JP2006313573A - Information processor, information management method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of managing information distributedly managed by proper management methods unitarily from a user's view point in various systems involved in group work capable of freely sorting without distinguishing files managed in a group and individual local documents. <P>SOLUTION: This information processor is provided with a super folder 9 displaying a graphic display object symbolizing each of a plurality of objects to be managed on a screen, a mouse designating a display position displaying a plurality of display objects in a grouped state, and a script engine 7 displaying the display objects in a position designated with the mouse in the the super folder 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention makes it possible to centrally manage information managed in a distributed manner by a management method unique to each system in various systems involved in group work, so that individual information in group work can be managed. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of establishing an information environment, an information management method in the information processing apparatus, and a recording medium on which a computer program for information management is recorded.

  Typical functions of a groupware system that supports group work smoothly include mail, library, forum, and the like. Among these, for example, library and forum information is intensively organized by the administrator, and is effective when specific management such as routine work is required.

  However, each user has a unique information organization method, and often does not match the managed organization method. However, even if an individual user tries to organize information using his / her own organization method, a view that displays icons of files, emails, etc. grouped by folders, such as the location / size of icons of files, folders, emails, etc. The arrangement method of information such as graphics that can be pasted on the list, the order of each data in the list display, and the insertion position of blank lines in each data is determined by each system, and is also a shared document placed on a server etc. Could not manage information from the user's personal point of view.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and designates the position and size of icons of files, folders, mails, etc., and pastes and displays pictures on these icons. Circles for grouping icons, figures such as squares, characters, etc., specification of the order of each data in the list display, specification of the insertion position of blank lines in each data, display of shared document sharers, etc. By providing the environment to the user, files managed by the group and personal local documents can be freely organized without distinction, and various management systems unique to group work use different management methods. Information processing apparatus capable of centrally managing information managed in a distributed manner from the user's point of view, information management method in information processing apparatus, and information And an object thereof is to provide a recording medium which sense the computer program is recorded.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a module configuration of a PIE (= Personal Information Environment) system according to the present invention.
The unit of information handled by this system is an object that handles events such as tasks for creating reports, approval documents, meetings, meetings, etc. in the form of objects as information units in order to bridge the gap between reality and the electronic environment. It is oriented and connects individual objects with various links.

  The PIE system includes modules 3 to 11 described below and a PIE kernel 2. The PIE kernel 2 constitutes a message communication layer and is one of command transmission functions that mediate message communication between modules. The PIE kernel 2 has a function for performing message communication between modules over a network. This allows multiple sessions to communicate with multiple PIE systems.

  Modules 3 to 11 can be dynamically added / detached to / from PIE kernel 2, and a common interface for PIE kernel 2 (module initialization, module information acquisition, module command) Asynchronous execution / module end notification). Modules 3 to 11 are distinguished by their IDs (unique names).

  The object definition unit 3 and the browser 4 define an object on the PIE system, for example, “open a file when double-clicked”. All PIE objects are derived from the PIE base object, and the features required for that object are defined.

  The object pool 5, which is the object storage means, functions as a database that manages all object instances on the PIE system and their link relationships. The object pool 5 has command interfaces such as “PIE object generation”, “PIE object deletion”, and “object search”, and performs object generation / deletion / search.

The object resolver 6 analyzes the command script and internally processes the file retrieval protocol from the server to retrieve the file from the server.
The script engine 7 serving as the command means executes a script, and a plurality of displays designated by the user, not limited to positions provided by the system, are displayed on the super folder 9 serving as the display means. The super-folder 9 is caused to perform various displays such as displaying the system object in a designated size at a displayable position and pasting a picture on the icon.

Further, when the script engine 7 displays a display screen hierarchized using the creation time as a parameter, the script engine 7 reads the display object of the specified hierarchy from the object pool 5 and displays it in the super folder 9.
Further, the script engine 7 causes the super folder 9 to display a list of data such as each object name on the screen, inserts a blank line between the lines instructed by the user, and the data in the instructed order. Display a list.

  The script engine 7 sends a sharing notification including the ID of the object sharing partner and a pointer to the address where the shared object is stored, and a display command for displaying a mark indicating the shared object together with the display object of the object. When the display command is transferred from the sharing partner, a mark indicating the shared object is displayed together with the display object of the shared object in the super folder 9 as the display means.

  In addition, when the shared object is changed by the user, the script engine 7 displays a change notification including the ID of the sharing partner and a pointer to the address where the changed object is stored, and a mark indicating that the shared object has been changed. When the display command for displaying the object together with the display object of the shared object is transferred to the sharing partner, and this display command is transferred from the sharing partner, a mark indicating that the change has been made is displayed in the super folder 9. Display with system objects.

  The message boy 8 serving as the transfer means throws a sharing notification / change notification script to the notification mail server known only to the message boy 8, polls the notification mail server, and if there is a message. Request an analysis to the object resolver 6.

The super folder 9 as the display means pastes a picture at a designated position in a designated size when displaying a display system object consisting of a graphic symbolizing each object on the screen. A graphic object consisting of a graphic and / or text is displayed on the screen on which the object is displayed.
In addition, the super folder 9 displays a correlation diagram representing a link relationship between objects, a mark indicating a shared object, and a mark indicating a changed shared object.

Furthermore, the super folder 9 reads the display object of the designated hierarchy from the object pool 5 and displays it when displaying a hierarchical display screen with the creation time as a parameter.
In addition, the super folder 9 displays data such as object names on the screen, inserts blank lines between the lines instructed by the user, and further displays the data in the order instructed by the user. To do.

The PIE mail 10 creates a view (see FIG. 12) for using electronic mail as a means for sharing objects.
The CA / PIE bridge 11 bridges each module with an application other than the system such as a CA (Communication Assist) application such as a “phone book”.

  An information processing apparatus of the present invention, an information management method in the information processing apparatus, and a recording medium on which a computer program for information management is recorded have a plurality of display positions of display system objects, such as folders, documents, and mails. If the display system object is designated as a display position in a grouped state, the super folder 9 displays the display system object at the designated position.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the information management method in the information processing apparatus, and the recording medium on which the computer program for information management is recorded, when another apparatus sharing the object is designated, the script engine 7 Is displayed on the super folder 9 and the message boy 8 is provided with a sharing notification including data specifying this device and a pointer to the address where the object is stored, A display command for displaying a mark indicating a shared object together with the display object of the object is transferred to another information processing apparatus.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the information management method in the information processing apparatus, and the recording medium on which the computer program for information management is recorded, the script engine 7 is stored in the super folder 9 and the shared object with other apparatuses is stored. When changed, a mark indicating the change is displayed together with the display object of the shared object, and the change notification including the pointer of the address where the changed object is stored is displayed in Message Boy 8, and the shared object A display command for displaying the mark indicating that the change is made together with the display object of the shared object is transferred to another device.

  The information processing apparatus of the present invention, the information management method in the information processing apparatus, and the recording medium on which the computer program for information management is recorded, the object pool 5 creates the display system object displayed on the screen, and creates the screen. When the hierarchy to be displayed is specified as hierarchical data with the time as a parameter and the hierarchy to be displayed is designated, the script engine 7 displays the display object of the designated hierarchy in the super folder 9.

  The information processing apparatus of the present invention, the information management method in the information processing apparatus, and the recording medium on which the computer program for information management is recorded, the script engine 7 displays the file name etc. for identifying each object in the super folder 9 When a position on the screen is designated, a blank line is inserted between the designated list lines.

  As described above, display objects such as folder and file icons can be moved, pictures can be pasted on display objects, graphics objects such as graphics and text can be displayed on the screen displaying the display objects, and blanks can be displayed on the list display. Provides an object grouping environment that fits the user's senses, such as inserting rows, changing the order of list data, layering views, displaying object sharers, etc., and managing objects from the user's perspective To.

  The information processing apparatus of the present invention, the information management method used in the information processing apparatus, and the recording medium are displayed by specifying the position and size of icons of files, folders, mails, etc., and pasting pictures on these icons. Circles, squares, and other graphics to group icons that are grouped, characters, etc., the order of each data in the list display, the insertion position of blank lines in each data, the display of who shared the shared document Since the environment such as the above is provided to the user, the files managed in the group and the personal local documents can be freely arranged without being distinguished, and the management method unique to each of the various systems involved in the group work. Thus, it is possible to manage the information managed in a distributed manner from the user's viewpoint.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a layer structure of each module of the PIE system shown in FIG. Each module has the following layer structure depending on its function. Each function module is in DLL (Dynamic Link Library) format. In this example, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) are used as the OS (operating system) 1.

The message communication layer 21 provides a message communication function between modules, and modules on the network can perform message communication between modules.
The object definition layer 22 is a layer that defines various objects. All objects are derived from basic objects, and each object defines the necessary characteristics. The basic object has data such as necessary names to be handled by this system and a field for linking, and has methods for linking and displaying links.
The object management layer 23 manages the instance of the defined object. All objects are managed by this layer and constitute a collection of objects here.

  Although an application as a PIE system is created on the object management layer 23, it can be classified into three according to functions. One is a PIE application layer 24 using objects, one is a script engine 25 for controlling object modules from the outside, and the last is a function to link with general applications independent of the PIE system. This is an application cooperation layer 26.

  Here, the application is created to operate the PIE basic object described below. This means that even an object that is not conscious of the application can be handled in the same way as an conscious object. For example, a folder application is created mainly for handling documents, but folders can handle objects such as mail and tasks in the same way as documents. Further, the application can access the object aggregate in the object management layer 23.

The PIE basic object has fields such as name and link, and also has methods such as link cutting.
PIE basic object data includes, for example, “object name” “object ID” “object type” “pointer to entity” “pointer to linked (referenced) ID object” “link” "Pointer to the memory object that is stretched (referenced)""The meaning of the link that is stretched (referenced)""Pointer to the ID object that is linked (referenced)""Pointer to linked (referenced) memory object""Meaning of linked (referenced) link""Display bitmap data""Display palette data""Shared object flag" “Unread / read flag”, “creation date”, “modification date”, and the like.

The member functions of the PIE basic object are “basic object serialization function”, “character string array serialization function”, “definition of“ = ”of PIE object”, and the like.
The member functions that can be rewritten according to each object type handled on the PIE system possessed by the PIE basic object are, for example, “open object” “close object” “default display” “object display” “text associated with object” “object” "Detailed information""Linksetting""Linkcancellation""Status change notification""Link type change""Get link order""Get object text""Notification that object overlapped object", etc. It is.

  From the PIE basic object, “document object” and “mail envelope object” which are information unit objects and “folder object” and “graphic object” which are display objects are derived.

Next, the operation of the PIE system will be specifically described based on a screen display example.
1. Folder view Figure 3 shows the folder view in the PIE system.
Folders, documents, graphics, mails, and other objects defined in the PIE system can be placed on the folder, and can be placed anywhere on the PIE folder. The PIE system provides management and view of these objects.

2. File object The file object has the document information shown in FIG.
A file object is managed by a file name and a path (consisting of a file management system method, a server name, a directory name, and a file name (system-dependent)). The name is for each user to identify the file object on the folder, and is placed under the management of each user. The path represents a pointer for the system to identify the file entity, and includes a file management system method, a server name, a directory name, and a file name.

  In FIG. 3, the file object “PIE proposal (Mr. A)” has a pointer to the file entity “96021300.DOC” that can be accessed by multiple users on the network file server. Can be individually named by the user independently of the entity. In FIG. 4, “document name” indicates a name individually set by the user on the PIE folder, and “path name” indicates a path to the file entity.

  In Fig. 4, the display of the latter half of the path name is missing, but it is actually "NT: \\ matisse \ eo2-2 \ PIE \ SHARE \ 96021300.DOC" on the file server with the name "Matisse". This indicates that the actual file is placed in the directory “Share” under the directory “PIE”. “NT” at the beginning of the path indicates that the file “96021300.DOC” is on the Windows NT server. If it is on a NetWare (Novell registered trademark) file server, “NW”, TeamOffice ( If the file server is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited, “TO” is displayed. The PIE system object resolver 6 interprets this first line and internally processes the file retrieval protocol from the server.

  Similar to the name, each user can assign a unique name, memo and bitmap to the “Memo” and “Bitmap” fields in FIG. In the example of FIG. 4, “Memo” describes “Proposal material to the business unit”. In addition, the file object “module configuration diagram .DOC” in FIG. 3 has a bitmap as shown in FIG.

  At this time, in the file object that does not specify a bitmap, the icon bitmap provided by the system is pasted as a default and displayed on the PIE folder. In the case of having a bitmap as shown in the example of FIG. The attached bitmap is displayed on the PIE folder as shown in FIG.

  The bitmap size of the folder object is variable on the PIE folder. When the folder object is selected, a button for changing the size is displayed in the lower right corner of the folder object, for example.

  A file object can also be used as a file template by checking the “template” of the document information. For a file object that does not check the “template” in the document information, the user simply double-clicks the file object in the PIE folder, and the file pointed to by the pointer is opened. After a new file object and a copy of the file entity are made, the copied file is opened. The pointer of the file object created in this way points to the copied file.

3. Shared file entities can be shared with multiple users, and file objects with paths to the shared file entities are on the folder, and the file “PIE Proposal (Mr. A)” in FIG. ”Is displayed as a shared mark resembling the shape of a person as shown in the lower left corner.

Even in the case of a file object for a shared file, the name, memo, and bitmap are under the management of each user, and each user can freely set the name, memo, and bitmap.
The name of the file sharing partner is shown in the document information shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the names (A, B) of two people are displayed.

  When someone with whom you share changes the file contents, the file object with a pointer to the corresponding file has a change notification check mark as shown in the upper left of the file “PIE proposal (A-kun)” in FIG. It is displayed until you open and confirm the contents.

  If the “notification at change” in FIG. 4 is checked, the change of the sharing partner is directly displayed as a dialog box. Thus, even when the corresponding folder object is stored in the PIE folder and is not displayed in the user's view, it is possible to notify the file change.

  Since the notification message at the time of change is asynchronously sent from the user via email, the PIE system does not have to be started when the sharing partner performs the change work, and when the change is made when the system is started. The system goes to get an email about whether a notification exists.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of an object sharing mechanism.
Copy the entity of the shared object to the PIE server 300, create the shared object in the PIE server 300 (1), copy the attributes of the shared object of the PIE system (B) 200, and set the pointer of the original object to the shared object (Shared pointer object). Using the mail server 400, a shared control code is transmitted to the PIE system (A) 100 (2). The PIE system (A) 100 receives the shared mail control code from the mail server 400 (3). A shared pointer object is created in the PIE system (A) 100, and the shared object in the PIE server 300 is pointed (4).

An object usually exists locally as a personal object. However, when an object is shared with others, the object becomes a shared object and a shared pointer object.
Shared objects are always shared, and their operations and object creation and deletion are also shared.

Sharing is done using a script that contains object pointers.
For example, a basic script for sharing a document is as follows.
PIE-Script: {a = CreateObject (pieobjdoc); SetObjectEntity (a, ”nt: \ vision \ home \ aa.doc”);}
First, an object is created at the sharing destination, and then this object and the file entity are linked as a pointer.

In the PIE system, as shown in FIG. 11, file sharing is performed via mail.
First, open the mail transmission screen and select the file you want to share as an attachment (attached document). In FIG. 12, the file “TEMPLATE / TXT” is selected as the attachment.
The sharer is selected by “Destination”. It is possible to select multiple sharers. File sharing is done by scripts, and the actual file is not sent. Therefore, the mail system as a medium for sharing only needs to be able to send texts. In the embodiment, TeamOffice Mail (registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited), e-Mail, Nifty Mail (registered trademark of Nifty Corporation) Any system can share files.

When the “Share” check box in FIG. 12 is checked, the mail shown in FIG. 13 is sent to the mail recipient.
When sending mail, a file for managing shared information “96050900.000” and a copy of “TEMPLATE.TXT” are created on a network file server accessible to all file sharers.

In the sharing partner that received the script shown in FIG. 13, a file object is first formed, and then “96050900.000” that manages the shared information for this object, and “96050900.TXT” of the file that is actually shared "Is set. After that, the name “TEMPLATE.TXT” is added to this object and linked to the message ID of the mail.
Actually, the script part is not displayed on the sharing partner side, and the script is automatically automatically processed internally.
The file managing the shared information and having the extension “.000” manages the information shown in FIG.

The sharing notification is also performed as follows using a script.
1) When the shared information unit object ends, the “Close ()” method is called. 2) The object acquires the sharer list in “Close ()” and sends the following script to the sharer as an asynchronous notification. Ask Message Boy 8 to throw
3) PIE-SCRIPT: {
a = FindEntityObject (“NT: \\ matisse \ share \ 000.txt”) StatusChanged (a, “PIESTATUSUNREAD”, “XXXX”, 960126;
}
4) Asynchronous notification means sending mail to the notification mail server that only Message Boy 8 knows.

5) Message Boy 8 sends a change notification mail to each user to the notification mail server that only Message Boy 8 knows.
6) Message Boy 8 of each system polls the mail server for notification, and if there is a message, asks the object resolver 6 for analysis.
7) The object resolver 6 analyzes the script, searches for the object, and calls the change notification “ChangeStatus” method for the object.
8) The object will be modified according to its class

4. Graphic objects
Graphic objects can be placed on the PIE folder as shown in FIG. Graphic objects include "Line", "Square", "Circle", and "Text", and can be placed on the PIE folder like file objects.
For the “line” of the graphic object, the line type and color can be set.
In the “square” and “circle” of the graphic object, the line type and color of the outline, the possibility of filling and the color can be set.
In the “text” of the graphic object, the line type and color of the outline, the possibility of filling and the color, font, and display text can be set.

5.Time shift
In the PIE folder, views can be hierarchized using time as a parameter. In the upper part of FIG. 7, a menu column for “time shift” and a display column for time hierarchy (“1996/04/01... In the screen example”) are provided.
By selecting “Freeze” for the time shift in the menu, the folder layer is increased. When “Freeze” is selected, a dialog box is displayed and “Freeze time” and “Comment” are requested. The time and comments entered here are displayed in the time hierarchy display field. The latest layer is displayed as “current”.

Layers can be moved from both the menu field and the display field. When using the display field, select the display field and then move the layer by pressing the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard. To do.
When a new layer is created, all the objects in the previous layer are displayed including position information. However, even if the object is deleted or moved on this new layer, the lower layer is not affected. Similarly, deletion or movement in the lower layer does not affect the upper layer and can be handled like independent folders.

When the system is started, the super folder 9 searches and holds the root object of the folder having the name “Test2Root” shown in FIG. “Test2Root” itself is a folder object, but the folder application creates a frame window and pastes the diagram folder object in it.
The time shift uses the hierarchical folder mechanism shown in FIG. 10 to select the object to be displayed by looking at the value of the current layer as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C.

6.List display
In the PIE folder, the view can be displayed as a list as shown in FIG. The arrangement order can be changed by the user pressing the up / down movement button. The order of arrangement does not depend on time or name. It is possible to insert a blank in the list. Blank insertion / deletion is performed from the blank insertion / deletion button. As a result, the list of PIE folders can be arranged according to their meaning for the user.

In the list display, as in the normal folder display, information such as sharing / change notification is displayed on the icon. In the case of a mail object as shown in FIG. 8, the presence / absence of an attachment is also displayed.
As in normal folder display, time shift can be performed in list display.

7.Link display
The PIE folder has a link view as shown in FIG.
In the link view, an object linked to the selected object is displayed with the selected object as the center. In FIG. 9, the upper and lower layers are displayed. The display of the link view is changed as soon as the object selected in the folder view is changed. In addition to displaying related objects, the link view can also open the target object by selecting the object and double-clicking, just like the folder view.
The color of the link line and the line type differ depending on the type of the link. For example, the folder / file relationship is gray, the mail / attachment relationship is red, and the file / file relationship is blue.

8. Browsing view
Objects in the PIE folder have a relationship with the browsing view for displaying the contents. When the browsing view is open, the object is selected in the folder view and at the same time the text information the object has -Display bitmap information in the browsing view.
For example, when “Notification” in FIG. 9 is selected, the content of “Notification” is displayed in the browsing view.

It is a figure of the module structure of the PIE system concerning the present invention. It is a figure of the layer structure of each module of a PIE system. It is a figure of the example of a screen display of a folder view. It is a figure of the example of a screen display of the dialog box of the document information which a file object has (the 1). It is a figure of the screen display example (the 2) of the dialog box of the document information which a file object has. It is a figure of the example of a screen display of a folder view. It is a figure of the screen display example of time shift. It is a figure of the example of a screen display of list display. It is a figure of the example of a screen display of a link view. It is a schematic diagram of the mechanism of time shift. It is a conceptual diagram of the mechanism of object sharing. It is a figure of a mail preparation view. It is a figure of the example screen display of a mail script. It is a figure of the list of shared information.

Explanation of symbols

1 OS
2 PIE kernel 3 Object definition section 4 Browser 5 Object pool 6 Object resolver 7 Script engine 8 Message boy 9 Super folder
10 PIE mail
11 CA ・ PIE Bridge
21 Message communication layer
22 Object definition layer
23 Object management layer
24 PIE application layer
25 Script Engine
26 Application integration layer

Claims (27)

In an information processing apparatus provided with a display means for displaying a graphic display system object symbolizing each of a plurality of objects to be managed on a screen, and enabling a list of objects to be managed,
A display position specifying means for specifying a display position for displaying a plurality of display objects in a grouped state;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an instruction unit that causes the display unit to display the display system object at a position designated by a display position designation unit. A size specification means for specifying the display size of the display object is provided.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the command unit includes a unit that causes the display unit to display the display system object in a size designated by the size designation unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the command unit includes a unit that causes the display unit to paste a picture on a display system object.   4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the command means includes means for causing the display means to display a graphic object composed of a graphic and / or text on a screen on which a display system object is displayed. .   An object storage unit that stores a link relationship between objects to be managed, and the command unit displays a correlation diagram representing the link relationship between objects to be managed on the display unit using a display object of the object; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit. A transfer means for transferring data to another device;
A sharing partner designation means for designating other devices sharing the object;
The command means indicates to the transfer means a sharing notification including data specifying the device specified by the sharing partner specifying means and a pointer to an address where the object is stored, and indicates that the object is a shared object. A means for transferring a display command for displaying the mark together with the display system object of the object to the other device, and a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with a display system object of the shared object with the other device. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying on the display means.   The said instruction | indication means is equipped with a means to make the said display means display the mark which shows that it is a shared object with the display type | system | group object of the said object, when the said display command is transmitted from another apparatus. Information processing device.   When the command means has changed a shared object with another device, the transfer means includes a change notification including data specifying the other device and a pointer to an address where the changed object is stored. A means for transferring a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the shared object has been changed together with a display object of the shared object to the other device, and a change when the shared object with the other device is changed. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising means for causing the display means to display a mark indicating that the mark has been made together with the display object of the shared object.   The said instruction | indication means is provided with the means to display the mark which shows having been changed on the said display means with the display type | system | group object of the said shared object, when the said display command is transmitted from another apparatus. Information processing device. A display screen designating unit for designating a screen to be displayed on the display unit;
The object storage means comprises means for storing the display system object displayed on the screen as hierarchical data with the creation time of the screen as a parameter,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the command unit includes a unit that causes the display unit to read and display a display object of a hierarchy designated by the hierarchy designation unit from the object storage unit. A position indicating means for indicating a position on the screen;
The command means includes means for causing the display means to display a list of data items specifying each object on the screen, and means for causing the means to insert a blank line between the lines instructed by the position indication means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising order instructing means for instructing an arrangement order of data items in the list, wherein the instructing means includes means for causing the display means to display a list of data items in an order instructed by the order instructing means. Information processing device. In an information management method for an information processing apparatus that displays a graphic display system object symbolizing each of a plurality of managed objects on a screen and enables a list of managed objects,
Specify the display position for displaying multiple display objects in groups,
An information management method comprising displaying the display system object at a specified position.   The other device that shares the object, the mark indicating that the object is a shared object is displayed together with the display object of the shared object with the other device, the data specifying the specified device, and A shared notification including a pointer of an address where an object is stored and a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with a display object of the object are transferred to the other information device. 13. The information management method according to 13.   When a shared object with another device is changed, a mark indicating the change is displayed together with the display object of the shared object, and data for specifying the other device and the changed object are stored. 15. A change notification including a pointer to a shared address and a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the shared object has been changed together with a display object of the shared object are transferred to the other device. Information management method.   14. The display system object displayed on the screen is stored as hierarchical data using the creation time of the screen as a parameter, the hierarchy of the screen to be displayed is designated, and the display object of the designated hierarchy is displayed. The information management method of thru | or 15.   The information management method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein data specifying each object is displayed in a list on a screen, a position on the screen is designated, and a blank line is inserted between the lines of the designated list.   A step of designating a display position for displaying a plurality of display-related objects in a grouped state in an information processing apparatus that displays on the screen a display-related object that symbolizes each of the plurality of objects to be managed; A computer program including a step of displaying the display system object at a predetermined position.   A step of designating another device sharing the object, a step of displaying a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with a display object of the shared object with the other device, and specifying the designated device Share notification including data and a pointer of an address where the object is stored, and a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with the display object of the object to the other information device The recording medium according to claim 18, further comprising a transferring step.   When a shared object with another device is changed, a mark indicating the change is displayed together with the display object of the shared object, data for specifying the other device, and the changed object A step of transferring a change notification including a pointer of a stored address and a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the shared object has been changed together with a display object of the shared object to the other device; 20. A recording medium according to claim 18 or 19, comprising:   A step of saving display-related objects displayed on the screen as hierarchical data with the creation time of the screen as a parameter, a step of designating a hierarchy to be displayed, and a step of displaying a display object of the designated hierarchy The recording medium according to claim 18, further comprising:   The method according to any one of claims 18 to 21, further comprising: displaying a list of data specifying each object on the screen; instructing a space between lines of the displayed data; and inserting a blank line between the instructed lines. A recording medium according to any one of the above.   Means for causing an information processing apparatus that displays a plurality of managed objects and symbolic display system objects on the screen to accept designation of a display position for displaying the display objects in a grouped state on the screen And a means for displaying the display system object at a designated position.   Means for causing the information processing apparatus to accept designation of another device sharing the object; and means for displaying a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with a display object of the shared object with the other device; A display command for displaying a mark indicating that the object is a shared object together with a display object of the object, and a sharing notification including data specifying the specified device and a pointer to an address where the object is stored 24. The recording medium according to claim 23, further comprising: means for transferring the information to the other information device.   When a shared object with another apparatus is changed, means for displaying a mark indicating the change together with the display object of the shared object, data specifying the other apparatus, and the changed object Means for transferring a change notification including a pointer to a stored address and a display command for displaying a mark indicating that the shared object has been changed together with a display object of the shared object to the other device; The recording medium according to claim 23 or 24.   Means for saving display-related objects displayed on the screen as hierarchical data with the creation time of the screen as a parameter, a step for allowing the user to specify the hierarchy to be displayed, and a display object for the specified hierarchy are displayed. The recording medium according to claim 23, further comprising:   27. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising: means for displaying a list of data specifying each object on the screen; means for receiving an instruction between lines of the displayed data; and means for inserting a blank line between the specified lines. A recording medium according to any one of the above.

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