the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracting the guide information, that is, the operation of creating the abstracted guide information 21 in the above embodiment will be described.
[0053]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the abstraction mechanism 15 creating the abstracted guide information 21 in the above embodiment.
[0054]
Here, it is assumed that the predetermined guidance information is constituted by a plurality of items, one set is constituted by the plurality of items, and an item selected from the one set is a representative item. This is an abstracted guide information. That is, the operation of selecting the representative item as described above is an example of abstracting the guidance information.
[0055]
For example, it is assumed that the predetermined guide information is road traffic information, and among the road information of each region, general roads, main trunk roads, highways, intersections, junctions, etc. are examples of guide information items. A set of guidance information items is formed by thinking, general roads, main trunk roads, highways, intersections, and junctions, and a desired item is selected from the set, for example, a highway or a highway is selected. In this case, the selected main road and highway are representative items, and the selected main road and highway are abstracted guide information 21.
[0056]
In FIG. 5, first, the abstraction mechanism 15 receives the change information of the guide information, reads the abstract rule 16 (S21), receives the change content of the guide information (S22), and receives an item of the guide information (in the above example, , Main items such as main roads, highways, intersections, junctions, etc.) (S23), and the abstraction mechanism 15 refers to the list of item names described in the abstraction rule 16 If the extracted item exists in the list (S24), the abstraction mechanism 15 selects the item existing in the list (S25), and the selected item is abstracted. This is guide information 21, and thus abstracted guide information 21 is created.
[0057]
The above processing is executed for all items (S26), and the abstracted guide information 21 created above is passed to the operating mechanism 12 for the abstracted guide information.
[0058]
In the above embodiment, the driver is geographically dispersed all over the country, and the driver needs information on the main road in the journey to be moved in the future, or during the movement. In this case, since the necessary information is information on the main road, the inquiry operation can be handled using only the abstracted guidance information 21. Therefore, the load is concentrated on a specific information guidance device. There is no.
[0059]
Further, in the above embodiment, when it becomes necessary to update the information of all the observed roads, the information of all the roads is not the target of the update operation between the information guide devices, and the information on the main road and the expressway Since only the abstracted guide information 21 such as information is the target of the update operation between the information guide devices, that is, only the abstracted guide information 21 is the target of the update operation between the information guide devices. The load in operation is small.
[0060]
That is, the update operation of the guide information is performed in the information guide device in charge, but only a part of the result is exchanged between the information guide devices as abstracted guide information, and all the information guide devices are abstracted. Is reflected in the guidance information.
[0061]
On the other hand, a driver who has already arrived at the final destination or an intermediate destination needs detailed information on the area. This detailed information inquiry can be dealt with by using the guidance information held by the local information guidance device. In this case, processing in a specific information guide device is concentrated, but since only the users existing in the area use it, the load is inevitably distributed in each area, so there is no problem due to load concentration. .
[0062]
Next, another operation in which the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracts the guide information, that is, another operation in which the abstracted guide information 21 is created in the above embodiment will be described.
[0063]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another operation for creating the abstracted guide information 21 by the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracting the guide information in the above embodiment.
[0064]
Here, for example, weather information is assumed as the guidance information, and when this weather information is provided by the information guidance device, the numerical value of the observation data is based on the simple observation data such as the temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure of each region. Assume that a weather information map is created with several colors. In this case, for example, the temperature of 0 ° C to 10 ° C is indicated in blue, 10 ° C to 20 ° C is indicated in green, 20 ° C to 30 ° C is indicated in orange, and 30 ° C or higher is indicated in red. In this way, the observation data is classified into several classes, and colors are assigned to each class. In this way, by classifying observation data into several classes, abstracted guide information 21 is created from information guide called observation data.
[0065]
First, the abstraction mechanism 15 receives the change information of the guidance information, reads the abstraction rule 16 (S31), and the abstraction mechanism 15 determines the number of significant digits described in the abstraction rule 16 or a finite number of classes. The guidance information change content is received (S32), one item (for example, temperature) is extracted from the plurality of guidance information items (S33), and the abstraction mechanism 15 obtains the guidance information. The abstracted guide information 21 is created by rounding the digits of the values of the constituent items or classifying them into a finite number of classes (S34). This process is executed for all items (S35), and the abstracted guide information 21 created above is passed to the operating mechanism 12 for the abstracted guide information.
[0066]
Many general users who are geographically dispersed often need information on weather conditions. In this case, since the necessary guidance information is the weather overview, the inquiry operation can be handled using the abstracted guidance information 21, and therefore any information guidance device can deal with it. That is, information guide device IG1₁~ IG1_nAre installed in various places throughout the country, and the weather information of the area where the information guidance device is installed is detailed in each (including simple data), the weather conditions in the whole country Information guidance device IG1₁~ IG1_nSince each of these holds in common, the information guide device IG1₁~ IG1_nAny of these information guidance devices can sufficiently respond to inquiries about the weather conditions.
[0067]
Therefore, the load does not concentrate on a specific information guidance device. In addition, since only the overview data (abstracted guidance information 21), not the observed raw data, is the target of the update operation between the information guide devices accompanying the update operation of the guide information, the load for this is small.
[0068]
That is, the update operation of the guide information is performed in the information guide device in charge, but only a part of the result is exchanged between the information guide devices as abstracted guide information, and all the information guide devices are abstracted. Is reflected in the guidance information.
[0069]
On the other hand, commercial users of weather information, such as a small number of weather forecasters and event organizers, also need raw data. However, guidance information (information guidance device IG1)₁If so, guidance information GI1₁). In this case, the processing is concentrated on a specific information guidance device, however, requests that are desired to be processed on a specific information guidance device are relatively small, or observation data limited to a specific region is displayed. Since it is used, the load is inevitably distributed in each region, and there is no problem due to load concentration.
[0070]
Next, in the above embodiment, another operation for abstracting the guidance information by the abstraction mechanism 15, that is, another operation for creating the abstracted guidance information 21 will be described.
[0071]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing still another operation for creating the abstracted guide information 21 by the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracting the guide information in the above embodiment.
[0072]
Here, for example, the usage status of the application server group on the network is an example of guidance information, and the information guidance device IG1 that provides this guidance information₁As an example of the availability information of each server, the usage status of the application license, the CPU load, the usage status of the memory, the usage status of the disk are assumed. Judge whether the application can be used on the server. In this case, the availability of the application in the predetermined server is the abstracted guide information 21.
[0073]
First, the abstraction mechanism 15 receives the change information of the guidance information, reads the abstraction rule 16 (S41), the abstraction mechanism 15 refers to the procedure manual described in the abstraction rule 16, and The change content is received (S42). The abstraction mechanism 15 refers to the procedure manual described in the abstraction rule 16, and the abstraction mechanism 15 includes a plurality of items (application license usage status, CPU load, memory, etc.) constituting the guide information. (Situation of disk usage, disk usage, etc.) is taken out (S43), and the abstraction rules described in the above procedure are applied to the retrieved items to derive values. (Determine whether or not an application can be used in a predetermined server) (S44)
[0074]
The derived value (whether or not an application can be used in a predetermined server) is the abstracted guide information 21. This process is executed for all the abstraction rules (S45), and the abstraction mechanism 15 passes the abstracted guide information 21 created as described above to the abstracted guide information operating mechanism 12.
[0075]
This is based on the premise that a plurality of types of applications operate on one server, and there is one abstract rule for one application, and it is determined whether or not it can be executed (S43). It differs from the above two abstraction operations. For one determination, a plurality of items are referred to. This is because the abstraction rule has a content such as “there is a license and the CPU usage rate is 50%, otherwise it is impossible”.
[0076]
In the above case, many general users who are geographically dispersed need information on which applications are available on the server. This inquiry operation can be handled using the abstracted guidance information 21 (whether or not an application can be used in a predetermined server), so that a load is not concentrated on a specific information guidance device. Moreover, since only the application availability status, not the detailed load information of each server, is the target of the update operation between the information guidance devices by the update operation, the load for this is also small.
[0077]
On the other hand, for a small number of managers, detailed load status of each server is necessary for management and future capital investment. For this inquiry operation, guidance information IG1₁Can be handled using. The processing is concentrated in a specific information guidance device, but since it is a decimal number, there is no problem due to load concentration.
[0078]
Next, an operation in which the abstraction rule management mechanism 17 changes the guide information to be abstracted in the above embodiment will be described.
[0079]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the abstraction rule management mechanism 17 changes the guide information to be abstracted in the above embodiment.
[0080]
First, when an inquiry operation is performed on the guidance information, the inquiry operation reception mechanism 11 notifies the abstract rule management mechanism 17 of the contents. When an inquiry operation is performed on the abstracted guide information 21, the abstracted guide information operation mechanism 12 periodically notifies the abstract rule management mechanism 17 of the contents (S50).
[0081]
Then, when the timer time of a predetermined timer elapses (S51), the abstract rule management mechanism 17 confirms the operation content with respect to the guide information (S52), and abstracts the guide information 21 for items with a large number of inquiry operations. Is determined (S53), the owner of the guidance information is confirmed (S54), and its own abstract rule 16 is operated (S56), or the abstraction rule management mechanism 17 determines the abstraction. An operation request for rule 16 is sent (S57).
[0082]
When the predetermined timer time elapses (S61), the abstraction rule management mechanism 17 periodically checks the operation content for the abstracted guide information 21 (S62), and abstracts items for which the number of inquiry operations is small. If it is determined that the guide information 21 is unnecessary (S63), the source of the abstracted guide information 21 is confirmed (S64), and its own abstract rule 16 is operated (S66), or other abstract rule management An operation request for the abstract rule 16 is sent to the mechanism 17 (S67).
[0083]
The firing of the timer informs the timing of periodically checking the operation content. That is, the number of operations notified so far is confirmed at the timing of timer firing, and an abstract rule is added for guidance information with a large number of inquiries ((1) in FIG. 8), and the number of inquiries is small. For the abstracted guide information, the abstract rule is deleted ((2) in FIG. 8). Note that the operation of FIG. 8A and the operation of FIG. 8B are executed in parallel.
[0084]
The abstraction rule management mechanism 17 that has received the operation request for the abstraction rule 16 changes the guide information to be abstracted in response to the request.
[0085]
For example, as described above, a plurality of items are classified into a plurality of groups, and a representative item that is an item representing the one group is selected from items constituting the one group, and the selected item is selected. When the guide information is abstracted by using the representative item instead of the one set of guide information, the target item of the abstracted guide information 21 is changed.
[0086]
In addition, as described above, the guidance information composed of a plurality of items is held in the database of the information guidance device, and the guidance information is reduced by reducing the accuracy of the values of the items constituting the guidance information. In the case of abstraction, the number of significant digits and the number of classification classes are changed.
[0087]
Further, as described above, the conversion rule indicated in the predetermined procedure manual is applied to the values of a plurality of items constituting the guidance information, and one value is set based on the values of the items constituting one set. In the case of abstraction by deriving and setting the value indicating the characteristic, the number of conversion rules to be used is changed.
[0088]
In the above embodiment, when a plurality of information guide devices operate in a coordinated manner, and the guide information held by each information guide device is mutually used to provide the guide information, the guide information held by the information guide device is This abstracted guide information is managed as index information for using the guide information held by each information guide device, and index information obtained by abstracting the guide information between the information guide devices is appropriately Exchange. Therefore, when inquiring about the outline of the guidance information, each information guidance device can respond to the inquiry independently by using the index information, and the load can be distributed.
[0089]
Further, according to the above embodiment, the update operation target between the information guide devices is limited to the abstracted index information. Therefore, even when the guide information is frequently updated, the update operation is performed between the information guide devices. The frequency is reduced, and therefore the load caused by the update operation performed between the information guidance devices is small.
[0090]
That is, the update operation of the guidance information is performed in the information guidance device in charge, but only a part of the result is exchanged between the information guidance devices as abstracted guidance information, and all the information guidance devices are abstracted. Reflected in the guide information.
[0091]
Normally, abstracted guide information is exchanged between information guide devices, but basically, it is sufficient that the abstracted guide information is transferred from one information guide device to another guide information device. However, the abstracted guidance information does not necessarily need to be exchanged between the information guidance devices. That is, the index information created by one information guidance device may be transferred in one direction between the one information guidance device and the information guidance device other than the one information guidance device. Alternatively, the data may be transferred in both directions.
[0092]
Furthermore, according to the above embodiment, since the rule for creating abstract index information from the guide information is changed according to the usage status of the guide information and index information, the information is exchanged between information guide devices. The amount of the guide information 21 can be changed. Therefore, unnecessary update processing of the abstracted guide information 21 between the information guide devices can be reduced, and an inquiry about the outline of the guide information can be made for each information guide. The proportion that can be performed independently in the apparatus can be improved.
[0093]
In other words, the amount of abstracted guidance information exchanged between the information guidance devices can be dynamically changed. (1) When inquiries are concentrated on one information guidance device, this guidance information is abstracted. By making it an object of information, the inquiry load can be distributed. (2) As abstracted guide information, although it is exchanged between information guide devices, abstracted guide information that has not been referred to is excluded from the abstraction, so it is useless. Duplication (update operation between information guidance apparatuses) can be suppressed.
[0094]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a plurality of information guide devices cooperate and provide widely changing guide information, the load caused by the inquiry operation can be distributed, and the load caused by the inquiry operation can be distributed. It is possible to suppress the load of duplication (update operation between information guide devices) necessary for the operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an execution control device EC1 in the embodiment.₁It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of.
FIG. 3 Information guide device IG1₁It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which performs inquiry operation | movement.
FIG. 4 shows an information guide device IG1 in the embodiment.₁It is a flowchart which shows the update operation which is performed.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating abstracted guide information 21 by the abstraction mechanism 15 in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another operation of creating abstracted guide information 21 by the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracting the guide information in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing still another operation for creating abstracted guide information 21 by the abstraction mechanism 15 abstracting the guide information in the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the abstraction rule management mechanism 17 changes guide information to be abstracted in the embodiment.
9 is a block diagram showing a conventional information guidance system 200. FIG.
10 is a block diagram showing a conventional information guidance system 300. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 ... Information guidance system,
T1-Tn ... Inquiry terminal device,
M ... guidance information update device,
NW1 ... Network,
IG1₁~ IG1_n... Information guidance device,
EC1₁~ EC1_n... Execution control device,
GI1₁~ GI1_n... guide information,
DB1₁~ DB1_n... a database that stores abstract guide information 21;
11 ... Inquiry operation acceptance mechanism,
12 ... Abstracted guidance information operation mechanism,
13 ... Update operation acceptance mechanism,
14 ... Guidance information operation mechanism,
15 ... abstraction mechanism,
16 ... abstraction rules,
17 ... abstraction rule management mechanism,
18 ... Information exchange mechanism,
21 ... Abstracted guide information.

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In order to support the operation of obtaining desired guidance information from one of the plurality of information guidance devices, the plurality of information guidance devices operate in cooperation, and the guidance information held by each of the plurality of information guidance devices is mutually exchanged. In an execution control device in an information guidance device that provides guidance information in response to an inquiry operation and updates the guidance information in response to an update operation on the guidance information.
Abstracted information creating means for creating abstracted information based on the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices in order to mutually use the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices. When;
Abstracted information transfer means for transferring the abstracted information created by one of the plurality of information guiding devices to the information guiding device other than the one information guiding device;
If an inquiry request is received from the terminal and it is possible to respond within the range of the abstracted information, the abstracted information can be returned to the terminal that made the inquiry and can be answered within the abstracted information range. Otherwise, the information guidance device that holds the guidance information that is the source of the abstracted information is identified, and if the identified information guidance device is its own device, the guidance information that it owns is sent to the terminal that made the inquiry. And an inquiry operation accepting means for requesting inquiry processing from the other information guidance device if the identified information guidance device is another device.
Guidance information composed of a plurality of items is held in the database of the information guidance device, and the abstracted information creating means reduces the accuracy of the value of each item constituting the guidance information, thereby the guidance information. An execution control device for an information guide device characterized by abstracting. In order to support the operation of obtaining desired guidance information from one of the plurality of information guidance devices, the plurality of information guidance devices operate in cooperation, and the guidance information held by each of the plurality of information guidance devices is mutually exchanged. In an execution control device in an information guidance device that provides guidance information in response to an inquiry operation and updates the guidance information in response to an update operation on the guidance information.
Abstracted information creating means for creating abstracted information based on the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices in order to mutually use the guide information held by each of the plurality of information guide devices. When;
Abstracted information transfer means for transferring the abstracted information created by one of the plurality of information guiding devices to the information guiding device other than the one information guiding device;
If an inquiry request is received from the terminal and it is possible to respond within the range of the abstracted information, the abstracted information can be returned to the terminal that made the inquiry and can be answered within the abstracted information range. Otherwise, the information guidance device that holds the guidance information that is the source of the abstracted information is identified, and if the identified information guidance device is its own device, the guidance information that it owns is sent to the terminal that made the inquiry. And an inquiry operation accepting means for requesting inquiry processing from the other information guidance device if the identified information guidance device is another device.
Guidance information composed of a plurality of items is held in the database of the information guidance device, and the abstracted information creating means is indicated in a predetermined procedure manual with values of the plurality of items constituting the guidance information. Control of the information guide device, characterized by applying a conversion rule, abstracting by deriving one value based on the value of an item constituting one set and making it a value indicating a characteristic apparatus.

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