JP6848729B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing system and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system and an information processing program.

Today, large amounts of data are sent and received over networks. Therefore, various measures have been taken to reduce the load on the server device, network, client device, etc. due to handling a large amount of data.

For example, the information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-068393) is required to perform a predetermined process on the attributes of the first data and the first data. Using the relationship with the processing performance, the processing performance required to perform a predetermined process on the second data is predicted. Then, based on the prediction result, a processing device that performs a predetermined process on the second data is selected from the plurality of processing devices. As a result, the allocation of resources can be optimized when a predetermined process is distributed and executed for data having various sizes and configurations.

Further, in the information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-073689), the transmitting unit and the confirmation response receiving unit communicate with each other using a plurality of communication lines. The communication performance measuring unit measures the communication performance of a plurality of communication lines, and the communication status acquisition unit acquires the communication status in which the transmitting unit communicates with the plurality of communication lines. The load distribution control unit distributes the amount of communication load transmitted by the transmission unit on each of the plurality of communication lines based on the communication performance measured by the communication performance measurement unit and the communication status acquired by the communication status acquisition unit. The retransmission control unit retransmits at least a part of the data transmitted by the transmission unit using one of the plurality of communication lines on the other communication line based on the communication performance and the communication status. .. As a result, the communication time can be shortened when communicating using a plurality of communication lines.

However, in the case of the technology of Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, since data is transmitted and received at the timing of data processing, there is a problem that data processing is delayed depending on the amount of data to be transmitted and received or the network congestion status. ..

That is, in the case of the technique of Patent Document 1, when the amount of data of the second data exceeds the processing capacity of each processing device, it takes time to send and receive and process the data, and the processing of the second data Is delayed. Further, in the case of the technique of Patent Document 2, if all the selectable communication lines are congested, it also takes time to send and receive data.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program that enable rapid data processing regardless of the amount of data and the congestion status of the network. The purpose.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention transmits condition information for specifying conditions of data to be acquired to a server device connected to a wide area communication network at a predetermined acquisition timing. When the acquisition request unit that requests the acquisition of data that meets the conditions and the data that matches the conditions indicated by the condition information sent from the server device are stored and controlled in the storage unit and data processing is specified. It also has a storage control unit that reads data corresponding to the specified data processing among the data stored in the storage unit, and an execution unit that executes data processing of the data read from the storage unit. , The acquisition request unit detects the data processing time as a comparison reference based on the data processing time of one or a plurality of times of data processing executed by the execution unit, which is detected for each user, and the data as the comparison reference. It is characterized in that data acquisition requests that meet the conditions of each user are made according to the priority determined by the processing time.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that rapid data processing can be performed regardless of the amount of data, the congestion status of the network, and the like.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the information processing system of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a server device provided in the information processing system of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a client terminal provided in the information processing system of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a software configuration of the server device. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a software configuration of a client terminal. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the information processing operation of the information processing system of the embodiment.

(System configuration)
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the information processing system of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system of the embodiment includes a server device 1 that manages data and a client terminal 2 that performs data processing. The server device 1 is provided in a so-called cloud environment formed on a wide area network (WAN: Wide Area Network) such as the Internet. On the other hand, the client terminal 2 is provided in an on-premises environment formed on a LAN (Local Area Network) such as a private network in a company. The LAN may be a wired LAN or a wireless LAN.

(Hardware configuration of server device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14, and a communication unit 15. Have. The CPUs 11 to 15 are connected to each other via a bus line 17.

The information processing program on the server device 1 side is stored in a storage unit such as the ROM 12, RAM 13, or HDD 14. As will be described in detail later, the CPU 11 executes and controls predetermined data processing by executing this information processing program.

(Hardware configuration of client terminal)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the client terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the client terminal 2 has a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, an HDD 24, a communication unit 25, and an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 26. The CPUs 21 to I / O I / F 26 are connected to each other via a bus line 27, respectively. A display unit 28 and an operation unit 29 are connected to the input / output I / F 26.

The information processing program on the client terminal 2 side is stored in a storage unit such as the ROM 22, RAM 23, or HDD 24. As will be described in detail later, the CPU 21 executes and controls predetermined data processing by executing this information processing program.

(Software configuration of server device)
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a software configuration of the server device 1. By executing the information processing program stored in the storage unit such as the HDD 14, the CPU 11 of the server device 1 executes the data retention control unit 31, the header information retention control unit 32, the communication control unit 33, the condition determination unit 34, and the condition determination unit 34. It functions as a data acquisition reception unit 35.

The data holding control unit 31 stores and holds the main body of the data in a storage unit such as the ROM 12, the RAM 13, or the HDD 14. The header information holding control unit 32 stores and holds the header information of the data in the above-mentioned storage unit. The data header information includes various information such as a user name, a data name, a data size, and a holding start time.

The condition determination unit 34 identifies data having header information set by the user or the like and matching the conditions notified from the client terminal 2. The condition information includes various information such as a user name, a document size, and a retention start time of a user who has logged in to the client terminal 2 in the past. The data acquisition reception unit 35 acquires data that matches the settings of the user or the like, which is the data specified by the condition determination unit 34, from the data holding unit 31, and header information of the data that matches the settings of the user or the like. It is acquired from the information holding unit 32 and transmitted to the client terminal 2.

As a result, the client terminal 2 acquires data that matches the settings (conditions) of the user or the like from the server device 1 at the timing set by the user or the like, and stores the data in the storage unit of the client terminal 2. As will be described later, the data stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2 is referred to by the CPU 21 when the data processing is specified by the user or the like. When the data corresponding to the data processing specified by the user or the like is stored in the storage unit (= acquired from the server device 1), the CPU 21 reads and executes the stored data. As a result, data processing specified by the user or the like can be executed quickly.

If the data corresponding to the data processing specified by the user or the like is not stored in the storage unit (when the data has not been acquired from the server device 1), the data has not been acquired from the client terminal 2 to the server device 1. A data acquisition request corresponding to a certain data processing specified by a user or the like is transmitted. The data acquisition receiving unit 35 of the server device 1 acquires such unacquired data from the storage unit via the data holding control unit 31 and transmits it to the client terminal 2.

(Software configuration of client terminal)
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a software configuration of the client terminal 2. The CPU 21 of the client terminal 2 executes an information processing program stored in a storage unit such as an HDD 24 to execute a data acquisition unit 41, a data execution unit 42 (an example of an execution unit), a condition holding control unit 43, and a communication control unit. It functions as 44, a data retention control unit 45, a header information retention control unit 46, a user information retention control unit 47, and a server information retention control unit 48. The data retention control unit 45 and the header information retention control unit 46 are examples of storage control units.

The user information holding control unit 47 stores and holds the information of the user who has logged in in the past and the user managed by the information processing system in the above-mentioned storage unit. The server information holding control unit 48 stores and holds the server information of the server device 1 accessed from the client terminal 2 in the above-mentioned storage unit.

The condition holding control unit 43 identifies the data to be acquired from the server device 1, and stores and holds the condition information for designating the acquisition timing in a storage unit such as the ROM 22, RAM 23, or HDD 24. The content of this condition information is specified in advance by the user or the like. The condition information includes, for example, a user name of a user who has logged in to the client terminal 2 in the past, a user name managed by the information processing system, a document size, and the like.

The print data acquisition unit 41 (an example of the acquisition request unit) transmits the condition information to the server device 1 at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing can be arbitrarily specified, for example, periodically at predetermined time intervals, or the time when the user logs in to the client terminal 2. The server device 1 searches for data and header information that match the condition information received from the client terminal 2 and returns the data to the client terminal 2. The data and header information transmitted from the server device 1 are acquired by the data acquisition unit 41. The data holding control unit 45 stores and holds the data acquired from the server device 1 in the above-mentioned storage unit. Similarly, the header information holding unit 46 stores the header information acquired from the server device 1 in the above-mentioned storage unit under storage control.

When the user performs an operation to specify the start of data processing, the data acquisition unit 41 determines whether or not the data corresponding to the specified data processing has been acquired in advance from the server device 1 and stored in the storage unit. Confirm. When the data corresponding to the designated data processing is stored in the storage unit, the data acquisition unit 41 supplies the stored data to the data execution unit 42. As a result, the data processing specified by the user can be executed quickly. When the data corresponding to the data processing specified by the user is not stored in the storage unit (when the data has not been acquired from the server device 1), the unacquired data is acquired from the server device 1 and executed as described above. ..

The data holding unit 31 to the data acquisition receiving unit 35 shown in FIG. 4 and the data acquisition unit 41 to the server information holding unit 48 shown in FIG. 5 are realized by software, respectively, but the data holding unit Part or all of the 31-data acquisition receiving unit 35 or the data acquisition unit 41-server information holding unit 48 may be realized by hardware such as an IC (Integrated Circuit).

Further, the information processing program that realizes each function shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 is a file in an installable format or an executable format that can be read by a computer device such as a CD-ROM or a flexible disk (FD). It may be recorded on a medium and provided. Further, it may be recorded and provided on a recording medium readable by a computer device such as a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a Blu-ray disc (registered trademark), or a semiconductor memory. Further, the information processing program may be provided in the form of being installed via a network such as the Internet. Further, the information processing program may be provided by incorporating it into a ROM or the like in the mobile terminal in advance.

(System operation)
In the conventional data processing, the acquisition of the data to be processed is started at the timing when the user specifies the start of the data processing. Therefore, the timing at which the data processing is actually started is the timing at which the data to be processed is acquired by communication or the like. Therefore, the data processing cannot be started until the data to be processed is acquired, and it takes time to complete the data processing.

On the other hand, in the case of the information processing system of the embodiment, the conditions are specified and the data is acquired in advance. As a result, the data processing can be started at the timing specified by the user, and the time required for the data processing to be completed can be shortened. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the system operation of the information processing system of the embodiment having such a configuration. As described below, the information processing system of the embodiment accesses the server device according to a schedule determined based on the conditions set by the user, and acquires in advance data that is likely to be specified for processing. deep. As a result, when the data processing is specified by the user, the data processing can be started immediately, and the time required for the data processing to be completed can be significantly shortened.

That is, in step S1 of the sequence diagram of FIG. 6, the data acquisition unit 41 of the client terminal 2 requests the condition holding control unit 43 to acquire the condition information indicating the condition preset by the user. Upon receiving this acquisition request, the condition holding control unit 43 reads the condition information stored in the above-mentioned storage unit and transmits it to the data acquisition unit 41 in step S2.

Specifically, the user operates the client terminal 2 and stores the condition information in which the characteristics of the data to be acquired and the acquisition timing are specified in the client terminal 2 in advance. The condition holding control unit 43 of the client terminal 2 generates condition information corresponding to the "data feature" and the "acquisition timing" specified by the user, and stores and controls the condition information in the storage unit. Although it is an example, the characteristics of the data include, for example, "data size of data to be acquired (MByte or more, etc.)", "user to acquire data (specified by user name, user who logged in in the past, all users, etc.)", "Data type (data for which priority is set, data for which proxy processing is set, etc.)" and the like are specified. The acquisition timing includes "regular timing such as every 5 seconds or 1 hour", "timing when the user logs in to the client terminal 2 (at the time of login)", or "the client terminal 2 connects to the wireless LAN". A desired timing such as "timing done" is specified.

When such condition information is acquired, the data acquisition unit 41 determines whether or not a user related to data acquisition is specified based on the acquired condition information. Although it is an example, in the case of the information processing system of the embodiment as described above, the data acquired in advance from the server device 1 is subjected to the conditions such as the user name attached to the data, the user who logged in in the past, or all the users. It can be specified. When the user is personally designated, such as user A and user C, the data acquisition unit 41 acquires the user information of the designated user with respect to the user information holding unit 47 in step S3. Make a request. Further, for example, when a user who has logged in in the past is specified, the data acquisition unit 41 requests the user information holding unit 47 to acquire user information of each user who has logged in in the past in step S3.

The storage unit of the client terminal 2 stores the user information of each user who has logged in in the past and the user information of each user managed by the information processing system of the embodiment. When the user information holding unit 47 receives the user information acquisition request, in step S4, the user information holding unit 47 reads the user information of the designated user from the storage unit and transmits it to the data acquisition unit 41.

Next, in step S5, the data acquisition unit 41 requests the server information retention control unit 48 to acquire server information such as the network address and server name of the server device in which the acquired data is stored. The storage unit of the client terminal 2 stores the server information of the server device 1 which is the communication partner of the client terminal 2. Upon receiving the server information acquisition request, the server information retention control unit 48 reads the server information stored in the storage unit and transmits it to the data acquisition unit 41 in step S6.

When the condition information, the user information, and the server information are acquired in this way, the data acquisition unit 41 monitors the timing of acquiring the data of the specified conditions from the server device 1. For example, when a periodic acquisition timing for each hour is specified, the data acquisition unit 41 counts the time for one hour based on the time information from a timer (not shown). Then, the data acquisition unit 41 forms a data acquisition request signal to which the acquired condition information and the user information are added every time the time of one hour is counted, and in step S7, the server device 1 indicated by the acquired server information. Is transmitted via the communication control unit 44. As a result, the server device 1 is requested to acquire data that meets the above conditions.

The data acquisition reception unit 35 of the server device 1 receives the data acquisition request signal transmitted from the client terminal 2 via the communication control unit 33, and conditions the condition information and the user information added to the data acquisition request signal. It is transmitted to the determination unit 34 to make a condition determination request. Upon receiving the condition determination request, the condition determination unit 34 transmits the condition information to the header information holding unit 32 in step S9, and transmits the condition information to the data holding unit 31 in step S11.

As an example, the data body of data that has been processed in the past by the client terminal 2, such as print data stored in the print server by the user at an arbitrary timing, is "data identification information (data ID)". , "User name", "Data name", "Data size", etc., and are stored in the storage area of the data body and the storage area of the header information in the above-mentioned storage unit of the server device 1, respectively. Has been done.

The header information holding unit 32 corresponds to "data identification information (data ID)", "user name", "data name", "priority", "input time", "data size", etc. indicated by the condition information. The header information is detected from the storage unit and transmitted to the data acquisition reception unit 35 in step S10. Similarly, the data holding unit 31 detects the data body corresponding to the “data identification information (data ID)”, “user name”, “data name” and the like indicated by the condition information from the storage unit, and data in step S12. It is transmitted to the acquisition reception unit 35. The data acquisition receiving unit 35 transmits the header information and the data body corresponding to the conditions specified by the user detected by the header information holding unit 32 and the data holding unit 31 to the client terminal 2 in step S13.

The data acquisition unit 41 of the client terminal 2 receives the header information and the data body that match the specified conditions, which are transmitted from the server device 1. The header information holding unit 46 of the client terminal 2 stores and controls the header information received from the server device 1 that matches the specified conditions in the storage unit. Similarly, the data holding unit 45 of the client terminal 2 stores and controls the data main body that matches the specified condition received from the server device 1 in the storage unit in association with the header information.

As described above, in the information processing system of the embodiment, the data (header information + data body) of the specified condition is acquired from the server device 1 at a predetermined timing such as every hour, and the storage unit of the client terminal 2 It is stored in advance in.

Next, when data processing is specified by the user in the client terminal 2, the data acquisition unit 41 sends the data for performing the specified data processing to the header information holding unit 46 in step S14 to the client terminal. Inquire whether or not the data is stored in the storage unit in 2. The header information holding unit 46 performs data processing specified by the user by referring to the header information of each data stored in the storage unit based on the header information corresponding to the data processing specified by the user. It is determined whether or not the data is stored in the storage unit, and this determination information is transmitted to the data acquisition unit 41 in step S15.

When the data acquisition unit 41 receives the positive determination information from the header information holding unit 46, the data acquisition unit 41 recognizes that the data to be subjected to the data processing specified by the user is stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2. When the data acquisition unit 41 recognizes that the data to be processed by the user is stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2, the process proceeds to step S16.

On the other hand, when the data acquisition unit 41 receives the negative determination information from the header information holding unit 46, the data to be processed by the user is not stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2. Recognize that. When the data acquisition unit 41 recognizes that the data to be processed by the user is not stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2, the process proceeds to step S20.

(When data has already been acquired from the server device)
Next, the data acquisition unit 41 recognizes that the data to be subjected to the data processing specified by the user is stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2, and proceeds to the process in step S16. Is requested to acquire data for which data processing specified by the user is performed. Upon receiving this acquisition request, the data holding unit 45 reads the data to be processed by the user specified by the user from the storage unit and transmits the data to the data acquisition unit 41 in step S17.

When the data acquisition unit 41 acquires the data read from the storage unit, the data acquisition unit 41 transmits the acquired data to the data execution unit 42 in step S18, and requests execution of data processing. As a result, the data execution unit 42 can execute a predetermined data process designated by the user by using the data previously acquired from the server device 1 and stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2. When the data processing is completed, the data execution unit 42 notifies the data acquisition unit 41 of the completion of the data processing in step S19. As a result, a series of data processing in the information processing system of the embodiment is completed.

(When data has not been acquired from the server device)
On the other hand, in the data acquisition unit 41, data for which data processing specified by the user, such as print data stored in the print server by the user at an arbitrary timing, is not stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2. When the process proceeds to step S20, the data processing information indicating the data processing specified by the user is transmitted to the server device 1 via the communication control unit 44, and a data acquisition request is made. In step S21, the data acquisition receiving unit 35 of the server device 1 transmits the data processing information to the header information holding control unit 32 and requests the acquisition of the header information. The header information holding control unit 32 acquires the header information corresponding to the data processing specified by the user from the storage unit by referring to the storage unit of the server device 1 based on the data processing information, and in step S22, the data It is supplied to the acquisition reception unit 35.

The data acquisition receiving unit 35 transmits the header information received from the header information holding control unit 32 to the data holding unit 31 in step S23, and requests data acquisition. The data holding unit 31 acquires the data corresponding to the received header information from the storage unit. Then, the data holding unit 31 transmits the acquired data to the data acquisition receiving unit 35 in step S24. The data acquisition reception unit 35 transmits the received data to the client terminal 2 via the communication control unit 33 in step S25.

When the data acquisition unit 41 of the client terminal 2 acquires data from the server device 1, the acquired data is transmitted to the data execution unit 42 in step S26 to request execution of data processing. As a result, even if the data corresponding to the data processing specified by the user is not stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2, the data is acquired from the server device 1 and specified by the user in the data execution unit 42. It is possible to execute predetermined data processing. When the data processing is completed, the data execution unit 42 notifies the data acquisition unit 41 of the completion of the data processing in step S19. As a result, a series of data processing in the information processing system of the embodiment is completed.

(Effect of embodiment)
As is clear from the above description, in the information processing system of the embodiment, data for data processing is acquired from the server device 1 to the client terminal 2 in advance. As a result, when the execution of the data processing is specified, the execution of the data processing can be started immediately based on the data stored in the client terminal 2. Therefore, rapid data processing can be performed regardless of the amount of data, the congestion status of the network, and the like.

(First use case)
Next, the information processing system of such an embodiment can be used as a printing system in which print data of a multifunction device (MFP) is managed by a management server device. In this case, the server device 1 is the management server device and the client terminal 2 is the MFP. The MFP is an image processing device having a plurality of functions such as copying, a printer, a scanner, and a facsimile.

In the case of the conventional printing system, when the operation of the print start button of the MFP is detected, the communication of the print data is started between the MFP and the management server device via the network. Then, the MFP acquires the print data from the management server device and prints the printed matter.

In the case of a printing system provided with a management server device that manages print data in an on-premises environment, the communication speed of the print data does not matter so much because a communication line such as an in-house LAN is used. Even if a problem occurs, it can be easily improved by improving the communication environment of the in-house LAN or by providing a server device with high specifications.

However, in the case of a printing system that holds print data in a cloud environment, an external public network such as the Internet is used. Then, when large print data is communicated between the management server device in the cloud environment and the MFP, there arises a problem that the print process of the MFP is significantly delayed due to the communication delay of the print data or the like. In particular, in the case of a pull print system in which the MFP acquires print data from the management server device and prints, if the MFP takes time to acquire the print data from the management server device, the user who specifies printing is in front of the MFP. It causes the inconvenience of waiting for a long time.

Therefore, in the printing system to which the information processing system of the embodiment is applied, for example, the MFP periodically inquires about the print data having a data size of a certain value or more from the management server device. Then, in the case of this printing system, if print data having a data size equal to or larger than a certain condition exists, the print data and the bibliographic information as an example of the header information are acquired and stored in advance in the storage unit of the MFP.

In the case of this example, for example, data identification information (data ID), user name, data name, priority, data input time, data size, print form (double-sided / single-sided), number of copies, print type (color printing / monochrome). Printing), proxy printing user name, etc. are the bibliographic information of the print data (corresponding to the above-mentioned header information).

When the print button is operated by the user, the MFP confirms whether or not the print data for which printing is specified is stored in the storage unit. When the print data is stored in the storage unit, the MFP starts printing using the print data. As a result, even in the case of a printing system that holds print data in a cloud environment, printing can be executed quickly regardless of the data size of the print data or the congestion status of the network. Therefore, it takes time for the MFP to acquire print data from the management server device, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the user who has specified printing waits for a long time in front of the MFP.

When the print data is not stored in the storage unit of the MFP, the MFP acquires the print data from the management server device via the network and prints, as described above.

(Second use case)
Next, the information processing system of the above-described embodiment can be used as a projection system in which the projector device acquires content data to be projected from a management server device provided on the cloud environment and projects the content data. In this case, the server device 1 is the management server device, and the client terminal 2 is the projector device.

In the case of such a projection system, for example, inquiries about content data having a data size of a certain value or more are periodically made from the projector device to the management server device. Then, when the content data having a data size equal to or larger than a certain condition exists, the content data and the header information are acquired and stored in advance in the storage unit of the projector device.

When the projection start button is operated by the user, the projector device confirms whether or not the content data for which the projection is specified is stored in the storage unit. When the content data is stored in the storage unit, the projector device starts projection using the content data. As a result, even in the case of a projection system that holds content data in a cloud environment, projection can be performed quickly regardless of the data size of the content data or the congestion status of the network. Therefore, it takes time for the projector device to acquire the content data from the management server device, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the user has to wait for a long time in front of the projector device.

When the content data is not stored in the storage unit of the projector device, the projector device acquires the content data from the management server device via the network and projects the data, as described above.

(Third use case)
Next, the information processing system of the above-described embodiment is used as a video distribution system in which a client terminal acquires video content (including still image content) from a management server device provided on a cloud environment and plays it back. Can be done. In this case, the server device 1 is the management server device, and the client terminal 2 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer device (notebook type or desktop type), or the like. As the client terminal 2, a wearable terminal such as a wristwatch type or a glasses type having a communication function, a display function, and a storage function may be used.

In the case of such a video distribution system, the client terminal 2 periodically acquires video content from the management server device at a predetermined timing such as when a user logs in to the client terminal 2 or when a wireless LAN is connected.

Further, on the management server device side, in addition to recommending video contents that are viewed a large number of times, video contents that are likely to be viewed by the user are recommended based on the viewing history of the user. At the above timing, the client terminal 2 includes video content exceeding a predetermined amount of data, content with a title specified by the user, video content with a large number of views recommended by the management server device, and user's viewing history. The video content and the like that are highly likely to be viewed by the user, which are recommended based on the above, are acquired in advance at the above timing.

As an example, if the user is watching the video content of the drama series, the management server device recommends the video content of the next episode and the next season based on the viewing history. As a result, the client terminal 2 can acquire in advance the moving image content that is likely to be viewed by the user and store it in the storage unit at a predetermined timing such as when the wireless LAN is connected.

Therefore, regardless of the data size of the moving image content, the congestion status of the network, or the like, the viewing of the moving image content desired by the user can be started quickly. Therefore, it takes time to acquire the moving image content from the management server device, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the user has to wait for a long time for viewing.

When the content data is not stored in the storage unit of the client terminal 2, the client terminal 2 acquires and views the moving image content from the management server device via the network as described above.

Finally, the embodiments and use cases described above are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This new embodiment and use case can be implemented in various other forms or use cases. In addition, various omissions, replacements, and changes to embodiments and use cases can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

For example, in the description of the above-described embodiment, the condition holding unit 43 of the client terminal 2 stores and controls the condition information indicating the condition set by the user in the storage unit. However, the condition information may be stored on the server device 1 side or on both the server device 1 and the client terminal 2. When the condition information is stored in the server device 1, for example, the condition information of the conditions set by the administrator or the like is stored in the storage unit of the server device 1. The server device 1 selects data that matches the condition information from the data stored in the storage unit at a predetermined timing, for example, periodically, and transmits the data to the client terminal 2.

The client terminal 2 stores data transmitted from the server device 1 at a predetermined timing such as a periodic period (timing set by the administrator of the server device 1), and performs data processing of the stored data. , Execute at the timing specified by the user. As a result, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment, such as enabling rapid data processing on the client terminal 2 side regardless of the amount of data, the congestion status of the network, and the like.

Further, on the client terminal 2 side, an operation of acquiring data from the server device 1 is executed in order (priority) from the user having the longest time (data processing time) required from the start to the completion of the data processing for each user. You may.

That is, in this case, the data acquisition unit 41 of the client terminal 2 detects a plurality of the above-mentioned data processing times for each user to calculate the average data processing time, or detects the longest data processing time. Then, the data acquisition unit 41 performs an operation of acquiring data matching the specified conditions from the server device 1 at a timing specified by the user in order from the user having the longest data processing time. In other words, the data acquisition unit 41 determines the priority of each user based on the data processing time as a comparison standard, and according to this priority, requests the server device 1 to acquire data that matches the conditions of each user. Do it against. As a result, the data processing time, which varies from user to user, can be shortened and made uniform, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

The CPUs 11 and 21 described above include a processor programmed to execute each function by software, and an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), IC (Integrated Circuit) or circuit designed to execute each function. It shall include hardware such as modules.

Further, the above-described embodiment is carried out by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and a device configured by connecting conventional circuit modules if the engineer has ordinary knowledge in the information processing technology field. Is possible.

Further, each function described in the above-described embodiment can be realized by one or a plurality of processing circuits (Circuit), respectively. The "processing circuit" includes hardware such as a processor programmed to execute each function by software, an ASIC designed to execute each function, and a circuit module.

Such an embodiment, a modified example of the embodiment, each use case and a modified example of each use case are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and the invention described in the claims and the equivalent range thereof. It is included in.

1 Server device 2 Client terminal 3 WAN (Wide Area Network)
4 LAN (Local Area Network)
31 Data retention control unit 32 Header information retention control unit 33 Communication control unit 34 Condition judgment unit 35 Data acquisition reception unit 41 Data acquisition unit 42 Data execution unit 43 Condition retention control unit 44 Communication control unit 45 Data retention control unit 46 Header information retention Control unit 47 User information retention control unit 48 Server information retention control unit

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-068393 JP-A-2017-073689

Claims (12)

A acquisition request unit that transmits condition information for specifying conditions for data to be acquired to a server device connected to a wide area communication network at a predetermined acquisition timing and requests acquisition of data that meets the conditions.
Of the data stored in the storage unit when data processing is specified by storing and controlling the data transmitted from the server device and satisfying the conditions indicated by the condition information in the storage unit. A storage control unit that reads out the data corresponding to the specified data processing, and
It has an execution unit that executes data processing of the data read from the storage unit , and has an execution unit.
The acquisition requesting unit detects a data processing time as a comparison reference based on the data processing time of one or a plurality of times of data processing executed by the execution unit, which is detected for each user, and uses the comparison reference as the data processing time. According to the priority determined by the data processing time, each user is requested to acquire data that matches the above conditions.
An information processing device that features. When the data corresponding to the designated data processing is not stored in the storage unit, the acquisition requesting unit transmits the data processing information indicating the designated data processing to the server device and is designated. Request the acquisition of data corresponding to the data processing, and
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes data processing of the data received from the server device. The acquisition requesting unit periodically performs the acquisition request unit with respect to the server device at the time of logging in to the information processing device or at the timing when the information processing device is connected to the wireless local area network. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the acquisition request of data satisfying the above conditions is performed. The server device transmits the data indicated by the condition information set on the server device side to the information processing device at the timing set on the server device side.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage control unit stores and controls data transmitted from the server device in the storage unit. An information processing system including a server device connected to a wide area communication network and an information processing device that executes predetermined data processing using data acquired from the server device via the wide area communication network.
The information processing device
An acquisition request unit that transmits condition information for specifying conditions for data to be acquired to the server device connected to the wide area communication network at a predetermined acquisition timing, and requests acquisition of data that meets the conditions. When,
Of the data stored in the storage unit when data processing is specified by storing and controlling the data transmitted from the server device and satisfying the conditions indicated by the condition information in the storage unit. A storage control unit that reads out the data corresponding to the specified data processing, and
An execution unit that executes data processing of the data read from the storage unit is provided.
The server device
Of the data stored in the storage unit, an acquisition unit that acquires data corresponding to the condition information received from the information processing device, and an acquisition unit.
A transmission control unit that controls transmission of data acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing device is provided.
The acquisition request unit of the information processing device detects a data processing time as a comparison reference based on the data processing time of one or a plurality of times of data processing executed by the execution unit, which is detected for each user. An information processing system, characterized in that, according to a priority determined by a data processing time serving as a comparison standard, an acquisition request for data matching the above conditions of each user is performed. When the data corresponding to the designated data processing is not stored in the storage unit, the acquisition request unit of the information processing device transmits data processing information indicating the designated data processing to the server device. Then, a request for acquisition of data corresponding to the specified data processing is performed.
The acquisition unit of the server device acquires the designated data for which an acquisition request has been made from the information processing device from the storage unit.
The transmission control unit of the server device transmits and controls the data acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing device.
The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the execution unit of the information processing device executes data processing of the data received from the server device. The acquisition requesting unit of the information processing device periodically logs in to the information processing device, or at the timing when the information processing device is connected to the wireless local area network, as the predetermined acquisition timing. The information processing system according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the server device is requested to acquire data satisfying the above conditions. The acquisition unit of the server device acquires the data indicated by the condition information set on the server device side from the storage unit at the timing set on the server device side.
The transmission control unit of the server device transmits and controls the data acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing device.
The information according to any one of claims 5 to 7 , wherein the storage control unit of the information processing device stores and controls data transmitted from the server device in the storage unit. Processing system. It is an information processing program of an information processing device.
Computer,
A acquisition request unit that transmits condition information for specifying conditions for data to be acquired to a server device connected to a wide area communication network at a predetermined acquisition timing and requests acquisition of data that meets the conditions.
Of the data stored in the storage unit when data processing is specified by storing and controlling the data transmitted from the server device and satisfying the conditions indicated by the condition information in the storage unit. A storage control unit that reads out the data corresponding to the specified data processing, and
It functions as an execution unit that executes data processing of the data read from the storage unit.
When functioning as the acquisition request unit, the data processing time as a comparison reference is detected based on the data processing time of one or a plurality of times of data processing executed by the execution unit, which is detected for each user. An information processing program characterized in that an acquisition request for data matching the above-mentioned conditions of each user is performed according to a priority determined by a data processing time as a comparison reference. When the data corresponding to the designated data processing is not stored in the storage unit, the acquisition requesting unit transmits the data processing information indicating the designated data processing to the server device and is designated. Request the acquisition of data corresponding to the data processing, and
The information processing program according to claim 9, wherein the execution unit executes data processing of the data received from the server device. The acquisition requesting unit periodically performs the acquisition request unit with respect to the server device at the time of logging in to the information processing device or at the timing when the information processing device is connected to the wireless local area network. The information processing program according to claim 9 or 10 , further comprising requesting acquisition of data satisfying the above conditions. The server device transmits the data indicated by the condition information set on the server device side to the information processing device at the timing set on the server device side.
The information processing program according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the storage control unit stores and controls data transmitted from the server device in the storage unit.

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