JP2006146635A - Document management apparatus, program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to discriminate a document judged as a document whose reading is unnecessary from unread documents. <P>SOLUTION: Although an unread state is generally changed to a read state when a user opens a document, a document registered/updated after displaying a document list on a terminal apparatus by a document list display means is regarded as a newly-arrived state, so that only the document which has never been displayed on the document list becomes a newly-arrived state, a document which has been displayed on the document list but whose contents are not read becomes an unread state when the document list is displayed next. Since a user can discriminate which document is judged as a document whose reading is unnecessary, it is unnecessary to set the document to a read state manually. Consequently the document judged as a document whose reading is unnecessary can be discriminated from unread documents. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a document management apparatus, a program, and a storage medium in which a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network and a document can be posted and viewed from the terminal device.

  In recent years, electronic bulletin boards are often used for information transmission and discussion between users. When a user posts an article (bulletin board document) on an electronic bulletin board, other users can view it, and one of the users who read it replies to it. When done, it can be viewed by other users. By repeating this, opinions can be exchanged among a plurality of users. Also, users who could not participate in real-time exchanges can know the process of discussion by reading past statements. In other words, the user can post and view articles at any time by using the electronic bulletin board, and can perform discussions at asynchronous and remote locations.

  By the way, when a user views a document on such an electronic bulletin board, first, a document list listing document information such as document titles is displayed as shown in FIG. 11, and further, as shown in FIG. In general, it is performed in two steps, in which the document content is displayed for a document selected by the user.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 11, in such an electronic bulletin board, a document that has not been opened by the user while the document list is displayed is provided with an identification symbol indicating that it is in an unread state. There are many (for example, refer patent document 1). Thus, by attaching an identification symbol indicating an unread state, the user can identify only documents that have not been read from the document group listed in the list display by this identification symbol.

  Such management of the unread / read status of a document records the user's browsing status for each document, and with respect to a newly registered document, it remains unread until the user opens the document. After that, it will be in the read state. When an already registered document is updated, the read state returns to the unread state when the updated document is registered (see, for example, Patent Document 2). The reason for returning to the unread state when the already registered document is updated is that the user has not read the updated content.

JP 2002-55975 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-340261

  By the way, the unread state originally indicates that the user has not read the document contents. However, in reality, many users use the unread state to know what to read rather than to know that it has not been read. For this reason, for example, even if it is a document that has not been read, a document whose contents need not be browsed at the stage of displaying the list of documents is manually changed from the unread state as shown in FIG. Work such as changing to a read state is performed. This is because an unread document can be treated as a document to be read by regarding a document that does not need to be read as a read document.

  However, as a matter of course, manually changing the document state is an extra work for the user. As for updating a registered document, as shown in FIG. 13, when the document is updated, the document state returns to an unread state. This may be undesirable for users who want to treat the unread state as a document to read. In other words, if it is necessary to read the document again if the document content itself is changed by updating the document, it makes sense to enter the unread state, but for example, attribute information not related to the document content, such as the document category. Even if it is a revision of the document, even if it is a change in the document contents, in the case of a minor correction such as a correction of a typo that does not affect the whole, it is often unnecessary to read it again once it has been read. Since it will be in an unread state, it will be a wasteful browsing for the user.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  The document management apparatus according to claim 1 is a document management apparatus in which a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network so that documents can be posted and viewed from the terminal devices. Document management means for storing the document information, the document information management means for managing the attribute information about the posted document and the document status indicating the browsing status of the document for each user, and creation of the document by the user in the terminal device, Document operation means for enabling editing and registration, document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least document titles and document states for each document, and displayed on the document list display means Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user from the list of existing documents by the document operation means. For documents that document list is registered or updated since the last time it was displayed on the terminal device by the document list display unit is regarded to be in new condition.

  Therefore, in general, when a user opens a document, the state is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, a document list display unit updates the document registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device. As a result, only documents that have never been displayed in the document list will be in the new arrival state, and documents that were displayed in the document list but could not be read will be unread the next time the document list is displayed. Therefore, the user can determine which document is determined not to be read the last time, so there is no need to manually set it to the already-read state. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the first aspect, the document list display means visually distinguishes and displays a document in a newly arrived state from other documents.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the first aspect, the documents in the newly arrived state are listed and displayed before the document list display by the document list display means.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that there is a newly arrived document.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the first aspect, the number of documents in a new arrival state is displayed before the document list display by the document list display means.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that there is a newly arrived document.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the document information management means determines that the document state is the new arrival state when only the attribute information of the document is updated. Don't consider it.

  Therefore, when only the attribute information of the document is corrected when the document is updated, the document state is kept in the read state. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, when the document operation means updates the document, the updating user should change the document state to the new arrival state. The document information management means changes the document state to the new arrival state only when instructed to change to the new arrival state.

  Therefore, it is possible to specify and register the document to remain in the read state at the judgment of the person who updates the document. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the document information management unit changes the document state of the document from an unread state to a read state under a certain condition. change.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the document information management means changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when a certain period of time has passed while the document is in an unread state. To do.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the document information management means changes the document state from the unread state to the read state when the number of unread documents exceeds a certain number.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the document information managing means reads the document state unread when the list is displayed more than a predetermined number of times after the document is unread. Change from state to read state.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  The invention described in claim 11 is the document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the document information management means reads the document status unread when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread. Change from state to read state.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the document management apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the document information management means is configured to display a document state when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread. From unread to read.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  A document management apparatus according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a document management apparatus in which a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network, and a plurality of posted document groups can be posted and viewed from the terminal device. Document management means for storing the document information, the document information management means for managing the attribute information about the posted document and the document status indicating the browsing status of the document for each user, and creation of the document by the user in the terminal device, Document operation means for enabling editing and registration, document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least document titles and document states for each document, and displayed on the document list display means Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user from the document list by the document operation means, the document information management means, For documents document list by serial document list display means it is registered or updated since the last time it was displayed on the terminal device, viewed as only the attribute information document states except documents that have been updated is in a new state.

  Therefore, in general, when a user opens a document, it is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, the attributes of a document registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display means By assuming that the document status is in a new arrival state except for documents in which only information has been updated, only documents that have never been displayed in the document list will be in a new arrival state, and the contents of what has been displayed in the document list can be read. Documents that did not exist will be unread when the document list is displayed next, so the user will be able to determine which document was determined not to be read the last time, so it must be manually read. Will disappear. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read. Further, when the document is updated, if only the attribute information of the document is corrected, the document state is kept in the read state. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  The document management device according to claim 14 is a document management device in which a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network, and a document can be posted and viewed from the terminal device. Document management means for storing the document information, the document information management means for managing the attribute information about the posted document and the document status indicating the browsing status of the document for each user, and creation of the document by the user in the terminal device, Document operation means for enabling editing and registration, document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least document titles and document states for each document, and displayed on the document list display means Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation means from the list of existing documents. When updating, the updating user can specify whether or not the document state should be changed to the new arrival state, and the document information management means displays the document list on the terminal device by the document list display means. For documents registered / updated after that time, the document state is changed to the new arrival state only when an instruction to change to the new arrival state is given.

  Therefore, in general, when a user opens a document, it is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, for a document registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display means, the document is updated. Allows the user to specify whether or not the document state should be changed to the new arrival state, and only allows the user to specify the document state as the new arrival state. Only documents that have been designated as new arrival status and have never been displayed in the document list will be in new arrival status. Documents that were displayed in the document list but could not be read will be marked as unread the next time the document list is displayed. Therefore, the user can determine which document is determined not to be read the previous time, so there is no need to manually set it to the already-read state. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read. In addition, it is possible to designate and register a document to remain in a read state at the judgment of a person who updates the document. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program readable by a computer that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and controls a document management device that enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal devices. A document management function for storing a plurality of posted document groups, a document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a document browsing status for each user, and the terminal A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the apparatus; a document list display function that displays on the terminal apparatus a document list that lists at least a document title and a document state for each document; A document content table for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device. Function and, were run on the computer, the document information management function is considered to be in New states for a document the document list by the document list display function is registered or updated since the last time it was displayed on the terminal device.

  Therefore, in general, when a user opens a document, the state is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, a document list display function allows a document list to be registered or updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device. As a result, only documents that have never been displayed in the document list will be in the new arrival state, and documents that were displayed in the document list but could not be read will be unread the next time the document list is displayed. Therefore, the user can determine which document is determined not to be read the last time, so there is no need to manually set it to the already-read state. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the fifteenth aspect, the document list display function visually identifies and displays a document in a newly arrived state from other documents.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the fifteenth aspect, the documents in the newly arrived state are listed and displayed before the document list display by the document list display function.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that there is a newly arrived document.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the fifteenth aspect, the number of documents in a new arrival state is displayed before the document list display by the document list display function.

  Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that there is a newly arrived document.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to any one of the fifteenth to eighteenth aspects, the document information management function does not regard the document state as a new arrival state when only the attribute information of the document is updated. Like that.

  Therefore, when only the attribute information of the document is corrected when the document is updated, the document state is kept in the read state. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to any one of the fifteenth to nineteenth aspects, when the document operation function updates the document, whether or not the updating user should change the document state to the new arrival state. The document information management function changes the document state to the new arrival state only when instructed to change to the new arrival state.

  Therefore, it is possible to specify and register the document to remain in the read state at the judgment of the person who updates the document. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  According to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, in the program according to any one of the fifteenth to twentieth aspects, the document information management function changes the document state of the document from an unread state to a read state under a certain condition. .

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twenty-second aspect of the invention, in the program according to the twenty-first aspect, the document information management function changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when a certain period of time has passed while the document is in an unread state.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twenty-third aspect of the invention, in the program according to the twenty-first aspect, the document information management function changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of unread documents exceeds a certain number.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the twenty-first aspect, the document information management function changes the document state from the unread state when the list display is performed a predetermined number of times or more after the document is in the unread state. Change to read status.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the invention, in the program according to the twenty-first aspect, the document information management function changes the document state from the unread state when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread. Change to read status.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the twenty-first aspect, the document information management function is configured such that the document state is unread when the number of newly opened documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread. Change from state to read state.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the document from being left unread indefinitely.

  A program according to a twenty-seventh aspect is a program readable by a computer that controls a document management apparatus that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal devices. A document management function for storing a plurality of posted document groups, a document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a document browsing status for each user, and the terminal A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the apparatus; a document list display function that displays on the terminal apparatus a document list that lists at least a document title and a document state for each document; A document content table for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device. The document information management function, except for documents in which only attribute information is updated for documents registered and updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display function. The document status is considered to be the new arrival status.

  Therefore, in general, when a user opens a document, it is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, for a document registered or updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display function, By assuming that the document status is in a new arrival state except for documents in which only information has been updated, only documents that have never been displayed in the document list will be in a new arrival state, and the contents of what has been displayed in the document list can be read. Documents that did not exist will be unread when the document list is displayed next, so the user will be able to determine which document was determined not to be read the last time, so it must be manually read. Will disappear. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read. Further, when the document is updated, if only the attribute information of the document is corrected, the document state is kept in the read state. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  The program of the invention described in claim 28 is a program readable by a computer that controls a document management apparatus that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal devices. A document management function for storing a plurality of posted document groups, a document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a document browsing status for each user, and the terminal A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the apparatus; a document list display function that displays on the terminal apparatus a document list that lists at least a document title and a document state for each document; A document content table for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device. The document operation function allows a user who updates the document to specify whether or not the document state should be changed to a new arrival state, and the document information management function For documents registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the list display function, the document state is changed to the new arrival state only when an instruction to change to the new arrival state is given.

  Therefore, generally, when a user opens a document, it is changed from an unread state to a read state. However, the document list display function is used to update a document registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device. Allows the user to specify whether or not the document state should be changed to the new arrival state, and only allows the user to specify the document state as the new arrival state. Only documents that have been designated as new arrival status and have never been displayed in the document list will be in new arrival status. Documents that were displayed in the document list but could not be read will be marked as unread the next time the document list is displayed. Therefore, the user can determine which document is determined not to be read the previous time, so there is no need to manually set it to the already-read state. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read. In addition, it is possible to designate and register a document to remain in a read state at the judgment of a person who updates the document. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  A storage medium according to a twenty-ninth aspect stores the program according to any one of the fifteenth to twenty-eighth aspects.

  Therefore, the program according to any one of claims 15 to 28 can be handled in the form of a tangible object.

  According to the present invention, in addition to changing from the unread state to the read state when the user opens the document, the user changes from the new arrival state to the unread state when the user opens the document list display. Therefore, it is possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

  According to the present invention, when a document is updated, if only the attribute information of the document is corrected, the document that should not be read can be returned to an unread document by maintaining the read state. Disappears.

  According to the present invention, a document that is supposed to be read can be returned to an unread document because it can be specified and registered so that the document is left in a read state at the discretion of the person who updates the document. Disappears.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a system construction example of the electronic bulletin board system according to the present embodiment. In the electronic bulletin board system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a client computer as a terminal device is connected to a server computer 2 (hereinafter referred to as a server) 2 as a document management device via a network 3 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Assume a server client system 1 in which a plurality of computers (hereinafter referred to as clients) 4 are connected. Such a server client system 1 is constructed so as to be capable of data communication with another server client system 1 via, for example, an intranet 5 and constructed so as to be capable of data communication with an external environment via an Internet communication network 6.

  The server 2 is an electronic bulletin board device that operates an electronic bulletin board for transmitting information and discussing between users based on the electronic bulletin board program 7. The server 2 can be accessed from a client 4 on the network 3. Therefore, the client 4 on the network 3 can access this electronic bulletin board and write or read a message to exchange opinions among a plurality of users. Since the operation of the electronic bulletin board is a well-known technical content, a detailed description is omitted. For example, this electronic bulletin board is used as a place of work for a team that jointly performs a specific work or the like, and members of the team access and post. Since the server 2 operates the electronic bulletin board in this way, the server 2 is also provided with a database 8 that stores and manages bulletin board data that is document data written on the electronic bulletin board. The bulletin board data includes, for each posted bulletin board document, at least data such as the handle name of the poster, the posting date and time, and information on the response source document.

  The client 4 is a general personal computer or the like, and functions as a terminal device that allows a user to post and browse articles on an electronic bulletin board operated by the server 2.

  FIG. 2 is a module configuration diagram of the server 2. The server 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 that performs information processing, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 that is a read-only memory storing a BIOS, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 that stores various data in a rewritable manner, It functions as a database 8 for storing bulletin board data and the like, and stores information, distributes information to the outside, and obtains information from the outside using an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14 and a storage medium 20 for storing various programs. A medium drive device 15 such as a CD-ROM drive for communication, a communication control device 16 for communicating information with other external computers via the network 3, and a CRT (display of processing progress, results, etc. to the operator Display device 17 such as Cathode Ray Tube (LCD) or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and operator inputs commands and information to CPU 11 For example, a bus controller 19 arbitrates data transmitted and received between these units.

  In such a server 2, when the user turns on the power, the CPU 11 activates a program called a loader in the ROM 12, reads a program for managing computer hardware and software called OS (Operating System) from the HDD 14 into the RAM 13, and Start the OS. Such an OS activates a program, reads information, and stores information in accordance with a user operation. As typical OSes, Windows (registered trademark), UNIX (registered trademark), and the like are known. These operation programs running on the OS are called application programs. The application program is not limited to one that runs on a predetermined OS, and may be one that causes the OS to execute some of the various processes described below, or constitutes predetermined application software, an OS, or the like. It may be included as part of a group of program files.

  Here, the server 2 stores an electronic bulletin board program 7 in the HDD 14 as an application program. In this sense, the HDD 14 functions as a storage medium that stores the electronic bulletin board program 7.

  In general, the operation programs installed in the HDD 14 of the server 2 are various systems such as various optical disks such as CD-ROM and DVD, various magnetic disks such as various magneto-optical disks and flexible disks, and semiconductor memories. The operation program recorded in the storage medium 20 such as the medium is installed in the HDD 14. Therefore, a portable storage medium 20 such as an optical information recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a magnetic medium such as an FD can also be a storage medium for storing the electronic bulletin board program 7. Further, the electronic bulletin board program 7 may be taken in from the outside via the communication control device 16 and installed in the HDD 14, for example.

  In the server 2, when the electronic bulletin board program 7 operating on the OS is activated, the CPU 11 executes various arithmetic processes according to the electronic bulletin board program 7 to centrally control each unit. Of the various types of arithmetic processing executed by the CPU 11 of the server 2, the characteristic processing of the present embodiment will be described below.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 2 follows the electronic bulletin board program 7 so that the user can create, edit, and register a document in the client 4, and the client 4 A document display unit 32 for displaying a document, a document information management unit 33, and a document management unit 34 are provided. Hereinafter, each of these functions will be described.

  The document management unit 34 stores a bulletin board document group posted by the user in the database 8 of the HDD 14, for example.

  The document information management means 33 displays, for example, a management table T formed in the database 8 of the HDD 14 (see FIG. 4), including attribute information such as the creator and category of the bulletin board document and the document status indicating the document browsing status for each user. ). FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the management table T. As shown in FIG. 4, “document ID”, “registration date / time”, “user ID”, “document list display date / time”, “document content display date / time”, and “document status” are stored in the management table T. In “Registration Date / Time”, the date / time when a document was newly registered or the date / time when the document was updated is recorded. In “document list display date and time”, the date and time when the user displayed the document list is recorded. In “document content display date / time”, the date / time when the document content is displayed is recorded. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the “document state” is a newly arrived state from when the document is registered until the document list is displayed, and from the document list is displayed until the document content is displayed. When the document contents are displayed, the read state is established. However, the document state may be calculated dynamically as it becomes necessary. Further, a document in a newly arrived state may not be added to the management table T.

  With such a configuration, when a user views a document, the document display unit 32 displays a document list listing the document status along with the document title for each document on the client 4 (document list display unit), The document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation means 31 is displayed on the client 4 (document content display means). FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of the document list display screen P1 in the client 4. As shown in FIG. 6, there is a document in the document list display screen P1 that has not been opened by the user after the document is newly registered or after the document is updated until the document list is displayed. Is attached with an identification symbol indicating that the document is in a new arrival state. As shown in FIG. 6, when a document that has been displayed in the document list and has not yet been opened by the user is present in the document list display screen P1, an identification symbol indicating that the document is in an unread state is displayed. Attached. Thus, by visually identifying and displaying a newly arrived document from other documents, a user can intuitively identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read. become.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the document display means 32 may display the number of newly arrived articles for each category (thread) on the client 4 on the screen P2 at the previous stage of the document list display screen P1. A category (thread) refers to a series of documents about the same subject. Further, the document display means 32 may enumerate the documents in the newly arrived state and display them on the client 4 on the screen (not shown) at the previous stage of the document list display screen P1. As a result, the user can intuitively understand that there is a newly arrived document.

Furthermore, in principle, an unread document does not become a read state unless the user opens it, but some users may not like to leave the document in an unread state indefinitely. In such a case, the unread state can be automatically changed to the read state in the following cases.
(1) When a certain period of time has passed in an unread state (2) When the number of unread documents exceeds a certain number (3) When a list is displayed more than a certain number of times after the documents are in an unread state (4 ) When the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread (5) When the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is unread, these determinations This may be done in units of documents or in units of threads. In the case of a thread unit, when the above condition is satisfied in the thread, an unread document in the thread is changed to a read state.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, generally, when a user opens a document, the state is changed from the unread state to the read state. However, after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display unit, Assuming that the registered / updated document is in a new arrival state, only the document that has never been displayed in the document list is in a new arrival state. When the document list is displayed, the user is in an unread state, so that the user can determine which document has been determined not to be read the last time, so there is no need to manually set it to the read state. This makes it possible to identify a document that is determined not to be read from a document that has not been read.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same part as 1st Embodiment mentioned above is shown with the same code | symbol, and description is also abbreviate | omitted. In the first embodiment, if there is a document that is not opened by the user between the time the document is updated and the time when the document list is displayed, the document is displayed in a new arrival state. An identification symbol indicating that it is present is added. In the present embodiment, the document state is not changed when only the attribute information of the document (for example, subject name, importance level, etc.) is changed.

  When the document is updated, the document information management unit 33 according to the present embodiment does not change the document state to the new arrival state when only the attribute information of the document (for example, the subject and importance) is updated. To. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a document that has already been read when the document attribute information is updated remains in the read state after the document attribute information is updated.

  In this way, when only the document attribute information (for example, subject, importance, etc.) is changed, the document state is not changed (that is, the document is kept in the read state even after the document attribute information is updated). This prevents a document that should not be read from returning to an unread document.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the document is updated, if only the attribute information of the document is corrected, the read state is maintained. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

[Third embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9 or FIG. In addition, the same part as 1st Embodiment mentioned above is shown with the same code | symbol, and description is also abbreviate | omitted. In the first embodiment, if there is a document that is not opened by the user between the time the document is updated and the time when the document list is displayed, the document is displayed in a new arrival state. An identification symbol indicating that it is present is added. In the present embodiment, a user who updates a document can specify it as necessary so that the document state is not changed even when the document is updated.

  The document operation means 31 in the present embodiment enables the updating user to specify whether or not the document state should be changed to the new arrival state when the user updates the document. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the document operation means 31 displays a “read registration button” B1 for registering the document state as a read state on the screen P3 when updating the document, and the document state. A “new arrival registration button” B2 to be registered as a new arrival state is displayed on the client 4 to enable creation, editing, and registration of a document. In other words, when updating a document, the updating user can specify whether or not the document state should be changed to a new arrival state. Then, the document information management unit 33 changes the document state to the new arrival state only when instructed to change to the new arrival state.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the user who updates the document can specify it as necessary so that the document state is not changed to the new arrival state even when the document is updated. As the document state, it is possible to select either the new arrival state or the read state.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the document can be designated and registered so as to remain in the read state at the judgment of the person who updates the document. As a result, a document that should not be read does not return to an unread document.

  In each embodiment, an electronic bulletin board apparatus that operates an electronic bulletin board for transmitting information and discussing between users is applied as a document management apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this. -It can be applied to a system (apparatus) for managing a large number of documents such as a reader and an electronic mail system.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the system construction example of the electronic bulletin board system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a module block diagram of a server. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of a server. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a management table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of document state management. It is a front view which shows an example of the document list display screen in a client. It is a front view which shows an example of the display screen in a client. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the document state management of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the document update screen in the client of 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of document state management. It is a front view which shows an example of the conventional document list display. It is a front view which shows an example of a document content display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the conventional document state management.

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2 Document management device 3 Network 4 Terminal device 20 Storage medium 31 Document operation means 32 Document list display means, document content display means 33 Document information management means 34 Document management means

Claims (29)

In a document management apparatus that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management means for storing a plurality of posted documents,
A document information management means for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a viewing status of a document for each user;
A document operation means for enabling a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
Document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least the document title and document status for each document;
Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation means from the document list displayed by the document list display means;
With
The document information management means regards a document registered / updated after the time when the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display means as being in a new arrival state.
A document management apparatus characterized by that. The document list display means visually identifies and displays a document in a new arrival state from other documents.
The document management apparatus according to claim 1. In a stage before the document list display by the document list display means, the documents in the new arrival state are listed and displayed.
The document management apparatus according to claim 1. Displaying the number of documents in a new arrival state before the document list display by the document list display means;
The document management apparatus according to claim 1. The document information management means does not regard the document state as a new arrival state when only the attribute information of the document is updated;
The document management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document management apparatus includes: The document operation means, when updating a document, enabling the user to update whether to change the document state to a new arrival state,
The document information management means changes the document state to the new arrival state only when instructed to change to the new arrival state.
The document management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document management apparatus is a document management apparatus. The document information management means changes the document state of the document from an unread state to a read state under a certain condition.
7. The document management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The document information management means changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when a certain period of time has passed while the document is in an unread state.
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The document information management means changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of unread documents exceeds a certain number.
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The document information management means changes the document state from the unread state to the read state when the list is displayed more than a certain number of times after the document is in an unread state.
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The document information management means changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is in an unread state.
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The document information management means changes the document state from the unread state to the read state when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is in an unread state.
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: In a document management apparatus that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management means for storing a plurality of posted documents,
A document information management means for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a viewing status of a document for each user;
A document operation means for enabling a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
Document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least the document title and document status for each document;
Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation means from the document list displayed by the document list display means;
With
The document information management means is a new arrival state of documents registered / updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display means, except for documents in which only attribute information is updated. Considered to be
A document management apparatus characterized by that. In a document management apparatus that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management means for storing a plurality of posted documents,
A document information management means for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document status indicating a viewing status of a document for each user;
A document operation means for enabling a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
Document list display means for displaying on the terminal device a document list listing at least the document title and document status for each document;
Document content display means for displaying on the terminal device the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation means from the document list displayed by the document list display means;
With
The document operation means, when updating a document, enabling the user to update whether to change the document state to a new arrival state,
The document information management means updates the document status only when the document list is registered or updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display means when instructed to change to the new arrival status. Change to state,
A document management apparatus characterized by that. A program readable by a computer that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and controls a document management device that enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management function to save multiple submitted documents,
A document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document state indicating a document browsing state for each user;
A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
A document list display function for displaying on the terminal device a document list in which at least a document title and a document state are listed for each document;
A document content display function for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device;
To the computer,
The document information management function considers that a document registered / updated after the time when the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display function is in a new arrival state.
A program characterized by that. The document list display function visually identifies and displays a document in a new arrival state from other documents.
The program according to claim 15, wherein: In a stage before displaying the document list by the document list display function, the documents in the new arrival state are listed and displayed.
The program according to claim 15, wherein: Displaying the number of documents in a new arrival state before the document list display by the document list display function;
The program according to claim 15, wherein: The document information management function prevents the document state from being regarded as a new arrival state when only the attribute information of the document is updated.
The program according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that: The document operation function allows a user to update whether to change the document state to a new arrival state when updating a document,
The document information management function changes the document state to the new arrival state only when instructed to change to the new arrival state.
20. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that: The document information management function changes a document state of a document from an unread state to a read state under a certain condition.
21. A program according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein: The document information management function changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when a certain period of time has passed while the document is in an unread state.
The program according to claim 21, wherein: The document information management function changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of unread documents exceeds a certain number.
The program according to claim 21, wherein: The document information management function changes a document state from an unread state to a read state when a list is displayed more than a certain number of times after the document is in an unread state.
The program according to claim 21, wherein: The document information management function changes a document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of newly arrived documents exceeds a certain number after the document is in an unread state.
The program according to claim 21, wherein: The document information management function changes the document state from an unread state to a read state when the number of newly opened documents exceeds a certain number after the document is in an unread state.
The program according to claim 21, wherein: A program readable by a computer that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and controls a document management device that enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management function to save multiple submitted documents,
A document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document state indicating a document browsing state for each user;
A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
A document list display function for displaying on the terminal device a document list in which at least a document title and a document state are listed for each document;
A document content display function for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device;
With
In the document information management function, a document state registered or updated after the time when the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display function is in a new arrival state except for a document in which only attribute information is updated. Considered to be
A program characterized by that. A program readable by a computer that connects a plurality of terminal devices via a network and controls a document management device that enables posting and browsing of documents from the terminal device,
Document management function to save multiple submitted documents,
A document information management function for managing attribute information about a posted document and a document state indicating a document browsing state for each user;
A document operation function that enables a user to create, edit, and register a document in the terminal device;
A document list display function for displaying on the terminal device a document list in which at least a document title and a document state are listed for each document;
A document content display function for displaying the document content of the document selected by the user by the document operation function from the document list displayed by the document list display function on the terminal device;
With
The document operation function allows a user to update whether to change the document state to a new arrival state when updating a document,
The document information management function updates the document status only when an instruction to change to the new arrival status is given for a document registered or updated after the document list is displayed on the terminal device by the document list display function. Change to state,
A program characterized by that. A storage medium storing the program according to any one of claims 15 to 28.

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