JP2001092902A - Electronic information approval system and recording medium recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the confirmation of electronic information for disclosure by confirming the electronic information before approval under the same condition as that at the time of general disclosure and to surely and easily disclose the electronic information by automatically performing the registration procedure of the confirmed electronic information to a server for general disclosure. SOLUTION: This system is provided with an electronic information preparing means 3 for preparing electronic information, a first storage means 14, which is not disclosed, for storing the electronic information prepared by the electronic information preparing means 3 and an electronic information approving means 4 for displaying the electronic information stored in the first storage means 14 and storing the relevant electronic information in a disclosed second storage means 24 corresponding to an approving instruction to the operated and inputted relevant electronic information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic information approval system for confirming the contents of electronic information on the Internet, for example, and for confirming and approving the contents, and a recording medium on which a program is recorded. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of the Internet, intranets and the like, information has also been transmitted from paper via electronic means such as Web pages.

[0003] In the case of the Internet, published information can be viewed from anywhere in the world. Therefore, it is extremely important to confirm and approve work by a person in charge of such electronic information such as a Web page before the disclosure. It is.

Conventionally, as a method of such an electronic information approval procedure, a method of printing information to be released on paper and confirming the information, or a method of actually displaying the information by using a dedicated advance confirmation server which cannot be accessed from the public, is conventionally used. The method is to check the screen directly.

[0005] After such a confirmation operation, only the electronic information approved by the person in charge is manually registered in a server for public disclosure, thereby making the information public.

[0006]

However, such a conventional approval procedure has the following problems.

[0007] That is, in the method of confirming the contents on the printed paper, it is extremely difficult to accurately grasp the relationship between the links of a plurality of screens and the contents of the electronic information accompanied by moving images, sounds, and the like.

For this reason, even if a long time is spent for the confirmation work, it is very difficult to eliminate the omission of the check or the erroneous check.

Further, it is necessary to register the electronic information after confirmation in a server for public disclosure. However, if the information creator or the responsible person manually rewrites or copies the electronic information file, a work error or the like may occur. . Therefore, in the worst case, there is a possibility that electronic information that should have been made public may be destroyed.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a first object of the present invention is to make it possible to confirm electronic information before approval under the same conditions as those at the time of public disclosure, and thereby to provide electronic information for publication. The present invention provides an electronic information approval system that facilitates confirmation of the information.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an electronic information approval system for automatically registering confirmed electronic information in a public server, thereby making it possible to publish electronic information reliably and easily. Is to provide.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information creating means for creating electronic information, a first undisclosed storage means for storing the electronic information created by the electronic information creating means, Electronic information approval means for displaying the electronic information stored in the storage means, and storing the electronic information in a publicly available second storage means in response to an approval instruction for the electronic information input by operation.

Therefore, in the electronic information approval system according to the first aspect of the invention, the created electronic information before disclosure can be displayed and confirmed on the electronic information approval means under the same conditions as at the time of public disclosure.

As a result, even if the electronic information is composed of various data, the contents can be confirmed reliably and easily.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information creating means for creating electronic information, a first non-public storage means for storing the electronic information created by the electronic information creating means, and a first storage means. Display the electronic information stored in the
An electronic information approver for storing a result of operation approval / disapproval of the electronic information in the first storage in association with the electronic information, and an electronic information approved by the electronic information approver from the first storage. Electronic information disclosure procedure means for acquiring and storing the electronic information in the disclosed second storage means.

Therefore, in the electronic information approval system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the created electronic information before disclosure can be displayed and confirmed on the electronic information approval means under the same conditions as at the time of public release.

As a result, even for electronic information composed of various data, it is possible to reliably and easily confirm the contents.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic information approval system of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the electronic information creating means uses the electronic information stored in the first storage means to generate a new electronic information. Create information.

Therefore, in the electronic information approval system according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to update the electronic information or use the electronic information to create new electronic information by using the already stored electronic information. it can.

As a result, it is possible to efficiently update and newly create electronic information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic information approval system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the electronic information stored in the second storage means is hierarchically classified and stored. In addition, it is assumed that electronic document information associated with other electronic information by a link, a part of the electronic document information is electronic document information including a database, or a database.

Therefore, in the electronic information approval system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the electronic information to be published is stored in a hierarchy classified according to the contents.

As a result, the published electronic information is efficiently stored in the second storage means, and the related electronic information can be easily grasped.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic information approval system according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, if the electronic information stored in the first storage means is not approved, the reason for the disapproval is given. Is added to the first storage unit in association with the comment indicating the electronic information.

Therefore, in the electronic information approval system according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the electronic information approver can directly send an instruction regarding the electronic information to the electronic information creator.

As a result, it is possible to efficiently create and approve electronic information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for an electronic information approval system for supporting each process of creating, approving, and publishing electronic information, wherein the created electronic information is stored in a first storage not disclosed. Means for displaying the electronic information stored in the first storage means on the electronic information approval means for approving the electronic information. When the electronic information is approved by the electronic information approval means, the electronic information is disclosed. A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to function as the means for storing the electronic information in the stored second storage means.

Therefore, in the recording medium on which the program according to the invention of claim 6 is recorded, each process of creation, approval, and publication of electronic information is supported, and as a result, a series of procedures up to the publication of electronic information are performed. Labor saving can be achieved.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic information approval system according to the first embodiment.

The electronic information approval system according to the present embodiment
An information creator machine 3 comprising a computer such as a workstation for creating or updating electronic information; a pre-check server machine 1 for managing the electronic information created or updated by the information creator machine 3; Approver machine 4 for confirming the contents of the electronic information created or updated by the acknowledgment machine 3, a publishing processor machine 5 for publishing the approved electronic information, and an approved electronic information to the general user. And a publishing server machine 2 for publishing.

The advance confirmation server machine 1, the information creator machine 3, the approver machine 4, and the publication processor machine 5 are connected to each other via a network line 10. A firewall 8 is provided between the first server 1 and the public server machine 2.

The network line 10 is a dedicated line, which is similar to a general LAN, and is composed of a number of subnets via routers as necessary. Illustration and detailed description are omitted.

The firewall 8 prevents general users from accessing the advance confirmation server machine 1. Therefore, the pre-confirmation server machine 1 is an undisclosed area to which only the information creator, the approver, and the disclosure processor have access.

The public server machine 2 is connected to a public network line 20 and further connected to a general user machine 6 via the Internet 7.

The storage devices 14 and 24 are connected to the pre-check server machine 1 and the public server machine 2, respectively. These may be a part of the advance confirmation server machine 1 and the public server machine 2, respectively.

Each of the information creator machine 3, the approver machine 4, and the publication processor machine 5 includes browser software 31, 41, and 51, respectively, so that the electronic information stored in the storage device 14 can be checked in advance by the server. Machine 1
Get through and display on screen on individual machines.

On the other hand, the general user machine 6 is provided with browser software 61, which allows the storage device 24
Is acquired via the public server machine 2 and displayed on the screen.

Further, the information creator machine 3, the approver machine 4 and the disclosure processor machine 5 are connected to the advance confirmation server machine 1 via the network line 10. As a result, the information creator, approver, and publication processor are respectively an information creator machine 3, an approver machine 4, and a publication processor machine 5.
, Creation / update / save, confirmation / approval work, and disclosure procedure operation of electronic information can be performed.

The prior confirmation server machine 1 includes an HTTP server program 11, a database HTML conversion program 12, a database management program 13, a registration /
An approval / publication management program 15 is provided.

Each of these programs is recorded on a recording medium such as an HD.

The HTTP server program 11 extracts electronic information from the storage device 14 in response to a request from the information creator machine 3, the approver machine 4, and the disclosure processor machine 5, and returns it to the requesting machine. The requesting machine uses browser software to display it.

Database HTML conversion program 12
Stores the database delivered from the database management program 13 in the browser software 31, 41, 5,
1 is converted to HTML so that it can be displayed.

The database management program 13 includes an information creator machine 3, an approver machine 4, and a disclosure processor machine 5.
In response to the request from the storage device, the database is taken out from the storage device 14 and delivered to the database HTML conversion program 12.

The registration / approval / publication management program 15
Unauthorized electronic information newly created or updated by the information creator machine 3 is stored in the storage device 14. In addition, the electronic information confirmed by the approver machine 4 is stored in the storage device 1 together with the result of approval or disapproval and, in the case of disapproval, comment information by the approver indicating the reason for disapproval.
4 is stored.

Further, a registration / approval / public management program 1
5 copies the approved electronic information from the storage device 14 to the storage device 24 connected to the public server machine 2.

The public server machine 2 includes an HTTP server program 21 and a database HTML conversion program 2
2 and a database management program 23. The form of the public server machine 2 is FTP
Any type of server, such as a server or a Gopher server, may be used.

The HTTP server program 21 fetches electronic information from the storage device 24 in response to a request from the general user machine 6, and sends it to the requesting general server machine 6.
To return. The requesting general user machine 6 displays it using the browser software 61.

Database HTML conversion program 22
Converts the database delivered from the database management program 23 into HTML so that the database can be displayed by the browser software 61.

The database management program 23 retrieves the database from the storage device 24 in response to a request from the general user machine 6 and delivers it to the database HTML conversion program 22.

The storage device 24 stores the approved public electronic information.

The electronic information creation means, the first storage means, and the second storage means referred to in the claims correspond to the browser software 3 of the information creator machine 3 in each of the above embodiments.
1, storage device 14 and storage device 24, respectively.

Next, the operation of the thus configured electronic information approval system of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the entire flow from creation of electronic information to disclosure in the electronic information approval system according to the present embodiment.

First, information for publication is created or updated by an information creator.
Is stored in the storage device 14 through the process (S1: information creation process).

Next, the content of the information created or updated by the information creator is confirmed by the approver, and the approval or rejection is determined (S2: approval process). In the case of rejection, the process returns to S1.

In the case of approval, the approved electronic information stored in the storage device 14 is copied by the disclosure processor and registered in the storage device 24 via the disclosure server machine 2 (S3: Public procedure processing).

Thus, the approved electronic information can be browsed by the general user via the Internet 7 (S4).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the above-described information creation processing (S1).

In S1, first, an information creator uses the browser software 31 of the information creator machine 3 to create or update electronic information (S11).

The form of the electronic information may be any form such as electronic sentence information composed of sentence data, a database storing data, music data, and image data.

It is also possible to access the advance confirmation server machine 1 from the information creator machine 3, load the electronic information already stored in the storage device 14, and update it using it. Further, the creation or updating of the electronic information may be performed by using software having an editing function which is generally used without using the browser software 31 of the information creator machine 3.

Next, the information creator machine 3 accesses the pre-check server machine 1 via the HTTP server program 11 (S12), and activates the registration / approval / publication management program 15. Thereby, the information creator machine 3
The electronic information created or updated in is uploaded to the advance confirmation server machine 1 (S13).

Further, the uploaded electronic information is subjected to a revision history,
The data is stored in the storage device 14 based on the file name and the storage location (URL name, DB table name, etc.) together with parameters such as a data format (file or database) and an approved or unapproved flag (S14).

For electronic information updated by data change or addition, the electronic information of the history immediately before the update is also stored. As a result, it is easy to confirm a change in data.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the above-described approval processing (S2).

In S2, first, the approver accesses the prior confirmation server machine 1 via the browser software 41 of the approver machine 4 (S21).

Then, the HTTP server program 11 displays a list of the electronic information before approval stored in the storage device 14 in the HTML format on the browser software 41 of the approver machine 4 (S22).

By selecting the electronic information to be confirmed from the electronic information list before approval displayed on the browser software 41, the contents of the selected electronic information are displayed on the browser software 41 of the approver machine 4. It is displayed (S23).

When the electronic information before approval is created in a database format, the database management program 13 and the HTML conversion program 12 use the HTML information.
After being converted to the L format, the HTTP server program 1
The browser software 41 of the approver machine 4 by 1
Displayed above.

As a result, the electronic information before approval can be checked by the approver, and the approver makes a decision of approval or rejection (S24).

The approver can input the check result from the browser software 41, and the input check result is input to the registration / approval / public management program 15. Further, the result is also reflected in the electronic information before the approval stored in the storage device 14.

If the approver determines that the approval has been rejected (S24: disapproval), the flag of the electronic information before the approval becomes "disapproved", and the information creator is instructed to re-create (S25) and the process returns to S1. At this time, a comment from the approver can also be added.

When the approval is determined by the approver (S24: approval), the flag of the electronic information stored in the storage device 14 becomes "approved", and the approval operation is completed (S26).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the above-described publication procedure processing (S3).

In S3, the disclosure processor accesses the advance confirmation server machine 1 via the browser software 51 of the disclosure processor machine 5 (S31).

Then, the list of approved electronic information stored in the storage device 14 is displayed on the browser software 51 of the disclosure processor machine 5 by the HTTP server program 11 (S32).

The publication processor activates the registration / approval / public management program 15 via the browser software 51 of the publication processor machine 5 to classify the approved electronic information stored in the storage device 14 according to the item. At the same time, the data is copied to the storage device 24 connected to the public server machine 2 (S33). In the storage device 24, the electronic information is copied to a hierarchy classified according to the item.

When copying of the approved electronic information to the storage device 24 is completed, the flag added to the electronic information stored in the storage device 14 is deleted, and the disclosure processing procedure is completed (S34).

The public server machine 2 can be accessed from the general user machine 6 via the Internet 7.

Therefore, the general user can use the browser software 61 installed on the general user machine 6 to
The user can access the public server machine 2 and browse the electronic information stored in the storage device 24 via the HTTP server program 21 in the HTML format.

If the electronic information stored in the storage device 24 is in a database format, the database management program 2
3 is converted into the HTML format by the HTML conversion program 22 and the browser software 61 of the general user machine 6 by the HTTP server program 21.
Displayed above.

As described above, in the electronic information approval system of the present embodiment, newly created or updated electronic information is displayed on the screen under the same conditions as when it was made public. Also, when the electronic information is approved, the electronic information is automatically subjected to a procedure for disclosure.

As a result, even for electronic information composed of various data such as text data, database data, music data, image data, etc., it is possible to reliably and easily confirm the contents of the electronic information. Further, even if the electronic information has a link, the link can be easily confirmed.

Further, it is possible to securely carry out the procedure for publishing the approved electronic information and to save labor for the procedure.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of the electronic information approval system according to the second embodiment. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only the part will be described.

In the electronic information approval system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the approver and the disclosure processor in the electronic information approval system according to the first embodiment are the same person.

That is, in place of the approver machine 4 and the publication processor machine 5, there is provided an approval / public processor machine 9 having the functions of both machines. This approval / publication processor machine 9 includes browser software 91.

The other components are the same as those of the electronic information approval system of the first embodiment.

In the electronic information approval system of this embodiment configured as described above, since the approver and the disclosure processor are the same, the electronic information is approved and the disclosure procedure is performed.

In the electronic information approval system of the present embodiment as described above, newly created or updated electronic information is displayed on the screen under the same conditions as at the time of public release. Also, when the electronic information is approved, the electronic information is automatically subjected to a procedure for disclosure.

As a result, in addition to the effects obtained in the first embodiment, the approved electronic information can be promptly disclosed.

(Third Embodiment) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic information approval system according to the third embodiment. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Only the part will be described.

The electronic information approval system according to the third embodiment of the present invention has a configuration in which the prior confirmation server machine 1 and the public server machine 2 in the first embodiment are not physically connected. I have.

That is, the pre-check server machine 1 is connected to each other via the network line 10, and the public server machine 2 is connected to each other via the network line 20. Is not connected.

The firewall 8 provided between the advance confirmation server machine 1 and the public server machine 2 in the first embodiment is unnecessary, and the advance confirmation server machine 1 and the public server machine 2 are not required. Has a configuration in which recording medium driving devices 16 and 26 are respectively added.

The other configuration is the same as that of the electronic information approval system of the first embodiment.

The operation of the electronic information approval system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The operation of the electronic information approval system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 in which the approved electronic information stored in the storage device 14 is stored in the storage device connected to the public server machine 2 in S33. The operation of the electronic information approval system according to the first embodiment is different from the operation of the electronic information approval system according to the first embodiment only in that the copy is performed offline via the recording medium instead of online via the network lines 10 and 20 when the data is copied to the file 24. .

As the recording medium, for example, a floppy disk, CD, MO, memory card or the like is used.

That is, the publishing processor activates the registration / approval / publication management program 15 via the browser software 51 of the publishing processor machine 5, and transfers the approved electronic information stored in the storage device 14 to the recording medium. In the device 16, the data is recorded on a recording medium such as a floppy disk.
Then, through the recording medium, the approved electronic information is read from the recording medium driving device 26 to the public server machine 2, and the HTTP server program 21 is further executed to store the electronic information in a predetermined storage in the storage device 24. Let the location copy. This completes the publication procedure.

As described above, in the electronic information approval system of the present embodiment, newly created or updated electronic information is displayed on the screen under the same conditions as when it was made public. When the electronic information is approved, the electronic information is released by being stored in a storage device 24 connected to the public server machine 2 off-line via a recording medium such as a floppy disk without passing through a network. The procedure is performed.

As a result, even if the electronic information is composed of various data such as text data, database data, music data, and image data, it is possible to reliably and easily confirm the contents of the electronic information. Further, even in electronic information to which a link is provided, the link can be easily confirmed.

Further, since the prior confirmation server machine 1 and the public server machine 2 are not physically connected to each other, the prior confirmation server machine 1 is prevented from unauthorized intrusion and attack from hackers and the like, It is also possible to safely store the data.

As a modification of the electronic information approval system according to the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the approver and the disclosure processor are the same, and the approver machine 4 and the disclosure process in FIG. Approval / public processor machine 9 having the functions of both machines instead of the sender machine 5
May be provided.

In this case, in addition to the effects described above, it is also possible to promptly release the approved electronic information.

Further, the method described in each of the above embodiments may be implemented as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer (computer), for example, a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD, etc.). -ROM, DVD, etc.), and stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side includes a setting program for causing the computer to execute software means (including not only an execution program but also a table and a data structure) to be executed in the computer. A computer that realizes the present system reads a program recorded on a recording medium, and in some cases, constructs software means by using a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the software means.

[0112]

As described above, according to the electronic information approval system of the present invention, it is possible to confirm electronic information under the same conditions as at the time of public disclosure, thereby facilitating confirmation of public electronic information. An electronic information approval system can be realized.

Further, the registration procedure of the confirmed electronic information to the public server can be automatically performed,
Thus, it is possible to realize an electronic information approval system in which disclosure of electronic information is ensured and facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic information approval system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the electronic information approval system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of an information creation processing routine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of an approval processing routine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of a disclosure procedure processing routine.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic information approval system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic information approval system according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Preliminary confirmation server machine, 2 ... Public server machine, 3 ... Information creator machine, 4 ... Approver machine, 5 ... Public processor machine, 6 ... General user machine, 7 ... Internet, 8 ... Firewall, 9 ... Approval / disclosure processor machine, 10, 20 network line, 11, 21 HTTP server program, 12, 22 HTML conversion program, 13, 23 database management program, 14, 24 storage device, 15 registration / approval Open management program, 16, 26: recording medium drive, 31, 41, 51, 61, 91: browser software.

Claims (6)

[Claims] An electronic information creating unit that creates electronic information; a first storage unit that does not publish the electronic information created by the electronic information creating unit; and a first storage unit that is stored in the first storage unit. Electronic information approval means for displaying the electronic information obtained and storing the electronic information in an open second storage means in response to an approval instruction for the electronic information input by operation. Approval system. 2. An electronic information creating means for creating electronic information; a first storage means not storing the electronic information created by the electronic information creating means, which is not disclosed; and a first storage means which is stored in the first storage means. Electronic information approval means for displaying the received electronic information, storing an approval / disapproval result of the operation-input electronic information in the first storage means in association with the electronic information, and being approved by the electronic information approval means. An electronic information approval system, comprising: electronic information disclosure procedure means for acquiring electronic information from the first storage means and storing the electronic information in the published second storage means. 3. The electronic information approval system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic information creating means creates new electronic information by using electronic information stored in said first storage means. An electronic information approval system characterized by: 4. The electronic information approval system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic information stored in the second storage unit is hierarchically classified and stored, and is linked by a link. An electronic information approval system, which is one of electronic document information associated with other electronic information, a part of the electronic document information is electronic document information including a database, and a database. 5. The electronic information approval system according to claim 2, wherein when the electronic information stored in the first storage means is not approved, a comment indicating a reason for the rejection is provided. An electronic information approval system, further comprising comment means for storing the comment in association with the electronic information in the first storage means. 6. A program of an electronic information approval system that supports each process of creating, approving, and publishing electronic information, wherein the created electronic information is stored in a first storage unit that is not disclosed. The electronic information stored in the first storage means is displayed on an electronic information approval means for approving the electronic information. When the electronic information approval means approves the electronic information, the electronic information is released. 2. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as means for storing the electronic information in the storage means is recorded.