JP2006277029A - Information processing program, information management device, output device, client device, information processing system, and its information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing program making it possible to construct an environment where detailed information on a server can be easily printed and presented as necessary using synchronized data, an information management device, an output device, a client device, an information processing system, and its information processing method. <P>SOLUTION: An information unit search part searches a client unit group holding part for information units matching search conditions, and presents the information units to an information unit presenting part. The information units are designated as the subjects of printing. A print presentation server address display part is imaged using a print presentation server address imaging part and recognized by a print presentation server address recognizing part as an address character string. A client print presentation control part sends the information units as the subjects of printing and the print presentation server address of a print destination to a server print presentation control part. The server print presentation control part takes out and sends the information units to a print presentation server control part designated. The print presentation server control part creates and prints print images of the information units. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing program, an information management device, an output device, a client device, an information processing system, and an information processing method thereof, and in particular, an information processing program and an information management device for holding and managing a large number of fragmentary information units. The present invention relates to an output device, a client device, an information processing system, and an information processing method thereof.

  In an environment where many pieces of fragmentary information (hereinafter referred to as information units) are held and managed, it is required to efficiently manage information units input from various environments. In order to achieve these objectives, it is common to synchronize information units held in multiple information environments so that all data input from any environment can be handled in the same way. Is.

  However, in recent years, in addition to ordinary personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCs), small portable computers called PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) and mobile phones are often used as information devices. This type of portable device is often inferior to a normal PC in the capacity for holding information, the screen size, the calculation capability, and the like. In such a situation, it is not only difficult to synchronize the information unit group held in the PC and the information unit group held on the small portable device with exactly the same data structure, but it may be inappropriate. Many. In such a case, it is necessary to synchronize only a part of data or summary information. In this way, the synchronized data may suddenly need to be grasped in detail regardless of the device being used, and cooperation with the printing device is indispensable.

  For example, there is a data link system and a data link method between a computer and a mobile terminal that execute a data import process from a personal computer to a mobile terminal and a synchronization process between the mobile terminal and the personal computer in a short period of time (for example, Patent Literature 1).

  Further, for example, there is a method for integrating and optimizing a change log indicating means for efficiently synchronizing information unit groups between devices such as a personal computer, a PDA, and a mobile phone by integrating and communicating the change log. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  Further, for example, there is an information presentation device that prints hypertext link IDs as barcodes and easily accesses hypertext information from paper (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

In addition, for example, research for changing the display of a web page according to a small screen of a mobile device has been shown (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).
JP 11-31178 A JP 2002-163137 A JP-A-6-342426 Timothy Bickmore and Bill Schilit. "Digestor: Device-Independent Access to the World-Wide Web." Proceedings Sixth International World Wide Web Conference, Santa Clara, California, April, 1997.

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 defines and synchronizes the relationship between the main database and the data structure held in the portable device, and is not a technique for printing / presenting the details of the synchronized information. .

  Moreover, the technique described in Patent Document 2 is for improving the efficiency of communication in synchronization, and does not solve the above problem.

  The technique described in Patent Document 3 is for facilitating an operation for following a hypertext link printed on paper, and printing and presenting details of data synchronized by a PDA or the like. It is not intended for.

  Further, the technique described in Non-Patent Document 1 focuses on the fact that the display area is small, and is not intended to synchronize information unit groups held in a portable device and a normal personal computer, but prints detailed information.・ The presentation is not considered.

  Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to appropriately synchronize information input from each portable device with a data structure that matches the performance of each device in an environment where a plurality of portable devices having various capabilities are used. Information processing program, information management device, and output that enable construction of an environment in which detailed information on the server can be easily printed / presented as necessary for such synchronized data An object is to provide an apparatus, a client apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method thereof.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an information processing program for operating an information management apparatus connected to a client apparatus and an output apparatus via a network. A process to hold, a process to take out the information unit of the output target sent from the client apparatus from the holding means, and an output unit of the output target to be taken out from the output apparatus sent from the client apparatus. The information management apparatus operates the process of requesting output.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in an information processing program for operating an information management apparatus connected to a client apparatus and an output apparatus via a network, a process for holding an information unit group that is a set of the information units in a holding unit; The information management apparatus operates a process of taking out the information unit requested from the output device from the holding unit and a process of sending the taken out information unit to the output device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in an information processing program for operating an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network, a process for presenting specific information of the output device and a request from the information processing device The output device is operated to perform the process of outputting the information unit.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the specific information is presented in a form suitable for image recognition processing.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the output is printing an image of the information unit.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the output displays an image of the information unit on a display means.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in an information processing program for operating an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network, a process of reading the specific information presented by the client device, and the read specific A process for recognizing the information unit of the output target designated by the client apparatus based on the information, a process for requesting the recognized information unit to the information management apparatus, and an information unit sent from the information management apparatus And a process for outputting the data to the output device.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 7, when the specific information is in a form suitable for image recognition processing, the specific information is subjected to image recognition processing.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the output is printing an image of the information unit.

  The invention of claim 10 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 7, the output displays an image of the information unit on a display means.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in an information processing program for operating a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network, an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the management information device is retained. Processing to be held in the means, processing to specify the information unit held in the holding means as an output target, and specific information of the output device presented by the output device that is the output destination of the information unit specified as the output target , Processing for recognizing location information on the network of the output device based on the read specific information, and specifying information of the information unit and the network of the recognized output device for the information management device The client apparatus is caused to operate the process of sending the above location information.

  The invention of claim 12 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 11, when the specific information is in a form suitable for image recognition processing, the specific information is subjected to image recognition processing.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in an information processing program for operating a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network, an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the management information device is retained. Causing the client device to operate a process held in the means, a process for specifying the information unit held in the holding means as an output target, and a process for presenting specific information of the information unit specified as the output target. Features.

  The invention of claim 14 is the invention of claim 13, wherein the specific information is presented in a form suitable for image recognition processing.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in an information management device connected to a client device and an output device via a network, an information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units, and the client device sends Information unit extracting means for extracting the information unit from the information unit group holding means based on the specified information unit information, and location information on the network of the output device sent from the client device, to the output device On the other hand, output request means for requesting output of the information unit extracted by the information unit extraction means is provided.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information management device connected to a client device and an output device via a network, an information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units, and a request from the output device. An information unit extracting means for extracting the information unit obtained from the information unit group holding means; and a sending means for sending the information unit extracted by the information unit extracting means to the output device. To do.

  The invention according to claim 17 is the output device connected to the client device and the information management device via the network, the location information presenting means for presenting the location information on the network, and the information requested from the information management device. Output means for outputting a unit.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network, specific information reading means for reading specific information in an information unit presented by the client device, and the specific information reading Information unit recognition means for recognizing the information unit of the output target specified by the client device based on the specific information read by the means, and requesting the information management device for the information unit recognized by the information unit recognition means And an output unit for outputting the information unit sent from the information management apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 19 is an information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of information units acquired from the information management device in a client device connected to the information management device and the output device via a network. An output target designating unit that designates an information unit held in the information unit holding unit as an output target, and an output device that is the output destination of the information unit designated by the output target designating unit. Specific information reading means for reading specific information, location information recognition means for recognizing location information on the network of the output device based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means, and for the information management apparatus, Characterized in that it comprises sending means for sending the specific information of the information unit and the location information of the recognized output device on the network.

  The invention of claim 20 is an information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of information units acquired from the information management device in a client device connected to the information management device and the output device via a network. And an output target designating unit that designates an information unit held in the information unit holding unit as an output target, and a specific information presentation unit that presents specific information of the information unit designated by the output target designating unit. It is characterized by that.

  The invention of claim 21 is an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network, wherein the client device is a set of information units acquired from the information management device. A first information unit group holding unit for holding a unit group, an output target designating unit for designating an information unit held in the first information unit holding unit, and an output target designating unit Recognizing the location information on the network of the output device based on the specific information reading means for reading the specific information of the output device presented by the output device which is the output destination of the information unit, and the specific information read by the specific information reading means A location information recognizing unit that performs identification information on the information unit and a network of the recognized output device on the information management device. Sending means for sending location information, and the information management device is sent from a second information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of the information units, and from the sending means of the client device. Based on the specific information of the information unit, the information unit extracting means for extracting the information unit from the second information unit group holding means, and the location information on the network of the output device sent from the sending means of the client device Output request means for requesting the output device to output the information unit extracted by the information unit extraction means, and the output device presents location information on the network of the output device. It comprises presentation means and output means for outputting information units requested by the output request means of the information management apparatus.

  According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing system in which the client device, the information management device, and the output device are connected via a network, the client device is a set of information units acquired from the information management device. A first information unit group holding unit for holding a unit group, an output target designating unit for designating an information unit held in the first information unit holding unit, and an output target designating unit Specific information presenting means for presenting specific information in information units, wherein the output device reads specific information in specific information presented by the specific information presenting means in the client device, and the specific information reading Information for recognizing the information unit of the output target specified by the output target specifying means of the client device based on the specific information read by the means A position recognition means, an information unit request means for requesting the information unit recognized by the information unit recognition means, and an output means for outputting the information unit sent from the information management apparatus. Then, the information management device converts the information unit requested by the second information unit group holding means for holding the information unit group, which is a set of the information units, and the information unit request means of the output device, to the second information unit. And an information unit extracting unit that is extracted from the information unit group holding unit, and a sending unit that transmits the information unit extracted by the information unit extracting unit to the output device.

  According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network, wherein the client device is an information unit acquired from the information management device. Specify the information unit as an output target from the information unit group that is a set, read the output device specific information presented by the output device that is the output destination of the specified information unit, based on the read specific information, Recognizing the location information on the network of the output device, sending the information unit specific information and the location information on the recognized output device network to the information management device, the information management device, Based on the specific information of the information unit sent from the sending means of the client device, the information unit is extracted from the held information unit group. Based on the location information on the network of the output device sent from the client device, the output device is requested to output the extracted information unit, and the output device is requested by the information management device. It is characterized by outputting information units.

  According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network, wherein the client device is an information unit acquired from the information management device. The information unit is designated as an output target from the information unit group that is a set, the specific information of the designated information unit is presented, and the output device reads the specific information of the information unit presented by the client device, Based on the read specific information, the information unit of the output target specified by the client device is recognized, the recognized information unit is requested to the information management device, and the information management device A second information unit group holding means for holding a group and an information unit holding the information unit requested by the information unit requesting means of the output device. Taking out the information units from the group, and send the information units the output device taken out the said output device, and outputs the information units sent from the information management apparatus.

  According to the present invention, in various clients having different screen sizes and storable information amounts, detailed information is printed / presented by simple operations on information synchronized in a form suitable for the capabilities of each client. There is an effect that can be.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system includes a client 2 such as a notebook PC, PDA, or mobile phone that is an information processing terminal, a server 3 that synchronizes information units, and a print presentation server 4 that prints and presents information units. Are connected via the network 5.

  The client 2 is installed with the information processing program according to the present invention, executes the information processing program using the function of the OS [Operating System], and the server 3 is installed with the information unit synchronization program according to the present invention. The information unit synchronization program is executed using the function of the OS, and the print presentation server 4 is installed with the print presentation program according to the present invention and executes the print presentation program using the function of the OS.

  Here, the information unit indicates a piece of information having a name (heading).

  The most basic information is a character string, but any information can be used as long as it can be expressed electronically, such as an image, sound, or moving image.

  Furthermore, the information unit group indicates a set of information units.

  A situation is assumed in which a plurality of information unit groups exist on the file system and are mixed with other files.

  In the first embodiment, a configuration for realizing a process of specifying the print presentation server 4 and printing the synchronization result of the information unit will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the client 2, the server 3, and the print presentation server 4 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the client 2 includes an information unit input unit 6, a client information unit group holding unit 7, a search condition input unit 8, an information unit search unit 9, an information unit presentation unit 10, and a print presentation server address photographing unit 11. A print presentation server address recognition unit 12 and a client print presentation control unit 13.

  The information unit input unit 6 performs processing for inputting an information unit.

  The client information unit group holding unit 7 performs processing to hold the information unit input from the information unit input unit 6.

  The search condition input unit 8 performs a process of inputting a condition for searching for an information unit stored in the client information unit group holding unit 7.

  The information unit search unit 9 performs a process of searching the client information unit group holding unit 7 based on the condition input by the search condition input unit 8.

  The information unit presentation unit 10 performs a process of presenting the information unit searched by the information unit search unit 9.

  The print presentation server address photographing unit 11 performs processing for photographing an image expressing the address of the print presentation server 4 (hereinafter referred to as an address image).

  The print presentation server address recognition unit 12 performs processing for recognizing the address image photographed by the print presentation server address photographing unit 11 and acquiring the address character string of the print presentation server 4.

  The client print presentation control unit 13 identifies the information unit held in the server 3 from the information unit identified by the information unit presentation unit 10 and is identified by the address character string recognized by the print presentation server address recognition unit 12. The print presentation server 4 is instructed to print.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the server 3 includes a server information unit group holding unit 14, an information unit group synchronization unit 15, and a server print presentation control unit 16.

  The server information unit group holding unit 14 performs processing for holding a plurality of information units.

  The information unit group synchronization unit 15 synchronizes the information unit group held in the client information unit group holding unit 7 of the client 2 with the information unit group held in the server information unit group holding unit 14.

  The server print presentation control unit 16 searches the server information unit group holding unit 14 based on an instruction from the client print presentation control unit 13 and performs a process of sending the designated information unit to the designated print presentation server 4. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the print presentation server 4 includes a print presentation server address display unit 17, a print presentation server control unit 18, and a print presentation unit 19.

  The print presentation server address display unit 17 displays an address image representing the address of the print presentation server 4 in a state where it can be easily recognized by image processing.

  The print presentation server control unit 18 receives the information unit sent from the server print presentation control unit 16 of the server 3 and controls the print / presentation processing.

  The print presentation unit 19 performs processing for printing and presenting information units based on instructions from the print presentation server control unit 18.

  Next, information-unit printing processing performed by the client, the server, and the print presentation server will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The user inputs a search condition in the search information input unit of the client (step S301), and the information unit search unit searches for an information unit that matches the search condition from the information units held in the client unit group holding unit (step S301). (S302) The search result heading list is presented to the information unit presentation unit (step S303). Then, the user selects one information unit from the heading list (step S304). Then, the user activates the print command, acquires the information unit ID of the selected information unit, and designates it as a print target (step S305).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing screen transitions displayed on the information unit presenting unit 10 when the client 2 performs from the search of the information unit to the designation as the print target.

  When a search key “insect” (that is, a search condition) is entered in the search key input field in the screen shown in FIG. 4A and a search button in the screen is pressed, etc., a search using “insect” as the search key is performed. And the screen shown in FIG. 4B is displayed. FIG. 4B is a screen showing a search result heading list. When one information unit of “Flat stag beetle” is selected from the heading list, the screen shown in FIG. 4C is displayed. FIG. 4C is a screen on which explanation information for explaining “flatback stagnation” and an address of a storage destination of an attached file (eg, image information) of “flatback stag” are displayed, and a print button in the screen is pressed. Then, the attached file can be designated as a print target.

  The description of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the information unit is designated as a printing target, the user operates the print presentation server to present the address of the print presentation server on the print presentation server address display unit (step S306).

  Here, the address of the print presentation server 4 is originally a character string such as “http://serber.co.jp/printers/okinawa/#001”, and the character string is, for example, a two-dimensional barcode. It is presented in a form that can be easily recognized by image processing. As a presentation method, as shown in FIG. 5, an address image is printed in advance, and the printed address image is pasted on a component of the print presentation server 4, or as shown in FIG. When a display device such as a display is provided, there is a method of displaying an address image on the display.

  The description of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The user photographs the address image displayed on the print presentation server address display unit by the print presentation server address photographing unit of the client (step S307), and the photographed address image is converted into an address character string by the print presentation server address recognition unit. Recognizing (step S308), the client print presentation control unit sends information on the previously specified information unit to be printed and the print presentation server address of the print destination to the server print presentation control unit of the server (step S309). ).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating screen transitions displayed on the information unit presenting unit 10 when the client 2 performs from address image capturing to printing instruction.

  FIG. 7A is a screen when the address image of the print presentation server 4 is captured, and FIG. 7B is a screen when the captured address image is recognized as an address character string. Is a screen on which the storage destination address of the information unit to be printed previously specified and the print presentation server address of the print destination recognized from the address image are displayed. Is issued.

  The description of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The server print presentation control unit retrieves the designated information unit from the server information unit group holding unit, and sends the retrieved information unit to the print presentation server control unit of the print scheduled server designated by the print presentation server address (step S310). Upon receipt of the information unit, the print presentation server control unit controls the print presentation unit to generate and print a print image of the designated information unit (step S311). Thus, the information unit printing process is completed.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the process of printing in step S <b> 311 is shown. However, the purpose of the process is to present information units that cannot be displayed on a PDA, mobile phone, or the like. Image information in information units may be presented. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, instead of printing a print image, an information unit may be displayed on the display 20 of the print presentation server.

  In the present embodiment, a two-dimensional barcode is taken as an example to improve the recognition rate of the address image. However, a method of displaying an ordinary character string that is human-readable and acquiring an address by character recognition processing May be applied.

  In the second embodiment, a description will be given of a configuration that realizes a process of printing an information unit synchronization result by specifying an information unit ID (hereinafter referred to as an information unit ID).

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the client 2, the server 3, and the print presentation server 4 according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the client 2 includes an information unit input unit 6, a client information unit group holding unit 7, a search condition input unit 8, an information unit search unit 9, an information unit presentation unit 10, and an information unit ID display unit 21. It is provided and configured.

  The information unit input unit 6 performs processing for inputting an information unit.

  The client information unit group holding unit 7 performs processing to hold the information unit input from the information unit input unit 6.

  The search condition input unit 8 performs a process of inputting a condition for searching for an information unit stored in the client information unit group holding unit 7.

  The information unit search unit 9 performs a process of searching the client information unit group holding unit 7 based on the condition input by the search condition input unit 8.

  The information unit presentation unit 10 performs a process of presenting the information unit searched by the information unit search unit 9.

  The information unit ID display unit 21 performs a process of displaying the information unit ID presented to the information unit presentation unit 10 in a form that can be easily recognized by image processing, such as a two-dimensional barcode.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the server 3 includes a server information unit group holding unit 14, an information unit group synchronization unit 15, and a server print presentation control unit 16.

  The server information unit group holding unit 14 performs processing for holding a plurality of information units.

  The information unit group synchronization unit 15 synchronizes the information unit group held in the client information unit group holding unit 7 of the client 2 with the information unit group held in the server information unit group holding unit 14.

  The server print presentation control unit 16 performs a process of searching the server information unit group holding unit 14 based on an instruction from the print presentation server 4 and sending the instructed information unit to the instructed print presentation server 4.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the print presentation server 4 includes an information unit ID photographing unit 22, an information unit ID recognition unit 23, a print presentation server control unit 18, and a print presentation unit 19.

  The information unit ID photographing unit 22 performs processing for photographing an image displayed on the information unit ID display unit 21 of the client 2.

  The information unit ID recognition unit 23 performs processing for recognizing the character string of the information unit ID from the image photographed by the information unit ID photographing unit 22.

  The print presentation server control unit 18 receives the information unit sent from the server print presentation control unit 16 of the server 3 and controls the print / presentation processing.

  The print presentation unit 19 performs processing for printing and presenting information units based on instructions from the print presentation server control unit 18.

  Next, an information unit print process performed by the client, the server, and the print presentation server will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

  The user inputs a search condition in the search information input section of the client (step S1001), and the information unit search section searches for an information unit that matches the search condition from the information units held in the client unit group holding section (step S1001). S1002), the search result heading list is presented to the information unit presentation unit (step S1003). Then, the user selects one information unit from the heading list (step S1004). Then, the user activates a print command, acquires the information unit ID of the selected information unit, designates it as a print target, and displays the acquired information unit ID on the information unit ID display unit (step S1005).

  Here, the information unit ID is originally a character string such as “http://server.co.jp/Storage/Document-07482”, and the character string is, for example, an image such as a two-dimensional barcode. It is displayed in a form that can be easily recognized by processing.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the information unit ID is displayed on the information unit ID display unit 21 of the client 2.

  FIG. 11A is a screen on which explanation information for explaining “flatback stagnation” and a storage destination address (that is, information unit ID) of an attached file (for example, image information) of “flatback stag” are displayed. When an internal print button is pressed, an image representing the information unit ID is generated, and as shown in FIG. 11B, an image representing the information unit ID is displayed on the information unit ID display unit.

  The description of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the image representing the information unit ID is displayed, the user photographs this image by the information unit ID photographing unit of the print presentation server (step S1006). FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image representing an information unit ID is captured by the information unit ID capturing unit 22 of the print presentation server.

  The image representing the information unit ID photographed by the information unit ID photographing unit is recognized as a character string of the information unit ID by the information unit ID recognition unit, and the print presentation server control unit passes through the server print presentation control unit of the server. The information unit specified by the information unit ID is acquired from the server information unit group holding unit (step S1007), and the print presentation unit generates and prints the print image (step S1008). Thus, the information unit printing process is completed.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, the process of printing in step S1008 is shown. However, the purpose of the process is to present information units that cannot be displayed on a PDA, mobile phone, etc. Image information in a simple information unit may be presented. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 described in the first embodiment, instead of printing the print image, the information unit may be displayed on the display of the print presentation server.

  In this embodiment, a two-dimensional barcode is taken as an example in order to improve the recognition rate of the address image. However, a method of displaying an ordinary character string that is human-readable and acquiring an address by character recognition processing May be applied.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the information processing system to which this invention is applied. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a client, a server, and a print presentation server in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of the information unit performed with a client, a server, and a print presentation server. It is a figure which shows the screen transition displayed on the information unit presentation part at the time it implements with the client from the search of an information unit to designating as a printing target. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure which pastes the printed address image on the structure of a print presentation server. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure which displays an address image on a display. It is a figure which shows the screen transition displayed on the information unit presentation part at the time from imaging | photography of an address image to a printing instruction | indication with a client. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure which displays an information unit on the display of a print presentation server. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a client, a server, and a print presentation server in Embodiment 2. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of the information unit performed with a client, a server, and a print presentation server. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed information unit ID on the information unit ID display part of the client. It is a figure which shows a mode that the image showing information unit ID is image | photographed by the information unit ID imaging | photography part of a print presentation server.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system 2 Client 3 Server 4 Print presentation server 5 Network 6 Information unit input part 7 Client information unit group holding part 8 Search condition input part 9 Information unit search part 10 Information unit presentation part 11 Print presentation server address imaging | photography part 12 Printing Presentation server address recognition unit 13 Client print presentation control unit 14 Server information unit group holding unit 15 Information unit group synchronization unit 16 Server print presentation control unit 17 Print presentation server address display unit 18 Print presentation server control unit 19 Print presentation unit 20 Display 21 Information unit ID display unit 22 Information unit ID photographing unit 23 Information unit ID recognition unit

Claims (24)

In an information processing program for operating an information management device connected to a client device and an output device via a network,
A process of holding an information unit group, which is a set of information units, in the holding means;
A process of retrieving from the holding means an information unit to be output sent from the client device;
An information processing program for causing an information management apparatus to operate a process for requesting an output of an information unit to be output to an output apparatus sent from the client apparatus. In an information processing program for operating an information management device connected to a client device and an output device via a network,
A process of holding an information unit group, which is a set of the information units, in a holding unit;
A process of retrieving the information unit requested from the output device from the holding means;
An information processing program for causing an information management device to operate a process of sending the extracted information unit to the output device. In an information processing program for operating an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network,
A process of presenting specific information of the output device;
An information processing program for causing an output device to operate a process for outputting an information unit requested by the information processing device. The specific information is
The information processing program according to claim 3, wherein the information processing program is presented in a form suitable for image recognition processing. The output is
The information processing program according to claim 3, wherein the information unit image is printed. The output is
The information processing program according to claim 3, wherein the information unit image is displayed on a display means. In an information processing program for operating an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network,
A process of reading the specific information presented by the client device;
A process of recognizing an output information unit designated by the client device based on the read specific information;
Processing for requesting the recognized information unit to the information management device;
An information processing program for causing an output device to operate a process for outputting an information unit sent from the information management device. The information processing program according to claim 7, wherein when the specific information is in a form suitable for image recognition processing, the specific information is subjected to image recognition processing. The output is
The information processing program according to claim 7, wherein the information unit image is printed. The output is
The information processing program according to claim 7, wherein the information unit image is displayed on a display unit. In an information processing program for operating a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network,
A process of holding an information unit group, which is a set of information units acquired from the management information device, in a holding unit;
A process of designating an information unit held in the holding means as an output target;
A process of reading the specific information of the output device presented by the output device that is the output destination of the information unit designated as the output target;
Processing for recognizing location information on the network of the output device based on the read specific information;
An information processing program for causing a client device to perform processing for sending specific information of the information unit and location information on a network of the recognized output device to the information management device. The information processing program according to claim 11, wherein when the specific information is in a form suitable for image recognition processing, the specific information is subjected to image recognition processing. In an information processing program for operating a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network,
A process of holding an information unit group, which is a set of information units acquired from the management information device, in a holding unit;
A process of designating an information unit held in the holding means as an output target;
An information processing program for causing a client device to perform a process of presenting specific information in an information unit designated as an output target. The specific information is
The information processing program according to claim 13, wherein the information processing program is presented in a form suitable for image recognition processing. In an information management device that connects a client device and an output device via a network,
An information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of information units;
An information unit extracting unit for extracting the information unit from the information unit group holding unit based on the specific information of the information unit sent from the client device;
Output request means for requesting the output device to output the information unit extracted by the information unit extraction means based on the location information on the network of the output device sent from the client device. Information management device. In an information management device that connects a client device and an output device via a network,
An information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of information units;
An information unit extracting means for extracting the information unit requested from the output device from the information unit group holding means;
An information management apparatus comprising: a sending unit that sends the information unit extracted by the information unit extracting unit to the output device. In an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network, location information presenting means for presenting location information on the network;
An output device comprising: output means for outputting information units requested from the information management device. In an output device connected to a client device and an information management device via a network,
Specific information reading means for reading specific information in an information unit presented by the client device;
Based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means, an information unit recognition means for recognizing the information unit of the output target specified by the client device;
Information unit requesting means for requesting the information management device to recognize the information unit recognized by the information unit recognition means;
An output device comprising: output means for outputting an information unit sent from the information management device. In a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network,
Information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device;
An output target specifying means for specifying an information unit held in the information unit holding means as an output target;
Specific information reading means for reading the specific information of the output device presented by the output device that is the output destination of the information unit specified by the output target specifying means;
Location information recognition means for recognizing location information on the network of the output device based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means;
A client device, comprising: a sending unit that sends the information unit specific information and the network location information of the recognized output device to the information management device. In a client device connected to an information management device and an output device via a network,
Information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device;
An output target specifying means for specifying an information unit held in the information unit holding means as an output target;
Specific information presenting means for presenting specific information in units of information designated by the output target designating means. In an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network,
The client device is
First information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device;
Output target specifying means for specifying an information unit held in the first information unit holding means as an output target;
Specific information reading means for reading the specific information of the output device presented by the output device that is the output destination of the information unit specified by the output target specifying means;
Location information recognition means for recognizing location information on the network of the output device based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means;
Sending means for sending the information unit specific information and the recognized location information of the output device on the network to the information management device;
The information management device includes:
Second information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of the information units;
An information unit extracting unit for extracting the information unit from the second information unit group holding unit based on the specific information of the information unit sent from the sending unit of the client device;
Output request means for requesting the output device to output the information unit extracted by the information unit extraction means based on the location information on the network of the output device sent from the sending means of the client device. ,
The output device is
Location information presenting means for presenting location information on the network of the output device;
An information processing system comprising: output means for outputting information units requested by the output request means of the information management apparatus. In an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network,
The client device is
First information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device;
Output target specifying means for specifying an information unit held in the first information unit holding means as an output target;
Specific information presenting means for presenting specific information in the information unit designated by the output target designating means,
The output device is
Specific information reading means for reading specific information in information units presented by the specific information presenting means of the client device;
Based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means, an information unit recognition means for recognizing the information unit of the output target specified by the output target specifying means of the client device;
Information unit requesting means for requesting the information management device to recognize the information unit recognized by the information unit recognition means;
Output means for outputting the information unit sent from the information management device,
The information management device includes:
Second information unit group holding means for holding an information unit group which is a set of the information units;
An information unit extracting means for extracting the information unit requested from the information unit requesting means of the output device from the second information unit group holding means;
An information processing system comprising: a sending unit that sends the information unit extracted by the information unit extracting unit to the output device. In an information processing method of an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network,
The client device is
Specify an information unit as an output target from an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device,
Read the specific information of the output device presented by the output device that is the output destination of the specified information unit,
Based on the read specific information, recognize the location information on the network of the output device,
Sending the information unit specific information and the location information on the recognized output device network to the information management device,
The information management device includes:
Based on the specific information of the information unit sent from the sending means of the client device, the information unit is extracted from the held information unit group,
Based on the location information on the network of the output device sent from the client device, the output device is requested to output the extracted information unit,
The output device is
An information processing method for an information processing system, wherein the information unit requested by the information management apparatus is output. In an information processing method of an information processing system in which a client device, an information management device, and an output device are connected via a network,
The client device is
Specify an information unit as an output target from an information unit group that is a set of information units acquired from the information management device,
Present specific information of the specified information unit,
The output device is
Read the specific information of the information unit presented by the client device,
Based on the read specific information, recognize the information unit of the output target specified by the client device,
Requesting the recognized information unit to the information management device;
The information management device includes:
Second information unit group holding means for holding the information unit group;
The information unit requested by the information unit requesting means of the output device is extracted from the information unit group holding the information unit,
Sending the retrieved information unit to the output device;
The output device is
An information processing method for an information processing system, comprising: outputting an information unit sent from the information management apparatus.

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