JP2005250732A - Version upgrading control program and version upgrading control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize control capable of coping with an operation policy of each place in version upgrading control of a program common to the plurality of places. <P>SOLUTION: An integration center 1 stores a new version program (a new version) of the program providing service, and notifies a local center 2 of connection information to the new version (11). The local center 2 registers the connection information to the new version (21), relays the service with the integration center 1 on the basis of the connection information to the new version when a service request of a user terminal 3 accords with a user trial condition, and relays the service with a service execution means 29 on the basis of the connection information of the present program when the service request does not accord with the user trial condition (22). The local center 2 acquires use results of the service in prescribed time (23), and acquires the new version from the integration center 1 when the user results satisfies prescribed version upgrading policy (24). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a version upgrade control technique for a program commonly used in a place (hereinafter referred to as a data center) that provides a data processing service using a computer. In particular, when there is a new version of a program used for a service in each data center, the trial of the new version program or the upgrade of the program is performed according to the trial conditions of the new version program determined for each user. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

  A plurality of data centers that perform services such as data processing for similar business may be installed separately. For example, the application process and tendering process of local governments are similar in all local governments. However, when setting up a data center for outsourcing such operations, the development of local industries, In many cases, local governments are required to establish local governments for reasons such as promoting employment and shortening the time required for disability by installing them nearby.

  This means that even if the same program is used to provide data processing services for highly common front services such as local electronic application services, for example, for each data center for local governments. It means that the program must be introduced. Therefore, it is necessary to work for each data center when upgrading the installed program.

As described above, an online computer network apparatus has been disclosed as a technique for automatically upgrading a program version over a network in an environment in which the same program is installed in a plurality of data centers set separately. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). In the technique of Patent Document 1, when a host computer stores a new version of a program and an inquiry about necessity of version upgrade is made from a distributed processing computer or intelligent terminal, the computer or terminal that is the inquiry source is inquired. The new version of the program is transmitted, and the computer or terminal side exchanges the old version with the new version.
JP-A-63-280369

  However, service centers that perform data processing related to local government operations as described above have different operational policies and operating environments for each local government that is a data center user. There is actually little that can be done all at once, and there are various user requests for version upgrades. For example, there are various users such as a user who wants to try a new version program immediately for a certain service, a user who wants to try a new version program after observing a certain process progress.

  It is desirable that whether or not the new version program can be used for trial or the transition period to the new version program is set by the user's circumstances based on the contract conditions with the user. For this reason, for each data center, version upgrade control corresponding to trial conditions of users who use the data center, individual situations, and the like is necessary.

  In particular, there is a need for version upgrade control that allows the new and old versions to be used together so that users who try the new version and users who use the current version can be accommodated. However, in order to be able to execute the current program and the new version program in combination, a system configuration for each version is required, which increases equipment and processing costs.

  In recent years, some data centers have an operation policy of providing 24-hour service to users, and version-up control is required so that version-up work can be performed without stopping the service for the user. However, if a simple upgrade process as in the prior art is performed, a period in which the service must be stopped occurs unless new and old versions of the program are used together.

  An object of the present invention is to upgrade a program that can be used for a trial condition of a new version program of each user for each data center in a program upgrade control commonly used in a plurality of data centers that provide a certain service. To provide a program and a version upgrade control method for realizing a function as a control device by a computer.

  Another object of the present invention is to automatically upgrade in accordance with a version upgrade policy determined for each data center in version upgrade control of a program commonly used in a plurality of data centers providing a certain service. To provide a program and a version upgrade control method for realizing a function as a version upgrade control apparatus that can be performed by a computer.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention controls version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user. 1) program storage means for registering a new version program of the program as a master, and 2) storage of connection information for the current version program and the new version program of the program. And 3) user trial condition storage means for storing a user trial condition that defines a condition for using the new version program for a user service request, and 4) from the distribution source to the new version program. When connection information is notified, Program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means, and 5) a trial condition for judging whether or not the service request matches the user trial condition when a user service request is received. And 6) relaying the service request based on the connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or when the service request does not match the user trial condition. A control device including service request relay means for relaying the service request based on connection information of the current version program is realized by a computer.

  A computer in which the program according to the present invention is installed and executed functions as a version upgrade control device, and stores program storage means for master registration of a new version program, connection information to this program, and connection information to the new version program Program information storage means, and user trial condition storage means that defines conditions for using the new version program for user service requests.

  When the connection information to the new version program is notified from the distribution source, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the program information storage means. As connection information, for example, binding information to a server that executes a service by a new version program is registered. As user trial conditions, for example, the following conditions are stored.

・ If the service request is after registering connection information to the new version program in the program information, try the new version program immediately.
・ If the service request is after a predetermined period from the time when the connection information to the new version program is registered in the program information, try the new version program.
• Use the current version of the program for service requests and do not try the new version of the program.

  Thereafter, when a service request is received from the user, it is determined whether or not the service request matches the user trial condition. If the service request matches the user trial condition, the service request is relayed based on the connection information of the new version program with reference to the program information storage means. For example, when a service is executed by a new version program, the service request is relayed to a trial server installed at the distribution source. On the other hand, if the service request does not match the user trial conditions, the service request is relayed to a service execution server (application server) that executes the service using the current program based on the connection information of the program.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in response to a service request from a user, according to a user trial condition set in advance for each user, either a new version program or an existing program is selected and a service is provided to the user. Can be provided.

  In this case, it is only necessary to register program information including connection information to the new version program in the data center where the current program is distributed, and it is not necessary to store and introduce the new version program itself. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost due to the combined use of the current program and the new version program.

  The present invention further includes 1) program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source, 2) program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and new version program of the program, and 3) An upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program; 4) when connection information of the new version program is notified from the distribution source, the program information storage means; Program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program, 5) Usage result acquisition means for acquiring the current version program of the program or the actual processing status of the new version program, and 6) Usage history And the above version A version upgrade determination means for determining whether or not the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy by referring to a backup policy; and 7) connection information of the new version program when the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy. A control apparatus comprising upgrade means for acquiring the new version program based on the above is realized by a computer.

  A computer on which the program according to the present invention is installed and executed functions as a version upgrade control device, stores program transmitted from a distribution source, connection information to this program, and connection to a new version program Program information storage means for storing information, and upgrade storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring a new version program. As a version upgrade policy, for example, the following conditions are stored, and a new version program is acquired when any of the conditions is satisfied.

・ If the number of processing by the new version program among the total number of processing of a certain service reaches a predetermined ratio,
-If the number of normal processing out of the number of processing by a new version program of a service reaches a predetermined percentage,
・ When the number of operation cancellations falls below a specified percentage of the number of processings by a new version program of a service.

  When the connection information to the new version program is notified from the distribution source, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the program information storage means. In addition, a usage record indicating an actual processing status of the program or the new version program is acquired and stored every time a predetermined period has elapsed or triggered. For example, information including the total number of processes for a certain service, the number of times of processing by a new version program, the number of times of normal processing or the number of operations canceled in processing by a new version program is acquired as the usage record.

  Then, with reference to the usage record and the upgrade policy, it is determined whether the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy. When the usage record satisfies the version upgrade policy, the new version program is acquired from the distribution source based on the connection information of the new version program.

  Note that the application server that executes the service using the current program replaces the already stored program with the acquired new version program so that subsequent service provision can be performed using the new version program.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a program for providing a service is individually upgraded according to the upgrade policy set for each data center. It can be done automatically.

  Further, the present invention relates to the program having the above-described configuration, in which the setting of connection information to the current version program is changed to the distribution source before the start of acquisition of a new version program by the version upgrade execution unit, and the service request And a control device including a service request relay unit that relays the service request to the distribution source when the service request is received.

  Thus, according to the present invention, even when a service request is received from the user during the upgrade process, the service request can be relayed to the distribution source storing the current program, and the version upgrade can be performed without stopping the service. It can be performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a new version program of a program for providing a service exists, the service is provided by using the new version program according to the trial condition corresponding to each user. Can do. As a result, it is possible to realize version upgrade control that closely corresponds to service provision contracts and version upgrade conditions that differ for each user.

  In addition, according to the present invention, program upgrades can be performed individually and automatically for each data center according to a version upgrade policy associated with each data center. For this reason, the upgrade control reflecting the circumstances of each data center can be realized.

  Furthermore, even if the new version program is accepted by the distribution source, it is not necessary to immediately store the new version program in the data center. As a result, it is possible to realize version upgrade control that can provide a service by the combined operation without burdening the processing and cost associated with the combined operation by the current program and the new version program.

  Also, in all data centers, if a version upgrade policy is set so that a new version program is not acquired until a certain period of time has passed since the new version program was accepted by the distributor, the new version accepted by the distributor Even if a problem is found by trying a version program for a certain period of time, only the new version program stored at the distribution source needs to be corrected or replaced. It is possible to realize version upgrade control that can reduce the problem.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, the connection information to the current program is changed to the distribution source before the start of acquisition of the new version program, and when the service request is received from the user, the service request is relayed to the distribution source. Service can be provided. As a result, it is possible to realize upgrade control that does not stop the service even during upgrade execution.

  FIG. 1 shows a block configuration example of processing means for realizing the present invention in one embodiment.

  The central center 1 registers a program for providing a predetermined service to a user and a new version program thereof as a master, and distributes program information of these programs to a plurality of regional centers 2, thereby relaying from the regional center 2. The computer system executes a service based on the new version program in response to the service request.

  In response to the service request from the user terminal 3, the regional center 2 executes a service based on a program distributed from the central center 1, relays the service request to the central center 1, or based on a predetermined version upgrade policy. This is a computer system that upgrades a program.

  The user terminal 3 is a user computer terminal that transmits a service request to the regional center 2 in order to receive provision of a predetermined service.

  The general center 1 and the regional center 2 can be connected to each other via the network 4, and the regional center 2 and the user terminal 3 can be connected to each other via the network 5 to perform data communication. Here, the network 4 and the network 5 may be the Internet, an intranet, or a private line network, but the network 5 is preferably the Internet.

  The central center 1 includes program information management means 11, service execution means 12, program information storage means 13, program distribution destination storage means 14, and program storage means 15.

  When the program information management unit 11 accepts a new version program for a program that performs a predetermined service by transmission from another system or an input operation by an administrator, the program information management unit 11 passes the new version program to the service execution unit 12 to the new version program. Is created and registered in the program information storage means 13, and the program information is distributed to the corresponding regional center 2 based on the program distribution destination information stored in the program distribution destination storage means 14 in advance. It is a processing means. When the program information management unit 11 accepts a new program itself for performing a predetermined service (in the case of version 1), the program information management unit 11 passes the program to the service execution unit 12 by the same processing as described above. Then, program information including connection information to the program is distributed to a predetermined regional center 2.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of program information. The program information includes a service name, version, registration date, and connection information. The service name is information for identifying a service provided by executing the program, the version is information for identifying the version of the program for the service, and the registration date is date information for registering or updating the program information. The connection information is information for connecting to a server or a site that executes a service based on the program.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of program distribution destination information. In the program distribution destination information, a regional center 2 for distributing program information is set for each service. For example, the program information of the service X is set to be distributed to the regional center 2 in the region a, the regional center 2 in the region b,.

  The service execution unit 12 stores the new version program accepted by the program information management unit 11 in the program storage unit 15 and the program for the corresponding service stored in the program storage unit 15 in response to the user's service request or the new program thereof. A processing means for executing a version program. Further, each time the program or the new version program is executed, the service execution unit 12 collects a usage record 16 that is data relating to the processing status.

  The program storage means 15 is a means for storing a program for a certain service and its new version program.

  The regional center 2 includes a program information management unit 21, a trial condition determination / request relay unit 22, a usage record acquisition unit 23, an upgrade determination unit 24, a program information storage unit 25, a user trial condition storage unit 26, and an upgrade policy storage unit. 27, a program storage means 28 and a service execution means 29.

  The program information management unit 21 is a processing unit that registers the program information of the program distributed from the management center 1 and the program information of the new version program in the program information storage unit 25 and updates the program information. When the program information management unit 21 receives the upgrade execution request from the upgrade determination unit 24, the program information management unit 21 rewrites connection information (program information) to the program corresponding to the upgrade from the regional center 2 to the general center 1, and updates the current version. Is replaced by the central center 1, a new version program is acquired from the central center 1, transferred to the service execution means 29, and connection information (program information) to the new version program is rewritten from the central center 1 to the regional center 2.

  When the trial condition determination / request relay unit 22 receives a service request from the user terminal 3, the trial condition determination / request relay unit 22 refers to the user trial condition stored in advance in the user trial condition storage unit 26 to determine whether the service request matches the user trial condition. If the service request matches the user trial condition, the service request is transmitted to the central center 1 based on the connection information included in the program information of the new version program registered in the program information storage means 25, and service is performed. The service between the execution unit 12 and the user terminal 3 is relayed, and if the service request does not match the user trial conditions, the service request is transmitted to the service execution unit 29 based on the connection information included in the program information of the current program. , A processing means for relaying the service between the service execution means 29 and the user terminal 3

  FIG. 4 shows an example of user trial conditions. As the user trial conditions, a pattern for defining conditions for trial of the new version program and a number of days parameter for defining a period for waiting for trial are set for each user. As the pattern, for example, a pattern indicating the following conditions is set.

Pattern 1: If the date of the service request is after the registration date of the new version program, the service request is relayed to the central center 1.
Pattern 2: If the date of the service request is after the period specified in the days parameter after the registration date of the new version program, the service request is relayed to the central center 1.
Pattern 3: The service request is relayed to the service execution means 29 of the regional center 2.

  The usage record acquisition means 23 receives the usage record 210, which is data relating to the actual processing status of the current version program, from the service execution means 29, and the usage record 16 which is data related to the actual processing status of the new version program, from the general center 1. The processing means for obtaining each from the above.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the usage record. The usage record 210 of the current version program and the use record 16 of the new version program are recorded in the same format. The example shown in FIG. 5 is for the usage record 16, and the record of executing the new version program in the management center 1 is managed by the following items. The request source indicating the regional center 2 that relayed the service request, the name of the user who requested the service request, the name of the service used, the version indicating the version of the program used for the process, the name of the execution center indicating the center that executed the process, and the process The date and time, the process name indicating the contents of the process, the result of setting a flag indicating the process result, and the like. The flags shown in the result are, for example, normal processing = 1, cancellation end during processing operation = -1, and other = 0.

  The usage record total 211 shown in FIG. 6 is a total of the usage records collected from the usage records 16 and 210 by the usage record acquisition means 23. The usage record total 211 has almost the same configuration as the usage records 16 and 210, and relayed by the requesting regional center 2 out of the usage records 16 stored in the central center 1 after a predetermined period of time or when triggered. It shows a situation in which the contents related to the service request and the contents of the usage record 210 storing the service request processed in the regional center 2 are stored.

  The upgrade determination unit 24 determines whether the usage record 210 and the usage record 16 satisfy the upgrade policy based on the upgrade policy stored in the upgrade policy storage unit 27 in advance, and the use record is upgraded. When the policy is satisfied, it is processing means for requesting the program information management means 21 to execute version upgrade. The upgrade determination unit 24 determines, from the usage record 210 and the usage record 16, for example, the total processing number Ntotal indicating the total processing number of the corresponding service, the new version processing number Nnew indicating the processing number based on the new version program, and the processing based on the new version program. New version normal processing number Ncomplete indicating the number of successful processing completed in N, and new version operation canceling number Ncancel indicating the number of operations canceled in the middle of processing by the new version program, etc. It is determined whether or not the above is satisfied.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the version upgrade policy. The version upgrade policy is information that defines conditions for acquiring a new version program in order to perform version upgrade. For example, the following conditions are set, and if any of the conditions is satisfied, the version upgrade is executed.

1) New version processing rate Rnew (= new version processing number Nnew / total processing number Ntotal) is 0.75 or more,
2) New version normal processing rate Rcomplete (= new version normal processing number Ncomplete / new version processing number Nnew) is 0.85 or more,
3) New version operation cancellation rate Rcancel (= number of new version operation cancellation Ncancel / number of new version processing Nnew) is 0.05 or less.

  The service execution means 29 stores the program or new version program delivered from the program information management means 21 in the program storage means 28, and upon receiving a user service request, the corresponding service stored in the program storage means 28. Is a processing means for executing the new version program.

  Next, the processing of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The program storage means 15 of the general center 1 and the program storage means 28 of the regional center 2 store the current program P1 for the predetermined service X, and the program information storage means 13 and the program information storage means 25 store the program. It is assumed that information for which connection information (region center 2) to the program P1 is set is already registered as the program information I1 of P1.

[New version program registration process]
The flow of the new version program registration process is indicated by arrows (a) in FIG.

  First, when the program information management means 11 of the central center 1 receives a new version program P2 (program P2) for a program P1 that performs a predetermined service X from an external development center, the received program P2 is sent to the service execution means 12. Then, program information I2 in which the general center 1 is set as connection information to the program P2 is created and registered in the program information storage means 13. Further, the program information management unit 11 refers to the program distribution destination information of the service X stored in the program distribution destination storage unit 14 and transmits the program information I2 of the program P2 to the program information management unit 21 of the corresponding regional center 2. To do. The service execution unit 12 stores the program P2 in the program storage unit 15.

  The program information management means 21 of the regional center 2 registers the program information I2 of the program P2 received from the general center 1 in the program information storage means 25.

[New version trial judgment processing and service relay processing]
The flow of the new version trial determination process and the service relay process is indicated by arrows (b) and (b ′) in FIG.

  When the trial condition determination / request relay unit 22 of the regional center 2 receives a service request for the service X from the user terminal 3, the program information storage unit 25 is referred to determine whether or not the program information I2 is registered, and the program If the information I2 is present, the user trial condition of the corresponding user in the user trial condition storage means 26 is referred to determine whether or not this service request matches the user trial condition.

  If the service request matches the user trial condition, the received service request is transmitted to the general center 1 (service execution unit 12), and the service X is relayed between the service execution unit 12 and the user terminal 3. In the central center 1, the service execution means 12 executes the service X using the program P2. On the other hand, if the service request does not match the user trial conditions, the received service request is transmitted to the service execution means 29 of the regional center 2 and the service X is relayed between the service execution means 29 and the user terminal 3. The service execution unit 29 executes the service X using the program P1.

  Furthermore, the service execution unit 12 and the service execution unit 29 collect the usage record 210 and the usage record 16 for each process each time the program P2 and the program P1 are executed.

  The trial condition determination / request relay means 22 merely relays a service request from the user terminal 3 to the general center 1 or the service execution means 29, and the subsequent exchange of data regarding the service X is performed by the service execution means 12 or the service. You may make it perform directly between the execution means 29 and the user terminal 3. FIG.

[Version upgrade judgment processing]
The flow of the upgrade determination process is indicated by an arrow (c) in FIG.

  The usage record acquisition unit 23 acquires the usage record 210 of the program P1 from the service execution unit 29 and the use record 16 of the program P2 from the service execution unit 12 for each predetermined period of time or every opportunity, The data is passed to the upgrade determination unit 24. The upgrade determination unit 24 calculates a predetermined numerical value used for the determination process from the total of the usage results, refers to the upgrade policy of the service X stored in the upgrade policy storage unit 27, and the calculated numerical value is the version. It is determined whether or not the up policy condition is satisfied. If the calculated numerical value satisfies the condition, the program information management means 21 is requested to execute version upgrade.

[Upgrade process]
The flow of the upgrade process is indicated by an arrow (d) in FIG.

  When receiving the upgrade execution request, the program information management unit 21 rewrites the connection information of the program information I1 stored in the program information storage unit 25 from the regional center 2 to the general center 1. Thereafter, referring to the connection information of the program information I 2, the program P 2 is acquired from the overall center 1, and the program P 2 is transferred to the service execution means 29. The service execution means 29 stores the program P2 in the program storage means 28 and replaces it with the program P1. The service execution unit 29 may delete the program P1 stored in the program storage unit 28 after the replacement with the program P2. The program information management means 21 rewrites the connection information of the program information I2 from the general center 1 to the regional center 2 after the upgrade process is completed.

  In this way, in the upgrade execution, the connection information of the program information I1 is rewritten to the overall center 1 by the program information management means 21, so that even if there is a service X service request from the user terminal 3 during the upgrade, The service is provided by the service execution means 12 of the center 1.

A more specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example when the present invention is realized as a Web service. A web service is one of application linkage technologies using the Internet, and is a service that automatically calls and uses an application on another website from the application.

  In FIG. 9, the program management server 110 of the central center 1 is processing means corresponding to the program information management means 11 shown in FIG. 1, and the trial server 120 is processing means corresponding to the service execution means 12. The program management agent 200 of the regional center 2 is a processing unit having the functions of the program information management unit 21, the usage record acquisition unit 23, and the version upgrade determination unit 24 shown in FIG. 1, and the portal server 220 is a trial condition determination / request relay unit. 22, the application server 290 is a processing unit corresponding to the service execution unit 29. Each storage unit shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the storage unit given the same number as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a process flow diagram of the new version program registration process.

  The program management server 110 and the trial server 120 perform acceptance processing for the new version program P2 (program P2) of the program P1 that realizes the service X (step S10). When the program management server 110 receives the program P2 by remote installer, installation operation, or the like, the program management server 110 passes the program P2 to the trial server 120. The trial server 120 installs the program P2 in the program storage unit 15.

  The program management server 110 inputs the service name, version, and the like of the program P2 (step S11), sets the date of the current day as the registration date (step S12), and provides a connection center (bind information) connection site for the program P2 at the control center. 1 is set (step S13), program information I2 of the program P2 is generated based on these data (step S14), and the program information I2 is registered in the program information storage means 13 (step S15). Further, the program information I2 is transmitted to the distribution destination of the corresponding service X (step S16).

  FIG. 11 is a process flow diagram of the program information transmission process shown in step S16. The program management server 110 creates a distribution destination list of the corresponding service X from the program distribution destination information in the program distribution destination storage means 14 (step S20), obtains the first distribution destination (step S21), and applies to the corresponding site. Is connected to the program management agent 200 of the regional center 2 (step S22), the program information I2 is transmitted (step S23), and the connection with the program management agent 200 is released (step S24). Then, it is checked whether or not all the distribution destination lists have been processed (step S25). If all of the distribution destination lists have not been processed, the next distribution destination is obtained from the distribution destination list (step S26), and steps S22 to S22 are performed. The process of S24 is repeated. If all the distribution destination lists have been processed, the process ends.

  The program management agent 200 in the regional center 2 establishes a connection in response to a request from the program management server 110 (step S27), receives the program information I2 (step S28), and registers the program information I2 in the program information storage means 25. (Step S29), the connection is released (Step S210).

  12 and 13 are process flow diagrams of the new version trial determination process and the service relay process. When the portal server 220 of the regional center 2 receives a service request from the user terminal 3 (step S30), the portal server 220 obtains program information of the corresponding service (service X) from the program information storage means 25, and the connection information is the local center (regional center). The maximum value of the version of the own center is calculated from those of 2) (step S31), and the maximum value of the version of the management center 1 is calculated from the connection information of the control center 1 (step S32). The maximum value of the version of the own center (regional center 2) is compared with the maximum value of the version of the controlling center 1 (step S33), and the maximum value of the version of the own center (regional center 2) is the maximum of the version of the controlling center 1. If it is smaller than the value (local center version <controlling center version), the corresponding user trial condition is acquired from the user trial condition storage means 26 (step S34), and the user trial condition is “Pattern 1 (Trial Immediately)”. If there is (step S35), the process jumps to step S311. If the user trial condition is “pattern 3 (not trial)” (step S36), the process jumps to step S313.

  If the user trial condition is “Pattern 2 (Trial if a predetermined period has passed)” (step S37), the current date is calculated (step S38) and stored in the program information storage means 25. A registration date is acquired from the program information I2 of the new version (step S39). Then, the number of days parameter of the user trial condition is compared with the period from the registration date of the new version (program P2) to the current date (step S310), and the period between the current date and the registration date of the new version (program P2) is If the number of days parameter is exceeded (days parameter <current date−registration date), the process proceeds to step S311. If the period between the current date and the registration date of the new version (program P2) does not exceed the number of days parameter (days parameter ≧ current date−registration date), the process proceeds to step S313.

  In the process of step S311, the portal server 220 makes a service request including the area center name, the user name, and the service name to the trial server 120 of the management center 1, and performs a service relay process between the trial server 120 and the user terminal 3. (Step S312). In the service relay process, when the trial server 120 receives the service request, the trial server 120 executes the program P2 in the program storage unit 15, provides the service X to the user terminal 3 via the portal server 220, and uses the program P2 for processing results. 16 is acquired. The portal server 220 performs a relay process until the service ends.

  In step S313, a service request is made to the application server 290 of the regional center 2, and service relay processing between the application server 290 and the user terminal 3 is performed (step S314). In the service relay process, when the application server 290 receives the service request, the application server 290 executes the program P1 in the program storage unit 28, provides the service X to the user terminal 3 via the portal server 220, and uses the program P1 for processing. 210 is acquired. The portal server 220 performs a relay process until the service ends.

  FIG. 14 is a process flow diagram of the usage record acquisition process. As a setting process, the program management agent 200 sets a timer to 0 (step S40), sets the previous usage record collection end date and time included in the program information storage unit 25 as the use record collection start date and time (step S401), By setting the current date and time as the usage history collection end date and time (step S402), a collection period for specifying the range of usage history is set. It is assumed that the previous usage record collection end date and time included in the program information storage means 25 is set to 0:00:00 on 0th of February, 0 when the regional center is installed. After completing these setting processes, the first program information is acquired from the program information storage means 25 (step S41), and a connection with the corresponding server (trial server 120 and application server 290) is requested (step S41). S42), the service relayed by this regional center is specified as a condition in a range larger than the use record collection start date and time and less than the use record collection end date and time, and the use record 16 and the use record 210 are acquired from the server (step S43). . When the service for acquiring the usage record ends (step S44), it is checked whether or not all program information has been processed (step S45). If all program information has not been processed, the next program information is acquired ( Step S46) and Steps S42 to S44 are repeated. If all program information has been processed, the usage record collection end date and time is stored in the program information storage means 25 (step S451) until the timer exceeds a predetermined standby time (timer> standby time) (step S47). ), Waits for a certain time (step S48), and returns to the process of step S40 after the elapse of the waiting time.

  When the trial server 120 or the application server 290 accepts a connection request from the program management agent 200, the usage record collection is larger than the collected use record 16 or the use record 210 from the collected use record 16 or the use record 210. A service corresponding to the service relayed by the requesting regional center is transmitted to the program management agent 200 within a range smaller than the end date and time, and the connection is released.

  FIG. 15 is a processing flowchart of the upgrade determination process and the upgrade process. The program management agent 200 sets the timer to 0 (step S50), obtains the program information of the corresponding service (service X) from the program information storage means 25, and from among the connection information of the local center (region center 2). The maximum value of the version of the local center is calculated (step S51), and the maximum value of the version of the central center 1 is calculated from the connection information of the central center 1 (step S52). The maximum value of the version of the own center (region center 2) is compared with the maximum value of the version of the control center 1 (step S53), and the maximum value of the version of the own center (region center 2) is the maximum of the version of the control center 1. If it is smaller than the value (local center version <controlling center version), an upgrade determination process is performed (step S54). If the result of the upgrade determination process is “execute” (step S55), the program management agent 200 performs the upgrade process (step S56) until the timer exceeds a predetermined standby time (timer> standby time). (Step S57) Waits for a certain period of time (Step S58), and returns to the processing of Step S50 after the standby time has elapsed.

  FIG. 16 is a process flowchart of the upgrade determination process in step S54. The program management agent 200 acquires the upgrade policy of the corresponding service X from the upgrade policy storage unit 27 (step S60). Assume that predetermined threshold values are set for the new version processing rate Rnew, the new version normal processing rate Rcomplete, and the new version operation cancellation rate Rcancel as the version upgrade policy.

  The program management agent 200 calculates the new version processing number Nnew (the number of processings by the program P2) based on the usage record total 211 (step S61), and based on the usage record 16 and the use record 210, all processes of the service X are calculated. The number Ntotal (number of processes by the program P1 and the program P2) is calculated (step S62), and the normal processing number Ncomplete in the new version based on the usage record 16 (the number of processes with the processing result = 1 among the processes of the program P2) Is calculated (step S63), and the number of cancels in operation Ncancel in the new version is calculated based on the usage record 16 (the number of processed results = -1 among the processes of the program P2) (step S64).

  Then, it is checked whether the ratio of the new version processing number Nnew in the total processing number Ntotal is equal to or higher than a predetermined new version processing rate Rnew (Nnew / Ntotal ≧ Rnew) (step S65). If the ratio of the new version processing number Nnew in the total processing number Ntotal is equal to or higher than the predetermined new version processing rate Rnew, the ratio of the normal processing number Ncomplete in the new version in the new version processing number Nnew is further equal to the predetermined new version normal processing. It is checked whether or not the rate is Rcomplete or more (Ncomplete / Nnew ≧ Rcomplete) (step S66).

  If the ratio of the normal processing number Ncomplete in the new version in the new version processing number Nnew is equal to or greater than the predetermined new version normal processing rate Rcomplete, the number of cancels in operation Ncancel in the new version in the new version processing number Nnew It is checked whether or not the ratio is equal to or less than a predetermined new version operation cancellation rate Rcancel (Ncancel / Nnew ≦ Rcancel) (step S67). If the ratio of the number of cancels in operation Ncancel in the new version in the new version processing number Nnew is equal to or less than a predetermined new version operation cancel rate Rcancel, the determination result is “execute” (step S68).

  FIG. 17 is a process flowchart of the upgrade process in step S56.

  The program management agent 200 rewrites the binding information (providing site) of the program information I1 of the current version of the program information storage means 25 to the central center 1 (step S70), connects to the central center 1 (step S71), and 1 receives the new version of the program P2 (replicated data) (step S72) and releases the connection (step S73). Then, the new version (program P2) is stored in the program storage means 28 via the application server 290, and the current version (program P1) is deleted (step S74). Further, the program management agent 200 rewrites the binding information (providing site) of the new version of the program information I2 to its own center (regional center) (step S75).

  The program management server 110 of the management center 1 establishes a connection in response to a request from the program management agent 200 (processing in step S71), and copies the copy data of the new version (program P2) of the program storage unit 15 to the program management agent 200. Send to release the connection.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the embodiment, it cannot be overemphasized that a various deformation | transformation is possible for this invention in the range of the main point. Further, although the present invention has been described as being implemented as a program that is read and executed by a computer, the program that implements the present invention is suitable for a computer-readable portable medium memory, semiconductor memory, hard disk, or the like. It can be stored in a recording medium, provided by being recorded on these recording media, or provided by transmission / reception using various communication networks via a communication interface.

  The features of the embodiments and examples of the present invention are listed as follows.

(Supplementary Note 1) A computer implements an apparatus for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user. A program for
Program storage means for master registration of a new version program of the program;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
User trial condition storage means for storing a user trial condition that defines a condition for using the new version program for a user service request;
When connection information from the distribution source to the new version program is notified, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
When receiving a user service request, trial condition determination means for determining whether the service request matches the user trial condition;
Relay the service request based on connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or connect the current version program when the service request does not match the user trial condition A control device comprising service request relay means for relaying the service request based on information,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer.

(Additional remark 2) The apparatus which controls the upgrade of the program distributed to the some place which provides the said service from the distribution source which stores and distributes the program for providing a predetermined service to a user is implement | achieved by a computer A program for
Program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
An upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program;
When connection information of the new version program is notified from the distribution source, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
A usage record acquisition means for acquiring a usage record indicating the actual processing status of the current version program or the new version program of the program;
An upgrade determination means for referring to the usage record and the upgrade policy to determine whether the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy;
When the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy, a control device comprising upgrade execution means for acquiring the new version program based on connection information of the new version program,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer.

(Supplementary Note 3) In the version upgrade control program according to Supplementary Note 2,
Before starting acquisition of the new version program by the version upgrade execution means, the setting of connection information to the current version program is changed to the distribution source, and when the service request is accepted, the service request is transferred to the distribution source. A control device comprising service request relay means for relaying,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer.

(Supplementary Note 4) A method for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user.
Program storage means for master registration of a new version program of the program, program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program, and the new version program for user service requests User trial condition storage means for storing user trial conditions that define conditions;
When connection information from the distribution source to the new version program is notified, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the means for storing the program information,
Upon accepting a user service request, it is determined whether the service request matches the user trial conditions,
Relay the service request based on connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or connect the current version program when the service request does not match the user trial condition Relay the service request based on the information;
Version upgrade control method.

(Supplementary Note 5) A method for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user.
Program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program, and an upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program,
When the connection information of the new version program is notified from the distributor, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the program information storage means,
Obtain a usage record indicating the actual processing status of the current version program or the new version program,
Referring to the use record and the upgrade policy, it is determined whether the use record satisfies the upgrade policy,
When the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy, the new version program is acquired based on connection information of the new version program.
Version upgrade control method.

(Appendix 6) An apparatus for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations providing the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user,
Program storage means for master registration of a new version program of the program;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
User trial condition storage means for storing a user trial condition that defines a condition for using the new version program for a user service request;
When connection information from the distribution source to the new version program is notified, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
When receiving a user service request, trial condition determination means for determining whether the service request matches the user trial condition;
Relay the service request based on connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or connect the current version program when the service request does not match the user trial condition An upgrade control apparatus comprising service request relay means for relaying the service request based on information.

(Supplementary Note 7) An apparatus for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user,
Program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
An upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program;
When connection information of the new version program is notified from the distribution source, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
A usage record acquisition means for acquiring a usage record indicating the actual processing status of the current version program or the new version program of the program;
An upgrade determination means for referring to the usage record and the upgrade policy to determine whether the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy;
A version upgrade control device comprising: a version upgrade execution unit that acquires the new version program based on connection information of the new version program when the usage record satisfies the version upgrade policy.

It is a figure which shows the block structural example of the process means which implement | achieves this invention in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of program information. It is a figure which shows the example of program distribution destination information. It is a figure which shows the example of user trial conditions. It is a figure which shows the example of a utilization track record. It is a figure which shows the example of a total of utilization results. It is a figure which shows the example of a version upgrade policy. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of this invention. It is a figure which shows the more concrete Example of this invention. It is a processing flowchart of a new version program registration process. It is a processing flowchart of a program information transmission process. It is a processing flowchart of a new version trial determination process and a service relay process. It is a processing flowchart of a new version trial determination process and a service relay process. It is a processing flow figure of utilization results acquisition processing. It is a processing flowchart of an upgrade determination process and an upgrade process. It is a processing flowchart of an upgrade determination process. It is a processing flowchart of an upgrade process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control center 11 Program information management means 12 Service execution means 13 Program information storage means 14 Program distribution destination storage means 15 Program storage means 16 Use results 2 Regional center 21 Program information management means 22 Trial condition judgment and request relay means 23 Use results acquisition Means 24 Version upgrade determination means 25 Program information storage means 26 User trial condition storage means 27 Version upgrade policy storage means 28 Program storage means 29 Service execution means 210 Usage results 211 Usage results total 3 User terminal 4 Network 5 Network

Claims (5)

A program for realizing, by a computer, an apparatus for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user There,
Program storage means for master registration of a new version program of the program;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
User trial condition storage means for storing a user trial condition that defines a condition for using the new version program for a user service request;
When connection information from the distribution source to the new version program is notified, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
When receiving a user service request, trial condition determination means for determining whether the service request matches the user trial condition;
Relay the service request based on connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or connect the current version program when the service request does not match the user trial condition A control device comprising service request relay means for relaying the service request based on information,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer. A program for realizing, by a computer, an apparatus for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations that provide the service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user There,
Program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program,
An upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program;
When connection information of the new version program is notified from the distribution source, program information management means for registering connection information of the new version program in the program information storage means;
A usage record acquisition means for acquiring a usage record indicating the actual processing status of the current version program or the new version program of the program;
An upgrade determination means for referring to the usage record and the upgrade policy to determine whether the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy;
When the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy, a control device comprising upgrade execution means for acquiring the new version program based on connection information of the new version program,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer. The upgrade control program according to claim 2, wherein
Before starting acquisition of the new version program by the version upgrade execution means, the setting of connection information to the current version program is changed to the distribution source, and when the service request is accepted, the service request is transferred to the distribution source. A control device comprising service request relay means for relaying,
A version upgrade control program to be realized by a computer. A method for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations for providing a service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user.
Program storage means for master registration of a new version program of the program, program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program, and the new version program for user service requests User trial condition storage means for storing user trial conditions that define conditions;
When connection information from the distribution source to the new version program is notified, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the means for storing the program information,
Upon accepting a user service request, it is determined whether the service request matches the user trial conditions,
Relay the service request based on connection information of the new version program when the service request matches the user trial condition, or connect the current version program when the service request does not match the user trial condition Relay the service request based on the information;
Version upgrade control method. A method for controlling version upgrade of a program distributed to a plurality of locations for providing a service from a distribution source that stores and distributes a program for providing a predetermined service to a user.
Program storage means for storing a program transmitted from a distribution source;
Program information storage means for storing connection information to the current version program and the new version program of the program, and an upgrade policy storage means for storing an upgrade policy that defines conditions for acquiring the new version program,
When the connection information of the new version program is notified from the distributor, the connection information of the new version program is registered in the program information storage means,
Obtain a usage record indicating the actual processing status of the current version program or the new version program,
Referring to the use record and the upgrade policy, it is determined whether the use record satisfies the upgrade policy,
When the usage record satisfies the upgrade policy, the new version program is acquired based on connection information of the new version program.
Version upgrade control method.

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