JP2000148691A - Information synchronization system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To synchronize data of individual information management systems to match with each other through e-mailing by providing a synchronization management table, which shows relation between groupware information and individual information and is referred to, when the groupware information is modified according to modified individual information. SOLUTION: When data in the individual information management table 16 are data that were modified through a portable information terminal 17 and data requested to be modified, the source data held in a groupware management table 12 and the modified data held in an individual information management table 16 are newly registered in the groupware management table 12 and individual information management table 16. In a synchronization managing table 14, the combination of the data IDs of the source data and modified data is registered. Thus, the synchronization management table 14 holds a combination of source data and a combination of modified data, so that a requested item from one operator to another operator can be positively managed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information synchronization system in a group, and more particularly to an information synchronization system for matching information such as schedules, work items, addresses, and requested items in a group.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Systems developed to support group work, that is, groupware, have been widely used in recent years with the improvement of networks. Each worker in the group communicates using such groupware,
By sharing information, efforts are being made to increase productivity within the group. Such groupware includes, for example, a server device that manages the entire groupware, and a plurality of client devices connected to the server device via a network.

[0003] Each worker in a group uses a personal information management system that manages their own schedule, work items, addresses, requests, and the like to improve work efficiency. Such a personal information management system is built in a client device, built in a portable information terminal or the like that can input data at any time, or built in a desktop personal computer in an office, depending on the environment surrounding the worker. You.

According to such a system for linking the groupware and the personal information management system, that is, the information synchronization system, the personal information (schedule and the like) of a plurality of workers is managed by the groupware. The work amount is adjusted according to the above data, thereby improving the productivity.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-221277 discloses a schedule management system capable of adjusting busy periods and idle periods of work. According to this schedule management system, each group member (worker)
It is possible to request another worker for work in consideration of the work load balance.

[0006] Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-221377 discloses that
It discloses a schedule management function for individual or group, facility reservation, process management, etc., and a schedule management system using files created using application programs such as word processors, figures, and spreadsheets. According to this schedule management system, comprehensive scheduling in which various schedules are collated can be smoothly performed.

A personal information management system constituting such an information (schedule) management system is often constructed in a plurality of environments (for example, a desktop computer or a portable terminal is used as a personal information management system). Data is not directly transmitted and received between personal information management systems. Also, because groupware is a system used to work within a group,
Data requested by other workers, such as request schedules from other people, request items (TODO), etc.
) Exists. As described above, since the personal information management system is an independent system having different use environments, data of the personal information management system must be changed based on request data. For example, when a certain personal information management system requests a schedule change, the data of the worker's personal information management system related to the schedule must also be rewritten.

In a conventional information management system, when a requesting worker (hereinafter, referred to as a "requester") changes data such as a schedule, the requester is requested to change the data of the requester (hereinafter, referred to as a "requester"). To the requesting party), and the requesting party has changed the data of its own personal information management system.

[0009]

However, in the conventional information management system, the data of the personal information management system cannot simply match the request data. That is, unless a worker (operator) of the personal information management system operates the personal information management system, request data from other workers cannot be reflected on the personal information management system.

[0010] Therefore, for the same matter, the data of the groupware and the data of the personal information system may be different. For example, regarding a request to hold a meeting, the groupware may retain the request data before the change, and the personal information management system may retain the request data after the change.

In some cases, the data of the groupware is changed without the approval of the groupware. For example, there is a case where the groupware retains the conference holding data before the change even though the conference holding data (date and time, etc.) is changed.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an information management system that can match data of a groupware with data of a personal information management system and can match data between personal information management systems using electronic mail. The purpose is to provide.

[0013]

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is,
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided information for synchronizing information between a groupware system that supports work in a group of a plurality of workers and a plurality of personal information management systems that respectively manage personal information on the plurality of workers. Synchronous system. This information synchronization system stores a groupware management table that stores groupware information held by groupware terminals that constitute the groupware system, and stores personal information that is held by personal information terminals that constitute each personal information management system, A synchronization management table referred to when the groupware information is changed based on the changed personal information.

Thus, even when the information of the personal information terminal is changed, the synchronization management table indicates the relationship between the groupware information of the groupware management table and the personal information of the personal information management table. And personal information can be matched.

In such an information synchronization system,
The groupware system may include a plurality of groupware terminals each having the groupware management table. The personal information terminal may include the first personal information management table. Further, one terminal may be used as the personal information terminal and the groupware terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groupware system for supporting work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers, and a plurality of personal management systems for managing information on the plurality of workers. Synchronous system. The information synchronization system includes a groupware information management unit that stores and manages information of the groupware system, a personal information management unit that stores and manages information of each personal information management system, and a groupware information management unit. A synchronization management unit indicating the relationship between the information stored in the personal information management unit and the information stored in the personal information management unit; and when the information stored in the personal information management unit is changed, the changed information is stored in the groupware. A notification unit for notifying the information management unit.

Thus, when a change is requested for the information stored in the personal information management unit, the changed information is transmitted to the personal information management system of another personal information management system via the synchronization management means and the groupware information management means. Since the information is transmitted to the information management unit, the groupware system recognizes this new information, that is, after the information of the personal information management system matches the information of the groupware, the work of the other personal information management system is performed. Can be notified of new information.

In this case, it is preferable that a means for displaying the changed information notified to the group information management unit on a display unit is provided. According to a third aspect of the present invention, a groupware system which supports work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers is input via a personal information management system which manages personal information of workers constituting the group. This is an information notification system for notifying the personal information. The information notification system includes a personal information management unit that stores the personal information, a synchronization management unit that indicates a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware system and the personal information stored in the personal information management unit. A notification unit for notifying the groupware of the input personal information with reference to the synchronization management means when the personal information is input via the personal information management system.

Accordingly, a certain worker inputs a request for changing personal information of another worker via the personal information management system, and the change request is transmitted to the groupware system. After recognizing such information, the operator of another personal information management system can be notified of the change request.

In this case, the groupware system includes a main processor that manages the entire groupware system, and a plurality of sub-processors connected to the main processor via a network. It may include a management unit and the notification unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groupware system which supports work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers, via a personal information management system which manages personal information of workers constituting the group. This is an information notification system for notifying personal information entered by the user. The information notification system includes a synchronization management unit that indicates a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware and the personal information stored in the personal information management unit, and receives personal information via the personal information management system. Notification means for notifying the groupware of the input personal information by referring to the synchronization management means when the information is received.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groupware system which supports work in a group including a plurality of workers, via a personal information management system which manages personal information of workers forming the group. This is an information synchronization method for notifying the personal information input by the user. In this information synchronization method, the personal information management system accepts the input personal information, and indicates a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware and the input personal information. The input personal information is notified to the groupware.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groupware system which supports work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers, via a personal information management system which manages personal information of workers constituting the group. A computer-readable medium for storing a program for notifying personal information input by the user. The program includes a step of receiving the input personal information by a personal information management system; a step of indicating a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware and the input personal information; and Notifying the input personal information to the groupware.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groupware system which supports work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers, via a personal information management system which manages personal information of workers forming the group. A computer-readable medium for storing a program for notifying personal information input by the user. The program includes a step of indicating a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware and the input personal information, and a step of notifying the groupware of the input personal information with reference to the relationship. Become.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. <Overall Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the information management system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information management system 10 includes a server device S for managing the entire groupware, and a plurality of client devices C1, C2... Cn connected to the server device S via a network NW. A portable information terminal (PDA: Person) that performs data communication with the client device C1
al Data Assistant) 17, a small personal computer 18 for performing data communication with the client device C2, and a desktop personal computer 20 for performing data communication with the client device Cn.

In the memory of the client device C1, a groupware management table 12 for storing data of the groupware system, and a synchronization for storing data for matching information of the groupware system with personal information of the personal information management system. A management table 14 and a personal information management table 16 for storing personal information (schedule, address, work items, request items, etc.) regarding the operator operating the client device C1 are developed. Also, the groupware management table 12, the synchronization management table 14, and the personal information management table 16 are developed in the other client devices C2 to Cn.

The client device C1 and the portable information terminal 17
Is transmitted / received via infrared rays, and the client C2 and the small personal computer 18 are connected via a cable, and data is transmitted / received via the cable. Further, data is transmitted and received between the client device Cn and the desktop personal computer 20 via a cable. It should be noted that the data communication between the client device C1, C2 ... Cn and the portable device, etc., may be carried out using any kind of interface, including via a PC card.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information management system 10 includes a server program SV and a plurality of client programs C which constitute a groupware system GW.
L1, CL2... CLn and the personal information management system P1,
P2... Pn (Personal Information M)
.. Pn, client management programs CL1, CL2... CLn, and PIM programs P1, P2.
Sn and mail creation / transmission / reception programs M1, M2 ... M
n and the terminal AP K installed in each terminal
1, K2... Kn. This terminal AP
K1, K2... Kn are PIM programs P1,
Since it has a function of cooperating with P2 ... Pn, the terminal AP
Information input via K1, K2... Kn is reflected in information of the PIM programs P1, P2.

The server program SV is a program for operating the server S in FIG. 1, and manages the entire groupware system GW. This server program SV
Performs data management, information sharing between clients, network management, security management, etc.

Client programs CL1, CL2,...
CLn is a program for operating the client devices C1, C2... Cn in FIG. 1 as terminals of the groupware system GW.

Synchronization management APs S1, S2... Sn, PIM
The programs P1, P2... Pn and the mail creation / transmission / reception programs M1, M2... Mn are respectively executed by the client devices C1, C2.

The synchronization management APs S1, S2... Sn are transmitted to the client devices C1, C2.
To expand. The PIM programs P1, P2,... Pn manage personal information (schedule, address, etc.). The mail creation / transmission / reception programs M1, M2,.
P K1, K2... Kn and PIM programs P1, P2
When a change or addition (deletion) of another worker's personal information is requested via Pn, an e-mail is created and transmitted to the groupware system GW. Also, when another worker requests a change or addition (deletion) of personal information via the groupware system GW, the request (email)
Are the mail creation / transmission / reception programs M1, M2 ... M
n. At this time, the PIM program P
1, P2... Pn rewrites personal information based on requests from other workers.

That is, the information input from the portable information terminal 17 shown in FIG. 1 is reflected in the personal information management system constructed in the client device C1, and further, the groupware system constructed in the client device C1. Is reflected in Also, when information is transmitted from another client device constituting the groupware system to the client device C1 via the server device S, the information is reflected on the personal information management system constructed on the client device C1, Further, the information is reflected on the portable information terminal 17.

For example, when a request to change the schedule is input from the portable information terminal 17, the client device C
The personal management system constructed in 1 receives the change request information and creates an e-mail based on the change request information. Then, the created mail is sent from the client device C1 as a groupware system to the requested client device via the server device S. On the other hand, when a change request mail is sent from another worker to the client device C1 via the groupware system, the client device C1 as a personal information system is sent.
Receives the change request mail and rewrites personal information (schedule) based on the mail. Then, the rewritten personal information is reflected on the portable information terminal 17.

The client program, synchronization management A
P, PIM program and mail creation / transmission / reception program are stored in one storage medium (CD-ROM etc.)
It may be treated as one application software.

<Table> As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 4 (a), the synchronization management table 14 is provided with an update last date and time (date) indicating when the update has been performed. It has a field for storing, a field for storing a data ID of the personal information management system, and a field for storing a request flag. The data ID “1234” of the groupware is an ID for identifying a matter (request item or the like) on the groupware side, and the data ID “1111” of the personal information management system is a matter on the matter (request) of the personal information management system. I) for identifying
D, and the request flag “request” is a flag indicating whether or not the request is a request from another worker.

The groupware management table 12 is developed in each of the client devices C1, C2,... Cn as described above, and as shown in FIG. 3B and FIG. A field for storing a data ID for identifying the data, a field for storing a status flag indicating the status of the data (synchronized, new, changed, and deleted), and a request indicating whether the request is from another worker A field for storing a flag and a field for storing a subject 1, a subject 2,...

FIG. 3C shows the personal information management table 16.
As shown in FIG. 4 (c), a field for storing a data ID for identifying which data is the data, a field for storing a status flag indicating the status of the data, ) Subject 1
And a field for storing subject 2.

The state of the data includes a case where the data of the groupware and the data of the personal information management system have been synchronized, and a case where the data is newly registered in the groupware management table 12 and the personal information management table 16. ,
When requesting changes to already registered data,
It is divided into the case of deleting already registered data.
The state of the data may be managed based on the update date and time without using the state flag. In that case, the date of creation / change / synchronization may be stored in the field for storing the status flag, and the status of the data may be determined based on these dates and the update date / time attached to the synchronization management table.

A case where the data of the groupware and the data of the personal information management system are synchronized by using such tables 12, 14, and 16 will be described using the client device C1 as an example.

First, the data I of the groupware system
D and the data ID of the personal information management system,
The client device C1 recognizes the corresponding data in the groupware system and the corresponding data in the personal management system, respectively. When the recognized data of the personal information management system, that is, the data in the personal information management table 16 is data changed via the portable information terminal 16 and data requesting a change,
The original data held in the groupware management table 12 and the changed data held in the personal information management table 16 are newly registered in the groupware management table 12 and the personal information management table 16, and the synchronization management table 14 , A combination of data IDs of original data and changed data is registered.

For example, the client device C1 is shown in FIG.
Based on the groupware data ID “1234” of the synchronization management table 14 shown in (a), the status flag “synchronized”, the request flag “request”, the subject “meeting” and the like of the groupware management table 12 are recognized. . Also,
The client device C1 determines, based on the data ID “1111” in the synchronization management table 14 shown in FIG.
FIG. 3C recognizes the status flag “change” and the subject “meeting” in the personal information management table 16. In this case, the original data (data ID “1234”) held in the groupware management table 12 is data changed in the personal information management system and request data for requesting another worker. , Personal information management table 1
6 (data ID “1111”), the changed data in the groupware management table 12 (data ID
“5678”) and the changed data (data ID “2222”) of the personal management table 16a are stored in the groupware management table 12 and the personal information management table 16 as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C. And newly register each. Then, as shown in FIG. 4A, the combination of the original data and the combination of the changed data are registered in the synchronization management table 14.

As described above, since the synchronization management table 14 holds the combination of the original data and the combination of the changed data, it is possible to reliably manage a request from one worker to another worker.

<Overall Processing> Next, the processing performed by the synchronization system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing performed by the synchronization system. Less than,
A case where the information of the groupware system in the client device C1 and the information of the personal management system are synchronized will be described as an example.

First, the client device C1 initializes a data read pointer of groupware (S0).
1), data (data ID, status, request flag, subject 1, subject 2, etc.) in the groupware management table 12 is read (S02).

Then, the client device C1 obtains a data ID for searching the personal information management table 16 from the synchronization management table 14 by using (based on) the data ID of the groupware management table 12 (S03). . For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the data ID “1234” of the groupware management table 12
The data ID “1111” of the personal information management table 16 is acquired from the synchronization management table 14 using the key as a key.

The client device C1 obtains data of the corresponding personal information system using (based on) the data ID of the personal information management table 16 (S0).
4). For example, as shown in FIG. 3C, using the data ID “1111” of the personal information management table 16 as a key, data whose status flag is “change” and whose subject 1 is “meeting” are acquired.

Then, the client device C 1 determines the data read from the groupware management table 12 and the data read from the personal information management table 16
It is determined whether or not the status flag is "change" (S05).

When only the status flag of the groupware management table 14 is “change”, the client device C 1
Reflects the read data of the groupware system in the acquired data of the personal information management system (S0
6) The state flag of the groupware is changed to "synchronized" (S07).

When only the status flag of the personal information management table 16 is “change”, the client device C 1
Determines whether the request flag in the acquired personal information table 16 is "request", that is, whether the request is a request to another worker (S08).

When the request flag is not "request", the client device C1 reflects the acquired data of the personal information table 16 on the data read from the groupware management table 12 (S09), and sets the groupware status flag to "synchronous". To "completed" (S10).

When the request flag is "request", the client device C1 performs a process at the time of a request to send a mail to the requested worker (S11). The processing at the time of this request will be described later.

At S05, groupware management table 1
When it is determined that both the status flag of No. 2 and the status flag of the personal information management management table 16 are “change”, the client device C1 performs both change processing, that is, the status flag of the groupware management table 12 is “change”. Change"
(S06, S07) and the processing (S08-S11) executed when the status flag of the personal information management table 16 is "change".

Then, the groupware management table 12
After the processing (S06, S07) executed when the status flag is "change", the personal information management table 1
After the processing (S08-S11) executed when the status flag of No. 6 is "change" or after the processing (S12) executed when both status flags are "change", It is determined whether the read groupware data is the last data (S13). If it is not the last data, the process returns to step S02, and the processes of steps S02 to S13 are repeated. If it is the last data, the process ends.

<Request Processing> Next, the request processing (S11) shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.
This will be described with reference to the type tables 12, 14, and 16 and the flowchart of the processing at the time of request shown in FIG.

First, the client device C1 newly registers the data of the groupware management table 12 in the personal information management table 16 (S21). For example, FIG.
As shown in (b), the groupware management table 12
As shown in FIG. 4B, the data identified by the data ID “1234” in the personal information management table 1
6 is newly stored as the data ID “2222”.

Each of the client devices C 1 has the data ID “1234” of the groupware management table 12.
And the subject field of the data identified by the data ID “2222” of the personal information management table 16 in the subject field of the data identified by
Is added (S22).

The client device C1 manages the data ID “2222” of the newly created data in the personal information management table 16 in S21 and the personal information management of the record identified by the data ID “1234” in the synchronization management table 14. It is stored in the system data ID field (S2
3).

Then, the client device C1 transmits the personal information management table 1 identified by the data ID “1111”.
The changed data No. 6 is stored in the groupware management table 12 with the data ID “5678” as new data of the groupware (S24).

The client device C1 and the portable information terminal 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a subject field of the data identified by the data ID “5678” of the groupware management table 12 and a data ID “1” of the personal information management table 16a.
111 "and the subject field of the data identified by
Add a character string of "Change Requesting-Change Data" (S2
5).

The client device C 1 uses the data ID “5678” of the data newly created in the group management table 12 in S 24 and the personal information management system for the record identified by the data ID “1111” in the synchronization management table 14. Store in the data ID field (S2
6).

Then, the client C1 notifies the requester of the request data of the change request (S27). <Change request notification process> Next, referring to FIGS. 7 and 8,
The change request notification process will be described in more detail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the change request notification processing, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the request change processing. When the change request notification process starts, the client device C1 acquires a message template (a pattern in which a message can be created only by inputting information at a corresponding position) from the change request message template file 22 (S31).

In the client device C1, the message creating section 24 combines the original data 28 synchronized by the synchronizing module 26 with the changed contents (change data) 30 based on the obtained message template to create a message. (S32).

Then, the client device C1 determines whether the change data 30 is data relating to a schedule or data relating to a request (TODO) (S3).
3).

When the change data 30 is data relating to the schedule of the meeting (S33: schedule), the client device C1 recognizes the requester and the meeting attendee based on the request data of the groupware (S34).

The client device C1 obtains the mail addresses of the recognized requester and the meeting attendee from the server device S (S35), and creates a transmission message based on the synthesized message with the obtained addresses (S36). In the outgoing message (mail), the requester is set as the destination, the attendee is set as the copy destination, and S3
The message synthesized in 2 is used.

When the changed content is data relating to the requested item (TODO) (S33: TODO), the client device C1
Recognizes the requester based on the request data of the groupware (S37).

The client device C1 acquires the mail address of the recognized requester from the server device S (S3).
8) A transmission message is created based on the message combined with the acquired address (S39). In the transmission message (mail), the requester is set as the destination, and the message synthesized in S32 is used as the content.

Then, the transmission message created in S36 or S39 is transmitted to the mail address (S40). As described above, according to the synchronization system, the synchronization management table 14 holds the combination of the original data and the combination of the changed data, and the groupware management table 12 and the personal information management table 16 indicate that the change is being requested. And a change request notification (transmission message) is transmitted to the requester.

Therefore, for the same matter, the data of the groupware system and the data of the personal information management system match. Further, the data of each personal information management system is not rewritten without being recognized by the groupware system.

<Screen> Next, an example of a screen displayed by the synchronization system of the present embodiment will be described. When the client program CL1 installed on the client device C1 is executed, a groupware screen 40 is displayed on a display unit (not shown) of the client device C1, as shown in FIG. When the synchronization management AP, the mail creation / transmission / reception program M1 and the PIM program P1 constituting the personal information management system P1 are executed, a box 42 for prompting a cooperative process (synchronization process) between the personal information management system and the groupware system is displayed. Is displayed. Then, the operator selects an item (e-mail upload / download, calendar cooperation, etc.) displayed in the box 42.

When the operator selects one of the box 42 such as upload / download of mail, calendar cooperation, or the like by using a pointing device or the like, a box 44 indicating that a synchronization (matching) process is being performed is displayed at the center of the groupware screen 40. Is done. Then, when the synchronization processing is completed, the box 44 is not displayed.

When a data change request mail is received from another worker, a box 46 indicating that there is a received mail is displayed as shown in FIG. The operator selects “mail cooperation (download)” from the box 42 and reflects the information of the received mail on the data of the personal information management system. Further, the data is reflected on the data of the portable information terminal 17.

The client device C1 as the personal information management system displays a screen 50 as shown in FIG. Using this screen 50, the operator can select and set the settings at the time of synchronization, the data corresponding to the contents of the personal information management system, the expiration date, and the like.

As described above, according to the synchronization system of this embodiment, each client device C1, C2,... Cn is provided with a synchronization management table for matching the data of the groupware with the data of the personal information management system. Therefore, the corresponding data can be made to correspond to each other in the groupware and the personal information management system.

Therefore, data does not differ between the groupware and the personal information management system for the same matter. Further, data is not changed without approval by the groupware.

When a certain worker requests another worker to change data or the like, data relating to the request is transmitted by mail via the groupware. Therefore, between the groupware and the personal information management system,
No data is different for the same case. Also, data does not differ between personal information management systems.

In the present embodiment, a portable information terminal or the like cooperating with the client device C1 as the personal management system is shown, but the portable information terminal is used as a groupware system and a personal information management system instead of the client device. May be. In this case, since the number of hardware used is reduced, data management becomes easier, and resource and space savings can be promoted.

In this embodiment, the synchronization management table is provided in each of the client devices C1, C2,... Cn. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recording device which can be accessed by the groupware and the personal information management system. Any form may be used. For example, the synchronization management table may be provided in the portable information terminal or the like, or may be provided separately from the client device or the portable information terminal.

[0082]

According to the present invention, the data of the groupware and the data of the personal information management system can be matched, and the data of the personal information management systems can be matched using electronic mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of the information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a synchronization management table, a groupware management table, and a personal information management table before data is synchronized according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a synchronization management table, a groupware management table, and a personal information management table after data is synchronized according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing contents of the information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of a process at the time of a request in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a change request notification process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a request change process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed by the client device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed by the client device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the client device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 information management system S server device C1, C2... Cn client device 12 groupware management table 14 synchronization management table 16 personal information management table 17 portable information terminal (PDA) 18 small personal computer 20 desktop personal computer GW groupware system P1, P2. Personal information management system SV server program CL1, CL2... CLn Client program S1, S2... Sn Synchronization management AP P1, P2... Pn PIM program M1, M2.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Joe Ueda 4-1-1, Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Yuichi Hirano Unoki-nu 98, Unoki-cho, Kawakita-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture No. 2 F-fu Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B082 GB02 5B085 AC03 AC05 BG07 CE07 5B089 GA02 GA21 GB03 JA16 JB14 KA12 KC11 KC15 KC47 LB14 5K030 GA08 HA06 JT02 JT06 KA06 KA07 LD06 LD09 LD13 LD14 LD17

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[Claims] An information synchronization system for synchronizing information between a groupware system that supports work in a group of a plurality of workers and a plurality of personal information management systems that respectively manage personal information on the plurality of workers. A groupware management table for storing groupware information held by groupware terminals constituting the groupware system; and personal information held by personal information terminals constituting each personal information management system. A personal information report management table that stores the changed personal information when the information is changed; and shows a relationship between the groupware information and the personal information, and the groupware information is changed based on the changed personal information. And a synchronization management table referred to when the information is synchronized. Tem. 2. The information synchronization system according to claim 1, wherein the groupware system includes a plurality of groupware terminals each having the group management table. 3. The information synchronization system according to claim 1, wherein said personal information terminal includes said personal information management table. 4. The information synchronization system according to claim 1, wherein one terminal is used as the groupware terminal and the personal information terminal. 5. An information synchronization system comprising: a groupware system for supporting a work in a group of a plurality of workers; and a plurality of personal management systems for managing information on the plurality of workers, respectively. Groupware information management means for storing information of the groupware system; personal information management means for storing information of each personal information management system; and information stored in the groupware information management means and the personal information management means. A synchronization management unit that indicates a relationship with the stored information; and a notification unit that notifies the groupware information management unit of the changed information when the information stored in the personal information management unit is changed. An information synchronization system, characterized in that: 6. The information synchronization system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for displaying on the display means the changed information notified to the group information management means. 7. A personal information input through a personal information management system for managing personal information of workers constituting a group for a groupware system which supports work in a group including a plurality of workers. A personal information management unit that stores the personal information; and a synchronization indicating a relationship between the groupware information held by the groupware and the personal information stored in the personal information management unit. Management means; and notification means for, when personal information is input via the personal information management system, notifying the groupware of the input personal information by referring to the synchronization management means. Information notification system. 8. The groupware system, comprising: a main processor that manages the entire groupware system;
8. The information notification system according to claim 7, further comprising: a plurality of sub-processors connected to the main processor via a network; and each of the sub-processors includes the synchronization management unit and the notification unit. . 9. A personal information input through a personal information management system for managing personal information of workers constituting a group for a groupware system which supports work in a group including a plurality of workers. An information notification system for notifying the groupware information held by the groupware and the personal information stored in the personal information management means. A notification unit that, when personal information is input, notifies the groupware of the input personal information by referring to the synchronization management unit. 10. A personal information input through a personal information management system for managing personal information of workers constituting a group for a groupware system which supports work in a group including a plurality of workers. A step of receiving input personal information by a personal information management system; a step of indicating a relationship between groupware information held by the groupware and the input personal information; Notifying the input personal information to the groupware with reference to a relationship. 11. A personal information input through a personal information management system for managing personal information of workers constituting a group for a groupware system which supports work in a group consisting of a plurality of workers. A computer-readable medium storing a program for notifying, the program includes a step of receiving input personal information by a personal information management system, and the groupware information held by the groupware and the input personal information. And a step of notifying the groupware of the input personal information with reference to the relation. 12. A personal information input through a personal information management system for managing personal information of workers constituting a group for a groupware system which supports work in a group including a plurality of workers. A computer readable medium storing a program for notifying the groupware information stored in the groupware and a step of indicating a relationship between the input personal information and the input, with reference to the relationship. Notifying the obtained personal information to the groupware.